Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-02-23

Murcn. his 1aJner lived on the bayS1Qe
| road; he learned the ship-carpenter's
trade, and moved to Cleveland in 1850.
An aunt, Mrs. Emeline Holt, is living on
the original Murch homestead.
w. F. Emery will preach in the Metho-
dist church Sunday, Feb. n, morning and
afternoon, at 1870. and 8. Morning sub
ject, sChristian Liberty" Afternoon
address, 1.-THE Comforts OF God" No
evening service.
Mrs. Henry L. Russell and family left
last week to join Mr.. Russell in Warren,
where he has purchased grocery busi-
ness. During their residence here Mr..
and Mrs. Russell and their daughters,
Misses Carrie and Lillian, have made
many friends, who sincerely regret their
departure.
The farmers institute, announced to be
held in Ellsworth on March Is, has been
postponed until Tuesday, March 20. Hon.
A. w. Gilman, commissioner OF agricul-
ture, will be present. Prof. E. +. Hitch
ings, State entomologist, will make the
principal address, the general topic Of the
institute being "Orcharding".
There will be Salvation army cottage
meeting at 7.3O this evening at the home
OF Mrs. Stevens, No. Hancock street.
Young peoples meeting at A p. m.
Thursday afternoon, in Army hall. Other
meetings in the hall Thursday and Satur-
day at p. m. Sunday services at Bay
side grange hall, 1880 a. M; Army hall,
p. m., topical meeting, leader, Mrs.
Capt. Scott; evening at 7.3O.
The Odd Fellows district convention
will take place Friday Of this week.
There will be afternoon and evening
sessions, with suppers at 6 o'clock and
midnight. In the afternoon the initiatory
degree will be exemplltied by Grindstone
lodge, of Winter Harbor, and the first
degree by Island lodge, of Bar Harbor.
In the evening Bluehill lodge will work
the second degree and Bangor lodge the
third.
The funeral OF Mrs. Sarah E. Partridge
took place at her home on Main street
last Friday afternoon, Rev. s. W. Sutton
officiating. There was very large attend
ance of relatives and friends. Among
relatives present from out of town were:
Mrs. Maria Howell and Mrs. G. A. Lyon,
Of Bangor, and Seth T. Campbell and
wife, of Island Falls. The pail bearers
were George A. Parcher, John P. Ell
bridge, A. W. Greely and A. I. Saunders.
Harry Graves, of Lamoine, recently held
under 81 900 bonds on the charge of arson
it being alleged that he set fire to the barn
of Fred NJ. Austin at North Lamoine, will
have to furnish an additional $1,000 to
secure his release from the county Jail.
Another charge Of the same kind, accusing
him of setting fire to the barn of Capt.
John 0. Kief, has been preferred against
and he was bound over on this charge for
the April term under 81 900 bonds.
The Ellsworth reunion to be held in
Boston next Friday evening, promises to
be, in point Of attendance, the largest one
ever held. The Maine Central has made
round-trip fare, tickets good from Feb.
"a to March 1, of $3.50, but in order to
secure this rate, at least twenty-five tickets
must be sold. Among those from here
who propose to attend are Judge j. B.
Redman, James A. McGown, E. E. Brady,
John P. Eldridge and wife, Col. G. C, Bur-
rill, Mrs. Lorenzo Jordan, Miss Louise w.
Eppes, Henry M. Brown, Sidney A. Good
win and wife, George P. Woodward,
Patrick H. Bresnahan.
The older residents of Ellsworth who
remember Mrs. Emily Fay Sanger, will
regret to learn of her death at Brookline,
Mass, Feb. 15, at the age of seventy-three
years and six months. Mrs. Sanger was
the daughter of Sabin and Caroline Fay
Pond, and was born in Boston. A large
part of her youth was spent on the old
Pond homestead in Ellsworth, and for
thirty years she lived in Bangor where she
character, her efforts in charitable work
and her agreeable social qualities. She
was instrumental in founding in Els
worth library which has developed into
the present Ellsworth public library. She
is survived by two sons-Dr. E. B. Sanger,
OF Bangor, and Sabin Pond Sanger, of the
banking firm of Curtis & Sanger, of
Boston, whose home is in Brookline.
Willis w. Trueworthy, of this city, has
in his possession an interesting document
in the shape Of an auditors report for the
city OF Ellsworth for the year ending
March q, 1868. 1t is Of special interest as
compared with the present reports of the
city finances. This report for the entire
year occupies single sheet of paper, ska
inches in size. The last city report occu-
pied something like seventy pages. The
total amount of orders drawn in the year
ending March n, 1868, was 81, ,646.0S. The
financial statement showed $500 due on
notes; $500 on outstanding orders;
S3,07S.40 on poor account; S2,324.55 on
contingent account, and s717.20 on in
sane account - a total of $13,S2O.15 Of
liabilities. The assets (tax deeds and un-
paid taxes) amounted TO $40, 0,264.65, leaving
a balance against the town OF s3,555.5O. j..
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