Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-24
The Eastern Marble COMPANY.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders
in the Eastern Marble Co. was held At the
quarry OF the company at North Deer Isle
on "wednesday. July 10Th. Messrs Martin
;. Stetson, President, John ;. Fogg. Fred
Il. Moseley, Benz W. Harris, IL A Brown
Edwin Abbott of Boston, and >arnl l..
Hamllu OF New Bedford. were elected
Directors. Arno Wiswcll Esq. Of Els
worth, CLERK, and +. +. fucker, Esq. Of
Boston. Treasurer and assistant Secretary.
Last autumn the company erected a
steam mill for the saving Of their marble.
and have been since winter running day
and night, the product meets with a ready
sale, and the selling agents, Messr-. Nose
ley, Hodgman & Co.. have declined many
orders from inability to furnish the stone
with the present capacity Of the mill. At
present The work turned out is used only
for trimmings for buildings. Since com
mcncing operations. trimmings have been
furnished for an Engine House at Brighton,
for the new Town Hall at Aver. formerly
Groton junction. and several stores In the
burnt district in Boston. The mill j. now
at work upon trimmings 10. new church
Sweden 5orgian,) at Boston Highlands.
The stone which is OF blueish color.
variegated with white and green. contrasts
pleasingly with brick. granite, marble or
RJxbury pudding stone, and is much adj
mired and eagerly sought for. The COM
pany proposes TO increase the capacity of
their mill by putting in additional gangs
OF saws. and 10 increase their product OF
the quarry by using steam eating ma
chine.
The stockholders are 10 be congratulated
upon their success in developing so yalu-
able property, and the monthly pay roll
Is OF great advantage 20 the people of Deer
Isle.
1t is proposed to build wharf upon the
company's territory on Eggemoggin
keach, opposite Sedgwick, and il Is the
desire of the steamboat company 10 make
II the landing place for the Lewiston"
instead OF the dlapidated structure now
sometimes used at the head of the Island.
The gentleman comprising the board OF
directors are not only possessed of album
dant means, but have full faith In the value
OF the property under theif charge. and
are determined 10 prosecute the business
with yigor. We noticed the other day 4
block of the stone. sawed at the mill and
neatly cut. in the saloon of the Lewiston.
which was exciting much attention and
Communications from all who saw il.
Although saw mills are no novelty in
Maine, yet a saw mill that saws stone
attracts many visitors. and this season Mr..
{. NJ. Judkins the efficient superintendent.
Is favored with many visitors from the
neighboring towns and strangers sojourn-
ing in the neighsorhood, a. it j. quite All
attraction and place of resort for sight
seers Although the supply OF marble
would seem to be iuexhaustiblc yet the
daily draft upon the quarry for specimens,
will i continued long enough. say a few
million of centuries or SO, materially
diminish the island of Deer Isle, yet for the
present, demands can be supplied
The gentlemen present at the meeting
with their ladies, partook OF u clam bake.
and were unanimous in saying, that for
clans Deer Isle can beat the world in
quality and size. b.
/ SERIOUS ACcIDENr.-We are under the
painful necessity, this week, of recording
one OF the most heartrending scenes that
pen can describe. We call upon our COM
passionate readers To help US moan for the
terrible sufferings which we are about to
present them. We have sighed for an
artist" and Especial correspondent"
that we might more Graphic ally portray
TO your soon-to-be-sorrowing hearts, this
most frightful disaster to rising hopes and
bright prospects, the absence of which dis
enables as TO pen-picture. Prepare to
whimper. On Thursday morning last. a
young and promising gentleman just
from the Hub. with two OF his tried and
true friends belonging in the saotats of
this little ''Ope-hossr city, started out on IA
fishing tour. The morning was bright and
beautiiul-everythlng seemed auspicIous-
, good luck seemed ineyitable-buf IL wan l.
Prepare to sob. They dug their worms
they secured their hash--only to lose u
: The eggs were destined to become smash
! ed-and they were. Thank Heaying, they
|, were not dseayed. They got their team
8 and before the clock tolled the hour OF