Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-29
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

The weatherwise predict mild win
ter.
The day, are longer than they wer
last week.
-Georgia held a State election on Thurs
day last.
We have had quite good sleighing 70
few days past.
The stages from this place start OF
wheels or runners, impartially.
Barlow Hall Of Ellsworth killed a pi.
II mos. old. weight $50 lbs.
The next issue of the American will b,
in an enlarged form, and on superior
quality OF paper.
The first of the Winter course of As
~em5lic~ will commence al Writings Hal
On next Thursday evening. All are in.
vitrd.
a New Years Ball for the benefit OF
Martin Sampson-Will be given on Mon-
d4y Evening.
The Tug Boat Express has hauled up.
Her machinery i. to be transferred 10 the
new tug-boat now building.
Plenty Of snow in the up river towns
aud in the woods About double what We
have down here.
,S~The resolutions and remarks OF the
Catholics OF Ellsworth on the dethrsne-
ment Of the Pope. will appear next week.
The new schooner Storm Petrol made
srfs. IN loo
VILE and back in twenty-one days. Five
DAY. oui and eight returning.
some mi>crcant has been driving ten
penny nails into p. J Mliken's stave wood
II >urry. doing him much damage.
We have received from Mr.. William
F. Morrill, OF Portland general agent Of
tide Nrw York Life Insurance Company.
The New York Almanac for ISL" II i
-~ra, aud il gives. in addition to considera-
bic information on Lift, Insurance. quite an
amount OF literary mater.
1T VA, cold all along the line Friday
al -I.urdav. A. Cheyenne. W. /. Their
IN lmc,er stood At 10 below zero. II was
showing heavily at Richmond. and freezing
Al New Orleans. Here the thermometer
Ma three below zero on Friday morning.
aaa eleven on saturday
-l. W. Collins has removed from
Green's Landing and opened store al
VI ilurd>. Bluehill.
The General Court or Maine meets
mkt Wednesday 1t is supposed that we
IN " reasonably look for a short session.
one member writes Us that ii should not
o. over six weeks.
Hon Daniel T. Jewett who has just
IS d appointed L. ). Senator Of Missouri
vre brake resigned. was al one time .
p-4rticiug lawyer Of Bangor
The Agricultural college at Orono.
wants one of our neighboring farmers on
{ corps Of teachers.
Mr.. Frelinghysen White OF Columbia,
d student Of Colby University, is supplying
t4. Baptist pulpit in Machias. durin. his
vacation.
Mr. Medbury II. Allen Of North Sedg
WICK. has purchased about six hundred
acres Of wood lard at Isle Au Haut and left
last week with i gang OF men 10 COM
meace operation.
Charles Gray of Sedgwick, caught 6l4
worth Of smelts one day last week.
Youthful LOGICAL remember the
~'urv If the PROBES or who earnestly Illus
rating the effects of a deadly poison. de-
0.4red that a single drop upon dog :
tongue would Kill a man. Gov. Fletehe-
az Vermont. so the story runs. was recent
lt driving along when he had occasion TO
TIE a sharp knife and seeing tow-headed
youth using one upon pine stick. stopped
BOY /. that knife sharp '.Shapg re-
>ponded Young Vermont. just you draw
voar thumb across the edge and it'll let
your CUTS out in a minute."
The Goose Cove Sewing Circle" Of
fremont. held a Fair and supper Thursday
evening. resulting in $500 profit, this
goes to their fund to build Hall. Public
spirit manifested here by the Ladies.
The fishing Sch. Belle Brandon, o.
Gloucester, while trying TO work into port
Friday morning, missed stays and went
ashore on Long Island. Insured
sch. Josephine arrived at Hulrs Cove
the 10Th inst. with Machinery for Steam
Mil. built by Page Co. Of Orland.
On the 18th inst, Sch. Express, from
Rockland. bound to Hul's Cove, while
coming up the bay, took strong gale
from \. W and lost jIb, came 20 anchor
under the lee OF Jordan Island at A. NJ.
a, . p NJ parted chains and went ashore
on the main land. chafed ba lily. Mex
la Ia, s,arfinu off and came h
White. Harbor.
Rev Mr. Norwood is preaching a
Hlll's Cove, part of the time.
DEATH OF F. P. SPoFFoRD, ESQ.,. DELI
IsLE.-we have received the following &C
count of this sad death -
I'VE saw no difference In him for tn
worse for two months past Indeed TO
two weeks he appeared decidedly better
but on Thursday morning, the 18th. h
LEFT his house at an early hour. about hal
past four. and went to his store, lighted
candle. took of and left his overcoat, tool
down from a shelf small line, and cut o.
piece, and attached to the piece l6 Id
weight. He left a note, supposed to hav
Been written that morning, directing nov
70 unlock his safe. snufFed out the candle
locked the door, and went 70 a wharf ep
bosite the store and committed suicide b
drowning himself. He was missed an
the alarm given at O'Clock and he was im
nediately found. He put his wallet an
watch into the money drawer at his store
He has not enjoyed good health 70
some 6fteen years, and in THAT time ha
mad three attacks of low spirits, from th