Ellsworth American., 1876-03-30
State News.

p. A. Howard of Belfast has received
patent for printers proof press
-MayGowers were picked in Cape Elizs-
beth Friday. Next day the mercury was
down to zero.
-Bridgton's heaviest snow-storm occur
red on the 10th inst.
Seth Slower the Oldest living graduate
of Bowdoin College, died at Oak Hill.
Scarboro, "Wednesday, aged ninety years.
Richmond and whiteheld have voted
to close their liquor agencies.
There is 4 colored man named Ford
living near the site of the old Veazie depot
in Bangor who is said 10 be 10 years old.
The Argus says that in Tuesdays
s,arm, at East Deering. a line OF windows
in the upper story OF house. were blown
In. sashss and all, and the gale tore the
picture, from the walls. upset furniture
and scared the occupants considerably.
The Mail claims that watervlle Is the
fifth station OF Importance On the Maine
Central Il X. In 1875 there were sold 32,-
2ls tickets AT that station.
Belfast has sent In to the Educational
department at the State House her contri-
button for the Centennial Exhibition. con-
sistlng OF examination papers from all the
schools, drawings, compositions, photo
graphs of school buildings, etc. Augusta
Journal.
Patents have been granted Maine citi-
zens rs follows T. Hill, Portland, instru-
ments tor solving problems in navigation, ,
+. A. Howard, Belfast, praters' proof
presses: n L. Burgess, Portland. invalid
chairs +. B. Patien, Bangor, attachments
for cooking stoves.
Lewiston and Auburn have each new
City Government and a reduced city debt.
The Franklin Company are about TO secure
the water of Umbago Lake and have offer
ed the CITY Of Lewiston site for water
work, and the right 10 take all the water
needed from the rivef for s2O0.OOO. The
securing OF the Lake Reservoir doubles the
water power OF Lewiston.
The Press SAWS that the lumhermen
| are getting out large sticks Of yellow birch
| timber at Amity for the Centennial. Some
| of them are twenty andtwenty-i' ur inches
| square.
The beautiful red granite. quarried at
| Red Beach, is nearly il not quite equal 10
! that Quarried in A Aberdeen, Scotland. The
works are so nearly perfected that they will
| be ready for orders next April
The little daughter of Samuel b. Gil
| lum. three and q half years old. created
quite an excitement on the evening OF the
| llth inst. at the Belfast Novelty Troupe
entertainment, by her performance upon
tho piano. She is really child wonder
Nr. G. proposes to travel with her.
The farmers of Fort Fairfield have
| pledged themselves not TO plant potatoes
for the starch factory unless they can bt
guaranteed at least twenty-five cents pei
bushel.
| FRAGRANT OCCUPATION.-The Maine
Farmer SAYS that Benjamin Maxim otNortf
Wayne. has killed ninety skunks. besides
some foxes and ninks. He sold the skunl
pelts for $40; he sells the oil for 81 pei
gallon.
The Sentinel says that shocking &C
cident resulting In death. happened las
Friday to little daughter Of Mr.. +. A
Emery Of Esstport, by her falling into
pail Of hot water.
The Machias Savings Bank has de
post of nearly half a million dollars.
The Governor and Council have desig
mated Thursday, April 20th, as Fast Day
There are now ninety three student
attending medical lectures st the Main
Medical School.
-Eastport has already taken preliminar!
steps towards arranging for grand centen
CCiCOi othoh.
The Auburn reformers held three en-
thusiastic meetings at Camden, closing
Saturday night the llth inst. with a pack
ed house and three hundred names on th'
pledge.
This is how they quote beet in Lewis
ton: Round steak. Is cts. per pound; sir
loin. IS; rump, %; sirloin roast, l6; corned
10.
During the storm Tuesday, the roof o
the Grove street school house at August
was blown OF, and the bell tower at tn
Sprague mill was blown down.
1t is estimated that thirty thousan'
maple trees will be tapped in Bethel thi
spring. Jshn Swan intends to set fiftee
hundred buckets. Mr.. Timothy Jewett viii
set about the same number.
notwithstanding the ''hard times" an
low wages in most branches Of business
the Lewiston and Auburn Savings Bank
have as much or more money on depOsl
! than year ago. This shows that necessit.
| is the mother of invention in economy.
The Hallowell Journal says that tn
trustees of the Indurl rial School for Girl
| At Hallowell. having found places for Sc,
| eral Of the girls who have been at the schoo
there are now a small number Of vacancies
to which friendless and neglected girls ma
| BE- sent.
The retiring mayor and board Of aide
] men Of Rockland partsok Of banquet o