Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-09-19
Mach eard's,

Our day IL past and gone and evening shades |
appear;
Oh let US Lord remember now, the night OF
death draws near"
Pathetically We ask, can this be sol Shall
we basely bend tho knee to the Greenback |
aenj, and the heretofore Democratic par |
~ which has ut last achieved the feat Of |
lining itself by its boot straps and chang ,
ing It's boots In the airY poor Msr,in.)
Not so while the two or three Of Bible trs- |
dition eau be found Of ssch stun IS IL made !
Of the hard money party Of East Bluehill- |
These shall again shake out the old ban
ner, and drown the cadaverous .coss who
conceived the above lines with the ringing !
chorus:
ARISE my soul! Stretch every nerve.
And press with vixor o." etc, etc.
Thus one must feel when IL recalled the |
meeting Of hones money men Al East
Bluehill to listen to the Hon. Eugene Hale |
on Wednesday night, preceding election.
The settlement Of Mctleard's Is located !
at the head Of narrow srm Of the sea " |
ing to the eastward OF the promeu,ory
which forms the entrance to Bluehill hsr- |
Dor. The placid waters OF the bay are here |
married to the stream which gives IL. name
to this part OF RIuehill town. Who he was,
what he Was, no one knows; but his name
~iil be carried far and wide, and rendered
AS immortal As the everlasting hills for |
the basin which embosoms the cove aud
stream. Is one mass OF granite OF DO ordi.
nary character. These silent rocks which
have slumbered In their beds since the
world began. wait Only the call OF art, and
wealth. and the cunning OF man. when
they shall spring into forms Of majestic
grace and beauty. adorn the great mArts OF
America, and re-echo 70 the tramp OF busy
thousands.
The granite at McIIesrd's has been work
ed in a desultory way for local purposes
during . period Of twenty years. But
some ten years since the foe quality aud
desirable location Of the stone commanded
the attention Of Geo. W. Collins. Esq the
Collins Granite Company was Incorporated
and . more extensive and systematic oper.
alton MAS entered into by that gentlemen
on the east side Of the cove. Soon amer
Mr.. Collins opened the Eagle quarry on
the opposite side. which is believed to con-
sist OF = stone uneQuAlled In uniting the
qualities which make granite the most val
liable material TO. architectural and build
ing purposes. some Eve years since. Mr..
Collins sold the franchise OF the Collins
Company, and both Quarries to PhllAdel-
phiA parties, chief OF whom. and present
manager Of the work Is Mr.. Christopher
Binder. Mr.. Collins reserved to himself a
portion Of the territory on the cas-, side.
which thus far he has not worked, bot Is
at present the easy. accommodating land
lord OF his good hotel. which certainly Of
fers great attractions Tor transient guests
or tor summer sojourners, even In this re-
gion OF majestic scenery. His house Is .it- I
aa,ed near the water bot with . good ele.
walton, and looks out upon granite bluGs
and Long Island In the foreground. while
Tar away stretches the bay, and dreamy
Landscape OF shimmering water and 6eeey
cloud Now white sail specks the hort-
xon. or the smoke Of some fishing steamer.
with hungry nav swallowing up alike the
wealth Of our fisheries. and the livelihood
Of many humble fisher OF the coast, Near
by the murmur OF the stream aud the plssh
Of the ocean lall TO repose, and then anon
comes the sulleu roar Of n blast froD the
quarry. emphAsixing, but not disturbing the
solitude OF the place.
1--we turn from the quiet OF the cove to
q IA kk..bt
tivity presents itself, and . business under
taking unequallsd at present In this coun-
ty. The owners VI The Collins Granite
Co., have 1t tneir command the large cap
tsl sesesssry TO develop fslly the re-
, sources Of their Quafries. and to sueccssful
competition In this kind Of enterprise. |
More Than three hundred men are scat
tered through the place, earnestly contend
Ing with shelr obdarate friend. the granite. |
some work the drills and prepare the blast,
which shall send . rim .,raiyh, through
the solid rock Tor sixty feet Others. with
ringing hammer guided by carefully pre-
pared plans and dimen siops. evoke from
the hoge mass the stone which shall be &C
leyel. and drag, and huge oxen, transport
II so the water side, while others preside
over the glowing forge, and temper the
steel which must give form and beauty to
the fiin,y stone. No puuy arms conduct
this great work no stupid brains. compel
these rough masses to tue with line and
square and level. The Company at present
10 filling contract for the stonework OF
that great enterprise Of modern engineer
Ing the East River bridge, which will en-
ploy them for Two years. As has been said,
more than three hundred men are on their
pay rolls. Who receive individually from
one dollar and = quarter TO i've dollars per
day. while In the nelghborhood OF el5 900
monthly is discussed 10 Bluehili by the Col
Inns Granite Company.
coinmoniiy Of men like these with reg
ular employment aud prompt payment,
who tell Oh every grain Of gold In q dollar
with hard blows on hard rock, are not
pleased with any money less hard.
II signs OF the greenback msnia appeared
At AcHeard's. they were promptly me.
BY the organization Of the "Hard Money
Club" under the leadership Of Mr.. G. G.
Long. Of more than ninety members. promi-
Dent among whom are Messrs. G. G. Long,
Jos. Johnson, Eli Bragdon. J. r. Long.
Robert Condor and Rufus Walker The
vote OF Bluehill shows that they did their
work we'll.
On the evening Of Sept 4th, by invita-
ton Of Mr.. Christopher Binder, the club
and citizens OF Bluehiil were addressed by
Mr.. Hale. to the number Of i've hundred.
The Bluehill band was In attendance. led by
the cornet Of Mr.. T. r. Monaghan. former
ly Of the Ellsworth EWerald band. The ar
Engagements for the meeting. and courtesies
extended BY Ar. Binder and Others. the
large number Of people present. and the