Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-26
No. PenObRe01.

No. Pen0bsees.
School in district No. 12, Miss Flora
ID. Marks teacher, closed Feb. 6, with the
following excellent showing: Length of
school ten weeks, number of scholars
registered 81, average number attending
"a, scholars not absent l-2 day, Fred LGnt,
Harry Haynes, Winnie Leach, Arch Haney
Raymond Hutchins, Gladys Hutchins,
Bert Lowell, Blanche Lowell, Laura Lowell,
Frank Lowell, Herbert Lowell, Harvey
Leach. Those absent one day only Florence
Leach, Nettie Haney, Cora Leach, Lille
Grindle, Orrie Haney, Homer Lowell.
A large amount of kiln wood has been
hauled to the yards and landings this
winter.
William Haney of this place, who for
q few months past has worked in Belfast,
Is about to engage in the manufacture OF
maple syrup in the town of Dedham, In
company with Allie Condor of Belfast, on
II large scale. They have leased for term
of years one OF the largest and best maple
orchards in the county. They expect to
tap four thousand or five thousand trees
and they have all the modern appliances
for gathering sap and reducing 1T to
syrup.
Thursday afternoon several hundred
people gathered on the bay To witness an
exhibition of horse speed The day was
fine and the icy track was in good con
dition. The bay was alive with teams and
one is a little surprised to observe how
much enthusiasm an occasion of this kind
creates among all classes and both sexes;
everybody who has horse that has any
promise of speed in him, or can show
good performance, finds here good Oppor-
IN or he
trotting ground was broad and free and
subject to no conventional rules, but for
those who have real trotters and wish to
make an honest trial of their speed VT
should pronounce it poor chance. lt was
evident from the first that three or four
horses were expected TO do the real trol-
ting on this occasion. First appearcu
| Jumbo" of East Bluehill, and the wei
known mare Minnie Chase, which had here
| totore had some hard contests, and littlc
| behind with steady, even, honest trottinI
action but gaining gradually, came J. ).
| Condon's flyer of Orland, which had wou
laurels in many a similar trottlng contest.
| Several half mile heats We're trotted hV
| this trio but the start was so irregular ana
| the track often impeded with teams and
| poor driving so apparent 1t Is difficult, yes,
| impossible to tell which was the specifies
| footed beast and fine spirited and altogether
an admirable specimen of horse flesh of her
| age. Jumbo, owned by Representative
Ridlon OF East Buehill, is a larger am
| Younger horse and showed powerful gai1
| that under proper training must place him
| IN the 2.S0 list. J, ). Condor has an homes
| trottcr that can 20, nobody can tell how
| fast. He performed his work with scarce
| " a break or apparent urging on the par
| IF his driver, and under the most favor
| able circumstances we are led to think
. he will do some speedy work. We notice
4 large four years old colt driven by Rue
| DoFitv of Sedgwick, that showed a power
| ful gait and if he doesn't tear himself t"
| pieces before he gets aye over him, he Wi.
| be likely to be heard from by aud by. {.
| X. Bridges showed a fine looking, nir"
styled clever gated, four years old whic'
| will doubtless make a most desirable III
| valuable gentlcman'S driving horse, AMI D.
not wanting in elements of speed.