Ellsworth American., 1874-07-02
City and County.


Ellsworth.
Hay is selling on the street for Is and
70 dollars ton. Potatoes are slow at one
dollar a bushel.
NouCE-Eev. Mr.. Bragdon OF Surry
viii preach in the Methodist Church. at
o'clock p. NJ. Sunday July 9th.
sunday morning about two O'Clock. six
young fellows while sailing down river in
small boat. capsized. They clung TO the
boat and floating down among the ship
ping, got ashore.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.-Next Sunday will
be observed as Floral sunday SUNDAY
school concert in the evening at half past
seven. Subject: "Conslierthe lilies
DR. L. +. Townsend. who has become
famous throughout New England, for his
wonderful cures of Catarrh, Scrofula
Bronchitis and Consumption, by the use
OF oxygenized air, is expected in this city
next week. Read his advertisement in
another column.
The POPULAR MAN.-At the Catholic
Fair held in this City the past week. the
gold headed cane was voted to Henry NJ.
Hall. Esq, as the most popular OF our citi-
zenS. We trust Mr.. Hall will crafty his
constituents. by sporting the same. both at
home and abroad, although he has no i'm
mediate necessity for the same.
The engine company had Zimmerman
No. out Friday TO test the hose, etc. They
took water from the river and played one
hundred aud ever SO many feet, at which
the crowd applauded. This engine will go
10 BuckspOrt the Fourth. TO contest for the
championship of hand engines with other.
that are to be there.
One day last week some little girls.
found and drank some lemonade which
some workmen had made for their own use.
II proved to be too strong for them how
ever. and they will probably be careful in
drinking lemonade which does hot belong
10 them, in future.
A Grand Concert viii be given this
Wednesday, evening, at Hancock Hall.
by Me,sr>. Maynard and Hatton. Gradu-
ates OF Peukns' institute for the Blind.
at South Boston. The music Is said to be
OF high order. and we would advise all
our readers who enjoy a rich musical treat,
to be present
Boys, we have been notified that Ma
ginley Cos. Circus, Menagerie Museum.
Trained animals and Roman Hippodrome
with the Equestrian spectacular aud Mill
tary Drama of Putnam" will visit this
city soon. Now take your dictionaries
and histories aud study up what all this is
about aud il you then :hink it is worth a
quarter TO see. go TO work and earn the
money The Aadbury Giant says. or rath-
er his bills say. We may look out for him
in few days.
CATHOLIC FAIR.-The gross proceeds
OF the Fair amounted to sl429
CARD-I beg leave TO thank those who
have taken an active part in the fair; those
who have contributed TO make it a success.
aud the Emerald Band who have ably as
sisted us by their beautiful music, which
was particularly good on Saturday night
Our American citizens will please ac-
cept my most sincere thanks for the truly
generous way they have come forward 10
aid US. Oftener than on this occasion
have our appeals to them to lend us help.
ing hand In our undertakings for the wei.
fare of cur people, been generously re.
sponded to. 1t is pleasure to labor for
the good Of our community, when We see
our efforts backed up by our fellow citi
ze"s. Wherever l may happen to be,
will always look back with grateful renem
berance to the time spent among the eooe
and generous people of Ellsworth.
JOHN CoFFEY.
ELLSWORTH. June 30th.
The GLORIOUS FoURTH.-The patriot
citizens of Hancock County are dispos
ed to celebrate the day in fitting man
ner. We mention a few OF the place
where preparations have been made fol