Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-03-05

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Milo Hardware Co. The Treworgy
brothers are former Ellsworth boys.
~ Good progress is now being made
on the new Main street bridge. The
work has been continued through
out the winter, and as a whole the
weather has been most favorable.
The three piers and two abutments
have been completed, and the first
concrete arch on the west side of the
river was completed yesterday. The
work now is of the kind that makes
Zig howing each week, toward
complet;an.
This MaiGe Central Railroad Co.
! has commenced extensive astera-
| lions on the Ellsworth. station, which
| have long been cont emplated. The
! change consists of shifting the office
to the lrortherG end of the station
building, where 1t will occupy all OF
the space, now taken 10y the mems.
waiting room. New toilets for men
and women are Being built at the
room for them being taken out of the
present wonlHn's waiting room. The
present office room and toilets will
be thrown into a general waiting
room for men and women, which will
he but slightly larger than either of
the present waiting rooms. New
furniture and furnishings will be
placed in the office.
Ellsworth loses another old citizen
in the death last Wednesday at
Bangor of Morris Bowden. Mr..
Bowden died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. w F. Graham, where
he aud Mrs. Bowden were spending
the winter Mrs Bowden is in very
poor health Mr. BoWden was born.
in Bucksport eighty-two years ago.
but came to Ellsworth as young
man, and was for years employed in
the mills He was quiet, indus
trious citizen and good neighbor.
He leaves, besides his widow, three
daughters, Mrs. William Robinson
of Waterfowl, Mass, Mrs Frank
CrowelI and Mrs. Graham OF Ban
gor, and one son, Morris, of Ellis
worth. The funeral was held at the
Gongreg ationaf church in Ellsworth
Friday afternoon, Rev. George S.
Brookes officiating.
Edmund Hamilton, well-known
citizen OF Ellsworth, died late last
Wednesday night at his home on
Central street, after am illness of two
weeks Of grip, with kidney compiled
lions. NE Hamilton vas in the six
ty-fifth year OF his age, and a life
long resident of Ellsworth. For
many years he was employed by the
Bar Harbor & Union River Power
Co. His wife died on October 8. last,
and his mother, who made her nome
with him, died on February 20 of
last yeaE A brother, Albert, OF Mt.
Desert, has also died within the year.
One brgther and one sister survive
Harrison Hamilton of Georgia and
Mrs. Lillian Lord of Ellsworth Falls:
also two grandchildren, Edward F..
Small, ir, and Elizabeth Small. The
funeral was held at the home Friday
afternoon, Rev. George S. Brookes
officiating.
' Plans are practically completed for
the operation in Ellsworth, beginning
in the spring of a cooperative cream
cry. The industry is brought about
through the efforts Of the Farm Blu
reau,. with the object of esta blishing
a year-round market for cream,
which it is expected will be- a large
factor in building up the farms in
this section. / Already 1928 cows have
been contracted to the cooperative.
creamery, and farmers are putting
up ice in anticipation of caring Tor
their cream for the creamery. The
creamery committee is now looking
propose to erect building about
35x50 feet. It. will be equipped with
new and up-tu-date machinery The
creamery expects to be ready to re-
ceive cream khe first of May, Most
OF the COWS SO far pledged are owned
in Otis, MaEiaville, North Bluehitt,
Brooksvilles Surry, Trenton, Sails
hurry Cove and West Ellsworth
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