The Republican journal., 1871-04-20

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Letter From Rockland.
| Correspondence of the journal.
ROCKLANp, April IL, 1871.
TRIP FROM RoCKLAND TO ELLSWORTH
Having occasion to visit Ellsworth the
past week, perhaps u short description o
the place and the journey to and from
would not be unintcrcsting to Your many
readers.
As any one will say, who has had thu
experience, there is nothing of pleasure il
being called up from a sound sleep q
three o'clock in the morning rs we ar,
obliged to be here ut Rockland, to taxi
any Of the morning boats, to 90 North o.
East That was my feeling last Tuesday
morning, as I hastily got inside OF my
wearing apparel, and into one of Bem,
Bros coaches to meet the steamer City
of Richmond After procuring tioKe
tor Bucksport, was kindly furnished will
n key to q stateroom by the gcntlcmanl,
clerk, Mr. Cushing. The number OF tia
room | have not forgotten. and probably
| will not for some time, for the following
reasons. Having procured the aforesaid
| key, numbered torty-one. | proceeded
cautiously to find the corresponding mum
Der on the door of u state room The
saloon at that hour being dimly lighted
and having found what I believed to be
the right number, applied the key anC
opened the door and heard an cvcama-
ton, ooh ~
''With wild surprise,
AS if to marble struck, devoid of sense
A stupid moment motionlcSs stood"
Having rcgained my shattered senses.
stammcred out ''Excuse me ma am m,
other words of apology which were n
drowned by shreGs Of ''Stupid senscless
fool,' ctc.-the tones of which are still
ringing in my ears.
After a speedy and pleasant trip. bar
ring the mistake of the morning, we ar
rived at Bucksport about nine o'clock
On inquiry at the hotel, found two othe
individuals who We're DESTROYS to 90 t.
| Ellsworth. There being no regular stag'
line that connects with the boat That day
| Mr.. Mitchell, after taking our number ant
dimensions, concluded to hitch us up
team and send us over the road at the re
@ular stage prices This he did with TIVE
fine horses and careful driver.
The ride from Bucksport to Ellsworth
at this time Of year, is anything bu
pleasant, rs the road is quite billy. ant
with the frost coming ont of the ground
the Journey is slow and tdeous. On tin
way from Bucksport to Ellsworth, yol
pass through the thriving little village o
Orland, and further on is another littl
village called East Orland. at the foot o
Teddy Pond, so called. From what th'
water of this lake derives It's name, an
unable to say. However, ! think ii is no
considered intoxicating; and although
there may be some statute in regard tc
taking trout or pickcrel from its waters
at certain seasons. Of the year, thinl
there is nothing in the prohlbitory law
"agin' taking a drink from the water
thereof After leaving East Orland, very
little is to be seen but hills and rocks, an'
low scrubby bushes, till YOU arrive a
Ellsworth
The City of Ellswo rth, according to th
Maine Register, had in 1870 a population
of 5,257. 1t is situated on Union river
at the head of navigation, and is, SHOULD
Judge, one of the smartcst manufacturing
cities in Maine. But why the inhabitants
thereof desire 4 charter and n city govern
mcnt, is quite hard for IN outsider Il
understand. We were quite amused at =;
remark of the driver, while passing
through the woods, which abound on eacl
side OF the road to Ellsworth and owe
which q fire ran the past year Said he
eve had quite a contlagration here il
ward 7, last year. That black stump i
where the ward begins
The hotels of Ellsworth, as far rs thu
buildings are concerned, are not quit
first class; but the City Hotel, kept b,
Mr.. Bagley, is where the weary traveller
will be well taken care OF and at m0dcrat,
prices.
Ellsworth has not any public building
OF which they can boast except their Cit,
Hall, which is II very fine brick building
erect ID at q cost of nearly fifty thousant
dollars. The County Building, Cour
House and Jail, are old one story build
ings, and hardly fit to use. The Supreme
Court for Hancock County is now il
session there, Judge Kent presiding
They have now but two terms q year
one in April and the other in October
IHC uoChcI vi lllstl county 10 IoW, Ill
informed, quite large, numbering ovel
six hundred cases For ability the ba
of Hancock Co. is equal to any in the state
Among the most talented members
would mention Hon. Arno Wiswell, Hon
Eugene Hale, member of Congress, anc
Hon. Charles Spotrord.
After q stay of two days in Ellsworth
and vicinity, and having missed the stage
| procured team of the stage company
to take me to Bangor. After y long and
wcarisome ride through an almost barren
country, arrived and took the steamer
City of Richmond for home, fully con
WINGED that there is not much pleasure in
travelling through that part of the country
at this time of year. NoMEN.