Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-28
Local and Other Items.

The rain Of Tuesday night j. thought
great blessing by mill-owners.
The Il. L. Supervisory Committee NEE,
in Ellsworth Thursday Of this week
The lower store in Jor,iau's Block is
70 be occupied a druggist, stand
A. +. Burnham, Esq, harvested a
barrel of potatoes from twenty-five hill.
planted.
The Eastern Normal school has had
nearly one hundred visitors during the first
five weeks OF the present term.
A snake cucumber. four feet and one
inch In length. Wa raised this season In the
garden Of Moses Hale. ESQ.
Lost, Friday night. Masonic key stone.
The finder will he suitably rewarded nv
leaving it at Morrison * Joys
Or. Tw. Clements formerly one of
tAe dentists in this city, ha> taken room.
az The e ohscook Hotel Iubcc
The editor has been quite in for week
O. more and all private correspondence
has therefore remained unanswered
4. J. Whiting & Co. Some-vile. had
500 bushels OF corn deposited IN their
; pre- house last week. TO supply customer.
We call attention to the exercise, Of
,he County Institute in Hancock Han.
me Lectures and Meetings are all nee 10
,le public.
oar former citizen Sidney F Fihcld
hA- removed 70 Lynn. Mass whore he ha>
rrHcd large clothing store At No.
Market =.
4 NJ. 4 A. J. Fox. have just opened
Their ncW store a, the Pals" and have
aicd /. with fresh stock Of Dry Good,
and Groceries"
MONDAY morning just a. the -'Argo"
"a> starring, one of the hand plate, blew
2 the packing aud thereby DELAYED the
'.'ai an hour Or 50.
The American House - long kept b,
u Benz. Tinker has been >oid 70 sylvia
aa- Jordan. Mr.. Jordan viii take poses
-..n 20 few week.
The Union SAYS that Harrington. a>-
s--,meut Of fry dollars for survey Of the
K. route was raised In few moment,
hs individual subscription.
The farmer, OF Sar-y viii give their
h7-; exhibition under the auspices ofthc
Farmers Club" at the Town Hall IN
>arry. Wednesday Oct 18th.
The right. Tor the State of Maine. 10
manufacture and sell the steam Washer
and Bleacher" has been purchased and q
company formed In Ellsworth
There VIII be Spiritualist Convention
az Ellsworth on Saturday and SUNDAY. the
IN and sth Of October. The meeting viii
probably be held in Hancock Hall
The service, at the Unitarian church
next Sunday will be changed 10 the after-
noon Al the usual hour. The sunday School
VIII meet in the forenoon at 10 l-2 O'Clock.
Robert Gerry. il. has contracted. for
seven hundred dollars. TO build the new
road from Main street near Mr.. Rodney
tor>aith 10 the old red school house on
the Fails road. The work was com
meuced last Monday.
Mr.. c. w. Milliken Of Lamoine. writes
- that some ill-advised persons have been
r.rculating the report that he IS dead.
On the contrary he is well. growing better.
aud hopes 10 live a. long at least a. the
persons who have labored under such n
mistake concerning him.
-T.nsidcrabla anxia., I. al, oo,,.ox
lug Capt VIM &. Treworgy and the crew
" the Anna Gardiner Of Surrv The
Anna Gardiner" was bound 10 Philadel-
rhia being due there three weeks ago.
The description Of vessel wrecked on
Chatham Bar. Mass. the llth of sept.
rorresponds in part with this schooner.
Mr. fash enters upon his duties Of SUI
pefintendent OF the schools of Lewiston on
Monday. Mr.. Lambert. the Principal elect
Of the High school, will assume the duties
Of Principal four weeks hence. In the
meantime Mr. FarnHm. lately Principal Of
the II Oh school Of Ellsworth. will take
charge of our High school under Mr.
TaSh's general uperintendence.-ILe Lewis
tou Journal
Prof Edward ;. Morse of Salem.
Mass. will lecture at Hancock Hall. Tues
day and Wednesday, Oct. 80 and 4th Hi,
lectures will probably be upon How AMI
mails Move" or How Animals Eat The
Boston Journal Of Chemistry speaks of him
a. follows:
Prof Edward :. Morse. whose scientific
researches have during the past two or
three yesrs excited great interest in the
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tive and instructive lecturers upon science.
before popular audiences. that we have
ever known liis lectures upon How An
lmals Move, How Animals Eat" etc.
will delight any iyceum audience in the
country The blackboard illustration.
cannot be surpassed.
At a city meeting held Sept. 18th. 70
act upon a petition in relation TO a X. K
survey. the petitioners were given leave 10
withdraw and the following resolves wer,
passed 10y both branches of the council:
Resolred By the City Council. That. in
giving the petitioners. asking an appropri.
alton of 500. for preliminary survey Cd
railroad route from Bangor TO Calais
through Ellsworth. leave TO withdraw The
Council only expressed an opinion upon
its legal power TO grant the prayer of the
petitioners.
Resolred further. That the citizens Il
save ali questions Of legal right. be recon
mended to subscribe voluntarily the sun
named. and
Resolred further. That the Council vii
readily aid TO the extent OF their lega
authority in all measures tending TO tn
prosperity Of the city.
Al the Convention of the friends Of tn
contemplated Eastern Shore Railroad. hell
at Ellsworth. on Thursday, Septembe
l4th. 1871. the following named town
We're assessed the sums set against tn