Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-02-22
Local and Other Items.

-Bucksport has Fancy Dress Party
OF Thursday OF this week.
Prof Herrick Of Mechanic Falls. I, to
lecture at Castine some time in March
All the stock of 4. VI. Robinson. the
druggist. has been removed to Bangor.
Ellsworth is soon TO be favored with a
Minstrel Troupe" of home manufacture.
Splendid weather and the best Of sleigh
ing has been furnished VI for a week past.
Three thousand dollar. worth Of wool
skins were sent 10 Bangor on Friday last
10y Hosea Phillips Of this city.
The subject Of the Lecture in the Uni
tartan church next sunday evening. i,
sketch Of the Apostle Peter"
The Masquerade Ball at Cherryfield
which was to have taken place on the 22d
inst. has been indefinitely postponed
A school-house at Long Pond. near y
f. llarbor. was burned last week. sup
posed 10 have been set on fire by an incen-
diary.
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Miller. etc..-and Wheeler * Wilson's sew
Ing Machines for sale a; the store Of Mrs
NJ. J Brooks
MIR. Hcn'y VI. Perkins Of the Senior
Clas> in Hartford Seminary. son Of the late
late Dr. Justin Perkins Of Persia. accepts
his call 10 Nj Desert.
Mr. H. w Tflden OF Lewiston. who
has been supplying the Bapti,, Society IN
Hartford. has made an engagement TO re-
main another six months.
1t looks a tho the County Supervisor
system i to be abolished The senators
from thi, county Ne,.rs. Hadlock and
ilinck-. spoke strongly In favor OF contin-
uance Of the system.
One Of our citizens has offered three
prizes to the scholar, Of the High school.
for excellence in Composition Dcclama ion
and select Reading. The prizes to be
awarded al the close OF the school
MIR. 6. :. Cook of this city lost one az
his span of iine horses one day last week
in the woods. supposed TO have ruptured
blood vessel. a. he filled with blood He
i logging on Township 80.
Hon. David Barker. AZ the close Of the
present session OF the Legislature. j. 10
give readings from his poems at Machia>.
PASSPORT aud other shore towns. probably
opportunity to hear Names favorite poe,
will present itself TO the people Of Els
worth, and by q little cxertion all the
necessary arrangements to effect il could
be made.
Mrs. Martha E. Pearson. formerly Of
this city. now q missionary among the poor
in Chelsea. Massachusetts. recently had a
reception of her fr ends in the ycstry of the
Baptist Church in that city. representing
all the denominations OF the city. who
presented her As a testimonial Of their APP
probation of her services a sun of money
and many articles for her personal com
fort. Remarks were made. and good sing
ing. enliyened the occasion.
We have just received from Ira c.
Stockbridse of Portland the following
pieces Of sheet music: Mary was a las
sic sung by Kellogg; No, if know ii. :
"All among the sugar cane" Starlight
Medley Quadrille." Grand Festival
March," The Annie Schoiisch" and
Thou never returnest." The prices of
/ the above pieces are so cts. for the IL st and
IS. IS. 40, so. 40, 35 for the remaining
IN a 4.
sent to Ira c. Stockbridge, l56 Exchange
/ 81. Portland. Me.
On Thursday the 18th inst. Prof. Pray
/ gives an entertainment at Hancock Hail.
| lie has shown US notices from some of the
leading papers in the State. and has testi-
monials from Rev. DIR. Torrey and Prof.
Robinson ofthe Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
and Others. The Professor wishes II dis
tinctly understood that this not an exbibi-
ton Of slight Of Hand" but an explana-
ton of all the most wonderful tricks OF
celebrated conjurers as the Davenport
Brothers" Prof. Anderson, the Japanese
Jugglers and others. Sleeping in the Air.
the Gun Trick, Magic Portfolio. the Great
Cauldron. Turning Water into Birds, Ami
mails. &C.; Mysteries Of Second Sight, the
Headless Man, or Life in DEATH, Burning
the Lady's Bonnet, the Amusing Hat trick.
Heller's Flag and Drum Trick. Prof Her
mans Great Shawl Trick. Anderson's
Turning all kinds Of Liquid from one Bot
| tie. together with many other tricks. will
be clearly explained.
The Students of Westbrook Seminary
issued a neat little paper which they called
The Seminary Student edited BY stu
dents. One writer. miss of course. asks
IF other girls often wish ~ she does. that
they had been boys" Some Of the reasons
given for wishing TO be Of the masculine
| gender are thus stated Boys don't have
| to sew, or darn their own stocking; they
| can have their hair cut within an inch oil
their life. and only comb it on Sundays.
while girls have to sleep on small punches.
or scratch their fingers trying to make
curls, or else be in perpetual suspense lest
the attraction Of gravitation should cause
their back hair to drop OF some unexpected
moment. Another thing. boys are not
afraid Of angleworms, thunder storms. OF
caterpillars Is girls are. and they can make
all the noise they want to. and do not have
to be polite until they ache, when it would
be positive relief to scream and romp Ia
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