Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-21
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


er Charles Upton, lightweight and s4-loo
trl>. new measurement. The Charles
Iuton j. owned by II. NJ. HALL Bros
aaI j., to be commanded by Capt. FRANK
BtlLArrY Mr. GRANT has launched from
bis yard number of vessels oil IKE
ci>>, tor the same owners prlncipai's ~
tended for the coasting snd freighting bu-
>iness. The quality of our lumber coast
{g- vessels has improved very much. with
FIN few wears This is nice vessel Of the
Ct>s.
Launched. also on Saturday. from the
same yard schr Annie Harper, owned by
MR. GRANT. EvERARD GREEL1. MIR
Friend, Capt. BENZ. woop, who is to
command her and other parties, unknown
,aus The Annie Harper measures
Tins. new measurement. and is good YES
Gold is hardly in its teens We, at
-ai> time it is SLIP.
Mr.. Dyer opens the Spring Campaign
.n thc Insurance business with a column
notice Of what he Is prepared to do. Give
him a call.
We saw q man on the sidewalk the
othcr day gnglng handful Of silver half
dollars. Il did not attract much Of a crowd.
-Twenty-thrcc loaded vessels lay at
dur wharvc> one day last week.
Tuesday, ana Fridays are stormy days,
-hi> Spriuc. 50 far. Can't there be change
iu the programme;
-REv. DIR TENNIY preached very able
Sermon Fast Day in the Baptist meeting
t.r~e !, should be published.
The Republican State Committee meet
week in Bangor. 10 select The day of
- state Convention and to transact other
BUSINESS.
-Gould>boro j. to purchase a Poor
fs-.n. for the benefit Of her finances. and
tae comfort OF somewhat large number
o. tho>e needing assistance from the town.
A correspondent says. that the cows
.aAis ncighborhood. those that have been
Mel. i'd. AFTER dropping their calves cease
eve milk enough for their calves. He
4-,> for information as to The cause. VIII
..r one tell him and our readers:
The story which we have been publish
oa our first page. i concluded. We
SAID not publish any more continued
sores until cold weather and long even
- come again at any rate.
A subscriber gives as reason why
crrtan class OF small vessels were first
named .Chebacco' boats. was that they
Mere first built in Ipswich. Mass. and that
rac Indian name Of the locality was
"Chebacco." The only difficulty about
this theory is, that the Indian name OF
Ipswich was "Agawam."
Gov. Chamberlain has responded 10
The invitation 10 lecture in Ellsworth. and
= ia probably speak here about the goth Of
NAY. n Hancock Hall.
THE sup. school Committee Of this
VIII hold sessions FOR examining and
f-r. seating Teachers for the summer
SCHOOLS on the 30th OF April and 7th Of
MAY. See notice.
usual excitement of all such cases. Free
ntp and ali other kinds of social evils
layg their deyotees. and are doing vast
AMOUNT Of mischief in the world; and il
looks now As if the dead Richardson, was
a9ued with loose notions in regard to
Mlrriage. This led him into trouble which
r,,ul,ed in his death Whether Mcfarland
was justified in shooting him is question
watch the jury will decide.
cur Gouldsboro CORES pondent writes
tAat the sad news has been received. of the
death 10y fever. a Port Au Prince. of two
'>tlmable citizens of that town, Capt.
HirsmIn Cole and Mr.. Smith Bickford. Of
Ba- Peri.
MIR. j. Watson OF Sedgwick yrs
Since bought OF Mr.. Whittier OF Vienna a
MIA Durham COW. He has her now and OF
4er descendants cows. pair of oxen
1rthng seyerally n. inches and IL. |
=. years old, a pair of VT old steers
girth #, 10 in. These steers have been
worked regularly the past winter They
4rr all Of dark red color and win be found
tsrl TO beat.
The citizens of Somesville, Mt. Des-
rrt. nave lost by removal to the West one
pt IL most worthy citizens. Mr. Eben d.
Higgins. 4 correspondent SAYS he was a
valuable citizen in all the relations of life
The town authorities oil Bluehill are
repairing their town hall and eniarging it
by removing the gallery and partition be-
meath il.
Mr.. Seth Carter Of North Sedgwick
has bowl, made from a gnarl or excres-
eence from yellow birch tree, feet long,
feet wide and is inches deep, perfectly
tight. without seam or crack in it. Mr..
Carter has often crossed Frost's pond in
f. sometimes with another person. He
refused an offer of So for it.
The Town Of Surry furnishes the fol-
lowing quota for the Spring term of the
Normal School.
Mr.. S. p. Kane, Miss C. II. Curtis,
A. c. Hagerthy q NJ. W. Coggins
j. E. Jarvis 50 Z. G. Curtis,
X H. SWEET % N. Merrill,
c. c. Merrill :. }. V. Treworgy
g c. c. WATSON.
Mr.. David Grindle has sold his farm in
Bluehill to Mr. c. Gray and removed TO
Penobscot.
-Greeley says the solution of the
question whether woman is equal to man,
depends upon who the woman is, and who
the man is.
Marshal Wingate Of Rangor r;II