Ellsworth American., 1868-11-05
Ao..sA .scD OruHn ITEMS

The dNeiipghouse and stable beisngin <
to sidney Fih0,d, on Hancock Street, was
burned on THURSDAY forenoon, last week The
day MAS windy one. and the flames seemed
ike devourips d,moh b-nt on destroyin: all
far and near. HE engines were SOON Oh hand.
and did splendid service. although the hose
k.pt bursting. and rct4rdiug tile work Of the
men. The dwellinghou>e OF lsaac A. Murrh
was bat lew rods to the lecwsrd. and was on
fire = dozen times but WAS saved. Three or four
building, were on ire at the same time, but
they were all saved. with some damage, OF
course. \ person lie sica with fever in Nr.
Murch's house but was removed to Capt
Eaton's, and most or all OF the furaiture &c.
e.. was removed. Capt. Beni. l.ords stable
WIS on fire, AT o e time, Sc was Mr. Stevens
and Capt. Eltons, bat The only building, dss-
troycd fully WAS The house and Stable belonging
TO Mr.. Fitield, now OF Bangor The house WAS
occapied by Capt. David Mcfarland. 1t is
supposed that some children who were at play
in the stable NAV have had m,tche. with them,
and in some way set the fire.
The house and stable were insured in the
Etna lns. Csmpany for 81 500.
1t was "A fearful day for fire and the only
wonder i, that none Of the adjoining building
were burned.
Some Of the boys and young mea worked at
this fire like veterans, showing skill, coolnes.
and endurance.
As usual there was some want on dsstruc tion
Of properly
We would call the attention Of our read
er, to DR.. Morses letter in another column.
We had very heavy storm Of wind and
rain Oh Sunday. No doubt we shall hear OF
many disasters ON the coast.
1t will be noticed that the Grand Jury
| found twelve bills OF Indictment. An unusual
number. This Jury is said 10 be one Of III.
/ best drawn for number OF years-all true and
substantial men.
| F-The community and ourself, owe to Mr.
/ Gldden the operator here, and the Portland
operator, thanks for election news on Tuesday
evening.
Court adjourned over, on Saturday, until
Thursday of this week. There is large
amount of business to be disposed Of, and nc
doubt the court W i'll continue in session a mum
/ Der Of weeks.
The Vesper Service of the Unitarian
Church for the month Of Nov. will be held ne x
Sunday evening, at o'clock. The usual tim,
of this service 10 the first Sunday In eacl
month.
a meeting was held in Houlton recent,
to consider the project of building the Uoultor
Branch Railroad to connect with the St. Ste
phens and st. Andrews lines. Speeches wer,
made by Hon. I. A. Pike OF Calais, and prom
inent railroad men from New Brunswick.
a. j. Whiting Of Somesyille, Mt. Desert
launched fine, staunch, little schooner, calleo
the A. j. Whiting, on "Wednesday last week
She is built for freghting, aud measures, ne v
measurement, A tons.
"Au new subscriber, for the America,
will be entitled to the balance of this year
subscription, free, on paving S2. 90. We hop
all those thinking of subscribing, will avai
themselves Of this Offer at once.
MIR. J. c. uutchirgs was badly injure
ON Friday last, on the whlrves, by tier .
piled up sugar box shocks falling on him.
-Tuesday morning was stsrmy and col,
and the prospect for large vote looked dub
Gus, but after while the sun came out, oc c,
: sonally, and the voters kept coming In unt
the aggregate vote was larger than was antic
pated.
a correspondent informs us that the +
tor School at Sorrdgewock subjects its scho
ars to rigid review, monthly, and thst print
r ed reports are made OF the examination an
sent 10 the parents or guardians of the scholar
s9-We strike from our direction list ne,
+, week large number of campaign subscriber
r We should be glad to have their names as pc
; manent subscribers, and il they will remit
: US $500 We will send the paper to them uni
January 1870