Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-01-27

Mr.. Leonard's profession, coveted by all
and realized by comparatively few.
Sheriff Silsby has appointed three more
deputies Frank G. Perkins, Of Bucksport; !;
Leander Bunker, of Cranberry Isles, and
Robie NJ. Rumill, OF West fremont. Com
| missions have also been extended to two
men Seymour WardweIl and Norris Grin
die for the Penobscot, Brooksville and
Castine section, but their acceptance has
not yet been received.
bridge whist party under the uspices
Of the Village improvement society will
be given to- morrow evening at the Ameri-
| can house, which Mrs. George r. Cum
| ningham, chairman of the committee, has
kindly offered for the occasion. In addi-
tion to whist other games will be played,
and refreshments will be served. An en-
joyable evening is promised.
The committee on the Lincoln Day
exercises on the evening of Feb. 12 is not
yet prepared to announce the full pro-
gram, but the following parts are an
nounced; Prayer and benediction, Rev. P.
A. A. KIllam; reading Of Lincoln's address
at Gettsburg, Rev. w. F. Emery; ad-
dresses, Judge A. w. King, Rev. R. B.
Mathews and Ju-ge John B. Redman.
The Odd Fellows of this district will
hold their annual convention at Bar Har-
Dor Tuesday, Feb. 8. 1t is hoped there
will be large delegation from Lejok
lodge. Members who intend going are
requested to send their names to the Sec
retary, as a certain number of tickets sold
will insure a special train to return at
close of meeting, arriving home in the
early morning Wednesday. Round trip
tickets are Sis.
There will be concert and ball at Han
cock hall Monday evening, Feb. %, under
the auspices of the Village improve nent
society. The concert and music for dane
ing will be by Pullen's orchestra, of Ban
gor. The occasion will be made appropri-
ate to the day-Washington Birthday
with favors and souvenir dance orders. The
| committee of arrangements is composed
OF John o. Whitney and wife, Harry w.
Haynes and wife, Fred L. Mason and wife,
and L. F. Giles and wife.
| Word has been received in this city of
the death OF Mrs. Mary U. Haskell, widow
OF Capt. Charles T. Haskell and daughter
of the late John Black. Capt. and Mrs.
| Haskell, who are we'll remembered by the
older residents of Ellsworth, moved from
here to- Auburndale, Mass, forty
years ago. Mrs. Haskell is survived by a
daug Mrs. Edward A. Buss, of Win
throp. Mas.e, With whom she had made
her home since Capt. Haslell's death four
teen years ago, and by one sister-Mrs.
Edward E. Morgan, of Auburndale.
In the Senate Friday the Donigan bridge
bill, commented upon in The AMERICAN
last week, under which the State would
take over all bridges fifty feet and over in
length, was reported in a new draft, to in
clude all bridges OF forty feet or over.
This would take over one more bridge in
Ellsworth in addition to the five over fifty
feet-the Reeds brook bridge at Lake.
wood, (which is 45 feet long. The Sargent
bridge bill introduced last week provides
for State and county aid for building and
maintenance OF bridges, and includes all
bridges over ten feet in length, which
would take in nineteen bridges in Ellis
worth. The State, county and town
would each bear one third of the expense,
all work to be under supervision Of the
State highway department.
One OF the prettiest social events OF the
season was the "at nome" given by MRS.
George X. cunningham 10 the iaoles OF
ELLSWORTH In the American house satur-.
day afternoon. The pariors where MRS.
Cunningham received and the dining
room where refreshments were served
were beautifully decorated with cut HOW
ers and evergreen. Misses Muriei Davis
Louise Cushman, Alice Dresser, Eulalie
and Emile Young served refreshments.
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