Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-10-05
COUNTY NEWS.
Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor.
The Porcupine hotel closed last week.
DR.. Robert Amory is building new
sta BILE 33x6S feet. Goddard & Hunt, con-
tractors.
W. K. Clark has closed his store on
Main street and returned with his family
to Philadelphia.
Gardiner Sherman's cottage on Straw
berry hill is plastered and the workmen
are finishing the interior.
Orlando Ash is building a small house
near his residence off Cottage street
Charles Hodgki ms, carpenter
Col Morrell, OF Philadelphia, is in town
looking after the completion of the alter
alton and additions to his summer resi-
dence Thiristane.
j. M. Sears is building play house ok
% feet, for his children, after plans by
Andrews, jacques i kantoul Boston.
Goddard & Hunt, contractors.
II. w. Longtellow. architect of Boston,
WAS in town Thursday with plans OF
cottage for Mrs. Moriss, to be built on her
recent purchase on Schoolhou5e hill.
The Mt. Desert nurseries are building
an extension Of the gravel walk ON the
Schooner Head road from the Newport
mountain road toward Schooner Head
Paul Hunt, of Goddard 4 Hunt; has the
foundation in for cottage 33x63 feet and
stable 30x5o feet on his lot On Eden
street, recently purchased G. :. ). New
man.
Word was received here last week that
Frank Brazil, former Ear HA-aor bow,
took his degree as NJ. j.. at the Illinois
Medical institute Sept. II. and began
practice at Troy Center, VIZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cutter, and Mrs.
Lottie Brazil Clark, Who have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar / Lord, on
School street, returned to their home In
Allston, Mass, Friday morning.
The Kebo Valley golf club is extending
tue grounds. A large piece is being
cleared ONT he southern side of the Crom-
well har Dor road. p. ". Blanchfield is
doing the work under the direction OF
Wadron Bates, of Boston
The foundation for the Episcopal rec
tory Is in and the masons are building
the walls OF the first story which are to
be OF granite. The plans are by Westray
Laid, architect, of Philadelphia The
| work is under the direction OF II. w.
Marshall.
Civil Engineer Edgar 1. Lord has laid
fnr pfa RI
| Lake road to the Salisbury brook, across
land OF IL. j. Biddle, DeGrasse Fox, A. &.
Snow, Mary Higgins and Frank Cunning
ham. A fifteen-inch pipe will be laid.
The contact was awarded Saturday to
Vasconie Higgins.
Martin V. Weber who shipped OH the
battleship Maine" while the squadron
was here in 1897, and was one of the few
who escaped alive when that ship was de-
stroyed in Havana harbor, arrived home
on hort leave Thursday morning. "Mart"
bears scars from wounds received at the
time OF the explosion. Arthur Pray, son
Of Frank F. Pray, marine on the L. S.
cruiser "Brookyn", arrived home Satur-
| day. reception was given to Weber
and Pray at Music hail Sat rday evening.
Mr.. Pray told about the destruction of
the Spanish fleet off Santiago, and exhib-
tied a fragment of an eleyen-ineh shell
from Spanish gun, also a small piece OF
the "Brooklyn's" battle flag Weber
told of his experiences while aboard the
Maine" of the explosion on board the
"Alfonso KIP IN the Spanish hospitals at
Havana and in the hospital at Key West
OF his recovery ana transfer to the
indiana, and of that few hours off San
tiago. Commander fenuelly Of the G. \
r. and l.. h. Deasy made some sitting re-
marks. Weber will join the Indiana"
able discharge.
Oct g. L.