Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-09-10
State News.

There arc now about twenty vessels
building At Bath.
a wild fox has been shot In the streets
of Bangor.
TIP 70 the first Of August the whole
amount of Ice shipped from the keune bee
thi9 season lid not evceed los 900 tons,
{. p. kimball, E.q.. has Just finished
fine carriage for Count Icuckel Won
Dirmersmarch, az Dresden. Saxony. II
was made 70 order Tor the Count to drive
trottcr in, and Is nice piece Of work
mauship
Mrs. Abagail Halfway, the cenrenar-
Ian OF Temple. died on Wednesday. She
celebrated her lOOth birthday on the "a OF
Julv last. and many of her graudchii iren
and oll friends aud relatives were present
to cnliven the occasion.
-Mpniay. Of last week. Wa the ami
versary Ut the Belfast great fire. which
one year ago destroyed the whole shore
front Of that city. 1t Is now almost Who'll
" rebuilt, more than $500 900 having been
expended In rebuilding the past year
"Wednesday morning. Of last week. the
large steam boiler In J. {. Entou's plnuir.,
mill aud sash and blind factory, In Calais.
exploded with a terrible noise, dcmoli-h-
ing the structure IN which 10 stood. and
throwing part Of the debris distance OF
800 feet.
The Methodist camp meeting NJ North
port closed Saturday after weeks -es-
~ipni the ate nd aucr was larger than ever
before. almost 10000 persons being pres
ent Thursday.
-kingii"ld and Jersalcn Plantation.
the Scvcn-milc Brook. is literally choArd
with logs. the result Of last winter. work
by the Franklin Lumber Company of Bn~-
ton; IL 900, 900 logs. 100 900 railroad ties
and several thousand poles, are piled in
every conceivable shape for miles on the
fVcAs IN tne stream.
BIG stuP.-Mcssrs. Blanchard Bro. of
Yarmouth, have laid the Reel Or a nm
which when built will be the largest ever
constructed IN Maine She /, 10 b., ofo,k.
aud all material and workmanship To- b..
nr-t class She will be about TWENTY-FIVE
hundred tons.
At the recent meeting Of the Chase
heirs, at which about eighty persons wcr,,
present, Alden Chase, of Bryant's Pond
Was chosen a. special messenger 10 pro
coed to England To look up that estate OF
$50 90. A. about 81 900 have already
-" IaI>eu anu expended ~ TINS pursuit,
Of which no account has ever been render
Ell, Il was voted 10 put the new agent IN
der bonds 10 account FOR the money that
shall be raised for him
eru Wnrr,v ~ III ~. aJu.lh' zen
r,n,,,- 49, vs. '"0 t'''PN al
hi.tn,;r It'll cnnt.I..ra,n = o"r =
n!a'".' ~ anu ,ohI'uerMe lame. IL =
- Al
ter~. At the time he was taken prisoner bv
our troops.
RI. so,,,o,
-. y, .liNa VI dates olit@e
t"e ,"liowihs niiicers ior the
- r.N'usht' w. IL 'la,on;
49,. ,rn'' y; ., cniSe' Sec, v K.
,aNo", iIeaS., IL. fitten historian.
Orator; b. +. Hathaway: Poet. @
II. wyman; OIist. Is. Minard; Toastma,f-
er, +. +. Phillips Chaplain. = J. Could
Glass Committee, II. ". Oakes. III. =. NJ.
bic, 4. W. Potter.
-. u" ~ oIilen IN, peer seized III Saco the
saver barrett ana found TO contain eight
per cent. OF alcohol. The hop beer seized
at the same time, contained between four
ana hVe per cent.
P,rsyrs Tn. foll,,i,t,
tents GRANTED IN Mine imr.n,a " ="
week ending .ngns, ~ $50 10, .'e
SLowh.,,, narI,,.n,t,. , Nio' ~
tus. An~n.,ps e,o,a, 'A" ,n. apPara-
chimes for bending timber; Betsey 9. Hon.
son, Portland, medical compound: j. and
a. i. Harper, Portland, station indicators
- +. himoal, Portland, Improvement in
sitlshs.
A subscrin,i,, l. h.;r al,
cor IN tho anr,,n, -, = ,n1a aiscu III pau
in pnrses far ] - - oe onered
races ever ,y;,nsssaJ , tno anuest morse
ments are m,ting 70 hr;D ~ "a an2e-
trot,ers in the Union All cony. ,asse
will carry for haIf.nrice M ,.,.!,ai.t
takes place in Septemhar snd y,;il a'.,,,;'''',
three DAYS ''' commune
AT the meeting of the Chase heirs at
FAIRFIELD last week, about eighty persons
were present IL was voted to send Alden
represent the Americas 'ha,. H hs,. 70
to require him to give n hnnI 70 a,.. ai'a
for money received and exnen5ed '"'
Notwithstanding the fact that a num-
Der OF mills at Calais have been shut down
lt Is thought that the amount of lumber
sawed on the river Will equal the AVERAGE
OF former years. This result is chiefly
owing to the excellent saving season.
winch commenced early and has contipu-
ed without interruption. No delays have
oeeh occasiohed by frcshets or low water
--SomeboJv has hoe, ,ool
Maine Register for ls7a in ia o VI the
CIifton .na 30, 49,. ~ 'he Town OF