Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-12-30
State News.


State News.
Seth Morrow OF Augusta, while chop
ping wood, on one of the recent mild days,
found a young frog jumping and skipping
about on iAe top of u snow bank. This Is
said to be n sure ign of an ''open winter
-lPortlandl advertiser.
"A correspondent OF the Lewiston Jour
nal says: "A gentleman who has travelled
extensively ia the Uuited States says that
the railroad fares IN :hiS state are higher
than any other state la the Union.
Among the creditors If the failed firm
OF F. u. Peters 4 Co.. Capt. Oli> Patterson
aud Capt. Robert I. Emery Of Belfast. had
each about $1,000 on ., post. Capt VIII
liam Mct'ilvery nf Searsp1rt, had a smaller
amount
bangor is excited owe an apprnpra-
tion Tor n rrcciytn. tomb at the Catholic
crmetery.-its opponents contendng that
the city had accommodation for ali parties
aud that the appropriation was Tor sectar-
Ian purposes.
The Sunrise saws that Il large party slid
ing down steep hill at Fort Fairfield. ran
of bridge. falling eight or ten feet. aud
one boy had his leg broken. another an eve
nearly destroyed. a little girl = shoulder
dislocatcd, and all were more or h'ss in
iured.
Alden Chase of Bryant Pond. recent
~ found a well built camp located IN a
clump of bushes III his woods. II was SUP
pilrd with al the modern Convcuirurc>.
Who occupied Il I. mystery, but as a mum
her OF Mr.. Chasc's sheen have recently dis
appeared, he thinks the Sccne~ "i tir mid
die ages in England. are about I" BE- re-
enacted In that vicinity.
Last week Mr. {. Hodgdcn OF Turner
with hi wife aud child about three
months old attended a >uciahlc. A. the
close OF tile evening they wrapped up the
little one and started for home, less than u
mile away. Upon arrival the child was
dead. having been smoiherc'i
There are three active temperance so
cietir> Ia Gardner-the Sons 81 Temper
ancc, the l.cferm Club. and the Good Tenn.
plar. fhey are all IN ilnurshlng condi-
tion many being added "a their number
every week. The West Gardiner Lodge T.,
also ~ dourish'ng condition. Exchange
- There are now on The stocks NJ Bath.
is" ships. two barks and five schuourrs,
which will not b" launched this month
consequently were not included In tie l.~t
Of vessels built in 1873. Bath people are
not quite all dead. The vessels built aud
building there the present season nggre-
gat. over $1,000 tons.
The Machlas river was frozen over on
Monday morning last a. far down a. the
narrows. The Richmond dil not 20 out
At her usual hour. owing 10 the thick haze
on the water. She started towards noon.
II moderated during the day. MachIas
Republican.
i T. Lambert E.q. OF Philips promi-
ueut bu-in"nt man 70 that village, fell Ia
10 a deep sleep on saturday the l3Gh ms
from which he never awoke. lie com.
planned Of feeling little unwell when he
retired % his house after attending to bus
lncss during the day a. usual.
During service, at the Congregations
a..st chnch ,n Norway. fire broke ont sun
day ~ winch 1t was consumed The
weather was iv" degree, below zero.
There was quite high wind. which com
muuic1icd the fire 20 the dwelling VI virus
NoodsHm. which was nearly destroyed.
Loss from $1,000 10 Sl1.uu0. Partially
+ Insured.
n colony Offices have tor several wears
past inhabited the attic Of the house OF
Mr. EbcneZcr Southland OF Wiscassct; a
lew DAYS ago their abode was ritird ~ re-
Gus - fHfttt'il " ttif IF'fA anu w CT
hundred pounds at honey obtained wv
Maine Standard.
jaime, Butler. WHO lives alone on tie
road northeast 81 BlcAnstou'> Corner.
EocA Stand. was arrested last week Oh =
warrant for cruelty 70 a horse I'll hi> pos
session. An o'd white horse VA. found in
h', barn n . pi:iAhe condition. with A
chain passed over hi, body. Just behind hi,
fore legs 20 keep him on biz frc., as nc was
evidently too weak 10 stand. The chain had
chaicd the poor beast cruelty.
a shocking accident occurred At thu
residence ~ Nr. william Gould in Bangor.
Tuesday. Mr. Could had gone up stair,
] leaving hlS son, three YEAR sid. seated be-
side table upon Shtri kerosene l.t4p
VA, burning. Nj Gould Aai Lr,u up
stars bur moment. When he rushed back
ia answer 70 tie tcrr!iicd shout, Of the
child. and found the lamp overturned. aud
The Hulr one wrapped ia flames. The
1'4 AS,4 only frw hours.
The house of Richard r. u. Mrlchrr
OF BTuu>Aick, Ma tulcrcd by burglars
aboni .rI"ch Monday moruiu.. SIX hun
drcl and iiuS dollars 10 MONEY, and twD
watches we're stolen lom the room IN
which Meichcr was sleeping. lie awoke
aud AVS man near hi, bed with the
T
wa, mA,Ncd. lie wore plush cap and
hal a in.l beard. Mci,hcr struck with q
chair and caught him by the arm rhc
man attempted 10 run bat Meich.r Kent
hold 81 Ill arm, uutili they reached the
kitchen when il" utnct burglar seized hln
auI iatew ban Brlh escaped. McleAcr
F J.. confined to h.s he'd boz consequence. ot in-
jhrlr- received. NJ clue ~ jI- rot bers
Il lady who was travelling 10 Rocklau4
F last " Wednesday morning was taken crazY
I on the train. The first attack came on lust
/ a. HE car, drew up lnl the " i.cA- set depot
/ She began - jump mp Hud down along. the
/ aisle. pouring out al the while a continu-
+ ou> stream at loud and vehement talk Ia a
+ foreign language. Conductor Woodbury.
took charge of her aud she at length quiet
+ ed down iittlr, but only tor a short time
I She seemed 20 be ,abofiug under strong
rells iou- excitement. assumed a devotion
/ al attitude aud delivered stroug inYocations
and prayers. In her rational moments he
} elected from her. that she was a alive OF
I Scotland aud had been ia this country six
I year.. She said she was going to Rock
I land 10 draw from the bank. II possible
! sl6J which she had deposited there She
/ had lost her tank book but thought the
cashier would remember her. When
/ the train arrived AT Rockland she appear.
I ell quite rational, and was sent 10 hotel
/ She stated that she had no f,iends IN this
county.
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