Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-12-26

Royal, Jr., but was extinguished without
an alarm. Damage slight.
Don't neglect to call at A. W. Greely's
store and secure your ticket for the New
Years Eve Concert aud Ball. Remember
that Fen q. Barker VIII furnish the music.
Attorney General Emery will attend
the closing session Of the Governors Coun-
Gil, beginning Dec. 81. Owing to the po-
litical situation Mr.. Emery will not be q
candidate for reelection.
The fire at the Falls Saturday shows
| again the need Of fire engine located
there. The large amount of property in
that locality demands a better protection
than can be afforded by a handful Of men
with dozen buckets of water.
The Unitarian Society will have q
Christmas Tree and Festival at their Yes
try, on Wednesday evening, for the benefit
of the Sunday School. The usual Christ
mas entertainment will be furnished A
distribution OF presents will be made from
the Tree.
We wish our readers and friends
MERRY CHRISTMAS. At the same time we
have TO assure them that IN order to be
perfectly happy II will be necessary to SUBJ
scribe for the AMERICAN, or il they have
already done so and are In arrears, TO pay
up.
MIR. John l.. Moore while going from
his house TO the stable one day last week
fell on the ice. injuring him.elf quite severe
| ly. No bones were broken but as Mr..
Moore is advanced in years the jar was Sc
riously felt and he has since been confined
to his house.
The Congregational Society will have
Christmas Festival this Cruesday) even
ing, TO be holden in the vestry, for the
benefit of the Sabbath School. The exer-
cises will consist OF instrumental and vocal
music, plays &C. Refreshments will be
served. and an enjoyable time is anticipa-
ted.
The friends and children Of the Metho-
dist Sabbath School. will have Christina
Tree and Festival In the new Vestry Of
that church this CTuesdsy) evening. This
will be the first gathering in the yes,ry
and the occasion will doubtless be long re-
membered. The exercises will be mostly
OF a social character.
The Baptist Sabbath School Of this
city will hold its Christmas Festival In
Hancock Hall this Tuesday evening. A
Christmas tree will be In readiness for the
reception of presents. All parents, tesrh-
ers and friends OF the 5. ) children, design
ing to make presents, are requested to bring
them in and hang them on the tree.
colds are very prevalent in our city.
The pastors OF two of our CHI urches were
so indisposed from colds on Sunday last,
that they were unable TO supply their pull
pits. At the Congreg stionsl church the
pulpit of Rev. M. Ropes was occupied by
Rev. DR.. Tenney. Atthe Baptist, Rev. Mr..
Harden preached Tor Rev. Mr.. White.
We are informed that the /. o. G. T.
held a Grand Temperance Mass Meeting at
Waterville on Saturday Dec. l4th, and .
circular announced Hon. E. +. Webb Of
Watervile as one of the speakers. Mr.
Webb is well known as man OF ability
and learning, and the strength he will
bring TO the Temperance cause in this State
can hardly be overestimated.
Snow commenced falling on Saturday
night and it was hoped that We might have
some sleighing so as to enable people to
get to town and purchase their holiday
goods, but the storm turned 10 rain aud
wind as usual this winter and on Sunday
morning the thermometer Was up and the
snow had turned to slush. The condition
OF the roads is such thst slight fall Of
snow would make good sleighing.
While other portions of the country
are buried beneath immense falls Of snow
the 4th and 9Th Districts Of Maine have
been deluged with rain, buried In mud. or
compelled to .hobble oyer the toughest OF
frozen roads. The storms, SO far, in these
} Districts have been of rain and wind,
chiefly the latter. Now much of this is
due to the political aspect OF affairs, it is
difficult to say, but there are many who
would prefer less wind and easier moving
around.
The members OF Dirigo Engine and
Hose Co., give Concert and dance at
Hancock Hall, New Years Eve. Dec. 81.
1873. The boys have contracted Q
heavy bill for music. and will give the
people of Ellsworth and vicinity q first
class Instrumental Concert, under the
direction of Fen. G. Barker OF Bath. All
lovers of good music should not fai to at
tend the Concert. See advertisement on
second page.
We have received "Leavitt's Farmer
Almanac" for 1879. large and Hastily ar
ranged manual Of dates, facts, fiction and
romances. together with numerous recipes
nary departments. Among the latter VIC
notice one for making kisses e. g. Beat
well the whites Of two eggs" etc. This is
doubtless very good but we imagine the
younger readers OF the AMERICAN will pre-
fer the old-fsshioned method for their oscu.
! latOry performances.
According to report, . clergyman. and
former pastor Of church In this city, has
been robbed OF . small sum OF money. The
fact that he was returning from religious
convention and that he was a clergyman,
does not appear to have had any weight
with the one who stole his pocket book.
The gentleman has the sympathy Of bis
! many friends in Ellsworth who believe thai
the thief might be greatly benefited by list.
ening to one OF the ELDERS sermons
from the eight commandment.
We have long been accustomed to hear
Of the prospective failure OF the grass
crop. the potato crop. the apple crop, and
especially the New Jersey peach crop, but
Maine has . new calamity staring it in the
face Its threatened with . failure of the
, ice crop. The anchor ice which has been
running In the large rivers. from which