Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-01

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| For >aie-Mich<l stinson.
| Notce-George TolmAn.
Hancock 60. Savings BAnt-Chas. G. Buurill.
The second petit jury was dischar ged
Tuesday morning.
About this time look out for rain
Farmers are beginning TO want 1t.
Some OF the attorneys are complain
ing OF the hard work consequent on long
term OF Court.
1t is expected that the April term OF the
Sup. Jud. Court will close to-day WED
nesdsy).
Hon. J. 7. Hinekley of Blaehill. has
been In Ellsworth for few days on mat
ter. sonnect,d with the court.
Rev. Mr.. Hardy. pastor OF the Congre-
gstionsi Church in Bluehill, exchanged
with Rev. Nj. Ropes OF this city, last Sun
day.
Hon. l.. A. Emery left for Boston to-
day. Wednesday, on business connected
with the Bingham Estate lands near Bar
Harbor.
Some good specimens OF copper ore
have been found at South Surry. Good In
dicstions of copper have also been found
at Weymouth Point.
The deepest mud In the roads IS nov
reported at less than three feet Some OF
our streets are In as nne condition az At
any time In the summer
Hon. Eugene Hale arrived home last
"Wednesday. He Is In excellent health and
very sanguine OF the success OF the Repub-
lican party In this State next fall.
The annual meeting OF the Sullivan
and wauksag Silver Mining Companies
viii be acid at the Falmouth House, Port
land, next Wednesday, the eth inst.
The Ladies OF the Congregational So
ciety will give their annual May Supper
a, Hancock Hall Thursday evening Nay
lst. Supper will be served from to s
O'Clock. All are invited.
1t IL time for some paper to start tue
report that 1.-The New Jersey peach crop
has been ruined by frost." II is old. but
spring would not be recognized without IT,
Mrs. wiggin and Miss Hopkins will
commence their Juvenile Singing School
next Saturday afternoon al Ia O'Clock.
at the intermediate School room Pine
Street Terms az usual.
A lively runaway took place on Main
shuu afT he.
harnessed to light wagon and created
considerable excite1ent as the street WAS
quite full Of teams. He was finally stopped
without having done any serious damage.
1T is understood that the Aessrs. Mul.
len will commence this week developing
their mine on the place leased from Mr..
Butler. lying near Egypt Stream" in Han
cock. The place Is said to show As good
surface indications as any in the County.
Court has been In session little over
three weeks and q large amount of work
is said 10 have been accomplished. Judge
Symonds has made many friends while
holding his FIRST term here AID the men,
bers OF the bar universally speak in praise
of his clear and impartial rulings.
During the coming summer Mr.. T. o.
Beal will run q daily stage line between
Bangor and Bar Harbor.-He proposes TO
put sixteen horses Cd the line, running two
four horse teams each way as far as Ellis
worth, where change will be made.
The vein on the premises of Messrs.
Greedy and Jarvis. at Petit Msnan Point,
IL showing up well in silver. No specimens
have rs yet been taken from q depth OF
more than l-2 feet, but the ore improves
fast As they 20 down. Some very good
gslens specimens have been taken out.
Mr.. Oscar w. Hurd writes from Point
Arena, Mendocino Co. California, that
Albion G. Hurd was drowned In Saunders
Mill pond al that place on the morning Of
Tuesday April 18th. Deceased went to
California two years and four months ago
from Dedham in this county. His age WAS
twenty-three years and ten months.
Two gentlemen belonging in this city
returned from prospecting tour last week
having secured some very promising spec
linens. An assay, however, proved them
TO be entirely worthless, the rock not even
being good building material. We men
ton this % the nrst instance of the kind
that has come to our knowledge.
The house belonging to Mr.. Mark Nil
liken. situated st the mouth of the river,
was burned about ii O'Clock Saturday
nigh, together with nearly ali the furni-
tsre and clothing belonging to the family.
The flames had made such headway before
they were discovered that hardly time re-
NAMED TO save the family. The loss is es-
timated at about $500. Insured for ESQ.
The Athletic entertainment to be given
10 Hancock Hall this "wednesday even
ing. will doubtless call out large crowd
Of those interested in 1.-THE manly art OF
self defence" The managers assure the
public that nothing will be allowed which
could shock the most fsstidious. The par
ties claim TO be gentlemen and aim solely
TO display OF the art In its most respect
able aspects.
i Mr.. Robt. Mullen of this city, was in
Boston last week for the purpose Of secur.
ing some of the stock Of the Sullivan Sill
yer Mine, but WAS unable to obtain any %
none was in the market. He reports the
people there ~ having great faith in the
richness Of the mines in this county. Hs
also speaks in the highest terms Of the
gentlemen who hsve the control Of the
Sullivan Mining Companies.
"A mining company to be known as the
Douglass Mining Company. with capital
stock OF e5OO, 900, wss organized ~ follows
at the Bangor House on Saturday.