Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-14
State News.

Zotn as Thanksgiving Day.
One hundred hands are employed in
the Rockland shoe factory.
schooner Alice OF Swans Island has
taken 1910 barrels of mackerel this season.
Moses Owen, of Bath, died in the In
sane Asylum. at Augusta, Monday morn
Ing.
Mr.. Benjamin Willis, of Bangor, died
In the Insane Hospital ct Augusta on We'd
nesday last.
The Governor and Council have par
doned John Lynch of Lewiston, in State
prison for larceny.
The Waterville Journal. established
about tx weeks ago, has been discontin-
ued. The subscribers are very Indignant
The dwelling house OF Wilson Creation
of Pennington. was burned Tuesday night
Of last week. Loss two thousand dollars.
Fully insured.
-Peleg Sprague. James W. Bradbury,
Lot NJ. Morrill, aud Nsthan A. Farwell are
Maine now living.
George Severance. the kidnapper OF
the Ladd children OF Lawrence. has been
bound over to answer to the charge of
horse stealing at Lewiston.
Inc Evans ri1e works OF Mechanic
Falls have shut down until the lst of jan
uary, ut which time, 1t is rumored. they
will commence on Russian orders.
John F. Foss of Auburn, sentenced to
State prison for two years from last jam.
AIRY for granddaughter, has had his sentence
commuted by the Governor 10 the Auburn
jail.
Miss Clara Nichols, the Searsport
"A. L. I.
gagement with the Carl Rosa Opera Com
pany. Rosa's troupe Is to appear In Lon
don on the first of January.
Moses Owen, OF Bath. the gifted poet,
has been brought to the Insane Hos pital.
Another OF those cases in which run is the
corqueror. He has had a paralytc shock,
and is falling quite rapidly.
Samuel Day, kennebunk farmer,
disappeared suddenly the other day, and
foul play WAS feared, but it now appears
that he has gone West, leaving endorsed
notes tor one Garvin, who is also missing.
A tramp entered the house of William
Crcauer in Waldoboro last week and u-
suited his wife. Mr.. Creamer being in
formed of the occurrence gave chase and
catching the tramp horsewhipped him Sc
verely.
for many years OF the Eastern depot, in
Biddeford. was fatally injured Wednesday
night. while unshackliny freight cars.
Both legs were broken and one arm torn
from the body. lie died Thursday morn
ing
Susan Woodbury. OF l.itchfeld, -
years old, sister OF Senator John Wood
bury, while coming down stairs slipped
and fell breaking her thigh bone and re-
ceiving other severe injuries which will
probably prove fatal.
The Chronicle says that Rev. j. :.
Swin OF Pennington, was Frustrated by
over action OF the heart. Tuesday, causing
partial paralysis OF the entire system.
Careful attention bestowed IN season caused
rapid recovery. and Mr.. ; +, now doing
we'll.
Schooner Samuel Knight of Pembroke.
Me, brick laden. on the rocks at Dover
Polnt,has been turned over and 5000 bricks
taken out and the remainder OF the cargo
Is expected 10 be recovered. The vessel
Is a total loss.
C. W. Severance was arrested in al
mouth Thursday morning. charged th
abduCliug TWO children Of y. T.. I.adu, OF
Lawrence, aud lodged Ia Auburn Jail Ada
LAdd i IN the lookup on the same charge.
The children returned to their fsther.
The ell Of Capt H. d. Parker's house
In Brewer. was damaged by fire Saturday
morning. Cause. IA defective chimney.
Loss estimated at $500; insured for $500.
Capt. Parker and his wife were obliged to
make their escape through a window.
A span of ponies, owned by \. O.
Smith. OF Watcrvillc. became frightened.
upset aud cleared the carriage. and Jumped
upon team driven by daughter OF Fred
erick Runucl, of Fairfield, throwing her to
the ground. Her Injuries are not Consid-
cred serious. One OF the ponies was killed.
The Faculty Of Bowdoin College have
made the following appointments for Senior
paris: II. Il, Carleton. Rockport. Me,
Salntstorian; +. NJ. Byron, Chelsea Mass
ID. o. Cashier. Waldoboro, Me. II. b. Fl.
field, Portland, Me, II. 4. Huston, Dana
riscotta, NJ. L. Lumbert. Hartland. Me.
\. III. Pencil, Westbrook, Me, s. )
Stearns. Lowell. Me.
There is now living In Sebec with her
son, Abel Towne, Mrs. Sarah, widow Of
the late Abel Towne. who was 100 year.
old on the 18th OF April, 1873, and Is prob
ably the oldest person 10 the State. She
came with her husband from Somerset
county in 1904 from plantation formerly
called Carratuuk, lived In Dover till 1929,
then removed 10 Foxcroft and for the last
few years has lived 10 Sebec
The Portland Press saws that Thursday
All action tor SANDER was commenced at
Rockland against A. X. Dunton, having
damages at 5000. The suit Is brought
BY Capt. 4. h. Merservey of St George,
who has been accused by Dunton through
the papers OF writing the anonymous let
tiers in the Hart murder case.
A dispatch was received in Bangor.
Thursday evening, announcing the death
OF Capt. j. L. johnson, who was so long
connected with the steamer Cambridge of
the Sanford line of steamers as the com
handing officer. He has been engaged in
steamboating for great many years.
During the present season his health has
been falling, and but recently he rendered
his resignation.
Capt. William Cook of Deer Island, n.
b., left Eastport in a small boat on Mon
day, last week, ADD was found dead the
next morning, dashed to a ledge off Cooks
Cove, Deer Island II was supposed that
the boat was stove or capsized on the ledge
and that the unfortunate man persisted with
the cold. having dashed himself to the
ledge. Pieces OF his boat were found the
next morning.
The Consul at Nassau reports the
schooner S. F. Seabury of Bangor, struck
on Crooked Island Bahamas, on the goth
Of September, while proceeding from San
Domingo to Boston, laden with sugar and
became total wreck. The crew with the
exception OF David Jackson who was
drowned, reached the shore on pieces of
the wreck and arrived at the UnitediStates
Consulate at Nassau In a destitute condi-
ton. They will be forwarded to the United
States at the earliest opportunity.
The committee on taxation and expen-
ditures of the Governor and Council We'd
nesday, made majority and minority re-
ports on the taxationkof the Maine Central
Railroad. The majority report recon-
mends the abatement of s29, 49, PC. which
Is about one-half of the tax assessed. The
minority report is is in favor OF the COM
panys paving tax of some S45 900 which