Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-06-20

The Free Press asks Has Rockls nd
q tire-buii
The potato bug has appeared in gre at
numbers At Baldwin.
The farmers Of Lubec are troubled by
their potato seed ro;sing 10 the ground.
Already this season 1000 guests have
registered at the Ocean Hou-e. Cape Eliz-
sb-th.
The Maine Baptist Anniversaries Will
be held 10 Biddeford, commencing June
2aih.
The Sentinel says the number Of tax
able polls In Eastport this year Is over one
h--S-ad -,n-a 'hsn lar,
George w. Drake OF RockIaud has an
ancient violin. Tor which he has been or
fered $500 BY an expert 10 Boston.
Capt. Clemen. Skoheld. an old ship
owner and lie sding man Of II arpsweli, died
In Portland on Tuesday.
The town Of Phillips has voted to loan
Its credit In aid ofA narrow gauge raiiro DAD
from Harrington TO Phillips.
The pos,mas,ers Of several email ofic.
e. around Brunswick are in trouble on &C.
couss Of Illegal sales OF postage stamps.
Judge Richard Rice Of Augusta arriv-
ed home on Tuesday 10 nearly . helpless
coalition. suffering from . fainting IL. He
Is now better.
The Executive Committee OF the State
Grange met In Portland June 18th. The
committee report good prospect for all
kinds OF farm produce.
The Calais Advertiser says that the
City Council OF that city have voted TO sp-
Propriate one hundred and fifty dollars
towards deiraying the expenses of the
Fourth Of July celebration.
Observation-Disclosures, alias Wood.
man, young man employed as hostler by
Mrs. w. A. FArnsworth. entered the house
while the family was absest. stole a dia.
mond solitaire ring worth about 500 and
three other valuable rings and fed with
his booty.
The Maine Medical Association sd-
journed Thursday. A resolution was pas.
sed declaring IL unsafe TO practice among
the poor. owing to the condition OF the
laws for damages for malpractice, and .
Committee was appointed to present the
matter TO the Legislature.
The graduation exercises Of the East
ern Normal School took place at Castine
Thursday. Seven young ladies and twelve
gentlemen graduated. Gov. Conner and
Council. Mr.. Cortheil, State Superipten-
dent Of Schools, Stanley Pullen. ESQ. and
other II ustees were In attendance. There
WAS reunion Of the alumni and dinner ut
the Acadian. The attendance Of visitors
was quite large.
ACCIDENT AT DOvER.-Mr. William +.
Sampson, while running . circular saw .
few days since. sawed the thumb of his
right hand through lengthwise, making q
painful wound. The parts were sewed up,
and be hopes 70 save the thumb. For thir.
ty-six y ears Mr.. Sampson has been In the
employ OF S. T. Brown & Co.. working
among machinery. and this il his first &C
cioent serious enough to unit him for
work.
NoRrHPoRr.-The annual campmeeting
OF East Maine Conference will be held at
Wesleyan Grove. NOrthport, on the week
commencing August 26th. Northport Is
gaining quite name among seaside re-
sorts and 10 becoming more and more
popular every year. At present . number
Of summer residences are in process ofcon-
| struciion. Below the boarding house
there are seven houses building for up
river people.
Trouble among the greenbackers In
Hancock county. The notorious Monroe
Young baviny been mentioned - the prob
| able greenbsck candidate for Cong ress
from the 4th District, the Camden Herald
flares up in = minute. Emery and Young
have trained in the same company IN DAYS
| OF yOre, end IL is not strange that the self
| constituted manager Of the greenbsck
party should look out for the interests OF
this old time friend.-(Dexter Gazette.
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. - The
Press reports that Wednesday, the second
day Of the Maine Medical Association
| meeting ct Portland. WAS largely devoted
| to consideration OF the case Of Dr. Files.
| who was expelled last winter for the pub
LEGATION OF an article concerning the treat
ment Of . patient at the Maine General
Hospital. The doctor WAS finally read
mitted on his statement that his article was
Q violation Of the code Of ethics, which he
regretted. though he insisted in bis re-
marks before the convention that his strict.
ures were just.
Omcers we're elected as follows: Presi-
dent. n. C. Wedgewood. Lewiston; Vice
Presidents, A. J. BIllinGs, Freedom. and
J. A. Donovan. Lewiston; Corresponding
Secretary, Charles o. Hunt, Portland.
Hon. Edward O'Brien Of Ihomastou.
has given 70 the towD Of Thomaston the
sum Of ten thousand dollars, In trust. the
Interest % which 10 - be used Ia helping
the deserving poor. Mr.. O'Brien IL now
eighiy.6ve years Of eye. Two years ago
be gave his aasive town Ut wsrr~n the
sem Of ten thousand dollars. the i.terest to
be perpetual fund Tor TIE deserving Door.
For years pase Mr.. O'Beiso has been n the
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