Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-03-12

Herman e Hill and wife arrived from
Boston last Thursday, and will spend the
summer, at least, in Ellsworth They
have taken apartments at the Watts
house on upper Main street.
Able l.. Friend was taken violently ill
Saturday evening, and Sunday was taken
to the hospital in Bangor. His condition
is serious. His sister, Mrs. Mortimer
Levy, arrived from New York yesterday.
Congressman John e. Peters and wife
arrived Monday from Washington, and
opened their Ellsworth home. Mrs. Pc
ters' mother, Mrs. Cushman, who has
spent the winter in Boston, returned home
with them.
Friends here OF Richard S. HarveN will
be pleased to learn that he has recently
been appointed resident cost inspector,
and has received commission as ensign.
Mr.. Harvey is now at an officers training
school in Philadelphia.
Deputy Collector Lee is in Ellsworth
this week, with headquarters at the custom
house, to assist those wishing assistance
in making out income tax returns. He
will be here but three days - Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
The sketch, "Miss Jones' Millinary
OPENING" will be given at the thetMetho-
dist vestry Wednesday evening. March
10, and short play, Morning Callers";
also vocal solos and readings. Home
made candy will be for sale.
The woman's club met yesterday with
Mrs. q. f. Newman. Rev. r. H. Moyle
spoke on the League of Nations, and Miss
M. A Greedy delivered paper on Poems
OF the War" The next meeting, March
25, will be with Mrs. John A. Peters.
| Miss Alice Nj. Wescott, recently re-
| turned from nineteen months overseas
service as a Red Cross nurse, arrived in
Ellsworth Monday, spending the day
with her brother, Sheriff Wescott, and
going to her home in BluehiIl in the after
noon.
There will be special meeting of the
Unitarian society at the vestry next Tues
dav evening at 730, to elect a trustee to
| fill the vacancy caused by the death of
/ JOlh iAidlldBSf anu ~ 'Ao-'ooNe nay
other business that may come before the
meeting.
Mrs. Lizzie II. Coleman and daughter,
Mrs. A. F. Fortier, left on the noon train
Monday for Boston, where they will visit
Mrs. Fortier's son, Llewellyn e., chief
yoeman, U. s. N, in Little building, and
Mrs. Coleman's daughter, Mrs. w. 1.
Dillon, in Hudson, Mass.
A county conference has been called
to he held in Ellsworth next Tuesday,
when the community Y. M. C. A.
movement will be further considered.
Representatives OF communities in the
county will be present. The conference
will be held at the Unitarian church,
opening at l o'clock. All interested,
especially the people of EllsW orth, are in
vited to attend the conference. luncheon
will be served to visiting delegates by the
Woman's Alliance, at II O'Clock sharp, in
the vestry.
One of the most pleasing OF the many
voluntary contributions to the fund for
the Boys Welfare club is made by Major
Carroll j. Swan OF Boston, who is to be
in Maine soon on short lecturing tour.
Major Swan writes that he will be glad to
come to Ellsworth to speak, and that Mrs.
Swan will accompany him and sing, the
proceeds from the evening to be donated
to the boys club. The offer has been
gladly accepted. The date tentatively
announced is April 5, but it cannot yet be
definitely fixed.
Word has been received OF the death al
New buryport, Mass, on March 2, of Miss
Emma A. Perry, daughter of the late Par.
ker Perry, formerly Of Ellsworth and iol
many years register Of deeds for Hancock
Miss Perry was born in Orland, from
which town the family moved to Ellis
worth She was a musician of exec ,tioua
ability, and teacher Of music in Ellis
worth during her residence here. Later
she was for years organst of largt
church in Washington, d. c. She was
seventy-five years old, and the last of heI
family, having survived her three brothers
Dr. Frank, Edward and Isaac.
| What is the oldest business in Ellsworth
under one family name and management
| Most of the old names have disappeared
many Of them within the past few years
Ask a dozen men the above question,
and you might get dozen answers
and probably not one OF them would
think of going down Water street to the
blacksmith shop of Charles j. Brown
This business was established in 1854 by
Mr.. Browns father, the late Enoch L.
Brown. In 1866 he took his son Henry
into partnership, and it became E. l.
Brown & Son. In 1888 his son Charles
bought the business, built the present
shop a short distance from the old shop,
and has continued the business uninter-