Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-04-01
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Congratulations are extended to
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Salisbury on the
birth of a daughter, Elinor Louise,
born March 81 v
V Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Durham, who
have spent the winter in Florida, re-
turned home Saturday, accompanied
by Sidney Maddocks of Ellsworth.
Miss Mary Stuart of Bangor re
Gently visited her aunt, Mrs Mary
Lyman.
Miss Geraldine Salisbury is i'll of
grip.
The monthly meeting of the Han
cock County Ministerial association
will be held at the Ellsworth Falls
church at 2 p. M, Monday, April 6.
In the evening at there will be
public meeting. Miss Hilda Emery of
Bar Harbor will give a reading, "The
Brindley of Bar Harbor Baptist
church will give the spiritual inter-
probation of the poem. Everybody
is welcome
OBITUARY.
The community was saddened to
learn of the sudden death of AM
brose w. Ellis, last Friday evening,
after an illness of only three days, of
bronchial pneumonia.
Mr.. Ellis was born in Swanville,
January 10, 1S47, and lived there
until he enlisted in the Civil war
where he served in the 26th Maine
infantry. After the close of the war,
ic Al 1xybo no in
company with Fred e. HartshOrne,
now of New Haven, established a
short lumber mill, which became one
of the leading businesses of this sec
tion of the State, employing many
men, both in the mills and about
their extensive timber lands. One
of his many acts of thoughtfulness
and kindness was voluntarily chang
ing the working day for his en-
ployees from twelve to ten hours and
establishing the weekly pay day
He retired from business about
thirty-five years ago.
He was for a long time president
of the Hancock County Fair AS
ISOLATION, and was one of the pro-
moters of Wyman Park He was a
which he had owned many
Mr.. Ellis was twice married His
first wife, Ann Sarah Hartshorne,
died in 1882. He later married
Mary Whitcomb, who survives him.
She has always been a most help
full and devoted companion and to her
much sympathy is extended by all.
Owing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Ellis, she was unable to care for Mr..
Ellis during his last illness, but ex-
presses her deepest gratitude and
thanks for all the deeds of kindness
shown by neighbors and friends.
Besides the widow, he leaves one
sister, Mrs. Christopher Moody, and
two nephews, Fred and Harold
Moody, all of Monroe.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday afternoon, Rev, }. f.
Besant officiating, assisted by Revs.
H. w. Conley and George S. Brookes.
The Civil war veterans and mem
bers of the American Legion attend
ed The large gathering OF friends
and the profuson of beautiful
flowers bore witness to the high es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Ellis was held.
Among those from out of town who
came to attend the funeral of Mr..
Ellis were DR.. Winifred Hartshorne
of New York, Harold Moody of Mon
roe, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuel Whitcomb
of Springfield Mass, Eben Whitcomb
of Washington, D. c., Miss Helen
York of Portland and Miss Frances
Loweree of New York; also Dr..
Frank W7hitcomb of Orono, who was
called here by the illness of his sis
ter, Mrs. Ellis, whose condition at
present is much improved.
Mrs Lumpie is dreadfully afraid
of embonpoint, remarked Mrs. Cos
sippe.
That's a terrible disease" agreed