Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-24

Monday and Tuesday were the longest
days Of the year.
Hon. and Mrs. Eugene Hale arrived at
their home in this city Saturday.
Contractors should read the advertise
men' Building Proposals" in another col
umn.
We received a pleasan, call. TUESDAY.
from Mr.. Geo. c. Boomer. editor of the Sui
livan BULLETIN.
The desire to see the baby elephant,
will cause a good many to visit Bangor.
SATURDAY. from this section
Nearly all our lumbermen have suffered
more or less loss and in few cases the loss
is extremely heavy from the fores; fires.
The Southwest Harbor Union Sewing
Circle propose having a dance and refresh
men,s in Centennial Hall. July 5ih.
during the shower, Monday. the light
ming struck nine telegraph posts within a
Aa>taAsNs " Va i@AsN
Sarry.
Our thanks are due TO those kind friends
who have aided Us by their acts and oheercd
US by their sympathy during an enforced
absence Of four weeks.
The hour Of service at the Unitarian
Sunday School is a quarter of IL instead OF
IL O'Clock as announced last week Church
service a, hAlf-pas, ten A. NJ
The Farmer. Club of North Ellsworth
will have a social dance and supper a, Agri.
cultural Hall on the evening of July 5,h.
Good music will be furnished.
The county commissioners made a tour
of inspection over the Plantation road. in
this county las; week and rcpor; them in
the best condition they have been for long
time.
William II. Simpson. Esq. editor Of
the Belfast Journal. and his assistant ed!-
tor. Mr.. Pillsbury, were present al the Re
publican District Convention held in this
city Thursday.
The heavy showers OF Monday extin-
gui.hed some Of the fores; fires and checked
those in other places. 30 tina; they are now
under control in this county 40 far as We
can learn.
MIR. Winthrop W. Fisk. Of thu. city.
has been duly appointed State Assayer BY
Governor Davis. Mr. Fisk is well qualified
for the position and merits the trust oon6ded
to him by the Governor.
The Little steamer which has been WIS.,
iting here for the past few DAYS has afforded
a fine opportunity for evening excursions
down the riyer. The opportunity has been
well improved.
Mr. II. Frrmon, Maddocks claims TO
have done great work in three successive
days, as census enumeration, and We think
other enumeraiors will 81, his claim is just
lie enumerated 669 inhabitants, IS farms, 5
deaths, and four insane persons.
We are under great obligations to Capt.
John A. Lord. for some fine specimens Of
ston, taken BY him from the ruins Of the
Temple Of DIANA the Tomb Of Polycarp.-
and the Thea,ers and Temples Of the an
Glen, city of Ephesus-
The Baptist Sabbath School viii oele-
brate next Sabbath the Centenary of Sab
bath School. with appropriate services. Ser
mon in the afternoon by Rev 7. F. White.
and Concert in the evening.
The exhibition given BY Dan Duoello in
this city, Tuesday, was literally pa,ronized
and gave perfect satisfaction to all. With
out great display. Duoello gives one Of the
hes, exhibitions, of the kind. that is on the
road.
Mrs. George Dodge of Ellsworth. was
visiting her mother. near the mouth Of the
river, Monday. and during the thunder
shower received quite a severe shock which
Frustrated her and from which she has been
suffering since.
Dan Ducello's Band paraded the streets
Tuesday forenoon, followed BY retinue Of
small boys How little one realizes the num-
Der of these boys. IN an ordinary sized town,
till band comes along and brings them to-
gether-
We see no diminution in the amount Of
sawdust and Stockings" in the ri,er. We
had hopes that the Boom Co., would cause