Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-05-05
SARGENTvILLE.
One of the Attractive Villages Of
EggeDoggin Reach.
From the Lewiston Journal.I


Some folks rage of Long Island sound,
others of the beauties of the Hudson and
when they get down to Maine they remove
their hats to the charms of the grand re-
nobscot, but, once let them sail through the
delightful stretch of water on the Hancock
county coast known as Eggemoggin Reach
and never again will they raise their voice
in praise of those other mentioned water
ways. And as they sail through the Reach
they will come upon delightful, quaint
little village, the beauties of which will
act upon them like great magnet.
When they ask its name the captain of the
craft, or any of his crew will reply;
ssSargentville."
The joys of this delightful place are
many. Its beauties are beyond enume-
ration. 1t has the ocean at its front
door and the mountains and hills in its
back yard. More no place can offer.
Combining the splendid air of the sea
with the invigorating ozone of the hills,
Sargentvllle offers good health and long
life to those who journey to her doors
and their Ike abode within her walls.
Strictly speaking, Sargentville is but a
division of the town of Sedgwick, which,
itself, is one of those charming Maine
coast towns, where the one who seeks rest
and recreation of a summer after winters
struggle with the world, can find it and
return to the duties of business life in
the fall, invigorated and feeling fit to do
battle with the world. Sargentville, how
ever, has so long been separate settle
ment; has so long been referred to in that
distinctive manner which towns acquire
that it seems almost impossible to consider
it as a part of Sedgwick. 1t must be taken
as separate municipality. Such, at least,
is the feeling of those who go there.
Unlike many, it might be said most Of
the Maine coast towns which are admira-
bly, situated for summer business, Sar-
gentville is not content to entertain sum-
mer guests for three months in the year
and lay idle the-other nine. Not that the
town is hustling metropolis, or big
manufacturing centre, but that its people
keep doing something the year around,
and therefore are better off than are many
of their neighbors in other places where
people who come to town during the sum-
mer months.
In the town there is prosperous ice
business, which in the winter time fur
nishes employment to a number of men.
The ice is harvested upon the lake, which
is included with the mountains in the
back yard OF the village. This ice is of
the nhest quaiitS anu LINUS ready mar
ke1 at gooo price.
besioes the ice INDUSTRY there is the
nsnlng business. "hlie not SO extensive
as al otner hancock coast points, 1t is
considerable feature OF the business OF the
town and helps TO BUY food and clothes
Tor Its people, as well as to make it the
contenteo village that II is.
since ABOUT the sane time that the hrst
summer ioiAs .urneo .heif races towards
oar ilaroor oarseneSliie mas peeh sum
lnel result reopie vi n'eahs' tireu OF the
huriy-ouriy Oh the CITY, nave lourneyed
mere ana passed their summers, returning
nome IN the 1ali healthier and happier than
ever
IN oonnee.ioh Win 'he summer business
interest," OF the village, II is interesting to
note tnat III IS not motel town, neither is
IL cottage settieneht. lhere is no huge
no'ei catering 10 the business OF the sum-
ner 'isitor ana Win rev exceptions the
summer people VINO come here have never
considered II worth whiie 10 erect cot
<SSes, lnougn sney continue 70 return year !
AFTER year, !
During the summer season, however,
practically every house in the village has
one or two or more boarders. These
people prefer 10 come to Sargentville and
live with the people, enjoying the pleasures
of good Maine home cooking to taking
chances with the concoctions of summer
hotel chefs or the cooks which they have
to gather on the fly for their summer
cottages.
For amusement they 90 Yachting and
riding and driving, climb the mountains.
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