Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-05
Probate Court TO-DAY.

Rev. c. J. II. Ropes and family are
ru>;ica;iug at Bar Harbor.
The United States training ship Ports,
mouth has arrived at Bar IIarbor.
Judge Nathan Clifford and Judge X.
T Ncrrick OF the |. : Cour, arc a, Ear
Harbor.
Mr.. c. c. BurTill has opened a branch
Office at Bar IIarbor. 1t j. combination
Of business and pleasure.
-Thirt, three boats. the crews of which
were fishing for mackcreI. were counted in
Uuiou River Bay Saturday morning.
-Mid,hipman J. y. Jordan. son of lem
uel Jordan Esq. Of Ellsworth, arrived home
TUESDAY, on a weeks leave Of absence.
Hon Eugcne Hale lief, home for Ban
gor TUESDAY morning. Mr.. Hale addressed
the Pcnob>co, County Republicans Tuesday
afternoon.
Rev. J. VI II. Smith. Iniver>ali,; Min
lister Of OrIand. viii preach a; the Unitarian
Church IN ,h., cat, neN, Sunday morning.
Augu.; Nih.
The liiilc steamer Josie and Bella, Capt.
\. J. Goii. nov make, n gular trip, between
Ellsworth and Goti', Island. touching a,
intermediate landings.
The CoiaHerr,al >avs the Schooner
NanIa..a sprung leak ~h.le loading lam
her d; City Point. and has been hauled into
the Ferry way for repairs.
The Unitarian Society Of Ellsworth cN-
pcc' 10 90 on an excursion to B.uehill. b.!
boat. Tuesday Aug l7,h. Notice giving
particular, vail be gwen next week.
Las, SATURDAY. Mr. Mcdonald, the
foreman Of the "we,, Bay~ mine, vas
thrown from a wagon in front OF the Travel
cr, House. Gouldsboro. and broke his collar
bone.
The li;,le steamer Fannie. arrived here
MONDAY night and j. ha,.n, some additional
impro, emeu;s made. Her boiler has Leeu
ca>rd with wood which u... add considerably
t. the comfort of passengers.
A fine RAIN commenced falling Tues
da, noon. aud continue, TO-DAY lWcdurs-
day.l The ground had become oKirrmel,
dry and the value Of TIL. storm 10 the graz,
and other growing crop, Will be very great.
A Republican Caucus. TO select delegates
10 attend the county convention has been
called 10 NEE; in Hancock Hall. SATURDAY
afternoon next. at > O'Clock I. VI Every
Republican who can do so should make j; a
point to attend the Caucus.
1t is proposed to hold q Fircmen'.
Muster at DamaTiscot;a on the l.: day Of
September and the Union Engine and Hose
Co., No. = OF this city have accepted Al IN
,i,a,ion To attend. The prize, arr four in
number and al cash. divided a. follow
l.; $50; 3nd 500; 81 $40: 18th go.
The Fall term Of the Eastern State
Normal and Training School at Castinc
will commence Aug. 24th. and continue til
Nr 18TH. The calendar for the remaining
terms during the wear 'S0->l, j. a follows
Winter term. bee .th-Feb. p; Spring
term. March sth-Junc Sd; Fall term 81,
commences Aug. sd.
The scholars and friends Of the Baptist
and Congregational Sabbath Schools wen,
on joint excursion to New bury Neck Tues
dav. Two vessels were chartered 10 carry
them. the vessels being towed down and
back by the tug Little Round Top. \ large
number ayailed themselves Of the opportu-
nifty for taking 50 pleasant an excursion.
Elder L. b. Chase, Of Bangor, write.
that a campmee,ing will be held at Ham
cock. commencing Aug. 10th, and continu-
ing till the 10Th. Mrs. NJ. A. Trip is ex-
pected To preach several times and other
speakers viii be present. The editor OF
The Coming Struggle will give several
lectures during the meeting. All are in
| vited.
Quite large party of friends gathered
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. \ VI. Hop
kins. Tuesday evening, to witness the bios
somins Of night blooming eereus. The
flower was fully opened ebout O'Clock and
was found TO be about nine inches across
and six inches in depth, being one Of the
finest sights presented in the fowery king
H., Tbn klosso,, uaa cIirr.l fro,, ,bo
stem and is on exhibition in the show win
dow Of Mrs. 4. i, Greelys store.
Richard 7. Buck, Esq. Of New York,
formerly of Bueksport, and who spends his
summer vacation in the latter place. is one
of the trustees of the American Bible So
eiety, and went through with the excursions
lists, to New Sweden, accompanied by his
family. Learning of the celebration, he
wrote to the Society at New York, and they
forwarded to the colony seventy-fye Bibles
and Testaments. in the Swedish language.
Mr.. Back is public spirited christian gen
tleman. and this fresh beEefaetion will en-
dear him to the people of New Sweden.
Mr.. u. II. Swan, formerly of Ellsworth,
but for the past few ye airs resident Of Wa
teryille, has come TO be the leading caterer
in that place. For the last two or three
wears he has furnished the Colby Alumni
dinner, on Commencement day. OF the
dinner furnished last week the Mail says it
found praise in every mouth. i was not
only complete and excellent in detail. but
was administered with the easy and quiet
grace essential to scientific and literary di-
gestion. Mr. Swan has both the theory and
the practice Of feeding multitude without