Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-03-31
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.
Police Court Record.

DRINKwArER JUDGE.
No. H. March 10
State on complaint OF John Salisbury. JOHN
p. Treworgy 4 ais.
ARRAY an d Breach Of Peace. The respondents
tom in mum Der, plead mot guilty." but on ex-
animation, three were adjudged guilty ana
see,enced to pay fine Of - and one-third the
costs, each, and the fourth di-chs sged- An
sppesl was .sken. but subsequently withdrawn.
and the fines and costs paid.
No. IFS March 10.
State on comprt. OF Lewis Friend v Wiliiam
Ash.
Obtaining Sundry articles OF clothing OF the
complainant. uude. false pretences. Com
plant mol pros.
a correspondent wishes US to give
the meaning and pronunciation of Chebaco
boat" The name is applied to small boats,
pink-stern, but how the name Is pronounc-
ed we do not know. Perhaps some nau-
tcal friend can give the desired informa-
ton.
Some of the Mills on this River have
commenced saving.
The two Portland packets. the
Frank Pierce and the Telegraph. arrived
last week fun OF goods.
Speaker Foster gained hosts OF
friends during the session Of the Legisla-
ture. by his urbanity and by the and
grace with which he presided over the
deliberation of the House. We were a
looker-on for a week or so, and II seemed
to u that all the members had the utmost
confidence in his impartiality and sound
judgment.
Some errors occurred in the Report
OF the School Committee Of Trenton.
which we published last week, As they
were errors OF punctuation. no doubt the
reader corrected them as he read the artic-
-c.of course they are chargable to the com
position.
Pierre Soule of New Orleans died
recently at the age of 60 years. He was At
one time 4 Senator from Louisiana, and n
prominent Democratic politician He of
curse was friend ofthe confederacy.
The fishermen along shore are pre-
pairing for work. Lobster traps. dorics and
nets are being built, overhanled or re-
paired.
The Lewiston had full freight on
her first trip east and could not bring more
than one half that was offered.
Rev. J. W. Savage closes his labors in
Bluehill. after next Sabbath. He goes TO
York. Maine.
j, T. Hiuckley and others OF Bluehll,
have bought the Sch. Centurion OF Castine.
and intend TO give her athorough repairing.
Please notice the Portland business
advertisements in our advertising column
among which are Geo. W. True & Co.
Corn -four &C and Gardner Jordan. Car
pet Store
-THE Wing say the american quotes
the Argus on politics" This is mistake.
We quoted its opinion OF the Wig. which
i quite another thing.
The Augusta City Marshal Is weed
Ing out the dogs" in that city, says the
Journal.
People at Boothbay are already
making preparations for summer visitors
Augusta has lost s2.e9s so by fire
the past year, says the Standard.
The new railroad bridge at Augusta
will be built so as TO avoid the angle In
the approach to the old bridge. says the
Standard,
The PASSPORT Sentinel complains OF
loafers about town.
The Belfast Journal learns that the
house Of J. B. Williams OF Islesboro
LONG Island) was destroyed by fire on
Sunday evening.
The New Brunswick Legislature recently
passed a law abollshing impri 0 onment for
debt but, greatly TO the disgust OF the
people. the Supreme Court has stepped in
and granted an injunction restraining the
Sheriff from releasing prisoners from GUS
.ody, holding that. under the British North
American act, local Legislatures have no
jurisdiction.
The roads are badly drifted yet in
some places.
-You seem 10 thing, in your last,
wonder il the cat ever inspired any body's
news. Com.
TO seine, or not to seine. to net, OIL
not TO net, is now the question. in the
shore town.
The religious interest still contin.
ues in Sedgwick. and has extended to
Brooklin and North Sedgwic.k
Rev. w. A. Spaulding Of the Ban.
gor Theological Seminary who has been
supplying the churches At Penobscot ii
this county has received a unanimous cal
to the I'd Congregationalist Church in New
Castle. Salary $1,000.
At the caucus held on Friday last to
nominate q candidate for Mayor, JAMES F
DAVIS had all the votes cast.
Mr.. H. Herrick of Bluehill, will
one pair Of 6 l-2 n cattle, and an sverag
crew Of three men, has cut and hauled 10
cords Of cord-wood, lis cords Of stav'
wood, so logs, and 6 cords Of shingi
bolts. Estimated value where ii now lies
$500.
About seventy-nve persons,-chiefl
captains and their crews, from Sedgwick {
Brooklin, took passage on the Lewiston q
Sedgwick. on Monday last. and nfty fror
Brooksville, went on board at Castine.
-Messrs. Blifns & Wilson's porgi'
factory at Bluehill falls, stocked Oh. 900
1859, in six weeks. They employed thirty
I'VE men on IN average, principally frOr
Massachusetts,,
OTIs, March 25th, 1870.
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