Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-08-07
TOWN AND COUNTY MATTERS

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young lad, minus a ninepence to pay for
a ticket to Robinsons performance Mon
day night, climbed up on ladder on the
outside to get look into the window and
tell down, hru:sing him considerably.
An Eos CorxrKY.-A. J. Whiting
OF Somesvilie, Mt. Desert, informs US
that he has shipped 5000 dozens of egg.
to Boston thus season, and that Mr..
Somes trading in building close to him
has shipped as many more.
Mr.. Tisdale has commenced to build
another mill at the upper dam, where one
He will ge. it running in six or eight
weeks, in season for the fall business
It will consist Of a full gang and a single
saw.
There are many families in Trenton
we understand. where large proportion
Of the members, including the old as well
as the young. who are sick with the mea-
sizes and whooping cough. A number
have died from one or both Of these caus-
es
Bratal Outrage A man by the name
OF Daniel Lyon, an lrishman belong
- Nd
most brutal Outrage on the person Of
Young girl OF Is, of the same town, on
Saturday last. Lyon commenced the
outrage in the field, and the girl fed to
the house; the family being absent Lyon
pursued, and she did no, have time to
tas,en the doors upon him, before he en-.
tered. She catch.d up hammer and
struck him number of blows, bu. he
threw her on a bed and violated her per-
son, injurIng he. badly in spite of her
Efforts. The giri IS an American, of good
connections, and worthy young lady.
we learn.
The people OF Bluehill were SO e1-
asperated, tina: difficulty was u2prc-
hendti in the preliminary examination
before B. W. Hlnckley, Esq. No .rou bic
vas experienced however. and Lyon was
committed to Jail to await his ,rial.
A young man, named Prentice Her
lIcA. OF Brookllne in this State, fell from
aFaf; a, Calais On Sunday evening and
was. drowned.
Thanks TO Henderson, LETTERS i
Co. Express for Boston papers in ad
vance OF the mail.
In another part OF this issue is a
cal 70 the lovers OF vocal music. to meet
1t B.uealii. Aug. 18th, preparatory to a
grand musical festival to be holden at
Ellsworth sometime in September. Our
friends who can sing, whether members
Of eh24rs OF not, Will surely rejoice Il,
this announcement. All have felt the
wan; OF sueh an association in tnIs coun-
y. We have heard Il often taxed OF,
often WISHED FOR, bat unit. recently have
not had any nope that the matter would
De taken hold OF IN earnest. We heartily
commend the OBJ. Ct, and wish all success
to the orlyinaiors and Tor Them and the
community, thank those woo have rem
dered the necessary ard to start toe inter
prise,
Fer news Of fishing vessels, see Ma
rne List.
The weather. most OF the time since
haying commenced, has been changable,
with considerable fog and rain. There
would be good crop Of hay, if suitable
weather could be had to make it.
Rev. A. Snyder. late of Leeds, has
accepted an Invitation to the pastoral
charge Of the Is, Baptist church in Blue
hill
On Sabbath afternoon, 18th inst,
child Of Capt. l.. Gray. of West Sedg-
wick, aged abou, one year and nine
months, was poisoned By eatiog blue lu-
pine blossoms 50 that death ensuei al
most Immediately.
For tue Ellsworth Aaerieanl