Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-28
State News.

~SocS ANS~
Belfast claims considerable IN ilux OF
population this Spring.
Hannibal Hamlin has been c,nfinu
ously in office since 1886
There l. talk Of formn. ..proic sion
al base ball nine in Portland
The French Canadians have opened a
reading room IN Lev -inn
The Age says tina, about 5000 worth
of fruit trees have been sold in Belfast ,his
Spring.
The city agent OF Belfast. has hten III.
siructrd to sell no liqIur> To non-rr.hlent>
aud not more than quart at one time to
one person.
C NJ. Warren Of Deer Isle, aud "
ii. Downs Of South Berwick. are members
of the new Wesleyan University crew.
Fourteen candidates for the ministry
were licensed to preach by the Pcnobscot
Ministerial Association. Wednesday.
The work OF fitting up the chapel OF
the Insane Hospital. for the use nf the
patients. has been commenced
The receipts into the treasury Of the
Maine State Branch Of the .sWomcn's
Board of Missions during the month OF
April were s50i. 50.
The Lewiston Journal SAY, gentle
man reports the mails il the Dead River
region are still carried on runner, over
from one 10 eight icet OF snow.
Friday little daughter ofMr George
W. Pope. of Brewer village fcll on a darn
IN - "a IL "a. -.
:" deep that the services Ola Surgeon were
required To extract it.
The Wing says, ;al OF 10 wears
dropped dead on the Sidewalk ia that CITY
on sunday afternoon. IL j. thought that
heart disease was The cause OF his sudden
death.
--Benncr. convicted at the recent term
Of Court in Washington County, OF arson.
escaped in the Cooper woods from the
Deputy Sheriirs while on his way to the
hachias Jail, and At last account, had not
been Tecaptnrcd.
The wife of Woodbury. Small Of Cher
ryticli cut her throat on Wednesday III
last week with \ draw shave, IN the pres
ence Of her family, making terrible
wound. Medical aid was Immediately
summoned and tie wound scmcd up ana
she survived unit saturday.
The Masonic hall, throughout the
State have be'u drapcd In mourning. by
order or the Grand Lodge. ia respect TO
tbe memory Of Grand Master John H.
l.yndc OF Bangor, and Freeman Bradford
OF Portland, who have deceased within a
year.
BowpotS CoLLEGE.-The pr,ss saws
lluT-InE al H.. t,ar Al,
the Junior class Of Bpwdoin College were
suspended for continued opposition To the
driil. They were not allowed To leave
town. but are to await the orders OF the
President OF the Institution.
james +. Davis Of Strtson. who re-
Gently chopped his fathers head OF aud i
now In jail in Bangor, Ia, been sent by tic
court to the Insane Hospital at Augus sta
for examination and observation bv the
authorities and medical experts there with
view OF ascert.ining whether ~ not Il.
/. really insane.
Z The Argus says: 1t i stated that
unless an elevator j. created ii Portland
tn. Grand Trunk purposes 10 carry the
bulk OF their grain for expectation To Bus-
toH next Winter. We understand that a
company i projected that shall build The
elevator, provided the variuu, railroad
companies will guarantee payin. percent
a1e on the I'd, tal Invested.
The Wing says that tie ladic, enyag-
Ell in the temperance work Ia Bangor VIZ
tied the Jail Wednesday, and held PRAYER
meeting The prisoners listened with a.
tention. The meeting OF the loun. Mems
Crusade Club 10 Temperance Ii.,lI. we'd
nesdly evening. was fully attended AMI
considerable business was transacted. IL
voted unanimously thtt the Clue 90 10
oldtn"n. in uniform. Friday tyruin. ID
meet the Crusade tIub r,.rcn:iy formed
there.
FIRE AT cmEKRrFIELD. ~ Last Monday
large wooden building. known a. the
Freeman house. used a. a boarding houS Q
Tor NM employ ecs. caught fire. The house
was situated on the west side of the river,
and the wind blowing fresh ut the time car
RED the cindcrs across the river setting
fire to a number OF dwellings, one of them
nearly mile distant. By the strenuous
exeriion' OF the people, there being no ire
apparatus in the village. all the houses
excepting the Freeman house were saved
Several fences and small sheds had to be
torn down 10 prevent the spread Of the fire.
| L>CoLNvILLE.-The Journal SAYS that
on Saturday hight, Martin Rollins, sear
| the Pitcher Pond came near being assas-
sinated. While in bed charge of buck
shot was fired through the window of the
! room. 1t shattered the sash, stove the
bed post at the head of the bed, and broke
looking glass hanging at the foot, but
fortunately did not touch the occupants.
/ Strong suspicion of intended murder falls
upon a man living in the vicinity
| Pike, the Portland wife murderer, will
/ prnsably have the verdict against him set
aside. on account Of the alleged miscoD-
duct OF the jury who convicted him Ii is
SAID that on the first ballot, eleven Of tie
/ jury were for conviction OF man slaughter
and the twelfth OF an assault and battery
only. After an eight hours session and
earnest discussion, it was agreed that
eleven ballots marked Guilty and one
ballot marked Not Guilty" should be put
into hat and If the Juror who was for
| convicting OF an assault should draw the
ballot mot guilty" then the verdict was
10 be guilty OF an assault, but if he should
draw the ballot guilty" than q verdict for
manslaughtsr was to be returned. He of
course drew the latter, and the verdict was
accordingly SO rendered. The proceed
ings have become public and motion to
set aside the verdict is now pending before
the Court.