Ellsworth American., 1907-03-13

man OF the committee 10 DR.. F. F. Simon
ton; the other members are F. H. Osgood,
F. A. Orcutt, Clifton Woodward and Har-
ward G. Jordan.
Mrs. 9. A. Parcher delightfully."- enter
tanned group Of about twenty Of her
friends last Thursday evening ct her home
on High street. Supper was served ct z
o'clock. and the evening was devoted to
whist.
The outgoing board Of aldermen held its
Anal meeting last Friday evening. Mayor
Hagerthy presided. Aldermen present,
Mccarthy, Tripp and Austin. A few
matters Of minor interest were dis
posed Of.
Owing to the illness OF Fred E. Cooke,
it has been found impossible to give the
drama, ssBar Haven" in connection with
the Easter Monday ball Of City hose com
pany. A concert by out-of-town talent
will be given instead.
Things begin to liven up at the new
dam. Many teams are making the most OF
the departing shedding in rushing sand to
| the site. Monday night gang Of fifty
Italians arrived from the new town Of
Woodland, on the st. Croix river, where
an immense pulp mill has just been built.
The business meeting Of Good Will
Sunrise corporation was postponed from
last evening to tomorrow evening at Odd
Fellows hall. Mechanics hall-the old
Methodist church-will be finished off
during the coming spring as lodge rooms
for the Mechanics and Daughters of Lib
erty.
Stinson Hooper, of Bucksport, and DR..
c. e. Wasgate, Of Deer Isle, were in the
| city last Monday. In the evening they re-
ceived the degrees in Blanquefort COM
mandery K. T. Mr.. Hooper is the super
intendent of the NJ. Baird Contracting
Co.'S granite quarry at Minturn, on Swans
Island.
| Rev. j. P. Simonton has sent in his
resignation as pastor of the Methodist
church here. Mr.. Simonton has held the
pastorate here for nine years, which is the
! longest in the history OF the East Maine
Methodist conference. The resignation
will be acted upon at the conference in
Bar Harbor next month.
L. NJ. Moore and NJ. Y. McGown, who
are members of the order OF Elks, are
4 trying to arrange for party from Els
worth to go to Bangor Tuesday, April 6
when the famous U. S. Marine band
from Washington, D. c., will play there
afternoon and evening under the auspice:
of the Bangor lodge OF Elks.
In the window OF c. r. Fosters store i
4 apainting which is attracting consider
axe attention, aud is of particular inter
est Just at this time. 1t shows the lowe
dam, where the large dam is now bein
built, as it appeared in 1852. On the eas
side OF the river is shown what was the
the Black mill, and on the west side, one c
the early Hall mills. The painting is b
Troop Hinckley, former well-knowl
resident of Ellsworth.
Mary Jane, wife of Joseph Silvy, die
this morning, the result of paralyti
stroke which she suffered last Friday
She was eighty-one years of age. Mrs
Silvy was born in Ireland and came to thi
country when fourteen years of age. Sh
was married in Eastport. She came fror
Cherryfield to Ellsworth fifty-two year
ago, and lived here ever since. She we
the mother of seven children, three O
whom survive Joseph T., John Fl. an
Edward, all of this city. The funeral viii
be held at the Catholic church on Friday a
ga. m.
The Legislative correspondent of tn
Bangor Ne,rs writes: 'Rep. j. M. Hig
gins, of Ellsworth, has perspired Yer.
little attending committee hearings. FL
belongs to but one legislative committee
and that committee has never yet met, no
having any special business before it. s.
he has had ample time to look around ant
see things, glance in upon other hearing
when there was anything of interest, ant
view Augusta generally. Mr.. Higgin
says he supposed he was appointed to thi
committee on account of his sea-farin,
proclivities. Rep. Higgins is seventy
three years of age, but no one would eve
think it. He looks the picture of health
and is alert and active. He has mad
many strong friends since his sojourn
the legislature. Incidentally, he is mum
bered among the best-looking members OF
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