Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-05-13

building los, y o.. partially Insured
Dr.. clifford King ha,, wc understand. de-
cided 10 settle In ,hi. city.
Their wa.a social private dance In Han
cock Hall last Friday evening.
MR.. Edward J. Ho4rkin, ha, been quite
III. but al latest a,lsics- WA, improving
DR.. O. NJ. Drakc and hi daughter Miss
Maud. have gone to Boston for a -hor, Wilt.
seua,or Hale will be the guest Of The Nor
foIk club a, Boston, on SATURDAY afternoon.
MAY Is.
The stewart Copper Mining COMPANY.
Rluehi, Ne. has been attached Bosf5n
n. raid
II. :. Jones, Esq. street commissioner i
doing some good work graveng Main and
other streets.
AT Northeast Harbor the Fitzpatrick
brothers have made an addition Of 80 feet to
their wharf
1t is reported that Gen. Chas " Roberts.
OF Ranger +, having a large -ai boat bull, at
Cs>tiuc for his own
Read the advertisement which the enter
prising firm Of Simon,on Brothers OF Rock
land is running in thl. paper.
-.Io>fnh L. Tram has mo, Ell IL, fatull,
from MlIbrid.c to sullivan. He ha- been out
OF health for the past two years.
Thirteen vessel. were recently at Bucks
port. preparing FOR trips 10 the Grand Banks.
They Will employ about 80 men.
-George SWEET Is keeping boarding house
I in the Whimore house on Water street. re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. Helen stevens.
r. N. Campbell, publisher OF the Els
'corfh TtHes, will, We are informed run a
lob office At Bar Iisrbor during the sum
mer
-Mes.rs. Frank 7. Wood. Of Bangor and
Y. h. Mansfield Of Boston have purchased 100
acre OF the most desirable land IN Bar
Harbor.
II YOU have good bushes. advertise and
keep it. II not, advertise and get it, The
AMERICAN Is the be-t advertising medium In
Eastern Maine.
Mr., Townsend. widow o, the late Rev
A. :. Townsend, was In thi. city on We,lnes-
day lasl on her way 10 attend the East Maine
Conference al WinIcrport
The Rev. X. W. Savage. pastor Of the I'm
itarian Church in this city offered hi. re,ir-
nation on sunday last, greatly to the regret OF
his society and hi, many friends in thi. city.
The nominations of Era,tu. Redmau ESQ,
10 be collector OF custom. at Fr.nchman'.
Bay. and OF Charles A. Spoford. Esq 10 y liz.
position at Cssiine, have been confirmed by
the Senate.
The Hsr0d saws: Real estate to the value
of about $4,000 ha. changed hand. at Bar
Harhor since last season, and af least a quarter
Of million dollars worth Of new buildings are
now nearing completion.
Miss Helen l.. Hopkins and Mr. Dora
Hopkins have gone to Boston. the latter To
purchase stock OF milliner, goods. for the
sale of which, -he win on her return home OPP
en- rooms over the store Of Mr.. A. r. Greedy.
The members Of the woman. Relief
/ Corps are requested 10 meet In Grand Army
Hall, Friday afternoon, at ? O'Clock 10 make
arrangements for Memorial day. II is desired
that all connected with the Corps shall be
present.
Mr.. Joseph +. Gray, of West Sedgwick,
] wears ago. Wnlle engaged IN
blasting rocks, had one Of his eyes put out.
Recently. while plastering. piece Of lime
/ dropped in the other eye, and it is now feared
he will lose the sight Of that.
Mr.. Henry Donaldson has exhibited at this
office hens egg which is quite contrast to
two recently mentioned in the AMERICAN. 1t
weighed by troy weight 2 pennyweghts and
grains. 1t is estimated that it would take sew
eral dozen Of them to make Henry good
square meal.
/ In 1896, Mr.. Albert F. Higgins, Of Bar
Harbor, then boy, cut his name, with the
date, on the .hingled side of little building
then standing At the foot Of Main street, and
as each decade has rolled around, has not
failed TO add the year In the same place until
now, when, as the building is being torn down,
he has removed the shingle to his house as
keepsake.
james Farnum, Of BrooksvilIe, employed
on the sloop L. B. Merriman, Capt. Hamilton,
while assisting in taking stone aboard the YES
sci at Richport, Mass, Thursday, had his foo,
caught between two rocks and badly crushed.
He was brought to Portland and taken TO the
United States Marine Hospital. The doctor
hopes to save the foot but it will be several
months before Mr.. Farnum can use bis foot.
The verdict In the case Of E. E. Mills, who
was tried st Ellsworth for arson and acquitted,
seems TO have been especially pleasing to the
good people of East Eddington, who on Fri
day evening held species Of ratification meet
ing, when a speech Of rejoicing and esteem
was made by Mr.. Jesse Wheeler, for Mr.. Mills
and the counsel that defended him, Messrs
II. Z. Hamlin, Of Ellsworth, Jasper Hutchins
and John Varney, of Bangor. Besides these
| expressions of good feeling and enthusiasm
there We're cheers, bell ringing and bon
fires Commercial.
We have received from joys photograph
rooms some very fine stereoscopic views, sew
eral Of which are instantaneous pictures, To-
Guiding fine view Of train Of cars caught
while they were moving at full speed. A jam
Of logs, the swiftly running and disturbed
water, as seen at various places In the river. or
tumbling over dams the mills and several other
| views taken from Table Rock, a very excellent
view Of Main street and other localities In the
city, all make pictures which one studies and
! dwells on with delight