Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-07-19

|cupancy In the early fall. The old
chapel building has been torn down
and removed from the lot adjoining
the church.
George B. Stuart Of Ellsworth was
Saturday drawn by lot as democratic
nominee for Judge of probate for
Hancock county. No nominations
were filed for this office, but when
the ballots were counted on primary
day, it was found that George 3.
Stuart, Frank S. Call, T. F. Mahoney
and H. Fremont Maddocks Of Els
worth, B. e. Clark OF Bar HarboT and
Jerome H. Knowles of Mt. Desert,
had each received one vote. Under
the law, Secretary of State Frank w.
Ball Saturday broke the tie by
drawing lots, the nomination thus
falling to Mr.. Stuart
Preparations are being made by
the members of St. Joseph's Catho-
lie parish for great lawn fete on
July rs, to be held on the lawn Of
Rev. J. A. German. Weather per-
hitting, the decorations will far sur
pass the elaborate ones of previous
years. The committee plans to have
about twenty attractive booths for
the sale of candy, ice-cream. gifts,
fancy articles, aprons, etc. Supper
will be served on the lawn. Accom-
modations for seating several hun
dred people are being arranged. A.
fine concert will be presented for the
evening by a local cast, assisted by
several summer visitors.
At special meeting of the school
board last evening, John A. Stuart
was elected member Of the board
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of H. Styles Bridges.
This vacancy is filled until the close
of the municipal year by the remain
ing members Of the board-H FIRE.
mont Maddocks and DIR. Lewis Hodg-
kins. At the same meeting, the re-
appointment of T. j. Abernethy as
principal of the high school was con-
firmed by the board. There will be
another meeting of the school board
this evening, when it is expected the
appointment of other teachers for
the city schools will be taken up.
| A copy Of the program of the
graduation exercises of the class of
| 1881 of the Ellsworth high school
came to The American office this
week. 1t is interesting from a print
er's standpoint because of the pro-
| fuse establishment with ornamental
rule borders and decorative cuts
| which represented the last word in
| Typography of those days. But the
! program itself is interesting. Among
the graduates taking part were Wal
/ ter M. Young, now of the Commo-
dore hotel, New York, who was vale
/ dictorian, and John A. Peters, now
| justice of the United States District
court, whose essay on "Posthumous
/ Fame" he would undoubtedly tell
you to-day was one of the greatest
efforts Of his life.
| Work was commenced last week
on the extensive improvements at
the water front plant of the Standard
Oil Co., The most important of these
is the building of large concrete
and brick building for office, garage
and stable. The building will be
34x66 feet, on the Water street
front. The garage will be on the
main floor, with ramp at the south
ern end of the building. The office
will be on the same floor, at the
north end of the building. The
stable will be in the basement, with
entrance at the rear. Other i'm
provements at the property include
the building of galvanized iron
shed 22x30 feet, the filing in and
grading of one of the wharf slips,
and the surfacing of the yard, proba-
bly, with concrete. Incidentally, the
city wharf next adjoining on the
south is being benefited by these