Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-14
Local and Other Items.

We learn that Hon. F. A. Pike has
hreu reelected Representative from Ca
aI>. u
During the past week over forty
ta5nsand votes have been printed at this
office
The Committee on Streets give notice
nat they Will receive proposals for build
~ new road from Main to State street.
The Ellsworth B. b. G. started We'd
a,dAE morning for Bucksport 70 play
match game with the club at that place
We learn that Capt Cornelius W. Mi.
l,en nf Lamoine. who started to @ West
tr d. health. died suddenly at Albany.
NeR York. a few DAYS since
DR.. Brook of Belfast pr Germne.
of Rockland. and DIR. Parcher. OF Els
worth, are among the examining surgeon,
Of Maine tor pensioners.
-Cjrculars for the Teachers Institute to
br hrld in Hancock Hall from Monday Oct.
2aI to Saturday Oct. 9Th. have been issued
tai, week.
r.H Churches OF Maine will be held next
N-rA at Pennington. Opening sermon
tuesday evening by Prof {. {. Everett Of
Harvard University.
Between one and two O'Clock FRIDAY
morning an old house in Castine. owned
Ply Deacon Hatch. and lately occupied as
boarding house. was destroyed by lire.
IaI> house was over hundred years old
1 wa occupied by British OH GERS a,
time during the Revolutionary war.
Mr. d. La Roy Sanborn a pianist. aud
u'-; .Ailful tuner. who j. well rec
"aaenied hy those owning the best in
lncnts in this county and Others. viii
v-f Ellsworth this week. professionally.
On and afler the 18th inst. the Argo
vs. ,eaye Bonsey's Wharf. Ellsworth. Tor
Belfast every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. Al : clock. a IL. From the up
Per wharyes when the tides permit at
go o'clock. a. m.
Prof Edward ;. Morse of Salem.
Mass. = most accomplished scholar in
Natural History. will probably give two or
tlree evening lectures before the Hancock
tounty Teachers Institute at the time Of
~. session in this city.
Arrived at Hancock the Omaha Woo.-
ter master. from Grand Banks with 2ooo
qnJntal> Of fish. The Omaha is II. new
tbunase. Arrived at the same place the
IN the Laurel. Hagerthy from Grand
Banks with 1900 quintals OF FISH The
Omaha was absent two months and twenty
seven days. and the Laurel two months
and ,weuty-six days.
BuCksPoRr. learn that the pros
p.at- II the Bangor and Bucksport Rail
rAi Company are improying-that a
.arge part OF the needed amount 10 build
tue II miles has been subscribed. and
ina, with the corporate subscription Of
lie town and bonds of the road the enter
irse will be 4 success. Richard p Buck
T. liberal subscriber Journal.
Our Castine correspondent writes of
te Normal school thus -
The entering class al the Normal School
numbers forty-three. the average ability
II. The class i good. Many have taught
wfn marked success. and the earnest
spi1t which they manifest in their further
NorA Of preparation gives promise Of large
r~ward to themselves and the State where
they shall again become teachers. The
'gtal attendance is now about 10.
FIRE-rhe steam mill belonging to
Ne~srs. Hopkins. Mcdonald & Co. Of this
city. consisting of a grist mill. planning
mil. pail factory &c, was burned on
THURSDAY afternoon last week The fire
cAOght about the smoke-stack. at half past
five The engines were promptly on the
ground and did good work. The engine
and boiler with most of the grist mill gear
with the planer were saved without damage
The main building was entirely consumed
The loss is about IS COO.
Mr.. E. II. JORDAN, our efficient ant
courteous telegraph operator, has accepted
al invitation to go up higher with pleas
ant Increase of pay. He leaves this weel
t. take a responsible place in the Office o
the Telegraph Superintendent Of the Mari
eta and Cincinnati Railroad. and will b.
Stationed al Chilicothe. His friends here
while they rejoice at his good fortune, and
All the more so as they know he ha,
promise Of further promotion, will We
par from him with regret, for he was
fayorite with ALL waterville Maa.
AT q meeting Of Republican delegate,
from the classed town OF Trenton etc.
az Hancock Hall, Ellsworth. Aug 80, 1871
Luther Philips was chosen Chairman an,
H. ;. Trevett. Secretary. Voted, That tn
Republicans In the towns comprising tn,
class. nominate their candidate for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature during tn
present decade as follows: Amherst. 1871
watham. ls42 Aurora, 1873. Hancock
1874. Trenton, 1875. Manaville. ls7,
Otis. 1877. Lamolne. 1878. Voted. tbs
the years 1879 & so. be represented by til
two largest town. unless otherwise ordered
Luther Philip, Chairman,
H. 5. Trevett. Secretary,
The representative class, composed I
the towns of Orland Castine and Brook
vile arranged through their delegates
the Republican County Convention for ii
selection of representative, as follows:
s7l-1s74-lS77-la6O.
Casfine-lsT7-Is75-ls
Brooksville-ls73-ls
Present, From Orland. Tho. Saunder
O. P. Dorr, Henry Partridge, F. W. Gros
Hudson Saunders. Csstine VIM. II. Sa
gent, ]. B. Woods. VIM. Eaton. Brook
vile: t, c. Chatto, j. w. Babson, &c
V. Mills, j. G. Walker. Town COMMITTEES
and town clerks of the above towns a
requested to file a copy of this paper &
future reference. j. W. b. Sec'y.
The item published among our Sta
news in Thursdays Daily, taken from Il