Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-14


Southwest Harbor.
Miss Nellie X. Carroll, owing to Ill
health, has been obliged to give up her
school at Liberty.
The high school closed Friday. Good
work has been done and the teacher, Ciar-
ence Dow, has shown himself to be one OF
the best teachers we have had here in
| long time.
pairing for an entertsinmen to be given
next week that threatens to be as demon
aiizing as the "Oid Maids Convention
given by the Congregational people last
January.
Fred Robbins is ashore on furlough from
Mt. Desert Rock light. The society of
Mt. Desert Rock is exceedingly exclusive,
especially In the winter months, when
for weeks at a time all communication
with main land is cut off. New York's
400 "isn't in 1t" by comparison.
Among the young people home from
schools are Roderick P. Clark, who has
graduated from Shaw's business college
at Portland, Fred J. Higgins and Alfred
Mayo from PittsfieId, Miss Eva Mayo
from Bucksport seminary, Miss Sarah
Carroll and Seth Norwood from Castine.
PRIZE DECLARATIONS.
The prize declarations by the students
OF the high school took place in the Meth
odist church Thursday evening. The
church Was packed full OF people, some
being turned away. The following was
the programme:
Solo...........-........... Lulu Lawton
Reading On the Rappahannock,
Flora Elma Gilley
Reading John Barthoiomue....... Charles Rea
Solo. Eva Mayo
Reading-The Rising of ZIG,
Alfred Giiley Stanley
nuet...........Mrs W NJ Lawton, Lulu Lawton
Reading-Barbara Frie,ehie,
Lisa Caroline Mayo
Reading-Celeste.. Gladys Mayo
Reading-The Drowning Singer.
Susie Helen Houston
solo............ ......-.......... Bertha Lamont
Reading-The Black Horse and his Rider.
Bert Harvey Young
ReadIng-The Schoolmaster's Guests,
Carmeieia Marie Freeman
Instrumental mu-tc.
The prizes were awarded to Bert II.
Young with honorable mention of Alfred
/ q. Stanley, and to Lisa {. Mayo with
honora bic mention OF Gladys Mayo. The
contest was much to the credit of all who
took part. 1t is to be regretted that more
| of the students did not come into this
| contest. The more credit is due to those
who had mbition and pluck enough to
try to do something with an opportunity.
The prizes, Whittier's complete works,
were offered by the literary circle. The
| committee to award the prize WAS made
up OF Rev F. W. Brooks, Rev. q. II. Heff
ion and Rev. Charles z. Kittredge, of
! Mapset.
March - II.
Frank Black who has been confined to
the house by Illness nearly all winter. is
improving.
Rev q. H. Hefiion returned from his
vacation trip on Thursday last, having
| overstsyed his time limit few Gays III
order to pay tribute to the grip, which
seized him While on n visit TO friends i'll
/ New York.
Lyle Newman recently had narrow
escape from drowning. He was out after
sea birds " hen he Was struck by the boom
aud Knocked some distance into :he icy
waters. He had two dories in tow and
Was able to grasp one and climb into 1t,
soon regaining the boat from which he
had been unceremoniousiy bounced.
/ The Congregational sewing society re-
/ Gently elected the following officers: Mrs.
/ o. W. Cousins, president; Mrs. Amos
Bracy, vice pres dent; Mrs. William j.
! Tower, secretary and treasurer. The work
committee consists of Mrs. James Crock
/ EFT, Mrs. Thomas Lswton, Mrs. Jesse
Pease. Mrs. Nathan Clark, Mrs. A. o.
/ GIley and Mrs. Samuel Randall.
March Il. SPRAY.