Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-05-23

perance Hall this "wednesday evening.
&C. c. Burrill. Esq, has been appoint
ed agent for the sale OF Grand Trunk Rail-
way tickets.
We shall print on our first page peyt
week the much talked OF lecture OF Rev.
w. II. Lyon. delivered on Sunday evening
last.
On Tuesday night at about dark,
Sheriff Devereux seized about 30 gallons
OF liquor on board of vessel, just arrived
from Boston.
Union Engine No. ,. Capt. +. Il. Al
ken on "Wednesday night oflast week. With
fifty men on the brakes, played 2l2 iec,,
in.-her first play OF the season.
Does it pay Ia advertise? If appear
ances indicate anything, q reference to
the columns OF the AMERICAN this week
will prove that ii does.
Rev. A. NJ. Knapp OF Bangor. deliv
cred highly interesting. and instructive
lecture. at the Unitarian vestry In this city
oH iNteu5N tNfiih- 'u An auu NaNhie'
A. +. Burnham. Esq will sell at auc-
ton next saturday al 4. NJ, the lot and
building, on Franklin St. which belonged
to the late Eliza Turner.
Eleven persons were baptized by Rev
T. +. White, pastor OF the Baptist Church
In this city. on Sunday last, at whittaker's
shore. Ten were baptized By Rev. Mr..
Ropes at the Congregationalist Church,
the same day.
We are informed that part Of the
Russian passengers on board OF the Gin
bria have been ordered 10 take passage for
New York at once. The Cimbria will re-
main st Southwest Ilarbor for an Indefinite
length OF time.
Hon. a. +. Driuswater aud wife, DIR.
Abby NJ. Fulton aud Mrs. Petit. daughter
Of tx Mayor Young. sail from New York
to day. Thursday for the Paris Exposi-
ton. Col. Robe sails in the same steam
er, accompanied oy his wife.
The Trabean Entertainment at Han
cock Hail on Saturday evening last, was
attended by large and apprecia;ive audi
ence. 4 good deal OF talent was displayed
~ the presentation OF the different
characters, and every one voted the whole
performance a gratifying success.
DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton LETT town last
Monday for Europe. Intending to spend
several months abroad. Her Office will be
accepted by DIR. Jean Rising a lady highly
recommended from the New York city In
dren. DIR. Rising will reside at Dr. Full
tons.
Two lectures on Ancient Egypt, illus
tratej by the Sciopticon, will be given by
Rev ". II. Lyon. at Temperance Hall,
Ellsworth. on Thursday evening. May
I'D, and Tuesday evening, May 18th. for
the benefit of the Ellsworth Reform Club.
Doors open at Z IL O'Clock; lecture TO
commence al 5. Admission. 10 cents.
Daniel Pratt, the great America n
traveller. has been Spending n few days In
Ellsworth. lie has several times addressed
large crowds on the streets; and his
speeches have been invariably received
with tremendous applause. Gen. Pratt
thinks that there is good stock in Els
worth, but, unfortunately, it is rather
badly demoralized.
The little steamer Planet arrived at
this port on Friday last from Belfast. bring
Jog Rev. J. H. Moores and family TO the
Methodist pastorate in thi. city. Mr.
Moores takes up his residence al the
kingsbury house on School ST. On Sat
urday the steamer returned taking Rev.
b. VI. Mitchell to Rockland. Mr.. NJ. goes
thence to Union, TO which place he has been
assigned tor the coming year.
Mr.. C. p. Joy of this city, is agent for
the champion" moving machine, which,
We think, may safely be recommended for
simplicity. lightness of draft and compar-
atively noiseless action. The simple pro-
cess by which ii may be adjusted 10 rough
or level land is marked feature in this
machine. Mr.. Joy is also agent for an
excellent raking machine called 1.-The New
England Tiger
A MAN NTRUDEs HIMSELF THROUGH
A VESSELS MAISsAIL.-On Nantucket
Shoals, short time ago the sch. May
McF arland" OF Thomaston collided with the
sch. "Storm Petrol OF Ellsworth. At the
time of the collision a seaman was on the
jib-boon of the first named vessel loosing
the flying jib, when both boom and man
went right through the mainssil of the
Ellsworth vessel. The man fell on into
the boa, hanging at the dayits. not seri-
ously hurt. The two vessels Immediately
separated, and the Thomsston schooner
sent her boa, aud conveyed her seaman
back TO his own vessel.