Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-04-27
State News.

The soldiers monument at Gardiner is
completed and has been placed la position
on the park.
Rev. DIR. Quimby Of Augusta, visited
Page the other day al the Insane Hospital,
and came away convinced that he Is i'll
sane.
The fish commissioners have received
$4,000 salmon eggs. and they intend a. u>l'
them stocking the Mrdouak rivrr "Hh
salmon.
Large quantities o. fresh b-er are be-
ing exported to England Il, the Eu.iish
steamers from Portland. The carIi" arr
forwarded from the West aud slaughtered
| IN Portlnd
MIR ID. X. Chase. who died in Calais re-
Gently LETT nearly the whole OF his property
10 the poor of Calais. The yearly income
/ will be about 5000.
The town ot Wsldoboro refused TO
raise money to ,nppoIi an engine company
} and the boys" t-talia,cd bv vutin. to tax
! the dogs in town
Mr.. Charles VI SWEET ofIIernon. has
Continental s. tilI,i,>u'd by order IT lie
/ Continental Congress ia 1913 IL j. "a =
] "N''N- - ~ siAf'fb.
Mrs. Wade of rre>que Isle n badly 50
years OF aye.ha> been .ick tweutv--ix days
I aud has taken hut one tcaspoonil. oi uoui-
ishmenl per day during her sickness.
The journal saws seventeen oarpen,cr-
left Lewiston. " eIu.sdav for PHILADELPHIA.
where they will be employed on new ho-
tel there.
The Journal saws Belfast j. getting to
be rather dry place for a stranger - get
! a drink. Last week fellow wandered
about Ia search of spiritual comfort and rs
last resort presented himself at the deliv-
erv Of the post office
-Chesierville people are hunting tor
ancient relics. MIR. Elijah Gin has au al
manac. issued by Nathaniel Low In ESQ
II Is indeed curiosity COMPARED with the
ANIMALS Of the present day. Mr.. Gil has
also silver tumbler 100 year, old.and Mr.
Andrew Abbott locking glass made 2nO
years ago.
The Lewiston Machine Company ship
pei on Thursday. to the centennial cXhib'
ton, some very elegant specimens OF their
work. The machines forwarded We're
warper and a seamless bag loom. The
machines were polished IN every part. the
exposed portions being nickel plated
They were finely painted and striped ID
scarlet aud gold
The Journal says the various corpora
lions Of Lewiston have their cases Of good.
for the centennial exhibition in rcadiurs.
4 The contributions Of Lewiston cotton mill.
10 the centennial are jl>t one CIR LOAF con-
si>iing Of about one hundred varieties OF
cotton and wooden fabrics
The journal saws that two families liz
ing IN a house IN Belfast where Obliged {,
move on account OF rats. The animal.
were so numerous as to disturb them night
and day. and have eaten holes In all parts
of the walls and ceiling.
The Journal says tina, Amos Libby. g
well known citizen OF Saco. living some
distance out OF town. one day last week
took 4 bottle in the barn, which ne sup
posed contained whiskcv and attempted &c
drink rom il. The bottle contained sui
phuric acid which had been procured {,
decoWPose bones, and Nj Libby's moutf
was badly burned. Portions Of his tougu,
have come of. He i 10 a dangerous con.
dltlOn. Il is thought he Jill no, swallow
any Of the acid.
Mr.. Geo. ;. Follansbec Of Lewiston
has shipped one OF hi. propeller pumps TOT
exhibition al Philadelphia The pump vii
raise q solld stream OF water nine incht,
In diameter, from any distance desired
BY il pc cnliar hnild there are no valves I,
be obsiructed. and stones and pieces o
coal are carried 10 the surface without dif
hcuIty or injury 70 the machin" This
pump will raise two Thousand gallons o
water per minute.
Mr.. Charles ". Gooch OF Lyman
about 80 years Of age, was found dead OF
Tuesday, April l9th, IN me cellar Of hi,
fathers house. He has for some years
since having the scarlet fever been subjec
70 occasional fiintiuE fits and while attend
Ing % some work In the cellar b. appear.
= h~"a hs-n 'hnS -ifarl ~ aud - t.v-
fallen into the water which covered IN.
cellar 20 the depth Of few inches. n,
had been sometime dead when found. Mr.
Gnoch was a man ofexc-llent habits, AZ,
AZ earnest and exemplary Christian. III,
death will De d~ply felt 10 the whole re.
gion.