Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-01-24
Not n ves,ige of the old snow left.

Summer Is surely at hand. as some
one had swallow" yesterday.
Over a hundred converts met with Mr..
Chubbuck on Saturday evening.
Thanks to Hon. II. Hamlin for Report
Of the Commissioners of Agriculture for
1876.
There will bee an assembly at Mona
ghan's dancing Academy this wedne sday
evening.
1t is stated that the warm drilling
rain which continued till Tuesday, began
about O'Clock Monday morning.
C. {. Burrill has inserted ia his Insur-
ance column. the latest statement OF that
most excellent Company. The PhGnix.
CoRREcTIoN.-In an article on Educa.
ton In our last issue. Mr.. Fletcher of Me-,
chairman, should be Mr. Fletcher OF Ne,
President.
"A dispatch from Hon. Eugene Hale.
saturday. stated that he Was recovering
from hi, Hines. aud would be able to be
out this week
The committee OF the Old South Fair
in Boston, desire to acknowledge with
thanks the GIT OF "a box Of excellent arti-
Giles from the ladies' of Ellsworth Falls.
The Liberal League Of Ellsworth. will
celebrate the Anniversary of Thomas
Paine's birthday, January twenty ninth
All inends are cordially invited to attend.
Many OF our young people were
skating upon the river near Indian Point
on Saturday. Nothing suits the average
school boy more than good skating or
coasting on Saturday.
The o'clock Sunday Temperance
meetings will be hereafter held in the room
under Wayerly Hall. The public are In.
yited to help carry on the work with their
presence and contributions.
On Tuesday night las, week II regis
tered letters were received In the Eastern
mail, and - were sen, West, which NAV
possibly give a little idea OF the extra
labor outside the asserting and dls,ribu-
ting the mails.
"A nasty state OF affairs" remarked
the gentleman who accidentally sat down
In tie road. Tuesday. Yes" was our
reply upon inspecting the base OF opera
tons" after the gentleman had arisen.
AT the Maine Press Association held
at Augusta the past week, A. +. Drink
a7aaf.al .f ha
Presidents for the ensuing year, aud L.
A. Emery. Historian OF Hancock County.
The officer. cleo OF Acadia Royal Arch
Chapter and I.ygonia Lodge, will be In
stalled at the Hall of Lygonia Lodge. on
the evening OF the first "Wednesday of Feb
next. All masons are cordially invited to
attend. Per Order.
" esterday r gentleman showed us q
pair Of boots that had been in use as of
shore boots" for sixteen years. They were
in excellent repair, Not stitch or peg hav-
ing started since made. They were pur-
chased of Thomas Hersey, Bangor, in 1861.
Arrangements have been made for 3
VI lAuSOIh w. l. ~. W.
on the second Tuesday in February. with
Eggemoggin Lodge. Brooklin. As this
will be the regular annual meeting Of the
County Lodge for the election of officers, it
is very desirable that all the Lodges be rep
resented.
Hancock Hall has not been so COM
uIa,.iy ,iflai sinca In1arsnll.. iao,ura "a
it was on Sunday evening at the Union
Gospel meeting. Ia regard TO these meet
ings, we have used the expression, 1.-The
interest steadily increases" so many times
that it has become monotonous; yet it is
just as applicable as il has been.
The women Of the Temperance Aid So
ciety, desire TO express through your
paper, their thanks aud appreciation of the
kind offer Of Mr.. Frank Monaghan for the
use OF his room for their meetings. As the
room was not quite convenient for their
purpose, they were obliged to decline his
generous Kindness. Per Order.
The woodsmen have been doing a
pretty good business this winter on Union
river. the swamps being frozen and there
having been about nve inches OF snow In
the woods. until the rain Monday. 1t is
stated that some of our lumbermen think
OF calling out the crews. unless there is
more snow very soon.
Friday Morning, N. c. Clark, q Port
land runner, In turning one Of Hale & Cos.
teams near the Hancock House. upset the
carriage and was thrown out. hurting his
side The horse dragging the up-turned
wagon was stopped after II had run little
distance. The damage to the carriage was
slight, but the horse wss considerably
bruised about the bird legs.
We are glad to learn that Bagley and
Jordan propose to remodel, repair, and
newly furnish the City Hotel from garnet
to cellar and make it q first class public
house. Occupying very prominent loca-
ton and being in bad condition, it has
long been source of vexatiOn TO the
people and owners. 1t will be ready for
occupancy about the last Of Nay.
The house of Nelson Mitchell at the
Falls Village, was discovered to be on fire
about ii O'Clock. Monday forenoon. Ii
caught in the finish about the fireplace and
chimney. and was extinguishsd by the
neighoors after considerable work and
trouble, owing TO the Intervening partition
and stairway. Damage not heavy. proba-
biz not exceeding 900. Insured for $500
ia Hanover.
During the past week there have been
presented to the Legislature several petit
tious looking to the repeal Of th. dog tax.
or la the changing il so that towns may .lor
may not. put it in force. Il is . pity that
people who are as poor Is we in Ellsworth
should be obliged To pay such tax; be-
cause all we can possible do is to keep the
poor dogs FROM starving. there being 20
many. There is one argument In favsr OF
dogs; when it comes to the worst We can
cut off their tails, eat tho meat AMI give