Ellsworth American., 1891-09-03
East Lamoine and its Surroundings.

We have had some remarkably fine
weather during the departed month of
August, although she took her leave in
fog and misty rain. Our farmers are gar
nering their grain crop, and with a few
days of tiue weather " i'll have it safely un-
der cover. Potatoes are promising well
both a. 10 quality and quantity. large
quantity of garden truck" will find its
way into the cellar for home consumption
and for market during the coming winter.
Fishing i'll our bay continues good; large
quantities of mackerel, cod and hake are
being taken, packed and cured and as one
of our farmers remarked the other lay,
with our home-raised pork, our own
good butter, poultry and preserves, with
the fish we have caught. we will get along"
AS we gaze around upon the face of
nature we have called up from memory,
two short poems, well set to music. which
may properly be styled songs of the sea-
son their titles are when the leaves be-
gin to fall" and when the swallows
homeward fiy'.
The few summer visitors who have been
with US are either gone or will soon take
their departure.
Rev. Mr.. Canheld and family of Ellis
worth, who have occupied the Rose Cot
tage" have returned to their home after
spending few weeks very pleasantly.
Hon. J. d. Hopkins, relatives and
friends. whom our people are always glad
to see, have finished their vacations and
closed up their cottage until another sea
son.
The sons of Alanson Googins, George
and Eben. with their wives, have spcut
their annual vacation among their friends,
and at the old homestead, and ere this are
at their homes in Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Ricker,on Spr ul Of Cherryfeld, is
making visit among the numerou, friends
he made in this place daring the years he
spent here. We are glad to learn that he
is comfortably settled in business in his
native place.
David B,rtlett, Esq of Coopcr-town,
y. ID. has been making too short visit
to his old home and friends. and in com
pany with his mother. Mr> II s Bartlett.
will make visits among children and
friends in Colorado and California. They
will leave this week.
Rev. ID. 81 Wilson and family OF l1in-
cy, Mass after spending vacation have
returned and made void in our society.
Rev. Mr. Savarv ~ Boston, and Rev.
ID NJ. Wilson. who have filed the pulpit
Of the Unitarian society in this place with
great acceptance during the past Two
months, closed their lsbors last sabbath
with an excellent sermon BY Rev. Mr. Sa
vary.
Miss Helen l.. Hopkin, and tso friends
from New York city, whose names we did
not learn, have been on short visit TO
Berry, Miss Hopkins mother. \ short
time aud our friends will all have finished
their stay among u.
During the pat week schooner Julia
Anne, Capt, Isaac II Smith from Gran
berry Island, has loaded with hay al the
steamboat wharf. for Bar Harbor ste
was built in Gloucester, Mass seventy
four wears ago, and her tmbers are stIll
sound and with some slight repairs She
viii DO service for many years to come
Picnic parties seem 70 have been the or
der f"r some U.n- past. Bloomfield Smith
and hl- friends hai large gathering Me-
fore they left. on Smiths Point where
BIZ fnrrfa'avr~ ~..t.,ri great mtpy years
sgp. Wei ,iay If la, vv.rk the Free
" III NnniAy schools of Eli gor.h and II
NJ. Hancock HAT picnic % the Reach
present. Rev. rhpmi- X smith Of ELS
worth, WAS in the party and reported a
good time on pleasant day
On Thureda, Rev u VI Wilson gsv, a
picnic party to his friends. and alihpu-h
the LAY was not very pleasant. quite 4
large party M; and pitched ,heir tables
among cottage versnd4- and spread
hountiful rrpastS. The only dra~ back
l.as
count of tie weather
On Sunday last aboGt mil day a ,ad
accident happened AZ the >t..amb at dock.
Nelson and Charles alacr, sons Of Cha~.
+. Walker, were attending % their fishing
boats, when Charles in getting aboard hi-
boat eapsiz d her Both were in the water
At short distance from the shore; Nelson
clung to the boat but Charles undertook
I" reach another beat but short distance
Of but Immediately sunk on reaching the
boat and never came up. An outcry was
made and In a short titne help was at
haAd and his body was got on 10 the wharf
and all that could be done by the excited
people was Of no avail Dr L..uis Iipdg
kins wa 'clcphnnci and in ftrfv-seven
minutes he was A. the sad scene, but life
had been extinct for some Time He must
nave been taken with a cramp which
caused LIN u sink 50 suddenly. The
family j. IN a -ad state of sorrow: the
father has been confined TO hi, bed for
many weeks past needing the care Of nurs-
Is and doctor sni now this calamity came
upon them aud he might we'll saw when
the news was told him "Gni help u-"
Charles was in his twentieth year, a good
Dov, ambitious aud Industrious
Aug. 81. j. c. ".