Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-07-03

the international association has met in
this country.
Rev. v. F. Hendee, pastor of the Metho-
where he met Mrs. Hendee and their in,
FAINT daughter, who returned here with
him Friday At present they are boarding
with e. G.. Hopkins on School street, but
will occupy the Redman house on Bridge
hill, which will soon be vacated by T. F.
Mahoney.
The Ellsworth schooner Nellie Grant,
bound for Atlantic City, Nj, with lum-
Der, while lying of Sandy Hook last week,
was fouled by an inbound tug from Phila-
delphia, with several barges in tow. The
jib- boom of the schooner was taken out
and the headgear carried away. The
Nellie Grant is commanded by Capt. JEFF
fsrson Smith.
Eliza H., widow OF William Clark,
died Friday at the home of her daughter,
Miss Rose Clark, with whom she lived on
the Surry road, aged eighty-five years.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Clark fell on the steps
at her home, fracturing her hip. The in
jury and shock to one Of her advanced
years proved fatal. Funeral services were
held Monday, Rev. s. w. Sutton ofiiciat-
ing.
Leander B. Dyer, OF Oak Point, died at
the East Maine general hospital in Ban
gor Friday, aged forty-six years. The re-
mains were brought to Trenton, where
funeral services were held vt the Goose
Cove church Monday, Rev. v. F. Hendee,
of the Ellsworth Methodist church offici-
ating. Mr.. Dyer leaves widow, a
mother, four brothers and three sisters.
He was native Of Eastbrook.
There will be an excursion from Ellis.
worth to Stonington by steamer Percy v.
on the Fourth of July. There is big
celebration at Stonington for the Fourth.
The steamer will leave Ellsworth at 7.30
q. m. As the number Of passengers is
limited to seventy fve, tickets should be
obtained in advance at the Office Of o. w.
Tapley. Money will be refunded in case
storm prevents the steamer going.
Albert F. Brown, son Of DR.. Daniel E
Brown and wife, Of Brockton, Mass, and
Miss Gertrude NJ. Curtis, of Roxbury,
Mass, were married at the home OF an
aunt in Brockton Tuesday evening, June
Is. The bride, who recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis, was too i'll
to leave her bed, and the ceremony was
performed at her bedside, only the parents
OF the groom, sister and aunt OF the
bride, being present.
The marriage OF Miss Isabel l.. Hall,
and Lawrence o. Robbins, OF Washing
ton, ID. e., took place at the home OF she
BRIDES mother, Mrs. Barlow Hall, on
State street, Ellsworth, at 9 o'clock yes
terday forenoon. Only the immediate
family of the bride was present. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. R. B.
Mathews, pastor Of the Congregational
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins left at
noon for wedding trip.
Colby is justly proud of the fact that
two of it's sons have been appointed to the
supreme bench within the past year.
Associate Justice Cornish is a graduate of
Colby in 1876, and has long been one Of
the trustees of the institution. The new
appointee, Arno w. King, of Ellsworth l.
was in the class of 1888 at Colby, but left
college after one year and entered upon
the study of law. Both of them, as well
as Associate Justice Whitehouse, the other
Colby man now on the bench, are MEM
bers of the Colby chapter of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon aternity.-Kennebec
Journal.
Judge John A. Peters has purchased of E.
E. Brady, the Black building on State street
adjourning the Peters block. This build
ing is the Oldest of the brick row on State
street, having been built about two months
before the Peters block. 1t was built by
William Hubbard in 1887, sold by him to
Col. John Black in 1S41, and occupied by
him many years and later by the Halls. 1t
was sold to Michael and E. E. Brady in
1882, and has been owned and occupied by
them since.
A special meeting of the governor and
council was held in the council chamber
at Augusta Friday forenoon, at which the
entire council was present. The meeting
was called for the purpose of confirming
the appointment OF Hon. Arno W. King,
OF Ellsworth, as associate justice of the
supreme court. The ceremony took place
at 1890, the oath Of Office being admins
tered to Justice King by the governor,
who afterward introduced him to the
members of the council and other officials
present. Judge King was officially inau
gurated into office Monday afternoon in
the superior court room in Portland. The
ceremony was very simple. Clerk-of-
Courts Barton read the certificate of ap-
pointment, after which Chief Justice
Emery escorted him to the bench and
Judge King took his seat with the other
justices sitting at law court.
Monday mornings thunder shower was
short and sharp. There were not more
than four peals Of thunder, but two Of
these were quite enough for most people
The first crash, the heaviest of the
shower, came without, warning. There
had been no mutterings of approaching
storm, when binding fash and a crash
at the same instant startled Ellsworth
people into a momentary thought that the