Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-01-02

The Portland Argus says: "rhe slate
OF the Dirigo quarry in Monsoon. Ia said to
be equal to any In the world The CON-
parry will ship a large amount to Europe
the coming season. and il has already COW
cred some OF the finest roofs In this city,
that OF Mr.. Dana on State street, being
one. Mr.. VIM. Curtis. Of this city, is STU
perintendent OF the Dirigo Quarry"
The Progressive Age says that the Hon.
WIN. II. Mcclellan. Of Belfast. will have the
solid support Of the Waldo delegate Tor
Attorney General under the new State adj
ministrstion. and thinks that this support
will count strongly 10 his favor. for the
reason that no candidate for any o;her i'm
portsnt Office will be presented from the
county.
Capt. +. II. Herman Of Belfast. hsv-
ing procured papers granting him proper
powers. will leave next week for Vaiparsi-
so. Chill, where he will fit out ala exp-di-
,ion to the wrecked ship Z. X. Hazeltine.
The ship lies in the bay at wallaston Is
land. near Cape Horn. aud Captain Herri-
man feels confident that the fittings Of the
ship aud large part OF her may be saved.
The Journal says that probably the
first woman in Waldo county. ever incar-
cerated In jail for debt. was committed on
Thursday of last week. Her name Is Ell
vira Gilchrist of Palermo. The indebted
ness Was for a bill OF goods contracted by
her husband, now dead. with Elliot & Full.
Ter OF Freedom. Mrs. Gilchrist is a woman
about forty-hve years OF age. On Friday
she gave a bond, and was liberated.
AT meeting OF the Trustees of the
State Normal Schools at Gorhsm Friday.
il was determined to begin the frst term Of
the (,nrbafn Nphnnl We1nasIav Ian
%, 1879. The examination for admission
will be held on the Tuesday preceding
The following corps OF instructors were
chosen: Hon. W. j. Corthell, principal
MI. Fem Of Portland. assistant principal !;
Miss Helen NJ. kimball, formerly OF North
New Portland, now teaching In Boston.
Miss Harriet Deering OF Portland. Miss
Grsce J. Haynes OF Bangor and Miss Bes-
sic a. Reed of Fredericton. n b., assist
ant teachers.
The Passport Sentinel relates this
story, and draws the moral: Two sisters
were proprietors Of two boarding houses.
One prospered; the other did not On.
year by year added to her bank account,
the other hal hard work To pay her bills.
One day the latter said to the former.
Whist is the secret of your SUGGEST
work AS hard as you do. am AS econom-
lcai Is you are, stu you make money and
do not. Tell me the secret" The reply
was 81 find out what my bosrJers do not
like and then | give them plenty Of it,"
That is precisely what the Republican
Senate should do IN e!ecting a Governor
The Democrats nominated a candidate for
Governor. aud deserted him almost wholly.
They do not desire his election.
The Free Press says: A workman
named Willard Smith. employed by the
Bodwell Granite Co.. st Ninalhsven. had
the misfortune TO break his leg last We'd
pesday. His fellow workmen raised u
subscription for him on Friday, and In \
few hours about $500 was contributed. the
Co. h. aiding the list with $25. The money
was placed in the hands of Mr.. I. Lyons,
as treasurer. and Messrs. l.. ". French
and X. Gray were appointed to visi; the in
jured u,Iu aud see that he wa niad. ~
comfortable a. possible. The collection
plainly shows the good feeling aud practI-
cal sympathy OF the inhabitants.