Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-25
State News.
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tAto bugs at New Gloucester.
Canned baked beans and pork are put
up At the Wilton corn factory.
The poet LonSfellow Is visiting in
Portland. his native city.
Wool sells for frsm 30 to so cents per
pound In Somerset County.
The Journal says the Lewiston High
School bsildlnz Is to be enlarged.
Dealers 10 dog muz1lcs are growing
rich In Lewiston. One dealer Is reported
to have sold seven dozens.
Several cases of small pox are report
ed in VIM. and the village schools have
been closed Ia consequence.
Hon. Stewart l.. Woodiori OF New
York will address the Republican State
Convention a. Portland, July J0th.
Charles II Williams. former clerk,
was arrested In Thomaston last week for
completely In the Andrews forseries.
Mr.. Henry simmons of Friendship. at
tempted suicide last Sunday BY shooting.
lie will recover. Domestic difficulties.
In New Portland village there a.e 800
Inhabitants, 30 OF whom are upwards Of
30 years OF age and over 50 years OF age.
The Steamer Charles Hough,on. broke
The revenue Steamer Nc Culloch went to
her assistance.
A full Hale delegation, headed by Pau /
Stevens. Esq, was chosen by the republi-
can caucus held In Camden Saturday even
log.
The house OF II. II. Fales OF Rockland,
shower, sh1uae tvcrtf. ''S5 crre 'haesAlfhr
jured.
The Lewiston Journal says the build
ings of DIR. +. II. Brown OF Pans lin,
were struck by tightening and burned sun
day evening.
The town OF Hope reports that In one
OF It's districts. containing % families and
over 10 legal voters, Their. have been ONLY
10 births In eish, years.
The presIden, Of Greenback club 10
Brighton. boast tina, he has voted with
every political party that has been organ
lied wahin the last twenty-five years.
Capt Edgar Mosman OF searsport.
master OF the ship Gem. died OF yellow fe-
yer on the passage from Matanras TO New
York. His body was buried ut .ea.
A four year old son of Mr.. Thoma,
leader OF the Bowdoinham Band. Will.
playing in = boat At Bowdoinhsm. last
Thursday A. 81, Tell in aud was drowned
The Hallowell Register say.:-one OF
our venerable farmers, Mr.. John Yeaton.
OF chelsea, 81 years OF age, rode a moving
machine during hayng. and cut his own
hay, some thirty tons.
The Hon. Ezra b. French. Second
Auditor Of the Treasury, leaves Washing
ton in few days for q soIourn In New
EDgland. and while there will visit his old
home 10 Dsmariscotla.
TIE Commercial says that Robert Per
kins, OF Bangor, WAS stricken with a Sc
we're attack OF paralysis, caused, Il Is sup
posed. by the severe heat, which had
seemed TO overcome him.
Gen. Geo. +. Shepley, Judge Of the l..
s. Circuit Court for the first District, died
at his residence in Portland on Saturday
evening Of cholera afler an illness Of only
three days; aged SO years.
The first regular passenger train on
the Rumford Falls and Buckneld Railroad
passed over the road last week. The peo-
pie OF Buckfield brought out their cannon
and there was general rejoicing.
The Portland Press of the 18th says
The party OF ladies and gentlemen who
len here under the auspices OF the Maine
Editorial Association dwindled down to
one before they returned. That one arrv-
ed yesterday.
During the funeral services of Young
man In Cherryneld, while the choir were
singing at the grave, the horses (quite u
number OF teams having been driven into
the cemetery took fright and went In all
directions. One young man named Tenan
was badly jammed between two carriages.
&C. C. Rounds Of Pennington, TIL.
Hanson Of Waterville. w. J. Corthell Of
Calais. and G. T. Fletcher Of Castine,
were elected Vice-Presidents OF the Amer
lean Institute OF Instruction, at their ses-
sion at the Fsbyas House. and A. ].
Phpps. Lewiston, and W. o. Fletcher.
Rockland, councillors.
Williams, who was arrested q few
days since, as an accessory with Willard
B. Andrews In passing forged checks on
banks In ThOmaston, Rockland and Port
land. was arraigned Monday evening at
kocklsnd before Mr.. Fales, trial Justice.
and waived an examination. He will be
commi: ted to Wiseasset jail.
The Register says the Hsllowell Gran.
tie Company have completed the statue
which Is TO rest upon the shan OF the Sol.
diers' Monument to be erected at Ports
mouth. Ohio. This monument Is now being
cut at the Fox Island works Of the Bod
well Granite Company. and will be one of
the finest la the country.
The GoOd Templars of Maine, in the
six months preceding the semi annual ses-
sion In April. gained s. Lodges and 1000
members. Twelve new Lodges have been
instituted since the April session. The
Grand Worthy Secretary, Mr.. George =.
Bracket Of Belfast, publishes . monthly
Bulletin, containing directory OF the or.
der and news from the different Lodges.
The barn aud stable with contents
consisting Of axricultoral implements, &c,
belonging TO John H. Simpson OF Wins
low. were burned Friday night. Loss
$1,000; insured for 600. The bones Of .
human being were taken from the debris.
supposed to be tramp who had been
seen In that vicinity In the afternoon, and
who took lodging In the barn and persisted
in tho flames.
-cOLsY UNIvxRsTrY-The speakers S.
lected from the Senior class, for commence
@ent, are: Miss Emily p. Mesder. r. r.
Dewhurst, H. II. Thompson. r. J. Jones.
c. u. SALESMAN, ID. W. Pike, A. C. Get
chell. H. b. Tilden, ". G. Mann.
The edit0EiR-chief OF the Colby Echo.
tor next year, y Everett Flood. The busi,
ness editor 70 W. 4. Joy. Mr.. JOY Il =