Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-12-30

The Sal>bury's cove school house
which was built in ls67 !, 81 hy - n. III.
n high inside with seats aud benches for
~ scholars. Il has a,psat .ae,sgy. u6iSSs,alel,
ing Circle OF the district purehas ed the he'll
and vanc appropriating in an about SIPS of
the expense. District No. have built The
present season bou,c 30 by 26l 2 n high
inside with seats FOR ~ scholars The
cost orih house with the exception "f
furniture was sGa-. The furniture WAS sun
Piled by the Sewing circle at 1 cost ~ ~
The house i well situated and l. credit
VIII hold fair on the evening preceding
New Years day
The district at Town Hi Eden arr
building n house to be- completed urNt NAV.
~. by 29ft. one and a hall stories high and
AT Bar llarbor one j. being built -by-f-
- high. Ia be completed ia May next
when the two houses last mentioned are
completed one half ~ the districts in the
town Of Eden viii be accommodated with
good. commodiuus houses well fitted up
with chairs and desks. suited - scholars
Of every age. and the little one, will not
~. subjected to the torture. on seats fu.l
high for their fathers and mothers.
The people Of Newfoundland have cast
q large majority ~ vote against tho pro-
Jet 81 confederation The latest returns
show that twenty lone anti-cuuf,derAte can
didats-. hase been elected ami only NINE
confederate
Some one SAYS When Lydia ThOmp-
son gcts too Old 10 be attractive, Sin Will
write moral articles against the nude dra-
ma, for Packdr,rs N.afhig. pidaparty by
the name OF Logan hear anything flllP-A
J. Democrat
bI-Susan b. Anthony declares She will
have Susan b. Anthony On her tombstone
and not relict Of some fool az. 49," Hard
on her father
-Mrs. 5. Stephens is credited with
the remark that Mr.. Stowe and Henry
Ward Beecher would be better people and
much more useful II they had religion.
The Bath Times says Jeremy Bean,
Principal OF Oak Grove Seminary at Vas
1 salboro. absconded last Monday morning
I lie len vassalboro' Sunday evening in a
priyate team for Hallowell. where he took
| the esriy train for the West He collect
/ ed from the student, all the money he could
\ for the coming term. and borrowed what
he could of his friends
4 -Beecher SAYS that men cElfe>s every
thing but their own besetiins sins
They steer clear OF these Whoever heard
a man say. 20. Lord. | am 50 mean anc
stingy that It's only with great pain that
can unclose my fist make me generous.
A shrewd old gentleman once said Z
his daughter: BE sure, my dear, yo'
never marry poor man; but rememoe
that the poorest man in the world l. tn
one that has money and nothing else.
The British man-of-war Monarch lef
London on Monday for the United states
with the remains of George Peabody o.
hoard. The vessel will make port at Port
land. this being the only harbor in "hic
il can safely land. owing to its hea'
draught.
1-It has always been understood tina
Bangor lawyers were very sharp, but the
have now the most promising one yet. tn
Wing says =
A limb ofthe law undertook to get hi
CHRISTMAS turkey by sharp practice yeste
day. selecting a fine looking one, ne u
ouired of the gentlemen from the rural Oh
tricts il he was young, and being answers
in the Affirmative asked MN IL ne "oulu .ah
/, his oath on il. Nothing 10th the poulter'
D assented and the oath was administered
' the sprig Of the law, who then demanded
dollar Is his fee!