Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-27
state News.

Burglars entered several residences In
Bangor during Tuesday night.
Laundering operations Ia Aroostook
county have already begun aud promise TO
be very active this season.
The Journal says that Waldo county
is building county work shop in connec-
ton with the jail at Belfast.
There are twenty seven lawyers In
Belfast
The entire line of the +. { y. A. Rail-
way, from Bangor Ia ST. John, is now the
same gauge ~ the Maine Central.
About $1,000 is to be spent for renovat-
ing the Belfast custom house.
MAcHIAs, Sept. 22.-Capt. Amos Wa
lace OF the sch Oriental was drowned near
the bridge in Mllbrldge yesterday.
The starch factory Ia Presque Isle is
grinding daily 1000 bushels OF potatoes.
-Somc forty persons were poisoned in
Camden. last week, though not seriously,
from drinking milk which had been stand
Ing III new jars with porcelain Innings.
MIR. Samuel G.. Robinson. who died a
few days ago at Augusta. ut the age OF
seventy years, was the best player upon
the dic, piccolo aud clarinet In that region.
aud could play one thousand tunes from
memory.
Ida J. Vollicr. young woman il
Waterville. after few hOnr's Illness n
week ago SUNDAY. went into a sleepy stu
por aud still remains unconscious. though
she asoke Thursday. During all This time
size has taken scarcely any food,
A case was tried in Belfast last week
where two lawyers were employed as
counsel. ten witnesses were examined,
and the whole matter in dispute Was only
s2.5
The county Agricultural society has just
solved n much veXed problem. They have
held = most satisfactory cattle show aud
fair without a horse trot. Hundreds have
visited the grounds who would not ii there
had been a trot.
The Pennington On rouicle states that
a meteor OF the hrst brilliancy shot across
the heavens last Saturday evening, and in
approaching the earth 1t came in contact
with the bell on the court house, causing
the bell to ring sufficiently TO be heard for
quite distance.
Peter stevens, OF Iiarpswell. indicted
Tor cruelty TO n horse. pleaded guilty be-
fore the court In Portland. and Vas fined
twenty-five dollars and costs, amounting
to thirty-iwo dollars aud forty-one cents,
and In default Of payment 70 sixty days
imprisonment In the county jail.
The Age says that the drouth l. more
severe at Belfast than at any time during
the past summer. Wells are givin. out.
brooks run dry. and cisterns are empty.
The September term of the supreme
Judicial Court for Arooostook County
opened at Houton Wednesday, with Judge
Libby presiding The continued docket
numbers $40 cases, but there are none tor
trial OF special interest. and rather a short
term Is anticipated.
The Fallterm OF the Bangor Theological
Seminary opened yesterday. During the
past vacation the buildings have been uu-
dergoing quite extensive repairs. Main
hail has been newly plastcrcd throughout
the hall floors and stair ways are made OF
hard wood. and all dadoed with ash. aud
new sashcs have been put in containing
four liz hts each, which adds very much 10
the appearance oil the building. new
veraudah has been built, which is 4 great
Improvement over the old one. Ihr
grounds have been greatly improved by
trimming up the trees aud liking the
walk. DR.. Hamlin i eXuecte Il the last
of next week
+. &. Bassick OF " aldo county, discov-
erer and ow ner OF the fabulou-ly rich Maine
lode Ia the Colorado gold sud oliver region,
ina. been niutus for t~onIy years, begin
ming Ia Australia, and always with a strong
iailh that he should make a rich discovery.
HIS family have always been with him.
and when, while prospecting among the
mountains, his provisions would grow low,
he would work for whom-oeycr he could
till he got a supply ahead and then would
began prospecting again. The reward has
come, and he has written to his Maine rel
atives, inviting them to come, a. he has
enough tor all.
The extension of the western wing OF
the State Prison a. Thomaston, provided
for BY the legislature last winter, j. well
advanced toward completion and Will be
ready Tor occupancy shortly. The exterior
size OF extension is GiX4s tcet, three stories
high. IL will contain 60 cells. nearly Of
the ordinary size; six work cells XII
feet. well lighted, where occupants may
be kept by themselves, and yet employed
There Is also = section containing several
cells where convicts can be Kept excluded
from communication with waters aud
other attendants except officers. On the
first foor there IS room for clothing and
other stores; on the second floor large
aud comfortable room for hospital, and
above this school room. The walls, in
ternal and external, are OF granite, lined or
backed with brick. The number OF con
vlcts now in prison Is about 1870