Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-20
MIR. Al. Pinkham Of Holden. has

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the site of the old one at Iian>com'> cor
ner. The lumber is now upon the spot
"A couple of men from This county
while travelling from Bath to Augusta. &C
costed a youngster with. "Boy. can you
! tell Us how far It j. to Au-u>ta:" h.
/ Strengthened himself up and replied. who
do vol call boy; I've chawed ami smoked
these three years"
I A few DAYS since n man in Pennington
built big fire in his stove. Soon after
wards his olfactories were saluted with
/ the smell Of burning hair. ON opening the
| oven door of the stove out sprang the
house eat entirely dcnuded Of hair She
/ took 10 the street like mad one since
/ which time neither "hde nor hair" Of her
( have been seen.
/ The Bangor Wing says Mr. J. Z. liar-
/ rman of the Nichols House proposes 10
make 4 change of base early in the spring
/ lie has leased the old Hatch House prop
crty on Main street and will Immediately
/ repair and rebuild throughout and make
.
\ Il a early a. the first ofMarch. and from
tina, time it VIII he known a. the Hartman
/ House.
The Union says in the town ~ Marsh
/ field. adjoining Machias. there are twca5N-
/ six different parties engaged in cutting the
/ timber blown down IN the tornado ~ o.
tobcr T. Last week 10y actual count -
men. = horses. and "a oxen were employ
al. Since early winter the force ha> been
cutting and arling. and waiting for snow.
-Rry. L. Gott Of Orlaud rAi>el last
year II bushels Of grapes. al 41 b., IL
/ the bu>hcl. He has ten varieties. one Of
which j. a native of this country. and l.
vrry hardy. some of hi vines stand, III
on ledge. in a soil which he ha- car,cd
/ upon il, about TWO icrt deep. lie ha> also
/ 4 small orchard of choice fruit from which
he haN gathered one hundred bushels in a
/ year Iii, success demonstrates VIVA, may
| acconplished, by perseverance. even
a. a- our rocky hills and in our hardest
/ soils. lie il not only working. hut d
reading farmer. ami can give reason fpr
the hope that is in him.
Col. Jere Fenuoc OF Bangor some
month ago wrote a communication which
was published in the TribHa, urging the
claim OF Maine and Ma>sachu>ctt, against
the General Government and it, payment.
in aid Of the European and North Ameri-
I can Railway Company. The Hhiy r,pu5-
| fishes the article. without Indicating il
Bangor origin. We quote 20 much Of The
article The city OF Bangor Aas exhaust
ed her means in aiding the completion of
the road 70 Mattawamkcag and cannot do
more. The road j. now stuck IN the woods
between the Pcnob>cot river and The state
line. and the company> means Of .ertiu.
through these woods are tAc interest
claims now before Congress which have
been given for that purpose"
The praise. we thiak. ur nuillin.
The first really good school house ia thc
town of Mount Desert. properly belong,
to the district Al Pretty Marsh which was
built some seven year. ago. With one *
ception tthe imperfect grading or The
seats. more convenient school room
cannot easily be found.
There are good houses also at North
East Ilarbor, and Beech Hill INV meet
in. house that once stood On Beech nm
has disappeared to the Last splinter. anI
that At Pretty Marsh will ,ppn share it,
fate. ut. Desert
The School-hou>c built in Somr>I
willie, last season. which ha> been referred
To in your columns i ?, by 80 feet and =
feet high inside Ii j, furnished with
chairs ana desks for >iNty-four scholars
There i a cellar under the house. In which
l. q furnace, thus warming the house.
where warmth j. mos. needed. Al the floor
II i well painted and furnished with green
blinds. II stands Just ont or and above
the village. and the sound The first
school in ii has been taught by Mr.. Rich
ard Perkins. of East Trenton. whose pu-
pills presented him On Christmas eve. with
siereo>cope. and views of scenery in
and around Nj. Desert. Another want Of
this village i a hall large enough 10 ac-
commodat- the crowds. which gather
there on all festive occasions
The Dedham Tannery wa COM
mcnced in the spring Of 1889. By Mc>>r>.
Parker 4 Pearl. and j. situated on the
outlet Of Fits pond. in the southwest part
OF Dedham. ! miles from Bangor. 10 miles
from Bucksport. and l. miles from ELS
worth. When they bought the privilege
there were two houses and an old saw
mill and about ten acres of cleared land.
with no road connecting it with any other
place. There are three dams across the
stream al this place On the first. j.
>tave-mill. on the second. are a saw.
shingle and grist mills. and two planning
machines and on the third j. the tannery.
There is sufficient water power at the
second dam. TO carry all the machinery
upon all
There are about 700 cords of bark. and
200 cords of wood used annually at the
tannery. and it employs on an average five
men. and turns out about sixty tons of
Leather per annum. 1t has an easy level
road up the valley of the stream to Georges
corner, and thence TO Bangor or down the
long pond valley road to Orand and Bucks
port. neat little village OF some 10
houses has grown up around the tannery
small church containing fifty-four pews
an furnished with good bell was built
in 1858. The country around is very I'M
even. but there are some good farms The
lumber is last disappearing.
MIR. J. F. Cowing of Dedham has