Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-02-08
City and County.
Religious Services in this City each Sunday.

A. NJ. Preaching at . 10 and "a P. NJ.
B,PTIsT.-Preaching at 2:l5 and p. NJ
Sabbath School at Z. NJ.
/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. School at PM.
| Preaching at 2:l5 and z. NJ.
| CArHoIIC.-Presching at 10 II O'Clock A.
NJ. Sabbath School at T. VI.
MISUNDERSTANDING at and : z. NJ
sabbath School at l I. VI.
SPIRITU ALIsT. Meetings held every sun
days at l O'Clock. 7. NJ, in Hall over Wiggin's
drug store.
EPIsoCPAL.-Services at Methodist Church
every Sunday at 10 Ia A. NJ, and on alternate
evenings at , O'Clock.
Masquerade balls are all the Iage In
this County.
The receipts OF the L. II. C. Masquer-
ade Ball were s2s5.
Fresh Providence River oysters are
received every day, and for sale at Ma
hans Market.
Farmers are remarked as turning thcir
attention more than ever. to the improve
ment of their farms. at this season OF the
year.
Sensible people are beginning to put
the question, Is il wise to cultivate aud
practice graceful movements OF the feet 10
the exclusion of the other graces Of body
and mind
1t is reported that Cronin. the Oregon
Elector honored the Masquerade Ball with
hi> presence. II j, certain that his nose
was there.
And now the Reform Club proposes
to celebrate their Second Anniversary. by
Grand Ball at Hancock Hall, on Friday
night.
DR.. Homer. who was so successful
a. surgeon while ia Ellsworth three
years ago. /, now located in Belfast. Me
He was called to visit patients in Franklin
last week. ON his return he favored MS
with a call and We were pleased 10 see
him looking 20 we'll.
There will bc a Temperance Mass
Meeting. under the Auspices OF The Won
ans Aid Society conducted by Mrs W +.
Sargent, President OF Maine State Union.
on Thursday afternoon aud evening Feb.
18th. Ladies only are invited in the aiter-
noon. but IN the evening the public gen
orally are cordially invited Speaker.
are expected from adjoining towns.
The Masquerade Ban given by the L.
Il. (. al Hancock Hall on Tuesday evening
was in point OF numbers the most success
ful tina; ever came off in the Hall. Floor
and galleries were filed to their utmost
capacity. The motley crowd OF mssqucr>.
brilliant 10 attire and attractive with ianci-
ful and fantastic adornments. presented
from the gallery = woudrouS kaleidoscope
Of color and beauty, which held cutranced
the numerous spectators TO 4 late hour.
The music, by Andrews Orchestra. va. A.
always. the finest We ever get ia TIL, city.
This Morning, "Wednesday the mid
night jewellers report that they had s,.is,.-
id time, but before going 10 press. We
have been unable To obtain the character,
So s. 10 publish them in to-
days paper.
Last Friday afternoon, had the pies
ure Of attending the examination OF the
private school KEEP; by Miss l.. l. Phelps.
there were about iifiy visitors present aud
all seemed much interested in the oNerciS-
es and graft 5ed with the improvement mad.
made during the last term. Having attend
ed tie examinations Of the school Tor the
past two year,. take pleasure IN eNpess-
ing my satisfaction with the marked IN
provment made b. the scholars in the dif-
ferent branches. most noticeable among
them was the improvement in Reading
Spelling, Composition, Geography aud the
general information gained from the var
led exercises which Miss Phelps intro
luces. Ia connection with the Geography
lesson the scholars evinced a familiarity
with the History Of Our Country, unusual
in children OF their age, and quite inpossi-
bic for them 10 obtain from the usual text
books. Too much praise cannot be accord
ed to the Teacher. for the gentle frmues-
with which she governs her school and
the good order maintained; We wish Miss
Phelps scho oil could be more literally pat
ronized as it richly deserves.
PARENT.