Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-06-13

the house BY the back way and robbed the
doctor Of el6O In money. He VAS the only
inmate Of the house at the time. having re.
turned home Wednesday evening.
In an area OF IL miles square, including
Copel,a township on Dead rives. 20 per-,
sOns (snosuy children) have died from
diphtheria In the last 10 months, nearly
While families having died in some cases.
-TMs veazie Nllis q Oidtowu. beloas.
Ing to the estate Of Samuel veaxie. were
burned Thursday night. Valued at e75.-
900 insured for e4s .OoO.
The Commencement exercises Of the
Bangor Theological seminary closed Wed
nesday. The graduating exercises OF the
Senior class took place Wednesday even
Ing. The outgoing class numhers ten. s
Tuesday afternoon . large sign. just
above the corner OF Middle and Free
streets. on Middle street. Portland. fell
with loud crash. just grazing two ladies
who were passing on the sidewalk. and
soaring Them terribly.
Governor ConDor. Secretary Of State
Chadbourne and Messrs. harrington.
Hatch. Shepherd. Lacy and Gxrceion OF
the executive cou, ell are making their an
nusl Official visi, n the blind. deaf and
dumb ssylums Of Massachusetts and Con-
necticut, To which Maine sends such
classes.
-Lesiston 10 infested with a dangerous
class Of night providers who forage upon
peoples cellars aud reid upon clothes lines.
Numerous instances Of petty thieving are
reported which are committed by these To-
cal uamps. They are very sly In their
operations and puzzle the pol . consider
ably.
Hon. Daniel Pratt arrived Ia This cit
from Ellsworth this morning. Mile In
that city he spoke. as he says. "Dine times
! outside and once inside" He says he Is
| 10 give n lecture at the Bangor House
about six O'Clock this evening. His subject
will be elements OF the Universe. - Ban
gor Daily Comm ercial.
Week ago Friday, George Taylor OF
Fairfield, lately q resident Of vassalboro'
bought some alewivos 1t waterviiie. which
he carried to his home and he aud his wife
ate. In few hours they were both taken
with voneting which continued for up
wards OF ten hours, and IL was with difii-
| Guilty their lives were saved. Il IL suppos-
ed the Dish were cured with arsenic and the
family were poisoned from eating them.
ORDINATION AT wArERvILLE.-rhurs
| dav evening. June 9Th. Rev. John A. Bel
lows was ordained to the Christian minis
try and installed IS pastor OF the Unitarian
| church, In waterviiie. The exercises were
OF very interesting character. Rev. DR.
Bellows Of New York preached the ser.
mon and offered the ordslning prayer.
| Rev. ID. n. Sheldon. d. D.. of watervllle.
gave the charge to the minister; Rev. a.
| NJ. Knapp OF Bangor. the right hand Of Eel
| lowship, aud Rev. J. 7. Bixby Of Belfas,
! the address to the people. The candidate
| 10 . kinsman Of the Rev. DR.. Bellows, and
! the society are to be congratulated on Sc.
| curing the services Of young man Of such
promise.
| ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.-A few
days since 10 the town Of Aurora, man by
name Of George Henry Mace, got into a
| quarrel with William Morrison Of tina,
| place. Mace got quite excited and AFTER
| getting Morrisoa down went for him pretty
hard. James Richardson came along Just
| then and told Mace be Was choking MORT
son TO death. Mace said that was what he
Intended to do. Mace was then taken on
! from the PROSTATE man, who WAS pretty
well exhausted. Mace has since been ar.
rested and taken TO Ellsworth. He has q
( somewhat uDenvisble reputation. and Is
said to be h rather dangerous character
! A while ago. he. with companion, stole q
goose from the farm Of Elijah Bradbury In
Clifton. They took the goose into tbs
woods. built up huge Are aud roasted her
Mace's Accompiice Ia this deed turned
states evidence and Mace was fully ex,
posed. This little aiisir, II is said. cost him
about eighty dollars. What will be done
with Mace on this assault case Is uncer
tain. Bangor Daily Commercial.