Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-08-22
State N 8 VS..

Fred Scruton died suddenly 10 a pc
lice station in Lewiston Thursday morn
ing.
Bath has had but four deaths since
June 30. The city has over 10000 inhabi.
tants.
The Republicans Of the Third Congress
sional District. have reuominsted Hon, S.
ID. Lindsey.
The Democrats In the Fourth District
have endorsed the Greeuback nominee. DIR.
Geo. W. Ladd, for Representative.
The quarterly convention of the re-
form clubs OF Maine will he held 10 BAN
gor, September 4th aud 9Th.
The Governor has nominated Samuel
+. Shepherd OF Camden, sheriff of Knox
county In place Of A. +. Low. diseased.
On Monday three large hounds be-
longing to Mr. Alonzo Smith, of Orrlngton.
killed six sheep owned By Mrs A. r.
Pierce. OF that place.
Rev. John A. Douglass. for over fifty
years pastor OF the Congregational Church
in Waterford, died at his late residence on
Thursday. Aug. s, aged Sc years.
Thomas McMain. IS years old. en-
ployed as a shsckIer aud shifter at the
Gi and Trunk depot la Portland, was acct
dentally run over and instantly killed last
Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Thompson OF Bangor,
widow lady about iorty-dve years old.
committed suicide Friday morning by
drowning. She had been low spirited some
time.
The store OF Sam'l Adams occupied By
his son Alfred at Ca-tinc, was burned
Wednesday. Nothing was saved. The
Ina. fst. b.,Af Az. 1
O. 200 The stock was valued at 5000;
insured 81 500. The fire was incendiary.
The bondholders OF the Bucks port and
Bangor Railroad Company will. hold a
meeting at Bucssport Aug. asth. for the
purpose OF electing Trustee to fll the
vacancy caused by the death OF the late
Samuel r. iIersey, Esq.
Fred T.. whitney. recently OF the Eliot
School. Boston, has been elected profess
sor OF English and English Literature In
Toxic University, the National University
Of Japan. Mr.. Whitney Is native OF
Pennington Me, and graduate of Bow
dom College.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Timothy
Eamsdell, OF \ ork, Me. and another man.
went out fishing from York harhor. aud
Mr.. RamSdell. while trying to raise the
anchor. Eel overheard aud was drowned
He was 81 years OF age, and leaves wife
and four children.
Mrs. Henry +. Grel drowned herself
Ia the MedomaA river, Thursday night.
near her residence In Waldoboro. She
was about q years OF age. aud leaves a
husband and seven children. She has ap-
peared strangely At times Tor the past few
months, but no one expected her to com
NIT suicide.
-Faunic Hall, aged abou, 30 years. liv-
ing near Plttstield village, while passing
another team on her way to Pittshcld
camp-meeting last sunday forenoon, was
thrown from her carriage aud her skull
broken. Little hopes are entertained Of
her recovery. The man who was with her
was also considerably Injured.
The New England Reformed Mems A.
ISOLATION meeting will be held at tie Fab
yam House, White Mountains. sept. End
and will continue eight DAYS. President, Col.
Frank G.. Allen OF X. /. Officers from Maine
Vice President, o. Il. Chadbournr Of Saco;
Ex-Commiltee. II. VI. Bryant. Lewiston;
J. X. Osgood. Gardiner, and &. &. Frost
Auburn.
Henry T.. MaineS Of New Sharon while
driyin, home IRON the village, VA. shot At
by some unknown person. The buile,
struck him in the LEFT side, passed through
a small account-book, eating a lead pen
ell completely in two. and out on the OPP
posite side. without having scratched the
skin. He does not know any reason for
such AN act.
A painiul and probably fatal sccidcnt
happened To Mr. Amos Churchill Of Madi-
sou. Tuesday. lie was visiting In Bling
ham and sent out with a friend to- get In a
load oil grain. " ben the team passed from
the Geld into the road, the telegraph wire.
very low at that place, caught in the grain.
and after being stretched It spranZ back
into position, striking Mr.. Churchill aud
hurliug him 10 the ground. His hip struck
a small stone aud was completely crushed.
GATHERING or rue CAUSE.-THE Dem
OCratic candidate for Governor met the
state committee at room No. Il, Preble
House, last Friday evening, to talk over
ways and means OF carrying on the cam.
paign. Among the number present were
Pillsbury OF Augusta, Anderson of Gray.
Berry OF Damariscotta, Belcher OF Farm
ington, Hersey OF Bangor, Murch OF Bel
fast, and others.-Iress.
Among the competitors for the 500
premium for raising 100 bushels or more
of corn per acre, offered BY Mr.. Frank
", Miller, editor of the Portsmouth. n. H..
W eekly, are the names OF several Maine
mcn. among which are Joshua Woodman
OF Plymouth, {. d. Merrill OF Portland,
Geo:ge ID. Stockwell of East L idingtou.
Alden Mouiton of Wales, b. ID. Savage OF |
skowhegan, Nelson Ham of Lewiston, |
Moses Crans Of Auburn, Il. W. Sawyer OF |
{ .lFlAui and EDhFaifn a. II
terry.
A. J. Leavitt OF Saco, assistant road |
master on the Eastern Railroad, was kill |
ed Aug. 18Th 10 kennebunk. Mr.. Leavltt |
was overseeing the work OF making up a |
train BY means OF an engine and drag rope |
when the rope broke catching round hl. /
body, throwing him about thirty feet and !
breaking his hip and other bones. He |
was almost instantly Killed. Mr.. Leavitt |
had been In the employ OF the Eastern /
Road about thirty years, being faithful
and efficient man.
The Bangor Wing learns that the
amount OF lumber used In the New Eng
land States this year Is very much larger
than last. Last year very large shipments
were made from all American lumber mark |
cts to foreign ports, and but little imported |
from the British Provinces. This year
very small amount is being shipped from
American ports 10 foreign markets, and /
owing to the low prices OF deal, the impor-
tation from the Provinces Is very large. In |
the retail lumber yards through New Eng |
land there Is no accumulation of stocks, |
that the amount being |
is about the same as last |
year. The price OF lumber now ranges /
lower than at any time since 1857.