Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-07
Bar Harbor Letter.



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ANYTHING oetier OF more 'aiuhriou' Than 'he
hAs furnished h-f stranger guests th.' sun
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me OUTLOOK iof Aho'hef season Is very
encouraging more cottages WI De erected
eDf''S me WINTER ana spf'hs 'nah ever ne
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eo''> 'ha" any "h'ch nave yer oe'h hi'N
mere hfAi e''a'e continues 10 'o''n-
iHees nave '"'S since reached Amos 'iou-
'ous proportions anu are SUN ADVANCING
puf'hs me pas 'hfse weeks fra' property
10 me amount oil nan hIioh' mas changed
na'us- i"c'uoed III THESE transfers i h'e
acre "a'' '"A' o'o1sN' io'''' $50
'o' o. 'ou' acre. 'hA' Drought 'he e'''''a'
sum Oh s0"'"". ne latter h'' been cut
up and so'd IN i''s' Tor business purposes
ana cottages AZ an ADVANCE u' 81 ieas' my
per cent a strong mo'" IS o.'ns made IN
the general improvement oil Inc 'H'"Se.
ms Is indeed move IN he F'sht direction.
\ Jus' 'f'''c''n'' a'"a.' maze upo" oar
hAfhof' mas oeen Tue !aeh OF puoi' I'M
pro'emeht. nile fortunes nave oesn ex-
pehuea IN Inc Jay oul Of private GROUNDS
ana erection OF costly 'iHas' thtfe mas al
ways oeeh lar 100 '''h'ea expenditure Oh
money Tor the improvement OF Tue sH'sse'
considered as "hoie. No" tae streets are
10 be "idened, ne" sewers constructed and
probably very 5000 parks ana oouir'ards
VIII be iaid out ior me use OF Inc pub
lc- heretofore, Tue genera loutlst mas
been Obliged 10 uespass upon private
grounds OF promenade the dusty streets 10
see anything OF Bar Harbor lhi' has led
TO great deal oil compliant, both on the
part oil private properly owners ana Inc
pleasure seeking public 1t is new evident
mat the time has iuiiy arrived when more
attention should be PAID 10 the general I'M
prosement oil the place, IL II be hoped 10
MAINTAIN lis RAPID growth or long remain
r'ai with other fashionable resorts.
The village has grown up by ADDITIONS
here and there upon the outskirts OF the
former little hshing hamlet, as the demands
Tor more room 10 accommodate Inc lhcfeas-
ing number oil visitors became apparent.
The result IS that Improvements are attend
ed with much greater expense 10 Inc town.
than would have been the case had large
village or CITY been iaid ou' al the COM
mencement and the plan followed IN the
building up oil Inc place.
IL was serious mistake upon the part OF
the original owners OF Inc iand' or perhaps
more so upon Inc part OF the Town. that
vide boulevard mad not been reserved around
Inc shore front oil Inc VIVA ee' Inc 'ahd is
no" IN possession Oh 'he 'i'''o'S' VINO nave
SO Improved tner grouhos' 'na' u'er cisih
'or Damage VIII De enormous ~hep " De-
comes q heces''', 10 eA.eno s'iee'S through
men, as IL certainty VIII oe'ofe many years
one o' 'he h'os' attractive resorts OF 'ne