Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-06-30
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

visiting schools and making the neces-
>ary arrangements for the County insti-
tutcs to be held at Deer Isle, Bluehill and
orland from the 2lst to the 3lst of July
Commencing at Deer Isle.
We take occasion to call attention u
these institutes thus early that the teach
ers may make their arrangements to at.
tend The value of these meetings will
depend almost entirely on the teachers
themselves 1t is of no use to procure
hrst class educational talent to conduct
them if no one attends to profit there
W. Let therefore. oil the teachers make
AL due preparations TO avail themselves
Of the advantages TO be gained al these
Institutes.
a-United States Notes, Series of ls69.
Two thousand notes. of ten thousand each,
from No. HIS, $50, cor, to No. lis, 532 ooo..
both inclusive, have been stolen from the
Treasury. No $40 notes, of number high
or than HIS $50 900. have been issued.
Look out for the stolen Notes.
The Fall Term of the Eastern State
Normal School will commence August Path,
instead of August 18th, As stated in the
Catalogue.
MIR. Henry West highly esteemed
citizen of East Bucksport, had his right leg
fractured. and knee severely wounded BY
a falling rock from bridge that he was re-
pairing.
The Customs Collector at Bangor
VIII get switched" of the track of the
Ellsworth ladies' good grsces, and blotted
from their record-b of friends, unless
Ac shall exercise more discr iminati on in
-obbling up supposed smuggled silks.
The wife of Ellsworth's Police Judge
very naturally took it into her head that
>hr should like a new silk dress and there
FIRE requested her friends in Connecticut
n make the purchase and forward by Ex-
pres In due time the package came. in
good condition, but as there Is no account
ilg for tastes, so there is no telling Just
What will suit any one woman's fancy.
MS was not right in some point and
therefore duly committed TO the charge OF
The Express Company to be sent ba ok for
exchange. But no return package came.
and friends in Connecticut did not receive
the package, ana therefore commenced q
searching process, which resulted in find
!ng the dress in the Custom House, Ban
cor, seized as Struggled goods. Who will
all this nd cn A..
"eing put to so much anxiety. and also
kept from enjoying the luxury OF a nice
dress
Miss Davis of Lowell, will speak at
Hancock Hall on Sunday. Miss Davis is a
spiritualistic preacher Of the first class.
Il i said
The Sprinkler has arrived from Port
land, but il will have TO be used. or else il
might as well have remained there. The
citizens were anxious on Thursday. during
He intense hot hours Of high noon, to
nestow all manner of praise on the new
conner, but through great modesty, and in
charity for horse flesh il kept out of.sight.
Jerome Davis, overseer a. Swazey's
Dead River Mills. at Orland met with an
accident that came near proving fatal
While at work with a gang of men in the
woods peeling bark he was caught by the
branches Of falling tree, fracturing his
right arm, and two ribs OF right side
wounding the lung, and severely bruising
MIN about the back aud chest He is in a
critical condition
-Messrs. Chase Bros. OF Rochester r..
New York, extensively engaged in raising
fruit trees &C. and who have been supply
~ this section OF the safe for years past.
are now by their agents Messrs. A. r.
Boardman and n. b. Cunningham. solicit
ing orders for next Spring. We have ha d
orders filed by this firm, and find that
'nelr trees do well in this climate
Hon. J. A. Buck Of Oriand has Jus t
imported three sheep from Malaga, Spain
and proposes not TO shear them until the
ith of July. Those interested in shee o
faising would do well to call and see
them
The United States Coast Survey pro-
pellor, Endeavor, is soon TO be put Oh our
shores and continue the survey Of the
coast and make deep water soundings In
and about Penobscot Bay.
a match game OF base ball took ri ace
in this city on Saturday the 25th bet ween
Union Juniors first and second mines score
standing Is TO Is in favor of the second
nine
U-Seiners of Menhaden, who have
erected expensive works at various place:
ON the Eastern coast are preparing to con.
test the legality Of the State law, prohibit.
ing the taking Of these fish with seine.
within three miles Of the shore. As tn.
statute now provides that infring emenl
shall be prosecuted by indictment, the
owners Of nets, now that the State bears
the expense Of the proceedings, declare
that every use Of the seine within the for.
hidden limits snail be vigorously prosecu-
ted. The seiners deny the power Of q
state Legislature to restrict the use Of the
coast fisheries, which they content are
solely within the jurisdiction Of Congress
1t is understood that they have retained
Hon B. F. Butler, and propose to test the
constitutionality Of our statute.
The yacht Eva from New York, arrived
at Bar Harbor, June 9th, with party Of
ten on board.
Mr.. Samuel B. Moor has opened a
planning mill over the Founderv and is n,e.
pared to do all work in his line .s vol, 80
can be done elsewhere.
AccDENT.-while DR.. Geo. b. Hopkins
of Portland, was speaking at the Spiritual
Convention on Saturday evening, he fell