Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-17
LOCAL. .a-CD OTHER ITEMS,

About 40, 000, 900 feet of lumber are cut
out at Mathils annuali-,
Monday evening, July 18th.
belfast is to be illuminated bya dozen
gas lights
Tho "licadlcss Rooster is now on OK
hi5ition in Bangor.
The Democrats Of Bangor have thrown
out seymour AMI Blair flag.
-Coburn Hall, skowhcgan, which was
opened short time ago, cost $60,0Oo
AT the Bowdon Sophomore Prize Dccla.
NATION, Monday evening, the prizes were
awarded to John b. Redman Of this place and
William E. Shear CT Rockland.
Lafayette c. Baker, late Chief of the
Government Detective force, died Friday
morning.
-Thc blrck yard at Castnc Is said to be
the largest in the State; running eight ma
chimes and employing 3s men, making about
four million bricks annually.
-Se1ard has got his Real Estate Agency
gong again, and has purchased Sonora and
Sinaloa from Mexico.
The keeper OF Libby Prison was dele
ga TO the New York Convention.
The Hartford Post gives the following
copy of Blairs bill at the Allyn House for two
days: two days board, 50; lemons and whis-
key. sos; total, S15.
II complimentary dinner was given by
the citizens of Portland, July l4th, to Hon ohm
Il. Brown at Falmouth hotel.
Captain McFarlanc of Salsbury's
Cove lost two oxen by lightning ON We'd
nesday morning.
Mr.. Lynch Of Maine has introduced a
resolution into the iiousc, to discontinue the
Charlestown Navy Yard in Mass., and cnla:y,
the Kite yardto accommodate the Business
for both.
The Frccdmcns' bureau is to be discon.
continued in those States which have been re-
stored TO representation.
Maine soldiers can obtain testimonials
(splendidly engraved by the American bank
note company Of having served in the war, by
sending their address to the Adju,art Generals
Office ut Augusta.
Oh Wednesday morning the Baptist
meeting house at Franklin was struck by light
ming upon the spire AMI burnt to the ground.
-The Ladies of the Unitarian Society gave
strawberry festival on Tuesday evening.
The sum raised sixty eight d,lltrs, is - be ex .
pended i'll purchasing books for their Sunday
/ School.
Tho total expense Of the Impeachment
trial WAS sixteen thousand dollars. Il sum much
smaller than has been supposed.
The largest saw mill bu: one in the Uni
! ted States Is locate at Clinton, Iowa. 1t il
worked by an engine of 300 horse power, and
when i'll full operation would furnish employ
mcnt for one thousand mrn.
An Iowa paper says that the reason
Henry Clay Dean don't wash h ms If is. because
he Is afraid that il he does the democratic par
~ Will lose ground.
Mark Grayson the pedestrian, left Rich
mond tuesday afternoon 10 walk 10 Omaha
! making 90 Democratic speeches On the WAY,
The trip is to coiisumc A. days. lie carries :.
| ias msincd Demo. rucy. "
The editor Of the Kansas Chief thinks
Gen. Buckner Of the Louisville Courier. ACES
I uh2rateiui III not going for Grant, as Grant
went Tor him at Fort Donclson.
| . - uispttcn from Montreai says JEFFERSON
DaVl,, While coming down s.airs with one OF
his children in his alnes in the hotel at Lem
knoxville, tel and somewhat injured his back.
lie was unable to attend the convention of
Bishop College.
Tho London Times begins an itorial !:
NOW that Italy has come by her own, would
she bc so kind as to take back her organ grind
ers''
Tho Bangor Wing SAYS that James MAJ.
holland, Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
in the oh District, has been sentenced in the
L. 5. District Court in session TT Bangor, to
/ four months Imprisonment i'll the Bangor jail
and cost OF prosecutions, FIR Withholding and
rot paying over certain moneys collected by
| him.
"A bet was made at the Fifth avenue Ho-
tel Thursday evening Of 81 900 against 500
that Grant would be the next President Of the
United States. The reserration is made that
Gen. Grant sh II be atire at the merit iaauau-
ration.
eE The following business changes have
been recently made IN tiii4 State:
Bangor-Moleworth L. Crockett, GrocerS;
sold olt to 4. Is. Ffeld.
Bit!deford- Stevens & Rankius, dissolved;
now Milton II. and BENZ. +. Stevens.
Brewer-Iurr d. Hook, Grocsrs, dissolved;
uow VIM. 7. Burr.-i'ress.
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