Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-02

The Boston Clothing store comes to the
front In this issue with IA new advertisement
and also at about this time with a new and
large stock Of fashionable goods which are en-
inently worthy OF the inspection Of the public.
Call and see them.
Miss NJ. A. Clark will close her studio on
Main ST. this week. During the remainder of
the spring she will receive pupils and execute
any orders at her home. Specimens Of her
china painting are on exhibition at G. A.
Parcher's drug store.
The following rescript has been received
by the Clerk Of Courts for this County,
Rescript.
l. Damages for land taken for a private
way are to be paid by the person at whose re-
quest and for whose benefit the way is laid
out.
?. When private WAY has been laid out for
such petitioner, and has been used BIZ him he is
estopped from denying the regularity OF the
proceedings. in such laying out, In an action
by the land owner to recover aw arded damages
3. Ii is no defense TO such an action that
the land owner has assigned his claim to third
parties.
-Grindstone Point at Winter Harbor. is an
other place which promises to be quite sum-
mer resort. At present there are thirteen cot
tages and a hotel in process Of construction
and plans are out for dozen more cottages
and one log house. Work on the water-works
will begin April LIST. The pipes weighing from
600 to 800 pounds to the joint-eight and ten
inches in diameter-will bring the water about
a mile and quarter to the Kingsley lot,
whence il will be forced up on the Point by
for vii hp m ST nd
avenues are under contract. all to be complet-
ed by july 1t. MIR. Z. II. Stratton OF Els
worth. Is building eight cottages aud the ho-
tel; MIR. Geo. A. Barron of Bar Harbor. has
three cottages well under WAY. and Mr. John
f. Clark. also OF Bar Harbor, has one cottage
completed ready to plaster and two others un-
der way. The Land Company's Office now in
front OF the Wheeler cottage. is to be moved
awa7 the company intending to have no store
or Office on the Point residences only
stable for the club house il also to be built.
The town OF Gould>boro has exempted from
taxation all lots and improvements belonging
to the company for period OF ten Years.
Nearly every house has a chimney and mantel
built of beach stones.
The last lecture in the Y. P 5. {. f. course
was given Friday evening by Prof. Parker OF
Bucksport Seminary, on Browning. Those
who were not present, lost rare treat.
briefly the different Influences that have
produced such a poet He divided his
works into three principal groups. He
compared him with Tennyson who equally
with Browning, has devoted his life to
the art Of poetry. He showed. that while
Tennyson has written of philosophy in the
abstract, Browning has wrought out the
problem, of philosophy in the men and women
OF hi creations. He characterized him a. an
optimi>t aud truly christian poet. one not TO
be read in hammock in the dreamy haze OF a
summer afternoon. but TO be studied with
enthusiasm till the mind grows strong aud
vigorous. He read from several poem. during
the evening To illustrate hi. different points
thus proving himself a master a. well a.
professor OF eocution.