Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-02-02

board of aldermen passed an order, call
ing a meeting Of the citizens. but the COM
mon council indefinitely postponed it.
-Georgc Rand. employed in the cardinc
room Of the Andro>coggin Mil, caught
hi hand IN a doubler last Monday. and
los, hi index finger SAYS the Lewiston
JourRai
We learn from the ChroHicie that Maj.
died suddenly in Jay on the 18th inst. lie
was IN his usual health until Wednesday
evening about o'clock. 4 man who
lived IN the vicinity called at his door and
gave him very threatening comnunica-
ton. He very soon went out. and AFTER
some fifteen or twenty minutes. was found
dead. and living upon his face. There waS
q severe br,iise on hi temple and on the
right side of bis face. The inquest was
held on saturday. The testimony IT ply
sirians was. that the wound Was not >uili-
cent to cause immediate death The
appearance Of the body did not reveal tile
'*tASf W. NA'h ~ 'tiAfh "a nv Jus ' :,
Deceased came to hi. death from cause TO
the jury unknown.
The fiftieih anniversary 81 the we'd
ding of Rev. and Mr.. Vim. A. Drew. will
be celebrated at their residence in Angus
ia. Tuesday evening next. Jan. 3l>t.
In an attempt TO shoot candle
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day, VIM. Landry had hi hand so badly
lacerated 10y the bursting of the barrel Of
the gun. . to require lis amputation.
The RocAland FREE Prc. say. on
Tuesday evening, Enos walsh. lsboring
man. after returning from down town. en-
gagged in conversation with his wife. ahou,
affairs Of the evening; suddenly he ceased
talking. hi head fell upon his shoulder
and hc expired Immediately.
Ice cutting i pushed forward with
vigor Al Eockport. and an excellent arii-
Gle. fifteen inches ia thickness. j. secured.
The Norway Messenger says. part II
the machinery for the new paper mill.
. ~ w lbAt ls AAEfli III kliak
laCe. by the Messrs. Parsons. has arrived
-Dea. James Wheeler. OF Albany had
severe shock of numb palsy a short time
since. completely paralyzing the righ,
side. and leaving him >pecchlc-s. H. was
choppinc in the woods al the time
Doubts Of hi, .ecovcry are entertained.
A gold medal ha, been offered. by
New York man TO the best drilled msn IN
the jameson Guards Of Bangor-;he com
pe'iiy. hrill to come of At No-ombega
Hall on Feb 22nd next. before Gen.
Chamberlain. Gen. George l.. Beal. Gen.
George Varney. Col. Z. A. Smith aud
Capt. + F. wyman. a. awarding commit
tee.
Capt. Charles Bartlett. OF Wilton. IL
going into the manufacture Of excelsior
shoe pegs. extensively. He is now manu-
featuring some fifty bushels per day. and
can increase the amount TO almost any
extent.
At Belfast. Thursday morning at 6
O'Clock. the thermometer stood at % deg
below al O'Clock /; below.
The Belfast Journal says the fossil
jawbsne found under stump in North
port. As related bv the Prog. Age. is sup
posed 10 have belonged TO 4 first cousin Of
the Cardiff giant. II Is 10 be presented 10
the surviving members OF the Antiquarian
Society of Bangor. that once set out from
Owls Head in search OF the owls tail.
The kennebec Journal SAYS every
change which has been made by Mr.. Baker
In the revision OF the statutes has been
adopted toy the Legislature. In each case
ii WAS found that the changes were essen
tial TO the better understanding Of the
several acts.
BowpoIN CoLLEGE.-The following six
members of the Senior class have been
appointed by the faculty TO compete for
the 'es prize Kingsbury Bachelor of East
Dixmont. Newton +. Curtis OF Hampden,
Edgar r. Davis OF Eas: Machias. william
z. Nelcher OF Portland. Edward =. Mitch
ell OF Bath, Everett S. Stackpole OF Dur
ham. The exhibition will take place June
5th.
The Times says Mr.. varney OF Bow
doinham, who was so severely injured
some time since BY the falling OF . tree.
remains in very precarious condition.
Petitions are in circulation fer holding
the March term OF the S. j. Court a,
Skowhegan.
-Fletcher's block in Arson came near
being DESTROYED last Thursday evenings
little boy having earned a lighted lamp
into clothes room in one OF the tene
ments, the flames OF which communicated
to the clothing hanging there. Every
article was destroyed, but by timely assis-
lance the block was saved
Daniels, one of the persons implicated
/ in the Lime Rock Bank robbery, died II
Belfast of cons umption at six O'Clock Wed
nesday morning.
The frame of the new railway bridge
OF the E. & n. A. railway bridge at Malta
wamkeas is nearly ready to put up, anc
workmen will commence to erect it mex,
| spring.
The new town hall al Oldtown Is com.
pleted with the exception Of a little paint.
ing, which will require but a day or two
TO finish. The dedication will take place
within a week or two, and Gen. Chamber.
lain has been invited 10 be present to de.
liver an address on the occasion.
Mrs. Nancy Carr, OF Searsport, aged
le4 years, died on Sunday last She was
born in Ireland, and came to this country
when 81 years of age.
The Belfast Journal says young man
named Hanley. about l6 years old, who
had been staying a few days at the San
born House in that city, disappeared on
Saturday night, and sundry articles about
the house left at the same time. On Sun
day morning "a small schooner that had
been anchored in the harbor was found TO
q, f.uIad up1ar the hrwr NJ Ia yeSSAl