Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-02
Local and Other Items.
6. 7. Duiton

y. NJ. Merrill of Surrv. has been en-
larging his store.
The Grant district. Bluehil. are bui.d-
ing school-house.
A. p. Cousins has bought the home
stead Of ii. c. Herrick at Surrv.
:. F. ober has bough; the farm Of
obed Hinckley At North Buehill.
The Methodist society at surrv. are
building veStry. near the parsonage
The village district. Surrv. have voted
TO build school house. and have raised
$3.50 for that purpose.
Hancock County Lodge |. q. of r.
Will hold its next quarterly session with
Hamilton Lodge No. Is. at West Ellsworth.
on Tuesday May 18th. commencing q, .
o'clock A. ".
MEs>Is. EDITORS What !. the matter.
My old master when served him in baul-
ing CLANS 10 your market used To met
with change while In your city. and when
ace went homeward at night lie was troub
led with "tanglefoot," or something else
that made him feel hilarious. and caused
me to catch the whip. Now it has changed.
and We 20 home pretty much as we wen,
10 your city in slow and measured
tread. .uor.a I.rc,1 T..
OAK Point. May /. 1872.
SS-We 60 TO press without learning any
thing especially from Cincinnati. but every
outward sign points TO the nomination Of
Mr.. Adams. with Western man for Vice
/ President.
we received our bunchof May flowers
last week by the hand of F. A. Duttor.
| To-day lots Of Young folk. will roam
through the woods searching for the un-
timely flowers
The Lobster Factory will open about
the first Of May.
The people in adjoining district
! birch llarbor) are expecting to repair and
/ paint their graveyard. the coming sum
mer.
There will be Vesper services at the
Unitarian Church next Sunday evening
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Crownin>held. be-
| ginning at l-2 o'clock. BY a very gener-
al request Mr.. c.. will repeat his sermon
| on II nltarianism. it, views of the Bible
ofJesus andthe doctrine of Regeneration.
| There will also be the usual afternoon ser
vice AZ . o'clock.
CoNCERT.-Mrs. Staples. of Boston. a
] bD1 ,.-l,a H.
the past year in Germany under the in
struction OF one of the most celebrated
male teachers of that country. will give a
concert at Hancock Hall Oh the evening Of
the 23d. assisted by Mr.. Fessenden and
Mr.. Dow. From letters received from par
ties familiar with the fine natural talents
and musical skill OF MIS-. Staples and her
associates, we have no hesitation in com
mending her concert 10 the patronage Of
all our citizens.
The Hotel at Waltham owned BY VIM.
NJ. Fox, came near being DESTROYED by
fire yesterday. 1t is supposed that sparks
flew from the chimney and caught in the
rubbish near the barn. When il was dis
covered the fire was creeping up the side
of the barn. the blaze within a few feet of
some meadow hay on the soaiiold. lfthi,
had caught it would have been impossible
to have saved the building. but by timely
assistance of men and water it was checked
before much damage was done. HEB.
ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY. = The
nine Misses, Calliope. Enterpc. Clio. Erato.
ITALIA. Terpsichore, PolyhyInina. Mel
pomene. Crania, presiding over eloquence.
wind instruments. history. lyric poetry.
comedy. dancing, music. tragedy and as
tronomy. have at last consented TO leave
their sacred abode at MI Olympus. and
visit the sons and daughters of men at
Ellsworth. and will be present at Hancock
Hall on Thursday eve. May 9Th. at the
GROWING of Florence Nightingale, the
friend OF the soldier. la addition to this
unprecedented attraction will be the APP
pearance of mimic Opera Troupe OF
little lads and lasses, who viii present the
popular opera written by Miss of eleven
years entitled VIVA" assisted by the
young Prima Donna. Miss Minnie Moore.
and others. The May-poie dance will be
another enjoyable feature of the evenings
entertainment. Do not rail to be present.
See advertisement.
List of Patents issue to Maine inven-
ors, for the week ending April sd. 1872. aud
each bearing that date. Reported for the