Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-06-20
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Miss Jennie Cole arrived home last
week with her brother David, who
has been at the Peter Bent Brigham
hospital for critical operation. Mr..
Cole is much improved.
John Blake and family Of Bedford,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Blake's
brother, H. M. Pease.
Mrs. Neva Bridges and her daush'
ters, Mrs Eta Cousins and Miss
Rachel Bridges, have gone to Range
ley, where they have employment for
the summer.
Miss Alice Herrick, who was called
home from Providence, r. l., by the
death of her mother, returned to her
work last week.
Miss Evelyn Gray, who has been
assistant in the high school at Isles
boro the past year, is spending her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. r. A.
Flye.
Ray Huntington and family have
returned to their home at South
Gardiner Mr.. Huntington has been
the principal of the high school the
past year.
Mrs. John Clough of Bluehill, with
little daughter, who has been visit
ing her parents, Bert Anderson ana
wife, has returned home.
Mrs. Lutte Ingersoll and Miss Eva
Ingersoll, who have spent the Win
ter in Providence, have returned
home.
Alvin O. Ramsdell, who has been
in town the past week, has returned
to Lubec. Winfield Ramsdell will
have charge of the sardine plant.
Donald Parson and family, OF
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, have arrived at
their summer home.
The golf links are now open
Albert Marks, junior at the high
school, who had the misfortune TO
| break one of his ankle bones at the
| ball game OF Penobscot, os getting
along as we'll as can be expected. He
| was the pitcher of the high school
| nine, and his presence on the athlet-
| ic field is greatly missed.
Capt William Freethey and wife
| have moved into >one Of the bunga-
| lows at the factory, and Mrs. Nellie
| Anderson and children of North
| Sedgwick into the last one in the
row.
Mrs. Homer Stanley and Homer,
| ir.. and her mother, Mrs. jerks, of
| Somerville, Mass, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. T. c. Stanley.
John Bradford, who has spent the
winter and spring in Massachusetts,
and Connecticut, is spending the
| summer with his sister, Mrs. c. c.
| Cousins, ST..
| Miss Georgene Traver, who has
| spent the winter in Bangor, mas
| opened her summer home in the
village.
| The Farnsworth Packing Co. has
| sold it's sardine plant to the Rams
| dell Packing Co. of Lubec, which has
| assumed charge. 1t is with much re
| gret that the citizens lose A. e.
| Farnsworth as a sardine packer, but
| it is hoped he will continue to make
| Brooklin his home. Since the Farms
| worth Packing Co. was Incorporated
! twenty years ago last March, Mr.,
| Farnsworth has lived here almost
| continuously, and has made many
| friends, who feel that they have met
| with a personal loss in losing Mi.
| Farnsworth as an employer. He ever
| had the interest of his employees at
| heart, and many deeds of kindness
| have been done which were not pub
| licly known. He was not only en-
| ployer, but friend.
Rachel Allen. wife of Austin Her
rick, died very suddenly at her home
| Monday morning, June 4. Although
| Mrs. Herrick's health had not been
| good the past two years, she was not
considered in a dangerous condition.
| Her loss falls heavily upon her hus-
| band, who has been her constant
| companion and who has watched
| over her so tenderly; also upon the
| daughter, Miss Ada, who lives az
| home. and the daughter, Miss Alice.
| who is a bookkeeper in Providence,
| r. |. Mrs. Herrick'S friends are
| numberless, and her many deeds of
| kindness done will be monument
| to her memory. No one ever went
from her home empty-handed. She
| was a friend to all. %Those who We're
| near and dear to her have lost a
| friend whose place in their lives can
never be filed. For several years
| Mrs. Herrick had not been able to
go about but her interest in the
| church. lodge, schools, and in every
| thing that pertained to the better
ment of the town, received her
aid in work and financially. The
funeral was held at the home We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. Alice Foster
of the North Brooklin Baptist church
officiating. The beautiful floral dis
play was silent token of love and
sympathy. She leaves a husband,
the two daughters mentioned. and a
step-daughter, Mrs. Neva Bridges, to
whom she had been a real mother;
also two granddaughters, Mrs. Eta
Cousins and Miss Rachel Bridges,
both of this town. The sympathy
of all goes out to these Borrowing
ones.
Mrs. Hollis Stanley and children of
Bangor are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. II. C. Stanley.
Lee and Foster Powers of Boston
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Billings