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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

ANc0CK, ss.-March 3',h, lsS2.-To the Honorable
peHt 1t County Conmsssiouers within and for the
zQeanty Of Hancock.
~ undersigned, would respectfully represent that
- road in the following location very much ne~ded
comiiencina 81 the county road In the Hewey
0sat (so eAi-s) in the town of Buck port, and
osaeA sAe Of Capt Resbsa Riders North line thence in
= kAssery direction sbo~en rods thence said
49, = 4s.ssn RSdsr - the RAa6e line nfth
- aEsh Ranges Of lots thence, said Range line
lenAav Assed.n to . road led from Capt Thomas
Hsusys 70 John y. Bloodt, and froal
snd in possession Of your petit iooers
- hessfors pray your Honorable body that you view
49, route aud loeass saiA road In duty bound will
evW pray.
B.-we have pssitioned to the sescs,pen and they
sAssd sad road and have renis~d
- accept u.
AoCILA + ATWOOD add Il o,hsrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

At Court of Probate held at Ellsworth, within and
for the County of Hancock on the 9th day Of
April, in the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred
and fifty mine.
JUDITH FRIEND, widow Of
DAVIS FRIEND,
late Of Surry, Deceased, having made application
To me for An allowance Out OF the personal estate
Of said deceased;
ORDERED, That the said Judith Friend give
notice to oil persons interested. by causing copy
of this order 10 be published three weeks success
sively in the Ellsworth American, printed at Ellis
worth, that they may appear at Probate Court
to be held at Ellsworth, in said County, on the
third Wednesday Of June next, at ten of the clock
forenoon, and shew cause. if any they have, why
an allowance should not be made.
PARKER TUCK, Judge.
A true eopy-Aue,t,
10 A. 4. BARlLETI. Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20
STATE OF MAINE.

aA.eoe1 M-cssss Il cosnty Commissioner, April
Term, lss0.
upsaA beeoas petisian Ills considered by tn. Com
0ssoos tAAa the petitioners responsible ADD that
hs y - AsaR touching the matter fourth their
paoa and sAesvsDre order that the County Commss
~ meet - John Dos Tuesday the 2lst day June
oexs. o'clock In the forenoon and thence proceed
". ~ rsA n.nsioled in said petition; imediAseiy
vAsh vew hearing of the parties and witnesses w be
40 q some convenient place in the vicinity and
q measuTss taken In The premises tlss Comm
shan jades proper, Aud Ii 70 further
Odss, That the notice Of the time place. purpose
= 9xpeaaiasoners meeting ziUresahl, given 70 al
49, and esfpcsations interested BY serving
spy OF the petition and this order thereon upon the
shs town Of euckspor and by posting Attestc cop
asoessad in thrss psaic places In sad tesn tiiy
ys At least before the time appointed for said vies and
~ puhishns tbs petoa cod ord, thereon, tire.
soeesevely In the Ellsworth American newspaper pub
49, In Ellsworth. 10 H. County Of Hancock the nrs
pahlicatoo to be thirtyays at least before the time
~ said vev; that Az 4Snd Corporations interested
aay attend and b: - think at.
- AttasE lx9kkR " PERRY Clerk
uA100Dy e The petiaiaa And ogiev thereon.
Atests PARKEk ". PERRY, Clerk.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

70 the HNn. Parker Tuck, ESD JUICE Of rrJtat~ wi.n
Nd for the County II lisuct--A.
Hk ps,s1sn And representation Of Geo. PArcher Al
minstrntor upon the estate of Dcnnis buckley, late
81 Kis~or,h, dc.assd-iiuuby sh.set. tha, the sais
and ehasses bonxax the saat A-crAs-ds <vte are not
gu cieri by the sum Of seventeen uandf Doiais TO
swer the . debts which the deceas-d Qwed at the
Of his death lie therefore prays tina, your Honor weiJ
gran, lin license 10 sell much u the Real Estate
said d-eeas D. including the r~vrsnh u DOVER toge.
With ev- notes Of hand aEahs Royal Tyler, dated Kills
worth, tsby -, 1888, NJ sbst hu4rrd dv.r. or
10 canpoaad ssd mates. Aud 10 assign III. Ay, by
uhieh s.ii no;es in part secured. thu, he ms,
eird to satisfy the debts, With Incidental charges
GEo. PARCIIER.
kiisR 9th, Apri! o. 1852 Ia
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20
sAs sad debis vii. iacideItai CHARGE
w.P. HEIRIyAN.

