Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-03-20

now under construction, accompanying
his remarks with stereopticon views. It
ie suggested that this meeting be held in
Odd Fellows or Hancock hall, and that the
general public be invited.
Mrs. Follett Gerrish, OF Kittery Point
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Carlton s. Donnell. She left Monday,
night to visit relatives in franklin.
E. F. Robinson, jr., who for several
years has been making special study OF
optics, is about to return to Ellsworth and
become associated with his father in busi-
ness.
At recent meeting of Good Will-Sun-
rise corporation, the trustees were author
lied to raise the money necessary to make
the changes on Mechanics hall to fit it for
lodge-rooms and hall.
The friends Of Raymond Wescott and
wife are pleased to know that their four
year-old daughter Ruth, who for the past
two weeks has been seriously ill with
pneumonia, is improving.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Congrega-
tional church met with Mrs. Hodgman
yesterday at the home Of Mrs. j. H. Brim-
msr. The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Austin H. Joy on April2.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of VIM. H. H. Rice post to secure
an orator for Memorial Day, has reported
that Chief Justice L. A. Emery, of Els
worth, will deliver the address.
John e. Doyle was il Stonington few
days last week, the guest Of his brother
in-law, Edmon Emo. He brought back his
little daughter Christina, who has spent
the past eight months in stonington.
Work on the Golfer dam at the dam site
is we'll advanced. 1t is expected to have it
completed this week, when actual work OF
construction will begin, the foundation
for the power house being first in order.
There was an alarm OF fire from the
house of Mrs. Abbie B. Pierson on Central
street Monday morning. Some blankets
hung to dry near stove, caught fire. The
fire was extinguished before the firemen
arrived.
The rumor which was in circulation here
this week to the effect that Francis Lime
han, OF this city, who has charge OF the
laundry at the East Maine general hospi-
tai in Bangor, was i'll with smallpox, i3
unfounded.
Luke Carter, who is employed sat G. L.
Morang's store, is seriously i'll with ty-
phoid fever at his boarding place with
Mrs. j. A. French. His mother, Mrs.
Charles Carter, of West Brooklin, and his
sister are with him.
Senator Hale is with Secretary of-the-
| Navy Metcalf, and Senators Pemrose and
Carter, on board the U. S. S. Dolphin for a
cruise OF inspection in Cuban and Porto
Rican waters. The party left Washington
last week, and Will be gone about three
weeks.
Daniel Brady, an uncle of E. E. Brady,
of this city, died at Marlboro, Mass, last
Wednesday, aged eighty-three years.
Mr.. Brady, after coming to this country
from Ireland, with his brother jeremiah,
lived few years in Ellsworth, but moved
to Massachusetts in 1861.
The city government will post notices
at the Doyle, Infant street and Brimmer
bridges, warning travellers that they
cross at their own risk. These are the
bridges which were discontinued by vote
of the board Of aldermen on Sept. 30,
1908, and the notices are posted as a pre-
caution against possible damage suits re-
sultiug from accidents.
Fred II. Mcfarland has been appointed
carrier, and E. J. Davis substitute carrier,
of R. F. d. route No. 4, which goes into
operation April I. This route runs east
from Ellsworth, and covers West Hancock
and other sections of the town of Hancock.
The postoffice at West Hancock will be
discontinued, but the office at Franklin
Road station will be con inued.
The house of George F. Newman on
Park street was gutted by fire last Friday
evening. The stable was saved by the
fremen. The fire started about 7.3O
o'clock. Mrs. Newman was alone in the
house. In drawing table toward her,
large lamp was overturned. In moment
the room was ablaze, and the first to
arrive after Mrs. Newman gave the alarm
found it impossible to enter the house.
Nothing was saved from the house. The
loss is estimated at s3, 800, with insurance
of 81 200 on the house and $500 on the fur
niture. There was separate insurance OF
$500 on the stable. MIR. Newman will re-
build at once.
The schooner Willie L. Maxwell, Capt.
j. A. Bowden, has been furnished by the
Mianus Motor Works, Of Mianus, Conn,
with nine power gasolene engine,
two hooded pumps, one deck force pump,
all Of them being connected with the
power; also battery outfit and magnetic
by which the engine-room is we'll lighted
by electric lights. This engine has the
power to heave in the anchor chains, hoist
the sails and work the pumps at the same
time. The machinery was installed by
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