Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-07-22
Sunday was an excellent hay day

reached a distance Of about Is feet
i, is reported that the Tapley Mine in
/ Brook syile has been sold to New York par
ties for $4,000.
Pocket rumsellers. while not so numer-
Gus as the potato hugs are .abou, as injuri-
Geo. NJ. Warren, Esq. Of Cas;ine.
County Attorney. was in Ellsworth Tues
day.
&C. p. Dorr, Esq, Register of Probate.
has been called to Boston by the death OF
/ his sisters husband.
Those Who ought 10 know. say the va
ter in Union River has not been so low in
twenty wears a. it il nov.
Mr.. VIM II. Treworgy. Of the lumber
firm of Putnam X Treworgy, Boston. is
visiting his mother in Surry.
The little steamer Fannie was in
spected SUNDAY morning, passed, and lief, for
| Bar Harbor the same evening.
Judge wis~ell left, Tuesday night. for
Bar Harbor. He will extend his trip TO
/ Portland and Brunswick before returning
The rain OF Tuesday night was greatly
needed by the growing crops. although
large amount Of hay was caught out in it,
The Democratic County Convention has
been called TO meet in the High School room
/ in Hancock Hall, on SATURDAY Angus; 18th.
/ 1880.
The edge Of the vein vas reached in
| the shaft Of the Grant Mine SATURDAY,, The
/ quartz is the same a. at the surface Of the
Il feet vein and i. highly minerali1ed with
| silver ore.
The Supt- Of the Sullivan Mine states
tina; there are abou, 500 tons Of Fioh silver
ore ready for hosting when the mill j. com
plete Work on the mill i. being pushed
forward rapidly.
The Eggemosgin Silver Mining Com
pany's smelling works. at Sedg~ick, we're
struck by lightning last "Wednesday night
and entirely DESTROYED. The property was
fully insured
II. X. Halves, esq. Of Holyoke Mass,
bu, formerly in the practice Of Law in thu. city,
/ With hi, wife i visiting her relatives in
surry. Mr.. HAYES, is the daughter Of the
late Capt. Vim. q. Tre~orgy.
The store occupied by VI Galler,. DR.,
=
day. of John \. Hale. for the sum Of s]gc1.
Mr.. Gallcrt has built up a fine business in
his line and proposes 10 increase it.
The Confederate Brigadier.." j. the
tile Of new song published by lee 4
Walker. lll3 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia
The words are by r. j. Bur,h,,e Of the Bur
| liHgtoH Harkeye and the song wall live long
after the campaign is over. Price 40 cents
| Send for il.
--Putes CARRYING their sc,thrs hung to
the snaths. through the streets. are probably
not aware Of the danger TO which they ex-
pose the public, especially the younger por-
! ton, nor Of the fact that they are liable to
fine of $500 for SO doing The City Mar
shal will be on the lookout for further yio-
| lations.
Mr.. David X. Hodgkins. Of Hancock.
otfers for sale some desirable House Lots
BY the Sea Shore They are SO situated as
tie command an excellent view Of French
mans Bay. one Of the finest sheets OF water
on the coast. and viii be sold al such rates
as cannot fail 10 suit purchasers. See ms
advertisement
The Washington DAILY Critic saws that
Mr.. +. J. Perry. Of the Pension Office. has
been elected by the Central Garfield and
Arthur Club of tina; city as secretary for the
state of Maine during the coming campaign.
Mr.. Perry was formerly connected with the
office Of the AMERICAN. and We are pleased
to note the compliment bestowed on him BY
his election as above stated.
A little boy. aged ) years. son Of Prof.
J. c. winterbotham, was drowned a, De
sisles wharf. I.amoine Point. Sunday. Just
after the departure Of the Str Mt Desert.
A son Of Mr.. Charles Walker. but little
older than the drowning boy. recovered the
body from the water and then ran 20 the
house for assistance. Every effort was made
TO restore life but without avail.
A new grocery firm consisting Of Mr.
Jos. Emerson and Mr.. A. W. Joy. have
commenced business in the store formerly
occupied by ID. II. Eppes and Sons, on
Water ST. Messrs. Emerson * Joy are en-
ergetie business men and with fresh stock
Of goods, which they propose to sell low.
arc certain 10 merit their share of the pub
lie patronage.
In the Bangor Police Court, Monday,
Calvin ]. Sargent, of Ellsworth. was tried on
complaint of John Nelson for intending to
defraud the said Nelson by falsely pretend
ing that a certain check stamped "Penob-
scot Exchange "A, Bangor. Me- was a check
for baggage of said Sargent, left at the hotel
and valued at from $l5 to SIS. Sargent
was adjudged guilty and sentenced to the
jail and workshop for three months.
The annual excursion of the Unitarian
Sunday School Scholars and their friends
took place Tuesday. About ons hundred
and seventy went on board a vessel that
had been fitted up for the occasion, and
about O'Clock they we're taken in tow by
the Little Round Top" and towed to New
bury Neck. They returned about the same
hour in the evening and the unanimous YER
dict is that it was one of the most enjoyable
excursions ever taken by the school.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested over the arrival Tuesday, of new
steamer at this port. The little craft is
called the Josie & Bella and halls from
Calais. She is s. feet long and be-
tween 8 and feet beam and easily steams
from 8 to 10 miles an hour. Capt. Gott
contemplates purchasing her, and should he
do 80, will be able TO take small excursion
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