Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-07

-piphfheria still prevails 10 the towns
Of Monroe. Jackson and Thorndke. In one
school district more than one third OF the
scholars have died. One young lady
thought herself recovered from the disease.
aud wrote q letter to one OF her friends 10
the evening. expressing her joy at her re
covery the next moroing she was dead
George Philbr,ck al Mount Vernon
committed suicide on Thursday afternoon
b. shooting himself. Depression OF spirits
Is supposed TO be the cause.
Rev. Job wasbburne If Rockport. %
years OF age. has just left of using tobacco
aftss having used 1t thr~e-qaArters %
century.
The friends at Mrs Jane Smith OF
Way n recently made her visit on the oc-
cSsion Of her ?oth birthday. aud We're sur
prised 10 hear her recite a poem consisting
Of 10 stanxas. which she committed TO lnem-
DRY 50 wears ago.
Dexter has called . town meeting 10
see il the town viii authorize the seiectmen
To offer a reward for the capture Of Mr..
BarTon's murderers. II Is proposed 10
make the reward $1,000
-The Trustees of the Dexter Savings
Bank have elected George Hamilton. Esq.
now vice President ef the FRS. National
Bsnk. and we'll known In railroad. circles.
ia be Treasurer IN place of Mr.. Barron.
murdered. The Impression j. fast gain
ing ground that the murderers OF Barron
are sccrrted close at hand.
A widow Of - and q clergyman of o
are about TO marry "a town near Lewis
ton The widow has mother stiil iivisg
at the age OF 90 years and in full possession
vi her mental faculties. The betroihai has
something of romance. too, Tor IL Is said
-. x.yfa Ars "a
To whom she Is about TO be joined
The Rocsland Free Press says "Facts
and circumstances have been discovered
concentrating suspicious as To the murder
OF Mr.. Meserrey in st. George. Investl-
.siioa has not been abandoned, though IL
the town authorities should offer a reward
for the apprehension OF the culprit, the
case would probably be worked more Wig
orously aud systematically than it now Is.
BAH has a resident who claims to know
where there are thiny-fve tons Of gold and
silver bars, buried By Capt. Kidd or some
of his conte mporsries- The location of the
precious metal is somewhere between Bath
and Dead river. and was revealed 10 him
one dark Night through the medium OF
dram. IL is his Intention TO 20 for IL tn
the Spring and then start q National Bank,
which j. TO be run on an entirely new prin-
Clple usA tHc ptlHCfpls y CsnbOt Al
pres.ut be ascertsined. but he says further
development, will be forthcoming one OF
these days.
New sharon had grand excitement
the other nt2hi over the supposed presence
Ia her midst OF one OF the Dexter murder
ers. \ young ,nsn arrived IN town by
stage. with no other baggage than a hand
vali,e. and ordered supper ssni 10 his room.
This excited the suspicious OF the crowd
and /, began to be breath-d about that he
was one OF the Dexter desperadoes. The
Sheriff heard the report and went 10 a law
yer ; the lawyer made out a warrant, Aad
crowd. armed with all manner OF weapons.
went cautiously 20 the sleepeF's room. The
door Was smashed in aud the inmate OF the
Apartment, who vas quietly sleeping. was
aroused. ohly TO discover that he was stu
dent Of the Normal School at Pennington.
on his way To r'join his class. The troops
then Withdrew.