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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-03-05
st.rERINrENpENr.s REPORT.

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bthHfWfH u the '>ehoot 'o"t"''ttt'.
have the honor OF submitting my
second annual report for tine term be-
canning March = so. aud ending with
the present uuntet,,al wear
In All tue wofA when I'M. been at
tempted my feIt tnht / Ind Your ear
nt--t co operat lon. lund The GOOD OF
our citizens. prnttIcm effect OF TINS
influence can Hurdtt he oN=rr=e-t limited.
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krtinrv OF our -cuVof-.
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requiring no sfuHIl outlay ot t3he. and
4 lla9 ia - IeN ca-,- r'yu impossible to
f,n.-a schools ~, 5f,,f,. a., h.. desirable; but
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Ing. and IA one or ono others, tuc seats
arr very old and III poor condition.
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itIr,. ON "A number OF buildings, OF lNhlvu
the most important are lne tolONIug:
40 / ia Green IAnc district, needs ncN
floor ana rcpalutiug on the interior. At
No. > above Br4mmer'- bridge, a new
ttonr should be laid; II tins /, not done
b,.tnrr I'M, summer vacation, the seats
-ho,id b. rc-Arruuged at once, AS they are
nov, placed too lar apart to allow scholars
assume. correct positions. la No. 3, the
Water street ana state street houses need
considerable repair. No. l. the Morrison
district must TIE partially or " holly re-
snlnrlrd. No. 5, on The surry road, should
be newly tioorec. No D. the house on In
fan, street, /, IN very bad condition, and
IL moreover. too small for the number of
n,nlI. attending there. | much doubt II
it can b, satisfactorily repaired No. 10,
at DuIlardtoWu. should be clapboarded,
and nainled inside and outside.
o,,s- ~, .,-pu,Iu.
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have been In the hands OF pupils hVe
years or more, and "hlIe IN most cases
they have been we'll cared Tor, they can
noticed are the geosFsphies' unless
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-03-05

n appearing BY tht-e return- hat There
N.- no choice for mayor, the board, on
motion of Alderman Brady, ordered a
special election, the date OF which WAS
fixed for Monday, AprI6.
te meeting then adjourned.
VI .yor Dutton VIII continue in Office
UNI his successor l. elected. The newly
elected aldermen viii assume the duties
Of lice upon taking oath.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-03-05

Below Is printed the report OF the
school committee, and an extended sum
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
THE swEDEsFoRD BRIDGE AT YOUNGSTOWN

length and cost $4,000 when new.
With its odd passageway for foot trav-
elers in the center, trolley track on
one side and a narrow driveway on tho
other, this bridge presents a style Of
architecture quite different from the
usual models. 1t was made free In
1884.
TIL owners Of these toll bridges ma
turally opposed TO the utmost the eff
forts made to extinguish their rights,
and a combination of bridge COM
panies had law passed by the state
legislature back in the 70's prohibiting
the erection of a highway bridge with
In 5000 feet of an existing toll bridge.
This was done so quietly that it ex-
cited no attention, but when the people
of Norristown clamored for the freeing
of the De Kalb street bridge, or, in lieu
of that, the building of a borough
bridge close by, the owners brought
out their trump card in the shape Of
the new law and laughed at the opposi-
ton. Ultimately, however, the toll
rights were condemned and bought off
by the counties of Chester and Mont
gomery.
There are now no noteworthy
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
American wheel. Abroad.

