Ellsworth American., 1877-07-19
state News.

-Bangor's aid 70 s.. John amounts 70
$40 600.
Helen J. lIaines has been appointed
postmi,treS- at East Detham.
The Belfast journal announces that
no more bottled potato bugs are wanted
at that office.
THIEVES broke into the Camden lookup
the other night aud stole ten gallons Of
rum
The stalk OF a towering bean in Ban
gor recently grew inches in little more
than - hours
There ARE twenty barber shops in Ban
gor.
Mayor Reed Of Bath invited Secretary
Sherman 70 visit that city. but OWN. "a
previous engagements he was Obliged to
decline.
The Maine Farmer. from new date
has figured out that the farmers of Maine
have planted 10, 1876 acres more than usual.
that the extra corn crop thus secured
may br valued at slG6 $50. and the extra
potatoes at sG1l,0D0.
The Good Templars OF Waldo county.
numbering about 1000, will hold their an
ground. Friday, August 3.
Miss Emma Brewer of Lewiston has
just completed quilt Of silk. composed OF
Glsl pieces. Each piece j. the size oi
large copper aud is six cornercd. She has
been six years 10 the manufacture OF this
piece Of fabric.
Almost the last one of the Black Hills
party from Skowhegan arrived home Fri
day. Universally they tell a dplefui story
OF ;heir adventures and the hard pros
poets in those regions. Their accounts
would convince all ordinary mortal- thar,
although the time are dull In Maine noae
can better their condition by going 10 the
Black Hills.
The Maine Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton met in Portland. Wednesday morning
and transacted routine bs.incss The
druggists Of Maine made the occasion
au opportunity % assemble for mutual ac-
quatntancc, aud AZ noon started tor the
Islands. lJ0 strong. with baud Of music.
Excelsior Engine 80. of Auburn ha,
challenged Triumph No. OF Biddeford to
play horizontal stream through 200 feet
of hose for sll5. The Trumph won the
first prize Of second-cla.s machines at the
muster at Bideford. The Triumph re-
piled, Offering 10 play Tor $500 and naming
Saco a. the place.
A Bangor merchant offered prize of
ten dollars for the first bushel OF new po-
tatoes delivered at hi. store, not Ia exceed
22j 10 the hU,hel. Monday morning TWO
men arrived At the store. one at o'clock
with hushel contaiHin. 2l9 potatoes.
The store not being open he walk down
town. The other man with 2l6 arrived soon
after, and, seeing the others potatoes. sat
his In recess OF the door Wnen the clerk
came they both tried 10 get into the door
first. 1t was finally decided TO deyide the
money between them.
There i great excitement in Oidtown
over the discovery OF gold on Trent &
Websters Island. Robert Gusts, who was
excAvating Tor reservoir tor the town,
struck his pick into what seemed 10 be a
crcvlce Ia the ledge, aud broke of quite a
large piece OF rock, which on examination
proved 10 be quartz filled with pure gold.
The rock was thoroughly examined aud
pronounced by the old miners to be the
same a the gold bearing quartz rock OF
California, and very rich. Deacon B0>-
worth, who own, land cont suUus 10 the
gold deposit. was offered five thou.an dol
lars for less than half an acre
Considerable excitement prevails in
WATERFORD and vicinity owing to rumors
that Amos Jeileson, found dead and hori-
bic mutilated on the track OF the Portland
and Rochester Railroad, was first murder-
ed by some Swedes and the body placed
on the track 10 conceal the crime. An in-
vestigatlon by the Coroner showed beyond
a doubt that Jellison was live when
struck by the locomotive, and the strong
fumes OF cider from the stomach would
indicate that he was intoxicated at the
time. Many OF the bones of the body
were soft. owing TO the excessive use OF
acids and liquors. The jury decided that
Jelleson Wa run over by locomotive
July aud killed, aud that no blame at.
taches 10 the company or employees.