Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-28

sous who were heads OF families, male aud To-
male. have died in that parish.
We leave the Supervisor to answer the
following
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Can the Editor
inform me whether Il l. tw.a fpr the school
committee, and mnnic ipal officer, Of a Town
to divide School Dist ric; on the verbal
request Of one man. II lawful:
l. it right or just, 10 divide District against
the wishes Of large majority Of it. inhahiian's'
believe in the doctrine that the people shalt
rule.
Franklin April. 18th 1870.
-rhe meeting & tn Btp,i>t Prayer Room
on Tne,.!av and Thursday Even ing ace well
attended Considerable interest i manifested.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE Rev. Mr.
Tibbct>. now of Damari>cotta, has accept
ed the unanimous cali rendered him by the
First Baptist Church and Society of Rock
land and will enter upon his labors with
them on the first Sunday in May next
Rev b. F. Shaw of Watervile has been
preaching in Warren OF late with success.
Sabbath before last. assisted by Rev. J.
Kalloch of Rockand. he baptized twenty
one converts. eleven OF them heads of fami-
lies.
long dresses are coming in fashion
again for ladies and blue swallow tail coats
with bright buttons for gentlemen
ag-The Kcnnebec Journal speaking of
the charge made by the Ellsworth imcrjcnn
that Mr.. Blaine caused the detection in the
kenncbec delegation. in the winter Of lS6a.
&c. sc. Portland Press.
The Press can tell "hawk from hand
saw" and will it not therefore have the
fairness to say that the American did not
make the charge" but only stated wha, j.
current talk and what no doubt the Press
ha- heard hundred times;
Did the Hancock County state com
mittee man authorize Mr. Lynde TO act fer
him in the Bangor meeting:
1T takes two columns Of the >uHriSe
for the Editor TO tell why he i in favor OF
General Hcr>ey for Governor a. az inst
Mr. Perhan. while last year he was for
Pcrham.
In the last weeks issue Bro. Stickney
introduces a new the wants candidate
that can tell (which kind Of calfha> a
rcnnct," who stands on the Sunrise plat
form:
is the Gospel Banner a political
newspaper: We often see it quoted on the
Governor question.
FRF>HEr o> TuE >Aco RryER.-The rain
last week raised the water in the Saco
river 30 much that considerable damage
was done. At Moderation Mills the bridge
and ahutment> were carried away. Tracy
factory dye house with the machinery sc,
A double saw-mill. with box machine.
>hinge DO. with several other buildings
were also swept away. In all ten buildings
were carrie away. aud from 1000 to 2nGo
logs went down river.
some damage was done a. the Bar MILL
At Saro. the mills were. in the laugua.e az
the Argus. lying to under the pressure
fine corpor8lpr> Of tlc Penrb-cot aud
Union river radroad meet to- sy. Thur.Jav.
At Burk>pori. to orgAnzn
{ ALAS j. baiajn. 4 lookup that j, 1, COS,
siiio.
Items nj -edGw!rl.
on sunday fhe i.ih int. Rey. Mr.. Bartlett
hapti-ed fifteen person.. among them man
over = YEAR, Of age. ani also three married
couples. making tn number bl,tizci ur 70
thaida'c foriynine. over eighty conversion. have
taken place. and the nier,-s; la, not diminished.
The Good Templar- OF Easi Brook-,iilc have
nearly completed nice hail At that place. We
hope the citizens will ,oontakc their school
house IN hand
oapt. Jrro Jones II West Brooks,illo ha.
on tie stock, u iine >clr Of lse ton, q. "
puii in Mister :. -. Bl,d-et'> b.-t ,tvle. Tha
Joiner work was d,n- by Mr. J. +. ~tov,r.
painting by Mr.. Bridges Of Penobsc1i. rigs.c 4
by Mr.. Gardner Of Ca,tine. iron ~ork by Nj
I L. lapley and the -ai,s made at the loit
near. hy Mr.. James smith. She !. own j bv
capt. J. JOINS. Capt. y. WATSON and Others
and j, To- b. commanded by capt, MASON.
>he WIN b. rex. q launch the next high m
OF tiie>. cap. Jone, ha- the material, in the
yard Tor another Of the same tonnage. 10 be
set up the other i OF. to be com
manded by Capt. Warren Cousins
The town OF Brooksville has receiv-
ed the full amount of State bonds due her
s075. The agent of the town. Capt. ]
Jones. exchanged these bond, at par for
greenbacks, in Augusta. The town will
have 1000 remaining. after paving all it,
Liabilities.
The inhabitants Of West Brooksvillc
are making preparation. TO build a Hall
l2 stories > By 40 #. Some 5000 have
already been subscribed in shares orsl0
each.