Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-10
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

dav afternoon at the usual hour of service.
In the evening the Vespar Service for
Feb. will be held at = O'Clock.
We have had an old fashioned
snow-s,orm. with plenty Of snow and
wind. Snow shovels will be in good
demand for sometime.
a fine horse. one ola span. belong
ing TO Warren Brown ESQ.,. fell dead in
the harness while hauling load Of logs
near the camp. in township No. Ss.
We call the attention to the adj
verti,emeni of the y. y. Methodist in
another column. II is one the best re-
lgious aud family papers in the country
The long article in regard to the
statements in Mr.. Dawes speech,
crowds out this week a portion of the
Report on the Equalization of Muninci-
pal War debts. which should have been
published.
C. J. Abbott Esq. has resigned
the office Of County Superintendent OF
Schools. Mr. Abbott could not spare the
time from his business TO attend 10 the
duties of the Office. We hope whoever
succeeds him will have his exact. schol-
arlv attainments. added TO a thorough
appreciation of the importance of the
office. and the work necessary 10 be
done to bring up the schools in the Coun-
tv. Ii needs a live. practical. hard
working man, who can and will devote
his whole time and talents TO the work.
Mr. d. Saunders of Surry, has pur-
chased. and taken down. the shingle mill
on Kench meadow brook. He intends 10
re-erect il on Gold brook, To-day Pond.
There is quite religious interest
prevailing in Sedgwick and Brooklin we
learn
A coroncrs inquest was held on the
body Of Daniel Nevis on Saturday las, by
Coroner Macomber. Mr.. Nevis was an
Incorporate man and il is supposed fell in
TO the river Just above Union river bridge
last November. The body was found at
the extreme point OF Ncwbury Neck. last
week. distance Of IA miles from the place
where he fell into the river. The verdict
Of the Jury was in accordance with the
facts a stated above.
We are under obligations to Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin for copy OF the agricui-
tural report for 1865.
By the way we notice that Senator Ham
lin did a graceful act in graceful way In
regard TO his colleague. Senator Morrill's
continuance as chairman Of the committee
on appropriation.
Mrs. Tryphena Grindle OF Surry.
aged 50 years. has. perhaps. the largest
number Of descendants OF any person in
this county She has had three husbands.
viz
lward Saunders. Joseph Leach. and
J ,shua Grindle.
she has had twelve children, eighty four
grand children, one hundred and fourteen
great grand children. and five great. great.
grand children. Total two hundred and
nfteen descendants.
Horse loads OF smelts put up in bar
rele pass through Ellsworth. almost daily
FOR Bucksport. These barrels Of the nnny
tribe are shipped TO Boston and thence
West for consumption.
We learn that the new Sch Georgia
Staples" built the past season by Nicker-
son & Rideout OF Calais, has been bought
by F.. ID. Peters & Co. Of Boston, and Capt.
Geo W. & John A. Lord Of Ellsworth. and
is TO be commanded by John A. Lord, late
Of Sch George Mary" and is now loading
in New York for HAVANA.
COLBY CNIvATRsIY.-Ths Spring Term
will begin next "Wednesday, and when the
boys return they will find the Gymnasium sll
finished and furnished, and the Observatory
ready for the instruments.
One item Of produce shipped from
Orland the past year Qs6s,) was IS 400
dozen of eggs, at an cverage price Of 80
cents per doz-. equals el9, O20 90. About
10000 dozen Of these eggs were purchased
in the spring from Is to % cents per dozen,
and kept until Winter and sold then from
40 10 IS cents per dozen.
Emerson Condor will forward to any
person on receipt Of two dollars free OF
charge, one package Of preparation sufiici-
ent to preserve one thousand dozen Of eggs.
Money is easy IN New York At 4 to
per cent, and gold is down to l20.
Mr.. Lynch has been sick. and this
accounts for his not voting on the franking
privilege.
The American ship Kendric Fish (of
Thomaston) was destroyed by DIRE At Call
lao Peru, on the night Of the 18th Of Dec.
last, Crew all saved.
Mark Twain has taken Q partner in
the lecturing business, He was married
recently.
The Bath Times says a gentleman
from Thomaston, Sunday, reports that
two of the Bowdoinham bank robbers
made their escape Saturday night from the
State Prison by digging through the walls.
He thinks they were Simms and Mcguire.
They were subsequently retaken and car
ried back, one OF them, he does not know
which, received in his efforts to resist
capture. q shot in the arm.
EDITOR OF THE AMKRIcAN.-Dear sir,
Your account Of the COW which had her
first calf at three years old but had given
milk since she was two, needs think some
explanation. should like to know, also,
how many there were in the family alluded
to, several weeks ago.
Constant Reader.
The President has issued q Procla-
nation announcing the ratification Of the