Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-02-06
COUNTY NEWS.
For Additional County Nsps, see other pages
BAR HARBoR.

"The Moorings,' belonging to Miss
Mary Sherwood, has been sold to j. J..
Emery who owns the adjoining property.
The fifth annual concert and ball Of the
Bar Harbor sportsmen's association was
held at the Casino Friday evening, and
was attended by the largest number Of
people that has assembled at the Casino
this winter, as well as the greatest crowd
that has ever been present at one OF the
associations balls.
The local office of the Eastern Steam
ship Co. has been moved to the fine new
quarters on its new wharf. The build
ing is not yet complete inside, but it is
practically so, and in week or two the
counters and furnishings will be in place.
1t is a most convenient and attractive
station.
A fire at about 4 O'Clock Wednesday af-
ternoon in the small wooden building on
Spring street owned by Nathan Ash was
extinguished, as it was thought, with
slight damage, but at $50 Thursday
morning the flames again broke out and
the building was practically destroyed.
A third fire broke out in the ruins at
midnight Friday, and completed the de-
struction. The building was used BY Mr..
Ash in the summer as cook house in
connection with his livery business. The
loss is estimated at 5000; insurance,
p,4OO.
At the next town meeting the COM
mittee appointed at the last annual meet
ing will present its report upon the ques-
ton of new high school building for Bar
Harbor, submitting plans, specifications
and estimates of such building as in its
judgment will meet the requirements of
the town, and giving options and prices
upon a number of lots suitable for the
building. The committee will recommend
the erection of brick building which it
is hoped can be built for $4,000 or $780,
900. although no estimates have yet been
made.
The new De Gregoire apartment house
on the corner of Eden and West streets,
formerly the old swimming pool property,
is practically completed except for some
minor finishing. The building will be
opened in June as high-class apartment
house. Nearly all the rooms are spoken
for. The property is now owned by w.
II. L. Lee, of New Y ork, prominent club
man. No pains nor expense have been
spared to make the apartments the height
of luxury, and the building, which has
been closed for so many years, will be
social centre next summer. A restaurant
will be run in connection with the build
ing, although no attempt will be made to
run regular hotel.
John II. Hopkins died Thursday after
noon at the age OF seventy-four years.
Mr.. Hopkins was the son of Seth and
Jane Hamor Hopkins, and was born in
that part of the town of Eden known as
the Emery district. He had always been
a resident of the town. With his family
he moved to Bar Aarbor twenty-seven
ago, and had resided here ever since. He
was a carpenter by trade. For a number
of years be had carried on a grocery store
on Ledgelawn avenue. Mr.. Hopkins was
one of the founders of the Bar Harbor
earnest member, and had been one of its
most liberal supporters. He is survived
by a widow, one daughter-Mrs. Benjamin
F. Higgins, one son-Walter, and one SIS
ter Mrs. Martha Thomas, of Bangor, who
is the last of family of ten children.