Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-01-28
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Ice-Boating Settling with Contrac-
tors Social Happenings.


tors Social Happenings. y
BAR HARBoR, Jan. q (specisi1-Ice-
boating is the popular sport at Bar
Hsrbor just now. The ice at Eagle lake
lie in fiae condition and several Of the
speedy yachts are out every day. Two
races for the silver cup offered by c. B,
New bold, of Philadelphia, we're sailed last
Friday afternoon In a smashing breeze
which made most of the boats put in a
single reef.
Tue Newboid cup was offered to be
competed for several winters ago, the
boat winning the cup in three races out
OF five to become its owner.
The starters in Fridays races we're the
"Rip', owned by IL. NJ. Hodgkins and
Richard Kent; the "Scud", owned by W.
NJ. Roberts; the "Mountain ARR, owned
by G. A. Weaver, and the "Tiida Jane",
owned by John Rich. The course was a
triangular one of about four miles.
The boats finished In the following or
der: MOUNTAIN Air" first; "Trip"
second; "Scud" third; "Tilda Jane"
fourth. The time OF the winning boat
was seven minutes. fifty seconds.
The second race, which was won by the
rip, was sailed shortly after the first.
Time: rip" 10 minutes, Is seconds
"Tiida Jane" second, time: 10 minutes, IS
seconds; 'Scud" third, time: 10 minutes,
so seconds; Mountain Air" fourth, time /:
IL minutes, 80 seconds.
The RIP" had won two legs on the cup
in previous races, and as the result Of
Fridays races becomes possessor Of the
cup. The judges OF Fridays races we're
W. NJ. Roberts and Harry L. Bradley:
time keeper, Martin Brewer.
The case OF Stanley, Preole & Brsnn,
mason contractors, against the town of
Eden, which was in order for trial at the
January term of the supreme judicial
court, has been settled for 50 247 "a. The
firm had the contract for the mason work
on the grammar schoolhouse, which the
town, at its annual meeting In March,
1902, voted to build on the Grand Central
lot.
At a special meeting of the town held
later 1t was voted not to build the pro-
posed brick building, bat to build a
wooden building on Ledgelawn avenue.
Stanley, Preble q Brsnn sued the town
for breach of its contract, claiming IS, 1000
damages. A committee OF five, elected at
q special town meeting held Dec. IS. 1902,
offered them 2 $50; the offer was refused.
This settlement with the mason firm
cleans up all the claims of the contract ors
against the town growing out OF the fail
ure to build the grammar school building
as originally planned, except that OF John
E. Clark who had the contract for the
carpenter work. Mr.. Clark claims S, 205-
Sc and has brought suit. The case has
been assigned for trial in the supreme
court on Wednesday, Jan. Is. L. b.
Dessy appears for Mr.. Clark, and j. e.
Bunker, jr., for the town.
Representative c. c. Morrison has pre-
sented a resolve In the House spproprist-
ing 5000 for 1903 aud q 600 for 1904 in
aid of the Bar Harbor medical and surgi-
cal hospital. In a petition accompanying
the resolve the following reasons are
given for The appropriation:
First. The citizens of the town of Eden have
erected and equipped medical and surgical
hospital at a cost of about $1,000. on which
there is no mortgage.
second, That the last annual expense was
about 1880, more than the receipts from pa
TENTS.
State Senator E ). Clark introduced a
bill last week to amend chapter 81 of the
private laws of 1899 relating to the Bar
Harbor municipal court. The principal
changes contemplated by the bill are to
raise the judges salary from $500 to $780,
and to have the court in constant session
for forcibIe entry and detainer cases.
The bill was referred to the committee
on legal affairs, OF which Mr.. Clark Is
chairman, and by the committee referred
to the Hancock county delegation, " no
are unanimously iu favor OF its passage.
The Bar Hsrbor band gave very pleas
ant reception and dancing party at the
Casino Wednesday evening, Jan q The
guests were all the secret organic ttions in
town, the labor unions, the Bay View
grange, ladies' aid society and other
organizations, with their ladies,
Previous to the dancing concert was
given by the hand. About 400 people
attended, 125 couples taking pari in the
grand marru which was led by Mr. and
Mrs. Gil bert Foster
DIR. and Mrs. II D. Averiii returned
Saturday from Philadelphia where DR.
Averili has spent the past two months
doing surgical work at the j II -rson
hospital, st. Josepb's hospital and DR..
e E Montgomers's private hospital. He
has also taken special work at the Poly