Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-29
FROM BAR HaRBoR
New supt. of Schools-Basket Ball
Recent Deaths.

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New supt. of Schools-Basket Ball
Recent Deaths.
BAR HARBoR, March Is (specisD--A a
meeting of the school board held last week
Clinton j. Richards, of walpole, \. H.,
was elected superintendent of schools to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resignation
| of A. A. Heaid. There were some twenty
i've applicants. Mr.. Richards came to Bar
Harbor Thursday, and after discussing the
matter thoroughly with the members Of
the board, was unanimously elected
| Mr.. Richards is a native of Franklin
county and received his education at
Kent's Hill and Wesleyan university. He
has had many years experience as a
teacher, and was for several years prinei-
pal of Wilton academy. For the past
three years he has been superintendent of
schools of district in southwestern New
Hampshire, containing four towns.
BE is highly recommended by prominent
educators of Maine. and Bar Harbor is to
| be congratulated upon obtaining his
services Mr.. Richards contract in New
| Hampshire expires May /, and he expects
1 W UtEtl MS NVfh mere SNORT LiElPs
| A large crowd attended the two basket
ball games which were played at the Y.
NJ. c. A. gymnasium Friday evening, both
of which were won by the Bar Harbor
teams. The first game was between the Y.
NJ. c. A. second team and the Northeast
Hsrbor team, and was won by the former
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were considerably outweighed by their
opponents, but they made up in skill and
knowledge of the game what they lacked
| in weight.
| The second game was between the West
Sullivan high school team and the Y. NJ. C..
4 A. first team, and was closely contested
| and very interesting.
| The two teams had met once before this
winter, the Sullivan boys winning by a
close score, and the Bar Harbor boys were
| eager to retrieve themselves. Both teams
| played a hard and fast game, and the crowd
| spplauded their efforts excitedly. At the
| end of the first half the score was 10 to s
| in favor of the visitors, who had all the
better of the contest up to that time.
1 Inc lOSdl team ctdItC0 tbN s1NOl1 nail
determined to win, and the score was soon
IL to II with the ten boys playing for all
| they were worth. The West Sullivan boys
scored only two points in this half, and
the locals made great squirt and won II
| to T. The game was little rough in
spots, but was well played throughout.
| Nnn6or MAJ Flf the
| gregationsl church and parish was held in
the vestry to consider the matter of in
| corporation. Rev. A. NJ. Macdonald,
pastor, read the report of a committee
previously appointed to investigate the
subject, and the report was adopted.
1 After some discussion it was voted that
the church be incorporated, and COM
mittee, consisting of B. E. Clark, DIR.
| d. W. Bunker and William Clark, was
appointed to attend to the legal details Of
incorporation. The meeting was adj
| iourned to Monday evening, April 3. 20
Edgar /. Lord, c. E., is a candidate for
the newly-created office of commissioner
OF highways. Mr.. Lord has had ten years
experience as practical civil engineer,
and during that time has been the engineer
in charge of all the municipal improve
ments in Eden.
He has made q special study of road
building, and has been very successful
with this kind of work on Mt. Desert
| island where an engineers skill is put to a
severe test.
Mr.. Lord has the support of the business
and professional men of Bar Harbor and OF
prominent republicans throughout the
county and in various parts of the State.
r. A. Eddy returned Monday from
Augusta, where he has been during the
session of the Legislature. Mr.. Eddy is a
member of the legislative committee OF
the Maine branch of the federation OF
labor.
The new board OF selectmen has made
the following appointments: John Silk,
sewer commissioner; Roy Hamor, assistant
chief OF fire department, in charge of the
engine house, George Parks and Everard
Alley, drivers at engine-hou
Mrs. Mary A. Robbins died at her home
on South street Saturday, aged sixty-two
years. She was the wife of Alfred Rob
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