Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-09-17

According to the press the amount of
lumber exported from Portland to foreign
ports In the West Indies for the month Of
August was 5.645. 900 feet, the largest
amount ever exported from that port in
one month.
On the first certificate of work done
on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
under the new arrangement, the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of POrtla I'd issued
eoo,OOO OF the city bonds in compliance
with the vote OF the people in July, 1872.
Mr.. II. l. Hathaway, an apothecary OF
Houlton, who the Aroostook Pioneer ac-
cused of putting up a wrong prescription.
oy which child was nearly poisoned to
death, declares the statement a malicious
falsehood and has sued the Pioneer for
libel, laying damages at $4,000.
liver twenty thousand dollars have
already been subscribed and several thou
sand more promised by those who have
subscribed for factory at Skowhegan,
provided the necessary amount cannot be
otherwise obtained. Thirty thousand is
the figure desired.
The Penobscot Musical Association
holds its next annual session en- the 10th,
2lst. 22d. and sd Of next month. II will
be under the charge OF DR.. 6. +. Root of
Chicago, who so ably conducted the se.-
sion last year. The association has secured
the services of the Beethoven Quintette
Club.
PoBTLAND, Me-, Sept. 1.-THE steamer
Lewiston. when off Seguin. last night,
came into collision with the schooner
Paragon, OF Deer Isle, cutting Off the
schooner's stern and sinking her mmedi-
atelT- The sftpU IF old
and two boys, were rescued by the steam
er's boat. The schooner had her lights
set wrong. which male her appear TO be
sailing contrary TO her real course.
The corn factory at Minot commenced
operations last week. Some sixty TO sey-
enty persons are employed, under tie same
management rs last year. Some two hun
dred acres are growing, which Il is
thought, can be secured before the heavy
irosts iDjurc il. Messrs. Burnham & Nor
mi OF this city operate the factory.
The mad wag of the Belfast Journal.
presuming upon the ignorance OF his breth-
rem Of the press, solemnly announced the
discovery of a vein of protoxide Of hydro
gen in that city. and as he expected. the
discovery was heralded abroad As a won
deriul addition TO the mineral resources OF
the state. But when his victims learned
that protoxide of hydrogen is simply the
scientific name for wafer. they looked
another way.
"A party from Strong and Phillips,
while out TO Gull Pond Grounds, found
snake three feet and six inches in circum-
ference. From her they took ninety-nine
small snakes, averaging six inches In
length. Whole length of this family, 50
feet. Not far OF they came upon another
snake measuring three feet aud one inch
From this one were taken forty small
snakes.
Mr.. II. {. Burleigh OF Fairfield. the
great stock-breeder, has twenty two Here
ford cattle at the New England Fair
Among the lot Is one yoke OF oxen six
years old. whose girth is eight feet. Seven
feet eight inches Is the circumference OF a
pair Of twin iour-year olds. There Is also
yearling bull. whose weight is twelve
hundred pounds. Compton Ladd. the i'm
ported bull and sire of the entire herd with
the exception OF two heifers, is one OF the
number. This animal has taken forty -four
first prizes at different fairs
PENoBsCoT BAY AND RIVER RAILROAD.
The prospect for the building of the Pc
nobscot Bay and River railroad are bright
ming. At a full meeting in Bangor Thurs
i
born and J. II. Leidly 4 Co., railroad con-
tractors of New York. was duly ratified
and accepted. The New York contractors
agree TO build the road from Rockland TO
Bangor for. SS5 600 per mile and have it
finished on or before July 4, 1916. 1t is
proposed 10 commence work on the road
this fall, and finish 1t in one year The
whole distance OF the proposed route is
about fifty-eight miles. The company paw
5000 per mile cash, and the contractors
take bonds of the road for the rest The
friends Of the road are feeling well.
The katahdin Iron Works, situated
eighteen miles from the Milo station on the
Bangor q Piscataquis railroad. are now
producing superior quality OF iron. The
furnace was idle for several wears owing
10 the high cost of transportation, but
since the railroad has been opened the
works have been put in operation with
very encOuragin. results. The works were
leased by Mr.. o. w. Davis, Jr., about
year and q half ago, and started up year
ago las: May. During the first eight
months the production of the furnace was
about 600 tons of charcoal iron. At pres
ent the yield is about forty tons per week.
although the capacity is about seventy
tons. Hard wood for charcoal aud lime
rock for fiux are abundant. When fully
working about 800 bushels of charcoal.
two tons OF lime rock and twenty tons of
ore are required daily. Abost one hun
dred men are employed. The charcoal
iron is very superior, bringing $40 per ton
more than anthracite iron, and is used ex-
.ensively for car wheels, steam cylinders
and other castings requiring great strength.
With the railroad extended to the works.
the production Of iron could be greatly in
creased with profit.