Ellsworth American., 1874-11-26
State News

-Belfast Adventists have fixed on De-
cember ii as the last day.
Over eight thousand tons of -four wen,
out from Portlaud over the Maine Central
railroad last year.
The Press says that a lady OF Portland
rode out to Blackstiap, "wednesday. and
picked some May flowers In full bloom.
They were taken In cut OF the cold lust in
season.
Rev. Edwin :. Small. has been COM
PEELED TO resign the psstorate OF the Bap-
tist Church at Cherryiield, on account of
i'll health.
Hon. Edward Kent OF Bangor, has
resumed professional life, having taken a
law office IN Smiths block in the same
rooms with Judge Godfrey.
The sophomorcs aud freshmen OF Bow
d"in college have voted unanimously 10
abolish the practice of 'haziug."
Joseph Griffin. printer aud booAsell.
er to Bowdoin College for upward of 80
years. died Wednesday aged 16 wears. He
was the author OF the history at the pr,s.
ol Maine, and was the oldest printer In the
STATE.
There IL some humanity in Belfast.
\ poor girl named Ellen Ellis. In the cm-
ploy oi the New England House tor the
past TWO years. died at that house on Sat
urday last. The boarders and proprietor
contributed purse of $40 Tor burial cx.
penscs. aud sent the body to Unity, her
former home.
The Sentinel says that the sale OF Cam.
pohcllo has at last been effected, and The
papers are now on the way to England To
be signed. The island Is sold to a party
OF New Workers.
a Transfer carried two men from Bel
fast tn Goose Pond tor fishing excnr.ion
few hours afterwards he called on his
passengers aud there within the tent.
stretched upon the foor. lay both men
dead drunk, the tent on fire. aud the coat
and cap OF one of the victims burning on
hi- person-all unconscious. IL. wa. Just
Ia time TO save them from wretchcd fate.
that would have been brought on by their
own folly.
BANGOR & BrcKsroRr 4 R.-Tae
Democrat says ttst the rails on the b. &
H. rnad were laid A. far "A. the depot l.,
Brewer. "Wednesday noon, and reached
the bridge Wednesday might. The locom-
olive came into Brewer upper village.
Wednesday. The brii-s will D. cnmpIet-
ri ~ about week. The grading on
Washington and Hancock streets /, about
completed and the road blli4 -teI to with
80 Ii miles of Bangor. There i NO
doubt th1t regular trains will be run by
Dec. Is h.
-PAEis The Register tells the follow
in2 horrible story: \ resident of Paris
being annoyed by Impure water. cleau.cd
out h' well the other dty. when hc Dis.
covered the diiii 'uiyy Ia the guisc of six
teen dead SNAKES in the bottom of 1t
Last Saturday Mrs Svlyc~,er Lord Of
Denmark, swept up something she sup
posed was dirt and put 1t iu the stove.
Immediately the covers were blown Off
aud the flames out into the room. sin."ing
OF Mr. Lords whi-Arrs. burning Me-.
Lords face aud arn- sadiy and her
daughter face so that she cannot up~n
her eyes Mr.. Lord had spilled some gun
powder on the aoer
\ FISH Srogr.-rwo OF our lealin.
lawyers were Yesterday pittel against
each other on the mtckcrel case In the
superior Court. While one VA. making
his argument. the other wt> waAin,
about the room. All AZ once the jury and
others ia the court room began % -mtlc
audinly. The speaker stopped. looSins
'aach annoyed, for he / sousht they were
laughing Al him; but he soon found that
the laugh was un the other fellow. Tor he
had hccn prom. naiiug foc ,pna time with
HE tail OF a salt mac kcrcl. which had been
used ~ evidence In The case. pro;ruliny
several Inches from his cpat-tau pocket
where some sly rogue had slipped II. I'll.
l''E~ n h. extracted that ii-h from his
pocket expressed all the emotions known
to belong TO man.-fPrcs-