Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-13
State News.

A movement Is on foot to make Rock
land signal station.
Mr.. Corthell. principal Of the Goriain
Normal School. assumed the duties OF his
position Thursday.
Charles Stinson. OF Bath, has invented
= snow runner or shoe for steam fire en-
Rines. which can be readily put On or taken
off.
Saturday night the store Of J. T. RoI-
Inns. Rockisnd. was broken open and a
small quantity Of goods stolen.
-Ex-Governor A. p. Morrill, has sold
his homestead 10 Readh-ld ant, Intends "a,
remove to Deering.
The Mdd Gays that Dea. Ambrose II.
Palmer, we'll known citizen Of winsiow.
wa found dead In his bed Thursday morn
lug lie was about O. years Of age.
The following counterfeits on Maine
banks are announced: Belfast National
Bank, Belfast 20s; FRS, Naiionsl Bank,
Portland. los and Dos, First National
Bank. Thomastob. los.
Alton Richardson of Clinton. Skinned
I've fine looking horses to New Bedford
last week. Mr.. Richardson SAYS there has
been nearly % horses shipped from Gin
ION, within year.
Oliver c. Rollins. proprietor OF TN.
Evans House. Gardiner. attempted to take
MS iife hy hanging. Te"entiy. Tie has been
insane since last August. Tie was rescued
at the last moment, aud has become vio-
ientiy insane.
The schooner Aanie l.. Mckeen OF
Belfast will bring from Bucksviil. - Thorn
aston. the first instsiimeut Of hat pine tor
W., Or" ne" sup 'ns' y IA y" ooi''
iar,.s, go ,,',,, T., ~. "'' =" NC '"e
- :" "e
,., eusI,eN nutier, oi ihomaston, was
'.s,A".y NIIeu py .he iAi'in2 OF an earth
so .'s' upon nun ~h'e ~ work re-
wos ea'un ~ u"e ihotndke quarry
CN. a'se'u 'on- ne was Tue son OF
o~ "u''.i VI isocA'ahu' WAS ABOUT -
'eA's ''u A"a ieaSes ~he'
DA isHauu "tshite 20, nave sus'
P .pe'Aons W '"e'r quarry Tor the
".e', ."e s"'" oe'ng TWO 'eet ueep' ana
70. 's"e' s"'u 70 carry on Tue
80 ,.,~ i"ey nave on
,"A .', N'eAp qaarrleo' stone enough 10
'ue p'esc". 'o'ce OF gran"e cutters
u"". war" weather
In crossing Main street at Biddeford,
Thursday. John Wildes was struck by a
s'S "o,se sna prooaoiy fatally m
49, suA. " .ne sieiRh struck ms
49,, panx ao"n .he throat about SIX
~ sea on oy tue 'otee OF
D,, ''' ""'es - !" VERY c'iucAs
e'"u's''"
There are about 900 stonccutters aud
80 quarrymen and laborers at work for
the bodw.i' Granite Company now. The
CATERS average aoou; si.'5 per day, the
fua,, men VI. ihey expect 10 hhish tue
J' "o" e"sAseu On !" aP'i-
The journal says there Is another crazy
man In the town OF Montviie. who should
be watched narrowly. lie lives with his
son In the same neIghborhood where the
Mcfarland tragedy happened. IL IL AL
legged that he once threatened the life OF
his sons wife. and Il constantly euraged
TOWARDS her. The recent tragedy has
greatly excited him.
1t Ia stated that not only. coal has been
| found near Fort Popham bu. that three
men found a little stream of oil running
| from Pcrcys Flats, about the size of a
pipe. stem. tina, smeIlcd very much like
| kerosene They dug down as far as thew
could for water, and the oil .,llI came up.
II SsgadAhoc should prove TO have both
coal and oil, Maine could warm and light
up easily.
The Argus speaks thus dl.respectfulIy
| of the fusion leader OF the Maine House
! "One member OF the House spoke eighteen
times. Tuesday. and IL wasn't much OF a
| day for speeches, either. Every wear. two
or three members !ritter their influence
away and nauseAte the House with their
cheap CAB, until finally they go away never
| 10 return. and a filling cpitaph would be
\ Killed by "A jaw hone OF an ass.
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