Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-02

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" ~ walker. Capt. b. 6. Pettengir Of
Ellsworth. Harry Sumpter OF Lawrence
Mass. sumpter was Young lad. and
shipped at Savannah and he said he had
sister and brother living at Lawrence
Mass.
he last rail OF the Bangor and
fiscataquis railroad has been pu, down.
y. Edward sherman Esq. or Bucks
port sails this week for Europe to exhibi,
20 The English government By invitation
MS new process Of manufacturing steel
Rev Dr. Ten Of Brewer accompanies him.
Still another railroad Is projected In
Maine Bangor people talk Of extending n
line from their city to Ellsworth. and i, is
about the only sensible railroad talk they
have made for two years. -Bdlten Post,
Mr.. Perez Clancy as1Jtpssn aged
@. was found dead At q door Of his
dwelling-house on sunday morning last.
He was living alone anA &c Is supposed that
his death was caused by bleeding a, the
lungs, and that when he found what the
trouble was he started to 20 10 a,neigh-
hors- but reached no further than his door.
sF-rhe Baptist church and society in
Wa'eryille. have extended a call to Rev.
Horny :. Burrage Of Boston to become their
pastor. with a salary ofsl2ao Mr.. Rurraye
Y Young man. a graduate 81 Brown I'm.
iver>ity in 1851. volunteer and honorcd
graduate Of the war. who. since completing
his studies at Newton in 1867. has been n, :
tending Lectures In theology with Dr. Tho
luck in GERMANY
The Kcnnebcc Journal ur.>.nfs H..
subscribers this week with an annual AL
cnder and with an official lit ~ the mom-
here elect Of The next Legislature. a valna-
bic sheet for future reference
-Bro- \. II. :. Davis OF the Farming
ton Thronicle. l. To begin the publication
" an interesting serial the first 81 January
Il j. a romance founded on the war. writ
ten ~ Mr. Davis who was connected with
he army in the South and South West II
viii also BE- published in book form amer
~ publication in the Chronicle. MIR Davis
i writer Of ability. and the readers Of
hls paper are fortunate IN securing the
reading OF thi> story before il more per
manent appearance in book form,
THE New York Tribune jus,iae> the adj
mission Of letter from James Fisk. ir. TO
il columns on the ground tia, they are
open To all classes Of men-to negroes.
Mahomcians. rcbcis. and lately TO Nor
mons
More than two hundred teachers were
in attendance at the las; day Of the Maine
Educational Association. recently held in
Bath. J. II Hanson Of the waterville Clas-
steal School was chosen President and c.
Treasurer
The amour; Of gold on hand Nov pc
Wa sin- ooo op0
-TAc Maine STANDARD gets OF the FOL
lowing on TWO brothers in the wool-hu>i-
ness The full-hlopd of the Bangor H-hig
and the old wcther Of the Prc>que Isle Sun
rise are butiing each other over a contro-
ver>y about drove OF Aroosiook sheep.
II i a >hcepish aiiai- anyway.
Three articles should he a. free a.
the air we breathe All over the world. Viz
salt. Goal and Iron.
a laly who wa very modest and
submissive before marriage was observed
ny her friend to use her tongue pretty
freely after. There was a time when
almost imagined she had none Yes"
said her husband. with Sigh -bu, it i
very long since"
The Rocklaud Ga-sffs ha> CORES
pendent who goes into personalities beyond
ANYTHING we ever saw In the Herrld /,
calls a county officer by name. and then
recommend, that The take Turkish bath.
comb hi hair and clean hi finger nails
That will do.
c II. Macomber has purchased. and
taken possession OF the homestead OF the
late David Springer. Esq. in Franklin
H T. Macomber ofsame town has
vessel OF about fio tons on the stocks.
Tuesday 4 rain-storn.
No evidence OF our river being closed
with ice for sometime vet.
The board OF education has forbidden
the Use ofrelgious books and sacred songs.
a. well a. the Bible in the schools Of
Cincinnati. In accordance with this.
division in one OF the School-rooms was
lately stopped IN the midst by the princi-
pal. while singing Shall we gather at the
river
Geo. F. Osgood and Chas. II. lowell
OF Amesbury. Mass, snapped wives year
ago. by mutual consent of all hands. went
T. Portsmouth. obtained marriage licenses
and were married, were convicted Of biga-
my a day or two ago AT Lawrence.
of all the nui>ances Of modern times,
the ragged fractional currency OF the
United States is the greatest. But our
people often ask the question why the
government cannot get up something. If
we must nave this rag currency" that
has some wear General veazie issued
thousands of dollars in fractional currency
all through the war which passed at par.
and which stood all the hard usage very
much better than that Issued by the gov
eminent.
The Machss Republican wants TO
know where the .'big hogs" are this year.
Perhaps the biggest don't wear bristles.
40 no one puts their trsigkf in the papers.
The highest ambition of some men Is
to kick dog.
1t is said that the public debt state
ment of November will show a further
decrease of about s4D)0, 900.
They have live ghost over in Bangor
that walks the streets and frightens people