The American wheel has already be-
come a favorite in Germany, accord
ing to a report sent to the state de-
partment at Washington by United
States Consul General Mason. He states
that until the American wheel was in
troduced bicycles Of any sort for wo-
men were unknown in the German en-
pire. Last summer, when American
tourists were travelling on wheels
through the empire, they were giving
the Germans an opportunity to study
the mechanism of our wheels and the
Germans we're deeply impressed with
them. On top Of that. an American
rider won race on bicycle Of the or
binary stock pattern sold everywhere
and that caught the German dealers.
They forthwith began to order wheels
of American manufacture and now the
better part of their trade calls for the
American wheel. Many firms are en-
gagged In manufacturing wheels in Ger
many. but they are not to be compared
with the wheels turned out here. The
highest of them weighs twenty-s!y
pounds. and that lightness Is secured
by importing from America wooden
rims and other material. Mr.. Mason
Is confident that American manufacture
ers who will send to Germany wheels
weighing twenty-one to twenty-five
hounds will be rewarded with a brisk
trade.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

interior counties for highway river
bridges, the practice of enclosing and
covering these useful structures has
entirely ceased. Modern bridge build
ers sccff at he old idea that bridge
should be enclosed to protect II from
the weather. pointing out the fact that
the long unbroken line of boards Of
fers the utmost resistance 10 tempests
and floods, while the dusty interior is
regular finder box for flames.
The covered wooden bridges over the
Schuykill are doomed. One by one the
ancient structures pass away, yielding
ND their existence by fire, by flood or
by the more prosaic mode Of demoli-
ton. OF the bridges that span the
river between Philadelphia and Potts
VILE today more than one-half are built
of steel and stone, and the change from
wood to iron will be necessarily more
rapid as the existing wooden structures
decay with the flow Of years The last
covered wooden bridge on the Schuyl-
kill within the city limits has gone,
and for many miles above nothing but
steel is in use.
These early bridges began to disap-
pear good many years back. There
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
Stronger Than SandnNr.

Cincinnati claims to have the strong
est man in the world, Sandow not ex-
cepted. His name is Henry Holtgrewe,
and he holds not only the gold medal
of the state of Ohio for lifting, but also
the Sandow gold medal for feats of
strength. Sandow gave the latter to
him to defend it against all corners,
and he is now prepared to defend it
against Sandow himself. He is 80
years of age, and was born in Osna-
bruck, Prussia. He came to Cincinnati
twelve years ago. When lad at school
in Germany he showed the strength of
three boys, and his father had the same
reputation, but he did not make any
special effort at the development of
his natural strength until two years
ago, when the Sandow- Montgomery
imbroglio attracted public attention.
For several years he has been known
for his strength, due to the facility
with which he handled furniture and
lounges about his saloon, but he has
never belonged to a gymnasium. Two
years ago he fitted up training room
in the yard in the rear of his saloon.
and his training has been entirely ac-
cording to his own judgment. Since
he met Sandow he has continued his
exercise with greater zest. and can now
DO all the feats of strength Sandow did
then and more.
He is about five feet six inches in
height. His chest EXPANSION is an inch
more than Shadows, and he measures
one inch more around the muscles of
tho arm. He can lift dead weights
with one hand that other strong men
cannot lift with two. One of his feats
is to lift a dumb-beil weighing 305
pounds with one hand, and put it above
his head. then to let one man Of loo
pounds hang on to each end. He takes
n 200-pound dumb-Dell, puts II straight
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

airy chairman then states the object OF
the meeting and the further develop
ment OF the organization Of the club
proceeds along parliamentary lines.
For the purposes Of temporary or
ganization a chairman and secretary
certainly. a treasurer possibly, are all
the officers required. A committee on
permanent organization, whose prln-
cipal duty 1t shall be to select the per-
manent officers, is appointed. Such a
committee secures the consent and CO.
operation of those whom 1t desires to
have as officers, and saves much time
and possible embarrassment to those
who attend the meeting at which the
permanent organization is effected
Committees on resolutions and consti-
tuition and bylaws are appointed at
the same time. Everything should be
In readiness at the next meeting, which
should be called as soon as possible
Following the report of the committee
on organization the permanent officers
should be elected.
With the report of the committee on
resolutions and the report of the COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws, the
club is we'll under way. and with the
election of its permanent officers it be,
comes an assured fact.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25


