Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-07-29

rs captain, and the sClaw Hammers, Rev
P. A. A. Killam, captain, was won by tn,
former score, to a. The excursionistl
arrived home about O'Clock.
The wires are now strung all the way
from the power house at Ellsworth to
Bar Harbor. The line across the draw.
bridge at Mt. Desert bridge is only tenn.
| porary, however. The 1876 foot steel towers
from which the wires will cross from the
| mainland to Mt Desert island are not yet
completed. 1t is possible that the power
may be turned on tomorrow, and Bar
Harbor will get its first electric ssjuice''
from Ellsworth.
G. p. DeLaittre and wife, with Mrs.
Nettie DeLaittre and daughter Sue, of
Salisbury Cove; Mary A. Hodgkins and
Dorothy Coughlin, of Ellsworth, and
| Miss Clio M. Chilcott, OF New wburyport,
Mass, left last Thursday for Sandy Point,
to occupy Alumn@ cottage until the OPEN
ing OF the encampment. They were joined
there by Miss Emma Mann, Gertrude
/ Osgood, G. T. Fletcher and Atty. Hewitt
Fletcher, OF Boston.
The schooner Henrietta A. Whitney, on
q ledge at the entrance to Fox Island thor
oughfare, is being discharged to- day. The
lighter from Gloucester, Mass, did not
reach the vessel until yesterday afternoon,
and began work to-day. The schooners
Julia Frances and Lulu w. Eppes have
gone from Ellsworth to take on board the
coal from the Whitney. 1t will take
day or two to get out the coal, when it is
believed the vessel can be floated and
towed to Rockland for repairs.
The new pews have been installed in the
Methodist church, and the new carpet
laid. The interior of the church is greatly
improved, as the surroundings have been
by the grading Of the grounds. The
Methodist society has reason to be proud
OF its new home. Five new hymnals have
been presented to the church in memory
Of the late Mrs. Rosilla b. Mason, and
five in memory of George A. Blaisdell. A
beautiful bible for the lecturn was pre-
sented in memory of Mrs. Emily Norwood.
The examination of applicants for posi-
tions as teachers in the Ellsworth schools,
conducted by Supt. Scott last Thursday,
was taken by ten. The subjects in which
they were examined were the same as in
State examinations-arith history,
grammar, reading, theory and practice,
school law, geography, physiology and
hygiene, civil government, nature studies.
| Those taking the examination were Lena
F. Austin, Ruth A. Curtis, Howard g..
Moore, Grace Hamilton, Mildred Seeds,
Bernice L. Franklin, Helen F. Nealley,
Lura Carter, Helene Bellatty, Clara Moore.
seriously i'll last week. Last evening after
decentralization of DEs. II. w. Osgood and
Percy Bartlett it was decided that an
operation would be necessary, and he was
taken to the Eastern Maine hospital at
Bangor on the late train: Mrs. Foster and
DR.. Osgood accompanied him. This fore
noon Mr.. Foster underwent an operation,
and an abscess near the liver was removed.
A telephone message received here after the
operation indicated that it had been
successful, and that Mr.. Foster was rally
ing satisfactorily. His many friends
anxiously await further news OF his con-
dition.
The carnival committee hopes by next
week to be able to announce definitely
the full programme for the carnival. There
are many interesting features under con-
sideration, but until the committees know
just what fund will be available, they are
unable to announce finally the program.
1t has been decided to change the grangers
day to Thursday, Aug. 20, as the date first
set, Aug. 1s, conflicts with the field day
of Hancock Pomona at Bluehill mineral
spring. A horse trot, with two events on
the card, is one of the probabilities of the
carnival. The committee having this in
charge will meet this afternoon. On fire.
mems day hand-engine contest seems
assured. On Sunday evening, Aug. 16,
there will be a union service at Hancock
hall, with an s'Old Home" address by Rev.
W. F. Emery, of the Methodist church. A
| committee on sports is arranging an in
teresting program of athletic events and
water sports.