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

| There will be services at the Baptist
church next Sunday, at the usual hour.
Services at the Unitarian church will be
resumed next Sunday morning-Sunday
school At II As A. NJ, standard.
Mrs. Josephine Farrell has returned from
Bar Harbor. where she has been spending the
summer.
| DIR. II. g. Hodgkins. Of East Machia,, will
be In Lamoine from Sept. II, until Oct. 1. for
| the practice Of dentistry
Mr.. n. S. Kingsley Of Mt. Desert, has on
exhibition at Mr.. Hills shop crayon portrait
| of himself done by A. W. Crosby Of Boston,
| Mass. 1t is very fine picture and does the
artist much credit.
We have received from John Carter 4 Co.
Boston, specimen book of cards, OF all sorts
aud styles, including gilt bevel-edge, plain
bevel, fancy address. crazy address, baby cards,
g. A. II. and other society cards. &C., &c.
Persons wishing for cards viii do we'll TO ex-
anime our specimens. We will order as our
patrons may select.
Mr.. T. c. Page, with his wife and child of
Chicopee Falls, Mass. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. +. Davis. Of this city. Mrs. Page Is
the oldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard is now living "in his
own hired house." having taken up his abode
on High street, in the dwelling owned by Mr.
Geo. Whiting.
Mr.. Chas. I. weleh has sent to this office
branch Of sn apple-iree. about one foo, In
length, cut from tree on the premises OF Mr..
Orison Call, which contained ,hirty-three fair
sized apples.
Split republican votes got into the ballot
box in Sedgwick, by mistake which reduced
the majority of some OF the republican candi-
dates below what II otherwise would have
been.
In Gouldsboro the vote for Representative
to the Legislature stood as follows: Alfred
Hamilton, republican, go; Lewis w. Bunker
democrat, g., giving Mr.. Hamilton In his own
town majority OF 1863 over Mr.. Bunkcr-sueh
a majority rs was never heard OF before In
Gouldsboro. The vote in that town for Gov
ernor stood, Bodwell. III; Edwards, ia;
Clark, 10.
Collector Redman has permanently moved
the Office OF Collector OF Internal Revenue
from Portland 10 Ellsworth. The records ar
rived here by express on Saturday evening,
and Mr.. Michael J. Walsh Collector Redmsn's
clerk, came by Monday mornings train. The
Collector expects 10 have Deputy here at an
early date.
The Ellsworth High School opened Mon
day, with a largely increased number Of
pupils. An English course has been added
which, II Is believed, will answer the demands
OF large number OF pupils. The teachers for
the present term are Prof. W. X. White,
principal. Miss Rose A. Hilton. Isl assistant.
Miss Mary Mcfarland. end assistant.
The Bas- Harbor Packing Company Of
Bangor have packed up to this time at their
works at Bass Harbor about 5000 cases Of
quarter oil sarlincs and will continue work
through the season. Fish have been plenty
and the weirs have been Fl He'd with herring an
the season. Thousands Of bushel, have bcru
turned out Of the weirs that could not he dis
posed Of. There from twelve Ia fifteen
weirs. distance from the factory n ON five to
nine miles. Goods have been lower than al
any previous time. but are now looking bet
ter. The facilities that this factory ha, in
location over others enable, them 10 put up
k""'> Iu''' n 10" anu perhaps ioWfT lhah any
other company.
Owing 10 the failure OF the republicans to
obtain Hancock Hall there was no meeting on
Saturday evening, senator Allison being OBJ
iiged 10 return home without addressing the
citizens OF Ellsworth in accordance with
previous notice. This was = great disappOini.
meui, sill very much desired to hear an al
dress from the eloquent senator on the polti-
cal issues Of the day. The democrats claimed
that they were going TO have an address in the
evening from democratic speaker. until SEN
aior Allison had gone away, aud then, when
1t WAS too late. sent word that their own
speaker had failed them and the republicans
could have the hall.
We had PHEASANT call on satur,la, last
from +. NJ. Watson. Esq. a clerk in the New
York custom house. In i>tss Mr. Watson aud
F.. the present editor OF the AMERICAN were en-
I gagged together in porgy fishing at Hancock
/ Neck, with Capts Agrcen and Ecazer
+ Crabiree, running little vessel called the
"Bloomer." In the fall OF that wear brother
+ Watson graduated from the ,iller Of the
Boomer to enter New York custom house.
where he has been, with the exception o.
4 few week, ever since - term Of nearly eighteen
T years. 4 little later the other man entered the
custom house in thi. city where he remained
upward Of thirteen wears. which taken all in
/ all. seems quite coincidence, a. nothing could
I be more foreign 10 their mind, when they
/ were understanding overloaded porgy nets out
/ in Egg Rock channel, aud sometimes fishing
/ up net from the bottom which had been sunk
/ by the great weight OF fish which Il contained,
I Connected with their porgying experience
I are many laughable incidents which they like
! TO talk over.
! A subscriber requests w. 10 state the liability
of the owner OF a building who lets the same
/ 10 be used place for the sale OF into icatiug
| liquors. The only statute provision which We
4 find relative TO the matter is section 80 OF
/ chapter q, revised statutes OF Maine. which
reads As follows g" Every wife. child, parent.
| guardian, husband or other person who i in
| jured in person, property, means OF support or
/ otherwise. by any intoxicated person. or by
reason Of the intoxcation Of any person. has !.
/ right Of action in his own name against any
one who by selling or giving any intoxicating
| liquors. or otherwise, has caused or contributed
/ 10 the intoNication OF such person: and in such
/ action Tue piaintin may recover both actual and
exemplary damages. The owner. lessee, or
person renting or leasing any building or pre-
misses, having knowledge that intoxicating H.
| quors are sold therein, are liable seyeraly or
| jointly with the person selling or giving intoxi-
eating liquors as aforesaid. And in actions bv
wife, husband, parent or child. general repu-
tation Of such relationship Is priD;d tdcie evi.
! dence thereof. and the amount recovered by a
wife or child shall be her or his sole and
separate property"
The sem-annual meeting of the Hancock
| County Conference of Congregational church.
es will be held at Buehll, Sept. y and %,
1886
| Tuesday forenoon-1l O'Clock, devotional and
| business meeting.
AfternOon-l.30. Prayer meeting; ., reports
from the churches; go. discussion. Subject:
| The church. LIST. The relation and work OF the
| minister, Dea. +. +. Hartshorn. 2nd. The re-
laton and work Of the members, Rev. VIM.
Forsyth
Evening", Praise meeting: 100, Question
box; 8. Conference sermon, Rev 5. D. Towne
| Wednesday forenoOn-9, Devotional meet
ing; $50, Discussion. Subject The Christian
Home-what Is it and how attained: Rev. J.