Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-02
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Special Town Meeting Thanksgiving
Day Observances.

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BAR HARBoR, Dee i (-ps ciai) "A spec
isi meeting OF the town OF Eden was held
1t the municipal court room at Bar Har-
Dor Friday morning, the result OF which
will be that before very long Bar Hsrbor
will have government postofiice build
ing suitable for its needs.
The meeting was called
40 see If the town will vote to accept the
report of the selectmen town way rs laid
out by them, beginning at point in Cottage
street, near j. A. Rodick's store. and running in
northery direction to land of Thomas Searles;
thence westerly to land OF A. H. Lyman; thence
southerly to sail Cottage street."
The meeting was called to order by
Town Clerk w. IL. Sherman and Charles
F. Paine, town treasurer, was elected
moderator.
On motion OF A. Stroud Rodick it was
voted that the report of the selectmen in
laying out the way described In article 2
Gas above) be accepted aud tnat the said
way be accepted. The meeting was very
brief, pr baby as short as any ever held
in the town. Not more than Fl We or six
minutes were required for the proceed
ipgs from start to finish.
For number of years the buildings
used rs postoffice have been far from
adequate for tue large amount of postal
business done here, and there is an imper-
alive demand for larger quarters, which
can be properly provided only by good
government building.
The town has been trying for number
OF years to get u government postoffi ce
building, and its hopes are now IN a fair
way of being realized.
At the session OF Congress In 1901 OF
5000 was appropriated to purchase lot
OF land here for postoffice, and at last
years session an additional sum OF IS 900
was appropriated for the same purpose.
The government then called for pro-
posals for iaud to be sold to the govern
ment at price not to exceed S12 900.
Government officials were sent here to
look over lots which were offered, and
j. A. Rodick lot on Cottage street, pro-
vided certain conditions which the gov
eminent insisted upon were met The
chief of these was that town road, thirty
feet wide, be built around three sides Of
the lot which froDted on Cottage street.
This road was laid out by the Sc ectmen
and the town accepted it Friday at the
special meeting, thus removing the only
obstacle in the way of the sale OF the lot
to the government.
Only few formalities are needed to
complete the sale, and the papers will
be passed within a few days.
The lot is owned by j. A. Rodick and is
very centrally located near the business
part of the town and only about two
minutes walk from the present postollice.
1t is 125 feet on Cottage street and 100
feet deep. The price to be paid is S12 600.
The Birch Tree inn occupies the site at
present and the work Of removing or tear
ing do &n the hotel will begin soon.
1t is expected that an appropriation will
be made at this session of Congress for The
erection OF the postotfice building.
Thanksgiving services were held at the
Congregational and Episcopal churches
Thursday. Two services were held at the
Episcopal church, one at Z 80 a. m. at
which the holy communion was cele =
brated, and morning prayer with brief
address by the rector, Rev. stephen FL.
Green, at 10 a. m.
The service at the Congregational
church Thanksgiving evening was a
union service OF the Congregational,
Met hodisI and Baptist churches.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Angus M. Macdonald, pastor OF the Con-
gregational church, who chose for his
text, "W hatsoever a man soweth that
shall he also reap"
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