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

tion, which was very severe one, but
only six others beside Miss Remick sue
cessfuly passed it.
steam heat is to be introduced into he
American house. The contract is made,
and work will begin at once. Extensive
-epairs are going on at the house. The
old siils. more than half century old,
are being replaced and the old part OF he
house has been newly shingled
On account of the disarrangement of
the trains Miss Alexander was unable to
meet the school teachers of Ellswort h
last Tuesday, to continue the course of in
structi0n in vertical penmanship. She
will come next Tuesday, when the ar
rangement for last Tuesday will be fol-
lowed
meveral weeks ago Louis Thomas injured
his knee by fall on vessel Recently
the leg has been troubling him. Physi-
clans here and at Portland were consult
ed, and they agreed that the leg should be
amputated above the knee. Thomas will
wait few weeks before undergoing the
operation.
The finance committee of Ellswort n g
board of aldermen is looking for money
At the last meeting of the board the
committee was authorized to borrow
$500. Now the committee is looking for
man who has that amount to loan.
Alderman A. II. Norris is chairman of
the finance committee.
The county commiss sioners made tour
OF the county roads last week. The
roads were in bad condition from the
reports that the plantation roads had
suffered less than the town roads Tues
day the commissioners went to Bass
Harbor and discontinued a road.
Ellsworth to-day. Prof. Marsh was on
the programme for lecture at G.een's
Landing, and being unable to make con-
nectons direct from Bucksport, came to
Ellsworth, expecting to make connections
this way. 1t looks as though the teachers
would be cheated out of the lecture.
The schooner David Faust in towing
out OF the river last Thursday afternoon,
struck On the sawdust bar at Indian Point
curve in the channel. The schooner stuck
Little Round Top" to get her off were
unsuccessful until Saturday night, when
she WAS hauled off, and went down t he
bay. The schooner was uninjured.
At the meeting OF the Unitarian parish
last Wednesday evening the matter of en-
gugn pastor and reopening the church
WAS discussed at some length, but no def
mite action was taken. Next ednes-
day the Unitarian society will give har-
~ supper, after which another meeting
wlil be held. Tne supper served last
Wednesday 10y the Unity club was an eX-
cellent one.
DR.. w. NJ. Haines met with an accident
Tuesday afternoon which it is hoped
will not proved rs serious as at first
feared. He was fastening package " jth
Il small rubber band, When it broke and
snapped into one OF his eyes, intlictin ny
such injury that it was feared the sight
would be destroyed. DR.. Halnes lef, OH
tie evening tram for Boston to consul;
an eminent oculIst. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Haines.
a concert was given Tuesday evening
i'll the Congregational church at Water
VILE, one-ha4f of the net proceeds OF
" hich are for the benefit of NJ iss Mabel
Monagh han. She was assisted by {. j.
of A. 4.
Randali Brts htrnau, reader, George Pratt
Maxim, pianist The affair was planned
by Miss Addie Austin, of this city, now
employed at Wateryile, whose interest i'll
her trend Is thus practically shown.
Miss Monaghan hopes to continue her
studies in Boston this inter.
At the meeting of the board of alder
men Monday evening, Supt. OF Schools
W harf said that while he was prepared
to submit plans for the proposed enlarge
ment of the School street school building
the board of education had decided
not to advise doing the work at present
as it would interfere with the sessions OF
the school. Mr.. Whard also said that in
one room in this building, originally
designed to accommodate forty pupils
there are now seventy.
An adjourned meeting of the Congrega-
tional parish was held last Thursday
evening. The soliciting committee re-
ported that more than Il, 600 of the = l,o0l
necessary had been pledged, and that the
remainder would probably be secured