he was in 1882 in the midst OF his ath-
letic career, a well-knit, sterling sprin-
ter. He began his running as a school
boy in 1876, when, in his first race,
he covered 100 yards in liz seconds.
During the next two years, before en-
tering Harvard, he took a prominent
part in scholastic athletics and prac-
tically founded the present Interschol-
astic A. A. of New York city. He en-
tered Harvard in 1873, and there, in his
Sophomore year, he achieved a record
never yet equalled. He was elected to
the captaincy OF the varsity track
team. AS such he aroused sufficient in
terest in athletics to bring out the first
Harvard team TO win the lntercolle-
giate Cup. Only first places counted
toward Che trophy in those days. He
won three events on the same day
the 100 and 200 yard dashes and the
44O-yard run, scoring fifteen of Har-
wards thirty points. Though double
wins have often been recorded, a triple
victory on the same day has been won
by no other intercollegiate contestant.
He was the first college man to make
100 yards in ten seconds. His record
stood untouched for four or five years.
He has in his medal case no less than
seventy-fiye first prizes, won in this
country and in Canada. A set of school
boy games without Mr.. Wendell as ref
cree is practically impossible. He has
ofiiciated in this capacity at every set
of interscholastic and scholastic games
since 1884.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

away by freshet which brought havoc
on bridges in general. 1t was never
rebuilt. and so for nearly half a CEN
tury Flat Rock bridge has been put
memory.
The food which carried away the
Flat Rock bridge likewise engulfed the
structure at Matson's Ford or Consho-
hocken. which had bene built in 1880.
about the same time as the one at Man
ayunk was erected. The Conshohocken
bridge was rebuilt OF wood, which was
changed to iron in 1872 and Is yet in
active use.
Every traveller along the Schuylkill
knows the Swedesford bridge below
Norristown. IL is a noted landmark
hereabouts, combining in one a railway
viaduct, wide driveway and a most
pleasant promenade. There is another
fact which leads to its remembrance.
Toll must be paid, being the only re-
naming barrier along the river for
miles to free and unrestricted inter-
course. The toll bridge cannot be ex-
tinguished, for the bridge is owned by
the Reading railroad and hence cannot
be condemned by the adjoining coun-
ties. 1t Is by far the best wooden
bridge across the Schuylkill from
source to mouth, but the present super
structure is of recent date, having been
built in 1883 to take the place of one
burned down. The former was built
in 1851 at a cost of $4,000. AS the
name indicates, Swedes' Ford was a
crossing place many decades before the
bridge was built. II was we'll known
in 1928, and in 1777 Washington con-
structed temporary bridge at the ford
composed of wagons and fence rails,
over which the army passed en- route
to winter quarters at Valley Forge.
About a mile above the Swedesford
bridge is the De Kalb street bridge
connecting Bridgeport with Norris
town. 1t is one OF the oldest standing
structures across the stream, having
been erected in 1929, although nearly
every portion has been from time TO
time renewed. 1t is over 1000 feet IN
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
Fighting a Tar.

An interesting case 10 the wheelmen
OF northern cities will soon come up be-
fore the supreme court OF Alabama
Up to March Is OF this year the author
titles OF Mobile charged cyclists % cents
for a tag. which was registered In a
book, with the name of the owner or
the cycle bearing that number, so that
in case OF an accident the owner OF
the cycle, II at fault, might be identi-
fed by his tag.
When the general council adopted
the license ordinance for the current
year. which became effective March
Is, they were imposed tax Of 81 on all
riders OF wheels. The payment of this
fee or license was resisted in suits
brought by Hugh Rolston and Colonel
+. p. Davis in the circuit court, ask
ing an injunction against the city tax
collector of Mobile to restrain him
from collecting the tax. The Temporal
ry injunction was granted, but upon
the hearing of the case before the chan
Gerry court the chancellor dismissed the
injunction on the ground that tho
plaintiffs bad their remedy in court
of law. He placed the bond TO reinstate
the case at 500, which was given. and
the records in the case are now being
made out by Mcintosh & Rich, atto--
neys for the cyclists, and will be for
warded to the supreme court in few
days. The cyclists had an offer from
the League OF American Wheelmen to
fight the case, but they declined the
offer with thanks and will make the
fight themselves.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
The wheel.

