Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-04-09
COUNTY NEWS
FRANKLIN.

Miss Meta Springer left Saturday for
Charleston, to teach.
CAM. Edward Dyer has left te soin the
vessel in which he sails.
Miss Jessie Harmon, OF Machias. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Albert Mclaughlin
Mrs. Sarah A. bunker is seriously III at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs. Roscoe
Gay.
Mrs. Percy Homer left Monday for a
visit OF few weeks at her former home.
Woodstock, n. Il.
Carroll Donu and wife, of West Goaids-
boro. and Mrs. Coombs, of Prospect Har-
Dor, were in town Saturday to attend The
funeral OF Miss Pherson.
The Blues lost to the Reds again in the
Sunday school attendance contest. and
will entertain the Reds at an ice cream
and cake social at the sestry saturday
| evening.
Miss Evelyn Browne returned Monday
| from Calais, where she has been teaching
Miss Marcia Gordon went to Portland
| Monday TO enter the childrens' hospital
\ for training.
| At the Sunday evening service at the
Met hodist church, Mrs. L. L. Bunker
favored the audience with solo and Miss
Julia Macomber and MIR. Clifford were
| pIeasingiy heard in duct
Clifford, youngest son OF Edward Dyer
and wife, has been very Ill OF grip. he 10
| thought to be improving. Misses Leona
and Phyllis DeBeck, also are recovering
| from severe attacks of grip
| At the business meeting OF the ladies'
| aid society held with Mrs l.. +. spri niger
| Tuesday, Mrs. L. It. Bunker was elected
president to fill the vacancy caused by the
4 resignation of Mrs. Nettie Dyer.
| Friends OF Mrs. Vida Springer Stephens
| regret the loss sustained by her and MIR.
4 c., hal frnnEs n he rail-
| road station in Rumford were destroyed
| by the fire that ievelied the station.
Mrs. Asemeth Springer, nearly seventy
seven years young, is busy each day with
patchwork, rugs, embroidery or Irish lace
| crochet. II is remarkable how dexterous
she is mentally as well as in her handi-
craft.
The district schools will commence the
spring term on Monday, April IA, with
| the following teachers; Franklin gram
mar, Miss Daisy Godon; Franklin pri-
mary, Miss Geneva Brsgdon; East Frank
lin grammar, Miss Evelyn II. Browne;
East Franklin primary. Miss Marcia
Bragdon; West Franklin grammar, Harold
Is. Clifford; West Franklin primary, Miss
Carolyn Hooper; Ryefield grammar, Miss
Adah Savage; kyefield primary. Miss
Frances Dyer; Egype, Nj Josie Abbott;
Beaehland, Miss Nerna Lawrie; Georges,
pond, Mrs. Nancy Smith.
The funeral OF Miss Annie Pherson,
who died Wednesday night, took place
Saturday afternoon. Rev. q. Mayo Off
ciated. assisted by Rev. A. &. Browne.
Waiter Lawrie and Harold Clifford sang.
Miss Pherson was a woman OF kindly
presence, warmly attached TO her friends
and possessed strong kindred affection.
She was one of eight sisters, the late Mrs.
John Paul Gordon being the eldest. she
is survived by Mrs. Mary Crossley, Mrs.
Sarah Bunker and Mrs. Adelaide Dunn,
who reside here, Mrs. Maria Guptill, OF
Gouidsboro, and Mrs Lizzie Coombs, OF
Prospect Harbor. The sisters were un-
RENTING in their devotion to the
stricken one and all WAS done that could
be for her comfort. The funeral, which
was private. was held at the rooms OF her
shop where she passed away. The flowers
covering her easket were beautiful. In
terment was in Bayview cemetery. The
sympathy of many friends is extended to
the bsreaved ones. Annie, as Miss Phsr-
son Was familiarity known, will be much
missed by her patrons and by friends.
A.