Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-01-13
Full moon Saturday, the 18th.

west Saturday.
The valuation commissioners will re-
port in about month.
The Piscataquis Observer is out in
new dress, in which il makes fine appear
ance
L. A. Emery, Esq, State Senator re-
turned from Augusta. Saturday, and lett for
there again Tuesday.
The running of trains was considerably
impeded, by the snow fall of Monday, on
the railroads in this State.
On account of the storm the Steamer
Katahdin did not leave Bucksport Monday,
but sailed Tuesday morning.
C. c. Burrill has a small, well finished
and convenient house for rent low, within
| five minutes walk from the Post Office.
The heaviest snow storm of the season
commenced here early Monday morning.
By noon nearly eight inches had fallen. In
the afternoon the storm turned to light
/ ram Which pitNeHseu TIC siom hoHi uAii'-
ing.
The Young Folks meetings which have
been held in the Methodist Vestry every
Wednesday evening, will be discontinued
until the close of the Union Meetings now
being held in that place, when they will
again be resumed.
Mr.. Henry f. Fellows, well known in
this section. has become associated with Mr..
| II. Z. Boynton in the Boot and Shoe bust
ness at As and SO Pearl street, and 2ll
Franklin street. Boston. May the new firm
''live long and prosper"
The Kennebec Journal in its issue Of
Thursday. says: I'VE are informed on the
best authority that the reports in the news
papers of the approaching marriage Of Gen
eral Plaisted with a young lady of Exeter
are utterly without foundation"
The Observer says that Mr.. I. \. Lord
of Dover. has decided to enter the ministry,
for which he has studied largely and per-
!
call from the Baptist society of Dover
Mr.. Lord has many warm friends in his
county.
The Readings by Prof. Easily, an
nounced for this week, have been postponed,
owing to the inability of that gentleman to
be present at the time fixed upon. 1t is
hoped, however, that another arrangement
will be made by which our citizens will have
the pleasure of listening to him before the
close Of this month.
AT the annual meeting of Lygonia
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, Ellsworth held the
9th inst, the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing: Vim. II. GRAHAM,
W. NJ James T. Parsons, S. W; Geo. W.
Haskell, J. W; L. B. Wyman, s.; Lewis
Friend, T. Elmer f. Rowe, S. D.; J. c.
Chilcott, J. D.; Leonard Wooster, Proxy
to Grand Lodge; Hamilton Joy, J. c. Chill
colt and F. u. Aiken, Finance Committee.
The Wing says: There will probably
instituted between this date and the conven-
ton of the Department of Maine in Febru
airy. There are applications for new Posts
from Ellsworth, Cherryfeld, Franklin, Nor
way and other places 1t seems to US to
be particularly desirable that Post of the
G. A. R. should be instituted in this city.
/ ,har of
here and in the immediate vicinity who
would take great pleasure in uniting with
such an organization, reyiving thereby the
recollectons and friendships Of army life.
The January term of the S. J. Court
for Washington County, opened Tuesday,
Judge Libbey presiding. The Grand Jury
found an Indictment of murder against the
Langmore boy, Of Pembroke, for the shoot
ing of little Freeman Wright, in October
last, the particulars of which are doubtless
remembered by our readers. Langmore is
8 years of age and the Wright boy was
years old at tLe time of the shooting. 1t is
the first case of capital offence known in the
Court records of Maine of parties so young.
The case was called Tuesday and will prob,
ably occupy three or four days. The Atty:
General Of the State is expected to partici-
pate in the prosecution.
The edition of the January ST. Nicho-
| las 1.-THE New Years number) has been en-
| tirely exhausted, and the editors are getting
up so many attractions for the February
number, that the publishers expect similar
fate fo- that issue. Charles Barnard has
written fcf it full account Of the Obelisk,
its history and al about its great move;
the article will be brilliantly illustrated froP
photographs and sketches, and will have
much TO interest the older people as well as
the children. In the same number are to be
| contrib ions from Boyesen, Susan Coolidge,
Rossiisr Johnson, Mrs. S. NJ. b. Piatt, and
others, while I,pcretia P. Hale is expected
to tell us about the tsterkins' Plan of Co
ing to Egypt-possibly with the ,staftion OF
visiting the home of the aforesaid Obeiisk.
-Thirty-tSs years ago the hrm OF ii.
S. K. Whiting commenced business in
small store located on the site Ct the one
DOW occupied by H. B. Mason. Two years
later they removed to the place now occu-
pied by the Whiting Brothers, where large
and successful business has been carried on
In 1874 MIR. S. K. Whiting Withdrew from
the firm and in 1876, Mr.. Henry Whiting
took into the business two Of his sons, s. K,
End and Henry, Jr.. under the firm name Of
Henry Whiting & Sons. On the first Of
this year the father withdrew and another
son, George w., was added to the firm,
which is now styled Whiting Brothers. rhe
business has steadily grown, under careful
and close attention, and the stock now car
ried BY the firm is one of the largest in the
city. Mr.. Henry Whiting will give to the
new firm the benefit of his counsel and old
customers will generally find him present at
his old place though less confined to it than
formerly. Mr.. Whiting is q genial gentle