Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-03


C. W. Stewart. Esq. has opened a Law
Office in Writings block in this city.
The Schools in this city. had holiday
on Monday, in respec, to Memorial Day.
-Orison Call has been PLAYING success
ful game Of i3-l5-i4. with his ou,-buildings.
The mercury in this city got badly set
up on Thursday Of las, week-up into the
ninelies.
Wilson NJ. Dyer, Esq. Of Milbridge.
has been appointed Deputy Sheriff for
Washington County.
Rev. S. J. Stewart Of Bangor. will
preach in the Unitarian church. nex; Sunday
afternoon .; the usual hour.
A much needed rain came Sunday night
and Monday. The grass and tree. never
looked better than they do to-day.
The Sargen, boy Who was stabbed by
the Hopkins boy in this city, on Wednes-
day last, fortunately vas not very seriously
hurt.
The sermon b the Rev Edward Crown
in.hield Of Belf.s; a, the Unitarian Church
in this city, on Sunday last, is said TO be
very able one.
Our census enumera,ors, Messrs Hight
and Maddox commenced their work on
TUESDAY. the former in Ward One and the
latter in Ward Five
The Sch "ve,,Al." owned and CON-
manded BY James Spear Of Trenton. has
been undergoing extensive repairs a, this
port, but Is now ready for sea
NORMAL ScHooL-The catalogue Of the
Normal School a, Cas;ine for year ls79-so
shows total attendance Of as pupils. The
institution appears very sourishing.
-Dr Ale, Fulton has removed hi. Of.
fee from his residence. TO the two front
rooms over the store Of Mr.. Levi, A. Joy,
opposite the Book Store OF Robert Cole
The store on Water stree, occupied by
ID. II Eppss. and owned by Andrew Mahan.
has lately been sold to Arthur Joy and Jo-
seph Emerson. Of this city. who ~ill pu, in
stock Of groceries.
We notice With much pleasure that
Mr.. Jas. 7. Whitmore is able TO walk our
streets AGAIN without a crutoh. Her com
parative recovery from the consequences 81
her distressing acciden, i, a result for con-
graduation, and we congratulate her
Purposes Of necessity and charity"
called the editor TO Sullivan. on Sunday
last lie Mas surprised at the marked I'M
provement which has been made in the min
ing district, since bis last previous VISIT to
that town. few months ago.
E II. Greely'. horse Hiram" rot;ed
in Boston last week fourth Of a mile. al
the rate OF ZIG. Considerng that the
horse has had no special training a. a iro;ier.
this il remarkably good time and give.
promise Of great speed IN the future.
Less than a score OF men. calling them
selve. the Prohibition Party, held S,at.. a
District. and a County Convention in thu.
city on TUESDAY Hancock Co. somehow. 10,
all the bag honors. VIM. T. Joy was pu; in
nomination for Governor. and |. VI. Grant,
for Representative 10 Congress.
The Ballefis--Our neu offiee and print
ing rooms in Eugene Simpson. new building.
on Ferry street, Yves; Sullivan. vii be COM
ple,ed and ready for occupancy and business
sometime mex; week, ~hen the BaiidiH will
be enlarged to a siI-oolumn paper. and 9th
erwise improved sullivan Bulietm.
A change has recenil, been made in the
time Of arrival and departure of the mail.
between Ellsworth and EAs; Lannon's The
mail nov leaves Ellsworth a, A. NJ. and
arrives .; T. I-anoine at 10 A. NJ Return
ing. leaves T.. Lamoine at T. NJ. and ar
r.yes al Ellsworth a, r. NJ
The regular monthly meeting Of Union
Engine Co. No. ,. viii be held al their
Hall. Monday evening. June :, 1880. and
Foreman Aiken hopes that every member
will make ], a point to be at the Engine
House a, , o'clock sharp, as he wishes 10
take the engine on, for practice. And as
this is the first time for the season, We hope
the boys will be on hand and give him the
crew tina, he deserves.
AT the mine Of NJ. Donelan In Eas;
Surry, the vein has been tapped 20 feet up
from the shore. We have lately been shown
some very fine specimens Of copper ore "a
;nche. from the surface which he believes
viii aAssAy over 80 per cent copper. Mr..
Donelan expects soon TO commence sinking
a shaft From present indications the vein
rapidly widsns.
An OK, girting r. and in, belong
ing To Mr.. G. G. Warren, Of Otis. in at
tempting on Saturday last, To cross over
an old, dry well 81 feet deep, which had
been covered With plank, broke through the
covering and fell hinder parts foremost
to the bottom. Mr.. Warren rugged der
rick and hoisted the OK out. but his back
was found to be broken, and he had receiv-
ed other injuries. Mr. W. vas therefore
obliged to kill him.
The "Wreck Of the Sch. David II.
Toiek," on our frat page, will prove Of more
than local interest TO our Hancock and
Washington readers it will be Of thrilling
interest TO all. The master Of this Inflated
vessel was Capt Irving Sawyer Of Milbridge,
while Mrs. Sawyer. who met her death at
the same time, vas . native Of Prospect
Harbor in this county, where her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Allen, still reside. We in
quired in Milbridge last Summer for the
little girl Geneva. and were informed that
she had been adopted, xe think, by her ma
ternal grandmother. and vas doing ~elL
-.M Dsnocsafie Cscus hsld in this
city Saturday, delegates we're chosen to
the State and District Conventions, held a.
Bangor. the Ia inst. IS follows"
STATE.
J. ID. Richards, Geo s. Peters, Hamil-