Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-11-28
COUNTY GOSSIP.

News and Notes of Interest of Ham
cock County Towns.
Who said we needed rain?
The Pemetic club of Bar Harbor intends
to make things lively at Eagle lake this
winter.
Brooklin Odd Fellows swell with pride
as they watch the progress of work on
their new building.
First Surry and now Bluehill have
learned by costly experience the value of
g village fire organization.
"Penobscot has ii good hearse, and its
use is free to all without expense" writes
our correspondent from that place. Come
early and avoid the rush.
The latest shooting accident is reported
from BROOKLYN. Victor Colt was severely
wounded by the discharge of his gun as
he jumped ashore from his boat.
Sidney Narnum, of Penobscot, is the
champion rat catcher of Hancock county.
One night recently he set trap in his
hog pen, and caught ten rats, and on the
following night he caught fifteen. Mr..
Varnum has also caught twelve skunks
this fall, and is earning a reputation as a
trspper.
There is drought in Bar Harb Dor
which all the recent rains fail to appease.
The saloon keepers have complied with
the agreement to the letter, and have
suspended business until spring. 1t is
said it is impossible to find a drink with
a search warrant. Search warrants, it
may be added, have been unusually sue
cessful in finding drinks during the past
few mont his.
One OF the oldest vessels in the Ameri-
can merchant list is the schooner MAY
flower" OF Southwest Harbor. She isn't
exactly the same vessel that brought the
Pilgrim Fathers over, though she origi-
nslly hailed from Plymouth, being built
there in 1924. The "Msyfower" is forty
nine tons net register, and is commanded
by Capt. Nutter, OF Steuben. She's good
for number OF years yet.
And now they are trying to poke OF on
Hancock Point that old chestnut about
the "boy" eighty-ive years old, who sat
by the roadside crying because his father
whipped him for throwing stones at his
grandfather. That's libel on Hancock
Point! 1t is true they have some pretty
old boys down there, but they have too
much res pect for their elders to be throw
ing stones at their grandfathers.
Oliver Young, of Gouldsboro though
la boring under the disadvantage of hav
ing but one arm, does not take the back
seat for any hunters in this vicinity. He
returned recently from weeks hunting
trip at Fletcher brook, Maehias, bringing
with him an old bear, a cub and a deer.
Mr.. Young lost one arm some years ago
by the accidental discharge OF his gun,
but this did not lessen his enthusiasm as
a hunter.
Our South Deer Isle correspondent
says:
1T is a curious scientific fact that the rain OF
sunday Is so much more harmful than tnat OIL
week days, that people who would go any dis
lance for business or pleasure in the week day
rain, feel obliged TO stay indoors if it but sprnk-
les on sunday. Queer, isn't it"
No, not very queer either. You for
! get, Ego" that Sunday tinery is SO much
more peris liable han week day toys.
! Deer Isle has inauEurated a grand
movement for village improvement. The
/ idea is novel one in many respects, and
is one that may Wei be initiated by other
/ towns in the county. The society ha,
organized under the name of the Deer
/ Isle Enterprise. The first of lis good
works will be public Christmas festi-
val, at the TOM hall, TIE proceed, OF
which will be devoted to sidewalks and
street lights Tins ii IS hoped is bat the
+ beginning OF a long and useful life. Read
! in the Deer Isle news how it WAS done,
We TOW rs OF Hancock, then 20 and do
likewise.
Seaside Local Union {. r.
The sixth meeting of Seaside local
union Of Chris ian Endeavor Will be held
at the Congregational church, Bluehiu,
on Friday, Dec. 6.
This union Is composed Of the follow
+ /. IN