Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-02-03
State News.

he new FIRST Baptist Church edi-
fee on Bates street, Lewiston, is now
approaching completion, and may be
said to be practically complete, except
the pews have not been pu: up.
And now Auburn has hal a ''wed-
ding in high life One of the parties to
the ceremony lived in Auburn, the other
in Leeds, and both Of them, as the
.jonrnu mysteriouslv saws, trace their
descent far back to y foreign race in
far distant country" not TO put too
fine point upon it, in Africa. The
ceremony was performed in church and
large crowd was in attendance.
The ArooStook Pioneer says tha.
the proposed extension of the New
Brunswick ami Canada railroad fro IN
its terminus at Richmond, n. b., to
Rlviere du Loup, IN upper Canada, the
the terminus of the Grand Trunk, is
matter of As much interest to the
towns along the Aroostook frontier as
it is to New Brunswick
A $1,000 horse belonging to A. c.
Eaton of Pressure Isle died suddenly
OF heart disease.
The selectmen Of the town of Can
ton have refused to issue the bonis
| for 600 dollars voted last wear in ali,
| of the Oxford Central railroad. the rea-
son being that the railroad has laid
a track across Bungermuck pond three
or four feet lower than the place indi-
catet, thus destroying the only wa.er
privilege III town.
L. l.. Oliver Of Garland writes to
the Lewiston Jurnai that a mln call
in9 his name Ezra Ryan, about 45
years old, of medium height, sandy
complexion and a little bald. and inca
pable OF telling where he belongs. has
found refuge at his house. Mr.. Oliver
would like to know where he came
from.
An Incorporated society hired
man to blast u rock, saws Max Twain.
ana he was punching powder into a
hole with crow bar, " hen premature
explosion followed, sending tie u.an
and crowbat out of sight. Both came
down again all right, and the man
went To work again directly. But,
though he was gone only ffl cen minutes,
tney docked him for lost time.
Hon. Elisha II. Allen, formerly
of Bangor, and once Representative
in Congress from this State, but more
recently Chief Justice of the Sandwich
Islands, is now IN w ashington and ON
Saturday was introduced to the Presi-
dent by Secretary Fish, and delivered
his credentials as Envoy Extraordina-
nv from the Kingdom of Hawaii. The
customary addresses were made.
A provincial editor fell on a slip
perry pavement tie other day. He
did not use ''unparlimentary Ian
guage," as some would have done ; but
bit his lips. rubbed down the bruises,
and, with benevolent smile radiating
his countenance, remarked: "We
don't cherish any i'll will !; but for light
and entertaining reading matter rec
olnmend us to the obituary notice of
the man who ought TO sweep this pave
ment.'
A woman recently entered store
in & ~nnecticut and sat down in front
of an iron safe to warm. She remark
ed that she ''never did like them kind
of stoves-thev didn't throw out any
heat, those gas-burners didn't
A correspondent of the Lewiston
Journal says that the people Of Farm
ington in anticipation Of the extension
of the railroad to that village are talk
ing Of new hotel and $40 900 depot.
The bridge connecting Bucksport
and Verona is leased to parties who
use it for smelt-fshing. The fish are
exported TO New York and Boston.
The contest over the proposed
abolition Of the city government of
Saco, is growing quite warm.
"A correspondent says Waterville
will vote 3 to ] against getting in debt
$50, 900 to benefit Winslow BY = free
bridge.
The great billiard match between
Deery and Dion for the diamond cue
and p 600, rssalsad il fly9E = D.;