Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-11

Absence from home and duties that for
some weeks past have called fnr my undl
uded attention have prevented me from oc-
cup.ing space in the columns of the
AMERICAN but rs am now allowed few
days OF leisure viii keep my standing be.
fore your readers
ihs withdrawal the ste nniprs Epcta and
kaekland from our point IN The boy. and
with only one call o. the Sebenoa. aud that
IN mid day, renders il bad getting abou; for
many
We have had quite storm. commencing
on Saturday evening with heavy wind, rain,
thunder and lightning. The bay was dashed
into foam, steamer. sought refuge under the
lea OF VT. Desert and II is more than prob
able that considerable damage 10 wharyes.
"e'r' and small boats Wi be reported A.
Ne write tie Wind silli blows a heavy sou
we.i"r" and 1t is cold.
Up 70 date. work at the Sardiue factory
has been carried along without stint. Amos,
LAY and night | am credbly informed that
more than $4,000 cases have been packed
and ,hlppsd aud It Is hoped that work ma,
BE- continued for some weeks unless the
storm shall have carried auay re wrlrs
The season has been remarkably COED
and thy catch Of fish N our bsy steady
giving almost un..'erFupted work to the en-
ployes
Considerable building j rniug on and
more projected. g. Herbert B.bbcr i lust
p4ttlng on he finishing touches Ia hi. neat
cottage and ground. ., Partridge Cove
Sherman Douglass cottage IN TIN. distrlct,I~
assuming an appearance that vii place IL
among the neAt,~t M town. George Gault
j. rebuilding on the Captain Higgins site.
large enc ugh bu3ldug to accommodate al
least twenty summer visitors. William r
Desi,ies has commenced rnlarging bis house
which when finished Viii furnish room, Tor
more than double hl~ present guests James
T.. Berry, learn, has purchased his fathers
homestead and alread, commenced improve
men's % The zane.
The East Lamoinr Water Company held
a meeting IN the school house On Saturda,
evening. and a g0odly number we're present.
The company propose commencing york tins
week al Bluni's Pond, in digging the deep
est cutting between the pond and the .tra,u-
boat wharf and ia, the main pipe while the
water IS at IT. lowest. 50 that III early spring
they will finish the entire works which VIII
insure to the district never failing suppl,
Of water for all purposes; It will be great
boon 10 the factory and TO steamers and YES
sells at the wharf.
Work j. being carried along steadily al
the phosphate factory. understand that
J. ). Deering has sold gu, his n'erest in The
works and has returned to Boston The
management Is vested in the hands Of Mr..
CrosA! OF Boston, and George F. Jordan is
the Superintendent they propose ID make
TINS industry success.
lsaac y. Hodgklns is pushing work on
his little cottage which when finished will be
one more neat homestead in our district
Frank l.. Winterhotham proposes to spend
par, Of the winter 90 shore. ana will make
some improvements and additions on his
place. George Shea has bought four acre.
Of land which added To lot owned b, him
will give him some Of the pret,ies, cottage
lots on TINS point He may build one or
more cottages for rent, the one he already
owns being constant, occupied.
Aanson Googins will rent his house 10
John Ryan for the winter and will visi, with
his three sons in Boston and neighborhood
Mr. Googins is getting advanced in Years
and his health is not very good. Since the
death Of his wife. after long married life.
he keenly feels what il is To be lonely;
change of scene and society viii help 10
keep him from brooding over his loss and
loneliness.
Since my last contribution to YOUR paper
death has removed from our midst three Of
our excellent women, of whom | wish TO
speak: Sarah, wife Of Capt John Harring-
ton, an energetic worker in our community
and society, IN things which had for their
object the Improvement and progress of So
Getty; she was a believer and worker in the
cause of Liberal christianity" and hem
ever missionary Of that cause occupied the
desk IN our church her hands laid floral
tribute there. Fanny. wife of Martin Berry.
and daughter of our good old deacon of the
Baptist church. Henry Knowles, was per-
mitied 10 live to good old age and though
chi!diess, she was always SURROUNDED by the
offspring of others whom she reared to man
hood and womanhood. never thinking it a
task but pleasure. She has gone 10 her
reward. On the same sunny morning, Oct.
3. and in the same hour her near neighbor
Mrs. Huldah Googins joined her in the pill
VI iHc Nv YOUR permits
sion shall speak of her in another column
at greater length.
The believers in "liberal christianity" in
this town. understand, have organized So
ciety, and will take steps toward having as
much public teaching as they can afford TO
support. The success attendant upon the
miuistrations Of Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Bean.
agent of the New England Unitarian Mis-
sion, during the summer imposed upon them
the duty of taking this step that they may
be known by their brethren elsew here And
here would beg leave to say that attend.
ed the majority of the services conducted by
these worthy men, and can truly say that It
is not true that they preached in6delity,"
as some have reported, but their views of
certain theological tenets were in advance of
ancient Interpretation, while their ideas of
practical christianity bore the spirit and
genius of good living and sound thinking.
Nov. .. ]. w. c.