Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-21
State News.

Hon b. \. Pike Of Calais. - 10 take
the stump for the Republicans.
During the STORM a, Boo,hbay. Thurs
day. four vessels 10 the harbor were struck
by lightning.
Mrs. James ;. Little OF Belfast. ha.
sprishuy canary. good singer. that vii
be - years old 10 October
-Simms. one OF the B1sdnjuham Bank
robbers. LETT Eockland Thursday. on the
steamer cambridge, for Hasion, having
served his sentence.
The house Of H. NJ Palmer. Boo,hbay.
va. DESTROY cd by fire Monday night
taused by breaking Kerosene lamp. los.
$500. insured $50.
Mrs p. II. Lord. widow lady residing
in brono. committed suicide Friday. by
hanging her-ef she Was 50 years old aud
has been snhiec, TO iits Of dependency.
The Dexter savings bank officers have
pat an accountant a; work to ascertain
Barrou's alleged deficiency Barfnn's *
ccu'or Wa Invited to participate, bat De-
c.iucd
The swedish colony 10 Northern ARGOS
took. j. constantly .Wcilrl by sccc.-lpu-
from Old >scden. Last week twenty-five
>~cdc, arrived at New sweden direct from
their homes across the Atlantic.
-Busioess 8. lookln. up 10 Winthrop
The Winthrop Mile Company aro RAINING
the factory ON extra time. &. VI. BaHry's
factory j. doing all 70 can. aud The WHIT.
man agricultural works are fail II ~urs
Recently David Bean Of Main stream.
Harmony AID Mr.. i,culra WIG Of -
AbAns, Me. elopcd inr part. uGkuuuu
lie has leil hehiui wife and lhrcc chl.I
Tea. She LEFT husband aud two children.
A lady residing la The vicinity 81 Bap-
snr. recently found That hrr f,lsc teeth
we're being crowdcd out bv ihc ), lefmin,.I
gTOsih 0i a set OF B~w teeth the new srt
- now complete aud thr t-,tu sound.
though the ads j. g. years old.
a very heavy shower passed over
Piushcld. about +. NJ. August ian. one
Dol, exploding. striking the chimney Ia
Masonic Hall building, shallcrIn: The
chimney considerably. No other damage
done save stunning three horses tha; were
standing aear The building.
A house 10 Garland. owned by Ms.
Eliza Bartlett. was badly shattered by
Lightning Thursday afternoon. 4 ION had
his limbs paralyzcd FOR time. and M.s
Aver from HAyerhlll. Mass visiting them.
had her clothing and slippers torn from
her person, but was not seriously Injured.
Two Montreal gentlemen lost theis
watches and chains and $50 To money while
bathing al Old Orchard W "Wednesday when
they went 10 bathing they len the kev TO
the bath house with man they thought to
be the Keeper but he proved Ia be strang-
er. When they came out OF the water
watches and money were gone.
The session OF the Governors Councli
closed wednesday night They voted 10
advise the Governor To pardon Fred. T.
II
ed the appointment OF Mr. Goodale A, Sec.
Rotary OF the Board OF Agriculture. and
sone other minor appointments, The mex.
session Of the Council will take place Sept.
10Th
The Belfast Journal say. that John "
Nelley OF Monroe, disciple OF Rus, x Co,
recently declared that resnmp' ou bad not
taken place, and offered ten dollars prem
iun on 500 in gold coin. Tae premium
~as put up and Saturday night lat Mr..
Neatly got his gold He IL now willing To
admit that resumption has taken place. He
paid out ten dollars unnecessarily how
ever. but that may be regarded as a penal
iy for listening TO false teachings
A destructive tornado struck Oldtowu.
Thursday. The batteau shop OF G T.
Carlton Was entirely demolished. aud the
boat shop Of William Wallace on the oppo-
site side Of the road. was badly damaged
Acros, the river in Milford, the wind played
SD havoc with immense piles OF boards be-
longing to NJ T.. Wadlei.h and George +.
Dillingham;. Eos, taking up the boards
forty or fifty feet In the air, blowing them
all over the town and lodging them in the
trees ia the orchards. Some boards were
blown by the force Of the wind entirely
through barn; and he lumber was mixed
up IN inextricable confu.iom.
Mr.. Nathan II Doore Of Charleston.
was killed by the kick OF a horse. on Wed.
nesdav. August 9Th He was a professional
and ssillful horse-breaker, had subduei
and trained successfully the most unmap-
ageabe colts; aud was now attempting To
break vicious horsr belonging to J. II
Ramsdell. Esq. OF Atkinson. While lead
ing him out Of the stable. held BY halter
only, the end OF which was wound several
times around his hand. the horse suddenl,
whirl-d and kicked him fatally, aud then
dragged him several rods, continuing 10
kick and mangle his lifeless FORM till res
cned. He was forty-three years OF age and
leaves n wife and four children
The Lewiston Journal says: A French.
mao came into Collector Parrar's office. in
City Building. the other day, aud asked IL
there was any tax against him. What l.
your Nance" asked Mr.. Farrar. sOh. that
you don't play on me | shan't tell you nv
name. II you have got anything against
me will pay it. but I shan't let you know
my name" Mr.. Farrar tried To CONVINCE
the man that he must know his name In
order TO tell whether he was taxed or not.
bat the man persisted that If his name was
not on the book he would pay no tar
After much eloquence on Mr.. Farrar's part
the man gave his name, with evident re-
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