Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-09-10

Ocracoke, ana knew every man, woman
and child on the island. Later reports
that no lives were lost were great relief
to Mr.. Dorr.
John c. Finnigan, OF the Arm OF Finni-
gan Bros, undertakers, Bangor, died
Thursday after a brief illness, at the age
OF twenty nine years. He was well
known in Ellsworth.
George II. Brooks, Of New Bedford,
Mass, is visiting his sons in Ellsworth.
This is his first visit to bis old home for
several years, and his many friends have
q warm welcome for him.
Embert Z. osgood and wife accompa-
MED Ernest F. osgood and family on their
return to Berlin, N. H., by automobile,
leaving here Sunday. They will spend
the week in New Hampshire.
Among summer visitors and home
comers who have left during the past
week are Rev. Albert J. Lord, wife and
son Phillips, for Meriden, Conn; Miss
| Florence Smith, for New York.
Mrs. George r. Caldwell, with little
daughter Barbara, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. L. ID. Foster, left yester-
day for her home in Somerville, Mass.
Little Louise Foster accompanied them for
a visit.
Ellsworth friends OF Miss Evelyn A.
Atkins, for several years employed as
stenographer in the law offices OF Hale &
Hamlin, in this city, extend congratuis-
tions on her marriage Sunday, at Corinna,
| to Archie l.. Cushman, of Bangor.
| Announcements have been received of
the marriage of Miss Edith Smith, of Rox-
bury, Mass, to Walter Laforest Smith, of
Brookline, Mass. The groom is a son of
Mrs. Annie NJ. Smith, of this city. Ellis
worth friends extend congratulations.
Herbert Whittemore and family spent
the weekend at the Richards homestead
on Bridge hill with his mother and cous-
ins, the Misses Silsby. Miss Alma Silsby,
/ Sho is a teacher in the East Boston high
| school, left Monday; Miss Elizabeth will
remain here for few weeks.
Director-in- chief w. R. Chapman, OF
to-day. He meets the Ellsworth festival
chorus at Society ball this afternoon at
l2 O'Clock, and leaves on the afternoon
train for Calais, where he will this even
ing meet the chorus of that city.
A group Of Ellsworth people left yester-
day on an automobile trip around the
State. In the party were John o. Whitney
and family, John F. Knowlton and wife,
0. w. Tapley, wife and son Paul, and Mrs.
A. W. King. Judge King joined the party
at Bangor. They expect to be gone the
rest OF this week.
The Klark- Urban Co. appeared at Han
cock hall Friday and Saturday, and
played both nights to crowded houses.
"Alias Jimmy Valentine" was presented
Friday night and s'The Gamblers Satur-
day night. AT the matinee Saturday after
noon the company played the "House OF a
Thousand Candles.
Ellsworth friends OF Miss Mabelle W.
Brown, of Fairfield, for three years the
efficient assistant teacher at the Ellsworth
high school, are interested in the an
nouncement OF her approaching marriage
to Leon B. Stone, of North Haven. The
wedding will take place at the home OF
the bride on Wednesday, Oct. l.
The body OF Thomas Murtsugh, who
died Monday, in Philadelphia, was
brought here to-day for interment.
His wife and two brothers accompanied
the remains. There was a Catholic
burial service at the grave. Mr.. Muir
laugh was thirty-five years of age.
| He married Miss Grace Wescott, of this
city.
Ex-Chief-Justice Emery, who has spent
} the summer abroad, accompanied by his
niece, Miss Florence z. Blake, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Miss Margaret, daughter of
Mr.. Justice King, is home The party
landed at Montreal. The young ladies
returned Immediately to their respective
homes, but Judge Emery remained in
Montreal to attend the meetings of the
American bar association; he arrived
home last Friday.
The house and barn Of Harold p. Carter,
at West Ellsworth, were burned shortly
after midnight Saturday night. The
fire is believed to have started in the
! barn, but the buildings were all ablaze
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Mr.. Carter and his family were not living
} at the farm, having moved to Ellsworth
when he opened a store here, much OF
| their furniture remained in the house. In
the barn were farming machinery and
|. tools. There is a small insurance through
the grange.
} Frank W. Smith, born at Mariaville
eighty years ago, and for several years
prior to moving West, resident of Ellis
worth Falls, died Aug. q at Cath
lamet, Wash. In 1875 he located on
the Columbia river, and engaged in
the logging business, from which
he retired twenty years ago. He was
the first one on the Columbia river to
use a donkey engine in logging He is
survived by three children - Mrs Z. Il.
Warren, Mrs. Nellie Haslam and Will