Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-10-19
Local and Other Items.

- ne fTfss says. collections for the
fit of sufferers by the Chicago fire
NJ taken in all the churches Of Portland
>1ou; 5000 were raised
gentleman from srooklin Sound
o.ei IN the stree, The other DAY. contain
upward, Of forty dollars. and after
Ia trouble. succeeded Ia finding an
naaer such honesty should not go un-
u.tce,I
Jessie Hines. Of Bangor. who has been
aorAing In the mills of Hall Brothers. had
d. hand injured badly on Mondav. that
alnputatiou became necessary. and the
orr.Atioa va. performed bv Dr.. Googins
llolsAin>.
Nr. j. III. Batter and vii. ~ Hancock
-te musical entertainment; At Surrv on
4lay night. which la, been much
-od by some % onr Ellsworth friend.
a' attended. Nj. Butler intends yi-i,iu-,
,'y All the towns IN the county.
Ellsworth viii be very well rcpro-
t-l At the Bangor celebration. but.
i.'HAAly not 50 many viii leave the city
~ 0dtoHn propose. to .end.-morc than
tNoa,v 'h'H>and according to ono ~ her
ot.seas.
Young man named Roger :. Stanlcy.
tearS Of aye. employed on board the
-""ner Lcvant. lying 4, Brewer. fell from
.A4ln boom, saturday aud wa, drowned.
body ha- not hecu recovered. lie be,
-rd in >clgwlck
BuckSport Farmers Club held their
t,.r oct 9Th. loh and llth Report say,
exhibition was good in all departments.
The crowd not dense. Thi. la, NAV De-
aautei FOR by the fact that the Buck,
i.rt PEOPLE Ja,, now have railroad ON the
palm.
Nes~r-. Gross & Glllcy OF Or!and. have
.ie az their yard so NJ Of bricks the
present season. They have shipped 500
They have one Of the mos, convenient
-- for bnckmakiug in the county. clay
-.Hi and water all In the yard. within
i.H -'i- Of The wharf, where there j. I'm.
water az high water
Mr.. \. {. Fernall of Sutton's Island i.
Poison Notary. lately appointed. ANY
t+tiA IVA q ltt4elpE can DO tuEtr tt
".~- "tl him just 4, we'll and De saved the
expense of going before the County Clerk
4 Courts His experience a. Justice and
Sheriff has thoroughly qualified him for 4.
We learn from the Augusta Journal
'AAt iAe directors 81 the village district
40 THAT city have elected Mr. George L.
fArnHm- late principal Of the High School
ll Ms CITY. TO the esmc position In The
y % school Of Augusta Mr.. Farllrm'.
mAnf friends in this city viii doubtless be
Glad 70 learn 81 his deserved promotion.
Mr. Nathaniel Jordan Of Ellsworth
a-- buried over loco cr,ou>. and has due
"tar 100 graves himself since he liza, been
>sAtnn- M Jordan j. one Of The odd
-'tti"r~ as. when he came 10 T. not more
."an thirty or forty houses comprised the
'"Ra- The road between Ellsworth and
Al >SpnTt. was marked out by him. with
iapw drawn by six yoke Of oxen Nj
Jordan also. WAS the first 10 drive 4 span
~ horses between this city and Bangor
Rev l.. Got, Of Orland. has about five
0f,hcl, Of grapes, his farm sheltered by
-" hili- around it has been excmp; from
t--t and his grapes. cranbcrries and other
AIT, have ripencd finely. He has gather
from two small patches about - bushels
q 'nce cranberries. Last wear he raised
-" bushels Of choice apples. this wear
about 80 bushels. He has large variety of
cultivated flowers and :. small artificial
pond where In summer he raises large
number II pond lilies.
At walthan on Monday night. the
store Of 4. VI Il A. J. Fox was broken
INTO, aud a pocAet-book, containing about
$40 was taken. Il also contained note
made 70 Thomas Lawrie. to the amount of
s-3 with about $50 indorsed on il. and
some other papers of notice. Goods TO the
value Of $50 were also carried OF. Tn.
owners offer reward of $50. for the ar,-
prehension of the thieves
A meeting OF the subscribers TO the
capital stock Of the Penobscot & Union
River Railroad was held in Backsport
Wednesday. and the following gentlemen
"ere chosen Directors Richard Z. Buck.
Joseph l. Buck. Jo&b ". Palmer. Daniel
Sargent. II. >ewall B Swazey. Frederick
npofford and y +. Hill Resolution,
we're passed authorizing the Directors TO
issue six per cent. First Mortgage Bonds
not exceeding $4,000 per mile. principal
and interest payable in gold.
The petition. calling for Improvement
on our County Jail (which will be foundin
our advertising columns. was prepared and
signed by the Grand Inquest Of the County
al IL late sittings. Ii cali public attention
10 matter which needs to be looked after.
and which demands notice The jail is
I'd always was al i'll constructed building.
entirely unfit for the purposes intended.
No patching. nor partial repairs can
remedy its many defects and it, want of
adaptation to the purposes of Jail.
In what We say OF this building. we do
not intend TO find fault with the present. or
any board Of County Commissioners for
neglect. for no blame attaches to these
officers, .Or the building is in better con-
dition to-day than il was twenty years ago.
but 1t never was suitable place nor a
safe one in which to put criminals The
present board of County Commits sioners
have been contemplating laying this sub
ject before the voters of the County. and
this may be the favorable opportunity TO
do so.