Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-04
Local and Other Items.

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Mr. Joshua Il. Jordan OF Ellsworth,
la- h,en appointed torouer
During the winter We shall have
ae. Aly letter from Augusta.
Three Young men ia this city are lit
inr college
Ih"rrl >ipela, seems to he an epidem-
.eHtu- vicinity.
NJ >hcp.,td I smith j. giving the
-tbs.ai-o al The II III school a course Of
tsr,e lessons 10 pe'nnau>hp.
ftott-h are being taken in large
qaauile- above ihe bridge
The ,lei-ling mp river is said to be
mach poorer than iH and around the city.
Roy Nr. Savary County Supervisor
IT schools Intends, if possible. during the
I-re-e..t ,nouih To ,j-j B'uehill ~cdgwick
B.oah-,iIr. Pyuob-cot. and orlaud
-Ee,. W II Savary will preach by
i,t.Iau n Ea-g I-amoine next sunday
;sr.;u inst. iu the forenoon if the weather
- i,it.
The following vessels VIII winter at
~er-cut,ille .->chs ". II. sargent Sar-
-o.t. Greenland. Parker; l.. b. Sargent.
sargent; ! Warren. sargent; Nonpariel.
simmons + Clos~on Doriiy
A correspondents OF the Wing says that
tvo thousand cords Of bark, peeled on land
near Milford Station. belonging to Mr..
M .,-- - En- ,,or-b ara - D.. hr.t,gb. n
the tanuery AT Vim.
m. Bangor Daily Commercial. Mr..
Emcry's uew paper. We find on our table
Ibis morning. 1t is a neatly printed sheet,
iull Of local and general news. correspon-
deucc. &c. sc. Mr. Emery says his idea
oil daily newspaper = that 1t should be
The wo ld'- history OF Yesterday"
The Week Of Prayer" viii be OBJ
served. beginning on Monday evening al
ter next sabbath. In this city the meet
ing Il be held at the Congregational Yes
tn the Tell ringing each evening a; half
past seven All are cordially invited to
attend.
" BURNING FLUp.-Mr. Roscoe J.
n:h 81 Rockland i in town. stopping at
tn City Hotel. and hc has = new article OF
burning fluid which is xplosive. and
burns we'll in lamps either with or without
a chimney. Nj smith has the right (and
o1er> Il for sale to use this new inven-
Il 49, for Eastern Maine. All those inter-
e. "a ia new aud cheap illuminating ar
q. f9f Z, ,vaV - call On him
Mr. j. G. Roberts Of this city living
the road to MariaviIle. some five or six
m ~, from the village came to town two
we-b, ago TO get some medicine for a sick
c4Hd. which he obtained and sent 10 his
h nae. hu. he has no, been heard from BY
h family since He was in a Responding
4,e Of mind. aud his friends are uneasy
our linn.
The wedding Of Mr.. e A Lyon and
NJ Il, Frances \. Hopkins. second daughter
OF John ID. Hopkins. Esq. took place on
NV Years Eve. At the residence of the
brides father. Among the invited guests
VA, the new MAYOR of Bangor. Hon. J. ;
WhrclWlight. The elegant parlorS where
tle ceremony took place were ;astefully
decorated with flowers and evergreens.
a4d the occasion was one of Interest aud
uaalloyed pleasure
Charlie, Iardley Of Pitt>burg. Penn.
writes a. that he ha, cured himself of can
Ger amer having suffered eight years and
wish, for the benefit of humanity that hi
remedy which has cured himself and 9th
e. be pa lished. 1t consists Of simply
drinking Wild tea aud putting the grounds
q a Youliice on the cancer. Wild tea
grows in '.early all parts OF the county
and l. generally found on Highlands. We
don't vouch for tharles or his remedy.
a correspondent writes II read oc-
casIoualy. accounts of the fall of meteorc
substances. and a. all such phenomena is
interesting. will relate an incident Of my
own ob>ery alton: | was teaching in the
West Ellsworth district. Ny school house
was situated on the western side of the Dol
ard farm. 1t was the day on which father
~as executed at Castine tor the murder OF
hi. child aud the gloomy appearance OF the
DAY. ,orrvsponded with the sad event. A.
was passing along. thinking OF the rash
Ness of eoudemning a man who was evil
IDENTITY insane. became aware OF a sound
resembling the fatteiing of wings. Listen
ing AN instant. found that il was over my
head. and looking up, saw an object about
the size OF a liumning bird, and apparently
perfectly black. As il neared me- il in
creased in size. and the velocity OF its de-
cent was inconeeivable. Assuming exactly
the sound Of drumming partridge. but
loud a. thunder it sank into the hard beat
en road a few feet before ms, making the
place where stood. 10 iremble a. if shaken
BY an earthquake. approached the place,
aud found an aperture in the solid ground.
nearly foot in length. and three or four
inches in width. and imbeded in il there
was what appeared to be hot rock. COM
posed Of alternating strata Of black shin
ming metal. and fine globules of red sand.
thought il strange affair. bot. knowing
nothing of Meieors. ! passed on 10 my
school. and lefl it. The next week the road
was plowed. and the rock deeply covered !;
but il has been a source of regret TO me.
that failed to secure an object so valuable.