Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-08
Probate Court to-day.

- ~ per snare
sullivan stock sold ia Boston last week
at 81.
Most oi the land in this county i
bonded Tor It's minerals
several letters from correspondents
VIII be found on the first page of the AN.
FRICAN
several OF our prominent Republicans
aud one or two Democratic politicians, ieit
here Tor Augusta sunday aud Monday.
Mining men. and those contemplating
Investments in that direction will be inter
es,rd in the advertisement OF Mr.. samuel
Annear. in another column.
MIR +. &. Slower Of Colby University
is teaching school at South Deer Isle aud
supplying the Baptist pulpit at Oceanvillc
on the sabbath during the winter vacation.
"A Mining Exchange viii be opened in
few days in the office form erly occupied
by c. c. BurriIl. It is understood that J..
b. Nyman will have charge OF the office.
The Rcformer for January is out, aud
is an unusually interesting number. This
paper is exerting an influence in favor OF
the temperance cause that is highly bene-
fcial.
The many friends OF Mr.. Francis wor-
cester will be glad to learn that he has re-
covered sufficiently 10 be on the street
again. He Was out Monday for the flr.;
time since his illness.
An alarm of fire wss given Saturday
morning caused by the burning out of a
chimney in the house Of Mr.. Ambrose
Campbell. The fire was controlled by
bucket. Of water aud the Fire Companies
were not called out.
A valuable team belonging to Messrs.
J. I. & q. II. Grant, broke through the
ice on | mon river, Friday, and one OF the
horses was drowned. They were hauling
logs TO point on the river about i miles
above here.
An examination, since the fire 10 DR..
Osgood'> Office. shows that the fire was
caused By defect In the chimney. The
carpenter, in making the necessary repairs
discovered large hole 10 the chimney
near the end of a beam which was badly
burned by tue fire.
Mrs. Sarah Barker fell on the icy side
walk, near the store OF Charles Grindle, on
Water Street, last Thursday evening and
1. l.. ,ho
was taken 10 her home, which is near there,
aud medical assistance sent for She is re
ported improving slowly but will probably
b. confined 10 the house for long time
Prot. q. T. Fletcher, late principal of
the Castine Normal School, has received
the appointment of principal in the Young
Ladies Seminary at Highland Park, Hi.
nois. This position was made vacant by
the decease of Hon. f. L. Weston, form
erly superintendent of schools in Maine. and
principal OF the Gorham Academy and
Young Ladies' Seminary. Mr.. Fletcher
has left for his field of duty.
-Nr. Samuel Annear Of Bluehill has re-
NtHkis ENaA W EAAAit. III DOsNou Out-llail
of his Emma Abina mine 10 No. Penobscot
for the sum of So Coz. cash. The conditions
of sale are that Mr.. Annear shall have. in
addition to the sum paid, one-fourth Of the
stock, when issued, and that one fourth
shall be placed in the treasury for working
capital. The company will be organized
10 a few days and work commenced SIS
! soon practicable.
The following is the form OF petite
sent out by the Good Templars, looking
towards educating our youth in temper
ance principles:
To the .SuperiHteHding School Committee, or
Supervisor Of-
/ la view OF the misery and wretchedness
caused In the community, and tho moral
/ and financial ruin entailed upon humanity,
/ by the use of intoxicating drinks, and for
the purpost of promoting a better knowl-
edge OF the subject and creating a stronger
public sentiment in favor of temperance.
We the undersigned citizens o.
respectfully ask that Temperance Text
Books may be introduced into our schools
THE GOOD TEMPLARs.-Thisp popular
temperance Society is assumln,, large pro-
/ portions in Maine. A large number OF
new lodges have been instituted lately and
organizing will be continued in difYerep,
sections Of the State all winter. The Grand
Secretary Geo. Z. Bracket of Belfast re.
ports 275 lodges with some II 900 members
in the State. Two new lodges were or
eanized last week in this county by l..
W. Starbird, viz: Progressive Lodge No.
246, at Mt. Desert (SomesviIle) with c. A
Watts as W. C. r., and b. F. Anterior a.
Lodge deputy, meets Monday evenings
and fremont, No. 247 at fremont with +
K. Norwood. W. c. T.. and John r. Young
depaty, meets Saturday evenings. One
was to be instituted Saturday evening al
5. W. Harbor. and perhaps others in thai
section For particulars write the Crane
| Secretary as above.