Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-08

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Chilli and worked on plantation until
an American ship arrived and took them
| aboard. After giving up the life OF
sailor he settled in Madison, Ohio. Here
he married Miss Gorton, who survives
him. They went to Kansas in 1855. Mr..
Blunt helped to build the first suspension
bridge west OF the Mississippi river at
Ossawatamie, Kan. He was associated
with John Brown before the war. Dur
ing the war he was an aid on the stah OF
his brother General Blunt. After pass
ing through the rough experiences of
pioneer life and fighting in the civil war,
MIR. Blunt removed with his family to
Chicago in 1868.
There WAS good game of ball at
Wyman park last Saturday-one Of the
very few good games Ellsworth has seen
this year. The competing teams were the
Bar Harbor and Ellsworth high school
mines. The visitors looked more than
match for the home team, and the boy
were almost beaten before the game COM
menced. They pulled themselves to-
gether, however, and with Capt. Dunn's
superior work in the box won the game
by score of Ii to 49, The game is more
fully reported under high school notes.
The l.. A. W. Bulletin announces the
suspension for thirty days from Sept. is
of James Stock bridge, OF this city, for
riding in races unsanctioned by the
league. Stock bridge won the boys bcy
Gle race on children's day at the county
fair. The Bulletin also announces his
transfer from the amateur to the profess
sional class. Allie Higgins and Charles
Rankin, of Bar Harbor, VINO started in
the race, received the same treatment.
Ellsworth halls its young professional
wheelman.
The board of education met Monday
afternoon 1t was voted % reject the bid
OF K. Mcdonald to furnish the schools
with wood. Voted that the pupils of the
first grade be required to remain in school
at least tw hours at each session. Voted
that free high school be held in district
No. for ten weeks commencing Dec. 7.
Districts and 9 will unite with No s
i'll this chool. The commercial school
will open in Hancock hall, Dec. II, and
continue ten weeks. The tuition for
scholars out OF town will be IS for the
term.
A small fishing sloop owned by Capt.
Webber, OF Oak Point, sank in Union
river off Indian Point last Thursday
afternoon. Capt. Webber with son
aged about Is, came to Ellsworth after
a load of brick, cement, and small sup
{ - tTO mi
for he small sIoop, and the rail was within
a few inches of the water. In coming
about off Indian Point the sloop
took in water, and soon filled and
sank The boy swan ashore, but Capt
Webber stuck to the ship, shining to
the top OF the mast which remained
above water, from which uncomfortable
and perilous position he was soon res
cued At low tide tie sloop WAS un-
/ loaded, raised and reloaded, and the
interrupted voyage to Oak Point was re-
sumed
Pres. William Dew Hyde, Gen. :. d.
Ieavitt and Hon +. F. Webb, the com
missioners appointed to inquire as to the
propriety of establishing an additional
normal school in central or eastern
Maine, as provided by order of legisla-
! ture of 1885. VIII be in session at the
state house, Wednesday, Nov. IL, at p.
m. and the following day, at which time
and place hearing will be given to all
parties interested who may appear. Els
wort h Will be represented at this hearing
and advance its claims for the establish
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