Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-07
WORTH THURSDAY, AUGUST T. 1879.

The Reporter says that Somerset coun-
" Is famous for the wool she produces,
but not halt of this product is msnuisctur-
ell there. Wool buyers from all over this
state ard from Boston core there anuiisI-
ly In large numbers aud at times the bid
ding Tor wool At the farm houses Is decid-
eiiy lively. Those who do not sell their
wool AZ u comes from the sheep. manu-
iactnre IT themselves and sell the goods
made. There y In Skowhegan but one
CARDIAC and cloth dressing establishment
snd that Is owned and operated by Il. & &.
Stinchtielj.
Charles Poor. son OF Coroner John
Poor. OF Belfast Is serving In the British
army In South Africa lie served three
years Ia the 9Th Maine regiment during the
rebellion; subsequently he was three years
In the L. $. Navy. and wss Signal Quarter
master on board the steam frigstc JuuIei-
Ia. Ao"ut six years ago he tina ie a voyage
20 the Arctic regions In the Junietts. to
i"'E fir the Poisris sufferers. lie has been
~ the English service three years, two Of
which were passed in the Signal Service.
The Franklin County Republican Con
'ention met At Pennington saturday morn
Ing and nominated the following ticket:
Senator. q. u. FernalJ. OF " Iltou County
Commissioner. Y. ". Patterson, Industry
Judge OF Probate. i. u. Seyery, Farming.
tom Register 1T Probate. VI. A. Phillips.
Weld; CLERK Of C.,arts. T.. = Keys. JAY;
Treasurer. Benz. Goodwin Fsrnlnytun.
The convention was large aud .nthusiasiic,
One hundred and thuty four delegate.
were present.
The wife ot Capt q. y. Armstrong oi
Bangor. died at sea OF yellow fever. Feb.
9Th They sailed from New Yn-t Tor san
Ira uAs E.,s. - I.
put into Rio Janeirio. where tn .tpisin
was sick with the disease aud rcr.. .rrv,l
On the 2sih OF Februry Ms. Armstrong
died OF the fever. The ship continued on
her voyage and arrived at san Francisco
only Thursday. having been one humid al
and sixty days on the passage aud dpring
n. Time eleven OF her crew and also the
first mate died.
The Startled Fawn. n steamer seventy.
i've feet long. and ten feet beam arrived At
Portland, Wcine sday. from kcnucbunk
With party Of ladies and gentlemen from
iiaverhill on board. This steamer Il claim
ed 10 be the fastest In the Uuited States.
and there IL standing offer OF $40 .Ono to
any craft that can beat her. Il Is reported
she can steam twenty-six miles an hour
She has no cabin. her two engines occupy
Ing all spare room. She has sort Of can.
vas covered upper deck on which the pas
sengefs live.
-Rnius ". Higgins. who was pardoncd
from the state Prison recently on the con
dillon that he should behave properly. was.
by order OF Governor Garcrion. returned
20 the prison On Tuesday evening. in charge
of Warden TOlmau aud Oycrsecr ". II.
smith. After his return TO the prison. III-
gins AZ tempted to hang himself whilelabor-
ing under dclriam, incident from alcohol
I Ism. He 'cfi The prison then pardoncd tn
over three hundred dollars. aud hai when
he va. returned eleven cents 90 the
same njSh, liiggius attempted to hang him
self, young FrussiAu. Finn. q convict a,
the pri%on. made an effort 10 straugulale
himself While Higgin. was our he car
ricd things With high band add had one
desperate struggle Nth a policeman who
ificd 70 arrest him for drunkenness, but dii
not sgcescd. lie was committed 10 ISIS
from Androscogg 10 County lor mAuslsugh.
ter. for which h. Wa sentenced for seven
I years II j. said that llig2ias was born IN
ials city.