Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

and loving soldiers of Christ enlisted under
the banner Of our order, wheresoever dis
persed throughout the world: Peace be
| unto thee, and that contentment which
cometh from firm and unfaltering re-
| lance upon our Father who art in
| Heaven,
News was received here this week of the
death at San Francisco, CAL, on Dec. 18, of
Lester s. Cook, eldest son of Mrs. Gideon
s. Cook, of this city. The deceased was in
the forty ninth year of his age. He left
Ellsworth for the West twenty-eight
years ago. He leaves widow and five
children. OF his own family, besides his
mother, he leaves four sisters and a brother
Mrs. F. w. Brackett, of Brookline,
Mass; Mrs. F. E. Smith, of Gardiner;
Mrs. g. F. Newman and Mrs. H. e. Davis,
of Ellsworth, and Hervey E. Cook, OF
Brooks, Mass.
Preparations for the State convention of
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, to be held here on Thursday,
Jan. II, are about completed. There will
be large representation from the councils
all over the State and State and national
officers are expected to be in attendance.
The degrees will be worked by Sullivan
and Bluehill councils. Good Will council
of Ellsworth will work the Oriental
degree. The general committee of arrange
ments from Good Will council consists of
Frank Eehenagucia, chairman; Charles
Moore and Samuel Chapman.
The wedding of Miss Ida H. Brown, of
Eden, and John F. Abram, of Ellsworth,
took place this morning at st. Joseph's
Catholic church, in this city. Rev. ]. d.
O'Brien officiated, using the ring service.
The bride wore a travelling suit of dark
blue. She was attended by Miss Margaret |
Hurley, of Ellsworth, as bridesmaid |
Arthur Abram, of Ellsworth, brother of |
the groom, was best man. After the cere
mony wedding breakfast was served at |
the home of the groom. After about |
week here, Mr.. and Mrs. Abram will go to |
Eastport, where Mr.. Abram is employed.
Clifton Woodward lost one of his heavy |
team horses last week the sorrel which |
liar circumstance showing the intelli-
gsnce, reasoning power, instinct or what
ever one chooses to call it, of horses, was
the behavior OF the mate of this horse,
which had been driven with him five
years. Heretofore this horse would fol-
low the other about like dog, and
Whitney for him constantly If out of his
sight. The morning after his mate died,
this horse was driven by him as he lay on
of ha ctoh Ia hoe
since whinnied for him. Did he reason
that his mate could no longer hear him
call?
Among the Ellsworth people at home
for Christmas or the holidays were Fred
w. Joy, from New York, George s. and
Walter R. Foster, from Portland, Miss
Mary H. Mcfarland, from Augusta;
Harold H. Clark, from Schenectady, N. Y;
Miss Catherine M. Simonton, from Port
land, Ct.; Misses Grace G. King and
Paulene Foster, from Wellesley college;
George E. Packard, from New York; Miss
Sophie Walker, from Boston; George P.
Paine, from Harvard divinity school;
Charles G. Knowlton, George Parcher,
Frank D. Rowe, and w. F. Jude, from
Bowdoin college; DR.. Harry c. Mason and
wife, from Stonington; Howard Adams,
from Boston; Miss Florence Smith, from
New York; DR.. Arthur L. Gould, from
Bangor; Miss Julia Cushman, from
Bridgewater (Mass.) normal school;
Albert Mckenzie, from Brockton, Mass;
Frank Raymond, from Manchester, N.
H.; Leon R. Moor, from University of
Maine; Miss Helene Bellatty, from Colby
college; Miss Muriel G. Davis, from Dana
hall, Wellesley, Mass. Hollis G. Joy, from
Boston; George F. Goggins, from Holy
oke, Mass; F. E. Cooke, from New York.