Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-05-05
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


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especial reason for 50 doing. aud especial
4, IA NOT uSc the dash whenever you may
think A stop i needed Better use the
comma. BE sure and spell half the words
right
Mr. Alfred Rogers. agent for FAR
banks Cos. Fountain Syringe, ask at
,eu,ion 20 the card published in special
notice column.
Col W L. Hadlcck Of Cranberry I~le
Hal, n, hs solution Of the Liquor agent
pr,hlpm. lie worked ID out very readily.
Using hut few figures. and remarks that
don't need much show Of book keeping
kuowledge: and also says it i not halfso
complicated ~ some of their fish voyages
they have 10 settle.
The Fourth Ju,.
T. seem, a. If the people Of this VII
lake should make arrangements to have
fr>t class celebration on the ith. ofJuly.
~uch thin. ha> not been. since the mem
ur, IL the oldest inhabitant Who will
move in the matter.
Launched at. West Brook>yille. Apr.
80. iir~; class schooner Of about 10 tom.
called the Abby WATSON. to be commanded
hv cant. William WATSON. The Abby Was
~an Wa built in the yard % Capt. Jcrr
Jones' and under the supervision Of master
: B Blod-ej ana j, a superior vessel.
I,>rN n or NM MAY QUErN.-Sone
d, 'ae members of the Unitarian SUNDAY
.,ol are preparing for an Entertainment
Hancock Han. to be given next week
i'y Ere.
There will be music,yocal and instrumcr-
Floral display. Tahleaux May Pole
d.uee in costume ~. a.. Proceeds to he
t.atel 10 ,he increase Of the Library
rtar-Mr David Grindle> mill. with all
machinery for saving slaves. shingles.
-al.ns &-. with d =; y carpenter tools.
".- burned on Monday night Cause %
tn unknown los about s-,,p
A- Capt ~ X Chase WA descend
a-'.. ll near PAM Clark'> in >urry. Oh
~ uy> ay ,he nth instant. hi> horse be-
frightened ran and threw him ana
t.>n Nr. Z lmund Hcrrick Of Surry who
a4- with him. from the wagon. Capt
t-.4>a held on to the reins. and was thrown
.a such manner a to bruise his face bad
s.. AUDI il was thought at the time that Mr.
Herrick who i a aged man was severely
rri Both are now doing well.
Mr.. r l. Gray has purchased the
Ntrk~ place near kcnch'> Mountain
Biook>liile.
Mr. OTIS Grindle of Penobsco,.
raised last year on a little more than
TWO acres OF iaud - bushels Of barley.
Mr. Robert Condor Of Brook-ille.
purchased last week Of Mr. Haiy Billing,
"A buehll. pair OF oxen measuring IN
a .or $50 He haS pair Of twia oxen
year- Ola in july. measuring IN. lin. >aid
r. a- a. perfect pair of cattle as can be
1-4iln the country.
-A keel Tor a new schooner has been
y Augustus Gordon and other, OF
~-,tai.. % be Of III August
At Sidney. Ohio, a Young woman
naf into a store ANA asked for feline H.
t.~.ne- for lyrical purposes" lie told her
Wa OUT OF them, but had some mighty
good cat gut fiddle strings. She tainted
t.t had to be carried out on a revenue
stamp. such i life
-'.If had a mule who wouldn't neither
,..A NOR bite. should watch him dreadful
eo~e dill found out where his malice did
u.
Mr. Il. II. Condor Of BrookSville
al~ stock horse, purchased of Hon I )
Lang. and sired by Gen. Knox. He i a
ark bay. with a white strip in his face
-Ha will be three years old in July.
Mr.. Avery Gray has purchased off
n kedman. Esq, the fainter place at
Blok'~ Harbor
Hon John l.. stevens Of Augusta
4 been appointed Minister at Paraguay
addition to Uraguay.
-General Hooker i almost helpless
,rlm paralysis.
The Bangor police seized barrel of
uleAle~ and one Of printers ink on Satur-
aay- believing they contained spirits The
"iokle merchant refused 10 receive the
aarrel after it had been tempered with.
amid has sued the city marshal
Business in the city of Hallowell has
not been better than at the present time.
during the last fifteen years.
a new public Hall is being built at
>edgwick. two stories with French roof
III H. Harding Of Brooklin has contracted
t9put Ii up and finishthe outside tor 81 800.
and to have il done in two months. Ii Is
~ Ne 32X60 feet the lower Hall is for
the Ladies. who assist in paying for the
building; the second do for all public uses
that Hall is used for. and the third is for
8 Masonic Lodge Hall.
On kench's Mountain in BrooksviIle
is a singular indentation known as the
devils track. 1t is about inches long 10
inches wide and inches deep very much
in the shape of track made by cloven
foot. Tradition says the cause of this
Satanic majesty" thus making ''this mark"
was that an individual more fond ofmut-
ton than Elorals having stolen widows
only lamp was met at this spot by his mas
ter and ordered to carry it back but as he
dId not.obey Immediately, Saten repeated
the command accompanied by an emphatic
stamp leaving this impression in the solid
granite. About a mile north of this is an
Impression of a human foot in the solid
ledge.
At the quarry at Bucks Harbor about
seventy five men are employed, and so
.a.rs Of Esa.at taI,ti.