Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-15
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


items asoat Ts~n-
last Lamoine ha, a Conet Band.
Ten. Thom. j, here this week.
Sec advertisement OF steamer "Argo'
mi, week
Rev. Mr. Downie i 10 preach at la
moline for few Sabbaths.
Look at the Sewing Machine War il
the way of advertisements.
John u. Hopkins & Co.. are building
wharf. just below Epps ship-yard.
Rev. y. VI. Williams has been called
to Wickfield Rhode Island.
The Tug. Little Round Top" broke
her shan last saturday.
Henry Mosely had his leg broken al
ou. # the mills on Monday last.
The attention OF the Iadie, i, directed
'p thr Advertisement Of Human Hair
An article from Rev. F. T. Lakewood
MI be found on the outside this week
some Of our streets are being greatly
improved ia the matter of widening, -ide-
walk etc.
An order la, been passed torbidding
ihc >weepings OF the store. to be thrown
into Main street.
The bucket on the dredging-machinc
lifted lat week in this river, rock weigh
ing TX tons
The Congregafionali>i County Confer
.nr" wa> in session at their church in thi,
.', ia>; Tuesday aud Wednesday.
Roland VI. Young. a well known In
-ufAuce Agent in this city. died Monday
morning Of heart disease.
Neither the Unitarian, or Baptist, had
preaching last sabbath. although both
societies announced service, for that day.
John H. Redman ESQ &, To deliver
ih" -Ora,ion al Trenton the coming
Fourth.
There will be a v->pcr service m the
I ui;arian Church. next SUNDAY evening At
: - O'Clock.
->piriuali,t> Convention at Ellsworth
IN the Methodist Church. the 2lth and 25th
Inst.
Prof. Rubiui had fair house Tuesday
evening. At M Tin Entertainment The
order for the horse was given John Bow
len.
The County Supervisor Of schools,
expect, Ia speak in Franklin some evening
during next week. He viii visit a many
schools a. possible during the SUMNER
IL. \. Jordan. our present Pos, Oaice
Clerk. has purchased the house formerly
occupied hy George Gordon. who ha,
removed 70 Bath.
W. Il. McCrate Ia, been appointed
Postmaster at East sullivan. vice ! Bead
resigned. and II. Bowdcu At North ~cIe-
~ick, vice VIM. Corthell. resigned.
Extensive fires have recently been
raging in the woods in sullivan. Franklin
and No. 10. Several thousand acres have
been burnt over. and quantities OF timber
a-h wood destroyed.
Heavy fires are raging in the woods on
No. -. Hancock County, east of Green
h-ld Fires are also raging on Cold
Stream. near Lowell.
Schooner Mary Miller. Dayton. from
Providence for New York collided Friday
morning. while proceeding down The har-
bnr with schooner Julia 4. Rich. which
wa At anchor below. aud carried away
he latfer'- jibboom.
Mr. John A. Bacon (of the firm o.
Bacon aud Huckins Coal Dealers i il
Gown putting his coal wharf in line order
lie stands high a. a business man in Ban
gur. The fuel question i important 10 tn
~hole people.
We have seen a letter from Capt. sam
url Murch in reference 10 the ''Argo."-
He saws she has been re-bottomed, a new
boiler put in. and has had a thorough
overhauling. and he considers her abou
what is wanted on this river. The Arg
j. TWO hundred aud thirty-five tons. draw
les than four feet aft. is high out of wa
ter. good sea boat. and has all the accom-
modations needed. We expected 10 star
tuesday afternoon of this week.