Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-07-19

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| finished in seventh place, and was with
drawn at the end of the heat.
President Hyde, OF Bowdoin college,
will lecture in the Congregational church
this evening at s o'clock. His subject
| will be The Teachers Opportunity".
| The lecture is free.
Monaghan's band will give a concert in
front OF the American house tomorrow
| evening. This concert is given by Mr..
| Monag nan in honor of teachers attending
| the summer school.
Charles f. Fuller, of North Ellsworth,
had horse stolen from his pasture last
Friday. No trace of the horse has been
| found, but suspicion attaches to person
| seen in the vicinity.
Miss Emma Blood, of Chit cago, is visit
| ing her sister, Mrs. Maria Bartlett, in this
city. Mrs. Bartlett's son Boyd, OF Chelsea,
| Mass, with his little son Wheeler, is also
| spending few days here.
horse owned by Melvin Marshall, of
Trenton, frightened by a hayrack beside
the road near Tinker's hill, ran away
smas he'd and the horse badly cut.
Nokomis Rebekah lodge will run an
excursion to Castine about the middle of
August. Monaghan's band will accom-
pany the excursion. The trip will be
| made in the "Catherine' or "Juliette".
Arthur Percy, OF Boston, who is visiting
| his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Thor
sen in W Mest Hancock, was thrown from
| his bicycle in Ellsworth Saturday after
| noon. His left arm was dislocat ed at the
| elbow.
The schooner ga. K. Woodward" came
off the marine railway Monday She has
| been thoroughly overhauled, and has
| new stern. The schooner samuel Lewis"
| is now on the railway for general over
| hauling.
Nine. Black, George n. Black, Miss
| Lizzie Peters and Charles Pitman, of
| Boston, are at the Black homestead for a
! few days Last Friday they entertained
at dinner Chief Justice John A. Peters
and wife, OF Bangor.
| The family of r. NJ. Campbell were
| poisoned Sunday, it is presumed by eat
| ing canned squash. Mrs. Campbell and
| the two children were seriously ill, but
| Mr.. Campbell was not so badly affected.
| They have entirely recovered.
| The board of education held a special
| meeting Monday to consider applications
| for principalship of the high school. The
number of applications was siited down
from about fifty to four. The board in
! speCted the schoolhouses the same day.
| The toald will meet again Saturday.
Henry E. Davis, the carriage manu-
| facturer, is now building an eight pas
senger blackboard for A. l.. Stafford, of
Bar Harbor. He recently sold Mr.. Stafford
a handsome surrey. Mr.. Davis recently
completed twoseat buck board for A. E.
Clement, of Seal Harbor. Monday he
sold to County Attorney j. E. Bunker,
jr., OF Bar Harbor, a natural wood cut
under, and a canopy-top surrey. Both
vehicles were trimmed in French whip
cord. Nathan Ash, Of Bar Harbor, also
recently bought a surrey of Mr.. Davis.
The choir at the Congregational church
last Sunday was assisted by F. E. Chap
man, OF Cambridge, Mass, instructor OF
music in the summer school now in ses
sion here. Mr.. Chapman played the vol
untary = Gounod's march religieuse";
during the offertory "versette" in
minor by Weley, and the postlude--
Gounod's "pontiical march,. In the an
them and hymns Mr.. Chapman sang the
tenor. He is member Of the choir of
oh uio in
was highly appreciated by both choir and
congregation.
A. L. Dennis, OF Webster, has been ap-
pointed station agent at Ellsworth in
place OF E. K. Vandine, resigned. Mr..
Dennis comes to Ellsworth from Veazie,
but is known on the branch, having for
merly been located at Hancock. He Is
thoroughly competent man. He took
charge OF the station Monday. Mr.. Van
dine, who has been at the Ellsworth
station for the past two years, has always
been found obliging. He has made many
friends In Ellsworth who will regret his
departure. James p. Whitmore, an Ellis
worth boy, has been appointed assistant
at the Ellsworth station, in place OF
George Mcdonald, who has been trans
ferred to the Bar Harbor station.
Bangor correspondent Of the Com
merciat signing himself 81. L. c." says Of
Prof. James W. Emery, Of Dallas, Texas,
who recently visited here: Prof. Emery
was graduated at Bowdoin college, in 1858,
in the class of which Chief Justice Fuller,
Bishop John F. Spauldlng, Of Colorado,
and others less widely known, were
members. He is a cousin of Justice L. A.
Emery, and recently enjoyed the judges
elegant hospitality in Ellsworth. Mr..
Emery has been continuously engaged in
educational pursuits in Texas, since 1856,
having been witness to the marvellous
growth OF that great empire, in popula-
ton, wealth, and intelligence. The
present educational system of the state is