~ Csau u Probate held kuc part within and r,
- Cs~n,y Of Hancock, Ga the hrst edn-siay 4 May
4 D. lsIo.
o. the fresoihg Petition. OspsAsp -rhs, tn. Petition,
q give notice 10 pers,ns Interested by ea.-inH
s.e petition And order Of Court thereon, be rub 10"
thf "e~ss saeerssircly Ia the ts~r,h American, th,
thts IN y hro apo ar At Probate Court he held
l!hsaIn, in said county, on The thri Wednesday II
Js.e nexN az ten O'Clock A and show cause II Any
they have, Why the prayer Of said petition should
sfAnssd PARksR TUCK, Judge.
Affect, A. A. nARrLxTr Il Ester.
True copy Of the pssit AID ofdr of Couv, thereon
Attest, A. A BAKrLK.r, Register 10
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20
To tn. Hon Parker Tuck Judge o, Probate. within and

10 the Hon Parker Tuck. Judge of Probate within and
TOR III. County Of Hancocs.
HCHbLf shows VIM. wesco;;, Gusr ian II Aihns II
And jams II billings, mi.,"rs'snd chill dren ol Oar.
lsi bliiags ate Of PenoSscV In sid COUNTY
That th< aid minors Ae Interested IN certain land var
rant numbered so 81 for kfdrcd and tsrn,y ncr.
OF '~h And that II would b. W the het-ft u M
nors, that their said isrss said An variant should
De disposed Of And the proceeds h-r.f pat nut and
cured 10 them interest Tour pciti1n,r therefor pr.y
sha your Honor would grant him license 10 .p.. o. the
same AecordnEy, agresably 10 las " 10 such
sA.es male And p.o.asd wM. WHSCorT,
April 9Th, 4. .. 1852
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

Al Court Of Probate held Ellsworth, within ana for
The County 81 Hancock. the iourta Wednesday Of
April, A. D. ls59. "
q the foregoing petition Dap :--Thst the H.,,on
41s notice to persons interested by Causing . copy
psShiou and ordsD OF Court thereon 10 be puh,,hrd
soSesks successfully In the Eusyor,h American ,h.,
= 0syAAy the. appear II Probate (oar. be held at
9sa, IN said County on the third we,n-sd,y u
FSpeu, ~ ten O'Clock A. NJ and shew caus. II any
Sya.vs Why the prayer Of said petition should not be
wa. eAexER TUCK, Judge.
s'sy - - hsfeses -st Order u Court thereon.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

Al Court Of Probate held at Ellsworth, within
sNd for The county of hsncock on tho. fcarth
Wednesday OF April in the y,ar Of our Lord
eighteen hudred and fifty mine.
DOROTHY TORREY, named Executor In a
certain instrument psrportins to be the last will
and testament Of -
JOHN ToRREY,
late Of Deer Isle in said county deceased. having
presented the same for probate:
oKnEKkp, That the said Executor give notice
% all persons interested, by causing a copy of
this order 10 be published three Fceks successive
" In the Ellsworth American, printed at Ellis
worth, that they may appear at = Probate Court
70 be held at Bluehll in said county, on the first
Wednesday Of July next, at ten Of the clock in
the forenoon, and chew cause, if any they have,
why the said instrument should not be proved
approved, and allowed as the las, will and tesla.
ment Of said deceased.
~ =. PARKER TUCK, Judge.
true copy-Atte.t.
At u Court of Probate holden At Ellsworth, within
and for the County Of Hancock, on tho fourth
Wednesday of April A. b. 1859.
MARY P. OBEAR, Administrative Of the e.
tate Of SAMUEL oBEAR,
late Of Scdgwick in said County, decca .ed-hsv.
ing presented her account of Administration up.
on said deccaseds estate for Probate:
ORDEREDs That the said Administrative give
notice to oil persons intere ted, by causing copy
Q this order to be published three weeks .uccs-
sively in the Ellsworth American, printed in
Ellsworth, that they may appear at a Probate
Court to be holden at Blushil on the first wednes.
day Of July nett, At ten Of the clock in the fore.
hoon. and show cause, il any they have, why the
same should not be allowed.
PARKER TUCK, Judge
true copy-Attest.
l6 A. A. BARTLETT, Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20
LOST,

