Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-03-19
Sargentville.

We had the pleasure recently of visit
ing Sargentville and meeting old friends
and learning somewhat Of this thrifty and
beautiful village of Eggemoggin Reach.
We enjoyed fine Slegh-rldr OF twenty five
miles from Ellsworth over the lev road
after nne-stepping, >urt-footed horse
driven by the youngest son OF our friend
Wyer q. Sargent, making the distance in
about three and half hours. Our route
was through Surry and Bluehill. At the
latter place we saw the numerous build
lns> OF the mining region which ten years
ago was 50 full OF bright views of immense
furtui eS Those castles in the air have
faded and tunbled like the mining build
lngs now falling into decay. The deep mines
yet untitled are the burial places of many
fortunes which though lost to sight are
Ito memory dear"
The scenery as one rides from Buthil
to Sargentvilie along the high ridge Of
Iand named "Catcrpillar," from it, resem-
blance To the rising back of the brown
caterpillar, is among the finest and most
varied To be found along our coast In the
west far over the waters and numerous
islands are seen the Camden mountains.
clearly defined against the SKY bathed. ut
the hour we saw them, in the tender purple
OF sunset and distance, and To the east the
glorious mingling of the islands and waters
uf Eggemoggin Reach. Finer views of
land and sea are hard to find in our pic
turesque State.
Sargentvllle Is a unique and beautiful
spot IN summer and rapidly becoming one
o1 the desirable summer resorts of Maine
Its people are enterpri>ing and fully awake
to the growing Importance of the village
The Sargentville steamboat wharf company
IN 1888. The company has a surplus in
its treasury and has paid three dividends
Of per cent. The Portland and Mach:a>,
the Bangor and Bar Harbor and Rockland
and Ellsworth steamers land here averag-
ng three trips per week each way. 1t ha,
post office, custom house and telephone
connecting with telegraph Offices at Els
worth and by telephone with Brooksville,
Bropklin aud Sedgwick. 1t has a fine har-
DOR usually open in winter. good many
vessels have been built here, Capt. William
Cover having built two three ma>trd
>chooners within few years of about 800
tons each 1t has nice sail-luft and boat
shop on steamboat wharf where canvas
boats are built Of cedar strips covered with
canvas, smooth as glass.
This is new industry and is carried on
by II. b. Harding & Son. At this place
there are several fine stores. W. q. Sar-
gent & Son have a general variety store
Including ishing outfits. Clam bait is a
specially with this firm which is shipped to
the maritime provinces. They handle as
high as ) 900 barrels of shucked bait This
firm also has cold storage warehouse for
preservation of eggs of 25.0O0 dozen ca
pacity. j. n. Sargent has general store,
livery stable, and furnishes entertainment
for transient visitors who will always find
at his house good bed and an excellent
table. There are two granite quarres
where paving blocks and edge stones are
cut and shipped to the New York market
ten cargoes being now ready for ship
ment.
Wyer g. Sargent came here and entered
into trade in lS+3. A post-ofice was estab-
lished in 1913 which Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin, then in Congress- had named Sargent
vile in honor of the principal citizen,
Wyer G. Sargent.
The Sargent family is remarkable one
by reason of its numbers, longevity and
character. OF the family celebrated in the
poem I'VE are Seven" 1.-TWO in the church
yard lie," but Benjamin and Susan Sargent
formerly of Sedgwick left family of
ele, en-, nine brothers and two sister. all of
whom are now living. the youngest having
lived over fifty years. All the members of
the family are strictly temperate, peculiar
Iy wel-to do and Republicans and with one
exception members of the Baptist church.
honoring their profession. The names .
ages and residences of this remarkable
family as recently given in the ELLsw ORTIZ
AMERICAN are as follows: Benjamin e.
Sargent, Sedgwick, "a years; Wyer G.
Sargent, Brookline, Mass, 70; John o.
Sargent, Ellsworth, SO; Sarah j. Dority
Sedgwick, 81 William H. Sargent, Castine,
Ga; Lucius b. Sargent, Sedgwick, 62 :;
Thomas G. Sargent, Lynn, Mass, 60 !;
Albion p. Sargent, Rnckiand. So; Mary NJ .
Milliken, Sedgwick, 90 Jasper n. Sargent,
Sedgwick "a; George NJ. Sargent, Chi
cago, ILL.,, 81.
We were pleased to meet two of this
family whom We have known for many
years as active workers in the Republican
party of Hancock county, Hon. William
II. Sargent, formerly collector of customs
at Castine. and Hon. Wyer G. Sargent,
now in business with his son, Hon. Henry
w. Sargent, who was State Senator in
1887 and again in 1889.
The custom house which was formerly
located at Sedgwick. but was discontinued
in 1887 was re-established at Sargentville
in August 1889 and the customs business is
rapidly growing and increasing owing to
the fact of its being so easily accessible
for the vessels of the vicinity, which can
come in at any time of the tide. Russell
H. Sargent is the Deputy Collector and
Inspector.
The Baptists have recently erected a
chapel for public worship of very pretty
modern style of architecture at cost of
about $1,000. 1t is finished in white wood
and cherry with arched roof and has a
pretty chandelier, fine organ and tasteful
pulpit set. 1t will be dedicated the com
ing summer.
May success and prosperity attend this
pretty and thrifty village and be as long
continued as the family Of Sargents whose
name it bears. EDITOR T. X. SIMONTON
in Camden Herald.