Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-11-13


California, where she recently spent near
ly a year the guest of her brother, Henry
b., returning about a year ago. The next
meeting will be on Nov. 25 with Miss Car
rie Harrington.
o. W. Tspley has moved from the First.
national bank building to his new offices
over III. F. Wescott's store, in the building
recently purchased by him from the Union
Trust Co. A new front has been put
in the second floor, occupied by MIR. Tap
ley, and other improvements made, giving
him light and convenient set of offices.
A new heating system has been installed
in the building.
Frances L., widow OF Henry A. Jordan,
formerly of Ellsworth, died Thursday at
her home in Bangor, aged sixty one years.
She survived her husband only four weeks
She leaves two daughters James $.
Cooper and Miss Bernice Jordan and one
sister-Mrs. W. Fred Emerson, all of Ban
gor. The funeral was held at the home in
Bangor Saturday. The remains were
brought to Ellsworth for interment.
rAiouuo ahu feihtiNes III EilsWOrtn were
grieved to hear of the death OF Mrs.
Michael Gaynor at her home in Attleboro,
Mass, on Monday. Mrs. Gaynor, who
was formerly Of Bangor, lived in Ellis
worth for few years after her marriage.
She leaves, besides her usband, four chill
dren - Sylvia, Alice, Margaret and Ed
ward, OF Attleboro; also her mother, Mrs.
Bridget Mccarthy, and three sisters-Mrs.
Fred g. Moon, Mrs. N. E. Finnegan and
Mrs. Rose Patterson, all OF Bangor.
An improvement just made at the city
clerks Office in Hancock hall is the en-
largement of the vault by cutting through
into the vault in the municipal courtroom,
which has long been unused. This almost
doubles the capacity Of the vault for the
safe-keeping of valuable city records. 1t
is now suggested further to safeguard the
papers in the steel filing cabinet in the
clerks Office by moving the cabinet into
the vault, il it can by done. The wooden
shelving in the vault should be replaced
by steel shelving.
The democrats of Ellsworth will cele-
brate the election of Wilson and Marshall
next Monday evening. There will be
street celebration, to include bonfres,
fireworks and music by the band. The
illumination of dwellings will be left to
individual action, but many loyal demo-
Gratis plan to illuminate. After the street
celebration, there will be speaking at
Hancock hall. Hon. Michael T. O'Brien,
of Portland, will be the speaker. A free
dance will follow.
Two new cases of scarlet fever were re-
ported to the board of health yesterday,
the first in over two weeks. One is in the
home of Carl Richmond, already under
quarantine for another case, and the other
Officer Woodruff believes the latter case
is traceable to Bangor. The stringent
measures taken by the health board have
been effective. All the schools, with the
exception of the State street school, are
now open. The Shea boy who is ill has
not been attending school since it was
closed over three weeks ago.
Daniel T. Card died last Wednesday af-
ternoon at his home on Washington street,
after an illness of several months. MIR.
Gard was native of Ellsworth, and was
in the fifty-eighth year OF his age. He
was house, painter and paper hanger by
trade, and had worked at it principally in
Ellsworth for nearly forty years. He
leaves widow and three children
Charles E., Robert and Harry. OF his own
family, one brother and three sisters sur
vive Edward r. Card and Mrs. Abbie
Cushman, of Ellsworth; Mrs. Ella Pome-
roy and Miss Celia Card, of Gardiner.
The funeral was held at the home Friday
afternoon, Rev. p. A. A. Killam officiat-
ing. lnterment was at Woodbine ceme-
terry.
The fire department was called out early
last Thursday evening for slight fire in the
small building on Water street occupied
by Peter Starkey as harness shop. The
fire started in an old mattress in the attic.
There was considerably more smoke than
flame, and the principal damage was from
water. The loss is covered by insurance.
While the fire itself was small, it came
near having serious consequences. Chief
Engineer Goodwin was trying for the first
time patent smoke protector. He en-
tered the suffocating smoke with fire ex-
tinguisher. Because of difficulty in getting
the extinguisher working, he remained
longer than was safe. When he did not
appear, the tiremen who had accompanied
him to the head of the stairway became
alarmed. Fireman Hollis e. Davis, with
out any smoke protector, went into the
rooms in search OF the chief, and found
him unconscious on the floor. MIR. Davis
started toward the stairway with him, but
found himself going from suffocation. He
had strength enough left to call for help,
and three or four more firemen rushed in
and dragged them both out. Chief Good
win was unconscious, but soon revived.
"Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard -
Following is the cast of characters in
the play to be given next Friday evening