Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-11-11

OF baF uAfDOf. The remains were taken
to Hull's Cove, where the funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon.
The ladies' aid OF the Methodist church
is planning 20 give fair. The date is to
be announced later. All members are re-
quested to be present at the next meeting,
which will be held at Mrs. Nettie Fuller
toms, Hancock street, tomorrow after
noon.
Mrs. F. w. Rollins returned last Friday
from visit among relatives and friends
in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut
and Massachusetts. She was accompanied
home by her mother, Mrs. M. A. King, Of
Arlington, Mass, who will spend the win
ter here.
The four-act drama, VALLEY Farm"
presented by members Of Nicolin grange
ct North Ellsworth recently, will be re-
peated at Hancock hall Wednesday even
ing, Nov. IS. A dance will follow the
play, music being furnished by Mona
ghan's orchestra.
About thirty-fve Ellsworth Rebekahs
went to Bucksport yesterday by train and
blackboard. At Bucksport they were re-
ceived by committee from Riverview Re-
bekah lodge and enjoyed the famous hos
pitality Of the town. The Ellsworth team
worked the degree in the evening.
An entertainment with stereopticon
views and phonograph will be given
by Harry NJ. Bellatty and Edward w.
Austin at the Dollardtown schoolhouse,
West Ellsworth, tomorrow evening. The
entertainment will be given ct the Surry
road schoolhouse Thursday, Nov. 10.
The high school football team met its
first defeat Of the season Saturday in its
game with Bar Harbor high at Wyman
park. The score was 40. The Ellsworth
team has been playing q good game, and
considering the fact that it has been with
out the services OF coach, it has done re-
markably good work.
On account OF the football game at
Orono next Saturday between Bow
doin and the U. OF NJ, the train leaving
Bangor for Ellsworth and Bar Harbor at 5
o'clock will be held until $50. This half
hour delay will give those attending the
game, from points on the Mt. Desert
branch, ample opportunity to return Sat-
urday night. A round-trip fare of 70
cents from Ellsworth has been made for
that day.
The body of Nathaniel Richmond, of
East Livermore, brother of F. S. Rich
mond, superintendent of the Ellsworth
hardwood factory, was found in the woods
near the Androscoggin river Monday. Mr..
Riehaaond was sixty-eight years OF age.
He lad been missing from his home since
last Wednesday,, when he was last seen
crossing the river in small boat. An ex-
animation of the body indicated that
death was due to exhaustion. He leaves
no family.
The steam saw and planning mill CT the
East Machias Lumber Co., in which Els
worth n,ea are largely interested, was
burned Sa .urday night. The building,
ith finished anA uAhuI shed stock which
was burned, was valued az $4,000. an
other mill Of the company was burned
a lew weeks ago. The planning mil ad
been shut down about ten days. The re
lribut ed TO all incenoiIry, as was also tine
previous fire.
Harry c. Austin, manager of the under
taking department for Roy c. Haines, re-
turned this morning from Augusta, where
he passed an examination for State license
as embalmer and undertaken. He now
holds both Maine and Massachusetts,
licenses. Mr.. Austin has received di-
ploma from the Barnes school of embalm-
ing, Boston, from which he graduated
recently, standing third in class of
thirty. He had the advantage Of ten years.
experience with the late Curtis K. Foster.
George Gross, of Gouldsboro, was
brought to the county Jail here Saturday
to serve sentence for violation of the fish
laws in dynamiting fish in Frenchman's
bay. Gross was found guilty in the Bar
Hsrbor municipal court last year, and ap-
pealed. The case was continued from
term to term in the supreme court until
the recent October term, when principal
and sureties defaulted, and judgment Of
the lower court was affirmed. Gross is
under sentence Of two months imprison-
ment and fine Of s100 and costs, 81.
There is possibility that Sullivan and
Franklin may unite with Sorrento in an
effort to have Q line from the Bar Harbor
& Union River Power Co. run through
those towns for the purpose Of furnishing
electric lights. The town Of Sorrento has
already voted to make $500 contract with
the Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co.
for electric lights, and il contracts can be
secured from Franklin and Sullivan, there
is no doubt that the line will be built.
Representatives Of the several towns are
now in negotiation with the power COM
pany.
In the item regarding insurance rates
in THE AMERICAN last week, the terms
''large" and "small'' policies may have
been misleading. By .'large" or "small''
policy was meant policy large or small
in proportion to the value Of the property