Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-16

"pilnt.
Where eiphers appear. in the tables
given this week, no returns have been re
ceiyed. If such towns will send their vote
in We will complete the tables and repub-
lish them next week.
On the constitutional amendments the
vote Of this city VAS as follows:
For plurality. 33i
Against plurality, lss
For Representative for two wears, 37l
Against :" lol
Rev. and Mrs. Staver. missionaries
from Turkey. arrived al the home Of Mrs.
Stayer's father. Mr. J. G. Walker. Brooks
vile, on Saturday. Sept. ll,h. Mr.. STAY
er's health ha, been greatly impaired by her
residence in Turkey and it j. hoped that
their return will be Of great benefit to her
The erection Of the new Wooden Mil.
on Branch Pond stream. in the Joy neigh
borhood. will be commenced - soon As the
frame j. sawed out. The dam ha, been re
built and work on the canal wall /. progress
ing. Il !, estimated tina; when completed
the mill will afford employment, for about
thirty hands.
Miss Eta Fay Of Worcester packed her
trunk some weeks ago and went 10 Mount
desert for season. She received 4 genuine
surprise when, on opening her trunk, -
discovered the pet cat from home nicely
slowed AWAY among her clothing. The
animal was alive and we'll and although
packed in the trunk from the forenoon Of one
day to the afternoon of the next. app, AIRED
none the worse for the journey.
Mr., LYDIA Carter widow Of the late
Samuel Carter OF Buekspor,. celebrated her
one hundreth birthday on the second inst
\ large concour>e Of friends called 10 con
gratula,e the old lady, and many beautiful
bouquets were presented her. Mr.. Carter
j. in excellent health Her memory Of late
events is >omewha; impaired. but Is decidedly
as;iye upon events Of her early life.
The season at Bar Harbor has closed.
/, has been the mos, profitable ever known
there. Before another season commences
many more cottages viii be erected and
large amounts of money expended in other
Improvements The Tourist says;
We understand that impro,cm are
TO he made in the Bar Harbor Water Works
before another season. The Kodick Broth
ers. who own majority Of the stock, with
their accustomed enterprise. arr ready TO
meet the growing demand for more water.
caused by the growth OF the place
The little Steamer Fannie has done
good business between Bar Harbor. Han
cock and Sullivan during the past season.
Capt. True. proposes to build a larger boat
during the winter. in which Capt. Barbour.
OF the City of Bangor" will take an inter
est. When completed the new boat will
connect at Bar Harbor with the Bangor
boat and run to Lamoine. Hancock and
Sullivan. IL il certain To be a profitable
connection.
The Cheryfeld mine. with the extra
facilities offered By the new shaft house and
hosting apparatus, is making good progress
and the company ars well satisfied, espec-
tally with the new strike in the bottom Of
the shaft, which shows an argentiferous
galena, the quartz being almost free from
xinc blend. which has been found in such
quantities. A specimen of this quartz. well
II IL. IL f.tsnl t,..
State Assayer, W. W Fisk, to contain sill
yer to the extent Of 81 $40 ounces per ton
value Of s365.5s.
An Exchange SAYS On the east bank
of Kennsbec river about three miles above
Richmond, there is dwelling house which
has history. 1t Vas built one hundred
and twenty years ago and was known
the Pownalboro Court house and was used
a good many years for that purpose. John
Quincy Adams used TO attend court here
and the first man ever hung in the province
of Maine was hung here. General Arnold
spent a night in this house on his way to
capture Quebec. There was in the museum
at the Custom House. Boo,hbay, a couple
of the original shingles from this house,
with the hand made nails in them. The
house is now occupied by Capt, Goodwin,
a retired ship master.
-Messrs. Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, Port
land, publishers Of the Maine State Year
Book, have issued a supplement of II
pages, giving the vote for Governor in 1878,
1879, and for President in 1876, They say
1.-THE tabulations, from which the returns OF
votes for Governor we're compiled for the
Maine State Year Book, for the year 1850,
were made by the Committee on Gubernss
torial Votes, of the fusion Legislature
They we're presumed to be correct, but, sub
sequently to the publication of the Year
Book, were found to contain many errors
both in the detailed votes and footings. The
returns have since been carefully tabulated
by direction OF the Secretary of State, and
we give herein copy Of these tabulations,
which must be correct in every particular
The Boston Herald Sept 9Th. says.
"As slater named Michael Murphy ,resid-
ing at No. % yintcn street, Washington
Village, vas at work ON . new building, at