Ellsworth American., 1874-08-20
Letter from Boston.



BosToN, Aug. IL.
During the past week we have had all
Kinds of weather. The first few DAYS
were 80 hot that the Can't et-A Aways"
must have been In an unenviable frame of
mind. but We are never satisfied. and every-
body seemed to be in complaining mood
Thursday aud Friday because IL was SO
cold; but even though the cool weather
was accompanied with heavy rains a,,l at
times high winds and very severe thunder
aud tightening, 1t seemed relier after the
excessive heat Of the few previous DAYS.
a little before noon on Saturday the ron
slowly cre2t from his hiding place and shed
MS warm rays over the earth. Ii was a
pleasant and welcome sight to see once
more the genial face of the great luminary
/ although IL suggested probability OF
many uncomfortable days. The mercury
Is slowly but surely rising higher aud
higfer and there is every indication that
we are to have another scorching.
BARNUM's ROMAN HIrpopRoME.
Everybody goes to Barnum's This
exhibition Is as much the "ia.hlon" now,
as ii was last winter to see Neillson. Lucca
or Kellogg. Judging from the immense
audiences that every day iil the canvass
under which these remarkable pertorsp-
ances are held, one would suppose that
the enterprise had been patronized- by
every person in Boston and vicinity. The
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number that attend daily is estimated Mt
10000. and all come away delighted. feel.
ing that they have for once received more
than their moneys worth. IL has been
extensively advertised and yet the uni
sersai Impression seems to be that "the
halt had not been told aud that the reality
surpasscs the most vivid Imagination.
Everything that he has undertaken i on a
colossal scale. and battles description.
There Is so much to see aud enjoy that we
should not know where To begin or where
to leave of even IL we should wish To enter
into details. The exhibition is unrigalled
by anything that has ever appeared here
before, and deserves the liberal patronage
il Is now receiving.
SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT.
The people of East Boston were thrown
into state of excitement and grief last
Wednesday evening, by receiving the sad
intelligence OF the death by drowning. Of
three young residents OF the Island Ward.
viz: Miss Jessie Pierce aged nineteen
years, George Demond aged twenty and
Herbert Foliz aged sixteen years. They
were visiting At Centre Harbor with three
other East Boston friends. and "Wednesday
afternoon donned their bathing suits and
went 10 the lake. Miss Pierce unforu-
nateiy stepped upoL place where the
sand gave way leaving a large hole into
which she began TO sink-the others plung-
ed after her, but only to be prccipitated
also into the fatal pitfall. and young De-
mond and Foliz in trying 10 rescue her
were drawn down with her aud did not
rise again. The other three. one Of whom
was brother Of Miss 7. and two Young
lady friends. after great cNcrtions and he
coming quite exhausted, were saved only
to learn that their comrades had found n
waiery grave. The bodies were soon re-
covered, and brought the next day to their
stricken homes. Funeral services were
held on Saturday AT the Maverick Church.
where the three collins were placed 10
row In front Of the alter. The pulpit and
surroundings were deckei with the
choicest flowers and festooned with ski-
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on a background of green was the inscrip-
tion Thy " Ill be done" The ceremonies
were very sad and impressive. On sun
day, memorial services were held at the
same church in memory OF the departed
They ali belonged TO the first families o.
the place. and were beloved and respected
by all who knew them. The event has
cast @.oom over the entire community,
and calls forth the warmest sympathy
from all. r