Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-11

w. Tapley, OF Ellsworth. w. v. L. Dun
bar. OF Bangor, stamp clerk for Hancock
county, was also present.
| State Railroad Commissioner Parker
spofford, of Bucksport, who has been at
the home Of Mayor Greedy here since his
injury at the dam on Thanksgiving day,
was on Saturday removed to the Russell
private hospital at Brewer. His home
physician, DR.. g. H. Emerson, OF Bucks
port, came to Ellsworth and accompanied
MIR. spofford to Brewer.
Mrs. Richard s. Cook, formerly Of Els
worth and Lamoine, died at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. T. W. Sawyer, in
Emerson, Ala, December 8, aged seventy
nine years. Mrs. Cook was the oldest
daughter of the late Deacon Elliot Jor-
dan, OF Walthan, and sister Of Sam
uei Jordan, of Ellsworth. Interment was
at Pine Crest cemetery, Citronelle, Ala.
The schooner Melissa Trask, which has
been lying at Belfast since she was towed
there some ten eays ago from Little Deer
Isle, was put on the Gilchrist marine rail-
way Sunday. The schooner had been
taken on the beach and her bottom patch
ed, and with steam pump and the aid of
the vessels pumps and favorable tide,
the attempt to float her to the railway
was successful.
Philip H. Sheridan council, Knights of
Columbus, last Thursday evening elected
the following officers: Patrick 81. Shea,
grand knight; D. E. Hurley, deputy grand
knight; Edward L. Drummey, chancellor;
John E. Doyle, recorder; Edward F. Small,
financial secretary; Thomas A. Gaynor,
treasurer; Daniel E. Doyle, lecturer;
Edward E. Brady, advocate; Edward F.
Brady. warden; John w. Coughlin, inside
guard; Robert Mullan, outside guard;
Charles E. Monaghan, trustee for three
years.
Lovers of dancing in Ellsworth are
greatly indebted to the employees of the
Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co., and
the Ambursen Hydraulic Construction
Co. for invitations to dance and re-
ception At Odd Fellows hall last Mon
day evening. The response was generous,
the hall being filed. The festivities were
kept up until about o'clock. Excellent
music was furnished by Kelley's orches-
tra Of seven pieces, OF Bar Harbor
Refreshments were served throughout the
evening.
Joseph Warren Sumins by, a son Of the
late Ingersou Suminsby, died at Monu-
ment Beach, Mass, Dec. 2, aged forty
nine years and four days. Mr.. Suminsby
left Ellsworth about thirty years ago, and
will be remembered by the older resi-
dents. The remains were brought here
for interment in the family lot at Wood
bine cemetery. Besides widow he leaves
three 6aothers- E. E., L. I. and w. Nell
son, of Bar Harbor, and two sisters-Mrs.
N. NJ. Durrell, Of Methuen, Mass, and
Mary !. Suminsby, OF Bar Harbor.
The get Of Bingen have made grand
showing in the past season. No less than
thirteen Of his sons and daughters have
made records in standard time in public
races. In addition to that, Lexington,
four year-old by Bingen, trotted mile in
2.15 in matinee race that he won, ard
Uhlan, three-year-old full brother to
which he trotted the last heat in 2.13%,
At the rate that Binoen's GET also the pet
OF his sons and the produce Of his
6aughters are coming TO the iront, when
havs n . prester y nnnhsr ~ descendants @ that
have made standard records than has been
credited to any other stallion at that age.
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Miss Flora E. Hopkins, Of Ellsworth,
and Augustus r. Deyereux. of East La
moine. were married at O'Clock last
Wednesday afternoon. at the Conereea-
tional parsonage. by Rev. R. B. Mathews.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. ana
Mrs. Devereux went to the nome OF the
brides mother, MIS-. LYDIA y. Berry, ON
High street, where wedding supper was
served. Relatives and few friends were
present to extend congratniatlons. IN the
evening MI. ana MRS. Devereux went 70
their home at East Lamoine, where Mr.
Devereux is custodian OF the government