Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-11-08
City and County.

Mr.. James l.. Cook has newly >hlngled AMI
painted hi house on Franklin street.
/ Miss Mary F. Hopkins opened Juvenile
singing school last SATURDAY afternoon.
-schooner> are arriving nearly every day
/ LADEN with merchandise for our merchants.
The edition Of the new Revised Statutes
/ will be ready for delivery the latter part Of
/ December.
4 Hon. samuel \. Campbell. OF Cherryficld
has just completed an elegant residence in the
Queen Anne style.
President Arthur. on Wednesday Oct 81.
appointed Noel b. Mutt Collector of Customs
for the district of Pas>amaquoddy.
MIR. Thomas Ford has recently painted and
added new window blinds 10 hi, house on Bay
View street. which makes a great improve
mcnt.
The ladies Of the Methodist society will
hold -oeiable at their Ne>try this CWc,lncs-
day evening. Icr cream and cake will be
served.
One crew Of Italians are now living in the
Young house on Bcar- Lane. which was pur-
chased and rcmoNc d from the line Of railroad
by Horace Bcal.
State Superintendent Luce was in Els
worth Thursday. on Iii way 10 Brooklin TO at
tend Teachers Institute. Friday and Satur-
day. in that town.
d. II. swan OF Wateryillr has sold hi in
terc>t i'll the two corporation boarding houses.
in that town. which he ha> managed 80 sue
ce>>fuliy for the past three or four wears.
anee Mon. in session at Detroit. Mich. Thurs
day, voicd 10 81 apart the second Tuesday in
january Il day Of special PRAYER in churches
for their work.
The Pathfinder Railway Guide for Novem-
Der j. out. and IL usual contains the latest Of
fetal train and steamer schedules. with the adj
dition Of fine color,d map illustrating the
live new standards Of time adopted by the rail
roads.
VIM. Brook, who fell from ladder at the
Methodist church. last "Wednesday. j. i'm
proving and will be around again in a few
days. A. Mr.. Brooks fell nearly twenty feet.
hi escape from more serious injury j. quite
remarkable
A large dog. belonging to VIM. Hooper. Of
Castine. recently had ts jaw and leg broken
in fight with some animal in The woods At
North Ca-tinc. Conjecturc- are numcrou, as
10 the kind Of animal it could have been to 50
roughly handle powerful dog.
The Belfast Journal and the LetriSton
journal have each been enlarged hy the addi-
ton of a column 10 page and the length OF
the columns increased corre>pondingly They
t,a,..r- ~,
TO note these signs Of their continued pro,peri-
".
The school in District No. 4. taught bv
Miss Lucy Curtis. OF this city. closed Oct. II.
after a >uccl-> ful term of ten weeks. This j.
tie second term Mis- Curtis ha> taught in thi.
district and success iia- crowned her effort.
She bid- fair TO become one Of our first class
teachers.
AT the town meeting in Gouli-boro, Mon
day. il was voted 10 locate the new Town
House in the West Goud>boro school district.
10y majority Of five VOTES. The amount 10 be
expended On the new building i 1920. and
committee was chosen 10 decide on the location
in the district.
An exchange accounts for the mystery
rounding the recent finding of Il mans hand
and arm At North Ca>tine. which still remains
un>olyed. by saying that probably ii was
dragged from the shore 10y dog or some wild
animal and was part Of the remains of some
person drowned in the river or bay.
p. II. Stratton. Dos, carpenter on senator
Hae's new house. Thursday morning, fell
from the roof Of the piazza to the ground.
distance OF about ten feet. striking on some
loo~e rocks, and was picked up in>en>ible
IL wa, taken home and physician called.
No bones Were broken and he is now gaining
with every prospect of complete recovery.
The construction Of a narrow gauge rail
road from Bar Harbor 10 Eagle Lake i, meet
ing with considerable opposition from parties
in Bar Harbor. As the road would add very
materially To the convenience of tourists and
bring one Of the most attractive features Of the
/ place within easy access it seems difficult to
understand on what ground the opposition
/ can DC well sustained.
Mr. Cha>. f. Monaghan opened dancing
school, in Music Hall. last Wednesday evening,
with twenty couples. The second night Of the
school will be on Thursday, of this week. Mr..
Monaghan also opened school i'm Browns
Hall. at the Falls village, Friday evening. with
an attendance of twenty five couples Mr.
Monaghan's popularity as teacher of dancing
/ insures full attendance for his classes
AT a regular meeting Of the Grand Army
/ Post in this city, Monday night it was voted
/ TO hold Soldiers and Sailors reunion and
/ camp fire ON Saturday evening, Nov. L.. In
+ yitations have been sent to the Grand Army
n
/ liyan and Cherryfield to be present. A cordial
/ invitation is also extended TO all honorably dis
/ charged Soldiers and Sailors i'm the county,
who are not members of the Grand Army, TO
unite with their old comrades in reviying old
associations. 1t is the desire Of the comrades
here to make the occasion one OF unusual pleas
ure to all present, and they will spare no pains
to carry out their plan.
ED. z. b. Chase, of The Coming Strug-
gle, who spoke in this city last Sabbath even
ing, spoke at the Falls Tuesday. evening. His
remarks bordered on "The Formation OF
Character denouncing many evil practices
now so prevalent among the youth. such as
novel reading, the use of tobacco and rum.
| Mr.. Chase is an able speaker and arrangements
have been made to commence lectures in this
city on Friday evening Of this week. The
subject of his first lecture will be ''Where are
the Dead" or, The Future OF Our Race" Chill
dren under II years of age will not be admit
ted to the hall. The lecture will commence at
o'clock precisely. Mr.. Chase will speak at
the hall at Ellsworth Falls next Sabbath at 2
O'Clock. and at the hall at North Ellsworth
at O'Clock.