Ellsworth American., 1876-04-13

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Mr.. Clough at Bethel, for 25 cents. a
price much lower than last year. lie Is
working then up into starch
MIR. Atkins, Fish-breeder at Bucksport
saws: As Holsters are found only this side
of Cape Cod. and the demand for their lux
urious flesh l. immense, this makes a very
| great business for our county people
| Packing and canning establishments are In
| successful operation, at Castine, Deer Isle,
| Brooklin. Gouidsboro. Mt. Desert. .Cranber-
| ry Isles and at other points. The aggre-
| gate value of this production reaches val
ne OF $50 900
/ MAINE GENERAL HosPIrAL.-The toll
! lowing Directors of the Maine General Hos
! pital have been appointed by the Governor
! President of the Senate. and Speaker OF the
| House, as provided by law: Charles Buff
fam of Orono. for period ending Oct. /.
| 1876; Abner Coburn OF Ssowhegan. for
period ending Oct. |. 1877 Joseph II. Will
lianis of Augusta, for period ending Oct
/, 1873
AS Mr.. b. +. johnson OF Gardiner
entered his grocery store between seven
and eight O'Clock Monday evening man
rushed by him out OF the store and ted.
Mr.. johnson gave chase. but was unable
to catch him. lie was probably waiting
i'l il-uA " Nblft btifl' ~"
dep.cdations. The money drawer was
rined OF its contents.
MAINE lNDCsrRI Al SCHooL.-The jour
nal saws that a quarterly meeting Of the
board OF managers OF the Maine Industrial
School for Girls. was held at the school
building in lIallowell. Wednesday. The
school was found to be in an excellent
condition; the health of the scholars. of
whom there are now twenty-seven. is per-
feet. aud Il cir progress has been marked
and satisfactory and credliable TO tie resi-
dent officers OF the school. Six scholars
have been placed in good homes since the
last meeting ofthe board. An application
was made Wednesday tor the admission to
the school of the little daughter of Isaac
l.. Page. who killed his wife in Chelsea
few days ago.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Boston journal saws: the proposed
Encouragement of Internal Revenue Dis
tticts which is 10 be suggested bv the
Revenue Bureau a = substitute for the re-
ductiou proposed by the House consti-
tutes New En-land a. follows. the law 10
take effect July l. 1876. II divides Maine
into two districts the first TO be composed
OF the counties OF York, Cumberland, Ok
ford. Franklin. Androscoggin. Sagadah &c.
Somerset. kenuebec and Lincoln. with the
Collectors office al Portland. The Sec
ond District /, 70 be- composed Of the coun-
ties of Pcnobscot, Pi~cataquis. Aroostook.
Washington Hancock, waldo and Knox,
with the Collectors office at Bangor.
Colby Iniver>ijy. The Press says
that owing !" the continued Hines, OF Prot.
Smith the public dcciamltiouS OF the SELL
iaC and junior classes this term have heCu
omitted; the prize defamation Of the
sophomore class J. postponed for the same
reason. ... The students have voted To
transfer the supervision nf the Oracle.
college paper frnm the whole college TO
the senior and junior Glasses. g.. lhe sem
inrcil>~ has invited President Epbhiu, 10
deliver thc blccalauroaic sermon next
commencement aud hc has accepted. Dr.
Robbins ~. also preach = ,crmpn before
tine BpArdmau Missionary society next
term. Tue interest iu military J.. uudi-
mini ,h"I. the company u1W dril ia Mem
otai Hal auI intend - acql,t themselves
10 cr"dfA1l" manner next commence
mcut. The g. y. K. pr>t ui Nurryllle
hty" Invited the company 10 r.:lorm
escort dliv next decoration dly, on the
orc7Npu oi u4yciaa- u soldiers monument
and 'hc company ha'.acccptci.