Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-08-30
AFFAIRS.

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S.ds day. A committee on arrangements
"a appointed, and viii meet sometime
this week.
NJ L. Kimball, OF Norway, a former
n,inclpal Of the Ellsworth high school, is
& the city. Mrs. Kimball, who is a
aaughter OF j. l.. Cook, has been here
eo,ne weeks. Mr.. Kimball. who is grand
CHANCELLOR OF the Knights of Pythias OF
Maine. will pay an Official visit to Dona-
ana lodge this evening. A supper will be
served.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Lord and son, who
have been spending the summer with her
r.rents. II. h. Phillips and wife, left this
noon for their home in Meriden, Conn
Tbey viii make short stop at Old Or
ebard. They are accompanied to Bangor
nv Mrs. George Haynes, of Victoria, b. c.,
an amt. who has been visiting here for
few weeks.
George II. Grant has sold his cottage at
Hancock Point TO Mrs. Elizabeth B. Samp-
.on. widow OF Rear Admiral Sampson.
Mrs. Sampson has spent the present season
at the Point. and 1t is q source of gratif-
cation to the Hancock Point colony that
she will now become a permanent member
Of the colony. Mrs. Sampson viii have a
number Of improvements made on the
cottage and grounds before next season.
Among the Ellsworth veterans who
attended the annual reunion OF the first
al ~ lla, .la.a la f
week we're William b. Campbell, Benja-
min Maddocks, Maurice Downey, Abram
Sargent, Alexander Stsrkey and John
Higgins, all OF Company c., and Reuben
F. Jordan, Ellsworth Falls of Co. X. Two
members of Co. q. have died since the last
reunion-Charles w. Jellison and Lemuel
Smith, both of Ellsworth.
This afternoon at $50 Miss Mabel
Monaghan, of Ellsworth, and Carroll j.
swan, of Boston, are to be married at
her sister, Mrs. Edmon Emo. Rev. J. d.
|oBrien, pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic
church. will perform the ceremony, which
will be witnessed only by relatives and
immediate friends. A reception viii fol-
low. Mr.. and Mrs. Swan will leave Ia
"Trip. They will be Eat home" at IL
|sluthmore road, Brookline, Mass, after
October /.
j. b. Tucker, who for thirty-tive years
has been employed in the Boston Tran
script office, now holding the responsible
position of copy-cuttcr in the composing
room, is in Ellsworth for few days. Mr..
Tucker learned the printing trade over
fifty years ago in the Office OF the Ellis
worth Herald, the immediate predecessor
|oi THE AMERICAN. He worked on THE
AMERICAN under n. X. Sawyer for about
three years, and then went to Boston. He
is accompanied here by his sister, Mrs.
Griggs, of Portland, also former resident
Iot Ellsworth.
Mrs Fred A. Coombs, of East Orange,
n. j., daughter Of James E. Parsons and
wife, OF this city. has been seriously ill
with appendicitis, the past few days, I'M
|dsrgoing an operation yesterday. The
first news of her illness was received by
her parents Monday, in letter, when it
was thought an operation would not be
necessary. A telegram yesterday an
|nounced that she would be operated upon
lin the afternoon. This morning a tele-
gram was received announcing that the
operation had been successful, and Mrs.
|Coombs was doing we'll Her many Ellis
worth friends hope her recovery may be
rapid. Mr.. Parsons and wife will leave
for East Orange Friday.
Attorney General Hannibal f. Hamlin
has taken hand in the investigation OF
|the murder OF Miss Matte Hackett, at
Readheld. He personally visited the
scene Of the murder last week, consulted
|with the local authorities and set on foot
systematic work for the arrest and con-
|siction of the murderer. 1t is not GUS
|tomary for the attorney general to take
personal charge OF Investigations OF
|this character before an arrest, though it
|was done in the Sarah Ware case, but
|Attorney-General Hamlin does not in
PEND that the Hackett case will be added
|to the long list OF unsolved murder
mysteries OF Maine, il anything he can do
|wiil prevent it.
Philip II. Sheridan council No. 800,
knights of Columbus, will be instituted
Et Ellsworth next Monday. There will be
about forty-fve candidates. The first and
second degrees will be worked in the af-
|ernoon by degree team from PASSPORT,
|ander the direction of John X. Roache,
brand Knight of Eastport council. The
Feam has reputation for excellent work.
|Ihe third degree will be worked by
Rational officer in the evening, after which
eupper will be served. Special rates have
|been arranged ON the Washington county
railroad for Calais, Lubec and Eastport; ON
Fhe Maine Central railroad for Enfield,
Bangor, orono and Augusta. large
plumber will be present.
Daniel Doyle, Goa Gilman for Senator
Piale, was severely injured Sunday after
Foon by being thrown from a carriage
p High and Spruce streets. Mr.. Doyle
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