Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-09
ELLSWORTH, AFTERNOON sEPTENfBER 1908

DAY AFTERNOON. SEPT
! distributed, not only by the many caller
- the rooms, but also BY the committes,
OF the surrounding towns.
May, daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Peter
Fortier, died at her home on Grant street
last Wednesday night, aged eleven years
Funeral services were held Friday after.
noon. The parents have the sympathy o.
AL in their bereavement.
James e. Parsons, cashier of the Burril
national bank, will leave next week FOL
New York, for an extended vacation for
the benefit of his health. M. s. Smith will
be employed at the bank in his absence
MT. Parsons wife and son Edward will &C.
company him to New York.
The Calendar clab OF the Methodist
church held bazaar at the Grant place.
Grants corner, last Wednesday evening.
The lawns were prettily decorated, but the
rain IN the evening interfered with the
outdoor festivities and kept many, away.
The club realized $15 from the affaiy.
Mrs. c. w. Currier and daughter, Har-
riette,. and son Harold, who have been
spending the summer at Ellsworth with
parents and grandparents, H. ". Joy and
wife. left last Friday Mrs. Currier and son
Tor their home in Brewer; Miss Harriette
to resume her studies in Barnard college,
New York.
! George H. Grant has sold lot, about
one-half an acre, in the Black field, to
Stetson Foster, of Boston, who will build
| 2 bungalow there for q summer home.
Mr.. Foster and his nephew, Herbert Fos-
ter, OF Ellsworth, are also building a COM
Portable camp on the Guptill shore, Pat
tens pond.
The Kiark-Urban company wound up
its week in Ellsworth last Saturday even
ing, playing to crowded and satisfied
audience. This company is always well
| coined here; it is one OF the best on the
road, and perhaps it is not too much to
say that it stands highest in the favor Of
Ellsworth's theatre -goers.
| The board Of registration is in session
At the aldermen's room Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday >and Saturday of
this week from 8 a. m. to l. p. M, 8 to s
and to p. M, for the purpose OF regis
tering the names Of voters and correcting
the voting lists. No new names will be
received after p. m. Friday.
Misses Clara and Alice Mullan enter
tained party of friends last Saturday
evening, in honor Of Miss Sylvia Gaynor,
were served and mostenjoyable evening
was spent. Miss Gaynor, who has spent
several weeks here and at Northeast Har-
Dor, returned home Monday.
The duck hunting season began last
week, and there has been come good shoot
ing on Union river. The open season for
partridge and woodcock begins next
Tuesday, for deer on October I, and moose
on October Is. Non-residents must have
bunting licenses to hunt either birds or
big game. Licenses may be obtained in
+. Ellsworth from L. f. Giles.
c. Wallace Cook, formerly Of Ellsworth,
died Saturday at the Granite hotel, West
Sullivan, where he lived. Mr.. Cook was
sixty-eight years of age. He was native OF
Ellsworth, and most OF his life was spent
here where he followed his trade as paint
or. For about ten years past he had lived
In Franklin and West Sullivan. About
Newport, but returned to WDst Sullivan
last fail. He spent last winter in the
South. Mr.. Cook was loyal to Ellsworth
and always maintained his voting resi-
dence here. He was veteran of the Civil
war.
Hon. Bert M. Fernald passed through
Ellsworth last Friday afternoon on his
way to Bluehill where he addressed Q
rousing repu b1ican meeting in the even
ing. Learning during the forenoon that
Mr. Fernald would arrive in season to
spend an hour or so here, State Commit
teeman Hamlin arranged for an informal
reception at republican headquarters.
Lynch's band was secured to assist in call
ing attention to the affair, and about 1.30
an assemblage of few hundred listened
| to brief address from the gentleman
whom Col. Hamlin introduced as the next
governor OF Maine. Mr.. Fernald was
cordially greeted by both republicans and
democrats.
An irnr,nrf q NJ trers6o. ~ hua;uaaa was
made in Ellsworth this week, when Roy
c. Haines took over the furniture and
| undertaking business of the late Curtis r.
Foster, and will continue the business, at
the same place. The purchase includes
stock, hor ses, wagons, etc. The store Will
be opened in his name tomorrow. Harry
Z. Austin, who has been with Mr.. Foster
| several years, will remain with Mr.. Haines
in charge Of the undertaking department.
| Mr.. Haines is an Ellsworth boy, and the
past four years has been teaching in the
| schools OF Porto Rico, spending his sum
mers here. He is well and favorably
known in this section, and will be well
coined in business circles OF Ellsworth.
| Ellsworth sent over two hundred excur
sionists, including two hose teams, to the
| carnival at st. Stephen, N. B., this week.
! The hose race yesterday was new one for
Ellsworth teams, but the Senators made
good showing though being "behind the
money!. Nine teams competed, their time
being as follows: st. Stephen, 46 seconds;
Calais, 50; Amherst, N. s., 81 30; Senator
Hales, Ellsworth, 81; Houlton, 50 o-5;
Orono, 81 2-5; Brewer, SO; Ellsworth, 81;
Bangor, no time, losing at the hydraunt.
The Senators won first money in the coupl-
| ing race, time, 10 seconds; st. Stephen was
| second, time, II 2-5 seconds. Chief En-
gineer Goodwin, of the Ellsworth fire de-
partment, speaks very highly OF the en-
| tertainment afforded visiting companies,
and of the management of the races.