Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-23
State News.


tered IN 1859. will soon surrender its char
ter and close its business.
- The Bangor wing regrets Ia announce
the very serious Illness OF Abram Wood
ward, Esq. the widely known aud univer-
sally popular proprietor OF the Penobscot
Exchange.
An old cannon OF revolutionary fame,
that has for the past thirty years lain In
the Penobscot, between Orouo and Web
stcr, will soon be taken up and sent TO
Philadelphia.
For remarkable longevity few families
exceed that OF Mrs. B-tsey Walker Of VIII
ton. Mrs. Walker is now nlnety-fvc years
of age, has ten children living, the young
est of who.' j. tiny years Of age. 1t l. said
none OF the family have been sick to need
a physician.
The Wing says: Mr.. Marcus Richard
son. the veteran OF Ward Four, % years
old aud living four miles out OF the city,
read the Republican vote without glasses
aud deposited il in The ballot box at Mon
day election.
The balance sheet Of Showhegan. shows
that the town has no debts and balance
of seventeen hundred aud my dollars on
hand.
The Pennington Chronicle learns that
six persons in Carthage have died OF small
pox.
The Waterville Hotel Company are
making arrangements to build one OF the
best hotels on the kennebec, at Watervile,
the coming year.
The Classical Institute at Wateryille,
has sent - graduates to Colby University
during the past ten years.
-Philander Coburn brother Of ex-Gov
toburn died at Skowhcgau, THURSDAY last
week, AZ The age OF 60 years. For the past
five years health has been gradually failing.
In former years he. with his brother was
extensively engaged in numbering by which
they have accumulated vast wealth.
Miss Olive lIaiues, Of Turner. has in
her possession. large silver spoon that
came over in the May Flower. This spoon
has been handed down through seven gen
e-ation~ OF Olives, and can be traced to the
May Flower.
Proposals are invited for completing
the rrnoy atom OF the South College dor
mitory and erecting gymnasium az Colby
University, to be completed before com
mencement. over fifty students have sig
nified their intention of entering the next
Freshman class.
In the line OF centennial relies Prof
Hall of Wateryille has the list OF taxes and
taxpayers OF the town OF Falmouth for
l1'6 Ia the original manuscript book used
by his great grandfather, collector for that
year.
The Auburn Reform Club and the
Lynn Praying Band have been accomplish
Ing great work at Pennington. Two
hdndred names have been added To the
temperance pledge and four hundred ard
twenty-four persons have been converted.
No person was brought before The
Stcu Municipal Court during the month of
February. II is thought this il the only
month since the establishment Of the court
when ike record could be shown
A calico party was given at tile resi-.
dence OF Judge Goodenow OF Bangor wed.
n"sday evening. good supper was pro
vded and games and dancing enjoyed.
The proceeds will be donated to the Old
Ladies Home.
Among the contributions OF Uallowell
Granite Co. 10 the Centennial st Philadel-
phla viii be a massive and elegant stone
casket now completed, together with speci-
mems of statuary of colossal dimensions,
and other specimens OF finished workman
ship which cannot fail to place Maine
among the foremost states OF the Union in
the granite line.
DR.. Neal, one Of the physicians at the
Insane Hospital, OH Tuesday evening.
March 18th, entertaining the inmates OF
the Insane Hospital with select readings
from humorous authors. The exercises
were interspersed with music, and closed
with sociable and a dance, which were
greatly enjoyed by the patients.
DR.. \. I. Wheelock. who recently
died In Eelfast, was one OF the Oldest prac-
ucihy physicians IN that city, having been
In practice there nearly forty years. He
was one of the State Commissioners TO the
Parls Exposition and was a man of CON
siderable literary taste. He was never
married. lie leaves an estate of Sl7 900
Sidney Tarbox, of bath. a sailor on
BOARD the American ship India, was MUIR
dered AT New Orleans on the morning of
.ne 24th uit- The murderers, who have
thus far escaped detection. were river
thieves who were engagedin stealing cot
ton, and were observed by the murdered
man With Tarbox dies the last male in
the family. His father. uncle and one |
brother were drowned. and another broth. |
er was killed by Indians on the Plains.
The Mechanic Falls Herald saws that a
new mineral spring has been discovered in |
roland, the water of which has been pro- |
nounced by leading chemists of the country |
to be superior to the famous Kicker Springs |
Energetic parties have taken the matter in
charge, and will erect a hotel near the
spring ct once.
"A Mr.. s. Il. kidder of Vienna In this
State, was shot and instantly killed q short
time ago at Iowa Hill, California, by
night Waterman that guarded the fluue on
his claim. 1t seems that Mr.. X. thought
the Waterman slept at his post; SO one
night ne went to see for himself and crept
aione the hume. when lie got a bullet in
bis brain, killing him on the spot.
The Collector OF the waldoboro dis
trict has received through the State De.
partment at Washington, hne gold watch
awarded by the Canadian Government to
Mr. Charles e. Bailey. Of Bristol. for ser.
vices rendered by him-while chief mate os
the American barque Edith Rose
the crew OF the wrecked schooner ..Temns,
Of St. John. New Brunswick on the 2Oth Of
December, 1873.
The News says that some of the good
people Of Damariscotta have been ssd,u
taken in by rascaliy peddler of cloth
who by misrepresenting his wares man,
aged to dispose of considerable of them
mainly IN the suberbs. within the mast
week or two charging an exorbitant price
" mere he couldn't get the cash he took the
parties notes. Several of the victims die
covered the fraud however, before he had
lett the vicinity, had him arrested and ha
was made to disgorge the ronev and notas
.ney had given him and take back tho
cloth No more complaints appearing ho
was set free without further PROCEEDINGS
y ainst him. But others who had been
'ictimized heard Of the affair and com.
planned; but the fellow had cleared ont
:" ~ ~ ~rAnts are now out for his arrest.