Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-30
Local and Other Items.

Methodist Church Sunday afternoon
Services at two O'Clock
The old buildings in the rear of Peter
block are being torn down to make room
for the new block OF stores
One of our lumbermen states that my
five million feet of lumber have been cut
on the river this year against thirty five
last year.
Geo. +. Dunn has removed to Somes-
vile and will carry on the watch-makin.
and repairing business al this place.
A trout weighing pound and quar-
ter was caught from buttons wharf ia
Ellsworth last week. For a long time no
trout has been taken in our river and thi,
will probably be the only exception fer a
long time TO come.
The committee appointed by the ladie,
of the different societies have decided TO
celebrate July 9Th in Ellsworth but have not
a yet decided upon the programme.
The Bangor Commercial has the fol-
lowing from prominent Republican oi
Ellsworth -
The most distinguished Democrat in ihi,
county said to me this morning: The
Democrats of this county are going TO in
dorse the Cincinnati nominations: the Re
publicans are already divided: Greeley
" i'll he elected. and Grant is going to bc
'skunked outright. The people laughed
at first; but the people everywhere are be-
ing now convinced that the best possible
nominations that could have been There
made were made. The Hon Horace Gree
ley j. the only salvation OF our country.
Oh. MY,
Friday evening May 18th, Rev. 4. II.
Hanscom County Deputy with a dcleSa-
ton from Redemption Lodge, No. l52 /.
.. of G.. L. Surry. visited Ellsworth Falls
and instituted Lodge there to be known
a. " ouths Safeguard Lodge. 1t is hop
ed that the Lodge may have long lite
and good measure of prosperity.
A gentleman being ia Brooklyn. y. Y.
writes: In your paper OF the I'D inst
In speaking of Mrs. Charlotte T.. Mckay.
publisher and Editor OF The True Uomqn.
you say she is a Massachusetts, citizen born.
desire TO correct you. Mrs. Mckay was
born in sullivan. in your own County and
State. She Is a daughter OF DR.. Abner
johnson and grand daughter of Col Paul
Dudley Sargent. She ought 10 be Il true
woman for the best blood in New England
courses through her veins. being direct
descendant of Governors John Winthrop
and Thomas Dudley.
STONE q MURRAY's CIRCUS NEXT TITS
pAY.-Ihe yotaries of Circus amusement
will bear in mind that stone & Murray's
popular exhibition will be in Ellsworth on
Tuesday June 4th. Excellent manage
ment and superior arenic performances are
among the many recommendations of this
famed Circus. Many new and novel per-
formances will be introduced this season in
the entertainments of this exhibition. and
all OF the features will be in keeping with
the excellent reputation of this world-re-
nowned Circus. The wonderful horse
back riders. Mile. Reyes, Mile. Rosina
Harry WILDER Cooke and Chas. +. Reed are
widely famed as the best equestriaI.s ofthe
day. The lie Claire Brothers. Hogle and
Franklin. VIM. Ducrow and other gymna,i>
and acrobats of renown are in the Com
pany. The entertainments will conclude
with the amusing trifie the bear and semti-
mel. In fact the attractions this year are
so numerous that the announced exLibi-
tons cannot fail TO convince all patrons
that Mr.. Murray Is right in calling hi>
Circus The best in the world"
A Gouldsboro correspondent gives the
following account Of a Glass Wedding At
that place:
Ii is refreshing in the latter part OF this
nineteenth century. to be assured that we'd
ded bliss is not altogether thing of the
past. We know that. in our fathers time a
man and wife loved each other. loved their
family and loved TO make home lovely.
Nowadays we seldom witness an occasion
of so much real soul ard true devotion. a.
were manifested in the case of Mr. 4. ;.
Rolf and his wife Jennie. at their glas,
wedding on the night of the goth inst
After fifteen years of married life they
were pleased to have repeated in memory
their early wooings and final winnings
their marriage VOWS. Ii is matter %
wonder, TO an old bachelor) how love car
last SO long. Is love eternal: Sixty-liy,
| of their friends called that evening to pre-
sent their token, among which were som,
elegant and costly articles. This was a.
surance to the welded pair that friendship
is not all a pretention with the circle in
which they move.
At O'Clock came the supper, the fea>
Of good things. We could appreciate th
part and shall long remember it with plea
| ure. After all. does not domestic happi
ness consist mainly in good dinners an,
new dressess CThe reader is requested T.
wait q me0ent while we make an observa
ton. 1t is. As nearly As We can make on
from the extent Of our observation. that
q smiling countenance and something goo
to eat, tidy house and clean shirt wit
the buttons ON are more acceptable TO
hungry and tired man than political o
temperance lecture on the part of his bel
ter half.) Strong minded women. Ii
them vote or preach. or lead in matters q
reform il they want to. but our wife (if "
ever have One) must be more mindful {
the comforts OF home. Under the inft
enca Of devoted wife, man become
like clay in the hands of the potter. Will
talking argument between man and wifi
lead to unhappy results. But wishing o.
friends, (the Rolls, and all others. a Ion
aud prosperous life, we dismiss the subje
and turn our attention again to our qui
lsbors, feeling assured that. we could NJ