Ellsworth American., 1910-05-25

license. John H. Breshnahan has been
appointed dog constable. II dog-own
wait for him to come to them, their dog
licenses will come high.
While Ellsworth fishermen were rang
ing far and wide Saturday and Sunday,
after the gamey trout and salmon, with
more or less Indifferent success, an Ellis
worth boy rowing up Union river near
Indian point Saturday, killed salmon
with an oar. The fish broke water near
his boat, and the boy struck him with an
oar. The fish weighed three pounds.
The handsomest string Of trout seen in
Ellsworth this year was brought in this
week from Narraguagus lake by three
Ellsworth men. There were 72 trout in
the string, averaging three-quarters OF .
pound each The largest weighed 23-4
pounds. The party stopped at the camp
Of George U. Dyer, Of Franklin, who
knows how to entertain his guests.
Miss Lydia Byard died Monday evening,
at the home Of her nephew, w. {. Byard,
on Elm street, aged eighty-four years.
Miss Byard was q native Of Sedgwiek.
She had made her home with her nephew
here the past two years. Prayers were
conducted at the house here this forenoon
by Rev. p. A. A. Killam. The remains were
taken to Sargentville, where funeral and
interment will take place.
Rumors to the effect that the plan to
hold q grange fair here this year had been
abandoned were set at rest to-day.
Early this afternoon there was Q confer
ence of members Of the association and
the Hancock County fair association, the
result Of which is the definite announce
ment by the grange fair association that
there will be fair at Wyman park Sept.
20, q and q. The racing card and other
details will be announced soon, and the
premium list will be issued. There will be
special meeting Of the grange fair associa-
tion directors next Saturday.
A pleasant social affair was the reception
and entertainment given last Monday
evening by members OF St. Joseph's
Catholic church, to the newly-appointed
pastor, Rev. P. F. Flanagan. The reception
was held at Society hall. The concert pro-
gram Wa5 40 AOAOWos AaAO oOkOy IIauBAu
Frances Malone; solo, Miss Myrtle Mona
CHAN; duet, Misses Christina and Elleneen
Doyle; solos, Walter Scott, Marie Hurley,
Frank J. Dunleavy, Mrs. T.. J. Walsh;
piano duet, Misses Annie and Sylvia
Hurley. After the concert refreshments
were served in Knights OF Columbus hall.
News was received here Saturday OF
serious accident to Harold H. Clark, son
Of Mrs. A. w. Clark OF this city. Mr..
Clark is employed by the government as
electrical engineer in the bureau OF mines,
department Of the interior. He is at pres
ent in charge Of an experiment station at
Pittsburg, working on Investigations for
increasing the safety Of miners. Details
of the accident to Mr.. Clark have not
been received, but in some way, presuma-
bly, in the course OF his experimental
work, he was severely burned about the
arms and shoulders by an explosion OF
powder. He is now in hospital in Pitts
burg. His many friends hope to hear
favorable reports OF his condition soon.
The Androscoggin county bar, in ac-
cordance with its custom to welcome q
new supreme court justice by banquet
on his first term in that county, paid this
honor to Associate-Justice Arno w.
King, Of Ellsworth, last Friday evening.
The banquet was served at Odd Fellows
hall, Auburn. The toast to Judge King
was as follows: "Here is to Arno w.
King, justice OF the supreme court of
Maine; an able lawyer, wise jurist, an
upright man; here is to Judge King,
strong Of mind, firm Of soul, fair of spirit;
here is to Judge King, the gracious gen.
tleman, the genial companion, the genu-
inc friend; here is to Judge King, wher-
ever known, respected, beloved, revered;
here is to Judge King, may he live long
to dispense justice to all, to honor the
office by which he has been honored, to
discharge the duties of his exalted posi-
tion with his own signal ability and his
own characteristic skill"