Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-06
State road work is in effect, and

regarding State road work is in effect, and
there are many points in relation to this
| on which selectmen and road commission
| ers are in doubt. 1t is hoped there will be
| large attendance.
| Annie A., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Maloney, was married last Wednes-
day afternoon to Walter II. Dodge, of Ellis
worth. Rev. ]. d. O'Brien, of ST. Joseph's
Catholic church, officiated. They were
| attended by Frank Maloney, brother Of
| the bride, and Miss Evans, of Bangor.
cousin OF the bride. After the ceremony,
| the bride and groom left for Bangor for
| short visit before returning to their home
with the groom's parents, George Dodge
| and wife, on the Surry road
Guy Raymond broke his right leg above
the ankle last Thursday forenoon, at the
Union shoe factory The factory is closed
down, but Raymond had been employed
Tor lew days packing some material for
shipment. He had lowered some boxes
from the second floor to the first floor on
The elevator, and returned by the stairway,
leaving the elevator at the lower floor.
Forgetting that the elevator had not been
raised, he was dragging another heavy
box to load OH it, and backed into the
elevator shaft, falling twelve feet.
Street Commissioner Woodward is now
laying crushed rock on Water street from
Franklin street south concrete walk
street, from High street to the railroad,
thus completing the concrete walks on
both sides of Main street from State street
to the railroad. On High street it is pro-
posed tc replace large section of plank
walk by either concrete or crushed rock.
Street Commissioner Woodward will
| adopt the policy Of laying crushed rock
walks IN place of plank wherever possible.
The Maine Concrete Co. was organized
at Bangor last week with $4,000 ca pital
stock, to engage in the manufacture OF
| concrete blocks at Ellsworth. The plant
| will be located at the old railroad gravel
pit on the Franklin road, which affords
exceptional facilities for the business,
both as to material to be used, and con-
venience to the railroad. Victor Brett,
and A. l.. Bickford, of Bangor, and Calvin
p. Graves are the directors of the company.
Mr.. Brett is president, and Mr.. Bickford
is secretary and treasurer. The company
will manufacture concrete building blocks
and other concrete work. The company
expects to begin work soon.
The annual conference of the Congrega-
tional churches of Maine is being held at
Bangor Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. Rev. r. B. Mathews, of
the Ellsworth Congregational church, de-
livered the conference sermon yesterday.
The Bangor Nelrs says: sRev. Rubert b.
Mathews, after a brief introduction, in
which he begged indulgence Of the laymen
present for delivering doctrinal sermon.
began one of the most scholarly and
earnest sermons that has ever been
given before Maine conference. He was
given close attention and was congratu-
lated heartily at its close. The general
trend of his thought outlined firmly the
position of the Congregational church
which welcomed all new and reasonable
theories, but clung to the original doc
trines, and would continue to. Mr..
Mathews urged more constancy, more
firmness, and more positive pulpit"