Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-09
sad Case Of suicide.

drafted by the grim messenger. God for
give me the sin. If il is n sin" An inQue.,
was held Friday.
-ad Case Of suicide.
\ very melancholy and deliberate case
of suicide occurred at East Monmouth on
Tuesday. On that day George g. Howard.
Il student at the Monmouth Academy
came home Unexpectedly, and was inquir-
ed at by his parents II he was unwell lie
replied no. and said that he was going a
gunnin. He went off. but not returning
that night. search was made for him, and
his lileIess body was found Wednesday. in
4 sheep pasture not Tar iron the house lie
had committed suicide in the most delIber-
ate manner. lie took of portion Of hi,
clothing and hung il upon a tree, having
aside also his knife and wallet Across
two large stones almost breast high as he
had laid stick. on which Ia rest the gun.
cuttiu. notCheS In the stick 10 prevent the
gun from slipping. and confined each end
OF the stick 10y placing upon II, rocks Tor
weight. By tearing cloth into shreG~ h"
formed string which he attached Ia the
trigger ni the gun. and from thence car
rird II over The stick a. purchase, d. ign
Ing evidently 10 pull 1t alter he had seated
hhns"lt against huge boulder, with the
mnzzie ui the gun ia his mouth But the
siring broke, and he then discharged the
gun by pushing against the trigger with
the ramrod. The top OF his head was fair
Is blown of. ard pieces of his skull were
found several rods from the terrible scene
With his clot<ug he lef, Il paper collar, on
which he had written these words ii!
have lived long enough, and 50 here gor.
| have got IN a mighty charge " The writ
~ aAHF.. spI a.FIn ,rl,
pick it up" and signed &c. G. IIowsrd.
in the iull possession OF all his faculties =
The deceased was 10 years old, had had
no trouble at school. and the cause of the
shicidc is mystery.
Potatoes and oats are rusting In Aroos-
took county
The cholera morbus is prevailing in
Medway
Potatoes are rottin. badly In the coun-
Try about Fairfield
The army worms have destroyed near
iy 90 tons of grass in East Machias.
Calais is 10 have two new school hous-
IS costing $4,000.
"A clock factory is soon to be erected
IN "aierville, by Mcs-rs. Baker 4 FAIR
field.
They are enforcing the liquor law
>pa>modically at Gardiner.
A barn owned by A. Harrington wa.
burned ut Ea-tport Wednesday night with
ten tons OF hay. Insured for 500
Charles Sweeney. Young man at
work on the Bangor milldam, was fatally
sunstruck Wednesday.
The new starch factory at Pre>aue Isle
VIII be ready for business by the middle of
th- month.
The King Phillip engine company OF
R"ckland has voted to attend the fir.men's
muster at bingham. Mass. Sept. 10th.
A Mrs. Butler OF Bangor. WAS serious.
~ Injured in that city Monday evening BY
being violently thrown from her carriage.
Mrs Polly Rawson. mother Of Jane,
+. Rawson, Esq. died at Paris Hill on
SUNDAY afternoon at the advanced age OF
81 years.
Three men have been digging near
hoooih-ton tor the money buried by Balls,
t,e couhterieiter, and his couiederates
ABOUT sixty years ago; they were around
with OWNING rods and charts, and snc-
ceeded In convincing sensible people tina,
the fools are not all dead vet.
Preston Davis OF Belfast was tbrewp
from carriage Tuesday, and mad should.
er dislocated, and received other Injuries.
A man named Jerry Flagg has been
arrested and bound over for trial. for SET
ting IRE To Hi,cher & Gorham' s storehouse
III Belfast recently.
Some of the workmen In the Cillev
lime quarry came near being Killed a few
Gays ago, by the falling of u large mass of
rock and dirt into the quarry
The lumber surveyed in Bangor from
January lst, 10 Sept. lst. OF the present
year. as compared with the CORRESPONDING
months OF 1875, denotes falling oil in the
market OF nearly 20, 900, 900 feet
Hon. J. Il. Pulsifer of Poland is nick.
Ing 10 barrels every alternate dav. from
his cucumber fields. He has an acre and
Il half OF cucumbers aud will probably raise
over 100 barrels.
The creditors of the Z. & n. A. Rail.
way have asked the stockholders for sufi
cient stock to control the road The stock
holders held meeting in New York, yes.
terday, to consider this prop osition.
Walter iced OF Pembroke. Is Years
old, wa, killed at Jenkins mill, Whiting.
by piece of timber falling on him.
Mouse Island has been purchased bv
Skowhegan parties. who will take pos...-
sion In October and dt il up and IN axe il a
pleasant summer resort
On the 29th ult. Capt Lewis OF schoon.
err Annie l.. Palmer of Batn. rendered as
sistAnce 70 the schooner N. j. Miller, Can't
Harris, the entire crew being sick with vel
low fever.
A horse thief named Cummings, who
has also been palming himself Of as a Law.
yer. was taken to Augusta Saturday bv |
Sheriff Military OF Sagadal,oc county and |
lodged in Jail.
Mr. Stephen Church of Farminydal,.
who was SO badly gored by bull two
weeks ago, and taken up almost dead. is |
getting better. AMI there are good pros. |
oects Of his recovery. He says that the |
'nll tossed him about until the animal
,lmself became perfectly exhausted, and |
left him In his agony.
The autum. session of the Grand
-odge OF Good renplars Of Maine. will he
held at Belfast on Tuesday and Wednes.
lay, Get. sand 6, 1875. Half fare to mem
'ers OF the order. on the steamboats, and
principal railroads In the state. A large
meeting is expected.
The lodge OF The Ancient Order of
shepherds" recently established at Lewis
on, has received its charter. 1t is the
Irst in the State.
The Wing says that Henry Wasbburn.
driver OF q street sprinkler residing nm
,ern street. was sun struck about one
'ciock last Saturday afternoon.
The E. +. Walker, the engine from VI.
al Haven. took the fourth prize At tn-
remams muster ut Hudson, Mass. play.
le u! feet 3 Ia inches. She took the
ourth prize The company claim thai
heir stream was thrown 2O{ feet, but for
e = ne reason not explained the judges cut