Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-02-23
COUNTY NEWS.
BROOKLYN


BROOKLYN.
The snow is setting very fast on the
open land but is still very deep in the
woods. So far February has been very
much like March. Tuesday night we had
a real tempest of thunder and lightning;
the heavens seemed one blaze OF light
about midnight.
Friday, Feb. Il, the first term of school
in the new school closed. Miss Dol
lard had her usual success. Quite number
of citizens visited the school in the after
noon of The last day. Miss Jones excused
the high school class that her pupils
might listen to the recitations prepared
for he occasion. The pupils not absent
one-half day, except for illness, are as fol-
lows Patsy Mcdonnell, Maggie Melon
nell, Lester Nutter, Nellie Tibbetts, Clsr-
ence Stanley, Georgia Allen, Roswell Ea-
ton, Willie Allen, Gertrude Jordan, Ger
trude Mcfarland, Isaac Mcdonnell, John
Tibbetts, Harry Jordan, Clifton Stanley,
Wallace Kane, Hattie Kane, Nellie Kane,
Georgia Winslow, Mary Herrick, Beatrice
Tibbetts, Gladys Bridges, Alton Herrick,
Caro- Mayo. Donald Jordan, Marion Par
ker, Evelyn Gray, Carrie Tibbetts, Laura
Stewart. There was not case of tardi-
ness or dismissal.
Though many obstacles have been met
and not all Of them surmounted, we feel
that we are progressing towards better
schools, and hope by pulling together to
1t is but short time till the town will
choose rulers for another year. The old
board has done what it thought best, and
the mem beers are men OF ability.
In passing through many towns since
the big snow storm it is clearly seen that
many surveyors have been negligent in
clearing turnouts within reasonable dis
tsnces.
The Turf, Farm and Home tells story
hard to swallow, if it's milk-ninety five
quarts day from one COW! Almost
equal to "Sam Blacks" that gave"a hogs
head of milk and barrel of strippings'.
We are quite well satisfied when five cows
do as we'll as that one.
Feb. II. &. B. A.
East Lamolne.
Miss Luella Smith has gone to Els
worth to visit relatives and attend the
governors ball.
Mrs. Carrie Morrison and daug hter
Cecile have recently returned from visit
ut Bar Harbor
Mrs. Dyer Young and son have gone to
lullts Cove to visit her mother, Mrs. Sa-
rah IIodgkine, W he is very ill.
Miss Ceeile Morrison has issued to her
little friends invitations to a party Feb.
Is. it being he tenth anniversary of her
birth
Miss Anna Berry. who is attending the
commercial school at Ellsworth. Is at
home to remain until after Washngton's
birthday.
Mrs. Clarinda Hodgkins has gone to Bar
Iarbor, where she VIII make her resi-
dence hereafter With her son, Irving A.
Ho5gkins.
Mrs. John Coughin who has been
stopping tue past week at William
CoughIin' 5 has returned to her home in
Ellsworth.
Mrs. II. l.. Springer and little son have
returned from Franklin, where they have
heen stopping during the winter with
Mrs Sprnger's mother, Mrs. Josiah Bun
kcr
Feb 10 II.
" - F~rnklin.
Mrs Cyea Hordisou j. quite III with the
measles.
Charles Clark caught a salmon two feet
in length and weighing four pounds, at
Great pond.
DIR. Henry DeBeck, of Vim, was here
last week on a visit to his brothers and
other relatives.
There is possibility of the Baptist peo-
pie obtaining Rev. Mr.. Day, OF Surry, as
pastor of their church.
If tin peddlers are an omen of prosper
ity, it has struck here big. Three native
and some foreign ones are doing ne town.
Mrs. Charles 7. Goodwin is visiting her
daughter Lulu. While away she will
have surgical operation performed on
her chid's foot.
Scammon Bros have about completed
their job getting stsve wood on the Brag-
don lot They have taken about 800 cords
OF wood and 10000 feet OF long lumber.
man, Mcdonald by name, OF Fox
croft, Wa- brought here from The railroad
camp at ~cGoodic last week, very i'll. He
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