Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-11-09
Local and Other Items.

bOCdl dIlu OtUeT Items.
lroi. stone j. biolog zing ia Portland
me town ~ Amherst has built new
i-r across the river on the road TO
H..-or.
tir~' snow-,torm OF the season this
Wednesday.
The Lobster Factory at Prospect Har-
'.- hs. packed lss 900 cans of HOLSTERS the
sen; year.
The attention Of the people Of Could.-
and vicinity j. called to the advertise
a.u. Il Ms +. II shaw
Alien Hanev OF Deer Island. recently
ai h> foot crushed between a cask Of oil
81. ,hc schooner I. J. Glass
The winter term Of the r. NJ e. semi
.r viii begin Monday Nov. 2-;h. For
-;hcr particulars see advertisement.
-',rand Ball and Turkey supper At wc>t
raaii-boro OH Thanks giving night Sc,
l'rrti>cmeni- Ellsworth people are in
N:oI
Rev. II NJ Eaton who has preached
q; Trenton. in me new Hall. one-four1h Of
tar '.me the past tour year.. has decided
90 close hi- iabors SUNDAY. December 81
Stephen Thatcher. Esq. No IL Penn
'er;on square. Boston. has been appointed
v, TOY. Perham Comini-, Toner for Maine
e.thiu the Commonwealth Of Mas,achus-
ett-.
The Governor and Council will meet
"h the 2lst inst. At which time there viii
~ hearing on the contested elections Of
county Off cer> in Hancock and Aroosiook
counties.
The next Legislature will be peti,ioned
r. Incorporate a company for the purpose
If establishing a line of telegraph from the
GOWN of Deer Isle by the way OF Sedgwick
B4ehi,l aud Surry to Ellsworth.
-By referring to our advertising col
aina,. il viii De noticed that Aiken * Co..
l.tel.d change OF business and therefore
.41 ou all those indebted to them 10 call
.il settle by the first OF December.
The Mt. Desert stage driver entirely
freight, and is willing TO leave the mat
Ter to the pnblic. Only one person has ever
made any complaint, according 10 his state
mcnt.
According 10 the Belfast Journal, the
case Of Elder Garland was not presented
- the Grand Jury, an arrangement having
been effected. by which both the SANDER
>aI, and the criminal prosecution are with
lrAwn.
Over 500 have been subscribed To-
Wards fund 10 be used in erecting 3 mon
ument in Bucksport Seminary grounds, TO
the memory of Rev. James b. Crawford.
aho died when Principal Of that institu-
ton. Rev. NJ c. Beale Of Milbridge, has
the matter in charge.
-whtmore & Clarks Ministries and
Brass Band give two concerts at Hancock
Hall. on Wednesday and Thursday eve
ungs of this week. For the two reasons
that this is a popular company and that no
minstrels have been seen here during the
iast six months, the hall will probably be
filled.
Work has been commenced upon the
iron beacon at Fullerton's point. Ii will
probably take about a week 10 finish it.
and will cost between seven and eight hun
bred dollars. The spindle-fourteen feet
long and fourteen inches in diameter and
weighing about five tons-of the beacon
was at one time the main shaft of the
wrecked steamship Bohemian.
There j. family in this county OF
whom there are now living a father. a
mother, a steI-father. steI-mother, eight
sons. seven daughters, seven step-sons.
three step-daughters, eight brothers. seven
sisters. eight half brothers, seven half sis
tiers. ten cousins. an uncle and an aunt. the
whole family consisting Of seventeen per
sons.
-Sehs Agenora. Of Ellsworth and May
Queen. of Hancock, were in collision Fri
day night of Gay Head: the Agenora had
bulwarks and bows badly stove. head geal
carried away. and lost anchor and chain
The Nav Queen had bowsprit broken
head gear carried away and bulwark.
stove Both vessels viii repair at Vine
yard Haven.
The students of the Normal School a
Castine are leaving preparatory TO com
mencing their winter work. The call up
on the school for teachers is greater thar
can be supplied. The attendance the pas
term has been large-l07 having been en-
rolled. Winter term will commence Dec
4th during which course of Lyceum Lee
lures J be given.
Rev. Charles g. Ames of California
one of the most original and entertaining
lecturers now on the lists of the Lyceun
Bureau is engaged TO give his lecture il
Bangor Nov. I'D. The subject is ''Sp
Years in California We learn that Mr.
Ames offers to come to Ellsworth Nov
22d We shall be able in our next lssu,
TO give some definite announcement.
Hill, the horse thief, has another cease
TO answer to. The owner Of the OK b.
stole in Oriand and drove to waterviile
has recovered the animal from the maj
who bought Of HIN, and rsturnet
with his long lost property Last night
The Waseryille purchaser was ignorant o