Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-11-02
State Items.
NiS~cll 4 Godfrey

fore resigned his office OF Judge.
Hon. ). ;. Marble. [. :. Marshal &.
quite seriously i'll at hi. home in waldo
boro.
clark, the Republican. has received
the certificate Of election to Congress from,
the Third district. Texas
Hon VI. ID. l.. Lane of Sian,lish. ha>
been appointed by Governor Pcrham. Jude
ct The Supreme Court In place OF Hon. {.
W. Goddard. resi- gned
he { hinese ~ san Francisco gave
slsp. 10 the sufferers of the Chicago fr,
7 Wonder II The iiends In Los Angeles re
memhered this fact when they were al
/ their horrid work OF hanging the prescribed
I thnameny
-KeN. Moses IIan-com. much To the re-
/ grei Of hi, people, len Brooklin last week
4 1" assume the charge Of one of the largest
/ Baptist churches In Maine. in walioboro.
/ -LeV. VIM. 4. spaulding, graduate Of
I The Bangor Theological Seminary and
lately stationed at Newcastle. sails from
h"sion Nov. 3l>i. A. Missionary 10 Nicom-
c,iiA, Turkey.
Rev. Joseph kallock resigned the pas
t"Fa;e oithe second Baptist church in Rock
land last SUNDAY, and hi resignation has
h'en accepted. Mr.. kailock has been the
pastor Of thi, church for twelve years and
Aa,c
Rev Mr.. Harlow has been engaged 10
i..i The pulpit Of the congregational church
al Belfast during the winter.
Eev. II. l.. Guilford from Reading. Mass.
has jas; come TO the Baptist church 1t
E.u,Aili village, filling an important vacan-
cv.
Rev. H. ". Hardy. Of Wilton. Of the
las; class At the Bangor Theological sem
mary. has been engaged 10 preach at
fre~4uc lie. Aroo>took county, and has
entered upon his labors there.
The Journal SAYS il Is understood that
the Governor Mil appoint Judge Of tn.
! Supreme Court OF Cumberland county. on
receiving the resignation of the present in
/ clmbent, Hon. ohas W. Goddard
/ The Union says that preparation j. III
/ progress for considerable numbering To he
/ done on Machias and East Machias rivers
! the coming winter; more than was done
I one year ago.
The prospectus for new paper 10 be-
! published At Caribou and Fort Fairfield
/ has been issued. II is to be called the
/ North Siar. and will be published weekly
/ by ". L. Sleeper 4 Son. The Star i Ia b.,
independent and devoted 10 all the best In
icrests OF the community. The first mum
Der |, 10 be issued the first of January.
The distance from Bangor TO Vance
boro Is ia miles, to McAdam Junction 100.
and Houlton l6a. nine hours ride by rail-
| Passengers can now take the cars in Houl-
ton at 9 O'Clock, a. m, and arrive in Port
land the same night.
The Houlton TIn.,s relates the follow
ing incident Of the President, on his ride TO
Nanceboro: Al Danforth where he shook
hands with the crowd assembled 20 gree;
him. one old lady shook his hand and i'm
mediately exclaimed. Thank the Lord
that have lived long enough to shake
hands with live President"
We regret to learn OF the death ofCo
". Cunningham OF Manassas, Va. Col.
Cunningham formerly lived in Belfast. and
has held positions OF trust and honor at
the hands of the people of Waldo county.
In 1851 he entered the army, aud suisse
quently became Major of the 18th Maine
Reg't and finally Lieutenant Colonel.
The Machias linton says the State 4.
Il. Commissioners have inspected the
bridges on the 81. Croix and Penobscot
line. and find them all defective. Supt.
SAWYER will commence TO rebuild at once.
Mr.. \. A. Holt will superintend the con-
-truction of the one at Barring. and will so
arrange that daily train. will pass while
the work is in progress.
MAcHIAs.-The Union says that work is
now lively on the new Custom House build
ing. The walls are raising fast. large
crew being employed. The granite trim
ming. much Of il, is in place, and one can
now get some idea of how the exterior
will look.
AUGUsTA-The Journal says that We'd
nesday morning fire. caused by spark,
emitted from the chimney. ignited some
, loose lumber at W. X. Lancey's cooper
shop at Augusta, but the fire was put out
before it got under way. Augusta con-
tributions TO the Chicago fund reach 81
| 81.
The installation Of Rev. Geo. \. Mar
den over the Congregational church and
society in Pennington occurred last Tues
: day afternoon and evening The order OF
r exercises were as follows: Introductory
Rev. J. Burnham; sermon. Rev. c.. "
Field. ID. D.; installing prayer. Rev. Isaac
: Rogers; Fellowship Of the church. Rev
: II. Toothaker; charge to the pastor, Rev
J. ID. Emerson; address tothe people. Rev
George Harris. Jr. concluding prayer Rev
BENZ Tappan; benediction by the pastor
Mr.. Marden is the only candidate TIN
church heard and enters on this work will
fiatteIing prospects.
!, -Represenratives of the shipping inter
r ests are in Washington asking that propose
: lions go to Congress in the President
. message. for laws reducing the tarin on al
n the various material that go into vessels
whether built of iron or wood. IL Is san
h that outright subsidies to steamship CON
panies will net meet with much favor a
!. the coming session, but provision VIII
= made more directly in aid of the shipbuild
g er and his employees. Men Of all politica
A parties see the most of such legislation.
+ Mr.. Roys, member OF Myers & Hum
= ley.s theatrical company who was take
n dangerously i'll at performance in Lewis
o ton is dead. The MasOns, with their at
e customed thoughtful care. took charge
q the remains of the deceased, says the Lew