Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-12-03

The diptheria Is prevailing in Augusta.
The sensational play of Passion.
Peril" which VAS forbidden In Boston, is
to be played in Augusta
The Bangor Reform Club held their
meeting Wednesday night. the hall being
hiied Thirteen nfs members joined
OLpTowN The Whig saws that the Ia.
dies Crusade Club at Oldtown had an in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening.
A ten weeks vacation of the Main-
state College, At Orono. commenced on
Tuesday. A large number of the students
have engaged schools for the winter.
A young mechanic in belfast, recently
married. winning the conf ience oftrader.
and every body else. succeeded in getting
nearly one thousand dollars placed to his
account, when he suddenly left and ha.
gone no one knows where
The Journal says that the Thanks
giving party at the Insane Hospital at Au-
gn'ta was attended by about 200 persons
10 Oh Whom were patients. Rev. Mr.
ienny. the chaplain. was presented with
my dollars by his hospital friends.
The annual meeting of the Maine In
dH,trinl School Tor Girls will be- held IN
iaiI"wcli. Wednesday, Dec. I'd, Mt 10
O'Clock A. VI.
The Dug stores Of Bangor will here.
after close ut eight O'Clock Z. NJ, with the
exceptions "t Saturday evenings and lie
evenings between Dee. II and Jan. 3. 1875
a convict in the state prison at Thorn
aston on Monday. cut all the fingers or
his right hand with a machine used for
eating leather in the shoe shop.
Ralph {. Johnson. who died In Bel
iast' ie" days ago. left property estimat-
81 at $1,000 10. which. except some in
significant requests, all goes to his widow
and son.
William Freeman. Jr.. of Chcrrytield
owns 1900 acre, of land, from which ne
Estimates tha, 1000 bushels OF blubcrrlr. a
day can he gathered next season. A bar
y bought the right 10 pck them. last sea
son. and pnt up 40. 600 cans
1t i reported that the Rev. VIM Kre-
gan will Pr appo uted Bishop OF Main.
wee Bl.hoP Bacon ~ Portland drcea.-
81. Father kre.an succeeded Dr.. Bacon
ia the pl-t"rttr ct the church of IN, A..
sumption, Hr 'okiyu, when the latter VA,
transferred To the Portland diocese.
The y anncrt says That tie Bangor
police "a, a. seizure on Broad street
Tuesday forenoon, uf * barrels OF Iouor.
four ot VIII h We. e llI.l, ana the other two
partially tul. Five jugs aud >ix bottle.
were also taken. HE seine was uad,.
~ INC store occupied ~ Mr. Henry Crock
err
tothr UNIVERSITY. The library Of Col
" diversity a WatcrviIlr. j. byiu. catu-
W-urd ~ l'ruf. l. W Hall, tile librarian.
" u now preparing q card catalogue
n.iar 20 ihu CT the Boston Public Libra
~. hHd ia" vast amount OF labor involved
iH ~" undertaking eau hardly be apprr-
ciated Is aly bur the lew men who have
done similar work.
The Bangor Wig says thar the state
incnt rcc"ntiy made that the trustees of The
Maine Insane Asylum have refused To ac-
r"pt thr new chapel building a. UNFIT tor
ne reception Of patients, is incorrect. A
cw MINOR details requiring an expense of
= few hundred dollar. arr yet to be car
rlrd cat, when The building will b., taken
"a charge BY The trustees, and patient, nd
United
The Wing say- that Cogucllu. Crowley,
""ticr known n "Cnruelc," for thirty.scy-
- years an employee srlhc Bangor House
mr., a. bell boy anI then Is a porter. re-
tired Tuesday. H. i reported to have
ama~s"i Ia this position Ia fortune ranging
from SIS 90 tu $50 ODu
Henry y. Fairbanks. an Insurance
agent OF Bangor. has a libel suit on hi.
hind, with damages % the amount OF 800
ep. The complaint j. based upon a cir
cular containing severe structures upon the
character aud management Of that COM
pAuy. The distribution OF which document
i charged upon Mr.. Fairbanks. The de-
fence :, that Mr.. Fairbanks did not circu-
late The document, and that the statements
therein are all true.
The Bildcford Journal /. informed bv
county Attorney Lunt that rfty-two per
sons have gone out OF the liquor business
In that city since the first OF last January.
OF tti> number sixteen have lrft the civ
anu othciN have found other employment.
IN the whole county seventy parsons have
quit the ram business. Thi, /, In con,e.
sequence OF enforcing the law by the Sher-
III IN connection with the temperance re-
form movement which has been SO sue
cc-sfuly carried forward OF late.