Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-08

'ho kHts ahu boys pronounce Mr.. lounR
good teacher.
Fest Lamoine.
When l turn my memory back to
sehool-boy days, find that one of my early
attempts in penmanship was guided by q
copy written by the teacher. Differentiation
is the thief of time y if | did not then COM
prehend the great truth of the aphorism,
after time has shown its just import, and at
the present writing l must plead guilty to
the charge Of being procrastinator, the
penalty for which is the loss Of few hours
Of sleep.
With three correspondents from our
town, Of necessity my news items must be
cut short, as we'll as few in number.
Mrs. NJ. J. Wilbur, whose sickness was
noticed in your last ISSUE died Monday, the
2Sth Of Sept. and was buried on Wednesday
Her husband, crippled soldier, and three
children will mourn their great loss; society
will miss an active member. The Lamoine
Grange of which she was a charter member
conducted the funeral services, the Rev
Mr. Palmer preached the sermon and an
unusually large congregation was present.
/ Large numbers of our people are suf-
| tering with colds, some being laid aside from
/ work these accidents to the human system,
in our eastern climate are periodic. notice
able at, or about, the line gales" are sell
| dom fatal and pass off with good deal Of
| sneezing.
I Numbers of our young people are
| leaving their homes for the winter; some as
| teachers, Others to engage in industrial pur-
/ suits in the western part Of our state and
other states more distant. Most of them
/ will return when the swallows come again,
| singing as they come that never diving song
! Home. Sweet, Sweet Home"
| Some of our farmers are complaining
/ about their potatoes rottng. The bugs
| have destroyed quite a number of promising
/ patches Of this necessary root and now If
/ the rot takes them we shall have short
| crop.
| The Dominic Delai,tre place, as ii is
! called, has been without tenant for some
time, but learn that it has been sold to
4 Mr.. Eddy Of Eddington, who will move to
the place early in the coming spring.
The visitors have nearly all departed
/ from our town. only few who remain
guests with Mr.. John Grant. Some who are
+
I ity. purpose to test our climate in "the fall
/ of the leaf"
From the number of carpenters tool
chests which | notice as freight on the
steamboat, wharf. should Judge that this
class Of Workmen are expecting to sing that
old song at Bar Harhor this winter. Good
times come again once more
g.
where tne men who run ',he ,hre,hing ma
chimes arr got TO. There is considerable
grain awaiting the advent Of some one or
another. TO do this necessary work Then
will follow the hay and straw pressers By
the time this work is done Thanksgiving
will come round. and then old Winter will
he upon Us and the axe Of the wood chop
per will be heard il. the 'cut-down." for not
all Of our people have yet begun 10 burn
coal
= The steamer RockIand vent las, Sat
urday to Rookland, TO be put in trim, inside
and out. for her winter work between TINS
bay and that cits to connect with the Boston
and Bangor boats. The Mount Desert takes
her place and viii leave the wharf al this
place every Monday, "wednesday and Fri
day morning al O'Clock, calling at al! land
ings and connecting With the western boats at
kockland. The down trips will be Tuesday.
thursday and Saturday on the arrival Of
the western boats. On Monday, the amount
Of freight consisting Of cases of canned goods.
farm produce, HOLSTERS and other produce
was greater than usual, and a very large
number Of passengers for Bar fiarbor Bos-
ton and other places west proves the fact
that means Of travel begets travel.
Talking about steamers, We would say
j. II. H." Your Waliham CORE ,pondeni,
/ he should have been al our little wharf last
/ Tuesday, and he would have seen the steam
er Mount Drser, al the head. because she
couldn't lie al Bar Iiarbor the under-tow
was so heavy. while all wa. calm here, the
Rock.and on The eastern, the Acadia west
ern, aud IN the dock the schooner Sarah
Jane with her traders tihg al mast head,
With her hroad>ide painted Roberts Din
Goods and Grocery Store !" then wouldn't
he have written Roll, Jordan river, Roll r.
They have had their lamps trimmed
and burning at the sardine factory for the
past week. The little Acadia in fog and IN
blow. by night and by day. has gone out in
search Of FISH and per,eyering until she has
landed near!, 600 bushel. Of herring. The
hearts Of the packers. cutters, soiderer,,
bathers, boxers, proprietor, and the out
siders generally have been made glad, and
hopes high that for the sake IF all con
cerned, proprietors especially, thi, streak
of good luck may continue"
When work is brisk at the sardine
factory. it make, them busy at the guano
factory the FISH offal is taken away a. fast
made, conveyed TO the works, located on
Kaccoon Cove. there mixed with the other
materials, muscle bed, ground clam shells.
lime, etc. etc. compounded into What Is fas,
becoming par excellence 1.-THE fertilizer" as
III" numerous orders received By the com
pany, and the very many and truihful.y fiat
ter.ng testimonials from those who have
used II demonstrates. And vet We have
room II our town for more industries; and
We are sanguine that in the near future the
/ little standing timber We have left will be
manufactured among and BY our own peo-
pie.
i am always glad when ii comes in my
way. 10 notice men OF worth and merit, and
have them receive that notice which is their
/ due. The other day was shown very
valuable pair Of marine glasses which came
very Unexpectedly 10 the captain OF the
steamer Rockland. The silver plate on the
/ glasses bears the following inscription ::
Presented 10 William G. Sawteie, a sea
man and gentleman, BY F. II. G.. 1855"
/ Every one who knows or has journeyed on
/ the vessel he commands or who has had
/ business with him will endorse the above
/ tribute and respond "he is every inch gen
! tleman.'
Mr.. F. Herrick is still more than busy
! in doing Photographic work, and best Of all
/ his work Is giving good satisfaction. have
/ not been able to overcome my feeling Of
! tmidliy ~ as vet, to have countenance and
/ form transferred, but suppose shall have
to submit TO the inevitable | was glad
TO learn that Mr. Herrick mad been success
/ full in taking good and correct likeness Of
j Mrs. Lydia fitzpatrick, the oldest person in
! our town, | believe, she is in her eighty
/ fifth year. Her numerous relatives will be
| glad that this opportunity to have her like
ness taken was available and was taken ad-
vantage of J. c. W.
| North Penobscot.
| Our annual town fair came off Thurs
| day, Oct. !. 1t was not so largely attended
last year, nor were the exhibitions Of