Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-10
City and County.

The almost absurd idea OF letting people
come up and pay their taxes without being
asked, Is said to have worked well In Goulds-
boro, that went without collector this year.
Wonders will never cease.
A farmer in Eden sold from less than half
an acre Of land nearly silO worth Of produce,
after reserving twenty-five bushels Of potatoes
and lot of garden vegetables. New England
must come to this intense cultivation.
The Biddeford Journal remarks that un-
der Judge Emery's recent ruling man has
mo more right to keep dog than Bengal
tiger" Most men have no more reason for
keeping one.
The Pine Tree State Shoe Company are do
ing fiourishing business. A crew Of 10
hands are employed and sixty cases are turned
out daily. The product is mems, boys and
youths shoes. John A. Casey is general man.
ager.
The county commissioners met recently to
decide the limits of Sullivan ferry. OF late
there has been ferrying at other points to the
extent that rendered legal interference neces-
sary. Future trouble is averted. as the COM
missioners have prohibited the CARRYING OF
passengers between the two towns at any place
except tie established ferry.
The Union Shoe Mfg. Co. have finely
equipped shoe factory. Forty hands are now
employed and the output is from twenty five
to thirty cases daily. The factory has a floor
capacity Of seventy-five cases daily. The pro-
duet is lace and congress boots and orders are
filled from as remote localities as New Orleans,
San Francisco and Seattle. A. W. Cushman
is President of the Union Shoe Mfg. Co., and
}. A. McGown, Treasurer. b. F. Thomas is
Superintendent.
Iron Bound Lodge, I. o. q. r.. OF
Winter Iarbor, celebrated its twenty nth
anniversary. Nov. :. with an installation
OF officers and picnic supper. \ fine
miscellaneous program was much appre-
ciated by a large and interesting audience. A
bounti'ul supper was served and all were de-
lighted. The members OF old Iron Bound
INDUCED in very reasonable pride that their
lodge has struggled on and stood It's ground so
many years, when its sister lodges have become
weary and surrendered their charters.
The Mamie swan, a beautiful barkentine
of about 1,5 tons, was launched few DAYS
ago, from the yard OF Isaac Coombs II Co..
Camden. She is intended for the foreign trade
and is OF excellent model for both speed and
carrying capacity. She is owned by the build
ers, with Messrs. John Swan & Son OF New
York. Capt. Hollis |. Higgins who will coul-
msnd her, and Will hail from the latter port.
Capt. Higgins. who j. native OF Ellsw orth.
i late Of the barkentine Belle Wooster. The
swan was built under special inspection for the
record OF the American Shpmasier's Associa-
ton and will class A for fifteen wears, making
one OF the very few vessels built OF what is
termed mixed woods that are entitled to that
sslficaton.
MIR W. F. Stanwood, now under the care
of DR.. !. F. Manning, is gaining in health and
l. able TO do considerable work As a book bind
er. He is thankful Tor his Improvement. The
following is Il recommendation from we'll
known citizen of Hancock:
II gives me much pleasure in recommen ling
Mr. >tanw wood to the people OF Hancock county
He deserves the patronage Of all those having
any job in his line to do. In order to keep
him herr he must have business. Bring your
old family relics aud albums and have them re-
bound. A book-binder is needed in Ellswo
and rs the prospect for business looks encour.
aging, let Us try and keep Mr. Slanwood here
so that he Will feel at home and settle here.
G.. l.. JOY.
Campbell, Joy Il Co., clothing manufac-
turers. Ellsworth, on the evening of Nov 10Th,
dedicated their new factory. The factory is
ll0xi0 feet and is well lighted. In the old
shop the firm have been working forty hand,
and running twenty TO twenty-five machines.
and in their enlarged quarters the crew wi III
be increased until seventy five 10 one hundred
girls are employed. The speciality il coats, Al
though complete suits are made to some eX-
tent The firm of Campbell, JOY X Co. COM
prises q. K. Campbell. &. A. Joy and J. " .
Grant. on the evening OF the dedicatory ball
the firm wa. presented with u handsome office
chair by the help. ON that occasion Editor
Chicott, OF the AMERICAN, presided and in
troduced Senator Hale, who made appropriate
remarks. The factory was profusely decorat-
ed aud music was furnished by joys orchestra
assisted by Prof. Hall, Of Wateryllle.- hdus-
trial Joprndl.
The mail from Bangor tor North Brooks
VILE, Brooksville and Sargentvile, the people
OF these towns claim, should 20 via Bucksport
instead of being sent by roundabout way via
Ellsworth. All mail sent to these towns via
the latter route reaches the towns lust twent,-
four hours later than II sent by the Buck>p port
route and the people are dissatisfied and want
the matter Strengthened out They are max
Ing a vigorous lick about ii and well the,
might for IL Is a great incon, enience to every =
body there. A petition is now in circulation
to abolish the Bluehill and North Brooks, lille
route. as it i, claimed the mail has been sent
that way just to Keep that route alive. As all
mail for these towns sent Via Bucksport reach
es It's destination twenty -four hours earlier it
does seem entirely unnecessary to continue the
slower route.
One evening at the big convention OF the
W. {. I. L. in Boston. was devoted to two
minute speeches from state and territorial
presidents. Utah and Alaska were the only
ones not represented. Tie session was per
haps the most interesting OF the entire conven-
ton, but the sensation of ghe evening came
when the Maine president, Mrs. Stevens,
brought down the house by saving, though
we could not claim Miss Willard either as hav-
ing been born or having lived within our Maine
borders, We should soon be able to make such
II boast, since DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton of Els
worth, contemplated presenting Miss Willard
with AN acre of land at beautiful Southwest
Harbor. Mrs. Stevens then called Dr. Fulton
to the platform who gracefully presented the
deed for the land and assured its recipient thai
a cottage would soon 20 up thereon. With
characteristic wit, Miss Willard replied. II
sincerely thank DR.. Fulton and the maniacs.
for il they hadn't been little wild. they never
would have done this"
An act to regulate the taking Of fish from
Reeds Pond in the city Of Ellsworth and in
the town Of Dedham.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in Legislature assembled, as
follows:
SEC. l. No person shall take, catch, kill or
fish for any .fsh Of any Kind in the pond
known as Reeds Pond, and sometimes called
Green Lake, in the city Of Ellsworth and town
OF Dedham, between the first day OF October
and the first day of May following of each
year. for period Of five years from the time
when this act shall take place.
SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions
OF this act, shall be punished by a fine of not
exceeding ten dollars for each offense, and a
further fine Of one dollar for each fish so TAX
en-. one-half of which fines shall be paid to the
complainant. and one-half to the county OF
Hancock. The Ellsworth municipal court or
any trial justice in Hancock county shall have
jurisdiction Of all of1enses against this act.
Approved March 18th, A. d. 1891.
A Card.