Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-01-16
State News.


elected Major-Generxl OF the militia o.
Maine.
-Twenty-slx Frenchmen were natural
lied Ia the Lewiston Municipal Court. We'd
nesday morning.
The impression is that Governor
Garcelon has bitten of more than he can
chaw.- Portland Press.
-Robbins Brown. OF the |. IN OF Davis,
Brown. 4 Co.. Bethel. hung himself
Thursday morning. Cause, unknown.
-ExGov. Morrill, OF Readaeld, gave a
splendid reception TO his friends aud neigh
bors In Resdneld. on Wednesday evening
Thursday morning, John Temple Of
Bethel. was Instantly Killed while al work
10 the woods, by 4 tree falling on him. break
10. his neck
One thousand cords OF white birch
spool wood Is being got ont In Township
y. for the Sesrsport Spool aud Bloc X
Manufacturing Co.
In his prayer recently the House Chap
lain gave the members this good advice
to stop speaking ,rhss hey get THROUGH
Al last accounts the prayer had not oeen
answered.
Capt. Ralph D-vereaux, Of Sssr-port.
has left for Newport. X / where he will
take command of the Brig Liberty. Capt.
ID is a brother OF her former captain who
died AZ sea.
The machine for grinding bark a,
Grand Lake Stream explored the other
day, II cost about 81 900. and Is total
loss; the men attending IL barely escaped
WIKI Iheir lives.
The new Baptist meeting house 10
Thornsston will be dedicsted in few
weeks. Eor cnmmod iousuess and real
beauty It will be ris allied by few church cd-
ices In this State.
The pulp mill At East Dover csnsuinss
IL TO IL cords of wood per week. and from
this four To five tons OF box board are pro-
duced Ii finds ready market in Massa-
chusetts and New York.
Among the list OF presidential post
officr commissions which Will expire the
Sd OF March. thus necessitatiEg either re-
appointments or new appointments, are
Biddeiord, Gardiner and HsllowelI.
There are 81 girls Ia the Industrial
School at Hall"weil. The expense OF the
Institution Is about $50 per year for each
girl. Towns and cities are required 20 pay
80 cents per week for each boarder tn. v
send
The officers OF the Maine Educational
Association tor the ensuing year are, Or es-
iden', A. W. Bean. Hailowell; secretary
and treasurer. W. o. Fletcher. Bldieford /:
chairman Of executive committee n. A.
Luce. Augusta.
A gentleman in Alfred has a copper
coin bearing date 1855 in al excellent state
OF preservation. The inscription on Ii Is,
"Carolus: ID. G. Hispres :" The owner
would like 10 hear from any person having
an older coin.
January first was the day on which il
became unlawful to kill deer aud other
kinds OF villa animal which it is desirA bic
To protect. cartridges and other birds also,
have the protection OF the law thrown
around them.
Those who are In favor OF protection OF
the shore fisheries by excluding porgy fish
ermen, will endeavor to get an amendment
to the law that goes into effect In February.
so that porgIe fishermen cannot fish with
10 two miles OF the coast.
A new quarry is being opened on the
Southwest side OF Dix Island. and all en-
gine-bouse aud machinery are being put
up. The granite from the new quarry Is
more easily worked. being OF rougher grain
than that OF any Of the old quarries.
The Reporter says that last week Nellie
Bray Of Bingham. three years old, wallow-
ed nat tin whistle. little larger than 4
silver quarter. which. lodging at the en-
trance to the stomach, completely obstruct-
ed the passage. Twenty-four hours later
IL was extracted.
Nehemiah w. Day. after a verdict
against him In = law suit at Biideford.
Thursday. drove directly home and hang ed
himself Mr. Day was an old citizen OF
Biddeford, and the owner OF consider adj e
real estate. but WAS probably rendered
temporarily insane by the cares OF this trial.
Rev. S. z. Fsy writes to the Christian
Mirror that the property Of the Hallowell
Classical School has been attached, and
that unless 90 600 are raised 10 the course
Of a few months. the property will be sold
and consequently the school discontinued
Mr.. Fay believes that the money can and
will be raised.
The Sentinel says tiist son OF Mr.. VIII
liam Clelsnd OF RobbinstOn, placed some
powder In . stove last summer. One morn
ing. recently, while the family was break
lasting, fearful explosion took place in
the sitting room, aud upon examination,
the stove was found completely demolish-
ed, even TO the legs. the room minus win.
dows, the walls blackened and the floor on
fire. The force OF the explosion was sufic-
lent to send some Of the glass out on the
street. u distance OF about three rods.
Prof A. S. Packard OF BOwdoin Col
lege, has recently enjoyed his eightieth
birthday aud was remembered by some Of
the citi1ens OF the town. who presented him
with a copy OF AppletOn's Encyclopedias
valued At $50. Prof. Packard has been
connected with the College over sixty
years, aud Is now very active. He not only
conducts the chapel exercises and has the
care Of the library. but also has his daily
recitAtions Cat present the Seniors IN But
leI's AnsiaSyl and often supplies the pull.
pit there and III other places.
Hon. Moses s. Mayhem Of Auxusts.
hes piece Of calico thai has history 1t
10 ON ned BY Mrs. Isaac Rollins OF Mt. Yer
non, whose grandmother sold her house in
LoWdep, N. H., for $500 In Upited Sfatas