Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-24

over Two months.
A disgraceful fight took place on Oak
street near midnight Friday, in which
some others than two principals took inn
portant part. No arrests have been made
though the parties are known. City
Marshal Holmes reports that no com
plant has been made.
Word has been received that the new
steel bridge which is to replace the old
Doyle bridge has been shipped from the
factory TIE bridge will probably be
placed in position next week. This is
low truss bridge, with four piers. 1t was
built by the Boston bridge works.
The "Dirigos, jr.," the juvenile hose
racing team, is a permanent organization.
The members of the company have pur
chased neat badges. The juniors claim
the juvenile hose championship Of the
State. and are ready to defend that title
against any team of their age.
The Calais correspondent of the Bangor
News writes: "Miss Clara Jordan, the
weil-known writer on matter pertaining
to cooking, who has been enjoying
pleasant visit OF several weeks with
friends i'll St. Croix valley, left the latter
part of the week for New York"
Ellsworth Christian Endeavorers invite
the State union to meet here in '97-an
invitation which is cordially seconded by
the people of Ellsworth not members Of
the society. 1t is probable that the invi-
tation will be accepted. Ellsworth will
be glad to welcome the Endeavorers, and
will do her best to entertain them.
Superintendent Of Schools Wharf re-
ports that the grammar schools in this
city are over crowded. The condition at
the high school is no better than last
year and there is imperative need for
more room either by an addition, or by
building new school house. The school
cannot at present accommodate the pupils
enrolled.
The Bangor papers speak in high terms
OF he exhibition of Edison's vitascope,
which is to be shown in Hancock hall
next Saturday evening. The Neps calls
it a wonder we'll worth seeing. S. d.
Wiggin is local manager, and having seen
the vitascope in Bar Harbor this sum-
mer he feels confident that all who at
tend will go away satisfied.
The Ellsworth hose companies, beiev-
ing that their failure to carry off honors at
Rockland last week was done to accident
rather than to lack of speed, are talking
OF issuing a challenge to the successful
III f,r of hn Il
tions to be run on neutral grounds. The
hose boys have many admirers in Els
worth who hope to see the challenge is
sued and accepted.
1t is estimated by Street Commss ioner
Eppes that the recent heavy rains did
from Si00 to $500 damage to the roads of the
city. At the Boggy Brook road, which
had just been put in fine condition and
hardly had time to settle, the road
was washed out for half mile. A crew
of men is now on the road putting it in
shape again. Work is also being done on
the Bayside and Bangor roads.
The service at the Congregational YES
try last Wednesday evening was made a
memorial service in memory of the late
Deacon George P. Dutton. A paper by
Prof. c. J. H. Ropes, of Bangor, and an
OF her by Mrs. l.. A. Emery were read by
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Yale, who added ap
propriate remarks OF his own. The SER
vice was very largely attended.
There was little excitement on Water
street one afternoon last week when a
horse owned by p. 5. Dorsey of the
Burril lumber company broke through a
wharf near the company's office. small
crowd gathered and volunteered kindly
suggest ions as to how to extricate the
horse from his uncomfortable position.
The animal was released uninjured after a
half hours work.
Alterations are being made on E. F.
joys building on Main street which will
greatly improve it's appearance. The
building is being raised. The sill will be
one foot higher than at present and two
feet will be added to the first story. A
new front will he put in the store. Mr..
Joy also proposes to make some improve
ments in his Photographic studio on the
second floor.
The lecture of Merritt Lyndon Fernald
on "The Geographical Distribution of
Hancock County Flora" delivered before
the Outing club last Thursday evening,
was most interesting. Mr.. Fernald, who
is connected with the Gray herbarium at
Harvard college, has made study of this
and other counties in Maine, and knows
his subject thoroughly. The lecture was
very instructive and useful to the Outing
club.
Among visitors to the city during the
past week were W. c. Moore, s. M. Gilley,
Southwest Harbor; j. II. Gilley, c. A.
Arey, Bucksport; Frank T. Young
Frank Graham, NJ. Franklin, F. 7. Gill
lespie, Bar Har Dor; c. A. Crabtree, Swans
Island; John Paul Gordon, Franklin;
Frank H. Towne, f. c. Bisse,, c. S. Car
n pin3or Era6 NJ peIry Rlue-