Ellsworth American., 1878-09-26
State News.

senator Hamlln has gone 70 the White
A lodge OF Temple OF Honor is to be
formed 10 Lewiston.
Stephen Cannon. of North Fairfield,
suicide Monday.
-Ex-Goveruor Dinpley and wife will
sail tor Europe Sept. 2sth.
Ann Jones. an aged minister Of tn. So
ciety Of Friends. died in China recently.
One OF the prisoners who recently e.
capped from the Norridgewock Jail has vol
unfairly returned.
While csrclessiy handling q pistol
bay nsued Libbey. OF Machissport. shot
his younger brother oo Monday.
MIR. Smith OF Calais. mate of schooner
Charles Morton, fell overheard from that
vessel on recent VOYAGE aud was drown
ell
The corn canning factory of the Port
land Packing Company at Cssco, Me. was
burned last Friday night; loss over Sio,-
600.
York county Greenback-rs are urging
4. II. Cove. who wrs defeated as cand-
us'e WI t"HSteNrthsH. f"f SstftAS'y W
State.
A. N. True. superintendent of + C.
Aliens Printing Establishment IN Augusta.
WAS drowned at Carrying Place Pond.
Moscow. Thursday morning.
MIR Enoch Hopkins. city ,osr.hsi OF
Morris. H.. formerly Of Jeff,r IN. this
State. was killed IN that city last wrek by
n rpush he "a trying In aFresf
TIE fourteenth convention ofthe Knox
aud Lincoln Musical Society will be held
Mt Rockland. October sth to lith. Carl
Zerrahn of Boston, will conduct the music
crosby knowlton OF Liberty. was acci-
dcntsily shot the other day by q sportsman
mistsking the waving OF Mr.. KS hair for a
squirrel moving about. His injuries are
not serious.
The store OF J. X. Edes OF GuIlfori
was entered last Wednesday night and rob-
he'd OF goods to the amount OF 500. They
consisted Of paisley shawls, cashmeres and
ready made clothing.
On Monday. the 9th inst. at George
town. Mrs. Nellie Steadman, wife OF the
Rev. c. N. SteadmAu OF Dover. was thrown
from a carriage. receiving injuries which
resulted in her death on Tuesday evening
Mr.. Geo. X. Burton. mate OF schooner
Seguin, Was murdered by drunken sailor
named John kain, while the vessel WAS iy-
ing at Kingston, Jamaica. The deed wa.
done on Sunday. Aug. 35th. Mr.. Burton
belonged in Rockland.
The State Fair held in Portland las,
week was more than usually successful
The attendance was large aud the display
fine. AID growing interest was mani
tested In the annual exhibition OF the pro-
dIcts OF Maine.
DIR. Theodore H. Jewett Of south Ber.
wick. former president OF the Maine Med.
lcal Society, and one OF the best known
physicians OF the state, died suddenly Al
the Crawford House last week lie hac
been out Of health Tor some time.
DEXTER Jordan. OF the firm of Jordan
& Blake. hshermcn's ou,fltters, hung him.
self near his residence In DeerIng Friday
morning. He lately failed In business aud
had arranged favorable composition
which was upse, by the objections of cred
itors.
The Camden Herald says tina, two
weeks ago las, Thursday Mr.. s. T. Sylve.
ter, OF Lincolnv.ile. WAS surprised 10 nnd
sn his front doorstep a ltile boy about
three weeks old. The family was awakened
al midnight by hearing the cry aud found
the little fellow warmly dressed.
Mrs. Benz. Davis OF Livermore. who
together with her daughter aud Miss Smith
Of Auburn, were thrown from a carriag,
In Auburn. a few days since. 10 conse-
quence OF the horse falling aud breaking
1t. neck. died Tuesday night IRON Injuries
received. Her daughter who resides Ia
Washington, lies in n critical condition
-Atthe annual meeting of the ls,h Maine
Regiment Association In Bangor. Thursday
the following Officers w-r. chosen Pres
ideni, A. ". Wildcs; Vice Presidents
George ". fatten. David l.. Phllip.; Sec
retAry aud treasurer. George II Fisher
Directors, A. W. Wildcs, W. II wa!dron
4. =. Lo,hrop. Jas. L. Chllds. W T. LON.
bard; Committee of Arrangements. \ e.
BcIcher. George ID. Bisbee, Geo II Fish.
er. W. II. Fennely. D~igh, Ms1rcld.
DIR. 4. N. Wight, the republican can.
didAte Tor Governor Of Tennessee. isana.
tive OF Maine. ;. years of age, graduate
OF Harvard College and Of the Dartmouth
Medical School. He served Ia the army
for several sessions Was professor In the
Medical College, has been twice Mayor OF
Chattanooga. aud Is now q member OF the
State Board OF Health. and has had charge
Of the Marine Hospital 10 Chattanooga
since August, 1877.
Prescott. who Is being tried In Port
land Tor the murder OF " ilIlams. Is 2. years
old and feet $ 50 inches tall. He Is well
pr"portioned, has light hair. low fore.
head, blue eyes and powerful jaw. Mos,
OF his life has been spent Ia Bangor Can
read little but cannot write lie nrst
met Williams In July and after the last
OF that month the two men spent most OF
their time together. The te.timsny indi-
Gates that Williams was q hard character
and Prescott claims that he Killed viii
liams In self defense. The trial Is still
progressing.
The Wing. Of Tuesday. :-Alonxo
Sturteyant. OF Dexter. and Fred. l.. Dutton
OF Boston. two OF the four escaped prison.
ers from Norridgewock Jail. and the same
that robbed the store OF J. X. Edes, Gull
ford, last Wednesday night. at about ! |
O'Clock. were captured In the woods near
the Spool Factory, 10 FoIcroft. BY l.. l..
Turner and John Atkins, OF Guilford. =
Parties from Guilford had been In search
Of them all day. Much credit Is due to the
Turner Brothers, OF Guilford. for their un.
tiring efforts to secure the robbers. They
we're brought to Guilford shortly after
their capture. and . guard placed over
them. They confessed to being the same
that escaped from the Norridgewock jail.
and all OF the goods aud most Of the mon
ey taken from Mr.. Edes' store was restored
by them. On Monday forenoon they were
brought before Trial Justice G. W. Pratt,
Esq. and plead guilty. Not being able to
procure bonds, they were committed to
Jail in this city until the February term of
Court for Piscatsquis County.
The Ras Meas Convenstoa.