Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-01-11
COUNTY NEWS.


Bar Harbor.
r. j. Lord is building house on Ash
street for Elmer Bunker.
c. H. Norris, who is employed in Bos-
ton, is at home for a few days.
Rev. Mr.. Jones of the Methodist church
Is confined to the house with the grip.
| Mr.. and MIS-. Melville Foster, who
moved to Boston last fail, have returned
Brown, the furniture dealer, has built
large addition to his storehouse on Bridge
street.
f. II. Greedy and George II. Grant, oil
| Ellsworth, were in town last week OH
business.
5. ii. Hopkins is building a small house
on Ledge Lawn avenue for Vernon G.
Wasgatt.
1t Is reported that the Harden property
on Mt. Desert street has been sold to New
York parties.
Representative John w. Somes was in
town Saturday evening on his way home
from Augusta.
Messrs. Goddard & Hunt have secured
the contract for All addition to the
"Eyrie", DIR. Robert Amory's summer
residence.
Stephen s. Bunker, B. c. E., who has
been employed during the past year on
the construction of the Washington coun-
ty railroad, is at home.
The reading club met last Wednesday
evening ut Fred c. Lynam's on High
street. The subject was English history
before the Norman conquest.
Frank P. Pray has constructed two
alleys in the building used by him dur
ing the summer for a bicycle inn, and
bowling is the popular sport now.
Rev. Il. f. White has resigned the
naHfDrafp Of the Rp n iaf n md
has accepted call to the Baptist church
at Warren. He left for his new field last
Friday.
E. $. Clark will give lecture at the
high school room Saturday evening, on
commercial law. This is one OF Il course
OF lectures arranged by Superintendent
of Schools Lyman in connection with the
evening school.
John f. Bunker, jr., went to Boston
Friday to attend a meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF the American institute
OF instruction. Strong hopes are enter.
tanned that the annual meeting of the
institute in July will be held here.
John Suminsby has his new building
on Cottage street nearly completed, and
Will soon move his stock of boots and
shoes into one OF the stores. Mr.
Suminsby will conduct a grocery bust
ness in the other store under the style OF
the standard grocery company.
Civil Engineer Edgar |. Lord is laying
out and surveying road connecting the
south end of Harden road at Prescott's
farm with the Otter Creek road at Robin
Hood park. This road will be about one
and one-eighth miles long, and when
built Will open Il new and attractive drive.
ii Is the design OF the proprietors of this
road To have 1t constructed upon scientific
principles, and to make 1t one of he best,
II not the best piece OF road upon The
island.
Frank Brewer has secured contract
Tor the construction of private road for
Mrs. May w. Bowler from the Schooner
Head road through "liare Forest to a
fine building site ON the shore. The road
Is about an eighth of mile long and
twenty feet wide, and will he constructed
OF stone with top coat OF gravel TIE
site is about fifty feet above Schooner
Head road, and is reached over the new
Road by easy grades and graceful curves.
1t was laid out and grades fixed by Edgar
l. Lord, civil engineer.
Jan. 10. L.
B. F. higgins died Monday, aged fifty
two years. Mr.. Higgins had been i'll for
long time but his death, though not I'M
expected, caused many expressions OF
sympathy throughout this community
where he has been 50 long and favorably
known. During the early part OF his life
he followed the sea, but for the past If
teen years has been employed as landscape
gardener. He leaves widow, two daugh-
ters and two sons. He was mem Der OF
the Knights OF Pythias, Foresters and l.
o. o. F.