Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-16
Local and Other Items.


Rev. Mr.. Savsry gives on the second
page pleasant account of his journeyings
''out west" and his visit to Il brewery. lie
l. still a temperance man however.
The Anniversary OF the Baptist sab
bath School occurs one week from next
SUNDAY. The Rev. Mr.. G)ucher will be
present and deliver an address.
An ice cart will be run thi, summer by
J. ii. Phillips 4 Son of the city market.
Ii will probably he well patronized a. soon
A. the warm weather commences.
Ar the Me. Home opathic society
meeting DIR. o. NJ. Drake of Ellsworth.
Was made one of the committee for the
ensuing year on Clinical Medicine
There will be another extra OF the
dancing school at Hancock Hail. Friday
evening. Go and see the ">hoo FIN
Quadrille.
MI. j. W. Blaisdell, OF Dcdham. Ia,
boy only two wears old last October who
weighs hfty pounds. i, three, feet and tour
inches without stockings. and measures TWO
feet around the chest. Brig OIL your
boys
A gentleman from DcdhAm SAYS he
had some land in that town ll"ucl on
Monday. and that Within two rods of the
r1ow was snow bank six feet la depth.
The Ladies of all the >ocieric, of Els
worth are requested 10 meet At Hancock
Hall on Wednesday afternoon at , ~
O'Clock Mav22d TO make Arrangement. for
a Grand Fourth of July Celebration. The
proceeds TO be used for making imrra,-
meut> on the new C.meterv Come one
and all-if you have no interest Their. now
you Will have some day
AT the y. \. Convention ofihe Woodruff
wing of the Woman, suffrage Society.
Mr.. Geo. w. Maddox of thi, city was
elected temporary president. The Convcn-
ton i >aid to have been hastily adjourned
upon the ihimation that the hat would be
pas Sed round for contributions.
The Operetta VIVA. given al Han
cock Hall last week. was written by the
ten year old daughter of Hon. +. f. Shaw
of Paris. Me. while the young lady wa,
member Of the Girls High School a, Port
land. The particulars of it, deLut in This
city are given by Quill ON the second
page.
The barque Sancho Panza owned at
New York. sailed from Phiia. the 18th of
Feb. for Cienfuego, loaded with coal and
has not been heard from since. Mr.. AL
bert Robinson Of this city was first mate
aud it is feared was lost with the vessel al
though there is a bare possibility OF the
crew having been picked up.
The Seminary at Bucksport closed
very pleasant and profitable Spring term
with the usual anniversary exercises. We'd
nesday and Thursday. May 1T and 2nd.
The liberality OF individuals has added to
its apparatus. besides other things ofvalue,
an excellent set Of Meteorological Oh serv-
ing Instruments among the best. If not the
best in the state. The summer term will
oPcn lhot sVlil Will tOIlls vi =.
THE CONcERr.-Permit us TO remind the
readers Of the american in this city, and
tie adjoining towns. that Mr.. Staples
concert occurs at Hancock Hall Oh Thurs
day evening (the 23d) aud that all who love
fine music. should not fail 10 be there in
season. Mrs. Staples will be assisted by
1 - d. L..
| in their departments. We are assured by
gentleman whom we all know that a rich
treat is in store for us. For particulars see
| posters. Tickets for sale at ;. ID. Wig n
& Co.
The Ladies OF the East l.: NONE
formerly Trenton Point) Sewing Circle
contemplate holding Fair on the coming
Fourth OF July" and Intent making il
one If the notable facts of the day The
programme is not yet fully completed bu,
is SO far matured that we can state that a
public dinner will beyrovided tables for
the sale of fancy art ami refre-hment.
will he spread. boats for the enjoyment OF
sail Or a pull on the waters OF the hav
swings in the groves and all the et-cetera,
which constitute a good time generally
will be Oh hand. If possible a stray oraro,
will be secured and the proper ceremonies
incident TO the day will be attended to
Good music during the day and to clos,
with Ball in the evening in a building
close to the grounds. Full particulars viii
be given in due time by advertisement il
this paper and by public posters.
The new steam-mill of the Hall Bros.
situated on Water Street. commence, oper
atoms last Saturday. The mill itself is .
wood forty-six by fifty feet with brio
engine house fifty by twenty-five feet. Al
the machinery is of the best manufacture
having come from well kno IN establish
ments at Worcester. Mass. Messrs ilinck
lev & Egery of Bangor. however, urni-le
the engine which is Of forty horse powe
with two boilers twenty four and twenty
eight feet long. SO that the motive powe
can run more machinery than is at presen
in the mill On the ground floor Is sur
face planer, one large tonguer and groove
weighing eight tons and planning four side
at q time; one clap-board planer and on
butter with splitting saw. A stean
pump capable of putting cut an ordinar
!, fire is one Of the improvements. Mr.. .
H. Cheney has been engaged as engineer
The cost of the mill was probably abor
/ alesen thousand dollars.