Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-01-09

| Maine Farmer, the latter becoming editor
| Of the Boston Cuifirdfor.
| The l7sh annual meeting Of the Maine
Press Association IL called for Jan. sd
and 24th to be held In Augusta at the
| State House. Among the attractions OF the
occasion will be poem by Rev. Dr. War
ren aud grand reception at the elegant
residence Of p. 0. Vickery, Esq.
| The srtesian well being put down by
| Gen. Tilison. has reached n depth OF fifty
feet. and at this depth the water flows in so
freely 1t cannot be kept clear bv bai'tng.
Indications are that there will be no dim
Guilty In securing a flowing well. Work
| still continues and the well will be sunk rs
| rapidly rs possible.
The Press says that J. NJ. Fogg Of
/ Fairfield, who lately formed q partnership
with Boston man TO carry on the produce
| business In that city, received word few
! days ago that his partner had abscouded
with about $1,000 Of the company funds,
! and no clue has been received of his where
| abouts.
Judge Virgin said In u charge to a jury
| the other day that some persons who are
! entirely dis.ntetested cannot tell the real
absolute truth II they try. because they
have not got mind enough to comprehend
| aud understand and then relate II, while
The Saturday Press says. Capt. Day.
| li2ht-keeper at Scguiu, was in town yester-
day. aud said he never saw such sea at
that point ~ during the gale of the nrh
| ult. A curious and rate sight were wild
| geese picked up close to the light house,
that were actually drowned, and raust have
been dead. about one hour when found.
| la fact. blood flowed when he cut their
| throats.
The Wig says: The karsbdin Is at the
Navy Yard. Boston, being thoroughly re-
paired under the persousi supervision Of
Capt. Littlrneld, the General Agent. They
have taken the Old boiler ont and com.
nenced to put the new one in pac. Thurs
day. She will probably be- on tn. route
again about the middle of February
The Belfast Journal says: 1.-The
schools and other dysntages now enjoyed
by the Oldtown Indians, are fast obliterat-
ing traces OF their native character. We
have seen letter written by one OF the
dusky maids of Oldtown. To n family ia
this city. near whom the Indians camp In
summer, the composition and peumansbp
OF which would put to shame many OF her
white sisters"
-Heury +. Mank, while partially de-
ranged. len his home Ia Waldoboro. Dec
18th. without the knowledge OF his family |
About = week afterwsrd Marks son found
! him In Jefferson. He had evidently been
without shelter several nights, and was ter
ribly frost-bit,cu. his hands, feet aud nose
being frozen II i not expected that he |
will recover. lie Is man between go and
| 20 years Of age,
Minot Drinkwater. a young man be-
| longing In Lincolnville. was severely liz |
jured one day last week. by the accidental
discharge of n shot gun. lie was Ia coin
pany with Charles Dirkey. and the men
| had been hunting foxes for several days
They attempted to cross the pond in the vi |
cinity OF Camden. when Drinkwater slipped
on the ice. letting his gun fall. The ham
mer OF the gun struck small rock. ex
| ploding the discharge. which entered the
| foot Three toes were shot of. the wai
and the whole charge lodging In the centre
OF the foot.
| During the Presidency of the late Dr. |
| Leonard Woods Of Bowuoin COLLEGE. from
| 1889 TO 1867, s27 students graduated In the
| regular collcg- course and received their
A. b. diplomas from his hands. More
than one-1uarter OF The whole number had
passed over the dark river before him
During the same period 400 graduated from
| the medical school or these about 10
| have died,
Robert A. Barnard. who has had "a
sheep ranch 10 California on which were
several thousand sheep, proposes to start
! sheep farm In Bridgton on large scale.
| The Perleys are interested In the enter
| prise. There Is a question at the Portland
! custom house In regard to Introducing
sheep for breeding purposes from Prince
Edward Island for these parties tree of
| duty.
As an instance OF the growth of Carl
hon uni
| les. comprising one hundred and forty
seven persons, have moved into town;
there have been twenty-five new buildings
erected In the village. aud one hundred and
| eighty in the town, aud the present
prospect is that next year will witness
larrer immigration to this county than
ever before.
The Lewiston Journal says: General
Chamberlain since his return from Europe
has been moving energetlcally To secure "A |
| large endowment for Bowdoin College, of
which he is President. Mr.. Henry Wink |
! ley OF Philadelphia has Just sent him sl0.-
| 600 for this purpose, aud We understand
! that he has been assured OF very generous
and immediate aid from other quarters, so
| that there can be no doubt that the College
| will be greatly strengthened In its effect
| iseness. l. Is said also that considerable |
| legacies to the College have been written
In several wills lately made.
An Exchange says: Henry Austin OF
| Winthrop, aged 10, Undertook 10 commi.
suicide In Lewiston the other day because |
| young woman refused to love him. He
| bought some laudsnum. swallowed some OF
| 1t and then made loud proclamation that
| he WAS about TO die. An emetic saved him
| only to make more trouble. for be alter
wards bought chssp revolver and -four
| ished 1t 10 the face Of his mother by way OF
| informing her that he was about to take
desc of cold lead. She very seosibly sent
| for policeman, who connscsted his revol-
yer and stock OF laudanum. 1t is to be
hoped tina, when he makes third attempt
he will be permitted TO succeed.
| Last summer the people OF Har,lani
were much excited over an alleged assault
and robbery. The story was that Joseph
johnson OF that village was struck on the
| head and knocked insensibie In his ow n
house at an early hour In The evening BY o
tramp while his wife was upstairs and
that several hundred dollars were then
taken. The money belonged to the wife's
sister. There were some who could not
be made to believe the story and as time
elapsed suspicious were aroused and the
case has been Investigated. II seems thar
johnson stole the money himself and APP
| propriated II to his own use. He Was
very poor man and yet since that time he
has had plenty OF money. He Was tried
before Trial Justice In that village few
days since and bound over to the coming