DETwEEN BoNsEYS Wharf and the COURT
T. HOUSE, Mondsy the 81 lust . Msuorsndum
Book, containing papers OF airy onsbut ths
OWNER with diary kept by the subscrher Tor the pAee
four or i've years Whoever will the 70 ~
ct P ". Perrys Or send the to Deer ISIS icaa4
sster this week, VIZ % suitably rewarded
My Oh, va Nst
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

The subscriber hereby gives public notice to oil
c concerned, that he has been duly appointed and
has taken upon himself the trust Of an Admins
traitor Of the estate Of
BAR1ILLAI HOPKINS, I'd.
late Of Orand in the County Of Hancock deceased
by giving bond as the law directs; he therefore
requests all persons who are indebted to the said
deceased's estate, to make immediate payment,
and those who have any demands thereon, to ex-
hbit the same for settlement.
JOSHUA u HILL.
0rtaad, Nag ~ 1&e I6
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

To the Hon. Parker Tuck, Judge Of Probate. w,,,u and
for the County Of HAnc ck.
1tMDLf shows Joshua n. Johnson. Guardian of
Mary Ann Ciarissa n. and Maria J Pr-t,r minor,
And children VI Ebenerrr H. Prcble late Of Sullivan In
ad county. deesase-ThN tn. said mi
ed la the teal estate Of said deceased situated In said
sullivan that they have had advantageous Of
hundred aud hhy dollars for the lot sppra sed in
The Inventory Of said mRors fruu Reuben smith aud
George ". Ash, And that i, vsuh BE- for the benefit II
said minors. that their said interest saih dcc-a.cds
estate should be disposed a. and the proceeds tevcf pu,
out AMI secured to them on Interest Your petitioner
therefore prays that ho..nr would srcu; him license
10 dispose Of the same acesdngiy Agr.eshy Law u
this xtate, In such 10 ode aud provided
J u. JOHNSON.
April, 2,ih, A. D. 1859.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

n ne nsa Pa,tss tuck. Jsase Of PROBATE, within end
= Ne County 4 Haneoeh
III - and Elias l. Hutchins, minor. ~ chtassn q
kxas l. nusehins, late Of Oriand, In - esnty decsas
II @ :sa , %:S.: a.. !" md
s. .S !" aid a sss..ss s sS.n y disposed Of
NSers,t your pkionsr hesecss pssys that your Hon
:, would rant III ncense 70 dspose Of the accord.
asy arr.e:sy 70 NV Il IBIS Sat- in such case. made
NV IL, 4. D. 1852 -
~ court q Probate held a. Buckspor within and for
- c"r"sy OF Hancock on the first Wednesday OF May
8, NE foreFo,ng petition oRpEaxp. That the Petitioner
Geve osstee persons by causing copy Of the
petition and order Of Court thereon, published three
weeks excessively in the Ellsworth American that they
may then appear at Probate Court to be held at Els
voFA said county the the third Wednesday Of June
next, O'Clock A. NJ, and show cause any they
have Why the prayer Of '.ia petition iii should not be
s,antsd. PARKER TUCK, Judge.
tue copy Of The petition and order Of Court thereon,
Attest, 4. 4. 0lartsrr. Register. IS
70 y. fIe P.st. Tuck, !udse q Probate, within and
IIUMBLY sho~s Francis N. Perkin.. Guardian OF
I'll John y. Perkins and Arno N. Perkins minor. aud
shid.en q John Perhins. late OF Penobscot in said
The real estate Of sid deceased situated In said Pen
SCOT be!.s A. their is N the real estate which they
49," ~ - % 1~ Richard Psrli.: ,h..
s ss:n 80 g ls.o,.s:: .na r.. \, !!
"a :. - "a secure. = 1 70 ,s.S g.
; Ss.,: .,.i a. al your i.as'
: Sc! ::'': : ! i: i '7''''''
At Court 4 Probate hsd - 0sskspor. within and sr
- Co,.y q Hancock On the rss Wednesday of May,
On the foregoing Petition. os,vsxp: rhs, the Petit
soer give uctice retsons interested by causing cory
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

Ata Cou't "f Probate held at Ellsworth, within
and for the county Of Hancock the fourth
Wednesday Of April, in the year our Lor.
eighteen hundred and flty.nine.
c. II. ELLIS, named Executor in certain
Instrument Iurportins To be the last will and tesla
q of
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-05-20

