Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-21
Items Relating to Maine.

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Commencement at Colby Unworthy will
this year occur one week Garlic = than usual,
and as there is to be a semi-centennial
fcelebration with appropriate exercises. the
attendance will no doubt be large. Judge
Thomas Russell of Boston. will deliver the
Grafton before the literary societies, and
Rev. DIR. Smaller. OF Portland, will preach
the sermon before the Boardman Mission
AIRY Society on Sunday evening. There
viii be no poem.
Hon. Mark II. Dunnell. formerly Of
Maine. has been nominated for Congress
by the Republicans of the first Minnesota
district. The district is strongly Republi-
can, the present incumbent having received
majority Of about 1000.
Houlton is expecting w. W. Thomas, Jr..
with his Scandinavian emigrants.
Two hundred and fifty citizens Of wor-
cester. have chartered steamer for the
purpose of visiting the eastern coast Of
Maine and New Brunswick. They pro-
| pose TO make run up the kennebcc and
Pcnobscot rivers, and will furnish their
own supplies for the occasion.
| According to the Bath Times. the
Lieutenant Drew, who died u horrible
death of starvation and thirst lost In the
mountains of New Mexico. was not the son
of Rev. W. A. Drew of Augusta. but
Lieut.. c. T.. Drew, who married lady be-
longing and now living in vassalboro.
who has received intelligence that 1t was
her husband.
The editor OF the Gardiner Home
Journal has received a letter dated Idaho
City, June 22d saying that John Wheeler.
native OF this State. was killed In 4 min
ing claim near that place. He leaves no
papers from which his former home or
friends can be traced. though 1t Is suppos-
ed he belonged in Gardiner. The letter
says he was with Gen. Banks during the
seige Of Port Hudson, and requests that
papers throughout the State give notice 81
his death. that his friends. If any. NAV
hear Of It.
The new postal bill in Congress provides for
the following new po>toilice routes in Msine.
From New Portland 10 North Arson Yves,
Paris 10 sumner. Hudson 10 Bradi lrd Corner
Fort Kent 10 It. Francis. Pembroke TO North
Perry. Springfield TO VIM. North Newport
to Corinna. East Corinth TO Garland so.th
Weston to Glenwood. Mt. Desert Via Seal Cove
and Bass Hartor TO Southwest Harbor. Coop
er's Mills via West Washington. Washington
and >onh Union to Uni n.
The Wiscas-et Oracle SAYS a Massachusetts
man recently came 10 Bristol Maine, started n
Porgie OH Factory, made twenty ihous nd
dollars in one season. and carried of the belle
of the village As his bride.
The STORM THURsD,Y.-At Mechanic
Falls during the tornado on Thursday the
spire the Baptist church was blown to the
ground. and a tremendous gust cap,ized
load of hay, horse, driver and ali. Sew
eral buildings were blown down, and the
Herald says had the fury of the blast last
eel even five minutes longer. not even the
strongest building could have stood a
gainst it.
AT Lewiston a severe shower accom-
panied by a violent wind. passed over
Auburn. Greene, Wales. and Sabattis this
afternoon, doing considerable damage TO
buildings and crops. Mr. Stinson Parker.
living about three miles from this city
was killed by the falling OF his barn. Hail
| fell profusely IN the towns of G reene and
| Wales. Several barns were blown down
in Auburn. IL was accompanied with hail
| thunder and lightning and torrents Of rain
But little damage was done, one house be-
ing atruck by lightning with slight damage
and trees being twisted aud broken down.
In the adjoining towns the storm was
much more severe and the damage much
greater. In Hampden. Orrington. Bucks
port, Brewer. and Holden, houses and
barns were blown down. fences demolish-
ed, on the side OF the houses exposed to
the the glass was entirely brokon out by
the hail, which fell so thickly that il Law
in winrows. One man in Orrington who
had cut his hay and stacked II up in the
| field, had it taken up by the wind and scat
tered far and wide. One house containing
a family was removed from its foundation
and an other was blown down without in
jury TO the inmates. The damage TO grow
| ing crops must be considerable. Ellsworth
had but smart shower.