Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-06-17

DIR. Abby NJ. Fulton, we are glad to re-
port, is able to be out again.
j. ii. West Of Franklin is cutting granite
steps for the new court house 10 this city.
DIR. A. c. Hsgerthy has moved into the
Office recently occupied by the late DIR. X. H.
SWEET.
The Unitarian Sunday School will make |
an excursion to Phillips Pond, by rail, on |
Saturday, July 5.
Mrs. Amanda Watson Bowler IL building 1
barn, and will make some improvement on her |
house at South Hancock.
ITO be. or not to be. that Is the question"
which some say will be settled to-day at the |
polling-places in this city.
To-day "wednesday our citizens vote on |
the water question. At this writing eonject.
ures As to the result of the vote are futile.
-workmen are engaged In making repairs
on the interior of the store on wster street, |
recently occupied by Arthur W. Joy.
We learn that DR.. J. d. Phillip. Of s. W. |
Harbor delivered the address before the alumni /
at Pttsfed on the 10th Of this month.
AT the annual meeting OF the Ellsworth |
WOODEN Company which was called to meet on /
Monday afternoon last, no quorum was pres
ent.
Senator Hale has introduced bill proyid- .
ing for a survey OF the hsrbor a, Bar Hsrbor, /
with view Of establishing a breskwaier for
the protection OF commerce.
The managers OF the combined New Eng
land and Eastern Maine State Fairs TO
be held at Bangor next August, have invited
President Cleveland to be present
james Crossvhite. proprietor and man.
sser of the Boston Ideal Colored Troubadours
and Jubilee Singers win give a sacred concert
at Hancock Hall next Sunday evening.
DIR. S. u. wiggin and his little daughter
have gone to Bangor TO be present at the gold
en- wedding Of his father and mother. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Andrew wiegin OF that city.
Mr.. yinal OF Vinalhaven hs. colt by +.
II. Greely's stallion Jake Patchen. that is one
year and fifteen days old. that weigh. -, lbs
for which he has been offered s.00, and re-
fused II.
The High School viii close Tuesday. June
o. There viii be no special examinations,
bu; parents and citizens are cordially inv tied TO
visit the school q; any time during the las, two
weeks Of the term.
We had pleasant call on Thursday last.
from NJ. J. Dow, Esq. OF Brooks. Grand
Worthy Chief Tempar OF the Grand Lodge
OF Good Templars Of Maine. Mr.. Dow
report. the order In sourishlng condition IN
this State.
Mr.. l.. Penney's house at South Hancock
was struck by lightning not long ago which
shattered the south end. It was miraculou.
escape for Mr.. Penney. as Il struck near the
bed on which few minutes previous he lad
been lying.
There Will be a straw berry festival at the
Baptist vestry on Thursday evening OF this
week. A supper including straw berries and
cream VIII b. served for IS cents. Ice-crcam
ten cents. II Will doubtless be happy event
Give them = call and get your share Of #.
The meeting Of the Hancock County Med
cal Association at Bar Hsrbor Will be pos,pon-
cd TIL TUESDAY July 10, because Of the meeting
o, the American Institute OF Instruction. W hich
VIII be holden a, the time Of the first appoint.
men;.
Some one has sent to the Belfast Journal
the following marriage notice from the
Hancock Gazette dai Penobscot Patriot Of
june Is. 1875
Mr. William Bean tn Mss Sarah z. Greenfield.
II fate should to their wishes Yield.
And fate 20 true love leans.
Time may bestow this "t,rccuhelI"
lovely crop Of Besns.
-Cspi. h. u. Greene and family who re-
Gently resided in Charleston. :. G., but who a
few days ago returned from France after stay
OF several months In Europe, are now visiting
hi- sister, Mr.. A. T. wi-~ell, in this city,
Capt. Greene Is 5 graduate OF West Point and
recently resigned csptaincy in the regular
army.
Dir. Brsgdon has just bought OF the :. :.
White Dental Manufacturing Company. Of
Boston. Seabury dry steam vulcsuizer. late
invention snd grea, improvement upon the
old vuicanizers. In the manufacturing Of arii
fetal teeth, plates are prevented from warping
and III perfectly.
E. Z. Church, Esq, owner Of the Ma
risyille tannery Is doing quite an extensive
business at Marisville and /. aiding greatly 10
build up that section. LAT week be worked
$500 sides OF leather into the watts. He will
his isnnery within a very short radius OF the
latter. Mr.. Church ships 40 ton. OF leather
per year.
Major Whiting. Of CAstine, j. graduate At
West Point and for forty YEAR, In the regular
army. He was IN the regiment In which Al
bert Sidney johnson was colonel, Robert +.
Lee, lieutenant colonel. and Earle ' an Dorne,
one Of the majors. At the breaking out OF the
war he was in Texas under TwIgss. Remain
ing LOYAL TO the union, for some time he lay IN
Libby prison.
We SAW. on Tuesday last, IN the front yard
ofex-Msyor Holmes. great naturs-or per-
haps we should say unnaturai-curiosliy
Growing on the branch OF an apple tree WIS.,,
10 al appearances. ful-blown white rose OF
usual -ize. We were informed that there had
been another just like II which hs. now passed
out Of blossom. II i rather passed the season
Of apple blossoms. and on the same tree are an
abundance Of little spples.
The coming Teacher Convention at Bar
HArtor will bring together teachers from all
over the country. Among those intending 10
b. present Is Mr.. James Denman, principal Of
the Denman school. San Francisco, Cal, and
at one time Superintendent Of schools in that
city. Mr.. Denmsn has never visited this
State. although his wife was formerly Port
/ land lady, niece Of Mr.. J. 5. Rowe Of Ban
| gor.
The San Francisco Morning Cal Of June
/ l. says: Mrs. Henry Hepner (nee Laura
| Adsms) left for Sitka, Alaska, last week. TO
/ join her husband, who has become identified
! with the mining interest OF that country.
Ars.Matthew Turneraecompanied her a. far IS
Victoria. Mr.. Hepner was recently an Els
worth lady who Is well known to many Of our
readers.
Friday Of last week, A. NJ. Phillips and J.
A. Peters, End, with L. W. Hodgkins Jr. to
see fair play, went from this place to Castine
and Saturday morning played championship
games OF lawn tennis with Messrs. Boyd Bart
lett and Will Witherlee. who represented
Castine. The games came of on the grounds
Of old Fort George and in favor OF Els
worth.
The Boston Sunday Herald has the fol-