Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-10
State News.

Dental Society viii be held al Belfast,
Tuesday. July 18Th. al 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Secretary Sherman ia making prepar-
siions for an elaborate political speech,
which he will deliver fir.G in Maine early IN
the campaign.
Mr.. Henry John Murray. for so long
British consul AZ Portland. has been knight
ed By Quocu Victoria, and il now Sir Hen
~ John Murray.
The Deuison Paper Manufacturlu.
Company OF Mechanic Falls. In this state.
has suspended with liabilities estimated a.
from $4,000 TO $4,000.
-Corinth republicans 10 the number Of
500, with the tortnLh band. scrcn AIDED Hon.
II. =. Davis. republican nominee tor Gov
crnor. Tuesday OF las, week.
Schooner VIM Drury from Pensacola,
reports tina, Levi Il. Allen, second mate.
and naive OF ~. George. Me. aged IS,
died Jane lGih. and was buried At sea.
Atwood T.. Foster. OF Saco. married.
about ~ years Of age was drowned A.
mn. Beach Friday afternoon. when
about a handrcd yards from tho shor, be
"a. seen 10 be 10 distress. but no boats
were near enough 70 render any assistance
The body was recovered.
--Messrs. Foster * Bryant OF M,chlAs.
0
TO DC used o packing hlucb~rri.s for ship
m-nt The contractor IL Mr. {. A. Mcrrlu,
for himself aud the Columbia Fails Packing
Company. Ar. Grover has also CONT acted
TO make atty thousand tin can. Tor the
ZANE par,leA-
The oxford couniy Republicans have
nominated Tor Sennors, william W WAL
OF Dixfcld. FrAuci. " Redlon OF Porter;
County Attorney, John 7. s~sE-y OF Tan
tom judgc - Probate. Augustus II. wal-
ser Of Lowell. County CommlssIoucr.
/ Frank \. Bradley OF Fry eburg, Treasurer.
( George IL Watkins OF Paris.
Hon. ". 4. llainc. died n Blddrfors,
/ " ednr sday lie was lawyer By profe.-
sion. In lsi1 he Vas chosen senator 10 th,
/ Maine Legi.laiurc- lie has been agent aud
treasurer OF various Biddriord msnufaciur-
| ins corporations. lie was ALWAYS prom
| inen, democrat, snd vas twice a democr.-
! nc candidate for L : senator
AT The annual meeting Of the Brlfa., &
Moo.ehead Lake Railroad 60. {. Is. Haxel-
/ tine, John e. Brooks. josiah Mitchell,
| Daniel FAunce. W,u VI Moods. Phlo
/ i,rsey, EDWARD johnson. WIN. II Burrill
/ aud samuel Oh. were chosen directors. :;
/ Charles Is. Hazeltlne va. elected president,
| Asa Faance treasurer. and J hn II Quinby
| clerk
| The P5as-r SAYS that lately three
| tramps demanded food a, the house Of NJ.
! Slipp Of II odgdon. threatening TO burn his
! buildings II iheir request vas not complied
with The household sas alarmed. aud
| Mr.. &. Eldeoui. who lives with Mr.. Slipp.
made tor the rlngleadcr and dealt him a
sumner under IL. ear which laid him out.
| They then decamped and set DIRE 10 Mr.
JAcksoo's barn, which vas burned TO the
ground.
The WAiy says that Mr.. James Nc
| Gam. employed AZ the tannery OF Messrs.
Poor & Sons al wlnn, died on the Goth u,.
! from poison. On Wednesday he was bitten
| BY a mosquito or some similar insect, and
| scratching the pustule formed thereby with
| his nDger nall, IL Immediately began to
swell up badly. and on Sunday be died. as
| i supposed, from the effects of poison con-
munlcated to his system from the hides
upon which he worked.
| About ? o'clock last Wednesday night,
two stone caters, named Peter Murphy
and Michael kelleher. were returning from
| Viualhaven TO Hurricane Island In y small
row bosi when the boat Was capsiz ed near
the latter island aud Murphy was drowned.
The night watchman at Hurricane heard
the cries OF the men, and taking . boat
went to their assistance. He succeeded in
rescuing Kelleher but Murphy had sunk.
A jog OF liquor was found floating near the
boat, and both men had been undoubtedly
| intoxicated.
1t is reported that Mr.. Lewis Llbbey.
| Of Temple. q wealthy farmer. mysteriously
disappeared on Saturday the 18th ult. about
4 r. NJ. since which time no trace OF him
has been discovered, and 1t is feared he has
been fouliy dealt with. Libbey is unmsr-
ried. During the previous week Mr.. l.. re-
ceived $1,000 10 payment for some farm
products, which amount he carried In q pock-
J ct upon his person. A search In the neld
where he was last seen at work was made,
and the pocket book was found but 1t con-
tanned only $50. Valuable papers which
Mr.. Libbey was known to have always car
ried about him are also missing. Libbey's
hired man tells the following story: that
be was working with him In the field Sat-
urday, when suddenly Libbey commenced
to act very strangely; took his pocket
book out II his pocket and threw silver
coins promiscuously on the ground about
him. then ran for the woods and disappear
ed from his sight. No further facts have
been brought to light. Some fifty men
were searching the woods for Mr.. Libbey,
Sunday, and II was hoped he might be
found alive.
Later-The body was found Monday, Of
this week, buried under tree 10 the woods
with the face covered with clotted blood.
The greatest excitement prevails through
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