Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-04-19
INITIAL TRIP
OVER NEW STEAMBOAT ROUTE
OUT OF ELLSWORTH.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ROUTE PLEAsEs
EvERYBoDY-BAY TOWNS IN CLOSER
TOUCH WITH COUNTY SEAT.

Last Wednesday morning at z O'Clock
the stauneh little propeller Percy ",
Capt. A. E. Smith, Ieft the wharves at
Ellsworth for her initial trip over the
route recently established by the Els
worth, yBluehil & Swans Island steam
boat line.
Besides her owner, w. E. Schwartz, OF
Camden, she had on board as a passenger
bound for Deer Isle, Judge E. P. Spofford,
and the following from Ellsworth: Col.
C. c. Burrill, representing the Burrill
national bank and Hancock county saw
ings bank, r. B. Holmes, representing the
First national bank, Austin II. JOY,
grocer, Able L. Friend, clothier, George
W. Whiting, W. II. Grihdal, representing
C. Fl. Grindal, grocer, Horace F. Wescott,
of Stratton & Wescott, hardware, E. G..
Moore, druggist, o. W. Tapley, insurance,
B. r. Sowle, insurance, Harry E. Rowe,
representing e. E. Rowe, carriage manu-
fscturer, W. w. Morrison, representing
Morrison, Joy & Co, hardware, J. A.
Cunningham, insurance, J. A. Haynes, of
Floyd & Haynes, George P. Smith, repre-
senting the Reliable Clothing Co., f. w.
Rollins, postmaster of Ellsworth, and
editor of THE AMERICAN.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired at this season of the year, and all
hands kept ON deck and enjoyed the
familiar sights along the river and upper
hay. The first landing was at
EAST sURRY,
at the wharf of the Crockett line at Con-
tention Cove. The severe winter had
played havoc with the wharf and its sur
roundings The underpinning of one of
the sheds had been torn away by the ice,
and the building is standing nearly on
end. The bridge from the wharf to the
shore is badly damaged.
Repairs will have to be made before
freight can be handled, and the work of
putting the property into shape has al
ready begun.
Two passengers bound west were taken
on at this landing. The boat then started
on her way over the bay. No stop was
made at South Surry on this trip, as there
were no passengers to land and no signal
flying to indicate that there were any to
come aboard.
So around Newbury Neck the little
steamer ploughed her way, then around
the north end of Long Island, past Blue
hill, where the Juliette was sighted about
to start on her trip west through the
Reach to Rockland.
SOUTH BLUEHILL
was the next landing place. 1t is here
that connection is made with the boats
for and from Rockland; they now, during
the -trips-a-week schedule, run
through the Reach, stopping at Brooklin,
Sedgwick, Sargentville, South Brooks
vile, North Deer Isle and Dark Harbor
Qslesboro), but when the daily trips be-
gin these boats will come to. South Blue
hill via Stonington and North Haven.
At South Bluehill stop of half an hour
was made, enabling the party to call at
the postoffice, report by telephone to
Ellsworth, and inspect the clam canning
factory of Eaton & Simpson. This
factory is putting up from fifty to sixty
cases Ia case contains four dozen cans)
day, but is now running only half its
capacity on account of the scarcity of
help.
Here the genial Mr.. Schwartz and the
dignified judge of the western Hancock
municipal court, Judge Spofford, left the
party and boarded the Juliette, which had
arrived from Bluehill, and the start was
made for the next regular landing
WEST FREMONT,
and here sixteen able bodied men landed
about noon, taking their appetites ashore
as some other settlements on Mt. Desert
island, but it has splendid harbor, and is
a thrifty community mostly engaged in
fishing. There are three stores, one kept
by F. w. Lunt, one by B. B. Reed, and one
by L. W. Rumill, who is also postmaster.
Mr.. Lunt can accommodate a wayfaring
man or two at meals without much diff
Guilty. Fortunately for him he was not at
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