Ellsworth American., 1876-04-13
State News.
rneumon.A !. preyaIlIn. in waldo.

Pneumonia : prevailing in Waldo.
-F~lHj ul.a.ral water has great sale.
: one ti.'a o.1rrrl l50 barrels few dAvs
& sine"
( -rAclr :, movement among the Cath
{ olic> 60 reduce the cxtrayagaut expense Of
/ funeral, In Lewiston
The House has passed the bill author
H.u. 'hc sale uf the custom house in Rock
land. It had previously passed the senate
Won Eulow. the distinguished pianist.
/ viii sjv" "a concert in Portland. spnu. The
: >ale oi1Ickcts commenced April 7tn
J A gentleman in Augusta Is having a
complete file of the journal bound "A, a
I prr-"ut 20 the library Of Colby University
al Natcryiilv.
/ ->u-sn VI. lIAllowcll. Of Bangor. Nc
ra- accepted the protc--or>hlp 81 natural
history, 81 Wellesley college. with slsp1
. salary.
III" Herald says the new hotel A. r"-
land Mineral springs. &, rap.li, 1parparl-
. iu- completion About - wurhm"u are
/ npw employed ou the hulding. Th- root
j. tunrd The interior = qua.t ready FOR
l.t>'rri =.
The contributions 81 Lewiston cotton
mills 20 thc Centennial exhibition make
/ one car load. consisting u about one hr9-
/ dr"1 varieties "f cotton and wooden ilh-
/ rir-- They wii. br forwarded next Monday
lac steamer C.'y of Richmond Will
commenced her regular trips FOR the sea.
( sen 90 thr Hcauh>cn'. Monday cveulg. tb"
, ln.n lust
-lhc biggest STONE ever qIirr-i a' "
! ma.arNru. Wa rer-uiiy iAS'u on n tac
/ sand, quarry. i- q i~r; ,,a,. : J.. flee;
wide aud / f..-t ih.ea. Ald weigh. .p.ae-
th.us lac 100 tons.
The largest cedar ever known TO have
been cut il the Dead River region, VA.
ie.lel hy !. ~y,y- .trr nf E~;t-. aul ChA,.
II D.il OF JAY. iu Alder Stream township.
recently. lAc tree scaled lG>G feet. lt
wa hauled by Charles Hun of iIll.owcH.
with one pair "t horses.
DIR. II. 4 Reynpld, Of Bangor. has or.
ganiLed twcny-thrre flourishins reform
clubs. in -achusetis and still the work
goes on.
The Knox Couuty 5. j. Court adjourn
ed W edDcS 10y. after 4 session OF twenty
daYs.
The body Of boy about twelve years
Of aye. was washed ashore a. Ferry Beach.
Wednesday. 1t is supposed from some vc--
sci recently wrecked. The body awaits
Identification al the Saco morgue.
The building committee of the propo.-
ed Orchari Beach Railroad met AZ Bidie-
ford, Thursday. Subscription book for
stock are now opened.
-Messrs. G.. b. & +. X. Wheeler. gradu-
a;cs from Bowdein In the class o; "a have
purchased the Merrimack journal, which
l. published at Franklin Fails. y. n. Mr.
/ George B. Wheeler. The senior member OF
( the firm. has been on the editorial staff of
( the Portland Advertiser for the past year.
| Both of these gentlemen are young. smart
/ and energetic, and Will NJ doubt make
very readable paper. They assume the
management OF the paper on the fist OF
/ May.-portland Press.
The whlg says on Monday afternoon
/ last young man named Dexter met with
Il terrible aud fatal accident, being caught
/ and drawn between the cog wheels at the
/ bark mill in the tauuery OF l.. .. FAruham
! at Dover. lie was oiling the machinery.
/ when his clothing became eutangled be-
tween the wheels and he was drawn in.
! His right arm and under jaw were broked
and his side terribly lacerated. He died the
following morning.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
are rebuilding two cars. making them iuto
refrigerator cars. They are 10 run next
summer on the night train between 81. John
y
meats. fish, vegetables, green stuff, etc.
flom ST. John they will carry the splendid
! salmon caught there to the Boston markets
and return with strawberries, vegetables
and green stuils. The cars will run through
On the passenger trains.
The Whg announces the death OF Gen
c. X. Miller, "a well-known citizen of Ban
gor. He was postmaster many years. re-
ceivIng his first appointment from Pre>i-
dent Van Buren,, his commission dating
May 2lst, 1889. He was reAppointed by
President John Tyler, March 18th. 1874,
and held the office until March sth, lsis.
He was again appointed, by Andrew John
son, August 2ith. 1866 holding office, how
ever. only until March 1lth 1867.
The Press says that Josiah Harding, a
much esteemed citizen of RnckpOrt. aged
about go years, was instantly killed at that
place Wednesday afternoon by being
crushed between building that was being
moved across bridge and the rail of the
bridge hurled 10 the rocks beneath. dis
tance of twenty feet He leaves a wife and
large family
The Reporter states that Capt. W. II.
Cabot. who is TO lecture at Skowhegan on
the Centennial. traces his lineage back
more than six hundred years, and is lineal
descendent of John and Sebastian Cabot.
Ii is worthy of note that each successive
generation If Cabots has been Character
lied bs love for the sea, a love they have
cherished by spending most of their lives
on The deep.
Thursday afternoon last, a young man
from Parsonfield. had tooth extracted in
Portland. At 10 +. NJ. he visited physi-
clan TO have the flow Of blood stopped.
Remedies were applied but were of no avail
Other physicians were called in. but the
patient continued to lose blood until Friday
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, when he tainted from
loss of blood, and then the cavity ceased Ia
bleed,
Mr.. Charles A. Pierce of Mechanic
Falls. while alghting from a load OF hay
Friday. was caught by chain hook sus
pended from a barn beam. The hook
caught in the inner angle of the orbit oi
the left eye, tearing the eyelid shockingly.
and doubtless would have resulted fatal ly
had not Mr.. Pierce caught hold Of the
chain with one hand and raised himself up
while with the other hand he pulled the
hook out from Just above the eye
A correspondent of the Lewiston Jour.
nal writes There is quite an excitement
in Lakeville Plantation on account OF GER
tain parties claiming to be agents OF an
English firm selling goods. as they say, IN
der the remnant act, SO many pieces for
9l50. They have sold, within the limits
OF a mile. $3.50 worth, and some parties are
getting sick of their bargains. They tas'
farmers notes payable in thirty and ninety
days. Fhey offer great temptations. bu
| nay .dav will eome