Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-02-21
Brimmer, s. Arthur W. Greedy, treasurer;

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Eldridse, M. "; J. P. SiInonton, chap
lain; F. w. Ellington, sentinel.
Attorney General II. e. Hamlin is in
Washington, d. c., attending the national
OF the representatives appointed to the
| congress by Gov. Cobb. The other repre-
sentatives from Maine are Hon. Charles F.
Libby, of Portland, and Hon. Frank M.
Higgins, of Limerick.
The democratic city caucus will be held
ct the municipal court room in Hancock
| hall this evening at 7.30 o'clock, to nomi-
| nate candidate for mayor. Caucuses of
wards 1, and will Immediately follow
the general caucus at the same place.
Wards and will hold their caucuses in
their respective wards.
There viii, be a George Washington
reception and sociable at the Baptist
yestry this evening, under the auspices of
the Y. P. 8. c. e. There will be an inter-
esting programme, appropriate to the oc-
casion, followed by social hour, during
which there will be charade contest.
Refreshments will be served.
The republican caucus for the nomina-
| tion Of candidate for mayor will be held
| at Hancock hall next Friday afternoon at
o'clock. Ward caucuses for wards I, 2,
8 and will Immediately follow the gen.
eral caucus at the same place. Ward 4
will hold its caucus the same afternoon at
Agricultural hall, North Ellsworth.
Whitcomb, Haynes & Co. have bought
the quarter interest Of Capt. William Pratt
In the schooner Lulu w. Eppes, and are
now sole owners of the vessel. Capt.
Pratt has purchased from Rockland par
ties the centreboard schooner w. D.
Mangani, OF eighty-nine tons. which will
be added to the Ellsworth feet in the
spring.
Charles @. Newhall, 6 well-known resi-
dent OF North Ellsworth for many years,
died Saturday at the home of Olin Heath
in Orland, where he had been living for
some months past. Mr.. Newhall's age was
seventytwo years. Funeral services were
held at the chapel in North Ellsworth
Tuesday, Rev. j. P. Simonton, of the
Ellsworth Methodist church, officiating.
There was good attendance of mem
bers of VIM. H. H. Rice post G. A. R. and
the relief corps at the Lincoln SER
vice at the Methodist church Sunday
morning. At the same church in the
fevening there was concert in observance
OF the anniversary of the Freedman's Aid
and Southern Educational society. The
Sunday school and church societies united
in this service.
Friends here were panied to learn of the
death on Monday of Miss Mary Harmon,
Oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. J.
Harmon, of Castine. Miss Harmon was
employed in the Office of Judge John A.
Peters here several weeks last summer,
and during her short residence here made
many friends. The death of sister, Miss
Anna Harmon, occurred just two weeks
before her own.
Tomorrow will be Masons' convention
day in Ellsworth. With good travelling
and fair weather it is expected that 800 TO
400 Masons will be in attendance. The
convention will be held at Odd Fellows
hall There will be work in the afternoon
and evening. Supper will be served at
o'clock and again at midnight. The
local committee of arrangements, three
from each of the Ellsworth lodges, is as
follows: E. s. Means, Edgar Moore and
Capt. w. P. Woodward from Lygonia; W.
H Dresser, H. W. Morang and John A.
Stuart from Esoteric.
A number of farmers in the vicinity of
Ellsworth are storing more ice than usual
in anticipation of the early opening of
the Ellsworth creamery. Progress in this
direction is being made. The superin-
tendent of large concern which Is now
operating five creameries in Maine, was in
Ellsworth last week to inspect the build
ings and equipment. He found these sat-
isfactory and it only needs the cooperation
of the farmers and people of Ellsworth
to set the creamery running again on
better basis than ever before. Ell. b.
Phillips, the present owner of the cream
cry, has received a definite proposition
from the creamery men mentioned above,
and plans are now ON foot to bring nego-
tiations to the desired close.
Justice L. A. Emery is one of the
distinguished body of men chosen as an
auxiliary committee to secure contri-
buttons and papers in this country to be
read at the international medical congress
to beld at Lisbon, Portugal, April 49,
These contributions are intended for the
medico-legal sections of that congress,
and the subjects will embrace medico-
legal, military, naval and railway surgery
and hygiene. The committee consists OF
about twenty medico-legal experts in this
country. Other members of the COM
mittee are Ex-Supreine Court Judge Will
liam H. Francis, of Montana; w. S.
Outten, chief surgeon of the Missouri Pa
cific Railway system; Surgeon General
Nicholas Sonn, of Illinois; and DR.. Fl.
Edwin Lewis, editor of the International
Journal of Surgery, of New York.
The Lewiston Journal, in reporting the