Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-07-27

| Picnic parties anu snort moonlight eA-
eursions are all the rage now.
The army worm has reached this city
and several Of the streets are swarming
with them.
A very moral and eleva,ing sparring
exhibition was given in Greely's Hall, Tues
day night.
DIR. Drake proposes to spend week at
/ South Hancock, rusticating. lie will leave
here Saturday.
w. T. Brady. book keeper for Twitohell.
ChampIin \ Co, Portland, is at home on a
short vacation.
Mr.. John d. Richards has returned
after an absence of some weeks visiting
relatives in Bangor.
Go to Parchers and secure your tickets
early for the excursion To Bar Harbor, on
the Morrison, August /.
The thermometers have ranged above
ninety since Sunday Nenuor Is al Old
Orchard and is making it hot for US.
Mr. J. ". Coombs sold a fine horse.
las, wees. To Boston gentleman FOR fine
price The horse was taken TO Boston,
MONDAY.
The date Of the State Muster, at Au-
gusia ha> been decided upon. 1t will com
mence Monday, August n, and continue
SIX days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Tolman. of
Chicago. are visiting relatives here. Mr.
Tolman is prominent grocery dealer IN
Chicago.
L 4 Emery. Esq. accompanied by his
son. left. Monday. for ST John. which place
be visits on matters connected with the
Shore Line railroad.
A very handsome trout was on exhibit
ton a, Eno's Tuc>da,, caught IN the riSer
near buttons hart. BY Ben. Emerson. The
trout Vas len, by the tide, IN a small puddle
and Ben. fshed him out with his hands.
Quite ERE has bcen raging in the
woods jus, west Of town since Monday. The
FIRE ha, been confined mostly to the Young
growth and Is believed nov to De checked.
Considerable territory was burned over and
there danger at one time Of great dam
age being done.
A correspondent writes. III more here
would take the AMERICAN perhaps We could
Keep our paper ,lli We had read It," The
borrowers of tea. saleraiu- snd Yeast are not
half so ANNOYING as the newspaper borrower
Il costs less than four cents number to
take the AMERICAN and have a paper Of
YOUR own 10 read. Why not take It and
stop borrowing
Capt. John Farrell. on Thursdat. Will
take a party Of Ellsworth gentlemen down
the B.y, on a sailing and fishing excursion.
IN the schooner H. " Cu,hman. The party
consist, Of Lcvls Friend. A ". Grrely. II.
J. JOY. \. II. JOY. Edwin BonIes, II. II.
Emerson J. T. EiIrldgc Mycr Gailcri. 7.
r. Hale. J. A. DAVIS. r. X. Hopkins and
Capt David Mcfarland,
The next session Of Hancock pistrci
Lodge /. q. g. l.. will be held August :.
at SHADY Nook" Trenton. on the shore Of
MON r. pr Bay. seven miles below Els
worth. 10 :he session. Which vi. b. public.
all src cordially invited. The attractions
whl consist 81 a picnic dinner. speeches.
social intercourse and 'lslt 10 one % tie
most delightful places IN Hancock County.
\ VERY handsome granite monument
from the BodWel Granite COMPANY ~ mai
Haven. arrived here Saturday, and. on
Mondas vas placed 40 Moodmnc Cemetery
on the DO, u the ate ManFu, NuAnr. The
dimensions arr a, follows 1t base. ! =
feet square: ID 3 - feet 81. 5 feet die
) feet cap, feet ia. F.; length % shaN ! /
feet and stand. about j. feet high from the
base. The monument weighs Abou, hive
tons
The sat new, reached herr Monday. OF
the death Of Capt Jeremiah Wooster. Of
Hancock. Capt. Wooster complained sun
d, morning. Of intense pain On the head,
and soon became unconscious IN which con
dl'lou be renamed until hi. death. Which
occurred SUNDAY night. PHYSICIANS Wrrc
called al once but wrrr unable 20 render
any assistance They pronounced Il al at
tack Of ayop.cNy. Capt. Wooster has been
on, of the most prominent and successful Of
tie ba,incs. men IN Hancock, and his sud
den death has cast gloom over large
circle Of friend, and relatives.
| The schooner II. ;. Bridge. Of Penn
I broke. col.Ided with and sunk the schooner
LOUISA Wilson Of Ellsworth on Stone
Horse Shoals, near Nantucket. about
i've T. VI. Of the 3nih inst. Captain Alley
and crrv Of the Wilson arrived home on
Monday and the Captain gives the following
particulars The Bridges va. running With
a free ~lnd and the Wilson was running by
the W.nd when the collision took place.
The Wilson ~as found 10 be sinking 50 fast
tina, the captain and crew had barely time
+ 10 esoape IN their boa; vithou, securing any
Of their effects. She sank in about ak
fathoms Of water She vas loaded with
paving blocks from J. T. Gordon Of Frank
I'm. The cargo wAs insured IN FIske :
Agency, but there Was no insurance on the
vessel. The Bridges sustained slight dam
age but proceeded 10 H,.nnis. There Wa
a thick fog al the time, but no gale Of Wind.
Captain Alley and crew we're picked up by
q fishing steamer and carried TO Boston.
Se,ru-elghths Of the Louisa Wilson Mas
owned By Mr.. ID. II. Eppe, and the other
eighth by Captain Alley. They have gone
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