Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-22

Edwin Bolitho, No. q, Park Place,
New York, has recently issued very neat
pocket mining atlas, containing maps of the
United States, the mining regions of Geor-
gia, Michigan, Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Colorado. Utah. Nevada, California, New
Mexico and Arizona. On these maps the
location Of all the important mines is given.
and their relation TO adjacent mines. The
Pocket Atlas is bound in morocco and is
sold for sI.0o.
The Third Annual Session Of the Maine
State Teachers Association will be held at
Wateryille. Nav 9th and eth. Board will
be furnished at the only Hotel at $50 per
day. Ladies will be provided with free
entertainment, by applying by letter to Miss
Alice V. Drummond, Wateryille. The COM
mit,ee to assign places will be found at the
Institute. One fare excursion tickets will
be furnished over the Maine Central, Knox
x Lincoln, and Bangor X Piseataquis rail
roads
MIR Barlow Hall arrived home from
Boston last Thursday. II will be remem-
bered, that he lost one of his ewes by an
accident in his mill las, fall. Since that
time the remaining eve has been seriously
affected and he has been in Boston for sew
eral months under the treatment of physi-
clans there. He seems TO have received
little. if any benefit. and returns with but
faint hope of ever being able TO see again.
This is most serious affection and Mr.
Hall has the sympathy of large circle of
friend, and acquaintance.
We learn that the Clark Silver Mining
Company have added largely to their treas
ury fund IN stock and money. and will soon
start another shaft which they intend 10 lie,
out on contract. TO be pu, down one hun
bred feet. and will continue Ia work shaft
No /, a. heretofore. Ore from the shaft
ha, been looking so favorable Of late, that
large amount Of stock has been bought up
by some Of the owners during the past week.
and good rise on the stock j. looked for
A. soon a. the present lull in trade j. over.
The second shaft will he started on the vein.
The one now being worked j. expected 10
hit the main vein at depth Of eight, feet.
In the hour go-as-you please race in
Hancock Hall TUESDAY evening. there were
seven contestant, who started ,i1 Geo. y.
Willis. Fred Parody. Chas. Jellison. Moses
Smith. Truman Frazier, Geo. Emerson. and
Wm II Mitchell Willis lcft the track. after
walking 10 miles and - laps, Parody LEFT
after walking Is miles and ~ laps Frazier
fell on; at u miles and ~ laps and Mitchell
a, l. miles and - laps Smith Emerson
and Jclli>on completed the ) hours, Smith
making 81 miles and d laps, Emerson. -
mile, and 10 lap, and Jclli,ou. - mile. and
81 laps. Smith won first prize Of 50, I'm
ersnn Won 40, and Jcl.ison won -. The
Hall wa well filed and everything passed
of satisfactorily, Music wa. furnished b,
the Emerald Band
The Atlantic Silver Mining Company,
% Ellsworth. vas organized the llth Of
March last. and the following named officer,
were chosen. President. Jane, ". DAVIS;
Treasurer. L. b. Wvman SECRETARY. ". ".
4 Heath; Directors. James ". DAVIS. /.
Il. W,man. Patrick Nullan. W L. Richard
son and " ". \. Heath. The location -
this mine i, on Little Duck Island near
Ba.s IIarbof Head The Company own, all
the mineral right in This Island which con
tain, about loo acres. There are several
well defined and fine looking veins upon the
Island which are strongly rnincral.zei and
have been pronounced rich b, experienced
miners One 81 the veins j. thought a. he
about 20 feet vide The stock book, have
been received and limited quantity Of the
stock can ~ had %: the Treasurer.
Union Fast dav SERVICES we're held in
the Methods, Church IN tins city. Rev.
Me..rs. 1cnneS, Wardwc!l, Harden. White.
Moccrs and Ropes were among the congre-
CATION which va, large and intelligent,
PRAYER wa offered by Rev DIR. Tenney.
Rev. Mr.. White read the Scripture lesson,
and Mr. Ropes the h,mns. Mr.. Mooers.
pastor Of the Methodist Church delivered 4
brief discourse founded on Prov. lI-a4.
->in is a rcproach 10 any people" The
drift Of the discourse showed some Of the
cause, of the evils peculiar to the DAY in
which We live. and at the same time pre-
>cnied the remedy The chief causes Of the
social. financial and political corrup,ioRs
among us we're said 10 he. i,t. The late
civil war I'd. lANit, on the part Of parents
in the government of their children: 3d.
The loose and irreverent handling Of the
Holy Scriptures common at the present
dly. Close attention was paid 10 the SET
mon, and so far as we can Judge favorable
impression was produced.
OF the late Capt. Sylvanus Rich the
Bangor Wing SAYS he "was born in Truro.
Mass, July 3O;h 1895. and at the age Of
nine wear, removed to Bucksport soon
/ af.er this he began TO follow the sea. serving
first as cabin-boy with the late Capt. Snow,
father of Geo. w. Snow, Esq. Of this city,
| and then working his way up until he com
manded fine vessel. For nineteen years
he sailed from the port Of Castine, al which
| place he became member OF Hancock
/ Lodge, 7. x \. NJ, while this State was in
| Guided in Massachusetts, and at the time Of
| his death he was one of the Oldest Masons
| in Maine"
Sop. Jad. Coars~.APrii Term, 1850.
OFFICERS or THE COURT.