Ellsworth American., 1874-08-20

The city assessors of Portland have
fixed upon 2 l-2 per cent as the rate of tax
alton for the current year. The tax lists
will probably be committed to the collector
about the first Of September. The yalua-
ton Is somewhat above $50 600 600. an in
crease over any former year. an
The other day, while workmen were
engaged In excavating for the foundation
of the boarding. tent on the camp ground,
near Biddefsrd. they came across an Indi-
an axe about two feet below the surface of
the ground. The axe was of stone, about
two feet In length and two inches in width.
The edge was quite sharp, smooth. and
with rounded corners. The head Is quite
small. aud AN indentation Indicated where
the handle was made fast.
The annual reunion of the lst Maine
Cavalry Association will be held In Port
land, on wednesday, September 9th. The
usual arrangements viii be made with the
different Railroads and Steamboat routes
for transportation. There will be an as
sessment of 81 90 which covers the annual
ssessInent aud defrays the expenses of the
Reunion. The comrades are requested to
bring all the material they can furnish To
aid the Historian in his work.
There are about |, 900 men at work in
the granite quarries at Hurricane Island.
There are twelve long sheds where the
stone cutters work; blacksmith shop,
containing ~ forges. for repairing the
tools. n machine shop for making tools i
grinding shop. for grinding the tools. with
IL run OF stones. and Il carpenter shop.
The machinery is run by steam.
The work on the extension of the Ban
gor and Piscataqdis Railroad, from Gull.
ford, commenced o.. Friday last in earnest,
Mr.. Sawyer, the contractor has a large
horde Of men and teams and the work ill
be- pushed forward with vigor The road
will probably be completed As far a Abbot
during this season, and within two years
the people Of Greenvile will welcome the
iron horse ut the foot of MoosclIead Lake
In 1873, on the 10Th OF November
Capt NJ. T.. Iiodg,lon of Boothsay, master
of the schr. Agnes, rescued from the Brit
i>h barque "Tansicr" tweuty-oue officers
and seancn and brought them safely into
port. In recognition of this act. the Eu-
giish government has forwarded to Capt.
iiodgdon an eIcguat chronomctcr Inscribed
as follows; Presented hy the British gov
ernmeut To Capt. NJ. r.. Hodsdon OF Booth
In acknowledgements OF his human scrYi-
ees to the crew OF the barqnc 'ransirr' ot
Liverpool, in November, 1873
The Mes>alonskce aud kcnuchrc
Railroad Company give notice ot i meet
ing IN Augusta. 20 organize the Me>>alpu-
ske and kcnnehec Railroad Company,
This is the railroad chartered last winter
To connect with the Somerset Railroad at
West " a'cryiile and rnu to Augusta. a
road in which the people OF West Somer-
set are greatly Interested.
NOMINATIONS BY THE GoyrENoR.-Gov.
Dingley has made the following nomiua-
tions, which we're confirmed by the coun-
ell at their session on Tuesday -
To solemuzc marriages Charlcs W
sinnett, Lahauon; Arthur &. FtI. Weld:
Joseph ii, Taylor, BIuchiIl; Walter :. Nc
iptire, Denmark; Edmund A. TurucliG.
Nearsmont; u. Minard, Lewiston; ChAs
Il Woodstock, Brewer; John 4. Cruniuc,
Watcryillc
Saturday night last. just afcr Mr. y.
l.. Pierce had closed his barber shop and
was on his way home, about II =. IN. Ar
was set upon by party Of cowardly TEL
lows who, screened by tile Intense dark
ness and neighbpriug buildings. y"utufvd
their spleen against him by shower ot
eggs not nf the newest kind Nr. T. /, u
colorcd gentleman and a new comer anon.
~. Thu, far hr hl> shown hm-.it il -,..-
tleman, and we feel co;tlcat III saving NO
respectable person was concerned Nd the
di-graceful affair Farmiu Ltou p4prg.
-Th. season for travel through thi, see
tion l. at It's height. Il /, no uncommon
sight To see a hundred or moe persons on
either steamer, while our hotel, present a
bu-tling, lively spectacle. Aud the bc-t ol
IL j., that these visitors from abroad. with
scarcely an exception, express unquli net
admiration OF the scenery aud the various
phases Of life here, and when they 20 away
'.eNtatr titss IHry s..,t.,. ..-4Ir ,,.,,i
bring their friends with then. - Brilyiou
News.