Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-10

/ Two brothers, J. a. and b. \. Har
wood, have been arrested Ia Portland TO!
I horse-thiesing in kennebec county.
The [, $. Steamship Plymouth sailed
from Portland harbor for Santa Cruz. OF.
I dered 10 protec. American citizens there
Rev. job wsshburnr, cf Camien, q
minister Of the Baptist denomination, /,
believed Ia be the Oldest minister in Maine
being % wears Of age.
One acre OF land will produce l .OOC
bushels Of sugar beets, which made into
| sugar will yield 4 500 pound, of sugar; or
into vinegar 5000 gallons.
Schooner Florence \. Tower, Cant
Marion Drinkwater, with lime and hay
from Rockpcrt for Charleston, a lew hours
out, put in to Camden with lime on fire.
In the supreme Judicial Court at
Rockland, Monday, morning, Charles |
Williams, convicted OF forgery of a check
on the German-Amerlcan baun, was sen
tenced TO hscyears in the state prison
Capt. Walton o. Hooker, OF Gardiner.
OF the ship Harry Morse died at Rio Jane
70 on Aug. 10Th, of smallpox, aged 70
years. Capt Hooker was a Young and
promising shipmaster, and graduate of
Bo"doin college.
The Wing says that Jere. Fenno OF
bangor is putting up large mill at Milo,
iorty by sixty feet, for the purpose of saw
ing spool blocks to supply a Rhode Island
factory. Other manufacturing business
will also be carried on at this mill.
Rev. Daniel Dole died at the Sand
wich Islands on the 2Gth of August lie
was brother OF Rev. Nathaniel Dole. for
meriy pastor OF the First church 10 Brew
er, and graduated from the Theological
Seminary in the year 1899.
"A Colby University Sophomore named
French has Inherited s75, 900 by the death
OF rich Boston Mass uncle, and anoth
er student in the same Institution gets a
similar property by the successful ermin-
alton OF long-pendng will case in the
Spanish Courts.
The contract for furnishing the cut
granite work for the L. 5. Custom House,
etc, at Albany, u. Y, has been awarded
10 the BOdwell Granite Co, of Rocklsnd
The granite tor the building will be fur
nished from the Company's quarry at
Spruce Head.
The people of Winslow are a good
deal exercised over big snake. Il is
thought to be about ten feet long by those
who have seen il. Several persons have
been badly scared BY it and hunting par
Ties have been organized to capture 1t. but
SO far without success
Capt. Charles S. McGregor. of Barring
Me. committed suicide SATURDAY. by shoot
Ing himself through the head with a MIS-
tol tie has been master OF the bark Sea-
ward OF st. John, n. b., nine wears and
was at home on u vacation. Depressiop
OF mind on account of business ia stated a.
the cause OF the act. He WAS "a years of
age and leaves wife and child.
The Belfast Journal says:
The executors of the P. X. Hazs,,,,.
estate have paid to the trustees of the
Methodist society OF Belfast, the $1,000 leg.
Acy oequesthed to that church. On Sun.
DAY last Mr. Gerrish, the parton, spoke
Ieeiingiy Of the bequest, introduced a res
o'ut'on OF thanks and called Tor rising vote
'or lis adoption. The money has been ex-
penoeh IN the purchase Of a parsonage.
"A Camden dispatch says: The dead
body Of Charles E. Qaimby, aged 81 yrs,
so" OF Rev. DR.. Quimby. OF Augusta, edit.
OF Of the Gospel Banner. was fo.nd FRI
Gay ~orninx 10 eamp on the side Of Mt.
ssaty. A oessls Of morphine and bottle
o. iaodanaa were found on table. The