Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-27
are coming up.

The grounds connected with the City
Hall are being graded.
We have received specimens Of nickel
ore, discovered on Prebles Island in Sulli-
van.
Joseph G. Walker. Esq. Of Brooks.
Vile. late County Commissioner was in town
Yesterday.
Capt Charles Smith Of this city stopped
at home last Winter. for the frs, Win;er in
nine wears.
The phunny phellov Of the Lewiston
Journal SAYS that the potato bug has ar
rived and registered
!. y. Tillock. Esq. of Bucksport. Vas
in town Monda. and Tuesday. looking as
hearty and as resolu;e as ever.
Petition. for and remon.,ranccs agains,
the pardon of Alex. Martin are being circu-
lated. lie is in jail on sentence for selling
liquor without license
The Grant Silver Mine hich has Just
put IN steam works has go, the shaft tim
bered IN a very substantial manner and have
commenced blasting again.
Mrs. l. h. South Of Boston gave a
Temperance lecture at Hancock Hall on sun
da, evening last, She spoke pleasantly for
an hour TO an audience which gave the best
Of attention.
Rev c. T. Lombard lcft home ON Mon
day las, for Boston to be ab.en, a week or
more Mex, Suuda, his pulpi, Will be oo-
cupied by the Rev Edward Crowniu ,hield
Of Belfast. Services a; the usual hour
during the severe storm Of la.t week
the lightning struck tree in the pa,,urv Of
John II Tracy. Wos; Gould,boro. Killing
~ sheep and three lambs. Lightning also
struck tree OF Stewards Island. near the
buildings Of the Golden Circle Mining
Company Buiiet.n-
Capt, Jos. VI Higgins, master Of the
barquc Julia, Of Ellsworth. j. in town visit
ing friends He comes from Portland
where he rvo1ntiy arrived from Alexandria.
Egypt. Capt. II. i. in town for the ar,
time since the Julia ~cn, away new IN tho
fall Of I>77.
Sch Mary Jane lee. X G. Haccrih,
master. from New York. has arrived a,
Hancock with 1000 bushels Of salt for the
Grand Bank fisheries, Sch. Omaha. X. !.
Wooster master ha> arrived from Boston
with 1900 bu,hel, salt, also for the Grand
Bank fisheries.
Robert Cole. Esq. Supervisor Of
Schools, j, introducing into the schools Of
this CITY. Mouteith's Biographies and the
independent .cries Of Readers b, J. Mad
son Watson. in lieu Of corresponding ie1i
book, by other authors. which have been
used many years
We mentioned in our Last issue tina,
Capt 4. c. Holt had gone 70 Boston TO
bring home little steamer for Mr.. Andrew
J. Gott. Il appears. however. tina, the
steamer failed TO come up to the contract;
and, Mr.. Cot refusing to aooep, her, Capt
Holt returned ~iihouI her.
Sch Lizzie Lee has arrived at Iamoine
from New York. With 1881 bushels salt and
other outfits for the Grand Banks Sohs
T.. II. King and Walter NJ. Young, have al
ready fitted out, and. al latest advice. were
nearly ready 10 sail for tie same destina-
ton.
Gen. Davis Tillson. OF Rockland. !. 1T
ting up number of steamers and viii en-
gage in the porgie business this season.
There was All entire dearth Of this aluable
fish on our coast last season, bu, old fisher
men predict an abundant harvest this wear.
Steamer Hurricane to.ed to Rockland
SATURDAY the hull of new steamer recent.
built at Millbridge. 1t was toved to Port
land MONDAY by the steamer Lewiston. and
after receiving machinery will run dow IN
east in connection with the latter boat.
w. ". Fisk, Assayer. states tina, an
ASSAY made by h4m of ore from the Douglass
Copper Mine. of BluehIll gave a result of
32.i per cent OF copper. Also tina, an av-
erage sample from the Sullivan Silver Nine
Of sullivan, showed j3i ounces Of Silver in
a,oOo pounds Of ore. or value of S6s.ss
PER ton.
The Temperance Sociabie az the Meth
odist yestry on Thursday evening last, under
the auspices Of the Good Templars, was a
very pleasant gathering. The programme
for the occasion, consisting Of singing. select
reading and speaking, was a good one. and
was carried out in a manner 10 interest all.
The net receipts of the evening we've abou;
s2l
Francis Fullerton, son Of Capt. Rodney
Fullerton, Of this city, cut his foot very bad
ly Tuesday morning while splitting kindling
wood with an axe. He was on board the
Sch'r Grace of this port, Capt. John 7. Al
lev, bound to Calais, and at the time Of the
accident was crossing Bass Harbor Bar.
Capt Alley ran back TO Ellsworth and land
ed Young Fullerton at the house of his
father.
Hon. ]. II. Hopkins left home Tuesday,
on his way to the Chicago convention.
Mrs. Hopkins accompanied him to Bangor,
where he will stop for day or two. Henry
Whiting. Senior and Junior, John NJ. Hale,
Jr, and Charles J. Perry, will start Chicago
ward to-day, "wednesday Hon. L. A.
Emery who intends to 60, is, We are in
formed. detained for the present, by the
death of his brother-in-law
While Mr. Mel. Hamilton, residing at
the Falls, was splitting wood the other day,
his little son running up to him to show him
piece Of rock, placed his hand in the way
Of the descending axe, and had one finger
entirely severed from the hand. Mr.. II.
did not see the position of bis son in season
to arrest the blow, and feels yesy badly be.
cause of the distressing accident. DIR. W.
NJ. Haines Was called and dressed the
wound, and the boy is doing we'll.