Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-09
The Sifrc,, are DRY and dusty.


Ii i expected that the Bridge 10 this
city mow repairing. Will be passable for
team. on Saturday next.
A Confectionery Store has lately been
opened under the tty Hotel. in the room
formerly occupied by J. ii. Cnrisly.
These golden October days are the
time for driving. The ocean and old Green
Nountaius are never a. attractive a. now
-Dr Vaughan, the Editor of the AN
kIicAN, i, absent this week. visiting reIa-
tSes aud friends in Pennington aud Fox
croft
The city government are considering
(isSoraby We hope the plan OF walling
out and thus widening the Western end OF
the bridge
The new three-mastcd schooner at
Grants yard i. fast approaching compile
ton, aud will be ready for sea In few
day. more.
A sal. boat va. stolen last week from
Mr. Lord living near the mouth OF the river.
Officers are in the wskc OF the thief II not
on his track.
The second lecture in the course al tue
Methodist Church will be given by Rev. +.
Gerrish Of Belfast. Subject America; it's
Past. Present aud Future.'
We have been shown specimens Of
surface ore taken from land OF Mr. Thomas
! Hamilton, of Brooklin, which are claimed
to be very valuable, showing rich in native
copper
Said fond husband 10 his loquacious
wife, My dear, love every bone in your
/ body, except one" What one 1. tha,i"
asked she. lie answered Your ,1,o-bone,
my pet"
Our streets present livelicr appear
ance this Autumn. than for years past.
Merchants report trade as brisk, aud Iun-
/ bermen are receiving more orders iSr
( lumber than they can fin.
/ The sign standing at each end OF Ui-
ion River Bridge. f,rbidd.ng the public to
I drive their horses faster than a walA, across
said Bridge. has been more implicitly
obeycd the past week than ever before.
Persons with an eve for the beautiful
I in Nature, from stand poin; near tie
( AMERICAN Office should obsrryr the AL
tumn foliage on Turner. hI,'. illuminated
. oy the afternoon sun
. Street Commissioner Jordan expects
that the river will be spauncd by the new
( h-,3a- ..t.hl- a. --~-h, aud anotloqs
/ youths Viii soon have opportunity to
I plunge the hungry jAckAnlfe into Il, virgin
rails
10 see the b.s hem!oc> timber nov
/ being used In erecting the bridge from the
mills Of II. VI. 4 b. Hall. one would sup
( pose tina, the lumber wAs not all cut away
( from Union river. though OF course It must
be 80 because since the hard times came
on everybody says 50.
/ SUDDEN DEArH.-Mr. klmball Emerson.
an old residen, OF thi. city. died very sud
denly on saturday night last. lie was at
work Ia the afternoon about the mill. and
shortly after returning home, had an attack
OF heart disease probably, and died within
an hour.
Mr. Willis A. JOY, who graduated at
Waterville College az the last commence
ment, son OF Hamilton Joy, Esq, OF Els
worth, has lately assumed charge OF the
editorial department OF the Free Press Of
Great Falls. y. H. We learn that his man-
agement of the paper already commenis
itself to patrons.
Mr.. Albert Goodwin, son OF the late
Samuel Goodwin, Of Ellwsworth, who has
been running several years as "a postal
clerk on the Bangor and Boston route, has
been transferred TO the Boston and Portland
over the Boston Maine Il. L. II. A. God
frey of Hampton Falls takes Mr.. Goodwin's
place.
THE early bird which catches, etc.
Is excelled by the woman who early last
sunday morning quietly guarded under
her shawl, a fine Lady Pollock geranium.
which up 10 that time had graced the yard
Of SIR. Hopkins on Pine Street. Don't al
low II TO want for the shawl these cold
nights.
The front OF Mrs. Greeley's store, now
completed, presents 4 graceful appearance
and greatly improves the stieet. II viii be
hard for the ladies to get by when the win
dows shall be filed with the brilliant colors
iof Autumn millinery. McGcwn Bros. are
also putting in q from, which will be equal
in appearance to any on the street.
} The L. ;. {. 5. 5. Bache, which has
been in our Bay during the summer has
nearly completed its work for the season,
} and will sail Oh Thursday for Baltimore.
later will 20 to Florida for the winter
work The people of Ellsworth will re-
member the visit of the Bache a. q most
\ pleasant episode. Several Of the officers,
} Capt Chester, 1t. wadhams. Engineer
! Ogden and DR.. Symonds, have had their
wives in town. and both the ladies and
gentlemen have proved most pleasant ad-
ditions to Ellsworth Society.
/, Reports from Boston announces that
the general revival 10 business result isy-
orably to the lumber trade. While prices
, have not materially advanced in this mark
et, except In Western Lumber, there is Il
frmness in price and steadiness in de-
masd which indicates that a "reviyaf" has
! begun. There now remains but two months
or two monrh. aud a half OF good weather
before Winter will have set in. and there
, is DO doubt with the number of buildings
In the course OF construction and To De
erected 10 Boston but that there will be a
great deal OF Lumber wanted in that time.
The yards are not overstocAed. and With
the prospect OF 8 fair Winter trade. pric es
are likely TO remain firm.