Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-26
No. II.

oeeQs In l19O, that Union River settlement
was called New Bowdoin, but there was
no authority for the same. as the settle
ment passed direc ly from the name OF
Union River to that of Ellsworth.
Reeds poud (now Green lake, was
named for man by the name of Reed,
who made business of hunting and ira -
ping on and around this pond for num-
Der OF years. He suddenly left, sinking
his traps in the pond at large rock He
did not return.
Scott's neck, at Reeds pond. was named
for w. s. Scott, mysterious character
who came to Union River settlement in
1880, settled on this neck of land and built
a log house. He was a surgeon in the
British army and was taken prisoner at
the battle OF Trenton. For a long time
he served as doctor and lawyer for the
people. He lived at this neck as a hermit
until his age obliged him to leave
The following names are of settlers on
Union river in 1898, from an account book
Of Donald Ross: Elisha Austin, George
Lord, Benjamin Smith, William Fletcher,
Edward Moore, Daniel Treworgy, John
Fullerton, Wyatt Moore, Ebenezer Town.
send, Samuel Davis, Josiah Garland,
Moses Hammond, Samuel Debec, Thomas
Garland, John Green, Jesse Dutton, Do
minicus Flood, Edward Beal Benjamin
Joy, Josiah Maddocks, William Fly, John
JOY, John Davis, John Tinker, Melatiah
Jordan, Jo-eph Murch, Joseph Worm
wood. Solomon Jordan, Donald Ross,
James Young, Walter Jordan, Sib ey PEN
dexter, JOS phi Bioxton, Isaac Smith, John
Potter, John Urquhart Isaac Lord, John
Ray, Hopkison Flood, John Turner,
Joseph Card, Jonathan Fly, Vespation
Ellis, Thomas Hapworth, George Haslem,
Joseph Morrison, Theodore Jones, Robert
Patten, James Hopkins, Samuel Maddox,
James Scott. John Smith. Samuel Joy,
John entworth, Robert Matthias, Isaac
Lord. Joshua Moore
A second petition was sent to the senate
and house of representatives of Massa
chusetts Feb 6, 1885, to incorporate plan
tation No into a town 1t was signed
by George INNER, Theodore Jones and
thirty four others. The name of the tow II
was to be Sumner. The PETITION was not
granted until two years after, and the
new tow was changed to Ell sworth.
The town of Ellsworth was incorporated
Feb 26, 1900, comprising all of tow nship
No. tone of the ten townships), the
northern part of township No 6, and the
southwest part of the town of Trenton,
the boundry lines being the same as the
present city of Ellsworth.
| The first town meeting was held April
IA. George Haslem vas chosen moder-
ator, George Brimmer, Nathaniel Jellison,
and Theodore Jones, selectmen; James
Hopkins, treasurer; John Fabreque, col
lector.
| The remaining part of No. was incor-
porated into town by the name of Surry,
June 81, 1903. The legislature of Maine
| in. 1921 set off from Ellsworth all of that
part of the original township No. lying
west of Union river, and annexed it to
the town Of Surry, against the wishes of
the inha bitants OF that territory. The
| legislature in March, 1929, re esta blished
the old line, and it has remained the same
as it was al first
vi VI tDt ueL W no CdlliS W
| Ellsworth in 1872 was James C. Fisk, W no
resided at the west end of the bridge He
accumulated considera BILE property be-
came owner of all of the land on north
side of the road on the bridge hill, and
being the southern part of the Joy place
One of the prominent physicians OF Ellis
worth was DIR. Calvin Peck, who was born
in Colrain, Mass, 1871. he came tc
Maine in 1872 commenced practice at Cas-
tine, removed to Ellsworth in 1915 He
! was the principal doctor of the place anc
the country around for nearly thirty foul
years. He died in 1919.
| In 1920 the western mail was transported
! hill, semi weekly on horse back, by Abnel
Lee, the veteran mail carrier. Noun
Desert, Eden, Trenton, all the islands, ant
all the inha bitants around Union Rive
came to Ellsworth for their letters ant
papers.
A store was built prior to 1870, on tn
western side of the river, by Peter Cove
called the old Cove store. 1t passed int
the possession of James c. Fisk.
In 1884 the Rev. John Urquhart came t.
Union River and preached short time
In 1885 certain inhabitants of No. 7 (noy
Ellsworth) and No 6 NOW Surry) de
sired to have a settled minister. Benjamin
Joy and John Smith were chosen a com
mittee. They made arrangements with MI
Urquhart to preach certain length o
time at Union River, which he accepted
Mr.. Urquhart was Scotch Presbyterian
minister, who came to this country il
1774 His first preaching was at ST
George. He was at Union River till abou
1898.
In the year 1903 there came to Ellsworth
the Rev. Peter Nourse, who was born il
Bolton, Masa., 1776, and graduated at Har
ward college in 1902. He was Congrega
tional minister. He was the first settle'
minister in Ellsworth. He built SINAI
schoolhouse and taught a private schoo