Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-03-01

Southwest Harbor.
THE MEDAL CONTEST.
The Demorcst Silver IN dial contest. un-
der the auspices Of the Frances +. Villa i
W. c. i. u. which had been postponed
for several weeks on acc. INT of the series
OF nuion meetings he d in different pa =
OF the town, was given at the Methodist
church Monday evening. Feb. 10, and
proved to be a very interesting event
though. owing TO &C tain mi,uuderstand-
ings among the members Of the class. the
rules and regulations govern NJ the n
test were not u ictly complied with;
therefore the judges, Rev. Messrs Chase.
I mpson and Bowman, did II t deem it
ad,isab 10 award tie medal, yet the
chairman Of the committee announced
that the need of honor. a. the class sto Il,
belonged to No. ), with honorable men
IL n Of No. ;.
One of the principal rules enjoincd is
that the class shall consist OF not more
than ten. nor less than six members. Miss
Maud Mason. one OF the contestants being
very busy with her school at Bass liarbor.
had mistaken the date Of contest. suppo>-
ing it 10 be a week later, and was therefore
unprepared but thought an explanation
and apology in person. ackno" lodging
failure, would overcome the difficulty.
The judges. however, construed the mat
ter according to the strict letter Of the
law, and withheld the prize.
Miss Rena Stanley, No. >, though but
twelve years Old, displayed excellent e'r-
cutionary power, and en- cred into the pirit
of the recitation with natural grace %
feeling and expression, and indeed the
same might be said Of each member OF the
class. Miss Ida lie nard. Grace Lawton,
Fannie Harm and Edith Lurvey, the
remainder of the class. rendered the essays
with a good effect of tone, articulation
memory and gesture.
The musical exercises of the evening
were much enjoyed. the male quartette
consisting Of Rev j. c. Chase, +. l.. Hi :
gins, c. NJ. Hold, and c. +. c oke. Civ
ing some fine selections A solo By Miss
Myra Deasy and duet by Mrs. Chase and
Mrs. May Lawton. were listened to with
appreciation by the large audience. The
W. c. T. L. President, Mrs. A. w. Clark
d rected the exercises Another contest
will he held soon, wherein we trust all
former errors will be avoided.
Washington's Birthday was appropriately
observed throughout the town. A hayrick
party from the western part of the Island
with horses gaily Jagged and multitudes
Of banners waving wildly amid patriotic
cheers passed through our streets. A union
service In commemoralion of the Father
of his Country was held at the Union
church, In honor of which the bells had
been cheerfully ringing at intervals during
the day.
The cantata, Queen Esther" by North
east Harbor local talent, was presented at
fremont hall on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of last week. and elected univer-
sal praise. The magnhcence of the cos
tunes, the rich harmony of the voices and
the realistic presentations of character, all
combined to render this fascinating piece
Of Bible history a marked success, The
funds collected by the presentation of the
| cantats are to be devoted to the building
of Baptist parsonage at Northeast Har-
| Dor.
| Mrs. Bertha Robbins, local superintend-
ent of Homes for the Homeless, has for
nearly yeaH cared for little orphaned
| waif, seeking a permanent home for it,
which, it is graf flying to learn. has now
been secured with Mrs. J. w. Bennett Of
| Deering, where she is informed by Mrs,
| Leayitt, State superintendent of that de
| partment. that tile Ii liam will be tender
| ly loved and surrounded with the care and
comfrt of a refined home. Mrs. Robbins
took her little charge to Ellsworth last
week. committing her t. the care OF
Everard Greedy who had promised to see