Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-06
State News.

Maine Wesleyan seminary numbers
"N'r 2'l students
-lh"rc = q" To-. an evening So DOL ia the
jiil a' workshop, Al Bangor
Aprl' pa ill., Aroo>'o,k stage, were
"u Runners.
The cutter Woodbury." ha. been hay-
in- ara oycthAu!.ng at El,tror,.
President Ciper II Tuf- College will
he iuau -urAicd on Wednesday. june "a
warrcn.-.rh" Opinion >ay, that the val
ua,ipn of Warren l. s7l5.700.
-EocSlaud :, considering the matter Of
4 tcir:raphic IRE alarm.
The Inspectors OF the Maine state
Prison have been engaged IA looking over
this institution during the past week
-l:ls said 4 vein ~ anthracite coal has
been discovered on the Portland road. 81
CO, near ia" farm of Phineas Merrill
The Argu. saws that !, !, said that
$4,000 will be required to patch up the
public buildings ia Portland 10 saw moth
ing OF permanent repairs.
The Bethel Granger. received their
first car OF four last SATURDAY rhc price
and quality are both very satisfactory.
There are signs OF reyivalof building
activity IN several art- Of Baosor.
A cargo OF COO bushels Of wheat /. on
the way to the Camden Grist Mil Co n
be ground la the new -four mill "
The mining fever. or rather specula-
ton ia land, supposed TO be rich in mineral
deposit Is beginning 70 rage in Saco.
SPELLS. According TO the Observer,
Abbot, Monson, Dexter. Milo and Park
man are spelling with all their mig int
The stations on the Bangor ( glcks-
port railroad have been numbered, for
purposes of baggage traffic.
VIM. Clifford Of Pattcn, has ground
nearly 1000 bushels Of wheat IN his grist
mill since last fall.
VIM. King Of Biddeiord. declares tina,
in excavating on hi. land, he mas discover
ed cream tartar In large quantities and In
nearly pure state.
The rattrn Tribune say. that the re-
qui,lte number of acres Of potato,, has
been plcI.,! (. s.g.i. ..l,r.iy.! OF the
starch factory there tui, season.
The Eeiport sentinel says the April
term OF court draws number OF citizens
TO Calais 10 testify 1, 10 what they know
concerning rum >elin. 10 that place.
john Whorn OF SAowhe an-.gg years
" uith>:iA-iis AiltuSe'l lDE the
Somerset Reporter list of names OF forty
tour persons living in Skowhegan. who are
- years OF age and upwards.
The wateryile Mall says the small |
pox has obtained quite foothold In Ben. /
ton. Two men have died. aud there are
now seven cases. The authorities are 1
doing all they can to stamp out the disease,
which thus far has proved OF very ma
lienant type.
The ,Whg says there were thirty-six |
arrivals at the port OF Bangor Thursday.
which is lively showing for the last day /
OF April.
In the month Of April the Maine Cen |
trail railroad carried away from Portland |
2,Osi carloads Of freight, and delivered |
there , 3Gs carloads,
The NroJ,io"k Times says that work
on the new chcese factory has already
commenced. and a starch factory by r. NJ
Man.ur Il Sons NJ West iIoulton with the
necessary machinery, will be built and
lut 10 operation by fall.
Mr. {. A. Hartman completed the
feat of walking one hundred miles in
twenty-four minutes to eight o'clock We'd
ne>day evening.
The York Manufacturing Company
has declared scmiannual dividend OF
five per cent.
Prom Jaa. ]. 1866 to March l, 1875,
the net profits OF the Bangor LIQUOR asen-
cy were nearly $4,000. The largest prof
its were in ls67-s, when hey we're s59is.
-Hou. S. H. Burleigh. since 1857. has
run his mill al South Berwick full Zine.
and has not stopped for AN hour Oh &C
count of hard times.
ID /
has been chosen Principal Of the Cherry
field High School, in place OF &. II. Berry
who has resigned.
There Is to be a convention Of sli the
reform clubs in the State at Bangor on
" ednesday, May 18th. Arrangements are
to be mal!e with the railroads for half
fare.
Hon Warren Johnson having resigned
The position OF Supervisor of Schools OF
The city of Augusta, the City Council on
Saturday elected George \. Weeks to the
position.
General Neal Dow of Portland, who
has been In England the past two years,
ecturing on temperance. has been very i'll,
recently, and is coming home next month.
The Odd Fellows of Dover, Dexter,
Jldt0wn, etc, Joined the Bangor lodges in
llit my slAtn anniversary OF
he introduction Of Odd Fellowship into
he Uuited States.
Judge Libbey, whose first service on
he bench is at Wisoasset, presides with
Ease, grace and dignity. The bar and pub
ic are much pleased with him, and as &
consequences the general predictions are
avorable to the Judge.
The Pennington Chronicle tells of .
maple tree on the farm Of Mr.. b. N. Tit
omb, which has shown good record this
pring. 1t was tapped March 18th in two
'laces. PIP 10 last Saturday there had been
gathered eighty gallons from i,
LEWISTON, April 2s.-A young man
famed Greene. aged seventeen, attempted 1
uicide this afternoon ~ cutting nis threat.
lie made three gashes, bat the wounds
robsbly will not prove fatal.
John Foye Of Palermo Center, aged
bout 20, was hanging by the neck In a I
arm Saturday morning last. He was an
nOfensiye young man. An uncle and
ousin Of his have committed suicide.