Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-01-16
State News.

AUGUSTA. Jan. 9.-The annual report of
the State Superintendent of Common
| Schools is nearly finished and will be ready
for distribution the last of the month. He
recommends state uniformity of text
books, asystem of free high schools, the
continuation of the mill school tax law
| passed last winter, system of school SUI
pervison. A bill which he is drafting rec
ommcnds that ten district supervisors be
elected, two in each Representative Dis
trict, to have the supervision of schools
and charge of the expenditure of school
money in their districts, to be elected an-
nually by a district convention OF school
committees. and have a salary of $500.
Educational matters will occupy promi-
nent place in the legislation of this winter.
The journal says that there came
near being Il fire in Auburn, a few days
since, from curious source; a toilet bottle
full of water. OF white glass, with bulgiug
base, sat on a table. The morning sun
shone into the room of which an invalid
was the only occupant. She soon snuffed
an odor rs OF burning wooden and queried
what it could be. Turning her face toward
the table, she discovered a WOODEN mat on
which the toilet bottle stood on fire In sever
al places. In few moments the table and
room would have been involved had she
not speedily extinsuished it. The eoncavc
surface OF the bottle had acted so as TO
converge the warm ray. of the sun upon
the WOODEN and set il on fire. Several ex-
periments made since have resulted SINH
larry, but the bottle emptied OF its contents
did not produce the same effect.
Friday afternoon the Mayor OF Bangor
performed an unpleasant duty in q char
enthusiastically prompt and vigorous manner.
Learning that young man mt public
boarding house had every symptom of the
small poX, the Mayor Immediately drove
to the no use and summoned the patient
who had strength enough TO walk, to come
out. Preceded by the magistrate In
sleigh, who warned the people out Of the
way, he wended his way through by streets
10 the Broadway Hospital, where he Vas
properly cared for Portland .iarertissr.
THE SHORE LINE RAILROAD The fol- |
lowing particulars of the survey Of the |
Shore Line Railroad, we hay. received
from one of the surveying party now in
Ellsworth.
The survey was completed 10 Ellsworth |
on Wednesday the Sth inst. and field /
work suspended on that day The last /
stake Is lust across the Mt. Desert road |
IN l.s Il.
lin The engineers are now engaged on |
the plans, profile and estimates. The
distance from Bangor TO Ellsworth ut I
tide water mark-calling it two miles from I
Exchange street to where the PcnobScot |
river Is crossed is y IL miles Harris |
summit seven miles from the river was |
found TO be the highest point between thi, /
city and Ellsworth. and 2G2 feet above
tide water mark. Fits Pond was found /
To be lis feet above tide water ana Reed. /
Fond ~ feet above the same level The
grades are much easier than usual for the
same distance any whore in Maine. The
profile shows that the total amount of /
work required TO build the road Will be
liSht though in some Instances 1t will be
oi heavy character. There will hc some |
l. II miles of level grade ON the line
i Wing.
Rev. David n. Natter Of Auburn. /
aud formerly pastor for many years nj
ScdGwck, one of the most venerable and !
esteemed patriarcfrs of the Baptist denOm-
Inatlon in this State, died suddenly on /
saturday. at his residence in Auburn H. |
was about town in the morning OF Satur- /
day. apparently As well a. usual but soon /
atter noon was suddenly seized with alarm |
ing symptoms and died almost immcd- 4
lately. Mr.. Nuttcr was eighty wear. Of /
age, ana for many years was a most zeal /
Gus evangelist, laboring with success in /
the great ''rcformations' of other DAYS. /
The kcnnebec ,IourHri III anuouncn. |
the Editors and Publishers Convention |
held at Augusta to-day, says The men /
who sling ink and horse up shingie najls are /
70 meet in common council"
Mr.. Ninton, Representative from GRAY, I
has given notice that he shall move to have /
the salaries OF members increased 10 500
per annum.
The Wing says that The Bangor Library /
Association has on Its shelves 1880 vol
umes, of which 7i3 were purchased the
past year.
Hon. stephen Coburn. las been ap-
pointed Postmaster &C Skowhegan.