Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-21

small two-story house. doing all the work nv
self. and finishing ., throughout in three months
am now working q; this place a winter resort
far invalids. where the climate is heahiui .ha,
they say that people never die and where A. re
port ha. il. they hA; to hi man to start grave.
yard.
w. f. & G. Hsdlock. OF Islesford, have
dried about six thousand quintsls OF Goldfish
this season, and have about half that quantity
now on hand, large portion Of It going
through the drying process.
The Clipper reports that the remarkably
dry weather al present I. seriou. drawback
10 business at the Brooklin factory. Water Is
being hauled long distance in casks to supply
the boilers and bath rooms and unless there Is
rain soon it is feared work will be suspended.
The sariinc factory at Bass Hsrbor is
closed for the season. Mr.. Mitchell OF Ban
goF, tho manager. returned to Bangor last
week
Bro. Wsrdweh Of the Clipper. says: "A
row on the river on one OF these calm bright
October mornings Is very exhilaraiing and in
s'ructiye." He may be right. A; any rate we
have noticed good many times that people
who had been exhilara;ing. until they became
iaSfr'tcftrc, were always ready for row on
the river or anywhere else.
The Methodist society will hold their su-
nual supper and fair Dec. 5.
+. II. Aiken, In order TO meet the unpre-
oeiented demand for stoves and other ware. 10
hi line, has laid in very large stock, this fall.
Of every pattern and variety. which be is sell
ing At prices very low He is shipping hi.
wars. A. patrons demand all over the county.
and sometimes on; Of the State. [Ady'tl
The nifty Choral will meet at the house
Of Mr.. A. NJ. Hopkins next Monday evening.
We had very pleasant call on Tuesday
lat from Mr.. 4. Cousins OF Eureka. Hum
holdi county. California. Mr.. Cousins ha. been
In that vicinity for twenty-five years and Is
extensively engaged in the lumber business,
shipping hi- products. which are made wholly
of redw God. not only all along the Pacific
coast, but 10 England and Australia. He for
nerly resided in surry. and earlier in East
Bluehill. Mr.. Cousins evidently knows
good article when he one. for he sub
scrl,ed for the AMERICAN, paving three year.
advance subscription.
Levi, Friend. Esq, has gone 10 Indiana to
spend few weeks visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mr.. Geo. Lewis OF s,euben pass
ed through this city few day. ago. on their
WAY 10 visit relatives at Ca,tine.
DR.. :. u. Virgin has returned from his
trip 10 Boston.
A dispatch TO the associated press. under
date Of the Eth inst, reports as follows
The town OF Eden. OF which Bar Harbor is
part, to-day voted TO issue bonds TO the amount
Of $4,000. TO be expen ded in putting in 4 new
and complete system Of sewerage for Bar
Harbor. The work Is 10 begin at once.
DR.. ". NJ. Haines was confined 10 his
house BY Illness several days OF last week.
From 3 small white beans Mr.. Il. 5. Cook
Of this city has raised the present season All
beans-l l9 fold.
There will be special meeting OF the W.
K. {. ON Friday evening next. All members
urged TO attend for the transaction OF i'm
portant business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Royal, Jr., accom-
panied by Miss Nancy Parker, went TO Steu-
ben, Saturday. the 9th inst, TO attend 4 re-
union OF the family Of Ms. Royals father, the
late J. d. Parker, Esq. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal
returned home on the following Monday and
report most enjoyable occasion. The whole
family were present except Capt. b. W. Par
her, who was absent at sea.
Mr.. W. S. Leighton has arrived home
after "A summers stay at Bar Harbor
Two houses have recently been built on
Maple street. one belonging to Ruben Sargent
and the other to Albert Garland
MIR. Robert Carter has dug Il well and is
finishing 4 room in his house on Water street.
Mr. Robert Gerry OF Ellsworth Falls, not
long ago missed sheep from the pasture In
which he had them confined Killing one he
put poison on the meat and left II in the pas
ture. Returning soon after he found an eagle
dead near by which measured over seven feet
from tip to tip. Mr.. Gerry has had it mount
ed aud all who have seen it consider 1t fine
specimen.
An PASSPORT newspaper dispatch, dated
Tuesday, says: A letter was re ceived to-day
from Senator Hale with Il che OK for t20O.
Mrs. Perkins attended the recent Baptist
convention held at Rockland as 3 delegate
from the Baptist church in this city, and the
Rev. Mr.. Davis was In attendance from Tren-
ton.
Charley Jordan. who has been at home
for some length of time picking up" from
fever. has so far recovered as 10 be able to re-
turn TO his business in the vicinity Of Boston.
The Village Improvement Society have
received their hundred trees and workmen
have been engaged in setting them out by the
sides of the streets. May the society live long
enough to eat picnic dinner in the cool shade
Of their wide-spreading branches.
Please remember that the fall meeting Of
Hancock County Teachers Association will be
held in this city on Friday and Saturday OF
this week. Our citizens will be glad, we are
sure, by free entertainment and other courte-
sizes, to do all in their power to make the SEES
sion pleasant one. In receiving the visiting
sehooi-ma'ms they may not only ''entertsin
angels" with the '.unawares'' omitted from
the bill Of fare, but they may do real service to
the county by encouraging the cause of educa.
ton.
DO not fail to read the excellent paper on
the first page of this issue entitled Health
Conditions for Good Teachers.'
Mrs. Melina Beal Of Boston, has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hammond in Surry,
and Mrs. Walter Clark in Ellsworth, for a few
months.
Sch. Grape, Capt. Hutchins, landed three
loads Of lumber At Bar Harbor, one from
Ellsworth, two from Franklin. and back to
Ellsworth in nine days from the first start.
Beat that who can.
Col. J. N. Greene, who has been In WASH
ington county, recently, speaks very encour-
aeingly Of railroad prospects in that region.