Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-24

FIRE AND Loss OF LIrE.-At about Il
O'Clock on Friday night last Mr.. Jonas
Green ofNewbury Neck. Surry, was arous-
"a by the cries of his dog and found that
hi~ house was on fire. He escaped by
window telling his wife 10 follow. He re-
paired to another side Of the house to
arouse his sons family consisting of him.
self a wife and two children. His son and
wife escaped taking one child with them
Mr.. Green reentered the building to rescue
the other child and came near perishing in
the flames having to be dragged from the
window by his III aud a neighbor who had
arrived. On discovering that Mrs. Green
hAG not escaped il was too late to rescu"
her and She persisted in the flames. 1t i
supposed that instead of escaping by the
window She opened the door leading to the
kitchen and the flames rushing in she was
tArownupon the floor and crePtto the win
dow but was unable to escape through the
window.
Mr. Green's family lost every thing in
the house, food. clothing and all. What
makes this case peculiarly hard one i
the fact that Mr. Green has been sick. and
j. not fully recovered now Mrs. Green
wa, 4 wears old and was 4 most estimsble
woman We hope the public will assist
Mr. Green in this his time OF need.
COUNTY SUPERVISOR We learn that
Rev. WIN. II Savary ofthis city has been
appointed county Supervisor, on the rec
ommendation Of the Hancock delegation.
Mr. Savary has received his commission
and viii enter upon the duties at the proper
time.
Mr.. Savary is an earnest aud enthusiast
tic man. and warm friend Unpopular edu-
cation. If he shall be properly sustained
hy the teachers and the friends OF the
county we have no doubt but he will sue
coed in awakening more general interest
in and better feeling towards the CON-
mon schools of the county. We are sat
i>iled that parents and guardians are at
present far too Indifferent to this important
subject. and that their poor minds needs
stirring UP. Give the new Supervisor q
fair trial. help him all you can. and we
shall hope for success, for the school year
Of 1870 in Hancock County
Mrs. Emma Chase of Bluehill, was
severely injured by fall on Thursday
last.
Mr. Harry Lowell of Penobscot has
a grade Durham bull IL mos. old, whose
girth j. five feet.
The total capital Of the Smithsonian
Institute is s697.oo0 The total bequesi
Wa s54l.379 IS, and the increase is the
result of frugal management
Hon. Isaiah Stetson. an ex-mayor Of
Bangor. and a man who ought to know.
said before legislative committee. Thurs
d4y, that he knew large majority of the
boys who grew up in Bangor made worth
lr>> men The reason he assigned was be-
cause they are not taught to work.
The Tribune says when Russia sold
Alaska he sold the United States.
Alaska is poorer than "Poduck,"
according 10 a statement OF the Tribune.
"a Statement which is founded on a report
N.Ale by A Treasury agent sent out TO tina,
slant purchase 10 examine the country.
/ suggests that il be given to James Fiske
II a. a new base for a railroad swindle.
APPOINTMENT or DEPUTY L. $. MAR
>il,L~.-U. :. Marshal Marble has made the
lowing appointments OF deputies; Ed
ward II. Wilson, Portland: William H.
lhoy. Augusta; Leander Weeks, Rock
lAul Isaac H. Thomas, Ellsworth. There
VII. probably be TWO or three IN re appoint
A A;e
lion. William Willis died al his resi-
drnce in Portland on Thursday morning
last, aged 20 years.
Newell Pratt, Chicago attorney ad-
vcrtiSes as follows - divorces legally
obtained without appearance in court or
publication in the papers. A common arti-
cit. So What this common article" is,
j. not known. Probably where both par
ties agree to disagree and quit.
The aged Edes of the Piscataquis OBJ
server. visited Bangor last week, for the
first time in 45 years. He says the city
has changed amazingly within that time.
Wheels prevail in this locality, this
Monday morning. The ice is all out Of the
river.
The rain storm of last Friday and
Saturday exceeded any similar winter storm
for the last--years
There is freshet on Union river
We are indebted to DIR. p. H. Hard
ing for copies of European papers, of q
late date.