Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-29
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Good Season at this Popular Summer
Resort Anticipated.

prospects, iof prosperous sehson AZ oNi
Harbor the coming summer are excellent
The demand for cottages is above the
average and large proportion OF the
weli-known non-residents have planned
to spend the summer here.
Prominent among the recent corners
is A. J. Csssatt, president of the Penn
sylvan!s railroad, who will occupy his
new cottsge on the Huirs Cove road.
Mr.. Cassatt was a visitor here last season,
aud 1t is expected that his new cottage
will be the scene OF many social func-
tions. The house which has been built
for him during the winter Is a nice one
and will cost somswh here about 800 900.
A large force OF men has been employed
on the house all winter and the work
is being rapidly hurried forward to COM
pletion. There are thirty-ive rooms in
the house.
The house is 52x90 with an ell 30x62
The main house is two and one-hslf
stories. 1t sets back from the road about
$50 yards and is quite close to the shore.
The front is towards the street.
There are large freplaces in all the
rooms in the house.
Fred l.. Savage, of Bar Harbor, is the
builder, and Horace s. Frazer, of Frazer &
Chapman, of Boston, is the architect.
Stanley, PEBBLE & Brann have done
the mason work and X. III. Moon has been
foreman OF the carpenter work. The
painting is being done by F. ID. Foster
& Son and J. j. Canning.
A large stable is being built for the ac
commodstion OF the fine horses which
Mr.. Cassstt will bring.
1t is expected that the work will be
completed about the last of May.
The twenty-secoud annual meeting OF
the Mt. Desert island local unions of
Christian Endeavor societi les and Epworth
leagues will be held at the Congregational
church, Bar Harbor, Wednesday, May 6,
at 10 a. M.
The following is the
PROGRAMME.
Morning.
1000 Praise service .................D G Hale |
1910 Devotional exercise, Rev Clarence Emery !
l0.45 Address of Welcome. Henry A Brown
Response. Rev W Richardson |
HOO Business, election of officers roll cali Of |
societies
1900 Picnic dinner
afternoon.
LAS Praise service .........M Mrs Sadie Richards |
200 Bible reading, the Sewer. the Seed aud
the soil-in relation to Christian Eu-
deavor......... Leader Rev Dean Walker !
elo Paper-Why and How Christian En-.
deavor Grew............ayra II Powers |
2.2o The Tap Root of Christina Endeavor,
Rev f Kinney |
IS, The Local Society In Civic Life.
Rev L Hanscom |
DiscussIon-opened by Rev A p Nc Donald |
2.55 The Nourishment tor the Hidden Life
Three papers;
(al Bi lie Study. Mrs Annie Carter |
to- The Quiet Hour. Mrs W Brann |
tc) Daily Prayer,
Mise Emma Hutchinson |
$40 Question box Rev A NJ Mac uonald |
$40 Report of New England Christian En-
deavor Convention, Rev Clarence Emery |
Picnic supper
Evening.
$50 Praise and conservation service
745 Address. Rev IL II Haynes |
fire alarm was rung In Monday morn. /
ing at 2 80. The FIRE was in a bic owned |
by Lewis Higgins, on Mt. Desert street,
and had quite Roadway before it was
discovered. One of the policemen was
the first to discover it and the fire depart
ment was quickly on the spot and had a
stream OF water playing into the burning
building. Tue interior was quite badly
damaged hut the fire was checked without
much damage to the frame of the build
ing,
There was quite a lot OF hay and straw
in the stable and that smouidered a long
time. The stable was occupied by Stan
ley, Preble & Brsnn and J. j. Canning.
Two horses were in the building at the
time, but were got out with considers bic
difficulty.
1t is not known how the fire caught as
no one was In the stable at the time and |
there were no stoves.
VI
An athletic exhibition, consisting OF |
basket ball, tumbIiDg, high and parallel |
bar work, club swinging, etc was given |
at the Y. NJ. Z. A. gymnasium FrIuay /
evening.
The event OF the evening was the basket /
bail game between the middle teams OF |
the Y. M. G. As, OF Bangor, and Bar Har. |
Dor. The home team clearly outcIassed |
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