Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-16

Wellesley, Mass.
We hear that Mrs. John Wood Jordan il
quite III.
Mr.. DE Grasse Fox, Of Bar Harbor, ha
been appointed Justice Of the Peace ant
| Quorum.
MIR. Geo. Gould is building an addition t.
the Hancock House, and putting French roo
over the whole building. old and new.
Capt. A. J. Higgins. OF bark Mary C
Hale, has been spending few days Al
home.
Jacob Frost Is making extensive repair,
on his house known as 1.-THE Brooks Cottage
on Central street
Capt. Thomas Clark is visiting at South
West Harbor, till after election. He Is In the
adjutant generals Office at Augusta.
w. ;. Haney, North Peuobscot. has sup
piled his pastures with pure water from distant
springs, by means OF pipes laid under ground
The Unity Choral will meet at DIR. G. W
Bragdon's residence on Monday evening. Sept
20, at ! 30 O'Clock, local time. All are invited
Two or three cases OF scarlet fever arc
reported at Green's Landing. The school.
were rot commenced the 9th. on accoun,
Of
DIR. Charles u. Romans. of Boston. died a,
the Romans cottage. Schooner Head. at seven
O'Clock. Thursday evening, the 2ud. His re-
mains were forwarded To Boston the following
saturday. for burial.
Tickets from any landing 10 Rockland and
return. will be sold for one fare by the Boston
and Bangor Steamship Co., 10 the Maine Bap-
tist Convention from October a. Return
limited to Oct O.
Hon. Parker Spofford, Bucksport, ha.
presented the Deluge Engine Company with q
nice ilsg. These valuable and thoughtful
courte>ies Of Mr.. spofiord. makes him de-
scrvedly popular among the boys.
Prof. J. II. Tbayer. OF Cambridge. has
bought OF John Clement, Seal Hsrbor, a lot OF
land containing between four and five acres
nea- the wharf. for s5c an acre. He will
probably build a cottage. 80 a. TO De ready for
occupancy next season.
AT Riverside. Cal. on the morning Of Sept
aud. Mr.. +. q. 7. Andrews, OF Eden, Ne, was
found dead in his bed. He had probably died
OF heart disease. Mr.. Andrews leaves q wife
sud an only son who are living with Nj
Andrews parents in Eden.
DIR. Mitchell, the only Indian College
graduate in New En-land.is stopping for few
day at the Indian encampment, Bar Harbor.
DR.. Mitchell graduated from the Portland
medical school two years ago, and has prac.
ticcd in Portland since that time.
Capt. Charles II. Wooster. of Sullivan. w ho
i at home while his vessel goes q voyage under
the command OF another master. was in ,hi.
city last " Wednesday.
Capt. and Mr.. :. :. Hanna and Mr. and
MIR. q. II. Robertson. OF East sullivan were
in this city on Wednesday last, on their way
io Belfast to visit friends
AT the Republican caucus held at Hancocs
Hall ll-' " Wednesday. Andrew 7. Wiswcll Wa.
unanimously nominated as Representative &c
the legislature and 4. q. Woodman, Henry
Whiting, .Ir., and John q. Whitney wcr,
chosen city committee for the next tive
YEAR,.
Col. John F. Whitcomb returned from hi,
California visit a week or more ago. We heal
that hc found the trip 4 most enjoyabl,
one.
ON Thursday evening Of last week, Rev
Dr. Ba,hford, Of Portland. spoke at Hancoc,
Hall in the interest OF the third party prohibi
tionist>. lie j. An able and earne., speaker. bu
failed 10 convince thinking men that his part,
has any legitimate mission. The a,tcndanc,
was very small.
Rev. V. T. Wardwell. with Pre.idin.
Elder Libby, held service. at south WEI
Harbor. Pretty Marsh and districts in Trcmon
lat sunday. Rev. Mr.. Hubbard preached 70
Mr.. Wardwel in hi, absence
Miss Rose 4. Hilton, Of Lewiston.
graduate OF Bates College, ha. been elected
aud has entered upon her duiies, A. assistan
+ TEACHER OF the High School in this city. sh,
comes highly recommended.
MIR F. l.. Thurbcr. OF thi, city. who 70
some length Of time has been clerk OF tn
Penob>cot Exchange. Bangor. is about 10 TAX
charge OF a railroad hotel aud restaurant a
McAdam Junction. y. b. Mr.. Thurber is
born hotel man, and we wish him much success
in hi> new undertaking.
D I
build reservoir about seven hundred Zee, from
the seal Harbor House. II will be fifteen fee
square and ten feet deep, and will hold abou
$1,000 gallons. will lie fed by spring and j. :,
situated that a stream OF water can be car
ried seyenty-dve feet above the top OF III,
house.
The following notice viii be Of interest t.
/ those wishing 10 attend the Hancock Count,
Baptist Association, at Swans Island. Tues
day. sept. 81 Steamer reedmoor leaves La
moline Point. Sept. 81. 30 A. NJ, conneciin:
At Bar liarbor with steamer Silver Star. Rount
trip tickets 500. Steamer Silver Star leave
South West Harbor on the same date at 8 ~
A. VI. Round trip tickets sl.50.
4 Capt. Norton Dow Of the Centre district
! fremont, while digging Il well. dug through
stratum OF clay twenty-eight feet. when h
. Came TO a stratum OF sand-the water began Il
rise suddenly. and the workmen on arriving a
the surface sounded and found four feet o
water. which continued to rise until II hat
/ oyerfiowed the well. Capt Dow, wishing tc
stone up his well. put in force pump bu
could not free the well Of water, says the Dee
! Isle gazette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom B. circuit, o
Franklin. in driving 10 Lamoine on Frida,
hast came 10 a moving machine covered witt
white cloth. standing by the side OF the MI,
| Creek road. At the sight of this the hors
took fright and jumping into the ditch threw
Mr.. and Mrs Orcutt out of the wagon and raj
away, but was stopped after going mile O
more. When Mr.. and Mrs. circuit foun,
their team ii was found that neither they, no
the horse. carriage or wagon had been injure,
in the least. A fortunate escape.
The following from the Clipper make
an interesting local: Il am probably the onl.
person living that ever had his hand on tn
bottom OF the Grand Banks" said Capt
Hanson. OF Orland, last week. 81 have been Il
the Banks thirty-three Years. About twenty
eight years ago, when / didn't know as mucl
As do now. but felt great deal smarter,
doye from dory and sounded on the grea
ledge and brought up small rock. Tn
water was about eighteen feet deep, and quit
smooth with little or no current moving"
/ j. ii. Stimson, West Sullivan, has beef
doing large business at his granite quarrie
| this season. employing two hundred men unde
the efficient superintendent Of W. B. Eaton
and filling large contracts for paving. curbins
| and edge-stone for western cities. There ha