George Banker, the American pro-
fessional. left Paris for this country
on last Saturday.
At Catford, Eng, June &c, Chase. n
bicycle rider, covered 80 miles and 80
yds, in 1 hour. He also rode miles
in 3m. AZ i-5s., establishing a new
record.
The Australian champion, ]. w. Par
sons, has started on n European tour.
and will participate in races with the
leading Continental riders II is pos
sible he will pay visit to the United
States before returning to the Anti
pcdes.
The road race from Dayton to Gin
cinnati, 90 miles, was won by Stanley
Keppler. Dayton, In 3h, and 30s. w.
e. Larcon. Springfield, was second. and
G. Kim, Hamilton, third. Larcon won
the time prize in Oh. and 52m. Kepp-
Ter had handicap OF 25m., Larcon 13m.
and Kirn 30m.
The third annual flve-mile road race
OF the Falcon Wheelmen, OF Brooklyn.
took place on the Bayside course. Will
lam ID. Sloane. from the I'm. asa
mark, won first prize. with Edmund
Sowden, I'm. ASS. n close second. ana
Henry w. Brown. 2m.. third. Fishog
and Smith from scratch rode ven
fast race. the time being I'm. a.,
Smith winning time prize BY ono-GlD
q . second.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

known. The long, dusty tunnel, full
of great beams and arches, cool in sum-
mer, sheltering in winter. whose dark
hooks caused thrills Of enjoyable Curl
osity, not altogether unmixed with
fear, as one traversed the passage,
darksome and gloomy even in midday.
How the old bridge shook and quivered
as teams ratified over ii, and how. when
the circus came to town, the elephants
must need ford the stream lest their
weight might cause the valued struc-
ture to collapse. Ugly and implanted,
gruesome end mysterious. the old
bridges live in the memories of the
lads and lasses who played around
them, when even the recollections of
childish homes are effaced by time.
The covered wooden bridges which
yet span the streams in many parts Of
this country belong to an epoch which
may be said to have passed away.
Many years have elapsed since the last
covered bridge was erected hereabouts,
and while from motives Of economy,
timber is yet used occasionally In the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
Peter Rerlo In the Van.

The largest entry list of the season
was entered for the race meet of the
Atlanta Wheelmen at the Waverly IN.
j. race track. the other day, and in
consequence some excellent racing was
the result. Over 5000 people witnessed
the events, which although evenly con-
tested, and run off in fast time, were
married by many falls, as the result of
the large fields. The professional star
of the meet was Pete Berlo, OF Boston.
who. besides capturing both the pro"
events. rode a fast mile behind his
"quint." The honors among the ANA
tours were divided between Bert Rip
ley. who rode mile behind triplet in
1857 2-5; JOS. Harrison and w. l.. II.
Jefferson, of the Harlem Wheelmen,
and G.. II. Hawkins. who made his de-
but as a novice yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
American VS.. English Oarsmer

The record stands as follows, reclud-
ing this years race:
1894 Harvard varsity eight
rowed Oxford over the regular Oxford
Cambridge four-mile Thames course.
and was defeated by six seconds.
1S76.-First Trinity College OF Cam
bridge University sent a four-oared
crew to our Centennial regatta at Phil
adelphia, and was defeated by Yale
four, of which Cook, Robert j., the pres
ent Yale coach, was stroke.
1S7S.--Columbia sent a four-oared
crew to England which succeeded in
winning the Visitors Challenge Cup.
This is today the only English boating
trophy on this side the ocean.
1SS1.-Cornell sent to Henley four
cared crew that had the previous year
won the American intercollegiate re-
gatta on Lake George. 1t lost at Hen
ley, as we'll as on the continent.
1S95.-Cornell sent an eight-oared
crew to Henley, entering only for the
Grand Challenge Cup. This crew won
its first heat from Leander by what
may be technically called, suppose.
default. Its second heat was against
Trinity hall; at the half-mile, pulling
forty-four to Trinity's thirty-eight
strokes, Cornell led by half a length.
At the mile, pulling the same number
of strokes, Trinity had closed the gap
and was beginning to leave Cornell.
Whcreupon Cornell collapsed.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

