Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-05-09
The Village Improvement Society.

Like the temperance people we believe
in agitation. Let's agitate, agitate, agi-
tate this subject of improving our city,
improving its physical and moral aspects,
cleaning within and without, for 'cleanli-
ness il next To godlncss," and all thought
full citizens will agree, that whatever tends
To make better the physical conditions of
the masses, whatever educates and quick
ems to fresh impulses the love of the beau
tiful tends to elevate the moral standard
Sadly must we acknowledge there's great
opportunity for improvement in all these
respects.
We have been reminded in recent issues
of the AMERICAN of the lavish manner in
which nature has treated Us. be>towing
upon us 50 many beautiful shade trees and
such grand scenery. rendering our drives
through the woods and by the streams
charming and picturesque in the extreme.
aud now, as the signs of spring multiply
and everything in nature looks So fresh
and green in the glowing sunshine Of the
! iengthening days. we are wildly impressed
1 with the Importance of our exercising a
/ careful hand and observant eye in remov-
I ing all the refuse that has been allowed to
/ accumulate during the winter, or these
4 natural charms will he nearly efiaced
/ The pleasure of a walk through our city
: must be ., eatly lcs>encd by the unsightly
! boxes barrels and hogsheads permitted To
/ remain for days. even weeks, upon our
/ business streets. by the broken fences per
! haps repaired in most shiftless manner
with boards of various lengths and widths
/ placed in a Cri>>-Cross fashion. by the un-
healthy odor> from imperfect drains and
J other nui>ances only too familiar To Us all
A. matter of policy To say nothing of
Z triufinla IL stands ps in hauJ IN az d,
Y these affairs; now that we are making
strenuous efforts to increase our business
interests by new industries. we must look
] tn ii that no bad drains. or ce>>-pool~ are
I allowed to poligtc the atmO> phere. that
1 our school houses aud their out-bullings
are in decent condition. that We permit
nothing Ia exist that can lessen the natur-
al hcalthfulncss Of our city. The value
Of real estate in Ellsworth will be en-
HANGED IN just that degree that we are
: ,igiiant and faithful IN these matters
We know of families contemplating
moving to Ellsworth at this very time.
who are making inquiries into these very
subjects. 80 We appeal 10 the pccuniary in
/ tcrc>t II our citizens 10 arouse their attcn-
+ ton.
We organized for the express purpose
/ Of heautjfyng the public squares and
streets. but almost uncon>cinu~ly, our
wnrk has crown and hrna,Icn,a tin ~. Ind
our.,.Iy.. thnrnu,,hly Interested m AMI
identified with the sanitary educational
ara moral interest. Of M. Mac,
Last wear vr GLADLY nsid nm, hundred
and TWENTY-FIVE dollar. toward. th,. IIiob
I School debt and an fort was made to give
( our people course of lectures that would
hc entertaining and instructive. We were
unable 10 execute the plan. but hope 10 b,
mon successful next season Mt far the
purpose Of making none but .imnly Ia
,iyt the. community A higher class - en-.
| t,.rtAirInrnt than has been u>uaIlv Offered
/ In th,. nast and rails, th,. ton. ar the enter
taiumcut> OF the future
We might with propricty sdnpt for our
I motto ..pro bono puhlico~ a. ~. hay, mn
reason or excuse for existing ,.xcrp, fur
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