Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-19
Sumner yisitors-Po,ato bugs.

Sumner yisitors-Po,ato bugs.
| Hon. Eugene Hale returned from his
visit to West Point on "Wednesday last.
The mine formerly known as the Glib
son" has been renamed and will hereafter
be known as the Pine Tree" mine.
! The Ellsworth Council OF the ROYAL
Arcspum will meet for the elect ion OF Of
! ficers next Monday evening
/ The sale of reserved seats for Pima
fore" will commence on Friday morning
next. June 20th. at Virgins store.
OWN. to want OF space the market re-
port is omitted this week. there being no
change from the report of last week.
As will be seen by their advertisement
Messr. Hale * Co, have reduced the stage
fare between Bangor and Ellsworth Id
81 so.
Clarence Hale, Esq, city collector Of
Portland. has been making a short visit Ia
this city, at the home of his brother. Hon.
/ Eugene Hale.
Mr.. John Schoneoar. an experienced
mining engineer and melsllurglst, from
/ Nevada, IS to have charge OF the Milton
/ Cos works in sullivan.
Judge Peters has written a letter 10
( the Bangor Whg positively refusing to al
/ low the use ofhis name a. \ candidate for
Governor.
Capt. Abial McFarland. who has been
In Nevada Tor tie last two or three years,
returned to his home in this city on Tues
| day Of last week.
Don't forge; the Strawberry Festival
given By the Ladies OF the Baptist Society
In Hancock Hall Thursday evening June
l9th. All are cordially invited.
/ - notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather nf the past few weeks. for the Zip
ening Of fruits. ripe field straw berries have
been found In various localities In this VI
cinity
/ The ChIldren's service in the Unitarian
/ Church, announced for next Sunday after
noon. i post poned until the morning Of the
I sunday following. June 29ih. al half past
ten O'Clock.
Notice Is received that the Railroad
aud Steamboat lines 10 the State will give
round trip tickets for one fare TO delegates
sttendin. the Republican Convention In
Bangor june &c.
:. ID. Wiggin re-opens his drug store
| for the summer in Bar Harbor this week
/ /; will be in charge Of Mr.. Wellington Nc
Fsriand. J. A. Hale also re-opens hi. book
store In that place this week.
The Ladies Benevolent Society OF Dis,
No. 2. Of S. ". Hsrbor. will hols . Fair a.
the Island House July 4th as will be seen
By their advertisement. Rev. II. NJ. Eaton
OF Milibrdge will deliver an address.
/ There will be prize defamation In
Hancock Hail, on Friday evening, in which
fourteen of the High School scholar. will
take part. All those who are Interested in
our public schools should be present.
Mr.. Robert Mullan has Just returned
/ from Boston and reports q determination
on the part OF the officers OF the sullivan.
Waukeas, Pine Tree, aud Milton. 10 push
the work forward on their mines AS rapidly
as possible.
Among the sixty-one farmers In Maine
who will compete this year for the MdiHe
Farmer wheat prizes, three are from this
county, viz: Benjamin Shute and James
~ h.Esrfapl Of
gustus c. Peters OF Bluehill.
A horse and dump-cart belonging to
J. I. Cushman, backed of OF the mill road
into the river last week. Some men near
by, seeing the accident, went to the rescue
and after some hard work succeeded 10
getting them on dry ground sgais.
Mr.. F. W. Doughty, Sup,. of the Han
cock mine was in town las, week aud spe ak Q
most favorsbiy of the showing In this mine
The shan Is now down about 80 feet. The
mine Is on the west shore Of the river where
the Sullivan vein crops out after crossing
from the sullivan side.
BY the statement Of the Hancock Coun
ty Savings Bank, published this week. II
will be seen that the back is In a very nour.
ishing condition. Its surplus is nearly ten
per cent Of the resources and its dividend.
have always been paid to the extent al
lowed by law.
The man who committed suicide b.
shooting himself through the head, on the
European aud North American railroad
bridge in Bangor Sunday night, proves Il
have been A. +. Packard from Guilford
He had not been considered in bis RICH
mind for some time.
The schooner Dexter, Capt. Reuben
Treworgy. which sailed from this port fol
Boston, June 10, went ashore on Bald 10
land Ledge, in the vicinity Of Deer Isle
and filled with water, June IL. She dis
. charged deck load asd returned to thi
port for repairs. where she arrived the 18th
schooner J. N. Kennedy, Capt. Pom
roy, lying At Halls wharf, is having som
repairs made about her mass and rigging
Her foremost has been taken out. the head
which was quite rotten. cut OF. new heat
made. and . piece spliced on at the butt
which will make the mast almost IS goo
As new.
We we're favored with = call last weel
I from John U. Hill. Eco. Of Sullivan an
Mr.. Z. G. Johnston, Supt. OF the PIN
Tree mine In that town. Mr.. Johnsto
reports the work on his mine ~ progress
! sing rapidly. He 10 fast recovering froa
, the injury he received la being thrown fros
. carriage.