Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-25
Local and Other Items.

anu All viii be probably in a week time.
Smell, are the latest arrival. Plenty
OF them are to be caught at .hc NATIONS
There is prospect that a shoe factory
on a small scale will be started at Sargent
vile, Sedg~ick.
explanation Of what a Dolly Warden is BY
man who has seen it.
Mr.. Chas. A. Lyon has removed his
stock Of dry goods to Bangor. and will go
into business in that city.
DR.. Clements, formerly ofthis city.
has recently gone into business in Boston
with a well known dentist
A new Post Office has been establish
ed at West fremont. town of fremont.
aud Thomas Clark has been appointed
Postmaster.
The store Of A. NJ. Hopkins j. under
going repairs, and will doubtless present
amuch better appearance when the work
Is completed.
John Murray. the comedian. is sick
with smallpox al Webster. Conn. Mr..
! Murray was here with Wilson'S Theatre
some time ago.
One Mr.. b. at Sedgwick keen. for
! companions fifteen cats. This ought 10 10
. first class opportunity for him TO hear free
concerts at night.
| Edward Cline of Hancock. a seaman
on the schooner Pote. Capt. Abbott. WAS
lost overheard at sea on the VOYAGE from
Boston to Havti Feb 9Th
- The young people of Ellsworth
Falls gave an entertainment consisting Of
dialogues etc. on Monday and Tuesday
evenings. The proceeds are 70 help pur-
chase AN organ.
We regret to learn that n. n Halves.
ESQ. will be compelled By reason OF his
health TO give up the practic. Of law for
time. Mr.. II. has disposed OF hi. of'ice
and practice 10 John b. Redman. esq.
/ We learn that the New York Granite
Quarry Co. at Deer Island, having obtain
4 sd some heavy contracts. will employ
about Eve hundred men the present season.
Last year the number employed wa. under
. hundred.
David Allen. OF sedgwicA. lately sold
avoke OF oxen-to 60 TO Fox lsand-for
two hundred and seventy-iiyc dollars one
Of the oxen giried seven feet nine inches.
the other seven feet ten inches Il does
not seem that these cattle have suffered
| from the lack of hay.
The schools in districts No. ) and Is
Will commence Monday April 18th Ky
animation of teachers SATURDAY. eveniu.
next. The High School will not begin At
| present on account OF some difference Of
opinion among the City Father, as TO the
legality of the way In which the money
for the support or this school has been
| raised
The Penobscos was open TO navigation
on Saturday. and the event was ushered In
BY ringing Of bells. booming OF cannon aud
any number Of new hats the resul. Of bet.
depending on the going out of the ice
The steamer Cambridge was the nrst az
rival.
| Geo. A. Dyer has an assortment OF
sheet music 4, lis Music Room, on Main
Street, with Pianos and Organs Tor ,ale
and Pianos TO rent. Mr.. J. T. Osgood has
transferred the agency OF Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co. to Mr.. Dyer See advertise
ment.
| The ice went out Of the Bay on Non
day and the following vessels. the first ar
rivals OF the season, came up 10 the wharves
that day: Rattan. Farrell. Gloucester.
Little Round Top. 5. W. Hsrbor. Last
year the river and bay was open the middle
OF March; and this year business has been
depressed, with money hard to obtain by
reason Of the ice embargo.
The City Hotel has passed from the
management Of Messrs. Jordan Il Baylev
who have leased if to Capt. Neheplith Hig-
gins. The Hotel has been well kept and
patronized. but perhaps the Captain can
make ii better house under the temper
auce regime.
Rev. J. A. l.. Rich, we learn, will
close his connection with the Methodist
Church. at fremont, al the end of his
second year which will be in a few weeks
4 a
and popular preacher. and his friends
there regret his determination to leave
them.
-Altho' the town Of Lamoi ne voted in
their town-mseting last week not to erect =
building for the library offered them by
Mr. Tisdaie. the citizens Intend 70 raise the
money BY subscription and will then COM
mence the work. We publish the follow
ing BY request Of some Of the citizens Of
| LAmoine:
at having been stated in the American
| Of the 18th that the vote OF Lamoine at y
town-neeting held the 18th inst. was ad-
verse 10 erecting the building conditioned
to receive the donation of Library by
Seth Tisdale, Esq, of Ellsworth, the
friends Of the matter citizens of said
town having 4 pride in its good name and
| public spirit, feel 1t necessary to state that
If said report is true as regards the whole
town. there are circumstances attending
!. the decision of the matter going far to NIT
igate the seeming indifference to so gen
creas an offer. Without going into de-
tails or pretending TO speak for each citizen
OF the town. they do sincerely regret said
| vote, and TO show due appreciation Of the
J liberal offer. and believing that such an
object is worthy Of all praise and will be a
lasting benefit to the citizens Of the town
| held preliminary meeting on the 18th inst
,, | to consider the propriety of forming Ii
brary association that would meet the con
: difion Of said offer. and the result Is mssI
satisfactory. The following resolutions
were adopted:
REsoLvxD, That we duly appreciate TIKI
| magnanimeus Offer inside BY Seth Iisdale, esq.
| Of Ellsworth, 70 the town Of Lamolne and ths
We win endesvor in the capacity Of our assoeia
ton to comply with the requirements Of tn
| sane.
, RxsOLvID. That . committee Of two be ap
| pointed to further wait on Mr.. Tisdale.
RIsJEvKD, That Il b the sense Of this meet
| - thsf the noceooary means 70 erect said Ii
brsry baildine caa . r:feeS y =. htends. :,