Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-13
East Lamoine and its Surroundings.
The BE ACH.


As we write. another storm is prevailing,
old Boreas is blowing hi, blast and flashing
the waves into high crested foam, and we
feel pity for the hardy sailors on the great
deep. There are two classes of toiers
who ought To be well compensated they
that go down to the sea in ships and they
that 90 down into tbs bowels of the earth
Is miners.
While some are leaving home for their
winters work. Others are returning from
their labors away from home aud will find
employment, no doubt, near their families.
John X. Clark and John Ryan who have
been TO work, after the ferry boat was
hauled off the route, at Green's Landing,
Deer Isle, in the sardine factory, returned
last week and 1t looks cheerful TO see lights
in their cottage windows.
There is quite plethora of marriages
about this time, being married, remarked
and given IN marriage. On our table We
ind invitations to attend the marriage of
Miss Jennie Wooster Smith, Vinalhaven,
and Mr.. Charles Edgar Perkins, Nov. oath,
at the [ MON church, Ninal haven also in
vitstion to Miss Flora NJ. Boardmal and
Rev Thomas J. Horner's marriage at home
of Halsey j. Boardman, Boston Highlands,
Nov. 9Th. We thus acknowledge these
kind remembrances and express our kind
est wishes for their happiness in the new
life on which they are entering. Mr.. Hor-
ner filed our Unitarian pulpit the summer
of 1889, with great acceptance to the So
ciety and congregation
The members of the Ladies' Aid society
take great satisfaction in the completion
of the work of building a durable fence
around the cemetery. 1t is credit to the
place and will endure long after the pro-
motors have been carried to their last rest
ing place among their kindred dead. Dur
ing the past week crew of men and teams
have built new road from the street into
the cemetery, as the old one was SO diff
cult of ascent, especially in winter; it is
good driveway into all parts of the
grounds. Great thanks are due to the
committee. Henry S. Boynton. George
King and Capt. S. Y. Desisle who have so
promptly carried out the wishes of the So
ciety and are hereby rendered; also to
John II. Googins of Faneull Hall Market,
Boston, Mass, for pair of casket stools
which he so kindly donated. The two
societies, The Ladies' Aid" and the king 8
Daughters" having accomplished the two
undertakings of renovating the church
building and cemetery grounds, will have to
turn to some other work of public necessi-
ty, and the old saying is true, "If woman
says she will. she will. you can depend ont,
| if she says she won't, why she won't, and
there's an end ont"
Our neighbor Winfield S. Hodgkins, has
returned home from Bluehill, where be has
been employed for some weeks past making
set of spars for schooner Mary c. Stewart,
which will be launched soon.
| Nov 10th. j. c. w.
The trustees of the State College met
Thursday. all being present They Great
ed two new chairs, horticulture and rheto.
ric, English language and literature. A
special committee was assigned for the
choice of professors. They will probably
create new special course, not to exceed
two years, devoted to agriculture and dali
rying. President Fernald's report was
presented and accepted. The trustees at
the afternoon meeting voted to sustain
the faculty decree in hazing affair. and
voted to employ farm superintendent and
an expert instructor in dairyIng.
Rev. George S. Titus, pastor Of the
Saco Baptist church, has received call to
Everett, Mass.