Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-09-03

The Trustees Of the Maine State Fair, "a
be held In Lewiston. Sept 22d to 25th In.
elusive, have just issued their annual cir.
culars. from which we learn that the ex
hibltion OF neat stock, horses, sheep, swine
ana poultry will take place on the Lewis
ton Driving Park. The exhibition of fine
ats, machinery, dairy products, fancy ar
ticles, domestic aud manufacturers pro-
ducts. implements, farms floral aud hor-
ticuitural products, will be in City aud
Libson Halls.
me Following railroads viii carry and
| return Tree all stock and articles for the
exhibition. and passengers for half fare.
! VIZ: The Grand Truuk, Maine Central.
| PORTLAND. San aud Portsmouth. Euro.
pean and North American. Portland and
Rochester. and the Bangor. and Piscata-
qui- roads. The regular rates OF freight
on the above roails must ue paid ut the
time OF shipment, but the same will be re-
! funded to the parties on tiieir return from
! the FAIR. Extra trains will be run from
! aud To Farningtoa. Waieryiiie, Brun-
! swlck. aud Portland, daily.
] Entries can be made 20 the Secretary at
! East surry. prior to Monday. Sept. II, at
which time he will open his office il, lewis
ton and will receive emres until the
close of tn q first day.
! Farmers in the vicinity of Bangor re-
port the prospect good tor the potato crop
ana Tie qualI,y excellent.
Hon. Edward Kent last week returned
/ irom Europe. where he has spent the past
year. 10 his home in Bangor. He Is in
/ good health and enjoyed his trip.
Mr.. q. l.. Scribner. the botanist of the
scientific party who recently visited Mount
katahdin says in ascending the mountain
they passed into v fora closely resembling
that of Labrador.
| AT meeting of the st. Croix lumber
manufacturers in Calais. il was voted
To shut down all their mills the first of
| September.
C. A. Page, \. NJ. late principal OF
Fryeburg Academy aud OF Warren High
school. Mass. has recently been appointed
| principal OF the High school at Calais.
, The Odd Fellows celebration In Port
land Tuesday was a grand affair, partici-
pated in by 25o9 members OF the order and
seventeen bands of music
Joseph W, son of William II. Cum
I bingham. OF Belfast. died mt Hong Kong
| China. july 9TH, of small pox. lie was
| - years OF age, and had been In the East
/ Indies seven years at the time of his death
he was first pilot of the French Mail
I Steamships.
-Mr Cheesenan, the icc-king. thinks
Ice Will bring higher prices yet A good
| deal Is used In New York even In winter.
and The present supply Is nearly exhausted
\ there. The Gardiner Journal says that
not over l65, 900 tons had LEFT the kenne-
1 bee up to the first OF August.
Ten. Tilton OF the Togus Military Asy-
ium, one OF the most successful aud prnmi-
ncnt stock breeders in the state. will ex-
/ hibtt at the State Fair in Lewiston. his
/ celebrated iIoisteln and Jersey stock of
cattle aud his stud of fine horses These
cattle and horses Of themselves are worth
| going miles To see.
-Bcnncr, who once escaped from the
hands OF the officers, and then magnanl-
/ mnu>ly gave himself up, has lately been
detected In an attempt to break out OF
Nachtas jail. He was convicted OF arson.
and is moving for u new trial
The Steamer Lewiston. Capt. Chas.
! Deerlns, IS taking passengers from Port
land to Bar Iarbor and back for Que fare,
/ or 500, tickets goo for thirty DAYS.
rms gives chance to Interview pictures
I que M Desert. Good board at the hotels
I for 81 80 to 81 90 per day.
Postal changes New Office has been
established at South Waldoboru'. and Ja-
cob "iuch-nhach appointed Postmaster.
Jeremiah ). Bartlett has been appointed
ia.tma'ter at Bucksport Center. ami l.. o.
oakes at Garland.
The annual meeting OF the Stat. Re-
form Cub for choice of officers and re-
vision OF The bylaws, will be held We'd
nesday' September ., at Old Orchard
Beach, In connection with the session o
the National Temperance Convention.
EAsrroRT.-A match game OF base ball
wa, played 81 Eistport. Thursday. be-
tween the Resolutes OF Portland and The
Quoddys OF ELstport. Great interest was
taken In this game, the Resolutes having
heid tue championship of the State for the
past hSe years. Excursion parties went
iroiH Cherrytield, Machias, Pembroke.
Lnoec aud other places The score stood
W Tor the Resolutes and o for the Quad
dys.
Wednesday morning jus, before ! o.
ciocA, the large steam boiler In j. C. Eat
ohs planning null aud sash and blind fac
tory, 10 Calais, exploded with a terrific
noise, dcmoshing the structure In which
stood. aud throwing thousands OF bricks
10 every direction. some OF them to the dis
lance OF nve hundred feet. Fortunately
all the iiremen were away at the time. the
"otSmen had not generally arrived, and
no one was injured.
A subscription is being raised in Ran
COR TO the amount OF $1,000, to be offered
IN purses for a series OF the grandest horse
races ever witnessed In the State. Ar.
engagements are making to bring there the
fastest trotters in the Union. All convey
ances Will carry for half-price. The ex.
hioition takes place in September and will
continue three days
There was picked up last week. near
Damari.cotta Island, Boothbay Harbor. q
snip library, supposed to belong to some
vessel lost In recent gale. The library
was furnished by the American Sea.
mems Friend Society,"" and is numbered
3oos but there is no word nor key to a
word to Indicate the vessels name.
The rivers in Washington county.
are being stocked with salmon, trout. shad
ana black bass. Mr.. Stiliweli, the State
hsh commissioner At Bangor, saws that
fo,OOO 10 $1,000 salmon eggs will he fur.
hished TO the citizens Of any OF the towns
IN the county who will erect a suitable
hatching-house on some ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
spot.
-Judson w. Jones. a young man LIVING
about mile east OF East Corinth village.
while returning home Monday evening.
between and o'clock, was knocked
down aud stabbed in the breast by some un-
known person. The young man received
severe blow on the head but the wound
IN Inc breast was slight. owing to the fact
that the knife glanced on rib.
-One of the surest signs of city's pros.
perity is when 1t is able to offer sufficient
employment TO retain young laboring men,
and indace them TO settle and build homes.
IL Is the bone and muscle that makes a
place truly great. Belfast is fortunate in
this. in the recent erection of factories and
shops. Not only are the home ones re.
rained. but absent ones, who have gone
away to better themselves, are returning.
One case in point is q street where four
new houses sit side by side. owned and
occupied by three brothers and a sisters |
husband. all young iaborins men,
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VANcEBORO.-The Pioneer SAYS that