Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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before. On the falling tioe she listed, ;,
and strained badly. She filled with the
next tide. The deckload 0f slaves was
| taken off by the schooners ''Coquette" and
"Forrsster". The "Abbott" was then
ioated, aud besched at Indirn Point.
she is sttii leaking some. This morning
she WAS towed out to the cove, where
she Will take her decklosd from the "For-
roster" ana "CoQuette".
The first baseball game OF the season
at Ellsworth Wa played at wymsn park
Saturday Afternoon, by mines represent
ing BuckspOrt seminary and Ellsworth
high school. The visitors brought over
rafting good team, much heavier than
the Ellsworth nine, though the home
team found 1t necessary to play several
men from outside the school In order not
to disappoiut the Bucksport boys. Con-
sidering that the Ellsworth players had
never been together before, they put up
surprisingly good game. Dunn pitched
for Ellsworth. He was well supported
| by Brady behind tho bat, but not In the
field. In spite OF this he pitched a SPLEEN
did game up to the ninth inning, when
he went to pieces. The visitors doubled
their score In this inning, making the
| Anal score IA tos. Up to that unfortu-
to be interesting, though devoid Of
features.
Rev. &. 8. McLearn, pastor OF the Bap-
tist church here for the past four years,
has received unanimous call to the
church at Bar Harbor, and now has 1t
under consideration. Mr.. McLearn has
already presented his resignation to the
Ellsworth church, to take effect June l.
The Memorial sermon which he will
preach at a union service In Hancock hall
Sunday, May q, will be his last sermon as
an Ellsworth pastor. His resignation has
not been officially acted upon. 1t was re-
ceived by the members OF the church
with regret. There has been entire
harmony in the church during Mr.. Me-
Learns passionate and good work has been
| accomplished. The church has been freed
from debt, and extensive alterations and
repsirs have been made on the church
| building. Mr.. McLearn says he feels now
that he has accomplished his work here,
! and that a change OF pastors would be
beneficial to the church. Not only the
people Of his church but many friends
outside his church will regret his de-
parture.
! The old Hall mill stable on the Shore
road, and q small house near by for
merly used as an oil house, with shed con-
nected, were burned Friday loren Don.
The buildings were owned by Whitcomb,
Haynes x Co. They were unoccupied, ex-
cept for wood-sled in the stable. The
stable was large building, probably cost
ing when 1t was built nearly 1900. 1t is
supposed the fire originated from burning
rubbish. The Ellsworth Fails firemen
were first at the tire, but did not have
So fiicient hose to reach the fire. The Ellis
worth fremen lost valuable time by going
up the west side OF the river, on the ru-
NOR that 1t MAS the Grant mill that was
burning. Sparks from the burning
buildings set fire to the roof OF the shed
and barn OF the Joseph Perkins place,
quarter OF mile away, and between
which and the burning buildings there
| we're three houses. Timely discovery OF
the blszs saved the buildings. Holes
were burned In the roof OF the barn and
shed. Whitcomb, Haynes 4 Co. est innate
their loss at about $50 There was no in
surance, tue poicyhsving expired April 20.
Ellsworth high school and Cherryfield
| academy will not meet in field games. A
| couple of weeks ago Cherry field academy
walked up to Ellsworth high with a chip
| on its shoulders challenge to field
| meet, closing with the assertion: at we
| do not hear from you within a week, the
answer will be understood to be you dare
not meet u.s." That settled 1t; Ellsworth
promptly knocked the chip off Cherry
| fields shoulder. before even looking
around to see il it had team. The
promptness with which the challenge
| WAS accepted evidently took some OF the
| enthusiasm out of Cherryfeld, and she
| began to psrley for terms. First she
asked for half the gross gate receipts.
| Ellsworth demurred. Then she asked
| for a guarantee of s25. This also Els
worth refused, but made a final offer of
| one hall the receipts after the necessary
expense for advertising the games had
been deducted. That would make dif-
| ference OF something like IS to Cherry
| fieid-not much to be sure, but enough
to dampen Cherryfields ardor for a field
meet with Ellsworth high. Yesterday
| Cherryfeld sent word that she would not
accept Ellsworth's terms, and consider
ed the matter dropped. Ellsworth
| promptly returned the compliment, and
| cancelled the two baseball games that
had been scheduled with Cherry field.