Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-13

| Attention is called to the American FIX
position adj in another column.
Brig Myronus is loading a, New Or.
leans with lumber for Aspinwall, at $40 pei
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Mr.. }. Z. Eidridge has completed the
work of thinning the new roof TO the custom
house.
A slater is expected this week, to lay
the slate on the sides Of the new custom
! house roof
Miss Grace Butler. daughter of the late
ex-Mayor Butler, of Portland, is visiting
Mrs, A. =. Wiswell IN this city
John $. Emery. Esq. returned home to
Boston, on Monday last, after two weeks
visit among old friends at Sullivan.
Brig Eugene Hale arrived in PhiladeI-
phla. the sth, loaded with pitch from the
celebrated lake at lie Brae, Trinidad.
There will be Social Hop at Tibbetts'
Hall, OTIS, Thursday evening, Sept. 10.
Music will be furnished by joys Orchestra.
One of Mason's millmen named Lynch,
had his left hand badly lacerated on saw
one day last week. DIR. Haines dressed the
injury.
The forest fires in this county are pref
" well controlled now and with careful
watching are not likely to do much further
damage.
Adams Brothers, of Bangor, have Just
completed 10, Of uniforms for the Odd
Fellows Of that city, which are highly COM
plimented.
The drou,h and cold nights have
stopped the growth of vegetation and far
mers have been compelled to commence
feeding their stock.
The Ellsworth high school rc-opened
on Monday last with new teachers. W. 7.
Foster of Weld. is principal and Miss Pond
of Buckspor,, assistant.
The schooner Clifford" of Lamoin.,
Capt. Jesse II. Bragdon, arrived home last
week, after long absence. She is now load
ing with stone at sullivan
F. NJ. Watson, who for the last 10 ears
has been employed in the New York
custom house, has recently been visiting his
old home at South Hancock
George E. Emery Of Boston has recently
returned from an excursion 10 California and
the West. and is now visiting his father.
Cyrus Emery, Esq, Of Sullivan.
About twenty Italians who had struck
on the railroad, and were awaiting a chance
TO &c, away from Ellsworth. were kindly
and gratutou,ly fed and cared for. a whole
day, by Mrs. Sail, r. Black
A small ho, by the name of Brown, al
work IN Do,le's mill, go, ms hand in con-
tact with a a few DAYS ago and received
all ugly wound which was dressed by
DIR. Geo. \. Phillips.
Capt John A. Lord has bought an IN
terest IN the new schooner building at Bel
fast for A. C. Holt She has been named
Helen q. Mo,eley and will be launched Oct
!, and will be first class in ever, respect.
She j. 80 tons and will cost about So 900.
Mr.. James \. McG0an has made some
needed Improvements in HI, h4rne,, shop
which add greatly to il, convenience buth
for himself and hi~ cu>tomer> Mr.. McGown
!, dong successful bushes. in hi, line
and tlrn> out some of the be-, harnesses
IN the city.
The ladies' Of the Baptist Sabbath
school have supper and sale Of stationery
al the ,e,trl, THURSDAY evening IF this week
10 raise mone! for the purpose Of repi,a-
!>h.ng the ;. 5. Library. Let them have
liberal patronage. Supper served fro -
o clock til - p. NJ.
bio Lewis Monthly. for September. i,
received and Vel >uS,ain> The promise made
IN the first number. The several article,
arc not only entertaining but are highly in
>tructi,e 10 all il readers 1t j. richly
worth the annual price Of subscriptions
$50 per year, or Twenty-Five cents per
number 1t is published BY Frank Seaman.
6> and 90 Bible House. New York
The sad intelligence has been rece, cd
of the sudden death in Boston Of Mr. Al
bert c. Wiggn. MIR. Wiggin is well known
as a journalist in this state having been con.
nec;ed with the Beitdst journal, Beltaxt
-ige and Bang>r commercial Last spring
lie accepted the position Of assistant night
editor of the Boston Post and removed to
that city. The remains have been brought 10
Belfa,, for interment
Mr.. X. \. Hathorn. proprietor of the
Eagle Lake House, at Bar Harbor, reports
that an attempt was made to rob him while
on his way 10 this city from Bangor, Friday
night. As he was driving through piece
Of woods about II miles this side of Bangor.
he noticed five or SIX men by the side of the
road. One of them with a club struck his
horse severe blow Ola the neck The ami
NAL jumped 10 the opposite side Of the road
when man seized him by the bits. Mr..
Hathorn had revolver which he drew and
fired two shots at random. This frightened
the horse and probably also scared the would
be highway robbers. Mr.. Hathorn escaped
without injury. The horse Yet bears the
marks of the blow he received on the neck.
Mr.. Hathorn thinks from what conversation
he heard the men were foreigners.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Hutchlns, Of No Penobscot,
has received The sad news Of the dealt. from