Ellsworth American., 1883-07-12
Small excursion parties are in order.


business along the wharves is not so
| brisk as il has been during the past month.
The Brig Clytie arrived at Linesn, July
3, and began loading coal for Vera Cruz,
July 5.
A small party of ladies and gentlemen
wen, down b, the side Of the Bay. Tuesday,
for chowder.
The schooner MAY Wymsn arrived
Monday. loaded with goods for some of the
merchants in this city.
Senator Frye and the I. 5. Senate COM
mittee on rules began their labors at Bar
Harbor early tins week.
The New York Circus which is coming
this way from the east. will exhibit in Cher
/ ryfeld on Wednesday, July is.
Parties in want of dry and fancy goods
will save money by calling on NJ. Gallert,
uho is nov offering some excellent bargains.
The Maine Press Association are taking
their annual excursion this week. They
will visit New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Hon. T. r. Simontot, editor Of the
Camden Herald. was in this city, on Sunday
He will attend the Bowdoin commencement
this week.
The decks of schooners J. VI. Kennedy
and d. $ Lawrence are being re-caulked.
The Red Rover has been hauled on the beach
for repairs
-Stockbridge's Musical journal for July
contains good assortment of music. 1t is
published by Ira {. Siockbridge, Portland
Price 90 cts. per Year.
-Bu,d Bartlett. winner Of the Smyth
mathematical prize of $500 in the Sopho-
more class at Bowdoin. arrived home, Mon
day night for his summer vacation.
The tug Little Round Top went to
Deer Isle and tu~rd to this port the schoon-
she is now undergoing the necessary repairs.
Senators Harrison. Sherman. Harris
the revision of the rules left New York, Sun
day evening for Boston. on their way to Bar
HarsOr.
There will be a convocation Of the Ma
tional WomaH's Christian Temperance Union
at Old Orchard. Aug. 5. 4 and ). Prominent
members Of the society will deliver ad-
dresses.
Mr. Frank 5. Lord has leased the coal
sheds formerly occupied by Capt A. c. Holt
and will keep constantly on hand a supply
of all kinds Of coal to be delivered in lots 10
suit customers.
We received a pleasant call this morn
ing from Mr. Geo. VI. Fletcher, Of the firm
of Fletcher x Butierteld, marble and
granite workers. Bangor. He reports busi-
ness as lourishing in his line.
Mr.. j. S. Kicker, of Bangor, offers for
sale desirable lot of land containing half
an acre, situated on Hancock Point.
Further information can be obtained of F.
A. Mclaughlin, at Hancock Point.
The narrow gauge rolling stock of the
Eastern Maine Railway is to be shipped b,
the schooner Scotia from Bucksport to Jack
sonville, Florida. where a railroad is being
constructed from the interior TO the sea
board.
As Mr.. VI. Avery was driving down
Pine street. Monday morning, Oh his way TO
the store, his horse made misstep and fell,
throwing him over the dashboard. Lucki-
" no damage was done except a broken shaft
and dash board.
The Bar Hdrbcr Tourist has commenced
It's fourth volume under the editorial man
agement of DIR. Gilman Colby. The Tour
isl aims to be society journal and to meet
Frenchman's Bay.
The engineer party on the Shore Line
will probably complete the survey of the
road to Sullivan Falls about the middle Of
this week. They will then return to this
city and fix definitely on the location of the
grounds for a station here.
The Sargentville correspondent Of the
Deer Isle Gazette says that Mr.. Redmsn,
of that place, proposes soon to make trip
round the world in canvas canoe which is
only feet long, feet inch beam, and her
draught when loaded SIP inches. Don't.
Henry Donaldson's hen has been sur
passed by one of Alderman f. ID. Gould's.
Mr. Gould showed US. Monday, two eggs
measuring respectively 6 l-2 in. by s in. and
6 3-i in. by s in. The hen is a cross be-
tween the Brahma and Plymouth Rock
breeds.
We have received a circular from J. II.
Douglass, Castine, proprietor Of the San
born House. This hotel is situated on an ell
eva,ed site, commanding fine view of the
scenery in this picturesque I'D town and
should be Literally patronized by summer
tourists and the travelling public.
CITY Marshal Holmes informs us that
the three men arrested on the night Of the
Fourth were bark -peelers and not railroad
hands, as reported to US. He says the men
from the provinces who up to this time have
been employed here in building the Shore
Line are not intemperate, but are quiet and
orderly as any class of men We have.
The Commercial says that Allen
O'Brien Of Bucksport, has been missing
from his home since last Monday, July I'd.
He left his house telling his little boy to
take care of the baby until its mother came
back (she having gone out to do housework J.
as he was going to get a boat load of drift
wood. The last seen of him he was sailing
up the river by Indian point towards
Winterport-
Robinson Brothers. Of Carmel. owners
Of Gray Dan, being dissatisfied with the re-
suit of the race at Donaqua Park on the