Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-18
State Items.

Rev. Mr.. Brastow OF Orland arrived
at sherman Mill. Dec. Esd, To- supply the
I pulpit of W. r. Sleeper for few weeks.
The new Methods; church At Cutlcr
will not be completed for several weeks.
contrary Ia expectation.
Rev. Is. +. Maxwell late of thi, state.
has gone 10 Milwaukee for the improve
incni 81 his health.
The M-chia, R.pu1iic1n say. Mr. {.
II. Davis, a student ia Bates College. j.,
teaching at south Lubec and preaching
VERY acccp;ably. sundays.
Rev. Mr.. wa,hburne. Episcopal Of
For Fairfield i engaged In raising fund,
10 complete the payment for the beautiful
parsonage just erected.
-Rcv- Joseph Kicker. ID. D.. has closed
hi relations with the Frs; Baptist church
anu N"yi''y in Augusta. and preached his
farewell discourse last sunday.
Rev. Mr.. House, formerly pastor OF
the Main Street Baptist church In Bruins
wick. l. about 10 close his connection with
the Harvard s.. Baptist church in Boston
A powder house at the Granite quarry.
near Ninalhayen. containing 81 Kegs Of
powder. Ma blown up Friday killing one
man and several injuring several Others
Cause. caTeIes>uess
A large fire occurred in Winthrop the
other day. Bailcy's Oilcloth Factories.
two Of them, and ten tenement houses burn.
ed. Loss $500
The Calais Advertiser alludes To the
necessity OF dredging the ST. Croix. which
l. filled with edgings and saw dust
Harris. the mate of schooner Julia Gam-
age, who Killed Harrison in New York. has
been acquitted, on the ground Of self de
fence.
The Bangor Commercial states that
John Shehan. Of that city. while tending
sled in the woods on Union river last week
received a severe blow from the end of hi,
handspke, striking him jus; below the left
eye, INJECTING severe injury to that or
gan. and the adjacent issues. and knock
ing him senseless TO the ground
Hon. John A. Peters represented Maine
at the meeting of the National Republican
Executive Committee In Washing ton. YES
terday. Hon. Lewis Barker, the member
from this State. being unavoidably detain-
/ ed al home.
Tine Insane Hospital of this city" the
| Augusta Journal says we thought the
| state owned il but perhaps the state be-
! longs to Augusta.
Mrs. Charles ID. GRAY of Washington,
committed suicide by cutting her throat on
| Tuesday. She had been formerly an in
mate OF the Insane Hospital.
The Wing hears it stated Of a young
gentleman Of Bangor, that he started with
horse and sleigh TO go to Dexter last Sat
urday afternoon and mistaking the road
having no guide board with him-droye
till ten o'clock that bitter cold night before
he fairly ascertained his whereabouts II
is safe to say that he was not ia Dexter al
day Sunday, much 10 somebody's disap
| pointment.
Two Of Bailey's oil-cloth factories in
Winthrop, and ten tenements. were des-
troyed by fire an Saturday last.
As Elder Z. b. Trip. from Utah. wa
getting into the cars at this place Monda,
morning. Sheriff Tuck served a specia
writ upon him, sworn out by person VIII.
claimed that he owed him for a watch pur
chased in Wilton in 1874. The Elder a
that time was about leaving for the West
and gave his note. payable in one year
Seventeen years after. he returned to thi
State, and paid the full amount OF the not
to person TO whom il had in the meantime
been sold. The gentleman causing the ar.
rest. had forgotten the circumstances which
knocked the bottom out Of his little cas-
and gives the Elder very good text for
short sermon on persecution.
The Union says Henry F. Foster an,
Charles Young. while at work near Tay
lor's Branch. on Columbia River. arouse
three bears and drove them to their de-
one day recently. They tried in vain 3
dislodge the animals. Mr., Foster deter
mined q " Pullman to enter the cave, will
musket in hand. He fired and killed one
Hn rstreated, reloaded, re-entered, fire
and killed another. Again he retreated
and waiting for the smoke to clear, he en-
tered again and shot the third and las, Il,
ing bear!