Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-09
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
Items about Town.

Wild geese are seen flying South.
DIR. Norton. a Homeopathic Physician
intends to locate al Sedgwick.
Wilson X Clark's Troupe are starring
through the Provinces.
The Report OF the County Supervisor
for 1870 will appear on the outside mex
week.
The second of the new course of A.
>embiies will come of al Whiting Hall
Thursday evening this week.
The Ellsworth High School gives Al
Exhibition Friday evening thi, week. TIL,
proceeds will be used TO purchase a piano
Prof 4. g. Herrck has been crturinc
in >elgwick Brooklin. and other towns on
the coast.
lee boating i getting played out.
several accident> have occurred. and sever
al Involuntary cold-ba:ts have been taken.
Mr.. Sturgi~ Of Chcrryfield. has a colt
twenty months OLD which weighs eight
hundred and seventy lbs.
M ;. J. Morrison and Charles II. Joy
intend 20 open hardware store in the
stockhridee store on Main Si.. early thi-
Spring.
The Schr. Altavelia. built here last
summer. recently made the trip-loaded-
from Bass Harbor Head TO Cape Ann in
fifteen hours.
Mr. william 7. Warren. i circulating
4 petition which states that he is DESTROYS
Of being appointed Liquor Agent for the
City.
The Special Communication Of ESQ
terie' Lodge for Friday evening the 10Th
INST. Is postponed TO o'clock Friday
evening the 18th inst. Per Order.
w.M
r.. H. Condor. Of Brooksville. la,
colt which trotted on Walkers Pond a mile
III two minute, aud thirty-,ix seconds.
\ subscriber saws that in driving
distance Of five miles from Bucksport last
week. he met fif(y teams loaded with wood
AND bark. and says this i about the average
amount Of teaming when the Shedding j.
good.
-,,eneral Daniel Pratt has been lectur-
ing in Newport Il. l.. but We regret 10
learn that the man of many sorrows did
not realize any pecuniary benefits from
hi, Grafton and trip to that far famed
watering place. His progress through the
city was an eminent success: Daniel was
in magnificent landau appropriately
drawn by long cared quadruped, aud the
street, were thronged with Newportite,
who welcomed the G.. A. T. to their beauii-
ful city.
The Providence HeraH speaks in the
following terms Of the school taught in
that city by Mr.. Dunbar.
THE INFANTRY ARMoKY SCHOOL.
on Meeting street. has been under the d.
reciion. during the season. OF Mr. Eugene
X Dunbar and who, though teaching an
evening school in our city for the first
time. brought to his work experience from
labor, ia another state. In the usual
branche, OF reading. spelling, writing.
geography and arithmetic. more than
Gus -Otnarh progress has pttu ttaut ~ iiit
pupils. while algebra has been pursued by
some of the scholars. and class Of about
dnv has been struggling hard with the
difficulties of grammar. In this school.
too. which is the only one where we have
learned of both being studied. the Latin
and Greek languages have received atieu-
ton from some who contemplate some lii
tie time hence to continue their studies in
4 university course. Especial attention
has been paid 10 instruction in mental
arithmetic lamentabie ignorance of il hay
Ing been shown at the beginning Of the
term. The exercises of the clio sing con
sisted in readings. destinations and dia-
ipgnes. and a song by chorus of girls.
During the term, this school and the one
on Richmond street have been favored
with music by the Freshman Glee Club. of
Brown. Among those present As visitors
FRIDAY. We noticed Rev. Mr.. Stone. Mr..
Guild. Chairman OF the Evening School
Committee. Mr.. Samuel Austin. and Hon.
Zachariah Allen. all of whom addressed
the scholars. the two last named having
been among the founders of the evening
school system. These among other con-
slant visitors expressed entire satisfaction
a, the results ofthe twenty weeks.