Ellsworth American., 1874-06-11

Ing finely. He has about one hundred |
thousand young salmon which he will soon |
turn into the AndroscOggin and about two |
thousand land-locked salmon for the lakes |
at the head Of that river.
The forty-eight annual meeting OF the
General Conference Of the Congregational
churches In Maine, will be held with the
second Congregational church In New
castle. commencing ON Tuesday. June %.
The Baptist state semi-centennial con-
ven,ion will meet with the East Winthrop
Baptist church this month. June 18th, l7th
and 18th.
The " hig saysihst u lady who recent-
ly died IN u nciyhboriug Town expressed
great fear. before i,c- death that her body
would be txhunrd aid dissected by the
doctors. and she left sixty dollars to pay
| u man dor watctin. her grave every night
| for q mouth after she was buried. The
provisions ef her beqaest wa- carried out,
aud every night the faithful watch,nan
may he seen at his post.
| COLBY uNIvE9sirY.-rhe Journal says
| that ia renovating the interior OF one of
| the buildings of Colby University. at Wat
| erville on Monday. the tongue "f the old
| bell which was removed by students hall
centur, ago to ESCAPE being called to early
|
one OF the ciinneys.
| --I.IGHr House. MATTERS. Thursday
| the House committee on appropriations in
serted into the suudry civil appropriation
items for iiy houses on the New England
coast. amnng which was II Snperniend-
ent. on Maine and New Hampshire coast,
each $1,000. Also for lighthouses at
Machras Bay, Sl5,9o0; Egg Rock. Slb,-
| 900; Monhcgan Bay, $1,000; Portland
Breakwatcr, $4,000.
The shore piers of the Bucksport s.
Bangor railroad bridge at Bangor are com
| pleted. aud all that remains To be done to
be ready for the superstructure, Is to finish
the top of two large centre piers. The
crew employed is large and Thoroughly
acquainted with the business. the huge
blocks OF granite are being rapidly put in
position.
MAINE CENTRAL.-The monthly meet
Ing of the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany was held at the Falmouth Hotel Fri
day morning. Mr. Woodbridge, President
Morrill, Assistant Superintendent Lin
coin. Directors Cook. Ward. Patten.
Wood, Alden and Strickland were present.
Only routine business was transacted and
the report of the engineer in regard to the
location of the bridge at W Waterville-grant-
ed by the last Legisisturc-was accepted.
Also some errors in the passenger tariff
were corrected.
-BowpoIN CoLLEGE.-The Press says
that the Freshman class of Bowdoin Col.
legc met ut the Preblc House. Portland.
| Friday afternoon. The meeting discussed
at length the idea Of returning To their
studies, after which it was unanimously
voted to return. AT the end OF the term II
the drill Is not given up they will take an
honorable discharge and go elswhefe. y
number Of the Sophomorcs were present,
aud decided to do the same.
II. Leach Of Monmouth, has hen
that hatchcd out brood OF seven chickens,
oae-half Bramah aud one-half Partridge
Cochin. When the chickens were twenty
three days Old they weighed six pounds,
and the hen had layed fifteen eggs, TWO
With double yolks. One measured six aud
; one-half by eight ncles. When she wean-
ed her chickens she had layed twenty
three eggs. Beat 1t who can.
, MuRpERous ASSAULT AT Sorru iIoPE.
: The Rochland Globe says that at a dance
given Thursday night at Martins Eureka
Hall at South Hope, Frank st. Clair, a
young man about - years of age, belong
, iug tu that town, and another young man,
a stranger, haiiing from Rotkland, got in
VOWED 10 quarrel outside the dance hall
when the stranger seiZirg piece nf plank
struck st. Clair murderous blow upon
! his head. telling him insensible to the
! ground. IL was nearly an hour before he
1 was brought~to. IL was found that hi,
head was dreadiully cut and the surgeon.
r | expressed the opinion tnat he would not
. survive the terrible blow. Bad whiskey
and a women were the causes OF the row
A correspondent OF the Farmingtot
Chronicle has visited New Sweden in Aroos
took county. and finds the colony in quite
dIsPossa but very diiiicu, to SATISFY ats ,hlpe'
that as the State has assisted them il shoul,
continue to do so.' Some OF IN. ,yn,a.,
seem to be quite energetic, and a few %
much culture and education.
NEW PHASE IN THE RoBBINs CASE
I. ~ Spoford, Esq. one of Robbins conn
sci was IN town Saturday, and procured Il
warrant from Bcder Fales a trial iuStic,
; tor this county, against Robbins for m.
: murder Of solomon Camp, claiming iurfs-
diciiou Tor the State, under "A provision al
statute OF the state, that where a person
Is poisoned, or receives mortal wound
on the high seas, and afterward comes in,n
the State aud dies the county where ,ha
death occurs shall have Jurisdiction OF the
offence The warrant has been paceJ in
the hands of an officer, and a demand viii
De made on the United States authorities
at Portland for his deliverance To the STATE
Rockland Globe.