Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-05-19
coon ROADS DAY.



r,,sxorth Business and Professional
Men VIII Get E3usy May 20.
wednesday, May -, ~ili be Kood roads
x.v in Ellsworth. Following the splendid
Example vet by Bar Harbor and other
,axn. In the stats, Ellsworth business and
.,o,,.sional men will turn out ON that
a.s TO ,-y their hands ct road making on
selected piece Of road. n May 70 should
move rainy. the work will BE- postponed
mill the irst fair day.
The road selected fos work 10 stretch
team Beck with'a hill, on the Nj. Desert
I'D toward the Trenton line. This 10
ans ., the most travelled pieces Of road in
ellsworth, on ths routs Of State highway
N. and in Its present condition 10 the
~a,st stretch between Bax Harbor and
ellsworth, lying between the crushed
cock roads OF Ellsworth on the one hand
and the nee state highway built last year
In Trenton.
Tn. idea for good roads day for Els
worth was taken up BY members Of the
ellsworth Merchants association, and
.teutstive committee vas appointed, with
c, L. Morsng ~ chairman. This COM
mit,se ne, Friday afternoon at the ofiics
q, Congressman Pstsrs to lay out the
work. organize the ub-committess, etc.
Thoee present wsrs =. l. Morang, chair
man; George b. Stuart, SECRETARY; John A.
Peters. c. c, Bargili, 3. T. sowle, Fulton
J. Reaman. Il. r. wsscost, II. 3. Moor, c.
II. Leland. r. II. Osgood. G. -. Johnston,
I'm. Gaynor, q. r. Newman.
The general plans Tor tho day wvrc dis
eus.ed. Street Commissioner Newman
will be In ipsrsonai charge offths work,
with power to appoint sub manager OF
different sections. In order that the
work may DO facilitated, and the greatest
amount OF goods accomplished BY the
volunteer helpers, Street Commissioner
Newman and his regular crew will put in
. day or two before May % getting the
rad 10 shape for gravel. etc.
P.H. osgood has already offered to con-
tribu.e the gravel and Contractor Will
lIams, ~ho has been In charge OF the State
highway ~ogk in Trsuton, has rendered
the use OF his steam roller. Bar Harbor
automobile owners especially are almost
q much Interested In ths Improvement OF
this piece OF road a. Ellsworth, and II was
limited that they would send up . few
workers.
A fish chowdcr will b served the work
sss at noon. As Caterer John II. Leland
is In charge OF this feature OF the day, II
Is sure to be q success.
Everybody 10 invited to take . hand in
this work. and 20 far a. possible 10 fur
nish their own tools. The transportation
committee ~iii look after getting the
workers 10 tbs scene OF operations. Al
fridays meeting u was voted to invite the
high school boys, through the supcrin-
tendeui aud principal, to participate In
the work.
The various subcommittee appointed
Friday we're as follows:
Tsausportstion-C. l. Morsng. John A.
Peters.
Diuner- John II Leland, A. d. stuart,
hoy c. HaInvs.
Soliciting subscriptions for dinner
b. I. sowie, Roy c. Haines.
Soliciting men and tcams--C. l.. Morang,
II. 8. Moor, G. s. Johnston, c. n. Leland,
?. J. Redman. Owen II. rreworgy, c. w.
Grindal.
Publicity w. II. Titus, Roy {. Haincs,
T. VI. Downey.
Ladies' auxiliary Mesdames J. A.
Peters, c. l.. MorAng, r. NJ. Gaynor, r. L.
Mason, e. x. Hopkins, c. IL. Leland,
r. II. osgosd. II. q. Jordan, c. !. WEIGH.
Tbs committee took . recess to next
Friday evening, at 7-30 o'clock, ai Grand
Army ball. All interested are invited to
sttand. as we'll a. ali members OF the com
mitssss.