Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-23


The town of Eden will celebrate its
centennial during the coming summer.
Bar Harbor has been enjoying the win
ter sports al Eagle lake, bat : not salts
fled toboggan slide Will be one of the
features next winter. it is said.
Bar Harbor i still agitstiug the ques-
ton of changing the system of road
working. Another mass IN -eting Is to be
held THIS week. Good roads are of even
greater Importance to Bar Hsrbor than
TO most towns.
Harrington aud Addison think the
Shore Line is little too far away, and
have presented circumstances. The
engineers are finding that there are more
than grades TO overcome in the building
of the " sshington road.
Dark Harbor, Isles boro, one OF Han
cock county's nearest neig h bors, is hsv-
ing building boom. Four summer cot
tages are now building, and the founda-
tions will soon be commenced for others.
Dark Harbor is one OF the prettiest,
brightest little spots on the Maine coast,
and hardly deserves its gloomy name.
4 West Franklin man crossing the
pond the other day thought blizzard
had struck him. In a momentsry lull
he discovered that what he supposed WAS
a blizzard was nothing more than the
commotion caused by q number OF young
ladies clearing the pond for skating.
And how they did make the snow fly.
Scarlet fever in Brooklin, has caused
the closing of one school. The building
has been thoroughly fumigated and
school books burned. Public gatherings
have been forbidden by the board OF
health The board OF health IS to be COM
mended for the prompt measures taken.
There i no danger of The disease becom-
ing epidemic.
The cry for snow : becoming a. clam
orous as was the cry for rain few short
weeks ago. At Amherst the tannery Is
almost out Of bark, and must shut down
in few days unless snow falls and per-
nits hauling. The numbering is seri
ous'y retarded. The swsmp- and roads
we're never in better condition for a snow
fail, but the snow stlIi holds of.
Pemetic club, OF Bar Harbor, had
house warming at its camp n Eagle Lake
lss, Saturday evening. Members and
friends, ladies and gentleman to the
number O; about fifty, enjoyed the hospi
tally OF the club, discussed good sup
per prepared in the camp Kitchen
listened 10 sfter-d nner speeches, and
toasted Shin" shout the grand old
rough stone Fireplace. or trpped the
light fantastic to the strain OF the violin
Pemetic club has gran lace to enter
tain. and on this, their first attempt, the
mem bers showed that they know how TO
do the honors.
Franklin feels little disappointed at
the prospect OF not getting the railroad,
but sounds this note of warning:
We never hsd much faith III having II
railroad. We can get along quite we'll
providing our navigable water. are not
INSTRUCTED. Any attempt to obstruct
nav igstion will be vigorously opposed.
" hen the Greene road Was in agitation, a
commissioner decided that "Frsnkiin bs Y
is an arm OF the sec, ard . bridge could
not be built across without the consent
of three-fourths OF the people living on
the shores OF the bay above"
In other words, you can do as you please
with your old road, bat don't expect any
fsvors from US.
Not many moons ago, where the hills
bend lovingly to kiss the shores OF Teddy
pond, a man was startled by an sngu is he'd
cry for help. accompanied by the pierre
ing squeais of young porker. He
looked. and saw a man pressing pig to
his bosom with an energy born OF des-
perstion, while piggie was struggling
hard for his freedom. The desperate lit
tie captive had carried away his owners
ma instay-his suspenders-wh ic dangled
in me air, " lille his trousers were slowly
falling To the ground. His efforts to save
his pig and preserve his dignity were
affecting in the extreme, snd the eye
witness, who tells it to THE AMERICAN
reporter, was moved to tears.
Apropos of the war, writes one of our
correspondents, rather an interesting
problem has arisen relative to the attitude
of those who, though natives of the
provinces, now make the states their
home The question, Would you fight
for the land of your birth, or the country
that gives you support" put to several
young men has brought varying answers.
One says promptly that he would fight
for the states; one seems to think he
would stand aloot from either; another
hesitates-his home has been here for