Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-05-18
LOCAL AND OTHER ITEMS.


Where is the street sprinkler:
-Elson is footing il in Massachusetts.
But few new buildings are going up
this spring.
The schooner in |. NJ. Grants ship
yard win soon be ready to launch
Work on the distractions AT the
sullivan Falls win probably commence
this week.
Mr.. Dyer Jordan is building a sail-lof,
and store-house just below Joy. Brooks &
Co.'S sail-loft
james Corcoran had his thumb split
open by saw. al one of the miIrs, on Nor
Ia. night.
james McCollum. had the misfortune.
ON Tuesday afternoon, 10 have four fingers
GA his len hand taken off by a splitting
saw The wound was dressed by DIR.
li"dgkin>.
The Dredging Company this season.
have an entirely different apparatus to ex-
tract the edgings with. II i, said to have
a very taxing way about II.
On Sunday last slight fire was dis
covered in the l.. of Mr. Frederick Aiken's
damage
Ellsworth Falls receives about 5000
annually from the city to maintain Dis
lrict School in one small room
I nder the District System in Els
worth the more money the city raises for
schools the more unjust the apportion-
neui.
Mr. W. J. Corthell. Supervisor Of com
mon schools for Washington Co. gave
several Educational Addresses last week
on Mt Desert Island. Mr.. &. Is a very in
t-restlng and eloquent speaker.
The School Street Grammar school i,
taught this term by Miss Agnes Wood. a
graduate of the Eastern State Normal
school. We advise parents and other
teachers TO visit this school.
Rev. Charles Tennev-a brother of
Rev. DIR. Tenney of this city-who has
been pastor OF the Pavilion Congregational
Church in Biddeford for a dozen years or
more. resigned his charge last SUNDAY.
The cause l. i'll health.
At the annual meeting of corporators
Of the Bucksport Savings Bank MAY 10th
n>t.. Trustees were chosen a. follows
W. II. Pilsbury. John Wentworth. $. b.
Nwazey. John Silsby and George W. Her
bert Subsequently the Trustees elected
W II. Pilsbury, Pres. and q. w. Herbert.
Treas.
The Lobster business In this section 10
getting TO be quite business. In Brook
lin it is estimated that 1000 will be paid
out this year, TO catchers and the hands in
the factory at Centre Harbor. So general
~ have the people gone into the business.
that Sea Captains cannot &c, crews for
their vessels in town.
Sch. George Henry. of Brooklin. was
discovered of Martinicus Lighthouse 9Th,
inst. bottom side up. No person was
found on board. Her masts and sails and
portion OF her stern were floating along
side. Her crew consisted OF. Capt. Abner
Lunt. willard Allen. Reeves, Rich
"f Long Island. William Giles Of Brook
lin.
Mr.. o. VI. Shaw Of Bangor. has pur-
chased Of Obadiah Whittier of Vienna,
the thoroughbred stallion .Cadmus." at
large expense. ''Cadmus'' is one of the
he-; bred and finest made stations in New
England. and is cousin to Bonner's cele-
hrated Bates mare. Young Pocahonta :"
Mr.. William ii. Black of this city has a
very line one year old colt. after Cad
mus.
Mr. Summers Wooster, Of South Han
cock. was ninety six wears old the first of
the present month. He has good health.
! able to read coarse print without glasses.
and remembers distinctly the declaration
OF peace at the close Of the Revolutionary
War. His wife is two years younger than
himself bW on account Of lameness is con-
fined to the house. Mr. Wooster still
works little and occasionally walks a
mile for exercise.
-Capt- Nissan of New York, was here
last week to see about putting on Steam
er to run from Ellsworth 10 Belfast or
Rockland. When he left here he had not
decided which of these two routes he
should adopt. viz: Ellsworth, Bluehill.
>cdgwiek. Deer Isle, Castine and Belfast.
or Ellsworth. West side of Mt. Desert.
BROOKLYN oceanville, Deer Isle Deer
Isle Thoroughfare. Fox Island do. and
20 to Rockland. But when the Captain
left here there did not seem to be any
doubt but he would bring his boat here
and make the trial. The boat is Of light
draft of water four feet is Us feet long
and 35 feet beam.