Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19

About 80 900 barrels OF -four have been
sold in the Lewiston aud Auburn markets
during the year. The markets take about
1000 bushsls of corn \ day.
T. j. Emery. with a crew OF six men,
while on II float preparing to put in Golfer
dam AT Ticonic Falls, Waterfalls. were car
ried over the dam and, miraculous, a. IL
may seem, all escaped with but slight
bruises.
-Predcris Tilton.a schoOllbov AT Skow-
hogan. broke one OF his arms last week
while at recess. He finished his recitations
and then sought out physician. aud had
the arm set
Six yoke OF oxen broke through Bay
bridge. near Topsham. Tuesday evening.
All OF them were saved but one OK. Mr.
Titman. who fell through with them. was
saved with difficulty. The oxen belonged
in Bath.
The Governor has nominated W. j.
Corthell of Calais State Superintendent Of
Schools, vice johnson, resigned.
charles Day, the Oldest printer in
Portland died saturday morning aged
seventy nine.
A son of George Sampson. at Ripley
Mil. ten years of age. fell from a tree
while gathering autumn leaves, discolated
his elbow.
The cotton factories in Augusta are
running 10 their fullest capacity. and fail
even then 10 manufacture goods enough
! to supply the demand. large amount
OF cotton has just arrived. and the winter
supply will soon be put in. so thar there
shall be no interruption through the win
ter.
new college gymnasium at Colby Univer-
sity. The building is to be OF brick, G5X10
feet. The cost Is estimated at about
$4,000.
An engine and three cars OF Il special
train on the eastern railroad. Conway
division, loaded with grain. were thrown
| from the track At SO. Berwick, SATURDAY..
| by q misplaced switch tearing up the track
| fer some distance and throwing the en-
CINE on its side. Fortunately no one was
| injurned.
MIR. c. II. raintor, the well known
| temperance reioriuer, Is now studying At
the Bangor Theological School Tor the min
istry.
| A despatch SAYS that the fair at Farm
ington. Friday, was interrupted by tragic
event. A portion of the upper iloor of
the building fell, carrying some two hun
bred people 10 the iloor below. Luckily
none were kiilel. Several were seriously
injured. one probably will die,
More than 5000 persons are registered
on the Maine books al Philadelphia. This
does not of course include all the visitors
from Maine. but only those who have
visited the Maine headquarters and reg
| i.tered their names.
Charles Hight. one Of the Lime Rock
| Bank robbers. was Discharged from the
State prison at ThumastOn, Thursday. His
sentence was for seven years, and he WAS
committed on the It'll of May, 1870. The
term of sentence was shortened by the de-
duction TO which every convict Is entitled.
Of i've days for each month of good behay
ior.
Last week Frank Libby made a muir
derons assault on Phneas Wright of
Greene. Libby had been drinking intoxi-
cants. and asssiled Mr.. Wright with q
heavy pitchfork. striking him two blows,
one on the head and one on the hand. Mr.,
Wri.'hts wounds anu bruises are quite &C..
we're. Libby was arrested and disposed of
at the Lewiston. Municipal court Libby
is brother OF The Libby hung In Rhode
Island for murder some tine since.