Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-02-20
State News.

state prison. Thursday.
-Lertie Lsrrsece. aged l0l years. died
IN hnux on the q h inst
Last year over 1850 waspaia farmer.
OF Fairfield for sugar beets.
Augustus Is Fsrnhsm has been nomi
mated postmaster at Bangor
The treasurer of Kenn.bunkport ,Iv.s
bonds in the sum OF sl2 900 and get. [, al,
airy Of SIS.
There are pensioners in Beifa-t whose
arrears under the new pension law will
smona, tn over $1,000
john Eason Of Augusta. (col.r-d)
known a. ''Psrson" Easop, died W.,,n...
day. aged lO2 years He was born IN War
ham. Mass.
/ Two at the crew OF the schooner E.t.;-
/ !, OF Portland have arrived al Falmouth.
England. The schooner was cspsizeJ and
all but these two were lost.
Monday forenoon Mrs A. NJ. Govr,n
who lives on Gsshouse Patch. Lewiston
was found dead and frozen In her chamber.
An empty whiskey bottle was found In the
! same room.
BY vote Of 40 to Ill HallowrIl de.
cided Monday To remain a city. There
were bouiires. ringing OF bells and g-ner-
Z ~ f'JnNSih- ia tue evening.
MIR Timothy Bowk.r Of Pbip~bnrg.
has ALREADY cut 5000 cords OF wood Tor shin.
inrnt To Boston. He Intends getting nut 4
much larger quantity. IL will Il. shipped
In the sprtns.
Miss Sarah f.. Fitzpatrick. of Portland
aged about 20 years. committed suicide
Wednesday by Jumping over Tnke,'s
BRIDGE INTO The water aud drowning. The
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Lieut.. Charles Elwell, formerly ~ Pat
ten and late OF the Coourn Cadets. Orono.
has gone 10 Charleston. South Csrolina.
where he has received an appointment in
the United States Light House Engineers
Office.
David Bailey. who died at Cambridge
few days ago, so years of age, was the
oldest postmaster In the United States lie
was appointed by Joha Quincy Adams in
ls2s, and held the place continually until
his death, over half a century.
The Observer says: Syria Bearce Of
Foxetor. brought To our Office on Satur-
day. bottle containing several young
I grasshoppers. which suddenly appeared
among some plants which were In a warm
room In his house
The Georges wooden mill in Warren, i
running on extra time. and turning cu,
large quantities OF goods, all OF which arr
shipped as soon A. made. They have nearly
n'lcd their wood yard with good wood AZ
o. and o. per cord
-George ". Flowers who under m.
name OF watson became surety for Mr.
Frank Paige OF Boston. accused Of defraud-
Ing his creditors. falsely swearing thar he
! was possessed OF considerable real estate,
IL a native OF Bangor.
The newly appointed staff Of Gov.
, GArcelon met In Augusta Thursday, and
talked over the matter OF a uniform. rhcy
decided 10 adopt the regulation uniform cf
officers in the United States army. A. spec.
ihcd In General Order No 81
There are some over a score of men
living In Bath and vicinity who are between
80 and 100 years OF age. notable among
whom are capt. John Pattsu. Thoma,
( Hsf~ood, Jesse TotmSn. 4. &. RAYMOND
Jonathan Newcomb and Thoma- L-nnen.
Charles ". Roberts OF Bangor. who
Ma appointed Military Secretary on the
stan of Gov. Garcrlou. has resigned. aud
his place has been allied hy the appoint.
meni OF seth b. Sprague OF Milo. with the
rank OF Major. Mai. 5. Clifford Belcher.
OF the stan. has been promoted To the pa
sliion OF Inspector General.
OF Mayor Lyford OF Lewiston, the retrencl,-
ment and reform Mayor. and hi. siatemei
that he Intended TO save s2O.c a. com
pared with the city expenses OF the year
preceding. Il appears that the last ten
months, which Is a. far a. accounts have
been audited. he has saved but si.Gl. while
this year there Was no appropriation for
.insing fund. The last Replblcsn admin
isiraiion paid st0.sSl on the city dcb,
Intelligence has been received OF the
sudden death Of Col. George Bradley al
Minneapolis. MINI. lac deceased Was A
native Of Bangor. and brother Of Levi
Bradl"g, Esq. County Treasurer. lie re-
novel 10 Minnesota In ls55. aud had At
iained prominence at the Bar. lie was
about g. year. OF age and his death was
caused by apoplexy.
-M.. Abner Dn.more OF Bingham died
very suddenly OF heart disease las, SAtur-
day morning. lie had AZ attack OF hear,
disease which he had been troubled with
tor some time. In the night, but toward
morning appeared better. His wife lett
him for 4 moment and on her return found
him dead. lie leaves three children a sou
and two daughters. who are grown up.
In Rockland, Wednesday night the
stores OF A. Ross Weeks. crockery, aud j.
{. Libby Son, hardware, were entered.
10 each case through rear window in the
| basement Nj Weeks in4, ahnut SIS from
he money drawer aud M,-,r-. Libby a
dollar ar two. The cellars OF l.. VI. Rob
bins, druggist, and the Eastern Express
were entered 10 the same way. but the
thieves could not get into the stores from
the cellars.
AT the house Off. ID. Brooks on Gage
street in Augusta, six sisters met February
IL. children of the late Thomas Rines OF
Augusts, aged respectively: Mrs Judith
Clark - years. Mrs. Mahala whltehouse
Il. Mrs. Margaret Rlnes Is, Mrs. Charlotte
Colby Is. Mrs. Mary Stilkey So. Mrs. Mel
vina Rollins 81. Two brothers were absent
| -Asburn Rines, aged 20, Thomas Rines.
aged 81. Their aggregate ages amount to
| Oh years, or an average Of g years. There
are no~ living 81 grard children. los great
grand children. and IL great great grand
children.
The Portland Press SAYS: Friday aft
! ernoon Ex-Governor Israel wsshburn
drove home la his sleigh about o'clock as
usual. feeling 10 ordinary good health.
Upon arrival at the house be stepped into
the yestibule and hsd hardly passed the
outer door when he Tell TO the floor. He
was taken up and carried 10 his room and
the services OF Drs. Wood aud Hersom
| \" "S's ea''r ih tuc NiStHlAs i'u-
mediately secured. Upon examination
they gave it as their opinion he was suffer.
ing from severe vertigo which caused the
fall. but that there was no lesion OF any OF
the blood vessels on the brain. Yesterday
he was quite comfortable and il Is though,
that the Governor will be out In q few days.
Mrs. Washburn who was away from home
at the time OF the attack, reached Portland
by the midnight train Saturday.
The little seaport OF Scituate, Mass, IL
almost the only place In the country where
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