for many reasons. II occupies the
site of very old ford, which existed
nearly two centuries ago, and where
Lord Howe crossed the river after his
battle OF Brandywine on his way 10
Philadelphia. A British battery was
erected where the Reading railroad sta
ton stands, and solid shot were flung
across the river at the American forces
beyond. Many a soldier of both forces
fell hereabouts. Directly above tho
bridge is one of the old Commissioners
dams, built in 1893 to improve the river
channel, consisting of piles of loose
stones, the object being to divert the
current.
PhoeniXville dates from 1892, but
long before that settlers were numer-
Gus hereabouts. The mineral deposits
were well known at an early date. ana
in 1888 Charles Pickering mined for
gold in these hills, with what result
history fails to state. The bridge was
built in 1916, and is therefore so years
old. 1t Is very ancient in appearance,
and is one Of the most picturesque OBJ
jects along the river.
There are no noteworthy highway
bridges above this point, although
numerous structures of the Port Ken
nedy type disfgure the landscape. Tho
handsome stone viaduct of the Reading
railroad at Black Rock, which cannot
be seen from the car window, and the
lofty bridge of the Lebanon Valley
road. west of Reading, are notable ex-
ceptions to the dull succession of use
full IL ugly structures which span the
Schuylkill north OF Phoenixville.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
noe. IN, Hmm Add speed?

In the cycling. as in the individual
fy of mans work, or handwriting, do
peculiar characteristics manifest them
selves. At every cycle meet, where
amateur riders conferred, is this fact APP
parent, and the youthful "speeders" do
literally "hump" themselves in a man
ner which, to the experienced eye and
the hygienic mind, are at once humor-
Gus and deplorable. The examples of
Incorrect positions on the wheel given
herewith, is that of young Underhill,
Of Columbia College. At Manhattan
Beach, the camera of the photographer
caught him seemingly wasting needed
energy in the attempt to jam the front
bar throuh to China, and follow it
headlong into the land of tea and tom
toms.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
THE UNsyGHTLY HUMP.

champion make his first appearance in
that city as a professional. Bald won
both the one-mile open and one-mile
handicap in fast time. but In his at
tempt to lower the one-mile state rec
ord paced of l: 80. he was not able to
do better than 200. The amateur state
record was broken by w. G. Douglass.
The previous record was 2:04, made by
Harry Tyler, when an amateur, and the
new mark made by Douglass is 2:02 As.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25
noteworthy

bridges between Norristown and Phoe-
nixville. The ugly one at Port Ken
nedy, built in 1s49. is an excellent spe-
cimen of the hideous affairs which can
never become picturesque should they
last for centuries. There was once a
chain bridge at Pawling, built, II Is
said. before the Revolution. which was
washed away about the beginning OF
the present century. A new wooden
one was built later on, which broke
down in 1919, and another met with
like sad fate. The present structure
has been standing many years.
The bridge at Phoenixyille 70 notable
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-25

ever his head with one hand, and lies
down upon his back and rises again
without letting the weight touch the
floor. He takes 250-pound dumb-bell,
puts IL across his neck and shoulders,
balances man on each end,
two others midway. and one In the
center, and walks backward and for
ward across the room.
Recently he had built a platform
after the style of Sandow's. II weighs
200 pounds. On this he places his dumb
bells. which weigh 1000 pounds. and
eight men, who weigh 1.400 pounds.
and lifts the whole weight with his
shoulders.
Holtgrewe is a great hero in unpro-
fessional circles in Cincinnati, and his
friends have for some time been urg-
Ing him to make public declaration
OF his strength. He Is quiet and un-
assuming. but leaves Cincinnati with
absolute confidence I'm his ability 70 es-
tablish HIS claim to being the strongest
nan In the world.