Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-02-04
FROM BUCKsPORT.
Death of Well-known Citizen-Tall
of Establishing Newspaper.

w NotdbhtShluE u newspaper.
Pete' II Ma,dweil Las taken fiye-year
lease OF the Robinson house.
Augustus Gray and wife, of Reustope,
N. are In town for a few days.
The schooner civilian II. Jewelln ia
loading lumber at the steamboat wharf
for bay port.
William Hubbard who has been en-
pioyed Tor some time past In East Boston
is at home on q vacation.
Augustine Haywood has recently passed
civil service examination for depart
mental service with exceptionally high
rank.
The Santiago rural delivery route will
be increased shortly and extended to the
Dedham line, thus accommodating a
larger number of people.
Mrs. George p. Homer. president Of the
October club, represented thst organize.
tion at the meeting of the Maine Fedora
tion at Augusta.
Rev. 8. A. Bender preached In the
Methodist church on Sunday, Rev.
Robert Sutcliffs having been called to
Milbridge to attend funeral. II
Capt. Joseph Clay, the we'll known
Bucksport sea captain, has been APP
pointed to the commsnd OF the brig
"Jennie Hubert, Of the Pendleton feet.
There is but little change in the fuel
situation. There is coal at SIS ton, but
the price seems prohibitive and the most
OF the people are conten. with wood
which Is cheap.
Capt. w. ID. Bennett has been awarded
the contract for q, 900 to carry the mail to
and from Castiue, service to go in effect
Feb is and taking in connections both at
Bucksport and Belfast.
Parties are contemplating establishing
a weekly newspaper in town, to be issued
from the printery OF r p. Hartman, II
sufficient encouragement in the way of
advertising patronage can be assured.
The very interesting report is In cir
euiation that there will be shipbuilding
at the Verona yard this summer; that II
Mckay & Dix do not build, they will
lease to other parties who will do so.
Although town meeting Is but four
weeks off, there is nothing heard so far
a. to the probable results. 1t Is quite
probable that the old board OF officers
will be elected II they choose to serve. 4
A new station is being built at Hinck's
landing where something Of the kind has
been needed for long time. The new
structure will be quite ornate when com
plesed, in fact, the nandsomest station Oh
the Bucksport branch.
A. Percy Hunt, for the past four years
postal clerk on the Bangor and Buckspoit
r p o, has resigned his position and
completed his services ON Saturday night.
lie will take a technical school or college
course. His successor is W. II. Grassland,
OF Dexter.
The "Merryconesg" case is still unset
tied, the boat being tied up at her dock
since the third day OF January. There
have been several attempts at arbitration
between Capt, Bennett and Engineer
Kirst, the equal owners, but so far moth
ing has come of 1t. The route is covered
Dy the steamer '-NfOiuSU INDu IApL. DtD-
nett, which makes good connections and
furnishes satisfactory service at present,
but will be inadequate for the summer
business.
The death OF Capt. Samuel Snow, a we'll
known and longtime resident OF this
town, occurred Sunday after compare
lively brief but severe Illness OF brain
trouble. Capt. Snow was fifty. nine years
old and native OF Castine, but the most
of bis life has been spent In this port and
at sea. He was for a numbe of years IL
the coasting trade, aud at the time of his
death was owner and master OF the
schooner GOOD Intent. He was well
known along the coast aud highly
esteemed by all with whom he came in
business contact. He leaves a wife End
one brother, George Snow, of Owls Head.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.