Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-09-10

Ellsworth Fails
We are glad to learn that Mrs. J. F.
Whitcomb is gaining from her severe sick
ness; also that Mrs. Ransalear Moore.
much to the relief of her relatives and
friends, is recovering rapidly from typhoid
fever
We had a call from Mr.. David Frost and
wife from Mars Hill, Aroostook county.
and Mr.. G. A. Frost of Mariavile, and
passed a very pleasant dinner hour ON Sat
urday.
Your correspondent had very pleasant
time at Bath in attendance at the Circuit
court. We arrived at the depot Monday
noon. On alighting from the train we met
our friend and fellow townsman. Mr.
Frank +. Smith, who caught us bv the
hand and gave us right down good shake,
and at once took us to his boarding place,
the Temperance House, kept by our rela-
tive and friend, Mrs. H. B. Jordan, where
the inner man finds all he requires and
good lodging at a reasonable rate The
town of Hancock was represented by MIR.
Henry Wooster who boards at the Tenn
perance House and has a government pos
ition at the Bath Iron works. Mr. Woos-
ter has rented house on Centre street and
Mr.. Smith also has position a. the works
which he fills with much credit, having
been promoted after one months service
He also intends TO move his family there.
Thursday work was suspended at the
works owing to the arrival of the Govern
ment feet. On Wednesday evening they
steamed up the river between seven and
eight O'Clock and presented beautiful
sight with their electric light, flashing tore
and aft from deck to trucks. A brass
piece al the wharf announced their arrival
by it, booming that awakened the echo Of
the hills. Amid the blowing Of whistles
and ringing Of bells, Mr. Smith kindly
took me through the iron works and
showed me the cruisers and the ram In
process of erection Tor the United States
which has given Bath quite a boom. In
addition 10 the wooden shipbuilding ii is
very busy place. They have a fine new
ship on the stocks. the Su>quehanua 10 be
launched the nineteenth. She is about
twenty seven hundred tons. with all the
modern improvements that 90 to make
a tirst-class ship. At the New England
yard they are building large fer
ry-bost for the Knox & Lincoln Rail
road Co | fear. Mr. Editor. | shall
weary you with this letter. but before
i close L Will STATE Iut uDlDSS OF the
grand jurors. They found Of my memory
serves me right seven bills for Illegal
sales. one for theft and one for tamperng
with the mail. The district attorney paid
a high compliment to the State of Maine
and the jurors, and they in turn extended
him rising vote of thanks tor his gentle
manly bearing toward. them while in
session. We had the pleasure Of meeting
with Marshal Saunders who was pleased
to meet With Us. Altogether we had q
very enjoyable time.
We met with Mr. James Bartlett of Els
worth Falls. who runs steam saw mill
for Mr.. Shaw, and gives employ ment 10
ninety three men. Tie cuts with the pat
ent rotary forty-iour thousand feet per
day He also runs two shngle machines,
claphoard machine, Hath saws, edgcr,
planer and other machinery. All the waste
from the shingle and clapboard machines
is carried /" the furnace by an endless
belt where they consume about fourteen
cords per day, so the engineer informed
ME. We also met with Mr.. Howard
Moore of our city who works for Mr.
Bartlett aud runs the caphoard machine
We We're pleased 10 see Ellsworth repre-
scented by such energetic men. X.