Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-08

Pearline-T. &. EVans.
>ure Death-T q. Arcy.
>otiee-EinsihAn Tinker.
PIs5lsai, N~tir---t L. ifurr
NsH. Rs.. TsNe--E- :. HAYNES.
Proposals. wauissi-E. X. Hopkins.
Dzy's kitasy fad-H. T. Hubbard
Pauper Notics-Dyersesrs Poor, TRENTON.
Poor hay weather.
A good deal of hay was caught ont in
the rain of Tuesday morning
II. G. Arey Of Bucksport, adNertises
London Purple as sure death to potato
bugs.
Mr. II. ". Smith. of Tufts College. is
visiting friend. at the Falls during hi, vaca
ton.
Rev J. r Locke Of Cas;ine, will preach
in the Unitarian Church. mex, Sunda. eve
ming.
The grass crop in this section will no,
be 80 heavy last year. owing to the con-
iinued drought in June.
Mr. Thomas II. sherman. private Sec
rotary to Senator Blaine, is resting for few
weeks a, hi. home in Bucksport.
Mr. Hollands Bible i unquestionably
'the best" and he ough; 10 lind some Of the
class of men he wants in this community
See advt.
Attention is called TO the advertisement
of the Grant Silver Mining COMPANY, PRO
posals wanted" Bids ioT the work will be
received up to noon Of July 18th.
The following members Of the "Sons Of
Name in Chicago are from Hancock Coun-
~ James F. Gross. Bucksport; J. iiodg-
kins. Lamoine Geo VI. Sargent, Scdgwick
Wendell Benson. fremont.
Hon Eugene Hale heen invited and will
addres. the Washington County Convention
al Denncysville. July ~.
lie will also address the York County
Convention. at Alfred Angus, 8.
Master BOYD Bartlett took the highest
rank in bis class during each Of the past
four years. His average for the course j.
o. per cent. Lewis Hodrkfns stands sec
ond, with All average Of ~ per cent.
The schools in district No. g. closed OF,
FRIDAY last OF the teaoher,, Mise, Hay
nes and True have gone to saratoga 10
spend the vacation. Mr.. Backus has gone
t, Cohoes. Y Y. and We are informed that
Mss Pierce has gone-in'o the married state.
In the Repor, Of the Ellsworth High
School for the past term Ne find the class
leaders are a. follows
>rnlar.. H.,yi IIartlru. Rank. -
SSy,.gd a.. Nar! J ~. "
FOURTH Ahc. >r,ti. "
The Lewiston Journal saws that Frank
Gripener Of Blueh.ll. stone cutter b, trade,
aged - wears. went 10 Boston. Monda,. and
got drunk lie kept up HI, spree until We'd
nesda, morning. ~ hen be- fell from second
s,or, window al No 80 Federal :. reoeiy-
ny lnluTie, Which arr thought 10 lie fatal.
Nj. A F. Poole write, tina, he viii be
in tn, county 10 deliver the Bird's-Eye
Views Of Buokspor, and Bar Harbor IN the
early part Of this month. The ,ketohr.
from which the views arr shade. ~cre taken
with the greatest care by experienced artist
and can therefore * relied on A. perfectly
accurate.
The entertainment al Hancock Hall
this wednesday, evening. by members Of
the Un,arian SUNDAY School. vii be well
worth seeing, and of inieres, to all. The
operetia entitled The Fairy Al the Foun-
tain. will be presented. with vocal and in
strumeuial mu.ic. For particulars zee fro-
gramme, and posters.
We hear considerable complaint from
citizens Of Lamolne relative Ia the present
arrangement Of the mail service between
tina; town and Ells~ orih. They claim tina;
a. the mails now arrive and depart. there is
considerably greater della, than under the
former arrangement If such is the fact,
proper representation Of the case TO the De
partmeni a, Washington, all doubtless
bring the remedy needed.
The following i. the RoLL or HONOR Of
the Ellsworth High School for the past term
comprising those having rank Of at least
900 Ton the scale Of 1000, With merits. or
more. and no dement's. Carrie Baker. Boyd
BaElett. Louise Bartlett, Emma Bowdoin.
Daniel T. Brown. Agnes Chase. Nellie Don
oyan. Mary F. DOYLE, David {. Hale, Mag
gle HAYES. MARY A. Hopkins, Holli. Joy,
Carrie Iamp,on. Edv ard Mcdonald Frank
Mcdonald. Allie NJ. Phillips. Alice Scott.
Probably the largest picnic in this
county on the 9TH, was the party gathered
at Cots Island. The dinner Mas gotten up
BY the ladies Of the Sewing Circle Of that
place II vas an immense affair, 600 guests
being fed. There were six vessel loads Of
visitors. coming from the towns of the island
Of Mt. Desert and Swans Island. The net
receipts il "a estimated will be something
over 800. which viii be expended in the
enlargement Of the school house.
The census enumerator of Sedgwick
found one citizen in that town who not only
refused to give the proper answers but
showed fight. Up to Monday of tAis week
the answers had not been obtained, but as
the law is exceeding strict and explicit on
this subject. the rebellious citizen viii find
BY experience, if reflection does not set him
right, that it is quite expensive to refuse To
answer the questions to which the census re-
| quires answers. When the enumertor pro-
posed 10 read the law on the subject the
citizen refused TO allow him to do 50, calling
it "a id black Republican law, any way"
Whatever some Of our citizens may
have thought in the pssi with reference to
the efficiency of the Ellsworth High School,
oil are evidently agreed at thu. time that
the present high standing of the school, to
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