Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-04

The regular term of the Probate Court
comes to-day "wednesday but owing to
the impossible roads is adjourned to We'd
nesday the 18th inst.
The ''time to dance" spoken of by Sol
ONION, is disproved in Ellsworth, for the
reason that every night in the week is de-
voted to a Ball given by some association,
and there is no time left Tor small sized
hop"
Weekly does Geo. A. JOY advertise a
Saturday night Assembly and weekly does
the weather prove unpropitious and pre-
vent it. Stormy Saturdays have bee n more
regular lately than the ordinary house
keepers clock.
A member OF Zimmerman No. l. asks
Us when il was that Uuion No. ,. vanquish-
ed the former tub AS mentioned in the Citi-
zen's Address. His impression was that
at the last trial between the two Engines
No. /. came of victor by an honest count.
slippery sidewalks are 40 respecters
of persons. We saw ope Reverend gem
tleman of this city gently and quickly sit
down for moments repose on Sunday
Evening last Being. of course, better
than the average man no remarks were
audible.
The recent frequent aud severe SNOW
storms have rendered many roads impassa-
BILE. The snow upon level is estimated
hra.a f..af in,
cedented so early in the season. The teams
in the woods are necessarily much impeded
in their operations.
A rare opportunity is now offered TO
those dieSirous of learning to speak
French as will be seen by the notice of
Miss Donelan. in another column. She
is an accomplished lady and fine French
scholar and will without doubt give entire
satisfaction to her pupils.
Rev. Mr.. Aunear of Buehili. on sun
day and Monday evenings delivered Lee.
lures in this city. The first in the Bap-
fist Church was hardly suited to the time
or place. although filled with strange adven-
lures and marvellous accounts of the cruel
ties and barbarities OF the savage tribes
OF Western Africa among whom the speak
er claimed to have laborcd a. Mission
airy. The Lecture GA Monday evening
was on Temperance and is reported to
have been well received by the audience
and was highly scientific in character
PROF. Fosters LECTURE.-The Wo-
mans Aid Society. may wei! be congratu-
lated on securing the services OF Prof. Fos-
ter, at Hancock Hall on Wednesday even
ing last, to present the claims of Temper
ance 10 our fellow citizens.
No more able, elective. or judlcious pre-
sentation of the subject has ever been given
10 this city. The audience twas large and
intelligent, and the speaker admirably and
happily put himself N rapport at once with
his hearers. thus securing their attention
and sympathy throughout the evening. la
a simple, fOrcible and Interesting manner.
he adduccd argument after argument 10
show the deadly influence of the use OF al
cohOlic drinks on the nation and the in
dividual. and most ingeniou>lv contrasted
the bligh;ing effects OF it, manufacture
traffic and use with those of other legiti-
mate products. This proved, most elo-
queutly did he appeal to the community TO
crystalline and embody in law on the stat
ute book, the public sentiment OF the peo-
pie. and enforce il like any other law The
moral sentiment of the people created all
laws and imposed their penalties. We VEN
ture the assertion that no man, teetotaller
or otherwise. could have listened to the
candid and incisive logic of the speaker
without asserting to hi, conclusions and re-
speeding more highly the dislntercsted mo-
lives Of the ont spoken friends of the cause.
No one addicted to the use of ardent spirits
and no one engaged in its sale. could have
successfully cOntroveried the lecturers
unassallable positions or have carped al
the singularly iair and candid manner in
which he treated the subject. Not word
OF slang or bitter invective was uttered
from the beginning to the end. Would that
all our citizens could have been present