Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-31

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Several Of the mil, on the river are
nov running day and night.
Tho shipping business Of this por; has
opened with unusual activity.
The roads have greatly improved and
stages arrive on time regularly.
The Buchill pos, o;Fce va. broken into
Monda, nigh, and robbed Of ten dollars
worth OF stamps.
Capt. ). L. Lord left here Thursday for
New York to take charge Of the bark Julia. 80
which /, loading for Australia.
The ladie, Of the Congregational So
cie,s viii give supper and Dime Sociable
i their Nes,ry. Thur>da, evening.
A good many Of our citizens visited the
Express Office TO hook at the silver bricks
from the Sullivan \ Waukcag mine.
Under the supervision Of County Com
missioner Hopkjn. some long needed Re
PAIR and improvement, are being made at
the county buildings.
-Dr. l. W Hmdgkins is reported To have
sold a portion Of h., mining propcn. in
Hancock FOR several thousand dollarN. The
.ale j, made 20 pari.c, outside the State.
Read uha, +. } swan. Of Franklin.
say, d the valuable remedies Of which he
j, proprietor. Mr. S~an /. selling large
quaufl,, Of these medicines and the sale il
steadily increasing.
MIR, Name, T. Lord has been engaged
10 teach the spring term OF .chuol ,n lii
,r.ct Ne. ,. ,StraW,u.el. IA Dist ". l.
Nh, J :. Kcisor. No. g. Nj, /. \ Frn>;
". :. Mo- l.. VI Dow; ". II. NJ, Alice
VI. harr"u.
We are informed that Dr. u. O. :.
Lowell viii return AND continue hi- du;Ies
a. Pruc.pA. Of the Hugh School. br Low
eli is uu, ~ the bv>i teacher, % the State
and our High School b. especial, fortunate
ia retaining him a. IT, principal.
The small siearnboa; ~hich Master
Lord j. building for Mrssrs. Hall \ True.
was moved out OF the boat house ,e,icrIa,
Her deck house vii. be- pa, on a, once and
the machinery put ia place. Il j. expected
she vail be read, to launch sometime IN
April
Attention i, called 10 the advertisement,
/ Of Lewis Friend. whose clothing establish
ineat j. alaass siockcu With ia, --latest and
best ,,,lc, Of goods, Mr. Friend ha, earned
a reputation for far dealing and alway,
holds a irsi-cl-s, trade. Gall and examine
h.s large and carefully selected stock
Union Engine Company pill hold their
annual meeting. for the election Of officers,
al the Engine House. Monda, evening,
April 9Th. \ fun attendance j. desirable.
Following the business Of th, meeting the
members will adjourn to Wa,eriy Hall
where sociable vill be held free to all
members Of the Company.
For the better accommodation Of the
/ West Sullivan merchants. mining oompan-
+ ies and the several granite companies, steps
are being taken 10 run an accommodation
I Stage Line between Sullivan and Ellsworth
/ during the next slx months. starting from
sullivan in the morning. returning IN the
afternoon on the arrival Of the Bangor ae-
commodation line.
-Phincas Pemherton Morris. Esq, has
b-en appointed Trustee Of the Bingham f.
tate 10 I'll the vacancy caused by the death
Of Chapman Biddle. Esq Mr.. Morris i a
distinguished LAWYER Of Philadelphia, and a
descendant Of the Morris Of historic and
Revolutionary fame DIR. Charles Willing
the Senior Trustee. has been IN the Trust
for nearly quarter Of century.
A paper by X. W Emerson. on hi,
personal impressions Of Thomas Carlyle
made up from his unpublished letters writ
ten at the time Of his first visit 10 England
will appear in .ScribHer for MAY The pub
LEGATION is made by special arrangement,
with Mr. Emerson and the Massachusetts
Historical Society, before which the paper
was read. and in the minutes of which it is
to be printed after It's appearance in Serii-
Her.
The following from the Providence
Journal Of March %, will be interesting to
many readers OF the AMERICAN:
Mr. Frederic Allen Cover has Just been
elected a member Of the ROYAL Institution
Of Great Britain, an honor rarely bestowed
upon any but Kngiishmen, and never before
upon so young an American. His many
friends in this city NAV accept it as an
endorsement by the highest English seien-
tifc authority, and congratulate him upon
thus early attaining a position in that con-
is sparingly conferred.
Last week Col. John r. Anderson, Il.
X. Commissioner, and Col. Green, President
of the New Brunswick Grand Southern X.
R., passed through Washington and Han
cock counties looking over the business in
terests and prospects, and eonsersing with
business men and citizens generally with
reference to the construction of the Shore
Line.the connecting link between Calais and
Bangor, ST. John and Portland, and what
may eventually become CONSOLIDATED
Line" We are not informed as to the
amount of encouragement given them.
The oorporators of the Eastern Tele
graph Company met at the Falmouth Hotel
Portland, last week and organized in part.
BY the election of Hob Lewis Barker, OF
Bangor, as chairman. On motion of Mr.
Robe of Gorham. there was added to the
names of those mentioned in the act, the
following: Messrs II. b. Cleaves, S. C.
Hatch, r. S. Maxcy. 6. ID. Bisbee, L. A.
Emery, and II. L. 0sgood. Frederick z.
Richards was chosen Secretary. On motion
of Lewis Pierce committee to prepare nee
essary bylaws was raised, consisting of
Messrs. Robbie and Richards. A further
committee was appointed to confer with 9th
er companies, ard VINO were to report at the
next meeting. This committee consisted Of
Messrs. Richards, Parker, Robe, Bodwell
and Pierce. The next meeting is to be held
at such time as the committee on by flaws
may Indicate