Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-11-25
Thank sgiving Day.

Miss Julia Jarvis will leave for Boston,
in few DAYS, where she will spend the win
ter in the study of music.
The fall term of the Ellsworth High
School closed Friday, Nov. 10. There will
be a vacation Of three weeks.
Services will be held in the Congrega-
t:onal Church Thanksgiving Day a, the
usual hour Of morning Church service.
Regular Annual Meeting of Esoteric
Lodge +. and A. Masons. will be held al
Masonic Hall, Thursday evening. Dec. I'd.
The national lighthouse board has
been considering the practicability of sub
sii;u,ing the electric ligh, for the oil lamps
nov used in the light houses.
E VI. lie Prohon. formerly Superin-
tendent Of the Atlantic mine at Blpehill. has
gone to Mexico as civil engineer on rail-
road in process Of construction.
-Vennor isn't dead. but comes to the
front with a prediction that on the 22d Of
next month We are to get l7-hour snow
storm, with an average depth Of eleven feet
Mr. Samuel Wasson. Of Fast Surry.
had the misfortune to cut his left foot.
Thursday. seyering the cord of the great
toe. The wound was dressed BY Dr. Hodg-
kins.
There is an egg famine in this city.
Hens have evidently struck for higher pay.
and although 2j cents per dozen is offered
for eggs the supply does no, equal the de-
mand.
F. {. Giddings and Maj. Dams com
menced building an ice house at Brooks
vile. Thursday; il is abou, 10000 ton. ca
paciiy and will be filed with ice from Walk
er's Pond.
The advertisement Of Eugene J. Swan.
of Franklin. will be Of interest TO all in
want Of goods Of any kind. Mr. Swan j. a
live bushes, man who by fair dealing aud
first class goods has built up large and
profitable business.
Moody +. Jordan. Frank Frost and
Frank Moore OF MariaVillc. started OIL a
deer hunt one day las, week. and during
the hunt succeeded in killing three deer IN
side OF 6 hours The three weighed. when
dressed, 400 lbs.
The Glass leaders in the Ellsworth
High School for the pact term are as fol-
lows Senior Class-Mary +. DOYLE, rank.
96g. Second Class-Charles H. Dummy.
rink. $50. Third Class-Alice Scott rank
gsj. Fourth Class-lIelena NJ Holt. rank
g79.
Don't forget the Walking Match in
Hancock Hall Thank sgiying evening. Ar
engagements are completed for first-clas.
match in every respect, and the pre,ious
records Of those who have entered are a
sure guarantee Of the mos, entertaining *
city.
About o'clock TUESDAY afternoon this
community was shocked by the report tina,
Frank W. kingsbury had committed suicide
by hanging. Young King .bury was y years
of age. has ALWAYS borne good character
and his habits were irreproachable. lie Was
on the street only few minutes before
committing the deed. apparently cheerful
and contented with life. No cause is as
signed for the rash act
The Juvenile Temple had dime soci-
able Q, the Methodist yestry on Thursday
evening Of last week, which is worthy Of
favorable notice. The evening was stormy,
and the attendance vas not 80 large a.
otherwise it would have been, but the chill
dren performed their parts in very credit
able manner, and by so doing demonstrated
that they had in them the stock of which
intellectual men and women are made.
Sickness prevails among the physicians
in Baeksport to an alarming extent DIR.
Alpheus Page, one of the oldest. most re-
spected and loved Of our physicians, has
OctA etfsO1.lf lOf ONtI s4A htNAe ALL -
still in a critical condition. DIR. Geo. II,
Emerson was obliged TO take his bed on the
10th inst, with symptoms Of fever. which
still continue. DIR. Putnam is just recover
Ing from long and serious illness Bel
fast Journal.
Governor Davis has made the following
nominations; Geo. NJ. Warren, Esq, Cas-
tine. Notary Public. William II. Libby,
Augusts; Ephraim Flint, Dover; Moses
Emery, saooi Henry B. Darling. Blaehill
William 7. Preble, Cranberry Isles, Justices
of the Peace. Theodore Lincoln, Dennys-
vile, Taxiaermist Herbert VI. Sylvester.
Notary Public. J. W. Patterson, Bucks
port, Coroner. J. SWEET Rowe, Bangor,
Dedimus gus,ies.
Roll OF Hon l. - Ellsworth High
School-Fall Term, comprising all ,hose
who have a rank of 800 or over, with mer-
its, or more. and no dement's: Baker, Car
rie, Bartlett, Boyd, Bowdoin. Emma, Brown,
Daniel f.. Burnham, Linnie NJ. Chase, Ag-
mes, Curtis, Lucy j., Cushman, Jean A.,
Doyle, Mary F., Harden. Eddie, Hayes,
Maggie, Haynes. Martin H., Hodgkins,
Lewis, Holt, Helena NJ. Joy, Hollis, Lord,
Agnes A., Mcdonald, Edyard, Mcdonald,
Frank, Mcfarland. Mary H., Moor, Charles
W., Phillips, Allie NJ, Scott. Alice, Smith.
Everard G., Tilden. Agnes C.. Whitcomb,
George, Wyman, Julia, Young, Fife.
"A correspondent of the Boston Adeer-
tiser writing from Milan July Sd, says:
There is Boston gil. Miss Lillian Nor
ton, who, under the name Of CYCLIC Sordics,
has been singing in opera during the last
year and has taken Italy By storm at every
appearance. have to say that never saw
a singer in America received with such
enthusiasm end applause. On the evening
of her benefit she was presented with vast
quantities Of flowers end jexelry, and with
Illuminated addresses, printed copies Of
which we're shovered down upon the audi
ence from the boxes above. The excite
ment eliminated when, retiring TO her car
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