Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-05

(Continued.)
Let us now pursue our investigations by
walking up Boston Avenue. This Avenue
leads from the Steamboat wharf in wester-
ly direction, and runs nearly in straight
line across ''the Cove" near ]. Suminsby's,
and joins the County road leading to Ellis
worth near to Lewis Days house. Over
this Cove, we understand two public spirited
gentlemen-who have lately become largely
interested in Bar Harbor, and are now cit-
Gems of the place-propose to erect tasty
and substantial bridge, one.hundred and sew
enty-iye feet long by eighteen feet wide, and
present the same to the town for public uses.
The first buildings which attract our atten-
ton are the extensive Bathing establishment
of the Messrs. Rodick x Sons. Here we
find twenty-four cosy little apartments with
all the conveniences of modern times, where
We can enjoy either cold or hot, salt or fresh
water, or mixed, to suit the taste. Connect
ed with this establishment are two well APP
pointed Bowling Saloons, where the visitors
ladies and gentlemen, make .'ten-strikes'
and "set EN- up again." Now We come to q
street yet unnamed, running south from this
Avenue to New York Avenue, on which we
see very neat cottage erected by Mr. Clark
Wood, and vet another by Mr.. Chas. Wal
lace. Several others are on the taps on this
street, and will go up in the Spring. Now
we come to the West End Hotel, which j,
the finest Hotel building in Bar Harbor. II
accommodates about two hundred guests
having one hundred and sixty rooms, and is
run on plan more like a metropolitan no
tel. Its beautiful location, commanding
view, its broad piazzas, and genial, polite
and attentive host. Mr.. ]. p. Armbrust, will
always attract attention. \ little further on
we see the neat, COSY little cottage of Mr..
James Foster, and next, Mrs. Betsy Rodick.
Opposite, Professor Phelps, of Harvard I'm
iversity, has plain but very neat and COM
Portable cottage. This brings us to the Bar
Road, which runs from New York Avenue
TO the Bar, and at low water one NAV cross
over TO Bar Island. the residence Of that gen
ial gentleman and Patriarch, David Rodick,
who can truly say of his Island home, Il am
monarch of all survey" Uncle David las
he is reyerently called by the natives) carries
on an extensive herring packing establish
ment over there and ships many an hundred
boxes of this toothsome FISH to western mar
kets. We will now 90 over to New York
Avenue. This Avenue runs from the front
OF the Deering House. kept by ChaS. HiE-
gins, westerly TO Baltimore Avenue. We
find a number Of neat cottages. which will
not be mentioned in this paper as they were
built some wears ago. OF the new ones. We
see first a tasty and comfortable cottage
erected BY the late Tobias Roberts We al
so see very beautiful building also erected
BY Mr.. Roberts during hi, life time, for a
school house, and which he donated to the
District for that purpose. Next Is Mr.. Cal.
Norris's, a plain but substantial building
Then Mr.. Frank Alley has plain, but com
modious and convenient house. Alonzo
Ash also has put up nice cottage. Then
there follows, John Conncrs. Geo. Rich, and
another at the corner Of Baltimore Avenue,
1.-THE name of the owner has escaped Us
We will retrace our steps and take in Ho!-
land AKgsYpa btfsl, .r,sa.s,1 ts,
up. This Avenue runs from Philadelphia
Avenue to the shore. The portion from
Philadelphia Avenue TO New York Avenue
was built by Col. Holland at hi, own cx-
pense, Mr.. Alcinc Higgins donating a strip
ten teet wide on his land. This season the
Col. has extended the road To the shore
jointly with the liamors On this Avenue.
which is well gravelled and always kept in
most excellent order. Col. Holland is build
ing very tasty and convenient cottage, and
will add Others in the Spring. This Avenue
vii! be quite atuactiyc-as promenade when
the trees get their growth. We understand
the Col. and Hamors are preparing 20 build
a whar! at the foot Of this Avenue Of ample
dimensions to accommodate all the lumber
and building materials, hay, &c, which come
to this port, leaving the steamboa; wharf en-
tirely for the boats. This is an improve
ment required BY the Boom The harbor
on this side of the Bar is perfectly safe in
the worst weather, and affords abundance of
water for vessels of the class which usually
bring our supplies.
Next week We will take look along the
shore towards Schooner Head