Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-05-09

lowed the sea, going foreign VOYAGES
and later worked in the shoe facto-
RES IN Ellsworth. He leaves a sis
ter by adoption, Mrs. Nellie Martin.
who made her home with him.
Z. e. Newman has closed negoti
ations for the purchase Of lot at
the northwest corner of Oak and Lin
coin streets, of p j. Phillips. The
lot is part of the small piece of un-
cleared land. Mr.. Newman plans to
build bungalow on the lot during
the summer.
Nancy E., wife of Thomas B.
Wilson, died in Bangor Monday.
after a short illness. at the ace of
slXty-tWo years. Mrs Wilson was
born in Ellsworth, the daughter of
the late John Drummey, and had
always lived here until her marriage
to Mr.. Wilson about thirty years ago.
since which time she had resided in
Bangor, Besides her husband. Mrs.
Wilson is survived by one son, John
b., also two brothers, Edward L.
Drummey of Ellsworth and Michael
were held in Bangor this morning
and interment will be in Ellsworth.
P. S. Thorsen has enlarged 'upon
his original plans for the building for
the ice-cream factory The building
will be made fourteen feet longer,
making 1t 32X54 feet in size. The
work has been seriously interfered
with, of course, by the heavy rains
and the freshet excitement, but is
now being pushed. Mr.. Thorsen has
remained in Ellsworth longer than
he intended, to see the work we'll un-
der way. William B. Rorison, of the
Brunswick-Kroshell Co. of New
York, was here this week, working
on plans for the machinery installa-
tion.
Royce E. Linscott, only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Linscott. who
moved here from Bar Harbor last
fall, was drowned April 30, in Vim
yard Sound, by the laundering of the
steamship Seaconnet, running be-
tween Boston and Norfolk Lin
scott, with six others, was drowned
while attempting to leave the steam
er in small boat. One of the
others drowned was a cousin of Lin :
scott-Frank L. Trafton of Atlantic,
Mass. Linscott was twenty-five years
! of age. He served three years in the
navy, after which he entered the
naval school at Chicago, from which
he was graduated about a year ago
as first machinist's mate. He re-
ceived his discharge in February, and
after visit at his home in Ellis
worth, shipped on the Seaconnet in
March. The body was recovered and
brought here, the funeral being held
at the home on Water street Satur-
day.
At the regular meeting of the city
government Monday evening, the
full board was present. The board
discussed the advisability of increas-
ing the tax rate to meet all or part
of the heavy expense caused the city
by the freshet. Henry NJ Hall ad-
Vised the board regarding the legal
possibility of recOnsidering the vote
of appropriations for the year. and
increasing them. A ten mill increase
is considered, which would increase
the rate to about $50 on ST 900, and
add about 100000 to the citys
revenue. The matter was also dis
cussed at the citizens meeting the
same evening, with a division of
opinion The board took no action,
taking a recess to next Monday eve
ming. by which time Mr.. Hall will
have more thoroughly looked up the
legal aspects of the situation. Fol
lowing an expression of approval at
the citizens meeting, the board also
voted to purchase the McCann fire
truck which has been in the city the
past week, at a cost of S., 500. This
is a combination hose cart, chemical
and gasoline pump. The board also
decided to build a temporary bridge
at Main street, which it thought
could be done for $1,000 or less.
Rolls of accounts aggregating S.
1633S were passed.