Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-20
East Lamoine and its Surroundings.
LIE Re ArI.


Green mountain. Mt Desert. has begun
to put on winter garments: on SUNDAY her
summit was covered with a white cap and
her sides with draperies Of ice
ON Saturday We prepared for regular
down-east snow storm, but instead We had
a rain storm. which continued until the
following morning, leaving our roads very
muddy
During the past week another Of our
very aged people has passed over 10 the
land on the other shore. Stephen Young
was one of our oldest citizens, IL not the
Oldest He was all exemplary man and
was held in high esteem by all who knew
him.
In our report uf the finished work con
ncCtCd with the cemetery. we forgot to
state that the new road was built under
the contract OF W +. De>islc> and George
f. Jordan. The road i twenty rod, in
length and twenty feet wide and j. pro-
npunced by men Of good Judgment to be a
model road
our artist Thomas Moon has closed his
saloon and returned To- Lacouia, \ II =,
where he has his place Of residence. Dur
ing the past season he has done some ex-
cellent work, both photograph and crayon.
ana has had fair share Of patronage
Mrs. Addic DeLaittre, formerly of this
place, but now residing in Minnesota. who
has spent some weeks among her numer-
Gus relatives and friends in this place,
who were much pleased to receive her
visit. returned to her western home on
Tuesday.
d.. H..
friends Of neghbor George Eddy waited
upon him at his new home, the Fitzpatrick
homestead, and gave him a good pound
ing the visitors called it "a pound party"
each one carrying pound of something
that would be useful in the home. We,
accidentally, saw one young gentleman
purchasing pound of clothes pins, and |
can assure my readers that it was for
midable looking parcel They report a
large company present anG a good time
generally.
The peculiar weather we are having
along into November. has caused those
who are not in the habi. of keeping a
diary, to believe that we have not had in
years gone past, any such season as this,
bnt we find by referring to the testimony
of our old people, las well as our own obser-
walton, that similar seasons have occurred
during the last forty years. The cattle
come home from the pastures well filed,
as our neighbor remarks, as they did
month ago, but fear while we are saving
the hay NOW at this end we shall peed it
at the other.
There is report in circulation that one
OF the ice companies which did business
at Blunt's pond last winter have decided
not to cut any ice this winter and that
they will dispose of the buildings. The
first part of the report may be correct but
we should very much doubt the correct
ness of the latter.
The few cases of sickness in our district
among our older people have been report
ed on favorably; in our district school we
do not learn of any sickness among the
scholars and this is something remarkable
as we are always expecting to hear Of
complaints which are called "children's
complaints" prevailing more or less about
this time.
SILVER WEDDING BELLS.
Last Thursday evening after we had
been to the post-ofiice and had received
our county papers, we started on "go as
you please" tramp to East Lamoine post
office to attend the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the worthy postmaster, Chelsea
w. Hodgkins and Clara Desisles' mar
riage. Never having attended "a silver
wedding" we must plead guilty to large
share of curiosity, inducing anxiety, to
see how it was done. On our arrival we
found large company and still more
kept coming until the entire house was
filed with relatives and friends; filled to
overlooking until they had to take tempo
rary possession of the post-office. Merry
greetings, pleasant conversations inter-
spersed with music were in full order
until lady ushers brought In a bounteous
treat of cake, candy and grapes for each
guest, numbering more than one hundred
ladies and gentlemen. Then for the time
being there was silence which might al
most be felt.
After refreshment was over we stepped
into the sitting-room to look upon large
table well filed with costly silver gifts
besides moderate pile of silver coin. We
would not attempt to enumerate the gifts
in silver, but only say they were numer-
Gus, costly and useful. Turning round we
gazed upon one gift from Mr.. Moon, the
artist, to his brother C. w. Hodgkins and
wife, of life size crayOns of themselves
in elegant frames, which he had hung on
the wall unknown TO them, which was
truly a brothers best gift. This gather
ing of happy ones will long be remember
ed by every one there present.
Nov. l6. j. c. w.