Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-08
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-Ea,,p.r.', urw boa.d u .e!cctmen
weigh, Coz pouud,
-Upto March 81. !. fr-t AMI inches ~
SNOW had fallen iu East Madison.
Ia Maine dariIg March The lo-. hy
fire wa, $500: ID NeS England. SjiG..
$50
The kcuncbcc journal .l,, tn. two
I Colby University student, Wrfc recently
suspended
The East Maine Conference Will b.
held a Calais May l2;h. Bishop Haven
Will preside.
A mid Kind % rash la. been prevail
| inS quite extensively il Passport among
I the children
/ -Nkowheran has the ,pe'ln. mania.
/ "Wednesday aud Thursday evenings there
| will bc spell I'D all Of the public library
There are now nineteen patient. in
/ the Maine general hospital Al Portland.
| All OF them reside out OF the city. ana
several have come from 4 distant part Of
1 the State.
The Patten Tribune j. Cousdcut that
/ il the Aroo~tooA railroad should be bout
there would be several iron mine, opened
| The Grand Lodge Of Good Tcmpllrs
4 =
April 2O.h.
The lIoulton Trot,ing PARK j. now
for sale and the Pioneer suggests that IL
would make an excellent potato patch.
The late rains have swollen the Ken
nebec Franklin & Androsco.Gin rivers
] very much bat. a, Yet no serious damage
/ has been done.
And now the people Of Milton think
-. IT.. 4 80 a. ID.
until the Ncwbaryport excitement.
The journal says TINT by the annual
| report of the kennrbrc Log Driving Co.
for 1874 that about 20 men were employed
from April 10 June, al total expense OF
si5,52l .G6
| 1T is reported tina, the fare between
Portland and Boston on the railroads is
to be reduced 81 the coming SUMMER 10
competition with the boats.
PERsoSAL.-Gov. Dingley with hi.
star have been invited TO attend the cen
tennial celebration Of the anniversary Of
the battle OF Concord. April 10Th. aud he
has accepted the Invitation
The Baptists OF Massachusetts pro
pose to raise $500 900 mex; year As Cen
tennial offering tor educational in.ttu-
tions. Ofthis amount $50, 900 i desi:na,-
ed for Colby University.
BowDorS. The Telegraph saws that Il
Is understood that the Bowdoin College
Boards will not meet on April .th (to-da,)
the date 10 which the meeting stands ad-
jourDed.
The citizens Of ID N'rr claim IL have
taken forward steps at their rrcrnt town
meetings, by aboli>hing the school dis
trict system and by voting that the town
| purchase all the textbooks, for which
$500 we're appropriated.
Hon. W. J. Corthell of Calais, mem.
Der Of ~ present Maine Senate, has made
/ application for the position OF Supetintend-
cut OF the schools OF Portland.
MIR. +. L. Barnum has made an offer
for the lease OF building in Portland for
use as a museum and natural history room
| II the proposition IS accepted, as il proba-
bly, will be, work will be ommenced on
the rooms at oAce.
THE NEXT STATE FAIg-A despatch
from Lewiston states that the State Agri.
cultural Society has decided TO hold its
next fir 10 Portland. provided satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made with the
city.
A man ia Bangor i spending his
money IA the building of fishing rod
| -, l. - IL !, -. III,
80 - VI sru' iiIues ~
''"-.n - rugs arg "'so u soilu soiu'
ne ne" court house at kockland IS
WHO attend c"nrI ria atea,m ba., ~ a.
nsr,tus ant yen,iIo,ino a,ra',,,a,,,.,,,, "p
nonnia,e--i, f,c, a,,nnn,, ~ 80, 10 a.
| sts,,.
phLfAs II ptli - ne ice on me r.
ness. Two men came today from Casino
twelve miles in 4 sleigh, and returned.
This is unprecedented for April.
| The JournaI saws thar Epgana Eaa,-
ing a hov IN bis thirteer,h year na,na
yerv near hei,g on, in ,yyn hv a ,irc',I,r
saw nm Wednesdav /, tie Iarae u'nnd'.n
building OF Messrs. Spraoue, al the dan,
in Augusta. by falling between two sars
One the saws cut his rioht lao onite
oadi! Just above me knee; Inc other saw
lmnicted shght wound on ms lett thigh.
rue ilacuihe'y was sooh stopped ana ne
was saved
! A church down AT Bath has blt upon
a novel idea. Formerly. grave looking
! deacons used to pass round the boxes Tor
contributions aud they got but little, Now
the best looking Young ladies OF the church
have been selected to take up the contri-
buttons and they are provided with tasty