Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-09
MIR. William r. Dole 81 R,n.o, -. Il

Mr.. William Is. Dole Of Bangor has In
his possession china cup aud saucer which
were brought from England over Two hum
dred years ago by Que Of his fathers aace.-
tors, and hss been hspded down to the
present owner.
The residence aud outbuiIdiny. OF 4.
b. Rounds. Coun'v Attorney. Calais, we're
totally DESTROYED by ir- Friday morning.
The furnitur. was saved. Loss $500: in
sured tor 5000. Tn. fire IL Supposed To
haze been ineendisIy.
The Maine Fdrmey begins II. fortv-
eight volume In November. The nublish
et- are determined to spare no expsn So or
omit no effort. To make the rsrg.r. tn.
hest agricultural and family paper In New
Engiand. aud more useful and valuable to
maine readers Than any other paper IL its
class.
1t Is ssid that the sardine business that
has recently grown up la Esstport. EN-
piofs IRON 800 To GU hands aud disburses
weekly from 81 COO TO 900, most IT which
is pad oat In the local stores and shops.
thus enIivening trade and materially aiding
the prosperity OF the place. Many OF The
hands employed In the factories are from
the most respectable families In Eastport.
aud all are creditshle and worthy people.
Mr.. Rice. late warden OF the state
prison. complains with reason, that he Is
not treated with proper courtesy Nv his
successor. who has been furnishing stamp
speakers with statements about the prison
accounts without notice to Mr. Rice IL
there Is anything wrong about the accounts
Il i the d"ty OF the present warden to
make hts charges before the proper su;hor-
iii". II not, this persecution Of public
officer fot no good reason. should erase
department Commander Wih.or II
smith, instituted new Post Of the Grand
Army At Pittsdeid. the other pI,bt The
Post ia called stephen Davis Post No. II
and IL named 10 honor OF the brother OF
Goyernor-elect Davis. who was a prison
er In salisbury prison. The charter
OF the Post il dated sept. IL, lsTs. and
II numbers sixty members. The Pos,
Commander Is %. s. Haskell. formsrI,
Lieutenant Ia; Maine Cavalry.
The Village Herald says that three
men named sidelingcr made cawanily
attack upon Thomas Hall at Noblcbaro,
who was returning from the fair last Thars-
day evening. beating him severely sbou,
the head and neck. They we're zfrsisned
before Justice Stet-on on Friday and found
guilty OF assault and battery. and put under
bonds of 81 800 each for their appearance.
at the Supreme Judicial Cour,. - Pr,s
The Calais Tsrs>s says wheat mAy b.
now regarded rs one OF the most reliable
crops OF Washington county. while cold
summer has caused . partial failure OF
many erop-. wheat has done tinely Yields
a. high a. &C. bushels to the acre are re-
ported. and the average Yield !. FAR ahss.l
OF anything recorded or expected In til.
West. where - bushels an Aer, !. regarded
ss fne yield.
The Lewiston Journal say,: several
handsome narrow gauge passenger cars ior
the sandy River railroad passed ~ the
Maine Central Thursday. We learn there
is sornc ctnbarrassmcnt 10 the enterprise.
growing out ct the failure 90 obtain the
rails bargalned for las, sprins IA Injluc-
ton has been Issued 20 prevent tho taxing
Up Of the rails purchased OF Msssachg.
seiis railroad. and iron has so advanced IN
price that i,ls difficult getting orders filled
By condition Of The Tutc OF towns whlch
aided The road. II mug be- opeaed on % BE-
fore November enth The directors bop.
10 obtain iron 40 as 10 mc-t the conditions
Of the VOTE