Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-14
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.

NOT see newspaper hailing from Calais
Maine This may not be conclusive evi-
dents hut it is cucumstantial. However,
there must be live. active. mischief making
because question asking IF. A. F." who
resides down In some locality near where
there should be City of Calais, because
the Portland Press has some slashing ar
,.i., directed against such parsonage
If there is. viii he see TO it that news
paper is started forthwith. and send
us COPY so that we shall have ocular
evidences that there is Firth beyond tho
Forth"
MOSES CARNEY Moses j. i colorcd
gentleman representing the town OF
Bucksport on the first jury in attend
ance at the court now in session IN this
CITY. Once. Moses was a slave in New
Jersey, from which happy condition lie
took the liberty to run. After while
he settled in Ellsworth, married, raised
upa number OF smart curly heads OF
both sexes. whom he supported BY work
ing industriously at the art tonsoriai.
In time he accumulated some property
and built him house. But entering
into new business he did not prosper.
and lost hi house. He then undertook
To raise money, by an appeal 10 the
public, for the purpose OF removing TO
llavti. among my people" a he was
wont TO call the natives of that Isle.
lie left Ellsworth and visited the Island,
butreturmed TO Maine. and to Bucksport
about cured of a disposition to rove.
In tile latter town he has resided for
some eight years, until he visits Els
worth Juryman to-day, taking his
place on the panel between a sound
Democrat" and a true Republican a
marked example of true Democratic
Republican laws and customs. No
doubt but he will discharge all the du-
tie, OF juryman with commendable in
territy and intelligence.
some of our exchanges call loudly for the
Police - clear the ioafcrs a~ay from the corners
the streets. Tn ere is something 10 be done in
our city, in this line. And while about ths nee.
e-.4ry duty, why not clear the loafng boy. and
meu from the entrance way. TO Offices The City
Marshal should make example ortwo. OF soma
80 .lle-e pests BY having them up before the Pc
lre court.
The communication signed "'Tren-
ton" upon consideration we must decline
70 publish This will be the most sensible
and judicou, course for all parties
saturday. Sunday and Monday were
pleasant days, and the muddy streets and
roads improved considerable during the
time
Rhode Island State election went
Republican with an increased majority.
Rev Ebenezcr knowlton declines
being candidate for Governor. Who
viii follow suit Can't all be elected. and
those that will be beat AT the convention.
or a, the polls win feel bad. Now is the
-ue TO .'haul on"
The following sensible ordinances
are in force in Bangor:
NO person shall smoke = cigar or tobac-
GO in pipe, in any street, lane or public
square. or ON any wharf IN said city, with
.a half a mile of Kenduskeag Bridge"
Penalty not less than one dollar, or
more than twenty dollars"
County Fair.
At a meejing OF the Trustees to-day it wa
agreed 10 hold 4 County Show and Fair if any
twn j. sufficiently interested TO render mate
I..I and d. IL. Epps aud Jesse Duiton were
cosen TO solicit contributions ior Ellsworth.
Frlak Buck. and Ivory Grant for Buck.port
The holding Of TIE Fair is in the market and
tlc highest bidder = takes W
-Bucksport has accomplished two notable
deeds, this Spring it elected a Democratic
h,ard of town officers and it has also just sent
roiored man down here juror. truly the
he lines have changed.
We had the pleasure ofhearing too
Concerts, one in the morning and one in
the evening the other day, one tv a Robin
Ted breast, and the other by ONE newly
thawed out frogs.
Rowland II. Peck. son OF c. G. Peck.
formerly Of this City, is very sick with
Lang fever at Brunswick. He is in his
senior year in College, we think.
4 LARGE BUSINESS. 1t is stated that the
ready made clothing business of Boston
amounts 10 upwards of ten million dollars
per annum.
The AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY,
published BY G. p. Rowell & Co. Advertis-
Ing Agents. No. 40 Park Row, New York.
contains a full and complete statement of
al facts about newspapers which an ad-
yertiser desires TO know. The subscrip-
ton price is five dollars.
APPoINTfENTs.-The Governor made
the following important appointments
Monday.
Insurance Commissioner, Albert w.
Paine, of Bangor.
Bank Examiner, William Philbrick of
Skowhegan
Commissioners on Investigation Of Paper
Credits, George F. Talbot of Portland. Z.
Wider Farley of Newcastle, and Selden
Common of Augusta
Commissioners to report upon the Jail
system, George W. Randall Of Portland.
Elbridge G. Harlow of Dixfield, and John
Benson of Newport.
county attorney for Cumberland Coun-
ty, ChariesP. Mattocks of Portland
Commissioner to establish Meridian
Lines, Noah Barker Of Exeter.
Mr.. Inman prints letter in London
in which he expresses his disbelief that the
City of Boston foundered in gale. lie
~ars the City ofBoston and City ofAntwerp
were twin boats and they both encounter
Cd the same gale, the latter without dam
a-e or seriour difficulty, all things consid-
cred. He thinks that the Boston collided