Ellsworth American., 1874-06-18

Mr.. Robert Cole has telescOped his
Book store in inverse order. The roof has
been bodily raised, and the store lengthen-
ed up to it, making now . second story.
This is to be occupied as BOok-bindery
by Mr.. Charles Cole, who is a practical
book-binder. We are glad to see q new
business interest started here.
Mr.. Prince of Turner, and Mr.. Wilson
of Hallowell, Jail inspectors. were in
town Monday to inspect the Jail OF this
county. They speak very handsomely Of
the jallor Mr.. Devereux, but they coudemn
the jail itself as the worst in the State,
aud unfit for place of confinement. Our
county has now for some time enjoyed the
reputation of having the most wretched
county buildings of any county in New
England.
THE SWISS BELL RINGERs.-We are
pleased to announce that q first class
company of Bell Ringers, under the man.
sgement OF Messrs. Haskell and White,
are to give one of their Unique and Classical
Concerts at Hancock Hall. this wednes-
day evening, June 18th. A new feature Of
the concert will be the first appearance in
Ellsworth, in conjunction with the Swiss
Bell Ringers, OF Prof. G. W. Rydcrs' Great
Chinese Bell Ringers. The Company
recently finished an engagement OF two
weeks at the Museum, Boston, where they
appeared to overlooking houses. We
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night.
We notice with pleasure the marked
Improvement in locating and widening
our streets now being carried forward un-
der the direction of the street commission
er. This is first-rate Idea and will add
considerably To the beauty and attractive
ueSs of our city.
We also understand that the city gov
ernment have under consideration. the
subject of numbering the stores and resi-
dences. and placing street signs at the cor
ncr>.
With the present growth in popula-
ton It Is convenience which can not be
dispensed with many years longer, and
even now il is real necessity in the bus-
ness portions of Main. State aud Water
streets. Scarcely day passes In which
some one is not called upon to direct a
stranger to some particular residence or
place of busi ness, and should il happen 10
be at any distance 1t becomes very diff
cult TO make direction plain. For the busi-
ha al
tages. IL would fix his exact location
and In case of removal he would not be
Obliged to use whole paragraph of local
names 10 inform people where he might be
found. Considering the great benefit and
slight expense attending this new move,
We hope there will be sufficient interest
shown TO push ii through at once
ON Monday evening in Ellsworth,
there was the battle OF the Tubs" Our
Fire Department desiring to deserve the
motto semper pardtus. proposed TO exercise
the Fire Engines. and drill the firemen,
and also To excite little emulation be-
tween the Button" and the "Hunnemsn.' -
They were to start from the Engine House
al the same instant and run TO take water
from the reservoir opposite II. B. Mason's
store. At the tap of the bell. both CON-
pauIes started upon the run. halloing and
! yelling like so many camanches. frighten-
/ Ing horses and putting an unlucky herd OF
/ cows into utter CONSERVATION. The But
| ton Tub. or No. ,, won the race By about
J half leugth, and succeeded In getting 4
stream playing before No. got at work.
! but both machines were In operation in a
very short time. II Is fair 10 say tha: the
/ Button tub IS the lig'-ter ofthc two The
contest was by playing horizontal streams.
and then by perpendicular streams over
the City Hotel, and the building opposite.
/ No. !, was unlucky in the repeated bursting
4 OF her hose, bnt when she did get hose on
that would bear the strain, she did her work
nobly. No. ?, played one. two and three
streams and was remarkably well handled.
| As they played alternately there was no
means OF accurately determining the best
playing. and We believe, both companies
feel well about il. The time of No. 2, in
| getting a stream on, from the start from
| the Engine house was two minutes, and
| No. /. was only halfa minute later.
IL i conceded. we believe, that No. 2ex-
ceiled in horizontal playing, which No.
attributes to the repeated bursting of its
hose. As to the perpendicular playing
both crews claim TO have sent stream
the farthest toward the sky. There were
no judges appointed and indeed il was not
formal contest. We cannot therefore
assume TO decide which tub" had the
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