Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-12
Local and Other Items.

Major Hastings Strickland, one of the
Democratic nominees for the Legislature.
resigned Saturday before the election on
Monday. and b. +. Bradbury was nomi-
mated in his stead.
The Geneva Arbitrators have finished
mp the little job given them to do. and il is
reported that they have awarded sum in
gross Of about fifteen millions of dollars
10 the United States.
The Hancock Baptist Association.
which was postponed. will be held with the
First Baptist Church in Lamoine, COM
mencing the third Tuesday in October. (the
18th.
We have heard nothing about the rail.
road for some weeks past. Now that poll
ties will have the go by for while, it is
To be hoped that the directors will push
ahead in this enterprise.
The HaywoodS" notwithstanding the
political excitement have been doing a
good business East of us and our friends
in Washington County may look for good
entertainment. for the Haywoods do all
they advertise. and deserve success.
Hon. Julius l.. Strong. member of
Congress from Hartford, O.. died very
suddenly Sunday of cerebro spinal men,
nights. lie was apparently in good health
the day before, and that night he first COM
planned of being III.
- Arrived at I.amoine the lth. from
Grand Banks, with full fare-. >chooncrs
Eastern, Queen. Dunbar: Harvest Home.
llodshiu>: fleet Wing Bowden: H. :.
Boynion. Davis. after an absence Of two
months.
The next meeting Of the Maine state
Icacher-' Association will De - Bangor
about October - Prof Barbour Of Ban
gpr NJ. Harrington. >up;. ~ schools.
N"N Bedford Mass. ard !. n. French.
sat, ~gl, ~ Vermont. and other. VIII
lraturr.
iaft mI,,N EIrEr>rNTunr ElTcT-
tn Ellsworth. John . whHcomh; Gould--
hHr'. 'ari. Stevens. Watham. calvin
h.H-m.n. T-omen'. jaime. T. 'iarA sur
N.srl rrcvor-y; >,al-WI,k. Samuri
lI.rsA E4ra-part. John Wcuiv or'h.
'4-,a.. rlt.I a. Webster
~. a..- .r.ai ,lia-i tor l>-a sas,1
,4 l45 npatiDu II statistic. i"r iAe
a. u#.H. o. o.. caavcpi-itly arranged i,r
reieoae-. all b. really tlr uio-, coiul.fe-
h,H-,r and convenient chart II the Kind
wc hasr ,,,r -r,n. iti. sold ipr sl.-o 49,
the ruhu-A-r-. -. y. So 4 60. Hartford.
'oau.
Maud Enuley. infant daughter OF Par
ia. .ni Annie Bouzry. Of Ellsworth. ha-
e.-At -raulnoiher> now living that J. 10
-at. Two sranimoth-r-. four grcai-grand-
mother-. and two srrat-great- srandmoth-
or-. ,9aw up your ancestors. Young
iadi--. .ui lct', see If any OF YOU can pre-
-eii more 'orphanle-," condition.
fuE InoHE>' INsTIruTE.-It will be
seen by reference 10 our advertising col
umu,. that a Teachers Institute will be
held ia this city. commencing Monday.
Nftfts -ttA All~A-- am AAftAtAitulAi- i've
Il VIII bee under the direction Of Prof.
Jonathan Teuney. School teacher r and
school committees, a. we'll a. teachers. are
invited To attend and participate in the
exercises.
The Annual Meeting of the Maine
Conference of Unitarian Churches is to be
held next week in this CITY
On Tuesday evening, Rev. Edward Ever
EFT Hale. Of Boston, editor of .'Old and
New &C., Is to preach the opening SER
mon in the Unitarian Church. Wednesday
and Thur sday there will be sessions of the
Conference. with sermons ca CHI evening.
MIR. johnson. the State superinte ndent
OF common schools, with able assistants,
began the full campaign OF the Teachers
Institute at South Paris. Aug. %. Other
institutes will be held as iol lows: Damar-
scotia. sept. I'd; Warren. Sept. 9th; Ma
chias, Sept. 10th; Ellsworth, Sept sd :;
Orono. Sept. 3oth; Dexter, Oct, 9Th; Bel
Augusta. Oct. 18th; Bath. Nov. 4th: Will
ton. NOV. 18th.
The fishing schooner Eva ngeline of
Gloucester, was recently plundered at
Rockland. The captain was arrested III ere
for. and subsequently, the vessel was cut
out of that harbor a man and boy having
been left on board. On Wednesday tele-
gram was received from the correspond.
ent> TO the owners stating that the vessel
had been taken and was awaiting orders al
Bar Harbor. Me-, and word was forwarded
to have her sent home, and her arrival Is
hourly expected. The captain plead guilty
at Rocklaud. 10 enbezzlement from the
vessel. and was fined $50 and costs. with
the alternative sentence OF a term of inn
/ prisonment.
john !. W ihtcomb. Esq, j. reelected
{ Representative from Ellsworth. with a
good majority. Mr.. whitcomb worked
most vigorously for Mr.. Pike and against
Mr.. Hale, assisting in carrying his ward
against the regular nominee for Congress.
And yet in spite Of his avowed opposition,
be was solicited by the Regular Republi.
cans TO take the nomination for Represen
tative again, and with his renewed deter.
mination to vote for Pike Mr.. whitoomb
and ourself voted the same ticket. and
so far as We know, he is in good standi na
with the men who run the Republican par
~ OF Ellsworth. Let us shake hands. John
across the bloody chasm"
Mr.. Whitcomb has majority of ovel
two hundred in the city which must be graf
flying to him. He was a bolter last year
and elected; and a bolter this year. an,
elected with an increased majority.
Election Iuenss.