Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-15

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u Torrent No. ;, of BuckspOrt, .......ljl IL in
\ high cross wind was blowing at the
time. which accounts for the poor play oi
the engines. Torrent. No of Bucksport.
broke her piston-roi while playing, which
completely disabled her. \ runa Nay, horse
ran across the hose of No. /. daring her
play. Knocking the pipe from the hands of
the pipemen. As she made her best play
at that time some of the boys are IA little
down" on the quadrIped. Each crew
was allowed twenty minutes to set the
tab. and play. The judges were levi
Il. Wyman. Robert Mullen and John /.
Whiicomb. At the trial at Buck>port last
year between Washington aud Zimmerman,
the 3 boys won by - inches. the play
being A. follows
Ha zimmerman 3ol : in.
Minutes of the doingS OF the Directors
of the Bangor aud Calais Shore Line Rail
road, at Ellsworth. July sth. 1873.
Directors present. }. c. Talbot. j. T.
Grant. +. c. Pike. II. NJ. Hall. J. u. West,
J. IL. Crandon and ;. y. Campbell.
;. n. Campbell was chosen clerk pro TEN.
The following resolutions were adopted
by 4 unanimous vote of the board:
Ee>oired-That when the Bangor and Calais
shore Line Railroad j. permanently located 10
The Peuoh>cot river. ii shall Ice at or near
Buck>pori.
Ee>oired-ThIi when the towns Of >urry
ani Orlaud have voted To take stock in the
Bangor and Calais shore Line Railroad to the
$50. and the town of Buck>port ha> voted 10
take stock 70 the amt. OF i've per cent OF her
Stale valuation OF $50. l. per form prescribed
hN said company. then the company VIII put
the road under construction from Ellsworth To
Buck>pprl.
l'pt.d-That the President be instructed IL
employ T.. e. PIKE 20 visit the towns the Inc
Of the road from Buck,port To Calais, or in any
other direction in the interest OF the company.
: y Campbell, clerk pro TEN.
~uiIivan.-A man goes over Sullivan Fails
upon single log
Late in June. notice wa, given to the in
hablauts of the several towns around sui
livan Falls. that man would. on the 9TH
OF July. ride over them standing upright
upon single log. Almost eyeryb body held
up their hands in horror at the idea. be-
cause they had heard 80 much about those
hungry waters. swallowing up boy, and
timber and men. The theories OF the
wouid-be scientific cla-hed. anl it remained
tor plain Mr.. Campbell practical wal
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erp shore. ,bora i vba, f.. c.u.d tho ..ola
cellar into which rie water rp.bcs in, g.. .
mad way wi,bout .l,,y,,., q c,rr..,o,.l.
iug eudeayor ia ..e, ont /, nroh,I.Iv y.p,.
it, spite amon,, the RAGGED cavern. At m.
bottom. and i. only too gls5 10 mite with
the boiliu. surface water. and c,r.,p,. In a
more peaceable way. Straure stories are
told Of thi, "eellar,' one T.. tina, LARGE
stick of timber went in there and never
came out. Another j.. that a lo, di,.p.
peared beneath The surface near the uuper
end of the ..,.qIlar %" and c.ne mn . o,,r,r I.
er OF mile below. jumping iIs length out 4
Vi "@'eT' farIhef from the Eastern shore /.
ana near the !elahd' There appears to be .
sHell-hhe leu2e over "hich the broken .
wafer 'u!ho'e7' forming oeloW II trough !
llAe ho4loW' about elsht feet wide and (