Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-05
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in to influence the choice of town officers:
but Surry, this year. is an exception. as
there were no local influences at work to
control The choice. and tic election was
placed on party grounds only. Both
parties held their caucuscs for nCuirn.
tons, ana went into the contest with
zsal. There were over thirty votes
more cast than at the last September
election. Last year the BUCCANEERS
triumphel. The following officers were
elected by 80 majority -
Lowell Grindle, Moderator T. c.
Sargent, Clerk ; Luther Lord, REM.
Smith and Lowell Grindlc, Sclectmcn
and Assessors J. w. Davis, Treasure r,
and DIR. p. II, Harding, Supervisor of
Schools, all Republicans.
Prica,c. Tho Aroostook Pioneer is
informed that the pie witch lady friend
sent into our Office this wc,l was orsuch
ample dimensions, as to supply the
present wants ofall hands and the imp .
1t WAS as good as it was large.
Slap Ftrcr.-That part of tho town
of Brooklin which is known a Naskcas
has been visitcl with fever which some
have called tho shiY fever. |: has been
quite fatal, four persons having died
and some are still sick with it, A sea
man came home sick and died with The
disease, in the FIRST instance.
| 7otcn Meetings. Tho following is
the result of the annual meetings on
+ Monday last OF such towns as we havc
heard from in this county =
Eden. -E5en l.. Ilis gins, D,u Has
Dem. $. y. Emery and Bcr,hucl
Salisbury. Sclcctmcn: ]. lamar, 2l Town
Clerk; Capt. john VI F'Arland. Treasurer;
James Namar, Orcr.ccr OF tic Poor;
John Mcfarland. Town Agent: i nj
IL. Higgins. E5cu L. IL cgins, Leonard
j. Thomas. Auditors Of Treasurer anj
Town Agents Accounts; James Richard
son, Constable; Bothucl Salisbury, Col
lcctor of taxes.
fremont. -Clpt. \. Richardson, l..
b. Wyman and Benz. Sawyer, Solccsmcn.
Seth II. Clark, Town Clerk. and W. y.
Abbott, Treasurer. Mr.. Wyman, st.
wing, all others Republicans.
Bqcksport. Rufus Buck, Moderator.
s. I. Kinks. W. II, Chase and Israel
C. Chapman, Selec'mcn. James b,
Parker. town clerk, T. c. Woodnan
town agcn, and W. II. fiilsbary Super
visor OF Schools. Hi Republicans.
Trenton $. King. JOAN X.
Whitaker. Isaiah loua5,S,ltc;mca: Joc
E. Yong, Treasurer, l.. :. Foster, / Wi
Clerk.
All Republicans, excepting Mr.. King
Last year. all buchanan pemocra:s wcr,
elected.
Mr.. John 20 mroy of Hancock
one day last wcch,~rnt ont 10 search 70,
a cali, that dill not return WITH his e,hc'
stock rom browsing in the woods. and
not returning as his family expected
sclrch Was made. and he was funnd Al
, O'Clock in the morning. d al liz
had found the calf and was re:uraiu,
when i; is Supposed he sd; down on
stone from some cause, and cx.
PRED imedia.ely.
We learn that John Lee Esq. Dcp.
uty Collector at Backsport. has resi- me-
the Office, and Alonz' Colby appointed
in his place. We suppose this move
is made to test the NERVES OF the new
collector, when he shall be appointed -
We orinc the collector, whom salty in
possession OF the office, will show that
he can take the responsibility.
Rodney q. Sargent. Of scdsNick
had hand badly jammed. being caught
between two cos-whccl,, one day las,
week.
The editor of tn. Machias Union
can tell the largest "fsa story of an,
body we think Of lie says .re ate tive
trout which weighed ilbs - \ mistake,
We said,they came into our foreclosure. =
lfthe Union editor should turn into fish
what kind would it be- A "cair fish
to be sure.
Mr.. DEsEnr. March. /, 1858.
Mr.. Elitor-
Las, year the Argus, Bangor Union
and other papers of the ca, stamp, rcioic.
ed over the election of town officers in
this town. To day we had our annual
March meeting and elected all rcpubli.
can town officers. Let them shout ar.in
The mistake of last year has been rccti.
fed.
John II. Parker, Moderator; john ".
Noyes, Daniel kimball. BENZ. Thomas,
Solectmpn. Jnbn II pn,Lo u