Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-08-17

ana nine representing the band, was
won by the former. Six innings were
played, the score being 10 to 5.
Miss Charlotte Dorman, teacher of the
intermediate grade at the Pine street
school, one of the city's most efficient
teachers, has declined to take the school
for another year. 1t is understood that
Miss Dornan will go to Boston to study
drawing.
Judge = A. Emery left Monday night
for SaratcEs to attend the meeting of the
American bar association. Col. II. Z.
Hamlin giu attend this meeting, and
also that 5f the commissio ioners from the
various states of the Union on uniformity
OF egislation
The con a ittee from The board of alder
men appointed to report on the feasibility
OF connecting the Pine street school
house wish the sewer on Spruce street
have investigated and will report favora-
Of the scbool-house.
David Friend, late of Lewis Friend x
Co., has decided to locate in Caribou. He
has already opened a store there His
son Able Z. is with him. The people of
Caribou will find in Mr.. Friend a towns
man worthy of their confidence and II
business man worthy of their patronage.
The contract for building the first Ma
tional bank building has been awarded to
p. ii. Stratton, OF Ellsworth, and M. C.
Foster, OF Waterville. Work began Tues
day. Th3 contract calls for the compile
tion Of the building by Feb. /, 1899. 1t is
expected to have the building up and
rooted by November l.
Rev. L. B. Macdonald will preach in the
Unitarian church next Sunday. He is pas
tor OF the Unitarian church in Concord,
Mass. He was formerly minister of the
church in Ellsworth, and will be remem-
bered pleasantly by his many friends
here. Daring the summer he has been
preaching at Lamoine Point.
A. H. Lyman, OF Bar Harbor, was in
Ellswort h Saturday evening. Mr.. Lyman
was on his way home from Portland,
where he had been admitted to practice
on motion of Isaac w. Dyer, esq. Mr..
Lyman is one Of the youngest Maine law
yers admitted to the federal court
Examination for State teachers eerti-
ficates will be held at the high school on
Friday, Aug, 26, beginning at Sa. m. The
examination will be conducted by Supt.
Moore, the questions being prepared by
the State superintendent. AT the same
time and place Supt. Moore will conduct
second examination for admission to
the high cfool.
The Ellsworth school board has decided
upon t he following dates for opening he
schools OF the city: Numbers !, =, I, s, 8,
10, II and l. will open August %. Num-
bers /, ., 13 and Il will open September II
instead OF August % as first planned.
Numbers 5, 8, 10, is, 19 and the high
school also will open September Il.
Number II opened Monday.
Roderick Mcdonald will go to Noun
tainy pond this week to build dam for
the government Mountainy pond is at
the head of Great brook on which the
Green Lake fish hatchery is located, and
from which it obtains many of it's fish for
spawn. The object of the dam is to fur
nish flow of water in the brook in dry
seasons so that the fish will not be pre-
vented from going up the brook by low
water.
Mrs. Mary f. Adams, one.of Elsworth's
Oldest citizens, passed her eighty-sixth
year last Thursday. There was pleas
ant family party at the home of Nelson
JOY, JoYville, in honor of the occasion
Mrs. Adams received many tokens of re-
membrance from her large circle of
friends. In spite of her ears, Mrs. Adams
remains in active enjoyment of life. Her
needle is as busy as ever, and has lost
none OF its expertness. The exhibition
of her handiwork at the fair each year
puts TO the blush that of some younger
fingers.