Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-08-05
Mrs. A. +. Greedy, with her family, is oc
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Mrs. A. +. Greedy, with her family, is &C
cupying her cottage at Hancock Point.
Mr.. F. W. Rollins Of the Commercial
BalietiR is in town for few days. He learne,
his trade in the AMERICAN Office.
The pleasant cottage OF DIR. Walton Al
Hancock Point was visited Saturday nigh
and Sunday by Messrs. Fred Palmer, and f
F. Phillips, of the Penn Mutual
That deservedly popular hotel, the Tara
tine House at Hancock Point. is meeting with
marked success the present season. having
been full from almost the first opening.
Mr.. L. A. Belknap, OF Andover, Mass
with his wife who was the daughter of the
late James ii. Chamberlain OF this city, Il
stopping at the Tarratne House, Hancock
Point.
The work Of grading the grounds abou,
the new court house. which is now approaching
completion, Is being well and artistically done
and will add very much to the beauty Of the
premises.
The Bar Harbor Tourist gives its readers
rare bit of information, as follows; Only
brandy, champagne or old wines served at the
table.
We hear that DIR. l.. 5. Chilcott. few
days ago. rode on bicycle nearly all the way
| from Bangor TO Green's Landing, Deer Isle.
| He was two hours between Bangor and Bucks
port.
Mr.. |. VI. Bragg. one OF the pioneer cot
tagers at Hancock Point. spent the Sabbath at
his cottage there. Mr.. Bragg is still enthusi-
astic over the point. regarding it one of the
most beautiful spots for summer on the coast.
We have received the Maine State Year.
Book, for the year Iss6-s7, published by Hoyt,
| Fogg Il DOMAIN, Portland. As usual ii is re-
| plete with valuable statistics and information.
| II has become almost a necessity to the bust
ness men OF the State.
MIR. Enos Stevens. wife and daughter OF
Auburn. spent Sunday in this city. They at
| tended the Institute of Instruction at Bar Har-
Dor and since that time have been visiting
relatives In steuben aud sullivan. They re-
turned home TO Auburn Monday morning
The following gentlemen. with their fami-
lies. have recently been stopping at Shady
Nook: W. o. Mcdonald. A. II. Norris. Geo.
d. Crane. NJ. :. Smith. T.. Jordan and H. {.
| Black. Mrs. Call and friends have been there
also, occupying Mrs. Calls cottage.
On Friday of last week the house of Alex.
| Pirie at Trenton was consumed By fire. to-
| gether with nearly all the contents. The total
loss Is from $1,000 to Sl2oo which {, covered
by insurance to the amount 81 SG0o. The fire
| caught on the roof and probably originated
from spark. We hear that money to the
amount Of more than 500 was burned i'll tbs
/ house.
The tides have been running unusually
high Of late. spouting Horn. near Bar Har,
Dor. at food tide ha> performed some wonder
ful feats. A gentleman walked out to Inter
view the horn when suddenly without warn.
Ing. column Of water eighty feet in height
rose into the air with dctnna;ion Ike thun
der. Being an agile runner he escaped with
slight shower bath.
BAR HARRoR--0n Saturday last ut Ban
Hsrbor the steam yacht Atalant. with Jay
Gould, family aud friends on board, arrived at
. 80 z. VI. and anchored in the harbor.-T Tn,
night trains were crowded and one hour late
| nighi.-Among the distinguished arrival,
We're J. Bi,idle and wife, New Mexico. West
End; Col. Grant, United states Army, Rodick
| -Nisfortunc- come to all. Even our genla
citizen, Capt. |. NJ. Grant, i not exempt, No
long ago, while soundly sleeping, and without
a moments warning, he entirely broke down
or rather hi bc,l>tead which be wa. occu.
inc by.ly a
much noise that the inhabitants Of the ~eycra
cottages were -udely awakened. and consider
ably alarmed. With the exception OF a bad
shaking W. Capt. Grant escaped anharined.
Hon. James g. Blaine lnd Mr.. Blalu,
attended divine services At the Congregational
church. Bar H1rbor. SUNDAY morning. tn,
pulpit was occupied by Prof Charles +. Hart
OF Rutgers COLLEGE. Every scat wa, taken
and chair were placed III all ai-le.. At ID,
Sabbath school many Of the guests ayailc,
themsclye, Of the privilege q spending an hour
in the study Of the bible under the able IT,
struciion Of Mr. and Mr.. Torrcy.
Alta Republican caucus held 1t Fanro,l
Hail, on "Wednesday evening last, G. {. Bur
rill WIS chosen chairman and ". Il. Campbell
-ecr,tary. Delegates To the county conyen
ton were chosen Il follows; +. h. Hopkins
J. +. Eirid.e. C. Il. Partridge, Eli McFar-
land. Charles Haynes. VI. :. smith, H. 4. .Jor
dan, Geo. K. Campbell, Levi 6 Bcckwith. :
+. sioc.bridsc. Henry Whiting, Jr., Il. a
Macoinber. +. u. Gould. W II. Davis. T. T.
Hale, Henry :. Adams. John W. Jordan, Geo
". Brngdon
| -Rtsoire,l-By the Ellsworth Consrr.a
tona Parish and sunday school in picnic ~
-umblrd. a, NJ. Desert Ferry That ON
hearty thank, De hereby sincerely rendered to
the Maine Central Railroad for transportation
facilitic. at reduced rate. ID Mr.. Crane an,
other railroad official. for their efficient an,
cheerfully rendered assistance; and to Mr.
johnson, proprietor II The Bluff" for hI
marked courtesy and generosity In opening 70
our use his house and grounds and in ever,
WAY possible promoting our comfort and pleas
ure.
We have received from Mr.. W. ;. Reed
agent, Orouo, new and beautiful edition o
David Bankers poems, with biographical
sketch by Hon. John +. Godfrey, q. +
knowles Il Co., printers, Bangor. Me. Dnvi'
Barker was genius and he wrote some Yer,
fine and touching. a. we'll a. very laughnbi
poems. \ few years a-o a limited edition 0
part OF his poems wa, published, but thel
became exhausted when only A very smal
per cent. of those in want Of the work ha
been supplied. Since then we are informed
the admirers OF David Barker have offered i
high A. $500 for single copy 81 the early eli
ton OF the work. without being able to obtail
Il. The present edition j. published in answe
to the popular demand and i sold only b.
subscription at prices a. follows: In fin
cloth, red edge. $50. In fine cloth, gilt edge
, s2.00. Mr.. Reed, the agent, will be At til
American House for week. and will thor
oughly canvass the city. The above book
printed on fine tinted paper made expressl
1 for the work, and contains about $50 pages
comprising poems under the head Of Masonic
! Religious. Patriotic, Moral and Sentimental
, aud Miscellaneous. Ii also contains fine Gu
: of the author the old Barker homestead, tn
late homestead of the author. Stevens's NIL
Empty Sleeve, kenduskeag Stream and othe
illustrations, and is elegantly bound. Anon
his productions each OF the following faini
lar poems MY Child's Origin The Sign Q
} Distress THE Covered Bridge" 'Piou
Like HELP and 1.-The Shepherd and the Lamb,