Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-15

1t is reported that Col. W,lke Darling
has purchased the Revere Mine.
The family pronounce it Get-toe, with
the accent on the first syllable.
Several teams started tor the timber
regions MONDAY loaded With freight for the
winters operations.
The Musical Herald. for December, j.
received The Herald j. one Of the best OF
the musical periodicals IN the country
The officer, Of the steamer Richmond
have rented a house in Bath and are keeping
It for a dS e.liug while the steamer i being
repaired.
-Messr,. Spear \ nehnhof IL Broad
wa,. New York. publish some Of the most
popular music Of the day. Send for their
catalogue.
a good many mechanics Rom Bangor
and clsew here are going to Bar Iarbor, to
work on varlou, buildings in process Of
erection there.
Part Of the mid,hip frame OF the Ban
gor aud Bar Harhor line, new steamer j.
rai-ed in Oak> upper yard. and the work IS
going on RAPIDLY.
The Pacific bank Of Boston has decided
To rcorgauizc and has requested the Comp
trollcr 10 lew an assessment of l"o per
cent. on the capital stock.
Our thank, are due 10 DR. + II. Brim-
mrr. Of Minneapolis, for file. Of papers
containing accounts ut thu la'c destructive
fire in the mlll,n. district of that city.
Schooner samuel Lewis. Moon. from
Bangor for Boston. which pat IN Portland.
23d ult.. le4k,. came of the block, FRIDAY,
oh. and j., nov takin: ON deckl"ad. She
wi. be read, 10 proceed in a fe" DAYS
II. d Hadlocs. Esq. drew large
mode. Of a full fisgrd >hip a. the late ta'ho-
lie FAIR ia Portland Il .,aboui five feet from
stem to stern. and the ma,'s are three OF
four feet high Nj. llAdlpck Mi. use 1t IN
his maritime practice.
some Bangor parties together with
Nj Joseph BlcA Of Bu,k-por; have pur-
chased the three ma.ird schooner +. II.
Hartman for S9Gno She Will b. com
mauded b, Capt T. II Wood, formrr., Of
schooner Jul, Fourth
Reports come from variou, Uarts Of the
county that the hunting OF deer with dog-
J., pcr-Is,cut,y kept up. 4 combined effort
should b, made b, al. LIVING 90 those sec
tious wher, deer are found 90 ehrgA this
Law .cs, action on she pant g hunters.
A hearing - % be given btfor, The Gov
eruor and Council. ln the Council Chamber
81 Augusta. on Thur.day the 18th inst. on
the petition, frr appointment Of toautN
Constable, f.r the enforcement Of The law
relating 20 the sale uf intoxicating liquors.
We have received the circular II the
lat Maine Conference Seminary at Buck
port The winter term opened Dec. :,
and " !.I continue 10 Mach : lhi. school
j. one Of the best IN the Stale and affords
superior advantages for educating Young
people Of eastern Maine.
On Fuda, evening a number q the
citizens of Trenton made donation visit on
Rev. and Mr., f. 4 Van kIeeok Mr.. Van
klreck j. the pastor Of the Baptist Chur b
in tina, town. 4 goolly amount II the sub
stautials Of this life was left BY the visitors
for which the pastor aud hls wife we're truly
thankful.
Schooner Albert Of fremont. lumber
laden. bound for New buryport, IN going out
of Portsmouth harbor FRIDAY morning ran
ashore on the northeast end Of Clark
island at half tide. She was badly strained.
causing her to leak at the rate Of 300
stroke, an hour She came of a. high tide,
and a survey has since been made 10 as
certain her condition.
The Oak Hall Outline Book for Juve-
nile Artists" j. the prett.est Christmas Of
fering We have seen. 4 box Of superior
Water Colors goes With each book, and
prlze, are offered to the juvenile artists " no
return the be,,-colored books To the publish
err before Feb l. -Four Of these books and
for 500 Read the OAK Hall advertise
ment.
NA>oNIC ELEcTIuNS.-The following Of
fcers of Felicity Lodge, No. 10. Of Bucks
port. we're chosen al recent meeting
John Douglass, ". NJ; Elias Bowden, 5.
". Alder, H. Gem. J. W Rufus II. En-
cry. Treas Edwin Z. Hill, Sec.-The fol-
lowing are the officers chosen al late
meeting Of Hancock T. 4 Chapter No. -,
Bucksport: Avery H. Whilmore. II. 7. f;
Joshua F. Hooper. X. Jas ". Patterson.
S. Rufus II. Emery, Treas. Edwin p.
Hill. See.
The coroner's jury in the case Of Capt.
VIM Turner. killed at the Eastern depot, in
Portland. returned the following verdict :
The Jury find that William Turner of
Buck sport, in the county Of Hancock, came
TO his death from injuries received by being
struck while walking or standing upon the
tracl Of the Eastern Railroad in said Port
land. on TN, seventh day Of December. \.
/ d.. 1851. by a train in charge of the Port
land < Ogdensburg Railroad Company.
And that no blame is To be attributed to
said company or any Of is employees.
Les. than four years ago. Mr.. Syl,anus
| Jordan sold the American House IN this city
/ for s. 800. After looking for an invest
/ ment for the money for some time Mr.. Jor-
/ dan decided to buy some land at Bar har-
/ Dor. He bought 4 II acres for =. 100.
/ This fall he sold about one-half acre Of the
! land for -. poe Mr. Jordan expects to oh
/ tain still better price for the remaining
| four acres. We are told he has refused
$4,000 and good judges say the land Is
now worth more than that sum. Ii looks
a. though Mount Desert Island would
eventually. embrace several large and at
tractiye summer resorts.
| FLoRA's BoUQUET.-We find on our table
a copy Of this holiday book, which is IL
reality bouquet of flowers, and. makes a
beautiful and appropriate Christmas or New
Years present for wife, daughter, or lad,
friend. Ii comprises ten full page flower
plates. which are not daubs. but are drawn
and colored from nature. in the highest STYLE
Of art They are accompanied by dozer
choice floral poems including Horace Smith
noted Hymn to the Flowers. which contains
the oft quoted stanza:
| Were |, o God in ehurehless lands remsining
Far from all voice Of teacher or divInes.
Nv soul wou ID find in flowers OF Thy obtaining
Pne-ts, sermons. shrines.
Price 30 cts. by mail, to any address
Send direct to the publishers, BRACKET
& Co., Belfast, Ne.
The sad intelligence reached here, Mon
day. Of the death of Mr.. John Hopkins, o
Orland. For several months he has beel
suffering from rheumatism, which latterly
attacked him in the left side and. possibly
the heart itself. Mr.. Hopkins is not onl
welI-known throughout the county, but hi
upright business habits, coupled with
genial and kindly disposition have won 70
him many warm friends who will sineerel
mourn his loss. For several years Nj
] IL.