Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-08

granted to Sullivan Harbor water COM
pany, as 1t was called. This charter ex-
PRED without anything having been
done.
In 1893 the charter of the Long Pond
water company fell into the hands OF
the Frenchnan's Bay land and water
company in which Hon. Frank Jones was
the prime factor. MIR. Jones and other
Boston capitalists, members OF the COM
pahy, were interested in the promotion
OF Sorrento as summer resort. After
wards Sorrento was set off from the town
OF sullivan aud incorporated separate
town. Sullivan is now without any
water system, has no fire protection and
with no company that has any water
charter. Sorrento is supplied with water
from Long Pond which has water
capacity, as 1t is admitted, sufficient to
supply haIf a dozen other towns OF the
size of Sullivan and Sorrento.
The Sullivan people claim that they
have offered Mr.. Jones and his company
every inducement to extend the Sorrento
water system through Sullivan and West
Sullivan, the town having agreed to guar
antee the sum Of 1925 annually for twenty
years for wenty- five MIGRANTS, and water
takers have expressed their willing ness to
patronlze the water works sufficient to
guarantee all annual income to any COM
pany constructing the system of more
than Sl,700. The people of Sullivan are
unanimously i'll favor OF a company that
will supply the town with water. 1t was
claimed at the hearing that the lack of
water facilities has killed the summer
business in Sullivan.
Just what argument the remonstrants
will make, is not known to certainty,
but 1t is predicted that they will say that
the Sorrento company offered to give
water to the people of Sullivan, II they
would first guarantee All annual water
rental Of Il 500, and that Sullivan refused
to accept.
On Jan. %, there ives public hearing
before the committee on education, rela-
tive TO granting appropriations to certain
academies. Hon. E. E. Chase, OF BIuehill,
and Senator Grindle appeared before tue
committee in the interest of the B.uehill-
George Stevens academy. Hon. A. NJ
spear, OF Gardiner, made an eloquent
speech setting forth the grand work that
mas been and is still being done by the
old academies of our State. The senti-
nlent of tne meeting WIS evidently III
favor Of the academies. The committee
yesterday reported favoraby on the re-
solve.
Wednesday afternoon there was an in
teresting hearing before the fish and game
committee on the hunters license or lax
oil Secretary Harrington, of tue Maine
Sportsmen association, and Hon. A. NJ
spear, OF Ga diner spoke III favor of the
hlli, While Mr.. Sprague, OF Mouson, auo
Mr.. Heath, OF Augusta, spoke against it
JOINT CONVENTION.
AT joint convention yesterday, Hon.
r. Nj. simpson Wa re elected State treas
urer by vote of 100 to Is.
GOSSIP.
After this week he different legislative
commit ees will hsVe completed their
work Of visiting State instituuio and
VIII settle down to nard work.
The wives of several of the Legislative.
members are spending the winter Will
their husbands i'll Augusta. Among them
are Mrs. X. p. Crude, of Bluenili; Mrs.
|. l.. Brltton. OF Bucksport Mrs. f. W
Bridgham, of Sullivan, and Mrs. f. +.
Jelison, OF Surry. Representative Buck
has two sons with him. One is very sat
isfactorily filling the position OF page in
the House.
Wednesday he Hancock county delega
tion held meeting to consider several
matters which concern the county. The
entire delegation was present.
In both House and Senate Monday the
reading OF a telegram announcing tn,
raflhcatlon OF the peace treaty was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers.