Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-03-30
West Franklin.

lie COIIl unity was SduuCuCu W
the death Monday, March 81. of
Edgar e. Scammon, lifelong resi-
dent of the western part of the
town. Mr.. Scammon was seventy
two years of age. Until past middle
life, he followed the sea, and had
been in command of coasting YES
sells, and also been on foreign
bound vessels. He was an interest
ing talker of incidents of his voy-
age. In later years he had been
ashore a greater part Of the time
and had the reputation of being
the most successful weir fisherman
in this bay He was charter
member of Court Tugwassah, l. O.
F., and one of it's most enthusiastic
members. He was a kind husband
and father, and good neighbor.
He leaves a widow, five sOns-Wil-
liam of New York. Irwin of Bar
Harbor, Meltiah of Rockland, Floyd
of Livermore Falls, and Burton,
who has lived at home; two daugh-
ters-Mrs. julius Darling of Brewer
and Mrs. Frank Goodwin of Han
cock, and half-sister, Miss Jennie
Taylor of Amesbury, Mass. The
funeral was held at the Union
church Wednesday, Rev. J. B. Coy,
of Ellsworth officiating. A large
delegation of members of the l. o.
F. attended. The beautiful floral
offerings testified to the esteem in
which the deceased was held.
E. w. Hastings, who was on Mon
day elected for the ninth consecutive
time as tax collector, has been Wis
iting his son, ]. w. Hastings, in
Bangor.
Miss Leona DeBeck is at home
from the U. Of M. for the spring re-
cess.
Mrs. Ella Bradbury is with Eu-
gene circuit and mother.
The correspondent is in receipt of
a letter from Mrs. Thomassen, who,
with her husband, is spending the
winter at Hernosand Sweden. She
describes some of the wonderful
feats performed at a "ski tourna-
ment" which she and Capt, Thomas
sen attended.
Mr., and Mrs. Alden Ryder visited
their Cousin, Mrs. Hodgkins, at
Sullivan last week.
Mrs. Bertha McPhee of Water
vile is visiting relatives here.
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high school at Rumford Point, is
spending his vacation with his fam
lily here.
The Franklin high school closed
Friday for a recess of one week.
Announcement was made of the
class parts and essays as follows:
Salutatory, Blanch Eldridge; class
history, Belva Scammon; essay,
Lloyd Fernald; Grafton, George
Bragdon; address to undergradu-
ates, Irving Slower; essay, Carrie
Abbott; class will, Clyde Bragdon;
essay William Springer; class
prophecy, Emile Bunker and Celia
Garbett; presentation of gifts, Ad-
die Bragdon and Olive Smith; es-
say, Leland Merchant valedictory,
Raymond Fernald. The 1921 class
is large and of exceptional ability,
and the commencement exercises
should be among the best Franklin
high has ever held.
Monday was busy day at the
town hall. The attendance was
large and the female element was
much in evidence. There were
many friendly contests for office
The appropriation was the largest in
the history of the town, the amounts
for high and common schools being
much in excess of last year. B. A.
Blaisdell presided in his usual eff
fective manner. This part of the
town bore off three of the officers
Eugene S. circuit being elected
chairman of selectmen, Allen But
Ter, third selectman, and J. Ardolph
Butler, member of the school board.
The three-act comedy, "Cupid's
Partner" was presented by the
Daughters of Veterans to a large
and appreciative audience at the
grange hall Thursday evening
Those in the cast were Goldie
Rollins, Olive Smith, Evelyn Bum
ker, Marvel Bradbury, Vida Cous-
ms, Gladys Scammon, Edith Brad
bury, Annie Gray, Nellie Smith,
Hazel Murch, Julia Jellison, Ora
Williams.