Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-04-29

| The street-sprinkler was out for the first
time this spring. on Tuesday.
Charles P. Dorr. ESQ.,, is making marked
! Improvements on his house.
/ "A. n. Norris has a great number and va
riety of sunshades at all prices.
( Union services were held on Fast Day ut
the Methodist church, sermon BY the Rev +.
II. Osgood.
Col r. +. Campbell. Of Cherryfeld. was
in town over Sunday aud left Monday via Ban
gor for Calais.
The next session Of the Hancock County
Pomona Grange win be held at East Bluehill
next month.
Mrs Dora Hopkins who has been confined
10 her house for week or more by illness, Is
now improving.
A. F. Burnham, Esq, has gone to Boston,
on business and may go TO Tennessee before
his return home.
The next meeting of the Unity Choral will
be held at the residence of DR.. G. W. Bragdon,
on Monday evening, May 3.
The Hancock County Medical Association
will hold its next meeting in this city, on
Tuesday OF next week. May4
The inspection Of VIM. II. II. Rice Post,
g. A. r.. will take place on May II, instead of
May 3. As previously announced.
Dr. r. H. Lamont OF Southwest Harbor,
who has been spending few DAYS In Bangor,
returned home this "wednesday morning.
Miss Lucy Curtis Of this city has been en-
gagged to teach the spring term OF the school at
surry village. to commence next Monday.
There are at work on the Malvern hotel al
Bar IIarbor, one hundred and fifteen men and
the building is rapidly nearing completion.
Hotel Des Isle. Bar IIarbor will open June
20. under the charge OF Arthur |. Saunders.
the popular landlord OF the American House
in this city.
Since the first Of May i, on Saturday. the
ladies Of the Congreg ational society. will hold
their annual supper. Tuesday. May 1, in their
chapel, at six O'Clock. All are invited.
/ A reception viii be given Rev. W. II.
/ Lyon At the Unitarian vcstry on Thursday
evening Of this week. at o'clock. All are in
( vited regardless Of sect or thesocicty Ia which
they belong.
In this city saturday he stated 10 several
friends that he would probably be q candidate
for denomination hy the Democratic State
1onHe niion.- Commercial
n b. DYER, Milbridge. is building good
sized schooner yacht Of handsome model. 10
te launched early in the season. She will hc
named Moselle Capt. f. Dyer is super, i,ing
her construction.
Mis- Pond formerly connected with the
High School in this city who recalled from
h,r position in Black,lle Is. CO. by sickness
ha> recent, accepted the position Of assistant
teacher in the Belfast Me- High School.
A Ca.tine correspondent OF the Compisr-
c5a{ sal>: The people here wished the alp
ponimcnt Of MAJ. Chas. Whiting Is collector
al this port but Hon has. spofinri bein. the
lucky man. he no doubt will De welcomed
Hospitality.
J " .Gould's confectionery cart has rcrent-
s been painted in most artistic manner by +.
T. Steven. " no ha. done himself much credit in
h- work. II j, now - thing of beauty" snd
therefore promises to be "a JOY forever"
Mr.. and Mr.. Henry A. Dutton have gone
30 California on visit to their elder son
Previous to h. departure Mr. Dutton laid in a
full stock OF good. and has left hi, bushes, in
charge Of Arthur Dutton, their younger son.
Commencing saturday. MAY 10. the train
leaving Boston al r. VI. will run through
from Bangor TO bar Iiarbor SUNDAY morning
aud each succeeding Saturday nigh, until the
close of the summer season.
Rev. W. II. Lyon Of Roxbury Mas, ar
rived in this city. Tuesday evening. " here he
will remain until saturday. when he will leave
FOR Augusta to preach there on SUNDAY next.
During his STAY here Mr.. LYON j. the guest Of
Mr.. \. +. Greely.
Deer I-lc has Democrat more generous
than the average this year. Having t.ccn al-
pointed postmaster, he refused 20 be COM
ini.sioned on learning that the pre.en; incum-
bent needed the income and was feeling badly
70 lose II. Please tell the above to the marines
aud not 10 the sailors.
An exchange ssy-: 'Stcubcn /. badly in
want OF doctor, the citizens being Obliged to
drive nine miles either way ell. the want
must be mutual, there being in the country
several hundred young physicians who are in
want Of steubcn. or some other place,
Fred A. Moves. Esq, Of Eas, sullivan
who was In thi- city on Tuesday OF this week.
showed us two silver coins Of about the size Of
an American silver dollar. one Of which bear
date 1852 and the other l1>0. One OF ihe-,.
coins is Spanish and The nationality Of the other
!. unknown to IT,.
Among the cottsgers who have arrived at
Bar Harbor for the season are Charles H.
Dorr and family. Of Boston: Mr.. T. h. Mu--
grave and family, Of New York. and Chas
How, who occupies rooms at the Belmont.
Edw ard Pendeton, Of Cincinnati, i expected
10 arrive soon, and already cuisines, has taken
quite start.
On Monday afternoon last. Charles
Clough. while in u state Of intoxlcation created
considerable disturbance al the store OF Cha-
II. Grindal on Water street. breaking glass
and doing other damage Clough was arrested
and sentenced TO three days in Jail with costs
or thirty additional days in default Of the pay
ment OF costs.
Interesting services were held at the Free
Baptist Chapel last Sabbath The house was
beautifully decorated with eyergreens, plants
and flowers. Appropriate sermons were
preached in the morning and evening. The
interest still continues, several asking PRAYER.
AT the close Of the evening service. Meetings
" i'll be held every evening this week except
saturday evening.
Several Bangor gentlemen. representing
the syndicate which has purchased the interest
of the Goodwin and Severance heirs in the dis
puted tract OF land. have recently been al Bar
IIarbor. and 1t is understood survey will
soon be made to define the limits of the tract
in question. Negotiations now pending
between representative of the Green Noun
tain railway and this syndicate with view 10
the purchase of their interest in the railway.
Cottagers are beginning TO arrive.
Mr.. o. NJ. Moore. who is about to close
/ his connection with the Waterville Sentinel,
/ will open at Wateryille the 1st proxmo, a
Resort or Tourists Agency. for the develop
ment Of the almost unlimited resources OF the
i State as summer resort. Parties desir-
| ing to procure Summer boarders, summer
| board, place TO locate for camp. such spot
| TO let or sell, should communicate with him at
Watervie. He will also furnish information
regarding any and all Maine resorts-estab-
| lished or prospective, and will be prepared to
| execute any commission entrusted to him re-
| garding the desires of pleasure seekers of
those who make business of entertaining
| them.