Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-10
COUNTY NEWS.
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Sim Mayo Is having an addition built to
the rear Of his shop.
Mrs. Z. l.. Higgins gave her Sunday
school class party last Tuesday evening.
". w. Rich Is to teach the school at
West Bass Harbor beginning next Mon
day.
Miss Grace Lawton Is going TO Mil
bridge to visit friends the last of this
week.
The literary circic met last Tuesday
evening with DIR. J. d. Phillips. Subj, Ct,
biography.
Charles Z. Newhsll has returned from
Boston to spend the winter with Capt.
William Giiiey.
Thomas Lswton has gone to Boston TO
work for Underwood & Co. He expects
to return In about two months.
e. L. Higgins left Saturday for Pitts
feld to visit his son Fred, who Is attend
ing The academy there. lie will return
the first OF this week.
moving the old west side schoolhouse at
Bass Harbor on to land belonging TO
Daniel Cough, who has purchased 1t.
Capt. Roland Lunt, who has been away
most OF the time for the past Gig ht months
as master OF the Boo, hbay schooner
"Jonatba Cone, is home for the winter.
Schuyler Clark, who Is on here from
Boston, has purchased the Seawaii hotel
and win tear 1t down and use The material
to build a large addition to the Dirigo
house.
Andrew Parker aud Ida Savage were
married at the home OF Thomas Savage
New Years afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker have gone to housekeeping at
West Bass Hsrb Dor.
Charles Ward, OF this place, who 10 en-
ployed by the New England Telegraph
and Teier one Co. As iineman, was in
jured by fall from pole while at work
with = construction crew near Bath
Thursday. At irst It was feared his inju-
fies would prove fatal, but later reports
indicate that he is improving and In fair
way to recover.
Two large book-csses have been built In
the library by Dudley Mayo, capable OF
holding a5oat 800 volumes OF ordinary
sized books. There la great demand at
the library OF late for David Harum"
and Richard Carvel'. The last, the IL
brarisn desires to state, Is q private vol
ume not for general circulation, and the
former has been on the go till 1t begins to
lock like the small boys dog-eared
primer.
At the regular meeting OF Bernard
Dec q. the following officers were elected:
&. {, Ralph J. Robinson; v. C, II. II.
Condor; preiate, Jones' W. Tracy; NJ OF
W., Amos $. Brown, X. OF X. aud s.,
George X. Fuller; NJ. OF f.. DIR. X. J.
Lemopt; NJ. OF E. DIR. j. ID. Phillips; NJ.
OF H., John IL. Giiiey; /. c., William p.
Carter; o. O., Nathan L. Cousins. Georg.
r. Fuller and William +. Henderson, were
chosen representatives 10 grand lodge, snd
DIR. X. J. Lemont and DIR. ]. ID. Phillips
siteruates. Pedrick ID. GIiiey was elected
trustee for three years. The installation
viii take place In January.
District Deputy Grand Master Charles
+. Allen, OF Bar Harbor. assisted by Yer
non q. Wasgatt, of Island lodge, No. 120.
Bar Hsrbor, and Thomas X. Savage, T..
Webster French, Harry LAwton. OF
Peme,ic lodge. Installed the officers OF
Pemet tic lodge, No. l35, l. o. o. F., Mon, sy
evening, Jan. l. Tue following officers
were installed: samuel $. King, N. c.;
James Crockett, v. e.; George X. Fuller,
secretary; Jos. ID PhItlips, treasurer;
Jones Tracy, warden; j. {. Ralph, con-
ductor; l.. Webster French, chaplain;
Arson 1. Holmes, Edwin l.. Higgins and
Everett G. Stanley, trustees. After the
installation OF officers the members adj
journtd to the banquet room.
Next Monday III high o. hool beg ms an
eight weeks session-the somew hat
mesger chunk of higher INSTRUCTION that
our youth on this slde the harbor are re-
called with shout once in two years. Tue
high school question in town 50 seat
tered ms TO population as this, and So
poor, IL a difficult one. But one thing il
certain. high school never can amount
to anything in permanent results till put
IN one building III one place for three
full terms OF ten weeks each, instead OF
wandering around Ike a Bedouin Arah
as is the present custom. As 1t is. our
growing boys and girls here and In other
places of the town have to 60 away II
they ever get any systematic advanced
scnooiing. Ii seems as II Manset and
Southwest between them ought TO
have high school lasting at least thirty
weeks every year.
JAM II.
A quiet, pretty home wedding tooh
place at the old homestead of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard p. Robbins, at Southwest
Hsrbor, on New YEARS. evening, when
their son, q n 'rd NJ. Robbins, wa
married to NJ IS p ,nsy B. Lorlng OF Con-
cord, N. H., by Rev. r. w. Brooks. Tue