Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-10-13
State News.

The yield of potatoes in Washington
County this year will be quite large. The
quantity i, excellent. The rot has mostly
disappeared.
y. {. Wash d Co., Of Addison are
building schooner of about 300 tons.
| Four vessels have already been launched
here this season.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE. ". l.. ;. Whit
man Toby Candor) has s~'d tie Dam
IT,. ,,h;.L A.. uas ably conducted fo.'
! the past year. 10 Mr.. Elijah Upton. one of
the former proprietors.
The Waldo Agricultural Fair has been
a failure thus far. BY singular and I'M
fortunate happening. the only three rainy
days of the season were selected for the
show. II was postponed 10 the first fair
day.
The Anniversaries of the Free Baptist
Benevolent Societies OF New England will
be- held with the Free Baptist Church in
Augusta. commencing Tuesday. October
IL. ana closing Thursday evening.
The Augusta Water Company Ia. or
ganized by elccting Il. ii. eastman Prcsi-
dent and III. :. O>good. Secretary. The
object of the company is TO supply the city
with pure spring water from the hill in
the rear Of the State House. The cost of
piping. &c. i. estinaicd at $50 900.
The Treats. hitherto doing business in
Frankfort. are TO establish. in connection
with other well known parties. West
India business of some considerable i'm
portance al Bath. and to ihi- end have
brought large landed property in that
city. They will m:Aluiaciurc all kinds Of
long and short lumber for the Cuba mark
81. and import the products of that island.
and Try for a portion of the State trade in
in all thar class of goods.
Mrs. Sally Brown who died At y. JAY
on the Isl inst. had arrived al the extreme
age Of one hundred and three wears five
months. twenty days. She ha, been moth
er of twenty-five children twelve Of whom
are now living. Her las, husband died
about torty-fiye year, ago and wa, the first
I'i-''h fAA4'A III Aiif WI I'll
Jay which i now nearly full.
The Bangor Wing Is informed that
Mr.. Jordan of Oldtown has sold hi gray
gelding American Boy. that recently trot-
ted his mile on the Bangor Park In 2.21.
10 a New York gentleman, for $500.
The previous announcement of his sale for
5000 was incorrect.
THE WASHINGTON BAPTIST A.soCIA-
TON held it, thirty-sixih anniversary a,
Addison. sept. 2Hh. 2l-t and nd. Rev
+. Pepper was chosen Moderator: Rev NJ
Dunbar. Clerk and Dea. II. ". Din>more.
Treasurer. The letters from the churches.
reported 80 baptisms. 20 added by letter.
by experience. and restored. Total MEM
ber-hip OF the churches. 2l49. The amount
contributed for benevolent objects was
s109.25. The annual sermon was preach
ed by Rev. ;. Brown. and the doctrinal
sermon by Rev. f. Pepper. Number of
Sabbath Schools. 30. Number Of schol-
lar, l.50.
The year has not been one OF inactivity,
at least with majority Of the churches.
The church in Harrington is building a
Westinghouse. The Columbia church Is
thoroughly repairing their house of wor-
ship. The East Machias church has com
menced work Of repair on the interior Of |
their house. The First Addison church |
has dedicated new house OF worship. |
The churches call for more men than will |
cork. The cause demands them. This |
association is an inviting field for laborers |