Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-10-05
SWAPPING LIES.
Young Mems Iarns-B ucksport Green
with Envy

| VI Eliswoith's many and beautiful
suburbs. Bucksport ranks not far from
the first. 1t is charmingly located on the
banks of the Penohscot, and is especially
noted for being opposite an unused for,
called Fort Knox. ferry is the mode
OF conveyance used now and then TO bring
over passenger bound east who doesn't
know enough to go to Bangor to cross
the river. Salmon sport here IN the spring.
time. but never stop over night.
This nesting little village haIbors n
good seminary, an admirable hotel, a Judge
OF probate, sheriff and man who thinks
ne Is frst-class liar. 1, should be said
that Bncksport also has bicycle rider or
TWO who are really quite peart. and /, is
PROBABLY this possession that has so
swelled the pride of the ancient burch
that 1t can't help magnifying all other OF
its possessions.
Even Bull fighter Buuker's deeds at the
Ellsworth fair had no effect upon Bucks
port. 50 far as bringing 1t To earth is con-
cerned. But its pride has had mighty
fall its bubble is punctured. and It lies.
with its liar, at the bottom o: the OCEAN a {
humiliation. 1t won't admit its where
soorts, but the whole world knows It.
looks on and laughs.
The knock down blow was given. as
might have been expected, by an Ellsworth
youth, the bright correspondent of the
Bangor Ne'cs. A few days ago be told
this plain, unvarnished tale. 50 easily with
IN the boCnds of reason that its accuracy
never could be questioned outside of Bncks.
port
w lille the dam, that WAS partially burned
away when TIE mill owned by the Els
worth syndicate WAS DESTROYED BY fr.
some weeks ago, was being repaired the
other day mammoth log WAS nnearthed.
The crew was engaged 10 cleaning ont the
bed of the stream near the dam in order
10 make the mill pond deeper wnen the
woikmen came IN contact vita the mon.
ster. Il has always been wonder how
the mill pond was tiled up bat now Ii can
possibly be explained, for the log must
nave become water soaked and SUNK there
years ago. However that may be-
the IuE was there, sai It took nearly three
days y remove ", requiring the contin-
nai work Of the crew during that time
The log MAS over twelve feet thick. and
there wasn't tspe line in the city long
enough To measure Il. It took all the
oxen on that side Of the river to haul II
out on the hank, and the water that ran
from the monste. after it had been placed
there washed furrow three feet deep in
the side OF the bank"
The BuckSport correspondent of the
same psper thought be saw his chance.
and undertook TO question the veraci,v OF
E!lsworth's modest and Truthful John.
This is the absurd tale he told;
Brck>roRr, Sept. Ellsworth has
al last been heard from. Not in reply
70 the proposed bull rarsling match.
but after casting around for some time
for something 70 Guido Bucksport, has
at last exhumei an old log sunk Tor
years in mill pond and is Dragging about
Il and asserts that Bucksport cannot pro-
duce it, equal. Now Bucksport knows all
sbnu, that log and the old settlers are re-
lsting the story Of IL today. II is Bucks
ports log anyway. According to we'll
authenticated tradition. wears ago when
shipbuilding was the great Industry OF this
town there were some enormous vessels
bull; here, larger than are seen nowadays;
trrmendpu. ones some Of them were
"Of Cour>e, large vessels require tall
msst- and although trees 200 feet or more
In height were growing sill around the
place 81 that time, when 4 vessel required
mast 32j feet long, a. did one OF the
larger ones, il was quite difficult To lind
them without gong out of the town limits.
Now Mr., Ahercromle, the master builder
Of this particularly good-sized vessel. had
heard % an enormous tree that WAS grow.
M over in the vicinity OF what Is now the
blooming city Of Ellsworth. That Il, the
trsppers that occasionally came in on
snowshoe- from that settlement called il
large tree.
''A~ most Of the growth was scrub pine
over in that desolate region they really
thought il WAS q large tree, so Mr.. Aber-
cromie bought the tree delivered on the
banks OF the stream. on their description
for Two puncheons pf rum and one of
mpla>ses The natives over there had d
great bee falling the tree and drank up
both puncheon, of the rum, sweetened
Win the molasses during the operation OF
getting me monster 10 marketable CON
d.iioa
lone lay Nh Abercromie took trip over
There 70 LOOK Al h!3 purchase He went 70
the place Indicated and found a small spar
an1u' lip leeI Ions and nltccn feet thick.
W Mere i my MASH ne enquired OF the
-'F't' ny tHat y, Was the reply.
IHei IL luvfr was ever mad >Aip-car-
peht'f 10 hancock county. Mr.. Abraham
AoTicroihir was thst Inan Y" nat ny
N'"n.' 20 you can 'ua. spinner
-v-
mast ~ mah' that ! hardiy large
enough TT SHe Haf .lhes!e i"r my vessel
H>h ioh- enough iof 2aI!sht IA ny
'utuh "t usc I"F ma-t- over % Bucssport
anyway oean poles
but A2tShaih rum ana mpiaases had
~ hveu X! AhA up ana ne c"uIdn get that
pa'h' 20 Ne vented MS -pl.e Oy rolling the
splinter INTO The stream So that the
na,iFeS "ou!d nave 70 Work II they ever
maie use OF H. and set H. face toward
buch-port- ne log foated 10 the stream
huoyanliy az nrst out little by little Il sank.
The little iroglets could only bump their
noses against t. huge bulk st first, aud
the lihe muskrat could hardly scramble 10
it, summit. Lower and lower it settled as
49,, h..,.,n..' ah.l,rI.,5
soon the frog. conld climb nm with
ease and have whole minstrel perform
Ahee WIN thfe' end men, Inc muskrats
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