Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-09-08
Water HAresr

Winter HArber.
The tourist season Is gradually drawing
To close, and who can complain. for Ii
has been very prosperous one indeed and
one that means q great deal for Grind.
stone Neck and Winter Harbor In the fu-
ture. The weather here. a. at the other
sea shore resorts about the coast OF French
mans Bay. ha, added much To the enjoy
ment of the tourists IN making shout syery
day q suitable opportunity for boating
fishing, driving and other pleasures. The
townspeople have certainly received great
deal of employment and patronage from
the hotel people and cottagers on Grind.
stone Neck, and many thousands OF dol
lars must have been distributed among
those engaged In the various pursuits OF
the season; nor does the benefit TO the
townspeople end with the summer season.
for a. soon as that Is over the various pur.
suits necessary TO carry out the extensive
Improvements already mapped out by the
GouldsOoro Land Improvement Company
and land purchasers, in way of building
and grading. begin aud furnish employ
ment 20 all who wish TO work themselves
aud teams until another summer rolls
around, a. has been the case for the two
years past. II is indeed, quite marvellous
which this enterprise has built upon that
slightly peninsula Of land. now SO univer-
sally known A. Grindstone Neck. and com
pare il with the wild desolate tract OF
land Of two years ago, then known a. Grind
stone Point. Within this short space of
time, two years, the whole Neck has been
cleared up of the under brush, plotted and
surveyed and some five miles Of macadam-
izeC roads built. An Office building q club
house and bOat-landing, which have proved
most attractive feature of the enterprise
because Of their commanding situation. 4
steamboat wharf. a hotel and twenty-tw D
cottages, ranging 10 cost from 5000 10
so, 900 each, have been erected the.
grounds nnely graded. complete water and
sewerage systems Constructed aud many
general improvements in connection with
the enterprise carried out. These extern
sive improvement, have added many thous-
amos of dollars To the valuation of the
town and a. the town has not been called
upon for any appropriations or Necessary
outlay in behalf Of the enterprise, save the
laying out Of d short piece of road to con-
meet the company : land with a cunyenieu t
town way, which wa, refused, has de
Creased the rate of taxation six mills on 4
dollar. Tan such an enter rise, building
up an unsettled portion of the town, as Ii
has be anything but general benefit to
the town and it, people: With the sue
ce,>ful record OF the past Two years; the
gay and festive season about 10 close the
recent large sale OF lots which will place
the company on solid financial basis and
with sufficient funds to make the much
needed addition to the Grindstone Inn, and
open up more roads the assurance of some
seven or eight buildings to be erected this
fall and winter. and the recent election and
acceptance. of Mr.. John G. Moore to the
presidency of the company, the enterprise
looks most promising for the future and is
destined to build up large summer resort.
MI Moore has purchased all the lots of
land, some five TO six acres. between his
cottage lot and the west shore of the Neck
for door-yard, as be terms il. and Mr. J
K. Pitcher, smother New York capitalist,
has purchased the tier of lots. some five TO
six acres, adjoining Mr.. Moore on the
south and extending from the West Oval
road to the shore, and has already con-
tracted for the erection of large cottage
and stable, costing about s25 900.
Many OF the cottage people on the Neck
will remain through this month and enjoy
our delightful September weather
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Flint are still oc
cupying their summer home here.
Mr.. +. j. Hammond's family who have
been occupying their former cottage. now
the property of the Winter Harbor Land
Company, will return to their home In
Boston next Wednesday
DR.. Packard and family. of Boston, have
occupied Mrs. d. B. Flints cottage this
season.
The steam yacht Nov Then is no more
to De seen blowing through the waters of
the harbor, as Mr.. j. Edward Addicks
and his family have left for the season
They were guests at the linn" Here is
hoping they will return next season.
1t is reported that two cottages are to
be built here at the Harbor this fall on
lots sold by Mr. and Mrs. d. B. Flint
The West Shore Land Company. recent
ly organized, is about TO purchase all the
land and other property of the Winter
Harbor Land Company and begin opera
tons by building a hotel on the site of
"The Beacon, or up on the hill near the
lookout.
Mr.. A. J. Guptill has moved a part of
the buildings from his fathers place up on
q lot on the new road just built by Mrs
California Cove. aud will remodel it into a
dwelling house.
The body of Mr.. Eugene B. Tracy, who
was drowned off the Schoodic shore on the
afternoon OF Aug. 9Th by capsizing his
boat while sailing up from Schoodic Is
land to attend the funeral services of his
mother-in-law, was found on the bank
near the scene of the accident last Friday
afternoon and brought here and Inferred
in the village cemetery on Saturday after
noon, when funeral services were held in
the church The deceased was son of
Capt. Peleg l.. Tracy, about thirty years
of age, and leaves a widow and three
small children to mourn his untimely death
He was an active member of the P. o. s.
Of A. and had large circle of friends in
bis community. The widow of the de-
ceased has received many favors in way Of
financial aid from the tourists on the Neck,
for which she feels very grateful.
Miss Susie Moore, who has been teach