Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-17

Bangor June, l4th, 1869
"A rainy nay"
How this Delicious rain
Br,ngs up the novvrsi"
DEAR AMERICAN g.
1T don't rain but it pours and
thirsty nature gratefully drinks in the
cooling showers. All green things lin
their heads and rejoice Gin vegetation
we mean.)
How beautiful is the rain cx-
claims our .Lougfellow" in poetic
gush Of enthusiasm. Begging pardon
Of the poets, we cant see any thing
very delicious or beautiful ut present
in this summer rain however needed
it may be. Cos why We want TO go
somewhcres, and cant--being a Great
ures OF circumstances to an alarming
extent'--cant appreciate the poetry Of
this inopportune performance. To us
at present every thing looks dark
gloomy, and generally uncomfortable
Our OF Door CONCERTS.
The popular 'Cornet Band was to
give an out OF door Concert last Friday
evening for the first time for the season :;
the entertainment to be repeated week
ly through the warm weather the
evening being wet and unpropitious
for gu, OF door enjoyment, it was de-
cided 10 postpone the Concert, until
Saturday evening, which proved to be
still more unfavorablc. Music hath
charms To soothc the savage breast !"
but AZ it seems no power over the
elements.
Az EXCITING PERFORMANCE.
Centre Street, last Monday, was the
scene of an extraordinary performance
which came ncaT being a horrible trag-
edy. A rough from Boston, being in
hot pursuit OF another OF the same hon
/ orablc pursuasion. drew his revolver
and fired after the retreating foc-but
providentiallv, although the thorough
I fare, was crowded as usual no one was
/ injured The follow was taken To- the
\ watch-housc but for some inexplcable
reason was set free and returned in the
boat 10 Boston. Marshal Bolton. at
the time was absent from the City.
THE NEw JAN, Ere.
( Excavations OF the foundations for
the much needed new Jail just com
menced. The work on the Bangor
and Piscataquis Railroad j. being
rapidly pushed forward
NEW Book.
Rev. {. {. Everett Of this city has
just completed work, entitled The
Science of thought system Of Log
| &c, 10 which he has "consccratcd the
best years Of his life 1t is pro
"oun'ct " VIC tbcIAI NuIlsLlon 10
be "a work Of great labor and value. "
MIsArrREHrSsloS.
We are informed that We were mis-
taken in our supposition that Mr..
Davenport's Floral Concert was to
he given the fourth OF July The
Grand Army of the Republic, assisted
by the ladies' here will give an enter.
tainment upon the Fourth so called.
which happens this year 10 be the
Eth
SABBATH Disturbances.
Yesterday while good, and we'll dis
posed citizens were At their several
places Of worship, the holy Sabbath
quiet was rudely broken bv sundry
evii-doers, who we're promptly arrest
ed. after slight scrimmage ON the
part of one or two.
ANOTHER SMART OLD LADY.
There is an old lady living in this
vicinity, ninefy-t,co years old, who can
yet see perfectly we'll wthou, the aid
OF spectscles; piecing together quilts
for sale. and for gifts, out OF the small
est bits Of calico Ca task even more
difficult, and requiring better eyesigh,
than the making up OF .'sheetiag and
assisting in quilting them, besides do
ing much other work, requiring good
eyesight. We are informed thai she
mas never used spectacles. She ia ALSO
remarkably vigorous in all other re-
spects. One of "Ye olden time. 1"
ISFANTICfDE.
The body Of female infant wa.
found yesterday in ,'Kenduskeag
Stream. More anon.
Yours in Haste,
HANCOCK.
New Era Lod9e Of Good Tsun,.r