Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-05-13

Rev. T.. Martin, pastor OF the Park 81. Me'h
Odist Episcopal church at Lewiston. papu>eu
three persons on sunday, and received h'teeh
into the church
Eleven persons were admitted TO Centre
street Church, Msehias Rev. MIR. Hardings)
Sunday last.
In the Supreme Court at Belfast, +. NJ. Leigh
ton, recovered $i05 OF one DIR. DeGrsth Tor
damages sustained In consequence OF having
'.eleciric oil" poured In his ear against MS
wishes. This DIR. DeGrath !. \ guack doctor
who perambnlaied the State last fall selling a
patent medicine called electric oil"
The Bangor Wig says the Belfast saving
Bank which opened for business last June has
$50 deposilors and $3.50 .ooo on de 'osii
The Lewiston .yoursai says ~ aged min
lister in tina; yincinity. pastor Tor forty SIX
years never received more than e25o salary d.
aud yet managed TO keep soul and body TO-
gether by a little farming. good deal Of preach
ing and good practising aud by the exercise OF
strict economy. We suppose the reference i To
Father Jones Of Minot, lsteiy deceased
The Belfast Age lays the directors OF the Bel
fast and Moo.eread Lake Rail Dad. have en-
tered INTO negotiations with the Porriand and
kcnnebec road, 10 change the terminus Of
their road from Newport to WInsiow. to con-
meet with the latter road in ,tcad Of the Maine
Central The igc il strongly opposed 10 this
change and says such a road would take trade
AWAY from Belfast. instead OF carving 1t there.
The village school district in skowhegan,
voted Saturday 10 raise 5000 TO build new
school house.
George l.. Npse of Paris, who last ear
wrote columns upon the dangerous condition
OF the Grand Trunk, il now showin. NJ
bridge. somewhere on the country road De
tween South Paris aud Paris liul, which has
some planks loose.
The Lewiston ,JDhrnd! .lys about three
year, ago a man calling himself Marshal
White. hired horse OF :. b. Cook In Auburn.
and never returned him. and Mr.. Cook could
never get any trace OF the man till Monday
last, when sheriff Parker. having had ds-
-crlption OF him, arrested him in q saloon IN
that city. and committed hun 10 Jail.
The BIideford Journal says Mr.. James
Flood. a prominent citizen Of Buxton was
found dead in bi, barn. lat Monday. he went
out sflrr breakfast in usual health. but some
oi the family bearing nothing from him for
some time. went out 10 look for him. aud
found him dead. Iii, age WAS Is
!. Alden smith. formerly OF the Bethel
Courier IL one of the editors % the Register
at Central City. Colorado
The brunswick Telegraph gives the follow.
ing programme for Commencement week the
prize defamation Of ihr sophomore class will
tax place, o. Mon Law evening. July 9th
Examination Of the three lower classes july
81. E,cralsurr tic Addrc>. BY President
Harris, on sunday afternoon. July ilth. Prize
defamation of the Junior class. on MONDAY
evening 2th.-Re. {. e. Everett OF Bangor. j.
70 deliver an Grafton before the Alumni.
Tuesday afternoon. 18Th. The Anntver-arie.
OF the two literary society will br omitted
Concert on Tuesday evening. Com m~ucemrnt
exercise. proper on wednesday iuh. Prr.i-
dental lcyee In the evening Gu Thursday A
m GRAFTON before the 4. H. X. Fraternity.
orator not selected. Glass bay exercise. In
the afternoon. Tac public competition for
rlss- Of issS prize. will take ri Sc Aoud,y
evening june ,ih. The prize l. sum Of so.
established by donation OF $Iijo from the
class oflsss-. and will be awsr.e,! annually To
ihr author II the boat written aud sppkca ora
tion la III. Senior class