Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-24

The Bangor Wing says forty vessels
arrived at that port Friday, and about 300
sail were in the river Friday night.
DIR. Austin Thomas. waterville boy
who was educated at Colby, studied with
Dr. Crosby. and took his degree at Bruins
wick is Assistant Surgeon in the Insane
ASYLUM AT Concord, ". n.
The WAig says the road bed CT the de-
furct Bangor, Oldtown & Milford railroa
has been smoothed. since the removal Of
the rails and sleepers. and owners OF trot
tiers do say It's the neatest place in Penobs-
cot county for a spin"
One of the workmen on the railroad
employer. a few days ago. spied a bottle
illed with liquor on back shelf Watch
iug his opportunity he seized the bottle
and drank about half pint oft. says the
not + cling very well and found out that
he had been drinking arnica.
The Times saws fower cattle will be
wintercd in Aroostook county this winter
han heretofore. Notwithstanding the
price of store cattle are very low, many
more than usual have been sold. Work
ing oxen and mich cows will probably
command large prices next spring. and
hay which j. now hold at high figures will
~ an probability be abundant and cheap.
The house or Mr.. Peter DE Rocher In
Watpn lille. was entered on Sunday night
Nc last week. and large amount of cloth
Ing aud other articles taken. The Mail
says the thieves were so frightened that
they len most of he stolen articles in the
yard, besides some property stolen in
other places.
The Wing says Mr.. L. b. Kicker. of
Ia'rcn. h arl some cattle in his yard an
lot up - drive them ont but In his haste
Do 80 h, ;he wrong door and tell in to the
cci'af. striking against the wall. breaking
-.r,r1l BONE. and bruising himself in
-aa,.t I.-a.,-. For some time it was
.hou-at 3. could not recover, but at pres
cn' Dr. ., doing wen and viii soon be about
tAcbdusc.
Tie Gardiner Exporter says case or
considerable interest IL our ncighhor,
''oyeg the river was before the :. ]
C1nri a, Augusta on thursday morning.
Daniel 4. Thompson y. the town OF Pitts
lnn The plaintiff was drafted as soldier
in ISG2, and brin.> the suit for Communication
money voted by the town. The town rec
ord- are Iclicd upon 10 sustain the claim. hut
they were found 50 defective on inspection
before the court. that the plaintiff was Oh
li-cd To submit to nonsui,. To give
Tie plaiatih an opportunity. to have the
records amended, the court allowed the
case to hc continued. with leave To have
i restored IN the trial docket. on the
plaintiffs paying the defcndan : cost Of
TIL term. !. Baker and Benjamin for
plaintiff Clay for defendant.
i correspondent OF the WHO writes
that Mr. Samuel Kimbail. OF Patten. vas
ONT in the woods one day lat week. when
hc found an old pine 10. which he cut into
n >e' Il ii was sound. He found that II
WAS not sound. hu, he heard a sound inside
and had hardly inc "a get 10 In, end Or
he log before he saw an old she bear Just
coming out. He gave htra blow on til.
head With his axe. and was about pulling
h.-s $3.50 s-i.-.. H.. Aa-r-i-.a
arge cuu~ just back Of their mother. He
pulled the Old one out and wa. dispatching
the cubs. when ont jumped another old
bear which, before Ar. kimba,l could
Hni>h the young ones, made good his
escape. Mr. Kimball gets sl5 bounty be-
sides the skins and meat OF the three