Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-09-23

| doubtless have resulted. As it was. the
| fire was extinguished without calling out
| the firemen.
The l.. A. W. racing board have declared
| these men professionals for riding for
cash prizes at Ellsworth: $. G.. Stock
bridge, Ellsworth; j II. Haynes, F. w
| Pray and +. w. McVickar, Bar Harbor
and II. X. Wiley, OF Boston. These men
are also under suspension OF two months
from Aug. : for riding in an unsanctioned
| race.
The yachts went down the bay to- day
for race, and indications point to ia
vora bic day for it. The excursion down
the bay to see ne race had to be given up
because of the accident to the Little
Round Top. The race should prove ex-
citing Even those best acquainted with
the sailing qualities OF the different
yachts will not venture to pick the
winner.
Ellsworth horses captured several races
at the Cherryfield fair. E. II. Greedy g
Philip won the 2.26 race, T.. X. Hopkins
Daisy won the 235 race, and captured
second money in the 2.26 class, +. II.
Osgood's Donum won the PIG class from
Z. G. Andrews Dustmont, J. B. Wis
wells Final Haven took third money in
the 2.26 class. One OF the chief attrac-
tons at the Cherrytield fair was 1.-The yell
low kid, Mosher, trick bicycle rider and
clown acrobat, who made his debut as a
balloonist.
G. Nixon Black was in Ellsworth the
latter part OF last week, and the deed for
the Tisdale estate passed to him. The
contract for altering the building to
make it suita Bile for library purposes has
been awarded to p. II. Stratton, and work
has already been commenced. The con-
tract calls for the completion OF the work
by January !, but MIR. Stratton expects to
have the building ready for occupancy
early in December. The plans OF the al
terations have already been described in
THE AMERICAN. The building Will be
heated by furnace, and fitted with toilet
room.
Collector OF Customs John B. Red man
has moved back temporarily to his office
over The AMERICAN office, having been
driven from his room in he custom house
by the painters. The repairs on the GUS
tom house, which have before been de-
scribed in this paper, are about COM
pleted, and the building Is now in the
hands Of the painters. A formation
is being wrought in the interior of the
building. The walls and woodwork, up
stairs and downstairs, are being painted.
When the repairs on the building are
competed, Mr.. Redman says the outer
doors of the post office Will be locked at
ut, p'ter the close of the mails, or a
shore time thereafter. Heretofore the
Office has been too generally used in win
ter as a rendezvous for corner-loa fers.
One of the pleasing incidents of the re-
cent meeting OF the State board of trade
At Ellsworth, was the spontaneous tribut c
paid to one OF its oldest and most dlstin-
gulshed citizens, Hon. John ID. Hopkins,
who has for more than a general ion been
one OF the most notable characters of
eastern Maine. In his opening address
at he banquet, the president OF the State
board, Hon Henry Lord, OF this city, re-
ferred IN eloquent and pllmentary
terms to the venerabl citizen " hose alb
seuce from the festivities he regretted
and paid a tribute to his sturdy patr lot =
ism, tlreiess energy and enthusiast iC
champ pionship of every good cause, that
elected rounds OF heartiest applause from
the representative men assembled from
all parts of the State. On Thursday at
me entertainment of the board and
other guests Mt the home of Senator Hale
the presence Of Mr.. Hopkins was signal
lied by heartiest demonstrations OF good
VIII, and among the groups on the lawn,
h,- erect and towering form, surmounted
by the familiar whlte-teIt hat was con-
9.i, ,,.
ticlnatjou In publIc affairs. 1t was a
gratifying tribute To strong and earnest
[n"ta''er ana career b'"9o' ""t9 ana
IIHofo u A9Sa!, manager OF the lNery
Stahle business OF the Iete george /
2-E7'"' '"9i eohesH7A evening lt'
horse and buggy TO Young man W nc