Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-20


to New York per Sch. Emily.
We learn with regret that the wife Of
Mr.. Oscar Tompkins is very III.
The mercury took bad cold last week.
bat j, began to con,alcsoe on SATURDAY.
Hon Eugene Hale was in Portland
TUESDAY in excellent health. He has gone
TO Chicago.
Sch. City Of Ellsworth brough, large
quantity Of merchandise for Ellsworth
merchants.
DR.. W NJ Haines is enlarging his
stable BY joining capacious addition to the
old building.
The past week has been very favorable
for agricultural pursuits. and the farmer has
improved each shining hour"
REFoRN CLuBs.-The semi annual con
,ention OF the reform clubs Of Maine will be
held a, Bucksport, June 2nd and Sd
-Urah Heath, Of Verona. who attempted
suicide by hanging some time since. died re-
Gently from the effects Of his injuries
The siave business seems TO be lively
Several oargoe. have already been shipped
and our vharves are .ull full Of them.
Judge Peter. vas qualified in Bangor,
THURSDAY. before Executive Councillors J.
T. Hinckley. James 6 Pendle,ou and Lewis
Baker.
The Sch. Eastern Queen" Of which II.
y. Mason is managing owner. and Elisha
Dunbar master has fitted out al tins Port
for the Grand banks.
There all be Temperance Sociable at
the Methods; ScsiTy, on Thursday eve May
2Oth, under the auspices Of the Good Temp
lar. Admission. - cents.
The nc~ livery stable Of Clca,cs &
Dyer at We, Sullivan i. nearly completed.
4 fine 10; Of horses purchased enpressl, for
this stable has recent, arrived.
There will be a special meeting Of f.
o;eric Lodge + and A. MAsons on Thurs
day evening next WORK on the third de-
gree A full tendance j. desired.
Mr.. T. F B!bbcr. Cand, Manufacturer.
has removed his stock to the store Of J. \.
Hale. Sia;ioner Man 81. where he Wi! be
pleased to meet ms former patrons,
A new schooner. scow- built. length
co. feet. breadth is-2 feet, depth 4 feet,
and measuring >. ~ tons. called the "Scud."
has jus; been completed at Hulls Cove
Eden.
Weston F. Milliken, Esq. OF Portland,
President Of the T. b. NJ Steamboat Co.
was in town TUESDAY Mr.. Milliken is pro-
prietoF Of large laundering interests on this
river.
Neal Dow Lodge vas represented at
the late session of the Hancock Distric,
Lodge of Good Templars a, So. Hancock,
BY - delegates and visitors, including four
clergymen.
The clerk Of the Congregational Society
in this city has called parish meeting. for
the 20lh inst, ito take action relative 10 re-
pairing the meeting house. and to rai-e
money therefore"
Charley Watts Of tn. city j. about TO
70 TO West sullivan to open black smith
shop. Charley is one OF our most prornis-
ing. straight-for~ ard Young men, and We
wish him success
Rev. Howard b. Tilden has received
and accepted call from the Baptist church
al Lamoine where he has been preaching for
a few weeks. We hear tina, be will be or
dained and installed in June.
-Cap,s. n II. Means. F.. $. Mean, and
L. ID. Remick have bought the Schooner
William F. Washington Of Belfast. - -
tons. Capt. y. ii. Means will run her in the
coasting trade from Ellsworth
The steamer City Of Bangor took large
quantity OF furniture to Bar Harbor Satur-
day from Bangor. Monday morning the
Sanford steamers enter upon the new ar
rangement Of four trips week.
The Post Offce is now dark o. nights
Ii takes money to make the lamps burn, as
well as ito make the mare CO." The best
time for Congress to make appropriations is
while the lamp holds out to burn"
The office of the Register of Deeds has
been enlarged by taking down the partition
walls between the old Office and what was,
until recently. the office of the County Treas-
urer. The Treasurer has been assigned to
new quarters.
Hon. 7. X. Simonton Of Camden, ad-
dressed the citizens Of sullivan on Tuesday
evening, on the subject of temperance The
meeting house Was full. and the inieres,
manifested spoke well for the cause in Sui
liyan.-[ Sullivan Bulletin,
-Messrs. 0. NJ. Shaw 4 Son, of the Pal
mouth Hotel, have purchased controlling
interest in the West End Hotel at Bar Har-
Dor, and will fit up with all the modern con-
yeniences and run it in connection with the
Falmouth this summer.
The Bangor Pinafore Company left
Ellsworth at midnight Wednesday and az
rived in Bangor at 6 o'clock the next morn
ing. 1t was necessary to drive slowly be-
cause of broken spring of the large ear
riage which conveyed members of the CON-
pany.
MISIyG.-The Sullivan Bulletin saws that
Prof W. F. Stewart prefaees one of his re-
cent reports with caution in regard to un-
reasonable exeitements over discoveries of
gold and silver by newAedged prospectors
who are utterly ignorant of the elementary
principles Of geology and minerology. Skill,
capital and experience are needed to run
mine successfully; and any attempt to man.
age the business without these viii end dis
astrously.