Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-17
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presented in the legislature yesterday by
Representative Peters, OF Ellsworth.
The meeting of the Unitarian woman's
alliance, which was to have been helc
Monday afternoon at the home OF Mrs. A
F. Greedy, was postponed, on account OF
the storm, until next Monday afternoon
Walter, son Of Capt. George W. Alley
and wife, died at his home at Bayside Fri
day, aged twenty y-eight years. Funeral SER
vices we're held at the home Sunday after
noon, Rev. W. F. Emery, of the Methodist
church, officiating.
The amateur minstrel show for the
benefit OF the carnival fund will be given
at Hancock hall tomorrow evening.
There will be a chorus OF thirty voices,
and music will be furnished by an
orchestra formed for the occasion. A
dance will follow the performance.
The hearing before the State railroad
commissioners on the petition OF the mu-
nicipal officers Of Ellsworth for gates
automatic signals or flagmen at the Ellis
worth Falls crossing, will be held at the
store of Whitcomb, Haynes & Co., Ellis
worth Falls, next Wednesday, Feb. "a, al
t2p.
Earl n. Holt and Miss Vera G. Pratt were
married at the residence of Rev. w. F
Emery in Ellsworth Saturday. Miss Pratt
has taught in the Trenton and No. planta-
tion schools, and has many friends. She
is beloved by all her associates. Mr.. Holt
is well known. The young couple have
the best wishes of host Of friends.
The board of registration Of Ellsworth h
will be in session next week at the alder
mems room in Hancock hall, from Tues
day, Feb. %, to Saturday, Feb. q. The
hours are from a. m. to p. M, to
and Z to 9 p. m. The board meets to
register new names and revise the voting
lists. No new names will be registered
after p. M, Friday.
The republican caucus for the nomina-
tion of candidates to be voted on for the
municipal offices will be held to- morrow,
at 3 p. M, at Hancock hall. Ward eau
cuses Except that of ward 4, which will
be held at North Ellsworth) will be held
at the same place Immediately following
the general caucus. The democrats will
hold their caucuses Tomorrow evening,
at Hancock hall.
The jury eur led by Dr. F. F. Simon
ton, Lsaroner .-4quire into t.le death oi
Hollis Leighton, of franklin, who was
killed on the Washington County railroad
near East brook crossing, on Christmas
day, has just filed the evidence taken and
its report thereon with the county clerk
The jury, after reviewing the evidence
finds that sin our opinion we cannot re-
lieve the railroad of all responsibility.
Rev. W. F. Emery, pastor of the Metho-
dist church, has gone to Milltown to at
tend the meeting of the Bucksport district
ministerial association eastern division)
Mr. Emery will deliver a gospel address
Thursday forenoon at Miiltown, and
Bishop Wilson will deliver an address
Thursday at / o'clock. Thursday after
noon there will be an excursion to Wood
land, where the new Methodist church
will be dedicated. Mr.. Emery will preach
at Woodland Friday evening.
News of the death of Miss Sarah d.
Crosby at her home in Topeka, Kan,
yesterday, caused sincere sorrow here.
During her frequent visits to Ellsworth
and her summers at Hancock Point, she
had made many friends who admired and
loved her. Her sister, Mrs. L. A. Emery,
left here Saturday for Topeka, where she
was due to arrive yesterday noon. Miss
Crosby died in the forenoon. Mrs. Emery
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who knew how close were the ties between
these two sisters.
John R. Graham, of Bangor, general
manager of the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co., delivered an address on ''The
/ Elec,rification of a Part of Maine", before
ton, at Young's hotel, in Boston, last
WedN sday evening. The talk was illus
tratedi by stereopticon, the slides being
prepared by Chief Engineer j. A.
Leonard, ,pf Ellsworth, who accompanied
Mr.. Graham to Boston. OF the forty
views shown, eighteen were of the Els
worth power development, showing the
progress of work from the river and mills
in their condition before work began, to
'he cohpie'eq pant
Donaqua lodge, K. of p, is planning to
entertain large number of visitors at an
all night session next Wednesday night.
The meeting will be somewhat in the
nature of . district convention. Invita-
tions have been issued to all K. p. lodges
in the county, and Milbridge lodge, a
near neighbor. The three ranks will be
worked, the first rank by Donaqua lodge,
of Ellsworth; the third rank by M. l..
Stevens lodge, of West Sullivan, and the
second rank by picked team from the
several lodges represented. The work will
begin at 7.30. There will be an in
termi .uh at midnight for banquet,
aftes. b work will be resumed. Music
will ww-nished by the Pythian orches-
ira The vorth.
use
Aras forth horse has been showing