Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-02-04
VOLUME Is.

have not published Tor whole week anv FIJI.
some praises of Mr.. Hamlin, Mr.. H. mustha
graiidcd at this.
a Mr.. Stephen nness of Midtown 5,
stephen, in an insane ft killed his sister with
an axe and then stabbed himself to the heart
Both died instantly
Reverdy johnson is going to eat another
public dinner. General Grant no doubt will
in due time cut his head Oh.
Ellsworth has hard name with some
but we believe that the use OF the gun and Of
the slung-shot in naighborly quarrel. belongs
to our fugaeious friends of the surrounding
towns, for last week one person "promiseoos-
ly" fired gunloaded with shot at some neigh
bors with whom he was not on the best OF
terms and hit the wrong man. putting few of
the Shot into his arm. The one he intended to
hit, or scare, but missed then logged the man
firing until it was judged an evenly balanced ae-
count.
In fremont pugna eious person by the name
OF Hodgdon hit Col Carver, the foreman in the
saw-mil Of Rev. w A, Durfee, with slung
shot injuring the scalp # the head badly. The
man was examined and bound over in the sum
OF $500, such transactions would not add TO
the good name of even such modest town
Ellsworth.
Dea. Henry Clark Of fremont. who has Pc
titoned fer charter tor telegraph line from
: ". ilarbnr to Ellsworth, il getting the poles
for the wire scattered along the track.
Rev. J. r. Eyeleth, baptist Of Bluehil, ha-
received and accc pied a call from the Baptist
Church. Camden.
Amongst Atlantic Cables, steam nsyig4-
ton aud those progressionS Of science and art
that mark the nineteenth century, not the least
useful are DR.. Ayers medicines. They take
rank among the bcnefactors Of mankind, from
the rapidly and certainty with which they cure
Try AYERS CHERRY PEr~roR,r on q cough
and il /. gone. What skin diseases impur-
tiles ~ The blood WITHSTAND Ayers SarsaPaTi ia'
Aver, Pills are perle elton Of purgativc-
every family should have them, as almost every
family does. NJ; trihe to lie thankful for nra
good medicines and the knowledge how 70 Nj"
them for protection from disease. These ~
Ayers preparations aud publications. furnish
aud e do not hesitate 10 commend h.-.~t
7 Louis LsHder.
I !. :. CpnA1p writes II, ina, he killed i.
I this weighed - ibs He does not inform y,
Hc we're Indebted for dinner on sunla.
[ Benz. j. Tinker Esq. Of the American Hou,r.
I who kindly sent rs four nice -pcckled trout
1 eaught from one OF the potrd~ on Mt. Desc IT
Island We hear that he had good Luck. q
1 The best fishing story We have heard ~ I,
| that OF four men vino visited Alligator aNr
int wecA, they taking 200 trout that weighed
[ pound, each
The Bulletin says that in winthrop The b...
| quality Of by sells thi4 week At si4 par '.a-
fair quality Al sla. Potatoes arr retailing % i,
cent per bu-hcl. AMI butter 8 cents raunl.
Tile ~howhcgan Reporter says o.. pr.-
ID, Of that town are afflicted with the ra,n...-
extensively The schools arr -aily rhinu.I L.
consequence, and one d the t"achcrs .ick
-pcdc,tr,an Feat. Tire youus -ea.a-
uen ~ Ruek<port on Friday last walAcl /. ...
Tint p.,- to this city, eighteen miles, III 'Ir.s
hour, ana ,svcnty.srycu minutes, b-atn we,-
.-.'- h..ing at the rate Of 8 - n d. pI
hour. one oCthe number returned 10 is.rS,
nort in ,he evening The other two c2r.,aInI
% tax" another day fIr that part Of tur ir...
sramm". W..
The journal reports au unusual 4ua-,.
~ sickness Ia Augusta. whole iamtlir- aa.
become prostrated with a distcmper rc-a... \
from coll-,
Our >poudcnt, last week wcr- i.
numerou. than usual but being detaine.
house with bad eod we were glad ~ ,lH
/ oyer the paper % them. This week and a--s
after, We hope To- see a less number pt Ioua a--
tcleS. short aud sweet Is our motto. Ih-
artica ou railroads j. Of some length, but.
long subject Of which IL treats.
We hope Bro. Stickncy win forgive ,aa
aillsipn 10 Aroostook railroa matters again.
WI understand ih1s be Is the Bishop ofth4t D.
ocr-e and therefore we are medll.ng, but ll,t
allow it this time BIO )
-Thc moon on the evening Of the 27,A.
dill not do big business in the way of an
ecIip,t, in these parts.
Two yeas ago we tried to get an ex-
change with the Oxford Democrat but failed
\ month since Bro. Shaw asked for an cx-
change and the Democrat was entered on our
/ list Of Ex. but since that tune we have seen 10
Democrat. Does ii ,uIl live?
-Geo. Wardweli, a young man o. Pen, b.
scot, had leg broken and was otherwise injur-
ed by being thrown from his Sled while Ill
ding down Dunbar, hill, in that town.
Mrs. Samuel Treworthy OF surry, w4,
thrown from a sleigh while seigh-riding Is,.
week, Thursday, aud was badly injured
The citizens OF sedgwick had "a FL .ut
turnout and sleigh-ride ON Friday last wyeA.
Every available horse thai understood tb, ,.rI
| go" was pressed into the service TwcIt4-
two teams made the grand roundso in .aoI
style, all reaching the ''home stretch" safe Ana
| in good order
INFORMATION WASTED--Matilda j. sea-
more ef East Trenton, widow Of the late JOIN
j. seamorc who died in sept, desire. to a,cc!-
tanned whether her late husband In. any r,...
ti'es living. lie was born in Cutler Maine.
his fathers name was John. IL. had brother
named Calvin, and two si.ters Renewed and
susan r. Hi, father died when he wa. o. He
lived in New Brun swick for 20 years. Calvin
anu ono sister lived in Oregon, and Ia ey wrote
that they were going to move to Minnesota.
One Of his sister, married ia Boston. II there
are any relatives living, they vii! please, ifthey
zee this notice, write 10 II. j. seamore, East
Trenton, Maine.
North Germany has twenty cities with q
population OF upwards Of fifty thousand each.
Seven OF them exceed one hundred thousand
Berlin Is Of course the largest with 100 900, tl,
next being Hamburg with 2l5O0O
-t hcago had a novel entertainment ts-
other evening. The bootbIacks and new,-bav.
Of the city gave concert in which they we're
the Performer The audience was large ana
was we'll pleased.