Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-04-10

/ MISS Louise Cushman, who has been with
her grandmother, has returned to her
home in Bangor.
| Schooner Melissa Trask, Capt. Hutch
ings, arrived at Gouldsboro Monday with
coal from New York. Capt. Hutchings
came home Tuesday noon to remain while
his vessel is discharging.
Miss Elizabeth Macomber, who has been
spending the Easter vacation here with
her mother and brother, left to-day for
Waterville. Miss Maeomber is a student
at Coburn classical institute.
Thaddeus Pinkham, employed in the
hardwood factory, caught both his hands
In the sand drum at the factory yesterday
morning. The skin and flesh were
stripped from the fingers of both hands.
The Thursday club will meet to- morrow
afternoon at as usual at the vestry of the
| Congregational church. At 6.15 the last
OF the series of suppers given by the
united committees Of the church will be
served.
| b. L. Sowle, who attended the Netho-
dist conference in Rockland last week, re-
turned home i'll OF the grip. He has had
a severe attack, which has confined him to
his bed several days, but he is now inn
proving.
/ Nokomis Rebekah lodge will give a
| leap-year social at Odd Fellows hall on
Monday evening, May g. Music will be
furnished by Kelley's orchestra, of Bar
| Harbor.
The literature club met last evening
, with Miss Annie Stoekbridge, who gave
| an interesting account of her recent visit
to California. The talk was supplemented
with views OF the places described. The
next meeting of the club will be next Mon
day evening, April Is, with Mrs. 4. X.
Hopkins.
Hon. Frank E. Mace, State land agent,
who will hold a meeting with the Machias
| lumbermen Friday, will be at Ellsworth,
Saturday, April 13, and will meet the tim
| berland owners of Hancock county at
| the Hancock house Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, for the purpose OF taking up the
fire. warden service for the coming season.
| Mrs. Mary Tower Leland, who has been
in Ellsworth for the past year, has re-
| turned to her home in New York She
| was accompanied by her niece. Miss Lin
| ME johnson, who will remain there for
some time visiting relatives, and by her
nephew, George johnson, who has posi-
| tion on a steamer running between New
York and New Orleans.
Sunday train service on the Mt
Desert branch will be resumed next Sun
day. The Sunday train from the west is
due at Ellsworth at 5.11 a. M, Bar Harbor
at $50 Returning, train will leave Bar
Harbor at p. M; Ellsworth at $50. Be-
ginning next Monday, a boat from Bar
Harbor will connect with the late night
train. This service has been discontinued
during the past winter.
The many friends and acquaintances
here of Willis A. Joy, of Grand Forks, N.
D., son of the late Hamilton Joy, of this
city, will be interested to learn that at
the presidential primaries on March 19-
and by the way, the first ever held were
those in North Dakota-he was chosen one
of the delegates to the national democratic
convention to be held at Baltimore in
June, and that he has also been appointed
as the North Dakota member OF the
national democratic congressional COM
mittee.
Lorenzo G. Elden, who more than forty
years ago was employed in the lumber
mills in Ellsworth, died Sunday at his
home in East Milton, Mass, aged seven
y-asx Ha tal T.
in the 26th Maine regiment, serving as
corporal. He made his home in Ellsworth
with his uncle, the late Lafayette Davis.
He married an Ellsworth girl-Lucretia
Billings. He leaves a widow and two
sons. Mr.. Eden is well remem bered by
some Of the older residents OF Ellsworth,
who speak most highly of him,
Rev. Fl. b. Haskell, who has just COM
pleted six-year term as superintendent
of the Bucksport district, East Maine
conference, has been assigned to the pas
torate of the First church, Of Bangor. DIR.
Haskell, during the last few years of his
term as district superintendent, has made
his home In Ellsworth. He and Mrs. Has
kell have made many friends here, who
regret their removal. DR.. Haskell and
REV. j. W. Hatch, of Bangor, were chosen
delegates to the general conference at
Minneapolis. B. T. Sowle, of Ellsworth,
was chosen one OF the alternate lay dele
gates.
The new knitting mill started in with its
first hands yesterday. 1t will be necessary
to start slowly, as the new hands are all
green, and the two experienced girls Mr..
| Blood brought with him can instruct but
| few at time. There win be no difficulty
| in obtaining the necessary help, as there
are about eighty ON the waiting list now.
The knitting and finishing machinery is
all ready to start up. The only delay is in
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