Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-09-08
Sept, Sd.


P~nobseot
August took it, departure with warm
adiru reminding u that summer Was not
quite thing Of the past
The trainers have busil, improved the
late spell Of fine weather IN har, e~ting their
gram crops. Aread, the work Of thrr-hlng
ha, commenced aud the Weld Of gram thus
far reported i, somewhat bcttrr than last
wear
The past season has been remarkable
one in the annal, Of mcteoroIog, aud 40 class
have realized Il more ,en>lbl, than farmers
The weather has been a cause of constant
pcrplexity and atmospheric movements have
been watched with keen interest.
The season ha, fairly upset the regular
order of farm work and hnd hay ing,
fall blowing, and harvesting gram, all
promi>cuou,l, mixed. Potatoes are ruttlng
badly. Some report from one-haf To two
thirds already affected The ubiquitous po-
tato bug has ceased to be a local curse. con
fined to his inherited domain-the potato
patches, but hi loath,ome presence lniests
everything lie may be seen waving upon
every stalk Of vegetation, roos,Iug on fences
climbing Up the wall. Of houses and entering
the windows and warming the streets ia
~ell-organized squads
The season ha> been 4 poor one for
butter making and We predict that there
vii BE- larger quantit, OF poor butter IN
the market than usual. Ii has been poor
season also for brick making. This business
in thl, town will consume from II to ID
hundred cord, Of wood. 1t bids fair to be
leading industry here.
MI. David Grindle, one uf our enter
{ prislng and go-ahead citizens, Interested in
/ brick making. has purchased the homestead
of Charles Bridges and intends, We learn, 10
open brick yard there in the spring.
One Of the most singularly beautiful
and in, ting spots in Eastern Maine and We
might add in the country is Crystal Cottage
and its surroundings, where Rev. Samuel
| Annear is spending the season. Mr.. Annear
is remembered a. one Of the pioneers in the
! mining interest of Eastern Maine. He
became interested in several mining privi-
leges in Buehill, sold out, and finally
| located in North Penobscot. Here he dis
covered an extensive vein of crystalllzed
rock on Wild and comparatively desolate
/ tract of land formerly owned by Manley
Leach. He prospected on this vein, pur-
chased the land, located u mine and fin
ally sold out IA one-half interest to Boston
parties. for few thousand dollars. A com
pany ~as organized, and shaft sunk to the
| depth of nearl, 10 feet. For some reason
/ the NINE was abandoned, aud no effort has
| been made slnce to reopen H. Meanwhile
/ Mr.. Annear had built nice little cottage
and stable, cleared garden SPOT, and col
lected and arranged thereon, in the most ar
| tistIc manner around flower beds, and in
mounds, representative pieces of the most
wonderful collection Of or, stabilized rock, it
is sand o, travellers, to be found in the coun-
" If not in the world.
| In these geometrlc beds ana around these
singular piles the most beautiful aud ex-
quisite flowers are MISUNDERSTANDING into
exquisite harmony, the most beautiful things
in the vegetable and mineral kingdoms.
Here are rocks of all shades and tiuts from
milk white to dark gray and brown singu-
larry variegate,l and honey -eombed into a
Thousand fantastic shapes.
| There is a rare charm about the place,
anil you feel that you are in the presence of
one of the combined wonders of Art and
| Nature. IL.