Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-10
State News.

Orders have been received TO resume
work on the United states postoiiice aud
custom house in Rocklapd.
The Calais Tunes estimates that Bar
nuns show took $1,000 of the loose
change Of that locality away with II.
The Wing says that the good ship y.
~ Nm or Rnrl snort f-pf i@h..- S-~,.-
which sailed from Bucksport on July l4th,
arrived at Liverpool IN IL days.
-SoJouRSERs near the Lakes and
ponds Of Maine are complaining OF an
unusually large crop OF black dies.
-Chandler's full band has been engas-
ed 10 furnish the music for the four days,
muster al Brunswick.
james Furlong, "A one-armcd soldier
from the Togus military asylum. MAS
thrown from carr iage 10 Rockland. FRI
day. and broke his collar bone and frac-
tured the remaining stump vi his right
arm.
The Newcastle post-ofiice was robbed
OF about 500 In postage stamps Sunday
night. Eatrauce Was gained by taking
Out pane of glass Ia the front window.
As yet no clue 10 the perpetrators has
been found.
Daniel Bartlett. the eldest Of the
Bowdoinham Bark robbers died Sa,ur-
day in the prison OF consumption. lie
has been sick tor long time lie had
served nine OF his fifteen years sentence.
He will he buried in the prison cemerry.
The Dexter Gazette SAYS while .you
are complaining OF the Intense heat la your
cool aud shady store. Office or workshop,
just give little sympathy TO the women
who almost roast themselves over cook
stoves, preparing your meals
The Progressive Age OF Belfast says
A large sperm whale was cruising about
the bay last week. He was seen by quite
= number of persons who were fishing be-
low the camp ground and he "b,owed"
several times quite near the boats. Ii is
unusual for them TO get this far up though
they often come into the lower end of
PenObscot Bay.
rich mine OF gold and silver has
been discovered in Miltop. in the woods
OF Mrs. Penley. Messrs. Tibbets and
Heath succeeded in purchasing three
fourths interest In the vein, and being
both gentlemen of means will at once
work IL. and fully ascertain its value
The vein, is Ia the same direction as the
Bradbury vein. and may be the same
through the other side of the mountain.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that Mon
day morning week student of Colby
went into Murray's saloon at the Water
willie depot, and offered to eat ten ice
creams in succession. on q wager. His
offer was accepted by his fellow students,
and the creams furnished, which he made
way with Ia few minutes. short
time afterwards he was taken In great
distress and = doctor sent for, who
brought him out all right after u while.
The same student offered to eat ten mnce
pies IN twenty minutes, but the offer was
not accepted.
The arrangements for the State Fair,
which is to be held In Portland, cOmmenc.
ing August 29th. are being pushed forward
rapidly. The object for holding the fair so
early Ia the season, is to avoid the equi-
noctial storms which occur later in the
season and often seriously interfere with
the attendance and receipts OF the exhibit
ion. Last year every animal paid an en-.
trance fee, while the exhibitor and groom
estered free. This year the exhibitor of
animals will pay his admission fee the
same As any one else. The trotting will
be prominent feature, and three purses
will be trotted for each day.
The Augusta Journal speaking of the
late Wholesale sentencing OF rum-sellers at
| Augusta by Judge Walton, says: 'Only
few days ago, . poor, care-wOrn woman.
with tive children at her side,-two little
girls, innocent aud unsuspecting of the
life into which they are last diifting.-
was seen at the very door Of . rum-shop
| in Augusta. begging and pleading Of the
proprietor that he might not sell liquor TO
her husband. She bore upon her person
marks Of violence which had been inflicted
upon her by her husband while under the
influence OF liquor that he had sold him.
And Sue pleaded In vain.