Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-01-06
New Announcements. This Week
Probate Court to-da,.

biu YOU SeS INT tNiiPoS IiluaN hiOAH-
ing.
Why can't Ellsworth have debating
club9
. The river afforded some very good skat-
ing New Years day.
How are you holding out on the good
resolutions made Jan LIST.
Senator elect, l.. A. Emery, left here
for Augusta Sunday noon.
BE careful in dating your letters not to
get year behind the times
The Maine Legislature for 1872 as
sembles to-day Wednesday,
1t is reported that froSt-fsh are caught
in great numbers jus, below Millikeu's Mills.
A temperance mass meeting in this city
is contemplated as an event of the near
future.
The Congregational sundsy Scnool Will
begin at - o'clock next Sunday Instead of
l o'clock as was announced.
1t is reported that Gen. Plaisted will
soon lead to the altar Miss Mabel Hill,
daughter of Hon. F. W. Hin. of Exeter
Representative Cushma II and wife have
been visiting friends in Lewiston. Mr..
Cushman left Lewiston CIR Augusta Tues
day.
Var. Kimball Leact highly respected
citizen was buried from his late residence at
n. Ellsworth. uudo masonic honors, on
Friday last.
DIR. r. l. Grndle Of Mt. Desert passed
through this city on Saturday last, with the
intention of making a visit to the Capital.
before his return home
Miss Mary f. French a returned mis-
sionary from India. will give an address at
the Baptist Church Sunday evening next,
on missionary life among the Iindoos
The subject of the discourse in the
Methodist church. in this city. next Sunday
afternoon. will be: "A vision of Ellsworth
in 1901 "a conundrum for the Young peo-
pie"
We received call on Monday from
Capt. o. F. Bragdon of Sullivan, represen-
tative elect en- route for the halls of legisla-
ton He does not anticipate any attempt
to count him out, or change his name. this
year.
The temperance meeting on SUNDAY last
was unusually interesting. \ little more eff
fort on the part of its friends would make
it the great meeting of the city snd the
means of ines,imable good to the commu
nifty.
-Tick's fIoraI cutie for 1881 is re-
ceived. Ii is an elegant book Of l20 pages,
one colored flower plate. and 600 illustra-
tons 1t is handsome enough for a gift
book and costs only 10 cents. 1t tells how
to grow all kinds of vegetable and flower
seeds of which Wick always has an exhaust
less supply aud an endless variety.
Gen. Grant is writing an article for the
February number of the North -freericda
Rerie,r, advocating the Nicaragua Canal
Scheme The same number of the Rerietc
will contain a contribution by Judge Tour
gee. author of The Fools Errand." en-
titled ''Aaron's Rod in Politics" and one by
Oliver Wendell Holmes, on The Pulpit
and the Pew
With the session Of the Court Of Coun-
" Commissioners Just closed, the term OF
office of Mr.. VIM. L. Guptill expires, and
most valuable officer retires from the Board.
Mr. Guptill, in habits, character and effic-
iencv. has done credit to himself and been
an honor to the party who elected him. A
contamination so desirable is a cause for
congratulation.
We have received the first copy of a
new Illustrated paper called The Ne'r Eng
land Pictorial" published in Boston by the
Photo Electro Pub. Co. 1t is to lie issued
at first monthly. The illustrations, which
are well executed, are by the Mumler pro-
cess, and the opening issue gives excellent.
promise The first number is certainly
highly attractive.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Bow
dom Alumni of Portland and vicinity was held
on Tuesday. at the Falmouth hotel. The an
Ryersary Grafton was given by Mr.. Clarence
Hale, of the class of 1869, and the poem by
David William Snow, of the class of 1878.
Mr.. Frank Sheppard Waterhouse. Of the
class of 1873, acted as toast master. Dinner
was served promptly at seven o'clock in the
evening.
The Bangor Commercial says THE
second mortgage bonds Qand grantsl of
the European & North American Railway
are selling for IS cents, with an upward ten
dency. The road is in prosperous condit-
jon and the rapid increase in the population,
and corresponding development of the re-
sources, Of iroostook county cannot fail to
be constant sGt--. Of growing business
for the road Many believe that the road
will be dividend paying before many years,
and its present very efficient management is
certainly calculated to inspire confidence in
such result. As large amount of the
81 900 900 loan is held by our own citizens
we are gratifed to notice the rapid advance
in its value above noted"
Mr.. Vennor says: 81 anticipate that
New Years callers will have heavy sleigh
ing this year from Montreal to Washington,
and that cold saap during the first part of
this month will preserve it for that period.
1 expect blockades of snow in the United
States about the 9TH and Sth of January, and
rainy days during the month will be exceed
ingly few. The second quarter will open
with heavy falls, and terminate in cold
snap. The middle of the month will bring
snow falls, which will terminate in milder
weather toward end of the third quarter.
The thaw. which will be interrupted by a
brief cold spell, will extend from about the
18th of the month into February. The re-