The Republican journal., 1909-09-23

resume command of his steamer, the Arlzonlan,
on the San Francisco Honolulu and Salinas
Cruz route.
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Eltinge,
Spokane, WASH, their daughter, Miss Cherry
Eltinge, was united in marriage with Robert
W. Grinnell, September 2nd,, by Dean Alfred
lockwood in the presence of about $50 guests,
| who assembled in the beautifully decorated
drawing rooms of the residence. Pink and
white predominated in the decorations, the
color scheme being carried out with asters and
sweet peas, with background of evergreens,
ferns, palms, asparagus and aspadistia. The
ceremony was performed in the spacious front
hall where the altar was banked with palms,
ferns, evergreens and pink and white asters
Entwinng the arches of each doorway was
chain of sweet peas and maiden hair ferns and
the curtains on the windows were caught with
nosegays of delicate sweet peas. Following
| the wedding supper Mr.. and Mrs Grinnell left
onia shortshoneymoon tour, leaving their many
| friends in doubt as to where they were going.
| They will be at home in the Espanola apart
ments about September 18th. Robert W..
Grnnell is the son of William E. Grinnell,
proprietor of the Searsport House, and men,
| Der of the Fred B. Grinnell Co., the well
known real estate brokers of Spokane, Wash.
oldest citizens in town, passed away at his
residence on Mt Ephraim avenue, Wednesday,
| September 18th. He had been in feeble health
| for several years. He was born in Prospect
now Searsport, February Is, 1925, and has al
| ways resided here, having worked in the ship
| yards here in his younger days and farming
| later. He is survived by widow and six chill
| dren. Funeral services were held at his late
residence Saturday and conducted by Rev.
] Harry Hill of the M. E. church. The interment
was in the family lot in the village cemetery.
The bearers were Capt. Nicholas Parse ]. B.
| Sweetser, A. P Sweetser and M M. Whittum.
I'VE copy as follows from the Ellsworth
American Of September 18th: MRS. James A..
McGown died at her home on High street Sat-
| urday after long illness, borne without COM
plant, and with first thought always for
others rather than for herself In her death
the city has lost one of its most estimable
women. Mrs. McGown was in the SEVENTEEN
port, her maiden name being Dorothy E. Went
worth. She was daughter of the late James
and Eliza Wentworth of Searsport and the
last survivor of five children. She was mar
ried to James A. McGown of Ellsworth at
Searsport on March 4, 1869, and in December
of the following year they came to Ellsworth,
which has since been their home. Four chill
dren were born to them. One girl died at
eight years of age and boy at five years.
The surviving children are Monroe Y. McGown,
bookkeeper of the Union Trust Co., and Ruby
B., wife of A. Monroe Dorr. Her husband also
survives her. Mrs. McGown was member of
the relief corps of VIM H. H. Rice Post, G. A.
R. and its first president. She was actively
interested in the work of the village improve
ment society, and its president at her death.
Funeral services were held at the house Mon
day forenoon, Rev. R. B. Mathews of the Con-
gregational church officiating. There were
prayers at the grave at North Ellsworth. The
pall-bearers were Hon. A. W. King, R. T.
Sowle. Austin H. Joy and George A. Parcher
FREEDOM.
Mr.. Rufus Aver while returning from Thorn
dixie September 18th met with accident
His horse got frightened in some way and
cleared himself from the carriage. Mr.. Ayers
hand was injured some by the kicking of the
horse. . Mr. Hale Sylvester and his sister,
Mrs Ida Hussey, went to Smithton Sept 18th
to visit their mother, Mrs. Sylvester, who is
quite sick. Mrs. Ora Thurston and son Frank
from North Belfast passed few days on their
old farm in Smithton the past week. Mrs
Frank Cunningham is quite sick and Mrs
Ida Hussey is caring for her.. The trustees
of Freedom Academy held their annual meet
ing Sept. 18th and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, DR.. A. NJ
Small; Vice President, j. B. Wiggin; Treasurer,
| D. W. Dodge; Secretary, J. w. Libby; Execu-
tive committee, DIR. A. M. Small, G. Bellows
B. F. Foster and J. H. Sayward. Quite a
number of the K. of P's turned out September
! 18th and harvested the grain of Mr.. George
Worth, a member of the order. Mr.. Worth re-
turned from the hospital Sept. 18th Mrs
Perkins returned to her home in Levant Sep
! TENDER 18th, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs Lewis Murch.. Mrs. D. w. Dodge and
Mrs A. NJ Small were in Waterville on bust
ness the past week. {. Mr.. Edward Hustus' son
had his finger blown off by holding piece of
dynamite in his hand and touching lighted
match to it. DR.. A. M. Small dressed the
wound . Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence johnson from
Watervile called on relatives in town Septem-
Der 18th. E. Mrs. Katrina Bryant and little son
Harding are visiting Mrs. Bryant's grand
mother, Mrs. feathers in Troy. Mrs. S. ].
FIVE and son Fred visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
P Libby in Unity September 18TH. Mrs.
Lue Sparrow and her friend Mrs. Nellie Ban
ton called on friends in Montville and Knox
the past week. >. Mr.. Knowles Bangs was in
Unity on business the past week. :. Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Farwell from Unity visited Mrs.
Farwells parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nichols,
September 10Th. Mr.. Harry Bangs will at
tend court in Belfast September 2lst.. Mrs.
Fred Nichols and Mrs. Henry Clark visited
Mrs Merle Morrill, in Unity the past week. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Knowles Bangs visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Leander Grant and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mutt the past week.
LINCOLNvILLE BEACH.
Miss Flora Pilsbury, who has been spending
the past three weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Edgar F. Pi1lsbury has returned to