Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-05

| evening.
The mining excitement continues un
abated
i The Rgormer for February will be
found interesting
fine AMERICAN will appear in neu
dress next week.
Monday morning was one OF the cold
est OF the season.
storm OF Tuesday.
| Long Island. in Bluehll Bay, has been
purchased BY Portland parties for $50 600
The wind was busy Tuesday night and
so we're the snow shovels wednesday
morning.
Five Sundays in February. which, All
old citizen Informs. Us, has not occurred
since 1884.
A violent snow storm commenced
Tuesday morning. IL WAS Il regular
''norih easier"
The Sowle aud West Mining Company
will be orgpnized in this city this Wed
nesdsy) afternoon.
MIR. Clark Osgood was in town las,
week getting Street Lamps made for Col.
| William II. Darling OF Bluehill.
The boy who has been selling the
Daily .Ssdsdari (Pillsbury's paper on our
streets has got discouraged and given II
up.
An adjourned meeting OF the Consre-
gational parish will be held at tneir vestry
on Thursday evening at half past Z
O'Clock
The cold snap Of Sunday night caught
a good many people unprepared, and Mon
day morning there were lots OF pumps that
refused to DO duty.
The Bluehll stage cane in on wheels,
Monday aud Tuesday. On many OF the
| roads through this county there has been
! too much bare grouud to make leishing
| comfortable.
The officers elect OF Eseteric Lodge +
aud A. NJ, will be installed al Masonic
Hall, Thursday evening February 9th. d..
Members OF the Fraternity are invited.
The officers OF Lygona Lodge OF r.
aud a. NJ, will be installed at the Masonic
Hall on Wednesday evening. Feb. IL. ser
vices to commence at IL O'Clock. The
Brethren are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
HANCOCK DISTRICT LoDGE.-The next
| regular meeting of the Hancock District
Lodge will be held with Neal Dow Lodge
at Ellsworth. on Tuesday February 10Th,
1850, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Delegates are requested TO report a: the
Methodist vestry.
DIR. Charles X Cole and wife returned
been attending lectures at the College OF
Physicians aud Surgeons, In that city,
from which he has just graduated. He
intends TO locate in Saco as a Homeopa-
THO physician.
Mr.. Isaiah 5. Emery Of the ". y.
Mining Record and Maine Mining Ex-
change, together with Mr.. Alex. NJ. Davis,
special agent and correspondent OF the
Boston Daily Advertiser, and Mr.. \. P.
Pend!eton of Bluehill, passed through
Ellsworth Thursday. on their return from
the Sullivan and Gouldsboro mining re-
gon.
The Court OF County Commissioners
WAS held In this city last week, Newall d.
Coolidge, Esq, of LamoIne, taking his
seat with the Board for the first time. Mr..
J. G. Walker, whose term expired Jan.
LIST, has proved himself an efficient officer
and has won the respect and esteem Of all
with whom he has been brought In con-
tact.
We learn that the young people Of the
Unitarian Society in this city will give an
amateur minstrel entertain ent at their
vestry next Tuesday evening. An sdmis-
sion fee of 10 cents will be charged TO aid
in detraying the expenses. From what we
know Of the performers and have heard Of
the rehesrsals, We have no doubt that these
who aitssd will be highly entertained.
The pablo are cordially invited.
DIR. S. ID. Wiggin. has been Willing
away the cold days of winter, In the man
ufacture Of small signs for show windows,
in addition to his drug business. The let
tiers are cut with q scroll saw from thin
pieces Of board, and are then painted,
giided and fastened to an elegantly finished
base about five ioches wide and two feet in
length. They are very neat looking and
quite a number of our merchants have
ordered them.
We have just received large supply
Of new job Type. and that department IL
/ now thoroughly stocked for doing all
kinds of job work. Under the careful su-
pevision OF our Foreman, Mr.. A. w. Pack
ard, whose taste and skill is well known
throughout the county. We are confident
Of doing as nne work Is can be done In the
State. Our job and book work has largely
increased during the past year and none
need go out Of the county for anything
| In that line.
| Mr.. Edward Carney is canvassing this
city for book which will be found Of
great local interest to our citizens. Ii is
entitled ''rhe House Of Yorke," WAS writ
ten by Miss Mary A. Tinker. q native OF
Ellsworth, and is the history OF the trouble
which existed . few years ago between
che catholics and others 10 this city. 1t
has received high praise from some OF the
most careful critics aud cannot fail OF being
very interesting TO all classes of readers.
The Concert and Bal! to be given By
Uuion Engine and Hose Companies No. 2,
Of this city, Wednesday evening Feb. Is,
bids fair to be one of the best entertain
| ments Ofthe season. The instrumental mu.
sic is TO be furnished by Andrews OIehes-
ira. and this Of itself is proof Of excellence.
The vocal music will also be very fne and
our out Of town friends will Ind them
selves amply repaid for the effort REQUIRED
to be present.
S~on af E.uall:., ~.