Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-01-29
TOWN AND COUNTY MATTERS

wa eh thS mss 'SuiNe'aS va iN'"i"is' VIZ
Sd day.
accident By iSeam-Tho ilues of tn,
Boiler in Messrs. Timer, Clark & Co.'S new
steam MILL collapsed yesterday morning
about { O'Clock, making loud report, do.
ing considerable damage. and badly scalding
Mr.. William Timer, one of the firm. No
one happened to be in the Engine room at
the time excepting Mr.. Timer. The first
giving way of the fucs was at the opposite
end from where be was standing; and the
effect of it half crazcd him, and he jumped
oat ola window, the sash having been forced
out by the explosion, and ran and jumped
into the river. He was taken to tine house
of his brother, and the doctor called. He is
found to he badly scalded on one side Of the
face and one arm and other parts of the body
slightly. A wood-shed attached to the
main building was thrown down and the
fragments scattered for rods Portions of
iron, weighing many pounds were thrown
three or four rods. The Boiler was started
from its bed some or 10 feet in end; and
the brick work in which it was set, is cat
cred about in glorious disor Ter. We are
not aware Of the amount of damage. OF how
long time twill take to repair it and get the
mill in operation.
The amount paid out at the Ellsworth
Custom House, for fishing bounty for 1857,
is rising $4,000,
AT the organization of the board of
County Commissioners. on Tuesday last. lsaac
S. osgood, Esq. was chosen chairman.
Considerable pent up feeling has existed,
of late, in this community, in regard to some
local matters, but smart dog fight in the
street on Tuesday, served to give it vent
The patient is doing well.
The weather for the mos. part of late.
has been very mild. The snow has disappear
ell, and wheel carriages are in use as much
as at any time in the summer, The lumber
men on Union river have not done much of a
winters work, thus far, for want of snow
Some exceptions have been taken to the
resolutions passed at the Ladies' Temperance
meeting and published in the American of
last week. We will not stop to inquire
whether the feeling in regard to this matter,
is one of genuine regret or of captiousness ::
or whether it is altogether gratuitous, arising
from common practice Of applying to
neighbors that which is of general applica-
ton, or intended for those who gencr-
ously give it away 10 others. We
wish only to say, that we saw nothing wrong
in them, and do not now, after hearing them.
ungenerously, as we think, given personal
If VIC had thought such a
turn was to be&giyen them, we should have
objected to their appearing in the american;
if accompanied with any proof that tho
meeting passing them intended to he personal.
in regard to matters not german
to the question of tcmperanec.-
We do not suppose that every public body
which undertakes Is speak by resolution is Ia
be held accountable for the mis,akes Of those
who give wrong Interpretation to what is
said. We give place thisweek To some strie-
lures, which by implicatien makes serious
charges against the ladies. We publish it
because we wish To be fair and give all sides
a chance to be heard.
A Temperance'.soeicty was organized at
Sargentssille On the evening of the 10th,
inst, and about forty persons signed the
pledge. -
We are under obligations 10 Hon. W,
Ct Sargent, of the Senate, for copy of the
List of the Members Of Che Senate of Maine
for 1858,
Mass temperance meetings are held
weekly at Tisd.le's Hall. =
MFR. Lord, has disconnected himself en-
tirely from the liquor business in this town.
and we hope the community will give him all
credit for it.
We understand that the FAIR and I.evee
at Bluehill on Tuesday evening was very
The STORM in the afternoon pre-
vented many from other towns from attend
ing. Sedgwick was iulIy represented, Els.
worth and Surry Partially. We are informs
cd by those who were present, that all the
arrangements, and the fitting upof the tables
were fully equal to, or exceeded
Of the kind, in this section Of the
county A large number of happy visitors
were present. Receipts rising $4,000.