Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-11-12

the past week.
1t begins to look like old times, when from
twenty to thirty OF our workinguen, joiners,
masons, painters and laborers 90 down to
Bar Harbor on Monday to work, returning
Saturday to enjoy 'the day Of rest" at their
"ain firesides."
Mrs. Annie Whitmore and Mrs. Emma
Winterbothsm left by boat on Monday. to
visit friends and relatives in Boston, Lawrence
and adjoining places.
The whistle Of the Sesenoa is again heard
in our bay As she makes her trips between
the terminus and Bar Harbor.
Capt. S. P. Cousins in company with his
son, Charles Cousins. wen, by the Rncklsnd
TO connect with the steamer Richmond at
Bar Harbor on Monday; Charles to take
his place in the pilot house and ped"
to make trip to Sussex county, \. b.,
TO look at manganese mine a, that place.
A nondescript kind of water craft passed
slon9 the shore the other day. puXxling your
correspondent for some time, but at last he
made it on, TO be a Fiat boat" propelled BY
= donkey engine" employed by MIR. Mil
lken Of Bar Hsrbor delivering coal, wood,
etc. round the bay.
Talking OF coal; i, will be bu, short
time before wood, TO a great extent, will
be superseded by coal in our town. The
same may he said Of places on the Island Of
Mount Desert
Capt. Ira Mcfarland landed a, the steam
boa, wharf here, coal for six families he
told me that every trip to Rockand. he
brings back freight of coal. Coal stoves
are becoming common. and our friend Aiken
must be doing quite lively business this
fall Well, hr is worthy Of success. for he IL
one who ia not afraid TO give printers = job.
and those are the men who succeed.
The storm of last week did some consider
able damage TO the fish velrs in our BAY
The Rodick.' at Bar Harbor and Woods ST
Sts,s Island. were considerably wrecked,
but the, have repaired them and to-day.
Monday, the fish steamers are landing her
ring At The factory. and the workers are
again mad. happy. For a few days the
men. wrmen and children, numbering more
than sIty, have had vacation, but now
they viii have to make up for lost time, 80
says proprietors Ray.
A new industry is being developed by our
fishermen. and If not overdone. will be re
muneratise; that i. fishing for .calIops.
This species of tcstaceous n,oiiusk, found in
the bays Of our consists the Pecien Iceland
icum and is a delicious she'll h.h. By the
sIndnc.s Of the captain Of the Acadia.
Samuel Y De.ses. who supplied US with a
dish fresh from the she'll. and through the
good offices Of our wife cook We were en-
ahle1. 10 use the word. e President Deer
ing. To iururiste 10 fresh scalop. prepared
10 fresh sweet butter" A small steamer
from Round Pond has been dredging for
'csllops in 'h,s bay and in Union River bay
understand that parties on Bartlett. l.
lAnd are dong good busine" and are ship
ping them 10 western markets
During IL. few d,,. slack time At th.
sardine factory. the Young men have been
out on shooting expeditions. until II has
been dangerous 10 he gu, IN the woods The
other da, s West. one Of our Young married
men, Vas out Cunning alone, a. ne thought.
when he accidental, shot by some one
~ho did not see him learned tai. morn
ing he WAS con>Idrred out OF dsngs Two
other sr.teur sportsulen from M-.srs. Raw.
factory, .pcn, half day on the beach saw
the game The, captured. one SOLITARY, anal
sand perp. and wondered how they ~ou. 4
divide the spoil.
The man who deferred ptoughing un,i!
his land should he little more m at, hes
postponed II uil next spring. l. has rai1,d
and raned. and .t.l continues raining: the
the ground IS sloppy, plashy, and one Ia.
10 get on the top Of rock TO seek d ~
place and even there Il Is damp. QIery:
sha; IL II that rsns' A. one extreme IL
generally followed By another, We NAV *
prct some severe cold weather. peraap. some
which the stranger from India called. white
rain snow, before Thanksgiving.
In looking back over the changes that
have taken place in this eighborhood il
seems but = few years since Capt. Stephen
Higgins srd his family Of many son. and
daughter, xere among Us the captain en-
gagged in act,e business. owning 10 num-
b-r II fishing vessels. finding emp,o, meut
FOR many people. fast gaming a competency.
fnr those times. looked up 10 By. and lead
~ in. 'uc.s!N. and one whose word WAS a.
good a, hi. bond The wharf whet. hi.
E fishing vessel. used to h- moored, the fake
,i5d whrte csrgoes Of fish used 10 be
cured are gone and de.oate; the old store
nous-s removed but the Cd homestead -,iii
r-man. and one invalid maiden daughter
hud, = ham. there, vel cared for By her
hrntarrs and SISTERS. far sway-in the Kind
charge ot her nephew. George Gaut her
brother Capt Alden Is. Higgins, who built
has nome part Of the old homestead lot
are all that are ef, among Us The father
died comparatively Young. from blood pol.-
nuIng. ms widow lived many year. to mourn
her great los The, rest side oy AIDE in our
. quiet graveyard. The sons and daughters,
MARY Ann. EIzs and Mehalsh, Edmund
IL. Nlison. and Stephen. who one hy one mi
grated Years ago 10 the Pacific s,op., are
married and have raised themselves 10 re-
srec'ab.e positions IN society, hu, never for
gsc the place Of their birth Last week
received dais paper, from Reno. Wa,hoe
county. Nes ada. From Them | make the
following clippings; the Daily New
ada State Journai October "A, saw.
I-Merda, was the twenty fifth Anniversary
Of the marriage Of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. HIg-
gins They not look for company las,
evening. hu, about seventy five friend. pro-
ceeded to the house and gave the couple a
genuine surprise in honor Of the anniversa-
~, They carried refreshments with them
and INDUCED IN singing and socahill,y gen
orally. Then when Mr.. and Mrs Higgn.
4!dI saiutt ttt!I CUlNpO.uEc NHeN
were treated 10 another surprise by the II
trients, who presented the worthy couple
with many handsome presents. II was a
genuine surprise and a memorable occa-
sion for the recipients as well as their
friends.
The Reno Erening Gazette referring TO
the pheasant surprise" gives long
list Of names Of persons presen, many
Of whom know. Also list OF
valuable presents closing with this
happy remark Mr.. Higgins has been
agent for the Central Pacific for many year.
and 1t has often been remarked among "the
boys" that he is the only grandpa in the
whole system. from the president down.
I Grandfath-rs are almost as scarce as hens
teeth, among the railroad men.
Las, Saturday forenoon. at the home OF
the bride, Capt. S. p Cousins. in the pre-
sence of a select party. comprising members
of the faml lies Of the bride and bridegroom,
Rev. K. W. Savage Of Ellsworth united in
the bonds Of ~edloek, Mis-. Nav Cousins
and George Whiting. | understand tina,
there was no unnecessary display of dress.
or adornment so common on such impor-
tant occasions the party being simply and
appropriately prepared to start on their
wedding tour which they did soon after tho
ceremony. J. T.. W.