Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-02

mome ntarIly expected. The manwho shot
him, whose name is Merrill. is under ar
rest. wc learn. Several other persons in
he crowd we're slightly wounded BY Mcr-
r!', one rc''cIv ing a shot through the ear
The affair causes the greatest excitement
II The nei2hborhood.-- Wig.
The dctcc. which threatens To yitiate
the election al MpchiaS /, ;hc informality
81 the notice. which was not scaSonabIv
posted by the selectmen. This fact be-
came matter Of comment before the eler-
ton, ana many voters remained Mt home,
the total vote being 80 against $50 last
year Leaving out Machas, Mr.. Geo. ".
Dri~ko, editor 81 the Machia, Union. has
majority Of - for Representative In
Columbia. Columbia Falls and Mortified.
the remaining towns Of he class Iuclud-
Ing Machas, Mr.. !. ". Coffin. of Cpluin-
bta, has Il majority of42. The Republican
majority last year was II. \ Columbia
correspondent OF the Union. saws thai IN
Mr.. totllns own school district, only five
I Republicans voted for Colin, two cut hi.
Z name from the licke;, aud twelve voted
4 fer prIsAo, aH voting the rest OF the Re-
7 publican tickle without change ar muiila-
ton.
~ OBJ PEA writer IN speaking Of
I sailors pets, tell, H. Of Jock, "a So II of
tender years" who for many month, ~
( Gained the affection, OF an hands. until
washed overheard in gale Of wind This
. creature, time on board va, fully occu-
Y pied 10 round OF duty, pleasure aud IA
b"r. liz duty consisted IN eating seven
Z meals i day. ana bathing il !. tnb after
each; nj, pica>nrc, 10 IT, on his side on III.
1 quarterback and 1c >cra. ched aud ,e,t,,I;
I while hj, ilbJr consisted III cra,.ic.,ly e.
""arorlng 70 enlarge q certain .cuppcr hole
I sufficiently io permit hi, escape to hi. ra-
I tye ocean. How iadrtlrigablv ne used 10
Z worh DAY after Gly ana hour amer hour.
'craping on the iron Ir>t with one flipper.
/ ihcn another, hen pohjn. his nose IN to
I '"ra.arc the result with 'ls wui,k-rcd
'."c. IL Kent u. hole pri-h and clear
hat Fiji 10. ,cnSibly enlarge it, NJ least 20
huma' Gen.. Portland P--ss.
4 -IHc following i from the Machias r.
/ F8lhaH.- We learn that Silas q. Hatch.
! Esq. 81 Bangor, who was last YEAR Ron.
I rr>cnta'iye III the Legislature from TINT
/ cily, aud has been reelected thi, wear. i.
/ 10 y" a caniilltc FOR state Treasurer the
coming r"nr We are .lad 10 learn that
] TT. Hatch Viii be = candidate for 50 i'm
! p"rtah situation. We knew him when a
boy and have watched hi, steady advance
} ihcut in bn-iuc>, aud huuOr.. with pleasure.
W" believe him 80 BE- 4 thoroughly honc.t
man. SteA,lfl-. auI reliable III bu.in...
AMI one who has often been honnred by his
native city with important trusts. aud we
/ bespeah for him an elevation to more i'm.
portant trusts in the State.
FRIGHTENED CoNGPEGA S.-Duripy
the morning services at the Second Parish
"Payson Memorial" church in Portland. !
sept. 2>,h, the con grcgation were sudden |
y alarmed by the floor sinking under I
then. The services are held IN tie ye,try. /
The large room above nor bein. vet com. /
pie'ed 80 that The Moor had only sunk a
lew t1e, when il struck tsrra linn. There
Was large scare and considerable sen
Satl"n among some 1T the audience.
especially the ladies, but none were hurt.
me services were not continued.
The Bangor Comm rciat SAYS the work
"l preparing for the storm, of winter has
begun BY the European 4 North American
Railroad Company. Three mile, of storm
fences are building along the most exno.-
sd places on the line of the Piscataouis
Branch, and material is ben. got out for
fences on the New Brunswick Division.
Inc matter of water supply is also re-
ceiying attention.
"A short time since Mr.. Elisha sherman
OF 'ancehoro while coming down the Lake
on rait saw three bears swimming across
me narrows. He jumped into his boat
armed with his gun and axe. lie Shot one
~ thein ana having no more ammunition he
dispatched the other two with his axe.
This MAKES six that have been killed wi,h-
in few miles Of Vanceboro With, a
month.
At the Forest City Park, Portland.
sept 10Th, there Wee two races. rhe
mrs. was for curse o, 5000 for az
horses, and there wer, sour starters Pain
er KNOX won in three straight heats
lime. :lG-2 :49-2 :i3 "a. In the sweep
STAKES, two horses only started-Shepard
Knapp Jr and Buffalo Bill. aud The former
won-Time, :4S-2 ~ l-2-2 SO.
RAILWAY ELEcTIoN.-The recently elec-
ted officers of the New Brunswick and
canada Railway are: +. A. Pike, president;
;. e. Madigan, +. II. Todd, Jas Murchic.
ii. Osborn. Ii. Il. Stephenson and L. Chin
man. Directors. The composition OF this
new Board is Thought 90 Indicate the early
consolidation of the St. stephen. St. An
drews and Woodstock lines. :
The Lewiston Journal says :-.'Rumors
are circulating among Railroad men that
the Grand Trunk Railroad contemplates
giving ITS eoGntenance and aid to railroad !
connection with the Shore Line, by build. G
Tag a road from Lewiston, via Gardiner. to r
strike the Shore Line near Belfast" :
Miss Lucy a. Monk was arranged ot !
Rockland on Wednesday for the murder of e
Dr. Z. X. Baker of Warren, a few months e
since. She listened to the Indictment un ""
moved and pleaded mot guilty." Her tri- =:
al l. set down for the 9th of October. The
cour' assigned the Hon. +. F. Pilsbury of
Augusta and L. NJ Staples as her counsel.
M. King, who assembled in balloon :
rom the Fair Grounds at Plymouth, N. H.,
Thursday afternoon, landed at six O'Clock
he same evening, in Bridgton, Me. LISA S
singular coincidence that MIR. King landed !,
n Bridgton at the end of voyage from Y
he Plymouth Fair Grounds two wears ago IL
A young man named +. Patterson io
Ioout nineteen years of age, was drowned 70
u the harbor at Belfast Wednesday. He n
vas in boat securing drift wood, and il 3:
5 supposed he feil overheard while in a
i, to which be was subject. His body was a.
ecovered. pi
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