Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30
City and County.

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day, Sept, 10.
The legislature met to-day, for its al
Iourned session.
Simmons, the sculptor, went to Bar
Harbor, Saturday.
Services will be resumed at the Onlta-
rian church next Sunday. Sept. 2.
There is a heavy fire reported to be rag
ing in the vicinity of Reeds Brook.
Coy. Butler of Massachusetts,. is visit
ing our coast in his yacht, America.
The building on Main street, occupied
by Mrs. p. Stevens, is undergoing repairs.
MIR. c. S. Glidden. Of Cambridgeport
Mass, was in the city few days last week.
A forest fire between West Ellsworth
and the Surry line is doing considerable dam
age.
Senator Hale and family will return
from Bar Harbor this week, to their home in
this city.
The schooner May Wyman arrived
Sunday. from Portland with full load of
freight for merchants about town.
The city is pretty well surrounded by
/ forest fires and unless We have rain soon a
I good deal Of damage will be done.
Some twenty or more Italians who were
at work on the railroad in this city. became
dissatisfied and left last Thursday.
It. :. :. Tallapoosa. arrived at Bar
Harbor, from Portland, Friday morning.
having on board Secretary Of the Navy,
Chandler.
Quite a tornado passed over Ellsworth
Monday noon One Of the large elm trees
in front Of Mr.. J. NJ. Hale's house was
blown down.
MIR. H. Boynton, son of Mr.. II. S.
Boynton, Of Lamoine, expects 10 leave Fri
dav. for Iowa, where he will probably make
his residence.
MIR. John W. Hill. of Ship Harbor, y.
$, is spending few days with his old
friends here Mr.. Hill was formerly in bust
ness in this city.
The FIRE on township - was subdued
Friday and the crew returned Saturday.
Nh Hall reports tina, the damage will not
probably exceed $500.
Mr.. and Mrs Jonathan Carpenter, Of
New York, and DIR. f. b. Thompson, of
Hartford, Conn. stopping at the house
Of Nj b. 7. Hodgk.ns, at East Lamoine.
The AMERICAN has been moved into its
new offices over Virgins drug store and is
now being printed on its new press. Our
readers are invited to call and see our new
quarters.
Dir Brimmer left here on Friday norm
ing last to return TO Minneapolis. The
Doctor saws it has been hard work trying to
see everybody in the short time he had to
remain here.
Quite an Improvement has been made
in the appearance Of Parcher's drug store.
The building has been newly painted and
the offices on the second floor are being
thoroughly repaired.
Bennett X Mouton's Opera Company
played here on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of last week, giving the
comic operas, babes in the Woods, IBIS
chords" and .Olivette."
A man BY ohe name Of Mcdonald. who
was drunk and disorderly, created dis
turbance in Jellison's shooting gallery, Mon
day afternoon, and wa, furnished free lodg
ing by City Marshal Holmes.
There MIL be social dance a, the
Newhall House. North Ellsworth, this
(Wedne, dayl evening. Also al Tibbett's
Hall, OTIS, on Thursday evening. Joys
Orchestra will furnish music for both.
The college boys who have been at
home during tbs summer vacation are
returning 10 their respective colleges.
Lewis Hodskins left here Monday morning
to commence his junior year at Dartmouth.
The ladies Of the North Ellsworth
Union Sewing Circle will hold their annual
far and apron sale at Agricultural Hall,
Sept 20. They will also give a dance and
supper at same time. \ good orchestra will
furnish music.
MIR. : II. Andrews, whose wife has been
visiting her father, Mr.. ID. S. Beal, in this
city, arrived Saturday, and will spend the
week here Mr.. Andrews is now employed
on the Boston Daily Globe. In 1869 he was
a compositor on the AMERICAN. He is
pleasan, gentleman to meet as We know by
experience
Mr.. Edward Robinson has a night
blooming cereus which has budded profusely
this summer On Saturday evening last
four Of the buds opened. Sunday evening
eight more opened and on Monday evening,
four. 4 number Of friends were in to
watch the flowers open and it was sight
well worth seeing to watch the buds slowly
unfold into the large, perfect, white flowers,
which in a few hours as gradually close
again The flowers were unusually large.
SENATOR HALE's "FIREs.' The fires on
the Back Meadow road which the high winds
from the north carried in to Senator Hale's
woods about half mile from his new house
have been brought under control, and with
/ good care no further destruction is feared.
I The Senator has been on the ground fight
ing fire" the last two days, and has good
crew organized under charge Of Daniel
Savoy the well-known woodsman, who will
keep watch day and night until the rain falls.
delegations of the old 9th Me. Reg't.
passed through here, Tuesday, from Cherry
field. Machias, Columbia and Whitneyville,
! on their way to attend the Regimental re-
union at Dover. Among them we noticed
Dept. Asst. Inspector II. H. Bowles. of
/ Cherryfeld Cant ] L. Pierce of Machias