\ 'rnc copy Attest,
IL 4. \. BARTLETT. Re,i t.r
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-12-22
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n : iss< mesSb~({t ~ nat ikeg sefs
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dsssksss 4 DsIomsw SelIa. Al II Dsdc
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= 49, oAt~-x~ A.
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AWE 49, =: 2; ~
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-Cooowomoonogo ~ Of oSoo1ss
psssssss y ~ leG>,N1uy IDssvss u NE
Ckassssy Csssts n vsos(s Cssssg, Mississippi,
vss<sssj n w. nsvewbR 5ssm, IN, skssscs, hs
sssssIs sas skssssa, bseess kshssa Harris sem.
p~lsINssl, asatnsA esey n. Harris, u. al, d..
IsstsoaS, siIi. - Cs6eIsslcWss shsssin appoint.
ID, pscssed ! cell 10 The hlskess bidder, on .
credit NJ twelve wsnshs, ~ she cesrt llevss doos,
In ths tows u Passla, ~ Sasssday, The IN day u
January, Isoo. bssvssn the hesfs prescribed BY
las, ne following Iasds, lying ssd being In snld
Ccwssy, " viii Ths wess halt II The sossh. vsss
quarter, " sscslon thlrsysAvs. IN township twenty.
seven, u range lwo east, ccslslnisg eighty acres,
more " lees, sos,h.sasl Qasstss u tAs sossh.
east quarter u sesusH tSeAty.sssea, township
twenty seven, vsaas tvs east, The south vest quar-.
,ss Of tia sessk.wss Ssastss d ssstlea twsesy.
sis, township lwssly.isvsa, Of range two sass,
and she cast MALI u ~ wssSA.ssst qsaslss of Geo.
,isa shlsty.ie lsWssAlp swssty.seta, .e9s Yea
sses. oss!s 9Th approved security wIl : ere.
qslsed Il NE psssassss ios " peynsoe 81 ~
psssAsss nses5. John .. mAsaiSON,
DsssabW 7, lsee. <e~sts
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-12-22

r ErTEns et AdWisIarsllcs On shs estate Of
IL James y. Ward, deceased, having besa evaat.
II y - ys~t:.ssIsssa BY shs Probate Cesvt .! rs-
c 's!:. css''L " vi, = . - .: r s:,I.s :,' Tee. :. u.s.,
~ ssssls q saI1 dsssassl ~ kssSSg eoli1sa d
ssws forward ~ havs lksls slalns Isehale1 ~
ssolssssej within W. uns pssssiAc1 b isws =
~ ~ y lsesvss harrs1.-
jOelt !. wAoD, A1Diu!e.alss.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-12-22

NVsh9ss lsze.esl ~ nsss.. sssy . ltsss,s
w tkek esttee - II tsssitsss sed tssses-
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sk~ls sosl, wstlss 4 large sna ssi seI~slsd sseek,
which ~ hev ~ n . smalI s<sseee fes essk,-
W. s<sps iss 90 mstse, snail psseis and qs'et
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~ AND ANA MONDAY. 0C70bgn .ia,
~ sltts tsiee - ~ ~ ~ ~ regularly
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lunftnvs W eecseVu t0et@ sWves W tVw0enev tWe0tys
even, 81 snHRs two east, cc~sslnisg eighty acres,
quarter u sestsM tSeaty.ssvea, township
Iwsmt, .ssvcu, vsaes no east, tiss south west quss.
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township twesly.ssvsa, Of range two sass,
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NOD 9Th approved security viii - -.
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p....l- :, isss. 1s-;i:
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UeooueW ~ )Govt Nats
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-10
A Curious Well.

We are informed that a citizen Weeks
Mills, in China, while digging well re-
recently, at the depth of 25 feet, camento
bed of clay which began to give way nuder
his feet. He Immediately sprang into a
tub that had been suspended to receive
the excavated earth, when the clay which
had began to give way under his feet, at
once began to rise towards him: He thrust
his spade into the mass and the waters
gushed forth. Supposing that be had
struck profuse vein of water, he assembled
and commenced throwing in stone to serve
as foundation for stoning up the we'll.
But every stone he cast down disappeared
below the waters surface, and when he had
thus disposed of several Tons, the greedy
well looked up, like Oliver Twist, for more.
The man resorted to soundings, but his
poles would not reach the bottom. Lines
were tried with heavy sinkers, which went
down eighty feet, and made no report.
"Al is well that ends we'll" but this affair
ended in something else than well, prov
ing 10 be subterranean basin of water,
the soundings Of which, when our informant
left China, had not been made. The local.
ity Of this singular discovery is some mile
or SO away from one of the open ponds in
China, and on an elevation considerably
above it.-Maine Farmer.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-11-10
A Revolutionary Reminiscencc.

