Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-13
was daughter Of James Young. The body
was brought to Surry for interment.


Miss Carrie NJ. Cunningham, of Port
land, is in this city, TIE guest for a few
days OF her mother, Mrs. N. c. Cunning
ham, Of the American house.
Harry c. Stratton, of Waltham, Mass,
was in Ellsworth over Sunday. Mrs.
Stratton, who has been in Ellsworth sew
eral weeks, remains for longer visit.
Oscar Remick, who was severely injured
by fall from load of hay few weeks
ago, is able to be around again, though
still suffering from the effects of the fall.
Frederick E. Doyle, of MilIinocket, was
in Ellsworth yesterday to attend the State
convention of the Knights of Columbus.
His many Ellsworth friends were pleased
to see him.
Fred l.. Kent, representative of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Of New York,
attended the meeting of the Maine life
underwriters association in Bangor
yesterday.
Mrs. George II. Grant, who has spent
several months with her daughter, Mrs.
Carl Holmquist, in Amsterdam, n. Y, has
been spending few days in Ellsworth
before opening her Hancock Point cottage
The democratic county convention an
nounced to be held May 26, has been in
definitely postponed, the county commit
tee deciding that the date was too early.
The convention will be held late in June
or early in July.
| Lorenzo ID. Foster, one of Ellsworth's
best known and highly esteemed citizens,
suffered a paralytic shock early Sunoay
morning. Though be has since rallied
and seems 10 be improving, his condition
is still serious.
| Mrs. 5. X. Whiting and daughter Ray,
arrived home Monday from Boston. where
I they went for medical treatment for Mrs.
| Whiting. The many friends of Mrs.
Whiting are pleased to know that her
health seems improved.
| George W. Dunn, son of H. W. Dunn, of
this city, who has been employed on the
ocean going tug Cuba for some years, has
taken position as first-assistant engineer
on large freight steamer running be-
tween Boston and Newport News, Va.
The first thunder storm of the season,
distant mutterings of which were heard
| here yesterday afternoon, was severe at
Bangor, where barn on the Pushaw road
was struck by lightning and burned with
contents, including three head of cattle.
Mr.. Chief-Justice Emery leaves this
week for short vacation to be spent with
his children, Mrs. Francis G.. Allinson, in
Providence, and Prof. Henry c. Emery, at
Yale uA ,ersity. His address for ten days
will be at the Graduate club, New Haven,
Conn.
The moving pictures at the Happy Hour
theatre, Hancock hall, continue 10 attract
| crowds both afternoon and evening.
Whenever the hall is used for other pur-
poses, the picture apparatus is moved to
Odd Fellows building, formerly occupied
by the Gem.
Mrs. Margaret Whitaker, who has
spent the winter with her son Irving in
Boston, has returned to her home here for
the summer. Mrs. Mary Capelle, of Bos-
days with her mother, Mrs. Arvilla Swan,
returning to Boston Saturday.
E. c. Osgood attended the State conven-
| tion of Modern Woodmen at Bath last
week as delegate from E. P. Young camp
of Ellsworth. From Bath he went to
Berlin, N. H., to visit his brother, Ernest
Osgood, and to Lebanon, n. H., to visit
his sister, Miss E. NJ. Osgood.
The office of j. A. Leonard, chief engi
neer of the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co., has been moved from Grant
| street to the creamery building on Church
street, opposite the business Office of the
company. Convenient offices have been
fitted up in the front of the building.
| Nokomis Rebekah lodge will entertain
Unison lodge, Bar Harbor, Rowena lodge,
Southwest Harbor, and Mountain lodge,
Bluehill, next Tuesday evening. Suppers
will be served at $50 and at midnight. Bar
Hsrbor lodge will work the degree in the
evening. All members of Nokomis lodge
are requested to be present.
| The class parts for the class of 1908 at
the Ellsworth high school, determined by
rank throughout the four years term at
! tne scnoOl, nave Deen announced. MISS
Bernice Eldridge is number one in the
class, and is assigned the valedictory;
Miss Helen Nealley, who is second, is
| salutatorian. The other class parts are
determined by election.
Among the fortunate Ellsworth fisher
men this week were Herbert Salisbury,
who caught a nine pound salmon at
Branch pond, and Herman Maddocks,
who landed an eight-pound salmon at the
same pond. Elmer E. Rowe and F. II.
Mcfarland brought in e string of four
salmon and four trout from Patterns pond,
aggregating twenty pounds.
The University of Maine dramatic club
presented "When Hearts are Young at
Hancock hall last Friday evening under
the auspices OF the junior class of the
Ellsworth high school. There was large
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