Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-04-04


Other officers elected were: Vice -presi-
dent, Mrs. j. T. Giles; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs j. H. Brimmer.
The school board at its meeting last
evening passed resolution to put the
curfew law into effect, beginning next
Monday evening. The bell of the Con-
gregational church will be rung at 8
years OF age must be off the streets.
Drive bridge is raging in Ellsworth with
increased fervor as the winter wanes.
Among those who entertained at bridge
during the past week were Mrs. f. G. Bur-
rill Thursday and Monday evenings, Mrs.
s. J. Morrison Thursday afternoon and
Mrs. ]. F. Knowlton Friday evening.
Curtis r. Foster was in Bar uarbor Sun
day to conduct the funeral of Victor G..
Higgins, whose death at Los Angeles,
CAL, recently, under suspicious circum-
the papers. The death is now being in
vestigated by the authorities at Los An
geles.
Miss Cora E. Richardson, of Ellsworth,
| has accepted position in the office of the
Hope Rubber Co., Providence, r /. She
left Ellsworth last week to take up her
new position. Her sister, Lizzie E. Rich
ardson, has been employed with this
company for the past three years as head
The remains of Joseph Watts, oldest son
of Frank Watts, formerly of Ellsworth,
| were brought here Monday for interment.
Mr.. Watts died at Beverly, Mass, where
he had lived for many years. He was in
the sixty fourth year of his age. The
| body was accompanied here by the widow
and a brother OF the deceased, Charles
A. Watts.
Union river is free from ice, as in fact it
has been many times during the winter.
The schooners Nellie Grant, Capt. Ed.
land Bonsey, which have wintered at
Surry, are expected in the river tonight
to load slaves. The Grant will load for
Whitcomb, Haynes & Co. and the Odiorne
for c. j. Treworgy.
There will be special meeting Of the
Ellsworth board of trade at Manning hall
this evening at 7.30 o'clock for the purpose
OF devising plan for starting the Els
worth creamery, and also to consider a
factory. j. N. Gilman, of Pittsfeld, man
ager and treasurer of the Somerset County
Creamery Co., will be in attendance. All
citizens interested are invited to attend
the meeting.
The Donovan house on Grant street, oc-
cupied by John Donovan and Michael
Linnehan and family, was badly damaged
by fire early Sunday morning. The fire
caught in the attic around the chimney,
and the roof was in flames when the fire
was discovered by Night Officer Finn.
house were saved, but those in the upper
part were destroyed. The house was
| badly damaged by fire about three years
ago, and had been practically re-
built on the interior, at considerable ex-
pense. The loss is estimated at q 800;
! insurance, 81, 900.
News was received here last week of the
loss on the Georges fishing banks OF Lewis
| Whitaker, son of the late Capt. Maynard
| Whitaker, of Ellsworth. Mr.. Whitaker
! bad made his home for several years past
at cranberry Isles, where he engaged in
| fishing. He took berth this winter in a
! Gloucester fishing vessel for trip to the
I Georges banks. In the storm of Monday,
! March 19, which came up suddenly, three
dories became separated from the schoon-
! er. Two were picked up, but the third,
in which Mr.. Whitaker and two Others
] were fishing, could not be found. The
dory was later picked up bottom up. Mr..
| Whitaker was thirty nine years OF age.
| He leaves mother, who is now In Boston,
and two brothers, Fred and Irving Whit
taker, both of Boston.
One of the most delightful events of the
winter was the reading of Browning
''Pippa Passes" by Miss Agnes Stafford, OF
Portland. at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
S. w. Sutton last Friday evening, under
the auspices of the Unitarian woman's
alliance. On this, Miss Safford's fifth ap-
pearance before an Ellsworth audience,
she fully sustained the reputation she had
made on her former visits. Her pleasing
personality and flexible voice combined to
make her rendering of Browning's drama
most artistic piece OF work, while her
own clear conception of the subject made
the poets obscurities lucid even to those
who were not familiar with the text. Miss
Mary F. Hopkins charming rendering of
Pippa's songs contributed much to the en-
joyment of the reading. One of the fea-
lures of the evening was the violin solo by
Miss Ida L. Higgins, who has lately re-
turned from the New England conserva-
tory of music and who played with taste
and skill. At the close of the programme
an opportunity was given for the audience
to greet Miss Stafford, and refreshments
were served. 1t is hoped that Miss SAT-
ford will read in Ellsworth again before
many months.