The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-11

a case of Perpetual MOtiOn-Ihe Boston Judi
lee in Fdrmington-A Serious Mdtter-Edu-
cdtiondl and Personal.
FARMLNGToN, May 10, 1872.
A Mr.. Ellsworth of Phillips, disappeared
from his home very suddenly few days since.
On leaving he told his family he was going to
Salem, where he formerly resided, and should
be back on a certain day, which he named. Not
making his appearance for two or three days
after the one stated they went after him. On
arriving at Salem they were informed that he
had not been there at ALL, One of the family
Immediately started for this town, and making
inquiries for him, over the wires, he was found
at Washington. Your correspondent gained the
following facts from the gentleman: Mr. E. for
some time past has been residing in Iowa, and
while there became interested in the old subject
of perpetual motion" and it seems that he
became rather ''fighty," or insane on the SUBJ
ject. He claims that che has got it, He was
bound to 60 to Washington and get his 'ma-
chine" patented, and while his family thought
him in Salem, he was speeding away to the cap
ital with the invention.
The Pennington society for the Jubilee are
hard at work on the music, and are making
commendable progress. Next week, commence
ing Thursday evening" mass rehearsal will be
held, continuing all day Friday and closing Fri
day evening. Singers from Skowhegan, Weld,
Wilton and New Sharon will be present-in all
about one hundred.
Preliminary operations on the tannery which
is to be erected in our village have commenced,
and we learn that the work of erection will be
pushed rapidly forward.
A good story is told of young Frenchman
in this village, He had been waiting on girl
the past winter, his attentions not being
by any means distasteful to the young lady. At
the proper time, screwing up his courage to the
proper pitch, the question was popped" he
was accepted, the day SET and both were hap
Ply. But snag is encountered. The cold
folks have not been notified! Much as ever
the young man could find words to express him
self to the girl, and how could he face the par
ents? But it must be DONE So, after watch
ing and waiting, finally the young man is alone
with the father, and it is now or never After
many vain attempts to force the terrible words
from his lips, he at last expresses himself in
the following eloquent language: 81 say, Mis-
ter, how much will you take for your gal?' The
effect may be imagined But that broke the
ice, and words flowed readily afterwards.
c. B. Stetson, esq, formerly County Super
visor of Androscoggin county, is instructing
the pupils of the State Normal School in this
village in drawing, with very good success.
All our village schools are now in session,
giving instruction to between three and four
hundred pupils.
Farmers in this section are busily engaged in
spring work, and indications point to season
OF plenty. No grasshoppers have been seen
since the late rains.
Z. W. Plckard, esq.,, associate editor of the
Portland Transcript was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday, reviewing and visiting the mapv
places of interest with which this place abounds
He expresses himself much pleased with orr
village.
We learn that the Freewll Baptist Society in
this village are agitating the subject of tearing
down and rebuilding in a more tasty manner;
also, larger than the church now occupied by
them.
The father of A. FL. S. Davis, ESQ.,, editor of
the Chronicle, lies dangerously ill at his resi-
dence in West Pennington. 1t is thought that
he cannot recover as he is well advanced in
years. JACK.