Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-10-12
Local and Other Items.

The SpiritiaIi-ts held a meeting at the
Methodist Church last SUNDAY
Shall We have course OF Library
I-.urc, in Hancock Hall this winter
The County Teachers Institute for
h.nN Co, will be held mex, week AT Cam
Ilarbor.
The County Supervisor. Gordon NJ
iicA-. Esq, will be assisted by Rev Mr.
o4,.rv Of this CITY.
The Il. W. Carter will not tow until
siderable repair, have been made upon
bother
Hon. Eugene Hale has some PACKAGE
Winter Wheat TO distribute to farmer,
viii low it.
Mr. Polly smith. Of Ellsworth. claims
''r he olde-, lady in the CITY being
..t wear, Of are.
sargent who stole horse and carriage
Wednesday last has been captured and
-..i o,cr for trial TIN, term court
The Hancock Conference. .Congrcga-
al. viii meet al West Brook-ville on
-'.h and 18Th inst, commencing al lo
4 NJ.
ICE whole number of teachers present
Zee institute last week il seventy. Forit
hem engaged in the written cxamiua-
.'a and tooA the graded certificate
" learn tina, Eycrard II. Grccly ha-
appointed Marshal of this civ. lie
accepted the position and has been
a.a John CLARK la, been appointed
-ant. These are good appointments,
l;ev. DR.. Dexter la. removed from
h-a.haukpo1to Ballwinville Ma. Re-.
~ Mrlcher. Of North armouih Ia, be-
le pastor Of the Baptist church al hen
..,Hukport-
The Ellsworth Dramatic CLUB VIII
'Ahly favor u with a series Of enter
nrat. during the last week OF ,"ur..
hr>; evening will be produced ''>o,ou
-s and Nursery Clic> weed
The Argo ran ashore saturday night
Horizons Rock, bat was rot of with
Dj-rinc her. On Monday Capt
sam withdrew her from the route. bu,
erd- 10 give 4 larger and better boa,
= ,rring- running between Thu city and
Bangor.
4 special Teachers Institute j. an
u'uu. - This week at Ca>tine Conducted
tt Mr. I. r. ~tctson Of Lewiston. Mr.. G..
Fletcher, Principal Of the Normal school
aaI Rev. VIM. II. Sayary. Teacher, from
'., western part Of the County are invited
Lectures each evening.
The ladies Of West Trenton Sewing
e propose to hold Fair at MON
ii.-. Nov. 1t. afternoon and evening
-rser and dancc--ihc ladies wiz spare
jain, % have = good time.
II stormy. he first fair day.
he brig Golconda Of Boston. cid. the
tr Constaminope via. smyrna. Tur-
with a cargo Of eleven thousand kerr
-e cases. The Captain Chas. f. Lord
he iirSt mate Geo. W. Mason are both
.-~ Ellsworth. the steward. NJ. II. Kelley
a L. Llinone
Many people And a difficulty in spell
words which contain "a or ie. not know
which vowel comes first. To the spell
II these words. the word lice i q key
7 tAe vowels follow Z. the i comes first If
'H"y follow {, comes first Ii you doubt
.r the case of ssere, spell siel, and you
have il.
NJ q meeting Of the Stockholders of
tH" Penobscot and Union River Railroad
-r-I AT Bucksport on Tuesday afternoon;
'Iose Jos. l.. Buck, 5. Il. Swazey. Fred
"rick Npoford, y. T. Hin Of Bucksport.
Richard T. Buck of Ne- York. Dea.
Daniel Sargent OF Brewer. Joan ". Palm
"r Of Bangor. Directors OF said company
Edward Swazey was chosen clerk.
Arrived At Steuben Oct. eth. ISL The
fast sailing Yacht Surprise, Capt. b. +.
Gordon ma ster.
Capt Gordon has just returned from a
prospecting tour to some OF the Islands
ar Points AZ the mouth Of the harbor
lie dreamed one night before he left
home OF large treasure that was bsried
"n a certain point. and strange TO tell. a
friend Of his dreamed the same dream aud
At the same time. They returned however
without the treasure.
Our Portland contemporaries have
heen asking the following questions:
Isn't our city council going 10 make some
arrangements for the reception of Presi-
dent Grant. when he arrives in this citv
on his way 70 Bangor:- Adrertiser.
DO YOU suppose Grant is going 10 stop
At i Nag station p Argus.
Wasn't Appomaitox Court House flag
station - Adrert4s,r.
A Maine paper has the following remi-
niseence of an old time postman:
Mr.. Clark Osgood. of Cape Eiizabrth
has shown us q trunk, (the property OF
Mrs. Elmina Osgood.) in which, he says
Mr.. Robert Clay. of Bluehill. carried the
United States. mails in eastern Maine in
ISL and 1914. This trunk is quite small
being only ten and one-half inches long
four and three-fourths wide. and less than
four deep. including the cover. 1t is coy.
cred with leather. without handles OF ans
kind. and fastened with a brass lock Ii
was doubtless carried by Mr.. Clay under
his arm.
Mr.. c. started on his route from Bluehill
going rom there TO Bucksport; then cross
lng the river. he went by way of Belfast tC
Camden, this place being the end of hi.
route westward. Then he returned by the
same way 10 Bluehill. and thence proceed
eo 70 Surry. Ellsworth. sullivan Ferry anC
Machias; and from there TO Eastport, the
eastward end OF his route, = distance from
Camden of about one hundred and fifty
miles From Eastport he returned tc
Bluehill The round trip of three hundred
miles occupied eight or ten DAYS. accord
ing TO the state of the travelling
Before he commenced using this trunk
he carried the mails in an old boot leg
with one strap LEFT on for handle. Let
ter postage, at that time. was twenty-five
cents. Mr.. Clay had the reputation o
carrying the mails with care and dispatch
United States Circuit Court
sHEPLEY AND FOX PRESIDING.
Safr, IT.