Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-02-14


The Floyd market was formally opened
last Saturday. James l.. Floyd, the mana
ger, was assisted in the opening by II. B.
Champion, Of Childs & Sleeper, Boston.
| Mrs. H. L. d. Woodruff, of Ellsworth at
Green Lake last Sunday, captured two but
terfly moths which had been fooled by
this mild weather into believing thet
spring had arrived.
Mrs. Flora Roberts, of Boston, whose
critical illness was reported last week, is
still in serious condition, but grad
ually improving. Her sister, Mrs. f. K.
Hopkins, is still with her.
Mrs. s. J. Morrison left last week for
Pennington to visit her daughter, Mrs. A.
II. Coar. Mrs. Morrison's mother, Mrs.
l.. @. Berry, who has been in FarmIngton
several weeks, has returned home.
Blanquefort commandery, X. T., had
afternoon and evening sessions last Mon
day. In the afternoon there was work in
the order of the red cross, and in the even
ing, in the order of the temple and malta.
A banquet was served at $50 o'clock.
At the meeting Of Lygonia lodge, F. and
A. NJ, last Wednesday evening, the mas
ter Of the lodge, II. w. Dunn, who is now
serving his fourth year in the east, was
presented with handsome masters
apron. The presentation was made by F.
L. Mason in behalf of the lodge, and the
worshipful master responded appropri-
ately.
| As an outcome of the stabbing affray on
the barkentine Mamie Swan, Capt. Hollis
| Higgins, few weeks ago, the bowswain,
who was injured, has returned to the ship,
and the Porto Rican who did the stabbing
| has been sentenced to a year in the peni-
| tentiary, with allowance for time he has
| been in Jail since the vessel arrived in
New York.
Lincoln Day will we observed at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
by special services, which VIM. II. II.
Rice post and the woman's relief corps
| will attend in body. The pastor, Rev. J.
P. Simonton, will deliver a sermon ap-
| propriate to the occasion. In the evening
there will be concert by the church and
Sunday school in commemoration of the
anniversary of the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational society.
| There was a slight fire at the house on
Hancock street occupied by Marks Hertz
at 8 O'Clock this morning. The fire started
near the register in the parlor, and fol-
| lowed drapery to the ceiling. Quite a
lively little blaze was in progress when
Mr.. Hertz was awakened by the smoke.
He succeeded in getting the fire under
control, but as a matter of precaution
turned in an alarm, and the firemen put
the finishing touches to the blaze. Mr..
Hertz loss is around 800, and is covered
by insurance. The damage to the house,
which is owned by Mrs. f G. SWEET, is
slight.
The Masonic district convention will be
held at Odd Fellows hall, Ellsworth,
Thursday of next week. The convention
will be called to order at 2.30 p. M, with
District Deputy Grand Master E. K.
Whitaker, of Bar Harbor, presiding. In
the afternoon the first degree will be
| exemplified by Winter Harbor lodge and
the second degree by Northeast Harbor
lodge There will be a banquet at 6
O'Clock The convention will be called
from refreshment to labor again at 7.30,
when the third degree will be exemplitied
by Mt. Desert lodge. Supper will be
served at midnight.
The coffee party of st. Joseph's Catholic
society will be given at Hancock hall next
Wednesday evening. The minstrel first
part will be given by twenty-five male
voices of the Ogalallah club, of Bangor.
In the second part numbers by local talent
will be given, chief among which will be
the rendition of Cardinal Newman's hymn
"Lead, Kindly Light, by Mrs. E. j..
Walsh, assisted by members of the society.
The hymn will be illustrated with people
in series of living pictures representing
the theme of the composition. There will
be other features new to Ellsworth audi
ences. After the entertainment refresh
ments will be served. Dancing will also
be feature of the evening.
THE AMERICAN, in August, 1900,
printed the following item: Zone young
man showed wisdom which should en-
title him some day to be president of the
United States, by selecting Ellsworth as
his birthplace, even against the wishes of
his parents His mother, who is Mrs.
Luther E. Cotton, was on her way from
| Portsmouth, n. H., to her old home in
Columbia. At Ellsworth she left the
train and went to the Hancock house,
where an hour later DIR. n. G. King an
| nounced the arrival of a boy. That young
man should be named Ellsworth Cotton,
and he ought some day to be great man."
The suggestion of The AMERICAN was
adopted, and on Monday of this week,
Master Ellsworth Edward Cotton, now of
Kittery Point, visited Ellsworth with his
mother for the first time since that event
full day in his life in August, 1900. Mrs.
Cotton called at THE AMERICAN office and
introduced Ellsworth. He is a bright,