Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-11-06
sfrllanrous.
The First Man 70 Strike Oil.

Oo'; hd"Ih l.. brAAe oi south Beihie-
htui' a. VINO IS called the GiscoSercT OF
the o"A' o'i' Is son oi LYMAN Drake. a
farmer OF Ureene county y l., "a' born
d pfeehFi'le' INA, county March -, 1879.
ana : o'hsrf 4ehi'l sINl' years o. age. lie
'P,n' ~, eAiy .As on ms IAtheE iATm
ln Ne" ork aud al Rutland VI, tn which
acc me .Aih"t removed IN $50. PROM
80 20 - I've Was express messenger be-
t",'t A'oAHy and boston aud t'oin 1873
!" -. conductor on The Ne" lorA and
New haNcn railroad. Among his friend,
"a inc 'A'''t cNJ were Me,sf'. IowuseId.
t.''pon'' !'c' and bo"d'ieh. Who hal
,''"ea u",.ey I" The hTin OF E'e.eth &
h'''t' "' Ne" ora EFc''ih Biss"l
il'ohA-'d 81 brewer. ai>on 8 Co. "i
''"'' ''t' j. me on "h4ch Wa taken
I'm ,t''1~ %" .4'" ANUS Iht on VA"
"''a'he' WIN t'rcr on bianAci a. the ra'r
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inn, ,,Ie, ho - -. IL. " 80
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the store N Tuus,,I. Ts 90 -,
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4 Watson near nv ns 40 j. - -
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v,lne a. an iInmi,a,n- ~. -,
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The colnnsI 70 tho s,rir 80 - ~
iii rsa5 in ,hs n,ili g. ,at :. - ~
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- ,,,iS 80, ,,h,,,. - 80 pP,"-
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H.. IN w. ,hns sac,,ra1 =, 'i4V'e u
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- nh,oIaat IL haI AI' no" ,lie olHeAe
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- ,,;oiar, - ;n,-'i,,o :" 4u'"'
80, ~ 81 no - ~, ~ iuUi 'GA-
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nh,a1"eS "a =, aan,t,, ssA, .ne o.' cou'u oe
I.,-n,-I ~ f1A".' ooIihS ior H.
~. Cneae ,lsn' wa aiueu a. tue NaSaties
- az 't7a" nc "aS' az" hoth-
., i-,n.,t, "a. =, es.' ueu ~ NV maven
y " - oaeA auu pote 'ot
~ 80 49, ~ &C. 80 ac, nc oIu 81 a. man
aes s,tn =. VI. os"eea ~, S'"pA"y' ao'f-
po, ".ou ne IAu VI san.Lea'
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e,a.1,io'"s ,.'.if, ~ " Des'n
sar I,'ns,ic" ~ 80, ,,i-, ,nen " vi, ""aA
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- 80" iie,e ne
~ t',1- AZ "''n a sa'I oolci
a. rrt,. ",,h a. cas- iooo ieet DOT
80, - -, g.. - 1I'nc u.
80 o.' US r'on he coiohei went
ooma "a s.,h an ane tue eao~ promised 70
IN. ~ NJ - - ,t am ne olsappoint-
80, 80 ~. 80 roo o'iIns n eneu eo'o,gi. w ne
,na 49, =, IL Teso.ru, HIoie h'!e 10
ta..aJ - -. ..iiaa -, iieeS I1anS
-. IL -. Hau uisSppo'hteu
H. d. ,artad cni ~ ~ ~ anus'i'le;
..,honeh, ne sasias, Wv 70 a., "a anu a.u
- - o"n,,a, ~ 80 u nun
L. ,naan, ~ 80 :, r pieo,uu po,'i 'u'' .'
copntrv for seers he a, iss, fnnnd .no,hr s"r
ssIr hnrar uh,, s,,rsod 70 on,oa "a .'o"' ,,..,'
for him rh;s eao 90, a. ", anu "a p,,, p',N