Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-08-01
New moon Monday last.
Sunday WAS = good hay day.

Sunday WAS a good hay day.
Most OF The farmers in this section have
finished haying.
Owing TO the low water the mills In
this city are running on half time.
New potatoes are selling Ia this mar
ket st 10 cents per bush. green peas co
cents per bush. and string beans 81, 90 per
bush.
Sheriff DevereuX is reported TO have
seized five gallons OF liquor on Tuesday
evening as 1t was coming into town on the
Bucksport road.
The North Csstine Campmeeting will
begin Aug. 10. and continue one week.
Mr.. Noah F. Norton is president and Mr..
J. Y. Perkins Secretary of the Associs-
ton.
The house of Sandy McQuinn at Bog
Ky Brook. Ellsworth. WAS burned on Thurs
day night last. The family had . narrow
escape and saved nothing except one bed
quilt.
fthfN Iai Ate ~ y AAe pIutt VI NEc uhl .
at the present time. Some OF our Oldest
and most stsid citizens are reported as
Joining in the festivities with all the 1est
of youth.
In the lease Of shooting" reported In
our last issue, between Frank Fernsld and
Alfred Lullum OF Ellsworth Falls. We are
informed thu, our sfatemenf ~.x incnrf
as the pistol Was discharged accidentally.
Mr.. Aaron George. who recently los,
his house aud all It's contents by FIRE, has
already commenced TO rebuild on the old
sight Mr.. George is an old man. but dis
plays the energy OF youth In the present
emergency.
Many OF our citizens were out watch
ing the eclipse Monday afternoon. Smoked
glass WAS In demand. The sun was oh
scured by light clouds part of the time.
but for the most part = nns view WAS Oh
tsined. About one quarter Of the suns
surface MAS eclipsed.
The Barge Clifford will make An excur-
sion from this city to Bar Harbor and the
Steamer Cimbria. II will leave Halls
wharf al 5 O'Clock A. NJ. Aug. 9th. Tick
cts for the round trip only seventy-five
cents. The Emerald Band will furnish
music and the occasion bids fair TO be very
enjoy able.
Some of our citizens who were camp
-,
ported to have had a lively time during
the severe gale last Friday night. Even
those in the cottages were not altogether
happy. though no damage is reported. Il
is much more pleasant to read abou, such
gales than II Is 10 experience then.
A friend living 10 Minnesota writes us
tina, the wheat crop In tina, State will not
yield an average of over eight bushels 10
the acre. He inclosed head OF wheat cut
from u piece OF forty acres, which he
writes is fair sample OF the whole piece.
on which not one third Of the kernels have
filled. The rains altern ating with the in
tense heat have caused the damage.
Mr.. Theophilus Anderson and wife had
4 narrow escape from y serious accident on
Friday last. They had started for visit
to Bluehill, bu. afer going short DIS
lance the horse took fright and started to
ran. Mr.. Anderson and his wife were
out OF the carriage, and both re-
ceived quite severe injuries, though no
bones were broken, and We learn that
both are now improving.
-Cronin the escaped prisoner returned
TO the jail after an absence Of three days.
He reports that be slept In the woods the
first nigh, aud the ne It day he got lost and
" andered around until his feet became SO
swollen as to render walking next to i'm
possible. He finally found his way out
and concluded TO return to his old quarters
10 the jail, where he is now contented and
As "happy Is could be expected under the
HEALTH REPoRT.-Brooklyn No new
cases Of yellow fever at the Navy Yard
since last Saturday week.
Key West: Six new cases In the harbor
and three Ia the city.
New Orleans: Total numbers OF yellow
fever cases nfty nine, OF which twenty-five
have died.
Havana: In one week ninety-seven
deaths occurred IRON yellow fever and
twenty-five from small pox.
AT the Republican Caucus held In Han
cock Hall on Saturday afternoon last. the
following delegates were chosen 70 attend
the State Convention, At Portland July so:
Eugene Hale.
/. T. Grant,
s. X. Whiting,
l. A. Emery,