A IeeVOtutIOuify1 1teuiHASCcBCcs
1t stirs ones blood in these latter days,
to read the speeches or the records of the
actions of those who lived in the days Of
the revolution.
When the news of the fall of Ticon-
deroga, reached the capital of New Hamp-
shire, John Langdon, who was speaker of
the Provincial Legislature, seeing the pub.
lie credit exhausted, and his friends discour-
aged, rose and said:
II have three thousand dollars in hard
cash, will pledge my plate for three thou
sand more. l have seventy hogsheads of
Tobago rum, which shall be sold for the
highest it will bring. These are at the
service of the State. If we succeed in de-
Tending our firesides and homes, l may be
renumerated. If we do not, the property
will be of no value. Our old friend Stark,
who so nobly maintained the honor of our
State at Bunker Hill, may safely be en-
trusted with the enterprise and we will
check the progress of Burgoyne'"
Those were the days of patriotism !
The offer was accepted, the money paid,
the plate hypothecated, and the rum con-
rerted into cash. A corps of mountain
eers was soon raised and placed under the
command of Stark. When he came in
sight of the enemy at Bennington, he said !;
"Boys, there are the Red Goats. We
must beat them or this night Molly Stark
will be a widoww
He did beat them. The tide OF war was
turned-the fireside and the hearths of
our fathers preserved; but whether old
John Langdon ever got back his plate, ex-
cept in Continental rags, We no not know.
There are many who lost everything in the
service of their country, made advances
and sacrificed estates, whose descendants
are now poor.
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armed, sprung and pulled towards, us
Ten minutes afterwards, they were on
board my vessel, and commenced clearing
away the main hatch.
The leader, swatby fellow, whose
square, compact frame, and whose eyes
black and hazv, and half concealed by the
lids, expressed cruelty and cunning, ap-
proached the cabin hatch where stood,
and addressed me in fair English
"Are you the captain of this vessel r.
"Yes." 1 replied. "What's your cargoi
"Flour." "Where from?'' "Boston."-
"Where to?" Cape de Yerds."
"Why, they are all starving there" he
said, opening his eyes and looking full at
me.
"Yes and the -four in my vessel was
freely given by good christians to feed
those starving people"
The rascal continued his deliberate gaze
a moment, then turned to his men, who
by this time bad broken into the main
hatch, and in rough commanding tone,
spoke few words in Spanish that could
not make cut. The men looked up in as
tonisbment, and then withdrew TO the side
where they stood gazing cautiously towards
their captain, for such was my interrogator.
He thrust his hand behind him, and walk
ed to and fro quickly for five minutes; then
he said sharply turning to me
"You Americans are all heretics-why
should you send -four to feed Roman Cath
olicsi"
"Because they are our fellow men, and
their Savior is our Savior" l answered, rs
tonished at the conduct of the man.
"If you lie to me" he cried with fierce
ness that startled me. 'if you lie to me,
Ill nail you to your deck. Is this cargo
the free gift of your countrylnen to the
starving!"
"Tll prove it to you by my papers," l
answered.
Il don't want to see your papers-swear
by the Saviour, whose name you have just
pronounced" As he spoke he crossed him
self devoutly.
al swear by the Holy Trinity" replied
solemnly.
The pirate lifted his cap and bent his
head devoutly, wheu l mentioned the Trim
ily. He stood still with his head bent
over; while one might have moderately
counted fifty. When he raised HIMSELF up,
it seemed to me there was less ferocity in
his countenance. His eyes were no longer
half closed, but open and clear in their
depths. l looked steadily at him.
captain" he said courteously, "can you
supply me with two or three casks Of wa
ter?"
l gave the orders and the water was
lowered into the boat. A word from him
sent his cut-throats over the side; but be
fingered behind, and after moments hes
itation, approached me with his hand ex-
tended
"God bless you," he exclaimed, as he
felt my grasp, Sand send you where the
starving are praying for bread"
The next moment he was gone.