Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-02-13

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George Pearson, steward.
The January committee Of the Congre-
gational church are arranging to give "a
Singing School OF ye Olden Time" at Han
cock hall the last week in February, the
exact date to be announced later, but
probably on the evening OF the 26th.
Charles Phillips, Of Ellsworth, who is
employed BY ths New England Telephone
I& Telegraph Co., fell while descending
an icy pole at Portland Saturday, and
broke one leg. He is now in the hospital
there, and was reported yesterday as do
ing nicely.
The Good Will Sunrise corporation
elected the following officers last evening:
President, Milton Beckwith; vice-presi-
dent, Charles M. Brooks; secretary, Fred
H. Osgood; treasurer, Charles B. Moore;
trustees, Myra F. Allen, Nellie A. Ler-
mond, E. A. Lermond.
Y On next Monday evening the much
taiked-of reunion of former Ellsworth
residents, to which general invitation
has been extended to former residents of
Hancock county, will take place in Bos-
ton. The indications are that the affair
will be one long to be remembered.
Capt. j. P. Langley has hauled up his
vessel, the schooner Miranda, at Bucks
port, and has joined his wife at North
field, VT, where she is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry G. Stratton. He will re-
turn in about two weeks and take his
veSqp1 Ralfoat wi oh will ha
built.
Rev. ID. L. Yale, OF Talcottville, Conn.,,
formerly pastor Of the Ellsworth Congre-
gational church, accompanied by his wife,
arrived last evening and will spend week
with Mrs. Yale's parents, Austin M. Fos-
ter and wife. Tomorrow evening Mr..
Yale win lecture on astronomy at the
Congreg itionai vestry.
. The democrats will hold their general
cauous for the nomination Of candidate
for mayor at Hancock hall Wednesday
evening, Feb. 20, at 7.30 o'clock. The eau
cuses of wards l, and will immediately
follow the general caucus at the same
place. Wards 8 and will hold their eau
cuses in their respective wards.
The concert OF the University of Maine
glee and mandolin club at Odd Fellows
hall Monday evening was well attended.
The programme was well rendered
throughout. A dance followed, music
being furnished by Monaghan's orches-
ira. The affair was under the auspices Of
the Ellsworth high school lyceum.
"a The, republican city committee has is
sued call for caucuses. The general cau-
will be held at Hancock hall Thursday,
Feb. 81, at 8 o'clock. The caucuses of
wards 1, 2, 3 and are called for the same
time and place. Ward 4 will hold it's eau
Gus at Agricultural hall, North Ellsworth,
the same day and hour.
At the board of trade meeting Monday
evening Curtis r. Foster mentioned the
probability of fair at Ellsworth
next fall. While no definite action
has yet been taken, the fair is being
talked of pretty energetically, and it is
more than probable that the Hancock
County Fair Association or some new or
ganization will have fair, and a big one.
Joseph +. Silvy and Charles E. Monaghan
were drawn as grand jurors and George F.
Newman, ST., and Fred FL. Mcfarland as
traverse jurors at the United States dis
trict court which convened in Portland
last week. The grand jurors completed
their work last week. The traverse jurors
were excused until Thursday of this week.
Messrs. Newman and Mcfarland returned
home, but left for Portland again to-day.
Miss Mary Grindell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Grindell, and Ralph B.
Cushman were married at the Methodist
parsonage last evening by Rev. j. P.
Simonton. They were attended by Miss
Hester Cushman, sister of the groom, and
Andrew Moore. After the ceremony there
was reception to immediate relatives at
the home of the groom, the James T.
Cushman place on the Surry road, where
the young couple will reside. They have
the congratulations of their many friends.
Gaetano Berardini, an Italian, was
brought to the county jail Monday, bound
over for the April grand jury for assault
on Lareto Angeloni, a fellow countryman.
Both men belong to the Italian colony at
Stonington. They quarreled, and fought
with knives. Both were badly cut. An
geloni, who is also under arrest, was the
most severely wounded, receiving bad
cut in the abdomen. He will be brought
to Ellsworth jail as soon as his wound will
permit of his being moved. Both men
think they will be able to obtain bail.
Elizabeth, widow of Alvah K. Wood
ward, died Sunday, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Gilman Wakefield, at Bay
side. Though Mrs. Woodward had been
in poor health for some time, death came
very suddenly after few hours illness, of
heart failure. Mrs. Woodward was in the
seventy-seventh year Of her age. She was
a native of Ellsworth, the daughter of
Sylvanus and Temperance Jordan, one of
the old Ellsworth families. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Wakefield. OF her
own family, one brother survives-Syl-
vanus Jordan, OF Bar Harbor. Funeral