Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-04
Green's Landing and its Industries.


little more on the public, not on the prnci
pie that "if little is good, good deal IL
better" but to correct several statement.
in otherwise excellent articles-whict
have lately been put in print by correspond
ents who do not seem to be thorough,
cognizant of the "truc nwardness" OF
this village and It's people.
First the Green's Landing granite quar-
ries. Five years ago the few quarries
were all worked by hand power. To-day
there are here in actual operation ffteer
granite quarrles, most of them supplied
with steam-hoisters, drills. lighters, tugs
railroads, whistles, &c. Three wears since
there was not a steam craft owned here
now we have the small steamer islander
owned by John Barbour and used in fisher
les and towing; the steamer Jane Me
Crea," (owned by Thurlow 4 knowlton)
apowerfnl, little tug and doing good
business; the steamer ''Minnehaha'-lately
purchased by Flye Bros-used some for
towing. but more for general freighting
J.,
and the Clipper, large New York tug
connected with the quarry of Mellon (
Shields.
The ssrdine packing business is an i'm
| portant industry here too the factories
OF Ihurlow knowlton and Flye Bros.
employing many hands aud dsbursing a
large amount of money during the season.
! ne citizens OF this place are truly gencr-
Gus and large hearted, always ready To
stretch iorth neighborly, helping hand
and living in peace with each other even
TO an extent unknown in larger villages,
where society" lines must he drawn or
catered To. They are also a pushing. cncr-
getic people ready TO adopt any new busi-
ness. labor or time-saving device. Their
village Of to-day shows this to be true, in
contrast nith the few scattered houses. no
church. and little school house back in
the woods. of ten wears ago. Now there
are nearly two hundred buildings most of
them residences Of neat and varied styles
Of architecture, tine modern school build
ing with graded >chools-the school dis
trict numbering 232 scholars fine Con.
grcgational church, and chapel Of the
Latter Day crccd.a handsome public hall
building, besides Masonic hall in school
by United Workmen aud Good Tcmplars
lhere are Hany stores and shops Of all
descriptions, livery stables, telegraph and
express offices, hotels ocean View" and
sunset regular packets TO Belfast,
R"ckiand and Portland steamer Mt.
l'escrt every DAY IN connection with Bos-
tHn and Bangor lines and steamer Florence
connecting with VI. [. railroad aud New
i"rA steamers.
me A. g W which was organized 4
mere August Is. -, with fourteen mem
oeFs no" numbers ntty-siX, with lots l
more on the way Much interest Is mani /.
rested IN the meetlngs,somc members com 4
ing from hVe % seven miles away. Two 4
f'a'S ak" thtfc was no Masonic lodge nut .
tne brethren were trying their 'eceE best
Tor one and through untlring effort lodge
''' ~ 'N' 1850 i'Hi tt'h
charter members and has already reached
Ifiot, both with good subscription lists.
OF new buildings the past year there are
the line building owned by j. n. Richard \
son and occupied by him a grocery
store built by b. 5. Thurlow for general
merchandise and quarry supplies, the resi- .
dences Of II. l.. Billings, Geo. Colby, and
several others finished rc-nodelcd or now /.
in process OF erection, besides many trans
fers OF real estate for building purposes .
the coming year
The marine property mot including
steamers, owned here is no small item Of
importance and is constantly increasing,
at present numbering twenty five sail of
large coastiug vessels, besides the many
not owned here that come from other points
TO load with stone.
SO much for business and now | must
for one moment refer to the scenery of the
place, which is generally allowed to be
attractivelv picturesque. The village Is
bull, around crescent shaped water front