Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-09

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A. We are neither running a summer
boarding house, nor advance agent for
newly discovered, respectable, healthy and
popular seaside resort, but plain country
scr,bc telling from week 10 week what is
being done, or Intended, what ha, happened
Or is likely 70 take place, il might appear
at first glance that We should at times feel
at loss for matter TO fill our sheet Of cor
respondence this is not the case, We find it
much easier 10 decide what to write about
than what is best TO leave unwrit,en.
First the weather must be noticed has
it been cold. hot, moderate, changeabe Or
stormy then the health OF the people must
be attended to have the mea,es, whooping
cough or rash invaded our schools breaking
up regularity in their arrangements are
our older people suffering from diseases and
lnfirmItles peculiar 10 length OF DAYS and
old age then again our church affairs must
be ventilated, We having regular or as is
too often the case irregular preaching By
permanent or transient ministers. are our
Sabbath schools in good working order and
well attended, with notices of concerts and
picnic excursions our local societies,
the oranges, ladies' aid societies, ven
cradle sewing circles, etc, etc, do they
flourish or decay, all furnish matter Of local
interest.
Work al the sardne factory is growing
little brisker. During the scarcity of fish
the buildings have been painted outside.
which is a decided improvement. The
steamer Acadia has been chartered and is
moving about hriskiy in search Of herring.
Capt. S. Y. Dessles is master and Porter
Smith is engineer.
The phosphate works are in full oper-
alton, mixing. grinding and packing the
''guano' ready for market. Mr.. J. NJ.
Deering, president, is busy as king
bird, here, there and everywhere. Large
quantities are going west by nearly every
weeks steamer.
MIR. Crosby and wife of Boston, were
| down on a visit last week and returned TO
spend the Fourth at home. Mr.. Crosby is
| largely interested in the International Guano
| Company and believes in its ultimate success
as a legitimate and paying industry. All
these industries bring employment into our
| town and keep our young men and women
| at home.
The rain which fell sc copiousiy on the
thirsty and parched fields. has been followed
BY almost daily fogs, making the prospect
for a moderate hay crop more promising
| but GROWERS are az work and say ave have
had enough moist weather, let US have sun
on our crops"
1t was pleasant to look out on the
morning of "the glorious Fourth" and see
the flag of our nation with its bright stars
and stripes floating from the flag stats of
our stores. hotel and cottages and the steam
| er Rock land, which made frequent trips to
our wharf, was respondent with bunting and
had large, gay and happy crowds on board.
Samuel letters, of Boston, with bis wife,
maid and children, came by boat last week
and took charge of their new cottage on
Burke's Point much pleased with their sum-
mer home.
One of the daily papers of Bangor got
things rather mixed up in a"Hancock
county local" last week. 1t reads as fol-
lows: "Work is being pushed with great
rapidly on Mr.. Henry Whitney's summer
residence which is being built on the east
side of Lamoine Point" The fact is there
is no such man having any cottage built on
Lamoine Point and the least side" is the
beach and bay side. Blunders mus. be made
or there would be none to correct.