Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-20

Mr. Il. b. Dexter of Dedham raised
% bushels of wheat from an acre of ground
last summer.
Probably the oldest person In Els
worth is Mrs. Lucy Chase widow of Judah
Chase. She was born on Bartlett's Island.
May 23d. l711. and is therefore. nearly
ninety-three years of age. She has reared
a family of twelve children. seven OF whom
are now living. She has fifty one grand
children. twenty four great grand children,
and three great great grand children. She
retains her faculties well. is able to knit or
sew. and converse intelligcntly about the
events of her long life. She has been
widow about thirty years. Her children
provide literally for her support. and have
secured for her home in the family of
Mr. Edward McGown where all her wants
are carefully attended to. She bids fair to
attain her hundred years.
In June ISIS. two sons of Mr.. Perlcy
HAYNES of Trenton. aged scvcrally. Is and
l6 years started Just after sunrise from
Capt. David MarShalls in a small row boat
aud rowed through the narrows and down
Frcnchman's bay. To Capt. Spurlings on
Cranberry Island. thence round the south
{ and west Of Mt. Desert in fresh south
wc>icr back to their starting point at sun
set We should like to see Harvard. Yale.
or any other crew beat that. The next
year thc same boys rowcd from home "a
Ca>tine and back. inside of twcnty-four
hours.
Miss C,nthia Maddocks OF North
I Ellsworth made from three cows in 1850
i've hundred and twenty one lbs Of butter,
7 which At 10 ct> per 10. the average price at
which She sold. amounted 10 s20s.i 80
in one district ii thi, city not only
every clearinghouse i occupied by one or
mnre families. but since the school for the
season Cip- a. TWO families have moved in
%, aad bios. occupy the school-hou>e.
-nr. Grindlc Is having an extensive
prrfle+ pn Manni Desert IL i wlnnin.
hn.h soilcl opinions and greenbacks. H.
iutcrt,i- himself not only for the physical,
bat also fnr the moral and intellectual good
OF The community.
WIN. MAiiocks Of North Ellsworth
hl~ pair 81 twin steers. which at the
county fair in lS6G look the 1T premium
a. calves ln l~d7 a. yearling> in lsG, a.
two Year oil- and in 1869 a three year
old> They are Of a dark red. the tail Of
EACH one tipped with white but no white
amy whore else about them At fair time
last fail their girih was six feet and half
They are A. alike in lie and form a can
hp
The North Ellsworth Farmers Clue
organized few weeks since now numbers
over thirty members. IT. meetings are
held on the second and fourth saturday
evenings Of each month The officers for
ih- present quarter are President, WIN.
Madd"cks Treasurer. Abraham Tourtc-
ipttc Secretary. Daniel + Maddox.
Sch George 4 Mary. Lord from New
lork fer Charleston = {. was totally lost
IN Inst. on Cape Lookout shoals All
hands wtrr saved and reached New York
morning Of llth. The q 4 VI was a near
I, nc" vessel of 100 tons burthen. asd hail
I'D from calais.
cranberry Isles. Jan 81. $50.
\. h SAWYER, E>q
u, request send you the names 81 all
ihs persons now living in the town Or
Cranberry Isles. OF the age Of eighty years
AND upwards. viz.
Mr.. william Giliey - Sept. 9th. i>Gp
Joseph Newman. 81 Mar. Eth $50
Thomas stanley. - Apr. 81. loGo
Yours Truly.
4. {. Fcrnald.