Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-29

| The Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools
have gone to-day on united excursion to
Bartett's Island.
John A. Peters, 3D.. and Boyd Bartlett
will leave the city this afternoon, on pedes-
! trian tour TO Green Mountain.
Rev. DIR. McCosh, of Princeton College,
| delivered an eloquent sermon at the Congrega-
tjopal church, at Bar Harbor, Sunday.
A pleasing feature Of the services at st.
Joseph,s Catholic church last Sunday evening,
was solo by Miss Nellie A. Mccarthy Of Rox-
bury, Mass.
August ., is now the day set for the nd.
journment of Congress. unless the President
delays. and both Houses are working with that
date In view.
Harry Lowell has finished a course at the
Portland Business College. and accepted a
situation a. book-keeper in the drug store Of
II. II. Hay, of Portland.
See the advertisement of Cyrus Emery.
administrator. offering real estate for sale. In
this paper, which he gives In lieu of an srro-
neous advertisement published last week
DIR. Hodgkins. dentist. OF Lamoine. has es-
tablished an Office at East Machias. The cor
respondent of the Mt. Desert Herald at the
latter place reports that the Doctor is received
there with much favor, both personally and
professionally.
Mrs W. b. Howard, OF "Mossley Hail.
has the finest turnouts at Bar Harhor She
has about a dozen fine horses and four trained
mules. Then her carriages consIs; Of French
brake, TO be used with four horses. or as She
frequently does. with the four mules.
The Lewiston Journal says: A Bucks
port man bet dollar that he would dive of
the wharf with his sunday clothes on last
sunday. and won the bet by doing It, II he
had bet dollar that he was A crank. he would
have made a. much money withou, getting
wet.
c. J. Hall employs from seventy to one
hundred men. two horses. and sixteen oxen nj
hi quarry. r, Mt. Desert, and at present Is at
work on the stone for three contracts. Mr..
Hall has siXty-f cutters at his works In Bel
fast. and also owns = quarry at Otter Creek
from which he ships the Otter Greek red
granite.
Monday forenoon, while Eugene. youngcs;
Ion 81 senator Hale. was out riding, he was
thrown from his horse which had become nm
controllabc. and sustained fracture OF the
icft forearm. Physicians were called who
reduced the fracture and the boy 1. now doing
well
The next session OF the Baptist Quarterly
meeting will be held in oceausille. Deer Isle,
beginning Aug. 10, at O'Clock 2. NJ. All the
ministers are especially requested to attend, a.
well ~ delegates from all the churches OF the
Hancock Baptist Association.
Mis. james Brown Potter. OF New YORK
well know ii in amateur theatrical circles, will
he the guc>, OF the Musgravcs. at Bar Hartor.
IN August. Mr.. Potter j. the lady who's.
reading u "Ostler Joe" made such a sen.a.
ton in Washington last winter.
At Franklin. on SUNDAY, Young man wa.
badly injured about the face He belonged In
Columbia, and had been 10 Bangor with blue
borric,, wherc he had fallen into bad company,
imhibcJ too much Of the ardent, and was
thrown from the wagon upon the wheel
which passed over his face
vi. ~ rage, called at the Telephone
Exchange. Ellsworth. Monday morning 10 in.
form HI sister. Miss Ethel Page. of Bar liar
Dor, that he should arrive there about four
O'Clock that afternoon. be having rode all the
way from Philadelphia on hi. bicycle
The new yachts which arrived at Bar Har.
Dor, Monday, are steam Yacht Yosemite New
1ork,N ashingion Common. and schooner Yacht
Tidal ave, New York. Schooner zach, Mar
( ion Wentworth. New York sloop yachts
Thislf. Beverly Farms. Tempest and Breeze
sailed. The Adiie, Of Boston. and Lucille. Of
pnXhury. arr still there.
There were scventy-fse guests At The
Riuh> saturday cvsning, and they passed a
Yer, enjoy able night. There was promenade
concert and hop usual. and the Messr.
johnson did everything in their power TO make
those present enjoy the time aud they were
successful The party was made up Of Ran
gor'' bcst people.
Mr.. Bainc'- cottage The stsnwood" /.
+ the great object OF interest at Bar Harbor ac-
cording 10 the Tourist. In structure II /.
combination Of Queen Anne and the Dutch,
with arse number OF peaks projections and
modern conceits. Ii Is pretty and decidedly
stylish. The lower part OF the outer wall I,
made in imitation Of = log cabin. The cottage
I cost exclusive OF land about So, 600
The store OF {. +. McIntire, OF Rockland
4 at Long Island, near MI. Desert. containing
( large stock Of provision, and fishermen. sup
i rIie>. wa burned ON the night Of Friday, July
y. Mr.. Mclniire lives in an adjacent building
/ and BIZ store was In fame. when he awoke
There VS.. AN Insurance In the agency OF
7 Cochran & sewalI. Of $500 on the stock. but
I III" building, which partially owned by
Mr.. Mclniire, was uninsured.
On Thursday last the Congregational sun
( day school made excursion TO Mt. Desert
Ferry About three hundred tickets were
>"id. What with the ample and hospital ac-
! commodations OF The Maine Central building.
10 which the party was made welcome the
fine scenery, the rare facilities for boating and
7 the unrlyaled attraction. OF The Bluffs" with
/ H. splendid walks bordered with flowers the
occasion was made most interesting and en-
/ joyable
ON TUESDAY. July 10, blackboard con-
tiining Prof. ii. I. Peck, Of Columbia College
1 and party Of ladies. broke down suddenly on
7 the hill near the Northeast Harbor House
throwing it, occupants Violently over the
/ dashboard 10 the ground. Fortunately the
! horses were moving at slow pace and
stoppe,i almost Immediately. converting what
I might have been very serious accident into
/ minor mi,hap, a., with the exception OF few
bruises. every one escaped unhurt.-.W. Des-
eH Heraii.
/ Geo. Clements two boys, while choppng
/ on the Col. Buck lot, in the Cape Cod settle
ment IN this town. last year. found an old
I spar or single shave that had leaned up and
/ against tree till the wooden handles had
rotted of and the tree had grown around the
| spur OF one end 20 deep that il had to be cut
1 ont. The whole length OF the shave j. -
/ inches. II was made by James Cam and OF
/ east steel. no lost the shave and how long
| ago :-BUckspor Clipper.
A story came here from Lamoine. last
/ saturday, that Capt. Eugene Churchlls wife
/ now at that place. has received letter from
her husband on the Banks, In which il is stated
that Capt. Angus Nicholson had had a mutiny
on board of hi> vessel. and had shot dead one OF
ms crew and wounded two more. Later rumors
/ have it that the trouble was on board Capt.
/ Thomas Nichoson's vessel. These flying re-
ports cause much uneasiness, and it is sincere
y hoped they will prove untrue. Nothing
/ definite will be known until further arrivals
from the Banks, which are expected daily
Bpck$port Clipper.
The Guy family, leading feature OF which
is Geo. r. Guy. Jr., the celebrated comedian,