Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-13

Joseph iiobson's steam mill in Bdde-
ford sawed Thursday, in eleven hours. 2gl
logs. measuring 1850 feet of boards.
An Irish laborer and his wife recently
returned To Camden from a visit to Fred
ericton. \. b.. having walked all the way
200 miles
Thursday. May 9th. stages went on run
ners between Patten and Sherman, Aroos-
took county, and there We're some three
feet OF snow on a level.
-Watcrvile has voted to remodel its
town hall at an expense not exceeding
$4,000. and to raise the amount by subscrip-
ton this year.
SILNER.-The specimens from the Old
Orchard slate quarry have been analyz"d,
and prove so rich in silver that mining
has been entered upon in earnest. \ par
ty OF miners have been engaged, aud the
sinking ct "A shaft began the first OF the
week.
There was spelling match Friday
night in City Han, Portland. between p
students from Bowdoin College and -
young ladies from the Portland high
school The spell lasted over two hours
and finally u Bowdoin boy. ID. II. Fclch.
Freshman. took the frst prize and high
school girl. Miss Ida Devull. the second
- ne Town OF avon - one OF tnt btst
yet. There j. neither doctor, lawyer nor
minister Except that Il certain farmer
breaches on the sabbath; hut not in his
own town. no m,ctiu. house. town house
post Office, tavern. store or machine shop
The Journal says that city treasurer
Turner. Of Augusta. j. preparing the
bonds for funding the floating debt Of the
city. They vii be of four denominations.
viz: $1,000. $500 500 and 500 The first
one viii be due in thirteen years. (the next
year after the last OF the 1861 issue j. TAX
eu ap.1 and the last one " III will be due in
thirty years.
DENTER. seventh annual mceiiu"
of the Dexter Savings Bank was hell Mon
day. aud Notwithstanding the hard times
Tor year past, the Trustees We're able to
make very favorable report. The dcpn>-
Its having increased during the last year
nearly 100000. The whole amount of de
posts and Liabilities is now $4,000.
-FIfly workmcn were DISCHARGED at
Clark Island. near Eocklaud. saturday.
from the force employed in cutting granite
for The Hartford post office and custom
house. The reduction was rendered nee
">>ary hy the state Of the appropriations
\ cargo ot cut granite, cmhra ing 36J
tons. and worth probably 81. 900. Was
shipped from the Clark's Island quarricS
Tor Hartford, Conn. last week.
The Belfast Journal say- TINT "a Wed
ne>day the Belfast FOUNDRY - shipped
on me steamer Pioneer. for Nmalhavrn. a
Nilsson polishing machine. Just completed
Tor thr granite works AZ thar place. Il j.
massive aHd strongly built structure.
weighing three tons, about fourteen feet
high. With frame Of hard pine timber re-
iniorceG BY iron.
-NiTnor WandInna. performing IN con.
ncctlon with Gibbs Geological exhibition.
while executing hi> leats OF sword sabre
aud hayonct swallowing at Calais, Tuesday
evening Of last week accidentally cut him
self internally Inflammation resulted
aud he died Saturday morning.
One night last week man living in
| Fairfield. thought he heard an intruder In
hi barn but could discover no one. Later
he started for the house, when n man
stuck at him with q club. hitting him on
the shoulder. They then erapplcd. when
the thief drew knife aud cut the clothes
of the other. fortunately doing no other
/ damage; assistance coming the fellow He'd
/ BUXToN.-The Argus says that Mrs.
/ Lucy \. Smith, so inhumanly treated hy
! her husband, Hugh Smith OF West Buxton.
4 died on the 9TH INST On the 9Th Sheriff,
/ larhoN held AN inquest and the finding
/ was that Mrs. Smith, death arose from
1 proStration and exhaustion, supcrindlce
/ by exposure TO cold in the dwelling of her
! husband ID the months OF January and
/ February, 1875.
We are informed hy several OF the
/ Trustees Of the Maine state Agricultural
/ Society, that the most elaborate arrange
/ ments will be made for the forthcoming
! state Fair. IL il now located at Portland
I for three years and with the assistance and
/ cooperation OF the people Of that city. the
( Trustee, viii labor 70 present a show that
/ shall! be crcditablc 70 the society, and hon-
4 oracle 70 the state, whose industries aud
( activities i will represent
\ Brunswick rowdy put hi> poor Old
! father to rather a poor use. Mr.. John
! Eaton, an Old resident. a laboring man
who worked on or about the Audroscog.it
river when that river was filed with rant
/ OF logs making their way 10 the busy mill,
! died one day recently. He had inst step.
( ped 10 the well for bucket of water. an,
| coming 10 exhausted, sank down upon q
/ lounge, gasped, and died He wa, uufort-
innate enough TO have a drunken son. who
( was informed of hi- father. death. bu,
/ who refused 10 20 TO the house Of mourn,
Ing, and did not appear al the funeral. II,
! however went 10 place where liquor wa.
! sold, and represented. with tears in nj,
/ eyes. that his father was dead. and solicit.
| ed little new rum which the doctor sait
J was necessary 70 put upon the face of the
! corpse. that it might be preserved IN .
, natural state uufiI the funeral, With TN,
understanding the liquor was delivered
and With i the rrcrcIut son got sloriou,
~ drunk. That was putting the old man
to bad use Ken. journal.
MEMORIAL OH,IIo>,-Iha following yea.
| tlemen arc announced Il deliver Grafton, il
/ this >tatc on Memorial DAY:
Fortland-ColonelW William Spauliing Of Bo>
/ ton.
Bid!cfprd-tIovernor Dirglay.
Bhnlor-tieneraI James A. Hall Of Damar-
J scotia.
Ausu,'A-M Jor John y. Myrick Of Fitch
| burg. Mas.
Bath-E. b. Ncalley of Bangor.
Lcwi-ton-iion. William Z. FRYE.
Fhiriirll-C. q. Couiard OF Boston.
Watersille-Rey. ;. +. Merrill.
Nalioboro--B. f. smith.
kendu>keag-E. c. Brett of Bangor.
A resident Of Biddeford who signs hi,
| name 10 his communication, writes Us As
! follows
I'VE are democrat" but if the repub
| licanS nominate Gen. Connor for governor
we shall give MIN our hearty support"
There are great many men who will d,
the same thing and our Bourbon friend,
who are just now setting up such a howl
| about the nomination OF Gen. Conner
| know the tact. Hence the hulabalOo.-
| Portland Press.