Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-08-15
State News.

ueao IN h,s room Monday night. Hear
disease.
The schooner Treasure of Rocklaud
went ashore 1t Peake's Island Thursday
and 10 total loss.
The annual reunion ct the Seventeenth
Maine Regiment will be held at Riverside
Farm. baldwin, on Saturday, Aug. 18th.
DIR. Henry A. Reynolds OF red rib
bon tame. with his wife and child, arriv-
ed home in Bangor, last Thursday.
Mr.. w. A. Fletcher. Principal OF the
High School at Rockiand. Me-. has been
appointed Principal Of the Biddeford High
School.
The Congregational church at Calais
had = church debt-paying service recently,
and $1,000 was raised toward paying a debt
OF $500.
Edward Furnish. aged Il years, son
OF John Furnish, . prominent citizen OF
Brunswick. was drowned Saturday AFTER
noon while bathing. The body was recov-
cred.
Mrs. J. c. McIntyre, OF Houlton. has
! sold her beautiful gray mare "Bess" to
Woods Cook, the champion somerssult
rider with Murray's circus. Price paid.
$3.50.
| The Rev. Henry F.. Robbins, d. D..
President OF Colby University, was mar
ried In Boston, on "Wednesday to Miss Cor
della Mott, daughter OF the late Rev. II. G..
| Mott.
| A delighted tourist designates the
country from Blanchard to Greenviile As
| the switzerland Of America" aud AYERS
that u Ia not surpassed in grandeur 10 the
world.
| RkUNION.-The annual encampment OF
the Piscataquis Veteran Battalion will be
| held near Dover Village, beginning the
tirs, Tuesday Of September and continuing
three days.
| e. J. Noyes. of PASSPORT, died Aug.
7th. aged about 20. For 30 years he was
cashier Of the Frontier bank, and was an
honest and faithful official, and beloved
and respected citizen.
Rev. :. l.. Merrill. paster OF the Wa
terville Baptist church. who nine wears
ago delivered the commencement poea, At
| Rochester University, has been chosen
alternate poet for next year.
The kenncbec Journal says: Our
Russian guests thought Major Myrick
curious man-"he fight traitors, he make
speeches. he make poetry. he sing, he
dance. and he cat frst rate supper
Charles Austin Lord, for many years
editor and proprietor OF the Chrisiidn Mr.
ror, died In Portland, Wednesday, aged ~
years. Mr.. Lord was born Ia kennebuns-
port May llth, 1906. and graduated Al
Bowdoin College In the class OF 1886
David Bailey has been postmaster a,
Cambridge. In this State, for a little more
than my consecutive years. Probably
this Is the longest official life Known in
the United States. Mr. Bailey va. ap-
pointed during Jackson's administration.
he AL
the greenback bosses at Washington have
special spite against Representatives
Frye and Hale Of Maine, and they talk Of
sending Dan voorhees, OF Indiana and
Tom Ewing OF Ohio to stump the districts
OF those gentlemen.
Augustus II. Strickland. postmaster
and trader at Llvermorc. committed sui
eide by swallowing laudanum In his store
carly sunday morning. lie had hell prom
lneni positions 10 town affairs. He went
from the hotel to his store about four
O'Clock IL the morning, and committed the
deed.
All the companie. OF militia have yo,-
ed 10 attend the volunteer muster nj Wa
terviile, beginning GU the 10Th of the
present month and continuing one week.
section OF the Androscoggin Light Artil-
lery will attend. The camp has been
named BY Col. Mattocks, commanding the
militia, Camp Shepley. In honor OF the late
Gen. George =. Sheplcy.
Cora Fraser was arrested "Wednesday.
at YORK while driving = stolen team, aud
states that one Charles NOVEL;, an elderly
man, now a. Londonderry who Is grad
uate OF the Maine State prison, gave her
the team with which to drive to her home.
She halls from Ellsworth Maine Josiah
Dearborn, OF Epplng. n. H.. owns the
team
lit ia proposed by the Alumni to eele-
brae the 10Th anniversary ofthe Watcryille
Classical lnstiIute al It's commencement
next summer. The following committee
has been chosen 10 make the necessary ar.
rangement: G. y. Meserve Rockland
Mass; Augustus Kelley. Belfast; W ".
Perry. Camden; and Rev. =. J. Blcknen,
Bangor
-Augostas T. Low. Esq, sheriff Of
Knox County. died on Tuesday from what
the physieians call double pneomoniA. Al
thoagh Mr.. Low had been sick for . num-
Der Of weeks, his disease was quite sud
den and unexpected. lie ~As rrst attack
ed with fever, from which he had pearly
recovered. when he. rather Inprudently
vensured out and took cold, which settled |
upon his lungs
The SHoKrxsr SAILING PASSAGE on |
REcoRp.-'rhs Boston Tfar.lisr SAYS:
The ship Wandering Jew, Capt. Tspiey,
made the passage from Hong Kong TO San |
Francisco Ia thirty-three days, believed |
10 be the quickest passage ever made BY |
any sailing vessel. She beat the steamer |
which left in company with her. She WAS !
built at Camden, Maine, by Mr.. j. Pascal,
In 1877 registers 1897 tons, and is owned |
By Messrs. Charlton, Norwood & Co., OF |
kockland, Maine.
The stone cutters Of Rockland, and |
al. along the coast, are to have great
gathering At CAstine on the 3lst OF Aug.
IL was trs. intended that the gathering ,
should be st Bar Harbor, Mount Desert. !
Bot on account OF convenience OF trans
port, the place has been changed 10 Cas-
tine. They will GO TO Castine in the Lew
iston, and the City Of Richmond will take
them from that place in the afternoon or
evening. - Wig.
Fighting Joe Hooker arrived At the
Falmouth Hotel, Portland SATURDAY. from
FaybAn's and left on Monday Tor Ports
mouth. He Is accompanied by his Secre-
tary, who is Obliged TO help him when he
walks. owing to the paraiytic shock which
disabled one side OF his body. lie rode
about the city Sunday afternoon. Gen.
Hooker WAS stationed at Portland some /
thirty years ago, and he finds 1t very inter
esting 70 note the changes wrought since
then.-frsss.
REUSIoS.-The grand Reunion OF the
Sth 9th and llth Regiments will be held 10
Bangor on the 27th Of this month The
committee have made arrangements Tor
bali fare on oil the railroad and steamboat
lines running INTO the city. The head
quarters will be At Grand Army Hall. In
the morning there will be social and
business meeting, after which dinner will !,
be served at the Franklin House. The
exercises for Wednesday will be arranged !
alter the comrades have assembled. The
local committee are