Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-04

were elected for the ensuing wear: NJ. s.
Smith, Commander; Irving Osgood. S. v. c.
JAS. II. Hamilton, J. V. {. REV. J. 7. Crosby,
Chaplain; S. ID. Wiggin, Surgeon: o. X.
Burnham, Quartermasier: Cbas W. Beai, OF
ticer OF the Day; Geo. +. Haskell, Officer of
the Guard.
A line line of lunch baskets just received
at Hollis variety store.
John :. Martin OF Hancock. killed hog
about % months old that weighed IA l2 lbs
cut II 3 inches on his back.
Two of our college boys were home for
Thanksgiving. Ernest +. Osgood from Colby
and Harry &. Emery from Bowdoin. They
left for their respective colleges Monday.
Schooner Adam Bowl arrived ut this
por; last week from New York. with coal for
r. :. Lord.
During the past two weeks. two large
stone lighters, owned by the quarrying firm of
Mellon & Shields of Deer Isle have been re-
ceiying repairs and partially r,iittipg at this
port. preparatory TO beginning work on the
government breakwarer at Bar Hsrbor
| Mes>rs. Mellon 4 Shields have contract 10
/ furnish about $1,000 tons OF stone for the
hreakwater and have one year in which 10
fulfill the contract
Hon. Parker Spo1ord, OF. Bucksport, has
been engaged by the directors OF the kenne.
bee Central. and Monday viii commence work
on the preliminary survey OF the extension OF
the road 10 China. 1t Is belle, ed 10 be an easy
road TO build and that the expense OF con-
structioD will not be very heavy.
The Maine Central railroad no longer
| rames its locomotives, 1t being theory OF the
| general manager that the change takes away \
certain pro, ncialism and makes the road seem
more like u great trunk line. Before Mr..
| fuckers day the J. Il. Brown. No 30. Phil
ander Coburn, o., and William g. Davis, 63,
sud the ''lady -bug" shfters, Atlas. a, end
| General Knox. 81, were well known The
y Gen. Knox has gone the way of all eng ines
but ~, >horn OF It's pane. still pulls ears about
| the Portland station. BY purchasing other
line, the Maine Central has acquired some
monstro>itie> IN the line OF locomotives. but
] vigorous weedlng-out process has consigned
mos, of them To the scrap heap. and filled
/ their places with machines that would make
any engineers eyes sparkle.
/ There is the same attention 10 style in rail
/ reading n in dress. and the Maine Central is
/ PRODUCED, first. in Maine, the deep.toned
I steamboat whistles, then the musical chimes
they first put on straight stacks and smoke
consumers. and painted the stacks red but
were quick 10 change them back to black again
and TO adopt the very latest type Of stack-a
plain round tube. The latest wrinkle +.
uniformity Of decorating OF locomotive ten
ders. On each side. In an oval. Is the engines
number with Maine on one side and Centrs
on the other,
ON Friday evening OF last week about
twenty five members OF Island Lodge, No lan,
|. O. q. +. OF Bar Harbor. were the guests 81
Lejok Lodge Of this city. The third degree
was worked in very impressive manner by
the degree team OF the home lodge. after
which supper served Al the Hancock
House. brethren TO the number OF ninety
two pSrtaking Of the rcpa.t The guest, ex-
pressed themselves a. much pleased with the
work OF the degree team, and With the enter
tsnmeut and courtesies extended TO them by
LeJok Lodge. The visitors returned 10 Bar
HarLor on the saturday morning train,
Burglar. broke into Ira Shaw, store at
Gouldsboro a few nights ago, and carried of
between thirty and forty dollars worth Of
goods.
w. l. Guptil OF Gould,boro. has con-
tractcd TO furnish Rhode Island parties with
$4,000 feet OF spool stock, to be shipped next
spring
The orlAnd brcl makers have been doing
good business lh. sumner. notw ith-tand-
ing the season ha, been 50 extremely we'll
There are len yards now 10 the town. one new
one having been opened this season and they
have made five million brick. an average OF five
hundred thousand to yard. One yard alone,
that Of A. W. and A. Il. Hutchngs, makes
one million each year. This business forms
quite an important industry for the town and
employs quite number OF hand. The bricks
are shippe, mostly To the Boston market, and
large proportion OF them are shipped before
the river closes
The annual slaughter OF hog. ii Prospect
Harhor. ha. commenced. A. far h heard
from Cspt. Dea.y lesds. He slaughtered one
seven and bal! months old, which weighed
when dressed. 400 b. And now he is walt
ing to hear from the respected lighthouse
keeper. Ambrose II. Wa-gatt. who /, said TO
have the largest porker in town.
MIR. Luther Haven, on hi. seventeen birth
day laid twenty-five feet OF chimney at He-t
sullivan and walked to his home in South
Hancock. Who can beat that:
The survey and plotting OF the COMPANY.
property on Grindstone Neck " hich have been
going on since the last OF April under the -u-
perNi>ion Of Nathan f. Barrett. Landscape
Engineer. OF New York. by Chas. F. simpson,
Civil Engineer. Of sullivan have been recently
completed and. during the last week, Mr..
simpson ha, been making survey Of the pro-
posed water system and has begun on the
yey OF The proposed sewerage system
The Y +. s G. +. OF The Congregational
society. purpose 10 furnish course OF lectures
! during the winter. The first one will be
| given by DR.. q. A. Phillips at The Congrega-
/ lionsl \estry, Tuesday evening, Dec. 9Th, at
4 O'Clock Subject, Wendell Phillips and His
| Time Refreshments served after the lee
| ture. Admission, 10 cents. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs. Annie Hasam Of Waltham, and two
| children, Master Leslie and Miss Grace, have
| returned from very enjoyable visit of six
weeks with her brother. j. II. Heath 10
| Auburn.
-Chas. ii. Crimmin OF Eastbrook has re-
Gently accepted position clerk at the Re-
we're House in Auburn, and is becoming de-
servedly popular with the patrons OF the
house. For some time before going to Auburn
Mr.. Crinmn was clerk In Hotel Willows at
Pennington
Hon. Parker Spofford left Bucksport on
the train Monday morning TO look over the
| proposed route of the kennebec Central rail-
road. which there is some prospect of his COM
mencing to survey in the near future.
| There has been within the last few days.
in the vicinity OF Chemo Pond Amherst and
Clifton large amount Of the sport Of logging
Of deer carried on by the hunters. Game
Wardens Morse and Perkins have captured
several hounds aud if the owners are caught
heavy fine will be imposed upon them as the
law OF the state on this particular subject Is
very severe. Probably half Of the deer shot ia
Maine this year, have been killed with the use
OF dogs. and at present it is little late for the
game-wardens 10 begin work which should
have been done before
In last weeks issue of this paper f. +. o.
uttered some very beautiful opinions in regard
to the advantages Of college education. We
were OF course greatly pleased as well as edi-