Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-09-12
Mr.. George W. NsuierbIi; i piannin1 ex-
tenslTe Improvements on his newly purchased
property Il Ogden Point, B-r Harbor An en-

Mr.. George W. NsnderbiI; i. planning ex-
ten.lYe improvements on his newly purchased
property Il Ogden Point, B.r Hsrbor. An en-
CINE: and aAd-cape sr,i-i from Massachusetts.
is engaged 10 lay on; the ground, ia,o cxtcu-
-iye f,rs. snd drive. Larry, greenhouses and
cons. stories ar o. b, ll'; rut ne whole
i,sc. vs.. b. changed into %. Of the most
besut'fl, private estates "a To-, country The
wofk wf.' ht d ,h.r.e j.. George W. Deliver.
contra a;J-.
a ra. oid-ia-AioGed r,sm-bake wa- given
81 I'd. niuf,. :e~ da,. $40. Corn aud 10.
tattoo were cooked 81. IL, s',aIuins roc. :, ec,i
and supplementary an spFeiiz!E4 lunch from
the Motel made al en- ahlc rcpa>; On he beach
Among II. guests were Dr.. aud Mr. Palmer.
Mrs. {. h Jewell. and Mr.. Bro,iix and FAINT
~ from " Washing ton. y. C., Col. II. A. Wheel
er. Chicago; Mr.. and Mr. Daniel Straw. MS
Heath and MI bartlett Boston.
Phonetic SPELLING.-The porgiz hay re-
turnd snd sener >ekured nery to hundred
barrclz in Frcnchmsnx b : 70 daz. $40. II
haz ben about ten yerz sins tha TUX thar de
partur and Nhar tina nav spent TIL. long va
kashun IL 4 nistert.
We have received from Capt. Frank Crab
+ tree Rio Dell. California, beautiful specimen
/ Of the famous redwood "burhl,- which Is 4
wsrt or bunch which grows on the side OF s
/ tree. ana Is susceptible Of fine finish. I, is
| used quite extensively for inside finish OF
| houses, steamboat cabins, railroad cars, furni-
/ tCre, etc.
Here isa comparative statement OF the
| arrivals for August a Bar Harbor. Just issued
+ BY the Maine Central 1850, arrivals, s.6s9
/ departures. -.1e9; 1855. arrivals. 500; de-
| partures. 6.435; total for 1889. 1888 against
/ l2,4s4 for ISIS, a gain Of 1894. Remember
that Bar Harbor is but one point upon Mount
| Desert Island. that there are s great many re-
sorts OF les brilliancy, esch receiving its share
OF travel, and that these figures represent the
number carried by the rail line sione.
-During the past week Mr.. Joseph Kelley
! civil enginee-. has been surveying parts OF the
principal street. 10 Bar Harbor village, at the
insiisstion Of the Village Improvement As
.ocistion. II is proposed BY the Association tc
rnacadamize portions Of these streets as an ex
pertinent; and Captain Geo. N. Wheeler. who
Is skilled civil engineer. 10 furnishing draft,
Of sections Of rosd for the approval Of thu
committee.
George Mead. the porter who wa. so bad
iy injured in the Louisburg elevator, Bar Hsr
Dor. and was transferred to the Massachusetts
General Hospital lately. lie. to all appearances
slowly but surely recovering. Besides tn,
purse OF S5G0 which was raised among th,
guests at the hotel for his benefit at the tim
Of the accident, an outside subscription Is OIL
foot.
| Mr. Stockham. the genial landlord st Tn
Bluffs, is already laying plans for another sea
son Ne nearly all his best rooms are already en-
gagged. Early in the summer be plans to bav
splendid tennis tournament given there
The newly constructed court In front Of th
hotel is pronounced BY professionals to be th
best east Of Boston.
At meeting Of the shareholders OF th
Union church at Green's Landing, 1t was vo,
ed to make q denominafional church Of IL am
on ballot being taken, It was found that tn
Congregationslists had majority. 1t Wi
therefore be the Third Congregational churc
of Deer Isle.
-Recently the collins containing the remain
of the father and mother of the late Dayi
Dunbar were exhumed at the family lot
North CastiEe and brought to Csstine vila,
cemetery for burial. Upon opening the gray
of Mrs Dunbar il WAS found that strong tacl
Ies and three or four men would be require
to raise the box to the surface. Investigatio
showed that the body was petrifed, being PR
served almost intact, the countenance ne
| much changed and the clothing whole.