Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-06
state News.


In Augusta this season.
The Freshman class of Colby Univer-
sity numbers TO- including four ladies'
The Argus reports that during the
last four weeks ten persons have been
sent from Portland TO the Insane Asylum
at Augusta.
The Minot Corner factory has started
M with POO to $50 hands. About 800 900
cans OF corn Will be packed this season.
The Damariseotta Herald reports the
catch OF porgics for week ending Aug. 18th,
Tor the Bristol aud Boothbay factories,
GOLF barrels.
On Wednesday next the voters OF Au-
gusta, vote on a proposition Ia loan The
credit OF the city To 4 railroad from West
Watervlle.
The elegent mansion on Free street,
Portland. formerly owned By Judge Ciif-
ford. has been purchased by Miss Annie
Louise Cary.
-Burleigh rease. Esq. for many years
"A teacher IN the school OF Bangor, had his
eve severely II not permanently injured by
nail which flew into 1t under the blow
OF a hammer.
Mr.. WIN. White. Of Waldnboro. who
i nearly - years old did some remarka-
bic shooting the other dav. AZ arms
length he hit the target nj distance OF
100 yards, ten time out OF eleven shots.
An Augusta boy attended the funeral
OF playmate. who had met his death by
drowning, aud was 40 impressed that he
returned home with the information, Il
tell you, father, Harry had the boss cof-
fn"
Maine has sixty pupils in the deaf and
dumb asylum At Hartford, thirty-two
males and overweight females. Total
number in the institution, 80.
The potato crop Of Aroostook county
last year, besides supplying the home de-
mand brought to the farmers about $500
900 Onc-half the surplus was put into
starch, aud the other half sent in bulk to
Boston.
Old ORCHARD, Sept. "a Mr.. Under
wood OF Lowell, Mass dropped dead while
dancing Tn ore OF the dance halls IN the
grove last evening. II j. said his coat
pocket was afterwards rined Of several
hundred dollars. Heart disease was the
cause Of his death.
Fruit raising has been on the decline
in Maine during the last tew years, and
there Are probably p per cent. less apple
trees III bearing condtfion than there were
three years a=o. The crop this year l.,
almost total failure which j. attributed
to the rava-c, Of cajerptiars two years
ago.
Portland has increased IN real estate
SIS zoo iu year. fhrrr has been de-
crease IN personal estate OF sl26, 2lO max
Ing. however, a net increase IN valuation
Of T-.,r E,-
taGe ot taxation (, $50 on 500. the same
a. last year, aud TWO cents les, on the 500
than the ayrrag" inr the last ten wears.
Increase in polls. 1876.
The bnnd>men Of Pitcher. the tax col
lcctnr oi Belfast for four years past. are
10 try suit with the city As to the rx-
tent Of their liability. They claim that a
defeat In the warrant committing to the
collector the taxes Of 1884 and 1915, re-
lease them.
a u~w company called the Patented
Eyctcd MaCCa.Iu Company. hIs iuSt been
organized tn the state. The factory at
which these mocca>iu- are manufactured
is located at North Arson. and az present
the company have order, for over $40 900
worth oT moccasius.
4 pD ing, go>,iping woman In Her
man, tbs vie OF the Postmaster, has got
herself into trouble She read letter
written by man in Bangor 10 "A woman
~ Herman. aud circulated the contents
among the ueiZhbOr,; in consequence OF
which she !, now under bonds 10 appear
and answer at the United States Court
Auburn boot and shoe bushes. keeps
up an even tenor. The fail trade j. quite
large, and nearly all the manufacturers
are pushing bushes, with iul teams.
The shipments the week past show uuus-
ually large footings' Manufacturers say
the profits are very small. aud not to be
compared with years past, though the de-
mand. particularly from the South and
West. i fully a. large
The supply Of logs for the mill. on
the hennebec river j. giving out, owing
70 the failure OF a part OF last winters cut
10 come down on account OF los water.
The kennebec Land and Lumber Com
pahy Will be compelled to discharge 200
hands on this account.
The reform clubs Of Maine will as
semble in convention at Waterville on
"Wednesday next. September 9th. at ten
O'Clock IN the forenoon. and continue Ia
session two days. Mass temperance meet
ines will be held at the Town Hall during
the evening both days, The day session
Will De devoted TO business meetings.
praise meetings, etc. IL is expected that
a large number OF delegates will be In at.
tendance from all parts OF the state
The Calling gun recencly procured by
the State from the general government.
was fired at a second class target, 6xG
feet, at the muster last week. Distance
500 yards, with Il strong breeze at right
angle Of line OF firing. or the 400 shots
fired, some l52 were wasted In getting The
range and wiudage, as the squad vas en-
tirely inexperienced in working the gun.
Oi the remaining 30s shots. l62 were hits
10 test the rapidly OF firing. four cases OF
cartridges containing Us shots were fired
In y seconds. and most of these shots
we're hits. Total hits, lG2, viz: Bulls