Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-12-06
Mrs Daniel s Real has had recent nara

| Mrs. Daniel S. Beal has had recent para
| lytc shock and is very seriously ILL.,
H. +. Hamlin. Esq, spent Thanksgiving
Day In Bangor at the home Of his father. Vice.
President Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Wiggin returned home
on Tuesday morning from weeks visit to
Bangor.
Miss Esther Stevens Of Bluehill.s years OF
age, was troubled last week, for two or three
DAYS with a slight cough and trouble In her
throat One night after a severe fit Of coughing
she spit out of her mouth good sized cambria
needle.
Mrs. ID. L. Fields fell down stairs at the
lail house. one day last week. and received Sc
we're injuries which confined her to her bed for
several days. We are glad to hear that she is
improving.
Mrs Betsey r. Hall, widow OF the late Ma
hum II. Hall. died at the home Of her daugh-
ter. in this city, the lst instant, at the age Of
70 wears She was one of ElIsworth's veteran
snd much respected citizens. For long years
she has been closely identified with the "toil
and endeavor" of this city, and her life has
been part OF its life. When she died part Of
that life went out and she will be much missed.
Her death follows very closely that OF her son
Mr.. Clifton 5. Hall. aud was no doubt real,
caused nv his sickness and death Called to
Bangor and detained there for IA brief period
BY his sudden illness and subsequent death the
fatigue and shock no d)ubi proved fatal. Dis
ease rapidly followed which terminated her
life ~ We have stated above.
MIR. r. G. Dyer. local editor OF the Belfast
Yacht. with other Belfast gentlemen. on =
weeks cunning trip. From his interesting
letter descriptive OF the cruise. published In
last weeks Journal We copy the following /:
We reached Brooklin, 10 the Reach. the base
Of our operations. and here We obtained our
decoy ducks, or tollers. as they are called
These are made OF wood aud painted in iniita-
ton Of sea fowl. When well made and placed
in the water they not only deceive birds. but a
close observer can hardly distinguish the false
from the real The mode OF procedure j. to
anchor these decoys guD>hot from ledge or
point where the birds ARE flying. Sea fow go
outside 1T night. returning at Wight In the
morning TO feed. The gunner wants 10 be on
the ledge. with his decoys out very early In
the morning. When the birds come flying In
from sea they observe the decoy> and think
ing them companions come sailing down aud
hover over them. The gunner. who Is gener
ally concralcd behind rock. shoots at favor
able moments. This i the proper mode in
theory but In practice u Is sometime, differ
>spt. for We >sf hours upon lodges and ssw
Npu>snd- OF bird. Nv past without lighting.
BROOKLYN is situated on Centre Harbor. and 1t
j. town of some importance. The principal
industry j. the sardiBe canning establishment
% Mr.. stevens. Who employs 200 persons. The
present season has been profitable one. 30
oIo cs.es having been put up The .ar,lines
ARE small herring which are caught In weirs
along the coast. The steamer Stella Pirkcri I,
constantly employ Ell In bringing the hsh to tho
factory. where they are put up In oil. mustard
aud in pickle. Large herring are smoked. and
in some case. are put w and marked for
very different fish Monday morning we set
our toll'r, of ledge nsnr TORY Island, and
the resut was sample Of the whole trip. We
weFr on the ledgr before siX O'Clock In The
morning. The mercury stood but seven ~.
gTe.- shove zero and the Nspor Wa 80 thick
YOU could not bird more than 4 gunshot
SWAY. Nafer froze to the decovs, loading
them down. while the shooters nearly p-r-
i.h,J on The l,igc, This wa~ endured for Two
hour, when We sought the warm cabu Of the
Nellie. The fact WIS. we We're month too
late, There were plenty of ,ea fowl. but the
weather was cold and gale OF wind ws-
blow ing most OF the time. A. shooting biri>
va out Of the question Il Na~ decided to
spend the remainder Of the week In sailing
about. The next point visited Green's
Landing. Ia Deer Island Thorouxhfarr. MANY
granite guArrie, arr worked here sud The in
iu-trv ha> increased so wonderfully in the
past ten YEAR that the town now almost rivals
Niuaihs.en. \ new industry In the f-h line
j. the ,hipl iug OF founder. 10 the New York
market. Fishermen catch the fi-h with dra.
or sweep nets. which take up nil tn. fish
the bottom Two men Will catch many
seven barrels OF founders in one night. The
d-h are packed In barrels. white side up, snd
shipped without ice A. htgh Il, ten dollar
per barrel has been realized.