Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-04-20
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Item. about Town.
The dredging boats arrived last week
In 1868. Surry had 237 sheep. in ls7
but 635.
Seven per cent. of the voters in Surry
are upward of 20 years of age.
Morrison & JOY have received stocl
Of Hardware and will soon be ready fol
business.
See the notice to scholars of the High
School. and to teachers intending to teach
i'm this city.
5. w. Perkins has sold his stock to A.
Saunders Co. by whom the business
will be carried on in the future.
Some OF the goods stolen from S. & II
A. buttons store were found in the pos
session of John Hoofer of this city.
1t is said to b, a hard road in places,
between here and Bangor. At Tylers and
for a mile on either side the mud is abou,
ten inches deep.
-Leut's New York circus visits Portland
about the middle OF May. This will be
the first Of the season.
Special Meeting OF Acadia r. A. &.
Saturday Evening April ed 1871. A full
attendance is requested.
-George Jellison has bought the L. j..
Mlliken farm. and VIM. F. Foss. the
Robert Bonsey place at Surry.
-Pelatiah White of Orland, has a Shor,
Horn bull. year old April 9Th. which
weighed April Sd. $50 lbs, and girthed 5
4. and in.
Last Winter a span of horses belong
ing TO Gilman Jordan hauled 1878 feet Of
lumber. ole mile and q half. william
Watts scaled the load.
The ladies OF the Congregational So
ciety will hold May Festival at Hancock
Hall, Monday evening May LIST, Supper
served from six till eight.
The dwellinghouse OF William G. Bur
rill OF Dedham was struck by lightnsn
during the tempest OF Friday night injur-
ing the house badly, and Mrs Burrill
slightly.
S. ID. Virgin & Co. have consolidated
their stock in their two stores and now oc-
cupy the old corner stand. The store in
Granite Block is to let.
Last Thursday morning, Mr.. Daniel
Beal, of this city, shot a pair of dncks
both al one shot, found swimming in
pond not more than one hundred yards
from his house.
-EiSon has finished his walk of ninety
six consecutive hours. and is now busy
with promenade of sixty miles every
twenty four hours, for six days, the course
Is the Bucksport road.
Please notice the advertisement of
Prof. q. W. Stone. who will perform won
ders at Hancock Hall. commencing on
Monday evening next.
The Mil on the road between Surry
and Bluehill, belonging to John Merrill
,xAs burnt Tuesday night. Fully insured.
MAYOR KISGsBURY received a despatch
saturday. from Burnham. stating tina,
Prof. Greenleaf formerly of Portland had
Just died. AL possible inquiries were
made. but no one knew Of such per
son Portland Advertiser.
Professor Greenleaf must be the Mr..
''retnleaf the itinerant teacher of English
Grammar. Almost every body in the State
knew him, and we think he was brother
Of Hon. Simon Greenleaf.
DIR. A. d. c-abtree, has removed to
b fremont St Opposite the Boston Mu-
scum. where he will b. pleased to see his
friends and patients 70. the next five
years He owns a residenc. at Jamaica
Plains three miles from Boston.
-Opodeldoc, we mean J. Johuson's &
Co, Is one OF the best remedial agents
known, and nothing gees better, except II
Is the nice tean which travels for tn,
Company and which is driven by oul
to.nsman M. Mayo. We notice thi.
well known tesm in town this morning.
Mr.. Henry Jordan has prepared q veg
etabie bitter for Spring medicine, whicl
has had wonderful effect in putting tn
life into some OF our ailing citizens. 1t 1
compounded of vegetable bark, and SAT
every way, as well as possessing valuabl
medicinal qualities.
The City Council have elected the fol
lowing School Agents:
A. II. Haynes. Dist. No. /.
Edward Haney Dist. No. g
j. II. Higgins, Dist. No. 3, Qualified.
Eben Z. Morrison. Dist. No. 4.
Sylvester Lord, Dist No. s,
Nahum Flood, Dist. No. G,
VIM. Maddocks. Dist. No. Z, Qualified.
Alfred Bates, Dist. No. 8.
Ephraim Higgins, Dist. No. 8.
q. Stackpole, Fist. No. 10. Qualified
A. X. Hooper, Dist. No. IL, =.
John Bunker, Dist. No. L.
John York, Dist. No. l3, Qualified
l.. ID. Jordan. Dist. No. IL.
/. II. Thomas, Dist. No. Is. Qualified
sylvester Hopkins, Dist. No. Is.
George Frazier. Dist. No. IL. Qualified
Robert Gerry, Jr.. Dist No. Is.
Eben n. Slower. Dist. No. 10.
Mark Saunders. Dist. No. 20.
kiuVshurv II Crpekeff dist No 81 :