Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-09-21
State Items.

Some weeks this .ea son the herripc
fishermen at Lubec have done well: good
hauls have been made; says the Machias
Union.
A Bangor physician has head
light. like locomotives. only smaller,
/ placed on the dasher OF hi carriage. rem
+ dering drive at night a. safe As in day-
+ time.
Lewis Barker said at recent meeting
in Bangor that II that city had only enjoy
Ell railroad connection with Hancock and
Washington counties she would now be
capital of the State.
last MkCHrAs.-C aptain Thomas r
Parsons died sudd,,nly az his residence m
East Machias. on the 9;h inst. Cart. Far
sous has sailed from that port in command
OF vessels during the past twenty-five
Years.
Tho Augusta Journal rcgrc, to learn
that Friend John ID. Lang. of the Board of
Indian Commissioners. has been called
home TO Maine by the illpc>- of hi, wife
should she Improve in health. Friend Lang
will "e deputed by the Board to rcmoy@
the North Carolina Cherokee t. the Indian
territory.
Prof. u. IL. Mahan. of West Point.
the educator OF most Of the Distinguish
military officers OF the present day. con-
flfffssI srststfia mn. SuFtsr.ta,-
We It on board the steamer Mary Powell h.
the morning at West Point. on hi way ;u
New l"rk. and nothing peculiar wa mo-
ticcl ia hi maunrr until about an hour
arer hi going oi board when hc jumped
from the steamer. for, al Of The wheel
into the river.
The farmers ia Aroostook County have
ZIP h"-cl = good crop. and will hr able n,f
.'.t.-v he u-ua3 amount at --a.,
fiHuUti thr winter. bur Will have a iaf-..
ain"uut b dispose of. In years pa; t h4-
been customary for drovcr> 10 purchase
Young stock in Aroosioos IN the fail and
take it TO Franklin County to winter We
appTehend very little stock will he hroucii'
AZ there for thai pnrpn>e this tall. la fact
there are Indication, that the tide will set
Aro">took way. Last Thursday We mo-
ti-"d lot of colts which were being taken
from Lincoln. Penobscot county. 10 Carr
bon. where they can he kept cheaper than
AZ home. says the Pioneer.
From the Tunes.
CALAIs.-Cap;aln Brooks has given up
the mauagem- of the Calais House
IL will be closed TO the public for the pre-
eni
One hundred and ;hirty-nine cargoe. of
lumber were shipped from this port of
alais during the month Of August. The
total amount shipped will equal about
eighteen millions long lumber. The hu-i-
ness upon the river has been very hrish
this year. and in comparison with last year
quite satisfactory.
Mr.. El~on. the pedestrian and rope per
former. proposes 10 attempt the feat of
walking from this ciiy 70 PASSPORT and
back. six days in succession. CONNER cling
next Monday. Such performances have
ceased 10 interest the public. aud Il would
be better for Mr.. Elson were he 10 employ
his time and strength In a more commend
able business.
LJBEC.-The Methodist Society Of ihi.
place held a meeting al The Mines" al
West Lubec. Friday. The attendance was
not very large The Rev. \ l.. Hanscom
their pastor, had very narrow escape
from death. the same day. He. with about
twelve others. entered an old shan. In one
of the mines. TO eXpiorc-Mr. Hau>com
taking the lead He had gone in about
forty feet. when hi feet slipped on what
he supposed To be a shelving; hi- first Inn
preston wa> To let himself slide. thinking
he would go down but a short distance
and bs all right again but finally conclud-
81 20 hold on 10 large rock near him
thro' this means he regaincd hi footing.
He then. To test what was ~ the bottom Of
this shelving rock. dropped stone immr-
dlairiy ~ front Of himself; the stone frll
Into water. aud upon investigation il wa,
found that. the shelving rock was n the
mouth Of pit. sixty fee, deep. with about
thirty feet of water IN Il. Had he let him
self lip hut few feet fur her. nothing
could have save him. and several of Ihn.,
who "ere following him. trom a dreadful
death. They made inquiries. before enter
ing. II there were any ph-holes. and were
told there were none. OF course the pe,,-
pie ~rre ignorant OF the facts. IL will be-
some time before Mr.. Han>rom will under
take 10 explore another m,ue of this Kind
Machiss Rpa1llodR.