Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-14
State News.

The oilcloth factory at Readfieid re
Gently burned will not be rebuilt.
Mayor Dingley was reelected mayor
Of Gardiner March 1. by Il vote OF 62i 10 IL
The total snow fall at Augusta for the
past winter up 10 this time is about IS
inches
Among Belfast's latest productions is
a sixteen and half pound baby.
Peter Royal OF Lee, recently reported
In the papers as 10 years old, died March
4th.
The Governor has designated Thurs
day, the llth day Of April, as Fast day.
The vote on closing the Lewiston lil.
nor agency has been counted. There were
s35 yeas 10 400 NAYS.
The Bangor Democrats made no nom
nation for mayor Thursday. They will
vote for Mayor Hamin, the Tax payers
candidate.
AT a mass me citing at Bangor. DR.. A.
c. Hamlin was nominated for Mayor by
COS votes against ISIS for }. 7. Bass.
d. II. Howard, Dexter farmer, had a
pocket.book containing some $3.50 stolen
from his dwelling few days since.
1t is said that there was never before
so much lumber put into Aroostook waters
10 Nsine 10 the same time as within the
past two weeks.
While crossing the kennebec river on
the ice Wednesday evening at Riverside.
just above Augusta, the ice broke. and
Mrs. Vesta. the wife OF Joel Hollowell OF
Sidney, was drowned.
AT large Republican caucus at Au.
gusta, held Thursday evening, Capt.
Charles +. Nash was nominated by acca-
nation as candidate for Mayor, this being
his third nomination.
The iii ST attempt ever made In Sher-
man to put a teacher out OF school was not
q success. One big boy was knocked sense
less on the floor and three others thought
it prudent to escape through the windows.
The spring term of the Normal School
at Pennington, opened last Tuesday with
an attendance of l40. The entering class
contains nearly fifty; nineteen of the enter
ing class are twenty years OF age or over.
While Bangor man was counting his
money 10 train at the Fitchburg depot in
Boston. Saturday morning. thief sue
ceeded In snatching 1t out of his hands and
escaped. The amount was @S5.
On Tuesday Of last week, Mr.. Paysoo
Whiting. q prominent citizen OF East
Winthrop. while chopping in the woods
was struck in the head BY falling tree and
so severely injured that at last accounts he
was not expected to live.
AT q town meeting held In Dexter
March 6, 1t was thought not advisable to
offer reward for the detection of MIR. Bar.
ron's murderers. Speeches were made eu.
logizing the character of the murdered
treasurer, and resolutions OF respect were
adopted, 4 committee was also chosen to
cooperate with the state authorities In the
pursuit
The quarterly meeting of the Trustees
| Of the Maine Industrial School for Girls
was held at Hallowell. Wednesday. Messrs.
Perham. ROweIl, Mrs. Sampson, Mcssrs
Baker. French and Nash were present.
| The superintendent, Rev. DR.. Allen, sub
| mitted his report. showing an exceedingly
| satisfactory condition of the school. The
housekeeper, Mrs. Currier, rendered her
resignation, which was accepted, to take
effect May 3lst,
There Is to be o slight change in the
| faculty Of the State College. Mr.. j. Il. Far
| ringtOn, who has for several years had
| charge Of the farm IS farm superintendent
| and also been instructor 10 agriculture.
| found the duties Of his position too much.
| He has therefore been made professor Ol
| agriculture. and another man, Mr.. Rich OF
Hampton, has been engaged as Farm Su-
perintsndent.
The Commercial says it is now the
| opinioa aud it seems to be well-grOunded,
| that the murderers Of Treasurer Barron
escaped to the eastward. and took to the
| woods. When once there it would be
comparatively easy TO keep from the eyes
of men, and II desired, they might stay in
some camp the remainder Of the season.
without being met by any one. IN the last
few days suspicious persons have been
seen 10 the woods in the vicinity OF lincoln
! and Olsmop. Detective AOCausland, who
| has made fruftlets search Of other trails has
| commenced on this one.