Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-10-23
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

! Mrs. herbert Strout spent part OF last
week with friends in Brewer.
F. e. Rounds and family left Saturday
for Enfield to visit relatives.
John w. Woodward, of South Thomas
ton, has been here several days visiting
his sister, Mrs. P. NJ. Flood.
| Thomas GrindeIl, wife and daughter, of
Bath, have been visiting Mr.. Grindell's
mother, Mrs. Catherine Grindeil.
| Mrs. Asa o. Flood went to Bangor last
week for few days visit with her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. w. E. Cram.
Miss Barbara Nevis, OF Bar Harbor,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
| Nevis, last week.
The study class will met Monday even
ing of next week with Mrs. B. B. Whit
comb.
| Irving Garland and wife, OF Rangeley,
are visiting Mrs. Garland's sister, Mrs.
George e. Maddocks.
Eugene Whitaker and wife are the
proud parents OF son, born Sunday even
| ing.
Charles w. Smith spent part of last
week at Amherst with his father, Charles
| M. Smith.
Archie Johnston, OF Amherst, who has
| been visiting his daughter, has returned
| home.
Charles Haywood returned to Bar Har-
Dor Saturday, after vacation spent here
as the guest Of Henry Hatch and wife.
Leo B. Belts has been transferred from
the position as fiagman on the crossing
here to the Ellsworth depot. Edward
Cochrane has taken his place here.
Mrs. Carrie Hatch, who has spent the
summer at Lamoine with her daughter, is
home. She will live this winter with her
son Henry.
Mrs. James Parrish and son John, of
York, were called here Monday by the
death Of Mrs. Farrish's mother, Mrs.
Sarah Joy. Mr.. Parrish returned home
Tuesday noon. Mrs. Parrish will remain
for few days among relatives.
The team owned and driven by Henry
Hatch figured in runaway early Monday
morning. The horses, lively span, had
been left by the driver, and were startled
by something in the lumber yards of
Whitcomb, Haynes & Co, They had not
gone far when they collided with a tele-
graph pole, freeing themselves from the
wagon. They ran from the yards toward
town and were stopped on the way down.
Fortunately they escaped uninjured,
and the only damage was the badly
broken wagon.
Mrs. Sarah Joy died at her home here
early Saturday morning, aged seventy five
years. Mrs. joys health had been poor
for several months, and the end was not
unexpected. Mrs. Joy was a woman Of
quiet disposition and Of kind heart, COM
manding the highest respect Of the COM
munity. She had lived for number Of
years with her youngest son, William e.
Joy, who has looked well after her every
need. She leaves two other sons-Arthur
L. and Charles A. Joy, OF this place; also
two daughters Mrs. James Parrish, of
York, and Mrs. Aurilla Carter, OF West
Ellsworth. Funeral services were held
Monday morning at the house, Rev. 0. ].
Guptill officiating. lnterment was at
Juniper cemetery.
Mrs. Selena X. Lord died Wednesday
afternoon of last week, at her home here.
Mrs. Lord was not suffering from any
perceptible organic disease, but there was
gradual weakening at the last on account
OF her advanced age. Mrs. Lord WAS born
Seiena r. Mason at Somesville, in the sum-
mer of 1922, and was a little more than
ninety years old. She was married in 1910
to George X. Lord, coming here to live in
q house that stood on the present church
site. Mr.. Lord died in March, 1880, and
Mrs. Lord had since made her home with
her son and daughter, George and Eta
Lord. Mrs. Lords whole life was
one OF loving devotion and self-sacrafice
for her family and her many friends, who
are daily bearing testimony as to her
many kindnesses shown them. Mrs. Lord
was the mother of eight children, all OF
whom survive her except one son, Ivory,
who died in 1885. The children are Mrs.
Levi Bennett, Mrs. Mary b. Flood, Mrs.
IE. A. Lowell, Edward, George, Henry, and
Eta Lord, all residents here except Mrs.
Lowell, who lives at North Penobscot.
The funeral was held at the house Friday
afternoon, Rev. o. J. Guptill officiating.
Interment was at Juniper cemetery.