Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-03
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A STRONG OPPOSITION
Develops to Setting of Of Stonington
and Isle au Haul


man Davis +. tonley of Isle au Haul
Thursday afternoon to the members
of the committee on towns at the
hearing upon the setting off of Isle au
Haul and s'tonington from Hancock
county. and anncXing them to Knox
county. which lasted during the entire
afternoon and evening and simmercd
down into Il question of THE conven-
fence al Stonington and Isle au Haul
VS.. the sentiment against the dis
membcrmcnt Of old Hancock county"
according To the confession made by
Judge +. +. Chase of Bluchill, one OF
the rcmonstrants to the measures.
IF | caught a thief breaking into
my house Id lot him go before I'd
stand the cost of taking him TO ELS
worth to have him tried" Mr.. Conlcy
continued He said that the little
town OF Isle au Haul had about $50
inhabitants, the principal BUSINESS on
the island being lobster fishing. Thepc
was also small summer colony on the
island. Excellent steamboat service
was maintained between RoCkIand aud
Isle tu Haut and the proposed annex
alton would save the people great ex-
pthse. y man could leave Isle au
Iiaut by boat ut $50 \. NJ, arrive at
kockland at 40 \. NJ, leave Rock
land at l50 Z. NJ. and reach Isle au
Haul at DO Z. NJ. costing for tn.
round "trip SD. while to 90 to Els
worth costs from s. to $la and takes
from y IL - hours. Senator Sanborn
OF III" committee asked if there was
any Other reason why the change was
"a far nd
the only reason was the financial one
sumner Z. Mills of Stonington APP
peared fer the proponent of the Isle
aG Haut annexation and the Hancock
county rcmonstrants to the petition
We're represented by John \. Peters of
Ellsworth. Mr.. Peters by cross Dues
tiohing Of Mr.. tonley brought out the
statement that Isle au Haut would
nave more court cases if they could
b" tried at Rockland Mr.. Peters cues
toned Mr., Conley at some length con-
corning the boats running from Rock
land to Bar Harbor.
Former senator Mills read a letter
from Ernest w. BoWditch. treasurer
ol the Isle au Haul club, the largest
NONRESIDENT taxpayer on the island. in
favor OF the setting off of Isle au Haut
I" hnoX county. Mr.. Mills argued that
such setting off of territory from a
county was no unusual precedent. The
county lines had been changed in the
cases of North Haven and Sinalhayeu.
The committee at the request of Mr..
Peters decided to hear the proponents
of tho setting off of Stonineton NJ the
same time with the proponents for the
Isle au Haut measure.
There is nothing sacred aboIt .
boundary. remarked Philip Howard
OF Rockland, county attorney of Knox
county IN opening the case for the
St"nIngton petitioners DR.. Il. Lake
.\"SeS OF Stonngton presented at con-
siderable length the ease of the peti-
TONERS. He gave a graphic descrip-
tI"h OF the physical hardships endured
by the Stonington residents. who
sought To reach Ellsworth by water.
There was n" regular line of steam
b"dtS and gasoline boats were employ
ed. Men, women and children we're
PACKED into these little gasoline boats
like sheep led to slaughter" he con-
tinucd.
Ihe only regular established route
tor getting to Ellsworth was from,
Siphington to Rockland by boat
thence to Brunswick. whereas. if
St'nlngton was annexed to Knox colr.
" the journey would end in Rock
land.
People are packed like sardines in
t" box. they are practically cruel
fled exclaimed Eoetor Moves with
dramatic carncstncSS a. j., painted in
vivid ri, 81,
which poor people had to undergo
Nh"n th"r were SUMMONED to Ellis
worth. 1T cost Il leor " idow woman
$50 To yet It couple Of Witnesses 20
ELLSWORTH. Tin doctor himself had
paid IN to have an abstract Of deeds
mad, al Ellsworth
Stnnln%tun IL u milestone around
the neck of Hancock county, what
90 they want to keep us for? Almost
oN"rS spring and TALL there is a muir
der among tie italians at Stonington
and tbe people of Hancock county az"
paying the bills"
Charles knowlton and T.. j. Carter
OF Ston;ngton appeared fur the pro-
punents of the bill. TEoy corroboruted
the statements of pr. Noyes and spoke
Of personal ineuHVtnicnceS. which
they had undergone.
The afternoon portion Of the hear
ing was held at the fish and game
Museum but When the evening ses-
sion opened the temperature OF the
museum VAS 50 uncomfortable that
the hearing vas adjourned to the Sen
ate chamber John A. Peters OF Ellis
worth opened the case for the renIon
strapts. He said that the question
of tn" separation of these two towns
from Hancock county had been fought
out at the last Legislature and the
committee on counties had pre- scented
an adverse report. The proposition to
set off these two towns was against
the practically unanimous desires OF
the people of Hancock county. Every
representative froul the county except
one and both OF the senators were
present in opposition.
He declared that this agitation mad
already caused people in the northern
part Of the county To agitate beng
set off to PenobsCot county. Abiding
to the inconvenience experienced by
DR.. Moves in getting an abstract Of
deed he said if Stonington had been
annexed to Knox county lie would
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