Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-03

CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The following member, of the Senior Glass
OF BOwdoin College have been appointed a.
competitors for the prize e,iahliShe by the
Class OF -. De Alsa ). Alexander. lie Roy T..
Collins. VIM. T.. Frost. Joseph ". kecn.,
James 4. Roberts. AionZo e.. Whitman. The
exhibition takes place gu the evening OF June
S:h, ls.o
Mr. j.. r.. Smith, formerly of the Mansion
House. IIarp>well, is the proprietor OF the new
hotel at Brunswick.
fRASkLIS COUNTY.
Rev - Rrr,i, toI threr year. past the pastor
OF III. Free Bapti-; church n Pennington has
closed hi- connection with that church aud gun.
Ia Mendcta H. where he will continue his
ministerial dutir.. The Chronicle under stand,
that hr goes. principally, 10 seek restoration OF
impaired health.
AESNEBEC COUNTY.
The waicr,iIlc Nail SAYS that member Of
thc large aui respected smith family wu. ar
rested on tuesday OF last week on "A chary, of
ruDoing he clothing store OF Cyprian Le,sur-
neau, oi Haierviilr, on the 2ji of October last
part Of the stolen goods were found IN his
house. and part on his person.
We learn from the WaI-fyilic Mail that the
dwelling house OF Mr. smith At Emery Hill
was searched lew evenings since. by force Of
= search warrant. issued ut West Waterville
and Two rolls Of cloth supposed 10 have been
buTglariou-ly taken we've iound
A meeting was held in WaI-iville on the 2a,l
a. which IL wa. voted 10 instruct the selectmen
Ito rrInonstraie A. ain,i The prayer OF petition
OF Dennis L. MilliA-n and others, and procure
the repeal Of an act passed by the Leg stature
and approved by the Governor on the 2ist day
OF Jan. $50, on the prayer OF said petition; or
make such modification thereof may make
its provisions conform to the principles OF right
an Juslicr.'
KNOX COUNTY.
The editorial correspondent Of the Levi .ton
journal says that the mud Of RocklauI i, 81
fearful isitaiion that no one think, OF black.
Ing Li, boots after residing there forty c light
hours.
The Camden Herald says Miss Susan +. IIuse
dropped dead at her residence la that village
on Wednesday morning. She had arisen In her
usual health, and was at the sink when she lell
PENoBsCOr COUNTY.
six inches Of snow in Bangor on Saturday
night.
Ii l. n singular coincidence that one wear ago
this week, Howard A. Cleveland W AS presented
TO the Grand Jury on charge OF having murder
ed his bosom friend, and this week John Law
renee Is 10 be presented ON the same charse
says the Bangor Wing.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
TIE silver wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs Rice
took place at Bath lately. The presents were
numerous and DR.. Putnam made the pre- senta-
ton speech.
A correspondent Of the Bath Times SAYS the
Bath aud Rockland stage line is probably the
largest one in the state and Nc one can be bet
ter conducted. 1t employs about % men and
finds Service Tor 10 To ~ horses. The length
oil the route Is ~ miles there are three changes
Of horses between the ;ermini. There are Two
regular daily coaches each way and xs MANY
extras are demanded.
The barque l.. v. Minot Of Bath, Captain
Healey, caIie very near being lost with crew
at Penzance, England, On the coast Of the Eng
lish Channel Dec 3Dlh. Captain Healey was
bound from Mobile To Havre with charge Of
400 bales of cotton. The vessel lost ali her
Dastx.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
George smith, an American seaman from
T. stport, died at sea ON the tenth OF last Au.
gust.
The, are six prisoners in the jail At Machi-
as -Four VI Them are /. ere tor selling liquor
Deputy Warden Marden carried three prison
ers away ~ fhonaston On Monday last: Foley
Murphy, and silver All hour Of the rumsel-
iers are counnea in default Of payment of fines
and costs.
AT LARGE.
There Is an active, aggressive and unce asng
warfare carried on between the Houiton pa-
pers, ON the one hand, The Bangor and PresQue
Isle papers, ON thu AroostOok Railroad question
The 1ortLer desire that the road should he built
nom some point on the European and North
American Railroad 10 H0uiton, WI iie the latter
Ia vor = line passing further west than Hou itop
aud connecting with that town by . branch.