Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-04-09
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were warmly appIauded and responded to
| generously.
| &. Stanley and George G. johnson, who
have been visiting their mother, Mrs.
Ada M. johnson, have returned to New
York to join the steamer on which they
| are employed.
| At the Congregational church next SUM-
| day Miss Browns music will be: Prelude
in b fiat, by West; response, by Lang;
offertory by Read; postlude, March Ponti-
| ficale, by Lemmens.
Miss Margaret Downey, book keeper at
8. X. Writings store, left Friday for va
cation trip to Boston and Manchester,
N. H., with possibility Of visit to New
| York before her return.
! Friends here OF Prof. and Mrs. George
| Porter Paine, OF Middiebury, VT, will be
interested to learn that q son was born
to them April Q. The child has been
named Edward Springer.
| Friends of Il. B. Estey are pleased to
know Of his rapid improvement, following
an operation at the hospital in Bangor last
Wednesday. He hopes to be able to re-
turn home the last Of the week.
Mrs. F. W. Rollins is visiting her
mother, Mrs. NJ. A. King, in Arlington,
| Mass. Mrs. King, her many friends here
will be glad to learn, is rapidly recover
| ing from q sudden attack of illness.
A letter from Judge Emery, who has
l hoor in ako for aov
| II leave Friday (April ~ for Minneapolis
hoping for cooler weather there; it is so
in the shade here to-day (April u. l
! expect to arrive in Ellsworth about the
25th."
| l.. F. Giles, who was taken ill last week,
has been critically ill, but this morning
his condition was reported as slightly
more encouraging, though he is not out Of
danger. His wife and daughter Erva, who
have been in Boston through the winter,
are home.
The dance given at Hancock hall last
Thursday evening by some OF the young
people of Ellsworth for the benefit of the
flood sufferers in Ohio, was we'll attended.
The net proceeds, go, was sent to the
treasurer of the State o, Maine branch of
the Red Cross society, who acknowledged
its receipt in letter of thanks to the
young people of Ellsworth.
The Literature club met last Monday
review OF Emerson's essays was given by
Miss Mary A. Aodgkins, and a review of
Whittier's life and ''Snow bound" by Miss
Mary h. Black. Remarks on Emerson's g
Representative Men" were made by Mrs.
G. /. WEIGH. The next meeting will be
held with Miss Black April u.
The Ellsworth high school will reopen
next Monday, after recess of one week.
The common schools of the city opened
last Monday. Miss AdeIia Barron, who
has been assistant at the School street
school, succeeds Miss Flora Marks, re-
signed, at West Ellsworth. There will
be no assistant at School street. The
other teachers are the same as last term.
Mrs. Stephen Littlefeld, born in Els
worth sixty-three years ago, moving from
, here to Penobscot, and later to North
Castine and Castine, died at the latter
! place Sunday. She had been in poor
health all winter, but the end was has
| tened by an attack OF grip. She leaves
/ three children-Henry, of Brockton
Mass, John, of Calais, and Mrs. Jennie
Dickson, of Bar Harbor.
A tablet has been placed in the uppel
vestibule of the Baptist church to provide
suitable space on which to place the
record of memorial funds. The tablet ii
the work of Isaac l.. Hodgkins, of thii
city, and is OF neat design, giving gooc
, evidence of his skill as an artist in wood
One plate, memorisiizing the Joseph ant
Saliie DeLaittre fund, is in place, and ther,
is space for others to be added az fund
may be esta blished for the church.
Eliza, widow of Ezra Davis, dice
Thursday at her home on the Surry road
aged seventy nine years. Mrs. Davi'
had spent the winter with her son
Charles l., id Bar Hsrbor, returning hom,
ill, accompanied by her son and his wife
: two weeks before her death. She leaves on,
aon, a brother-Jsmes Farrell, and sistel
Mrs Phoebe Bunker, both OF Ellsworth
The funeral was held at the home Saturday
! afternoon, Rev. p. A. A. Killam, of the
Ellsworth Baptist church, officiating.
Ellsworth friends of Mrs. j. p. Scheli
Of Chipley, Fla, we're grieved to learn OF
her death on March IS. Mrs. Schell
| whose maiden name was Lizzie Adams,
, was born in Ellsworth, the daughter oi
| the late Daniel Adams. She visited here
last summer, renewing old acquaintance
and forming many new ones. She had
been in poor health for some time, but the
immediate cause OF death, which was
sudden, was heart failure resulting from
fright in a runaway accident. She leaves
a husband and five sons, who have the
, sympathy OF Ellsworth friends.
J. Ames Smith died Sunday at his home