Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-08-09
state News.

The annual reunion OF the Third Maine
Infantry Association will be held a, Gar
diner, on Wednesday. sept. l..
Maine parers report that large guam
titir- uf hay hsve been spoiled by the toy
~ ard wet weather the past two week.
-Erubcn Cutler Of Pennington has been
buEing WOO no Somerset county. From
one saturday noon 20 the next Monday
noon lie bought 3G).0 pounds.
A boy aged * and girl aged eight
wears. hvins IN North keuuehuukp
applied dressing aud planted 20 hills 81
potatoes, have hutd them twice have pro-
,ected them from the Colorado beetle, aud
have line, thiriy-looking potato patch.
The city OF BANGOR voted. Thursday.
on the question If loAuing credit 10 extend
the Bangor and P~cAAqu, Railroad from
blanchard 10 Mooschral Lake. distant
thirteen miles. The vote stood Nays 77G.
yeas -. 30 that the Loan bill falls.
FULLY 1900 people Witnessed the match
between the Excelsior hand engine OF
Auburn and the Triumph Of Berwick
which took plack in Saco Thursday after
noon. The Triumph played HORIZONTAL
stream OF 2ls feet inches. and The Ia
cel.ior 2l0 feet and inchts. The Sic,ors
were loudly cheeTed.
TIE officer. Of the Peuobscot VALLEY
Temperance Legion are arranging ',fnr a
ua>s temperance Convention, to be held Ia
Bangor Tuesday afternoon aud evening,
Sept. l. and temperance orators from Ken
lucky New York, Massachusetts, and Maine
are expected TO speak.
The hay crop in Aroostook county i
fair one, and with the large amount OF hay
summered over 'hcr, j. nu scarcity appre-
hended, The. early planted pOtatoe, aud
grain promises much better than the late
planted The yield OF dairy products viii
be o: average amount.
-Tweniy-nine yonns men have already
been admitted To the Freshman class Of
Bates CAllege. Candidates TO be present
at the next examination Will probably
increase the number 10 forty. This IS the
largest class save one, ever entered Ia the
college.
An old gentleman Of Brdgton. who
has genuine respect for the Puritanic
sabbath, astoni,hed his neiyhbors last
sunday by taking his bush-scythe and axe
and going 10 work cutting down bushes.
He worked away the most OF the forenoon.
when his family sent word to him that IL
was Saba Day; whefeupon he stopped
working as suddenly a. II struck by light
ming, aud returned home IN double quick
time, overwhelmed with modification.
- rne total valuation 81 q -lfis; l. S257l
800 an Increase OF about olj. 900 over last
year. valuation. The number Of polls
i. 53l. : decrease oi 40 since last year.
The whole amount Of taxes assessed Is
$40 COG, 80. about 50 600 less than last year.
The rate OF taxation is SIS on 81 600
which includes the highway tax.
A tramp was arrested by the sheriff in
Clinton, but while taking him away he es-
capped aud ran drawing a pistol. Help was
called aud pur suit gwen. He was surround
ed near the woods, when he fired a shot at
one of the pursuers but did not hit him.
The second shot struck Mr.. Cushman
Brown in the groin. He then attempted TO
escape, ts,t finally shot himself through
the head He will probably die.
The evident mineral wealth OF Maine
has been added TO by the discovery OF
gold mine on Slave Island, three miles this
sid Of Harpswell, owned by j. ii. Cobb
and Mrs. Pride. The tract embraces six
acres. Specimens of the ore have been
examined by Mr.. Bartlett, the State
Assayer. and yields Sel3 OF gold to the ton.
with larger percentage of silver and
copper.
A beautiful illustration of the faithful.
ness OF a dog was shown in the circum-
stances connected with the drowning of
Albert Gardiner at Richmond. "Wednesday.
When Young Gardiner was beyond his
depth and was drowned. his faithful dog
plunged overheard and swan around the
place In a frantic manner. and then across
the river as If endeayoring to obtain help
TO rescue his beloved master. Soon, SEEM
ing to realize the fact that his young mas
ter was lost, the dog again swan To the
Richmond side, and started back dis
lance of some nine miles.
COLBY USIvERsITY-The Portland Ad-
yertiser makes the following explanatory
statement =
Some exaggerated reports have pre-
vailed concerning the losses of the uni
yersity by investments In The bonds or the
Wisconsin Central railroad, OF which Gar
diner Colby, tie patron OF the institution.
is or was lately president. The Tact Is.
thai the coupons on S24 600 OF these bonds
are unpaid; they are first mortgage bonds
and will in no event prove "A total loss.
The income of the university has never
theless paid all the ordinrfy expenses,
within 500. and will be sufficient. il econ.
omicaIly administered. 10 maintain the pre-
sent staff of teachers aud the general
scale Of expenditure heretofore adopted.
There is however. deficiency OF ABOUT
5000, occasioned by the rebuilding Of the
gymnasium which Is now 8 handsome
brickslructure. The trustees resolved to
make up this deficiency, and $3.50 we're
raised Tor that purpose in the board
Mr.. T. b. Robinson gave 81 600 ana Mr..
A. Little 800 to the academy endowment
fund. The trustees will keep the manage
ment OF this fund 10 their own hands, AID