Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-11-22
City and County.


Of cars from Bangor 10 Ellsworth Falls not
later than Christmas.
Engage Your poultry for next Thursday,
and DO no; forget that those who give TO the
poor. lend to the Lord.
Mrs Young. widow of the late Monroe
Young. la, removed from Trenton to her
residence on Pine street.
Mr.. II. y. JOY will furnish music for
bail. in Centennial hall. Southwest Harbor,
Thanksgiving eve. tNov. -
A New Hampshire party has recently con-
tiacted for ffty-;wo hundred volumes of The
Blue ana the GRAY" 10 DC delivered in that
state.
Meeting 1T the Baptist church. on and az
ter next sunday. will be As follows. standard
time: IA F. NJ. $50 7. NJ, SUNDAY school
u VI.
The City Council of Bangor. at il meeting.
Monday evening. failed to carry the motion for
"a change from local To standard time over the
maNor', veto.
Nu>krsi> are building thin walls TO their
hoe>. squirrels are laying in no supplies.
corn h,l>k> are thin These are the signs of
ri open winter.
The Musical Herald published by the Mu-
-i,al Herald Co.. BOSTON, Offers extra induce
mcnt~ to subscribers for another year. The
December number i, an excellent one.
"A dane, and turkey supper will be held at
Tibhctt'> hall. otis. Thanksgiving evening.
under the arrangement Of Mr.. G. \. JOY,
81 this city. who will hr assisted by Mr. IL.
Nod-kn>. Al lovers - dancing and u good
supper should attend.
Hon. >eth L. Millikcn will take h> depart
ure for Washington in about a week, accom-
pnvl hy hi daughter. who will spend the
winter At the national capital. Mr.. Millikcn
Win reside with relatives in the state Of
Gror-il during the winter.
Mr.. L. 4. Doylc. blacksmith. who WAS
t..roWn out ~ employment b! the burning 81
Nalonry', carriage repository. ha> nearly com
i,l,;rd shop on Franklin street, between Ste
ven. and poyl,'> livery stable and the boarding
a;,I liver. stable of Geo. o>.ood. where he
" go attend Ia black>mithing in all it, branches
Tho past wear 400 .oo0 eggs of sea salmon /
wer, Matched at The orland works. Maine'> /
sub, .iiltion io these work, was $1,000, and it,
-liar,, of the r.:-> was G13.11. At the Grand
Lab, stream Works 100000 eggs Of land
locked salmon were Matched. Mane'> sub
~,.rittion 10 these works wa> 500. and IL share
~ ,.,@> i2o.jn0.
-Thoma, Dung Of >urry cook 81 Mary L.
Cu>hnam. Capt John II. Patten was lost over
board AMI drowned during the passage of that
schooner from New York 10 Boston. oct. -
H. was knocked ovcrboardhy the jibng Of the
for,.>ail. Every effort possible was made 10
save him hut a. II WAS blowing gale at thu
time l. WIS impossible 50 rescue him. 2rEi
The ncw thr,. ma>tcd schooner +. II.
HIol.kin, wa> >uccc>, full, launched from the
>hip-vard OF |. VI. Grant. in this city. Thur
lay. The dan was extremely chilly but quit"
lar-, crowd Of our citizens assembled to wit
n,>- The launching Th> schooner i one q
tn finest built here ami when ready for SEA
viii have cost about $4,000. Capt. Rowland
Bonzry viii cnmmand her.
Tie new standard Of time. accorlin. 10 the
9th meridian. was adopted in thi> city. Mon
,liv The hands on the town clock were set
back iwcnty->ix minutes. were the clocks in
lllff~l 81 Alit lA~lif~N l'i.i~ iA4A h't'I-- ~
huur> Of labor. - generally adopted. arr from
$50 i'm the morning I" 30 in the evening. new
time. The schools now commence at SO.
standard time. which. according 70 the local
1imr j. only about four minutes earlier than
h-for. the chang was made.
.-Thc story If the Jcannett, given Ny
Prof. Raymond lc" Ncwcomb Al Hancock
Hall. TUESDAY evening was clo-cly listened 10
Ly an apprccariyc audience. Prof Ncwcomh
was the Naturalist Of that i'll fatrd expedition
and t,l> til. story OF their terrible ,ufferingS
with remarkable crarnc>>. Prof. Ncw""mb
sn,ak- in the highest terms Of the heroi-m and
pnwcr- of cnluranrc of Herbert W. Leach Of
Pcnob>rot. who wa~ also onc Of the few
survivors and whose story la, also been listen
ed 10 by many in thi> county.
The survey Of the proposed Mount Desert
Railway from Bar IIarior T. the foot Of Green
Mountain ha~ been completed. The route j.
:,n excellent one. and the grade j. not over 10
feet to the mil,. \ natural opening thou--
and feet long was found through the mountain.
Every thing in connection with the scheme i
reported 10 be working in satisfactory man
her. 1t will hc remembered il j. proposed 10
run ihi- road by means of electricity. ON the
3nth Of this month the Daft Electrical Light
Co.. wa 10 make AN experiment on the road
which runs from Saratoga springs. y. T.. 10
Mount McGrc9or Til road has grade Of
300 feet to ihr mile. \ representative of the
Mount Desert Railway wa> present At this eX-
pertinent.
The campfire Of The Grand Army Post
here. held saturday evening. was one Of th.
most interesting ever held by this Post over
one hundred comrades were present represent
ing the Post in Bluchill. Buck>port, Bangor
and CHERRY ii'id. \ soldiers supper was served
II ociork and army songs together with REM
ini>cence> of the war occupied the hours till
eleven O'Clock The Emerald Band was pres
cnt by invitation and added much 10 the in>trtl
mental - well a, vocal part Of the entertain
n,nt. ! desire was expressed that the 18th
and 3l,t regiments should hold their reunions
i'll this city. ne N year. in addition 10 the 9th
regiment. " hich has already decided TO do 80.
The campfire of saturday evening. WAS Il re-
union Of many soldiers Who have not met since
The close Of the war. and was highly enjoyed
hy all who were present.
MI iIltltlf'lli VI tllf lF'fHl -df l. "oitHN VI
record a. a brave and deserving act. SAYS the
Bangor Commercial. Mes>r-. \. NJ. Mason.
A. H. Babcock and Edward II. Blake. esq. of
Bangor. Were cruising in the bay in >choon-
gr % about TWENTY-FIVE tons. and were driven
by the violence of the storm To harbOr AT one
81 the outcrino-t islands between Mt. Desert
and Iele IN Iiaut. While there. wind-bouad.
4 L lcgraln came to Capt. Galen Cousins. OF
Na>kea- Point. announcing 10 Mr.. Babcock
The alarming Illness Of his sister, and calling
him Immediately home. II was only at the
hazard of life, that word could be got TO him.
Yer Mr.. Clinton Cousins at once volunteered to
20. and he. with Mr.. Charles Smith and Mr..
Joseph Freethy. put out in an open dory. while
the gale was at lis height. and after a strug-
4ic with the storm. for nearly twenty miles
succeeded III boarding the schooner. which
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