Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-09-25

Belfast received, on Thursday. car.
load Of 400 bushels Of corn from Omaha,
Neb.. contributed In aid Of the sufferers by
her late dre. 1t was passed free over the
whole route.
Jennie Clark. Q fourteen year-old
Lewiston girl, who sweavs like . pirate
and has been in jail six times, has just been
arrested again, for stealing 90 and much
clothing.
The Lewiston Journal says that q
piece Of slate was taken from the Mayfield
quarry, recently. thirty-tbree feet long,
thirteen feet deep and three feet thick,
without crack or scar.
Since the opening Of the Boston &
Maine railroad to the beach the station
and 1900 single tickets. making 23,4o0
tickets. for the conductors to gather up.
The whole sale for this year will probably
reach %, 900 from this city. and Joined with
a like number from Saco will make $4,000
| tickets to and from Old Orchard for these
two cities alone.-[ Biddeford Times.
The Belfast Journal says that already
twenty-six buildings, consisting OF offices,
stores and dwellng-houses have been or
are in course of erection in the burned
district. and ere long others will follow.
The owners of the dwellings referred to
have in many cases been assisted to re-
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without shelter for the winter Building
material has been bought In large quanti-
ties. and furnished to them at cost. and in
some cases OF peculiar hardship even more
than this is done.
The freshman class Of Colby Univcrsi-
", at Waterville, Me-. according to local
chronicle. embraces. four young ladies'"
Which is shockingly improper. and ought
to be stopped at once World.
Capt. $. C. Pendleton Of Gouldsboro'.
reports that his sou, ii years old left the
schooner Mary Ann, Off Bliss Island in a
dory GU the 9th inst, and hasn't been seen
SINCE Press.
The skeletons of six Indians we re I'M
earthed in 4 front yard at Pennington
Falls TUESDAY. One was gigantic in size.
Something was found having the form OF a
human body. looking aud feeling like rusty
iron aud filed with clay colored sand.
The yard is supposed to be the site OF an
Indian burial ground.
CHERRYFIELD.-The Machias R.pubi-
eau gives the following lumber statistics
OF Cherryfield: 4 Gang saws. Single
saws. Shingle mills, = Stayc mills, |
Foundry, ! Machine-shop, Sash and
blind factory. Grist mills. Planning ma =
chimes, l Single mill driven by steam.
Average amount OF lumber made per DAY
per gang Is 1900 feet. by single saw G.0oo
feet, average amount per day, per shingle
mill 10000. and stave mill about 6 900 per
day. Whole amount OF lumber In the
course of season, 5000 900 feet, shingles
II 900, 900. slaves 10000.
POWDER EXPLosIoS.-Fridaya ftern Don
terrible powder explosion occurred on
the line of the Bucksport and Bangor Rail-
way. near Orrington. Two men were at
work in temporary blacks smith shop.
sharpening drills for rock work. when "A
young boy entered with an open can of
powder and placed 1t near the forge with
ont the knowledge OF the workmen. The
boy then went out and In few moments
were at work outside ran IN and found one
of the blacksmiths terribly msngied and
bruised about the body and suff-rin. in
tense agony. The other had his face
literally filed with powder.
The STATE FAIR.-The Maine State Fair
at Bangor, which opened on Tuesday.
has proved a success in every sense, the
attendance being larger than ever before.
and the competition being more active
On Wednesday, very large crowd assem-
BLEED AT the grand stand to witness the
trials Of speed. The first race was for "A
purse of $50 for horses that have never
trotted better than ASSOC to the first
horse, go 10 second nd $50 to third.
There were ten ent but only seven
came 10 the stand. ace was won by
Palmer Knox. entered L. ii. Machinery
OF Biddeford; best for four-year-olds-s6
to first, s25 to second and Sl5 to til ird.
The race was won by Princess, entered by
ID. Anterior OF Holton, In two straight
heats best time, $50. The third and con-
| Guiding trot was for a purse of $500 for
$50 horses-sl15 TO first, $50 TO second
and So 10 third. This was an exciting
and closely contested race. II WAS won by
Phil. sheridan; best time, 2.3s 34. Ia the
evening a farmers meeting was held. at
which the subject of fruit culture was dis
cussed, T.. A. Gilbert. Esq, President of
the Maine State Pathological Society,
speaking particularly Of the aims and pur-
poses of that society. He was followed
by Judge Godfrey Of Bangor, who deliver
ed an interesting address, and others.
On Thursday the grand procession OF all
the horses and cattle on the ground was
the occasion OF burst Of admiration.
Conspicuous among the number were the
prize animals which have been awarded
the honors of the society, This was fol-
lowed by al exhibition of the strength of
oxen at pulling a load. A display OF
stations for general use. and OF five-year-
old mares. and OF matched horses. were
followed by ploughing match and pro-
mi.cuous driving on the track. The fair
closed yesterday.