Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-10-02
State News.


The Somerset Musical Association will
hold their annual convention Oct. 2lst.
Mr.. George Hicks died at Cumberland,
on Sandsy morning. S-m. 3lst at the age
OF n'nety nine years aud seven months.
Among the names mentioned IN con-
neeti"u With the state freasurership. ia
that Of Hon. y. A. tioIbrook ot Freepurt
David Woodman Of Sseo. eighty Ave
wears old. has been the first man for the
past three years 10 pay his taxes in that
city.
Geo WardSell, aged about IL years,
was drowned at wintcrport. rhur.dsy. by
tue eapslzing at a boat, The body was re-
covered.
One man 10 -. AIbsns voted for An
drew jackson. lie was evidently hard
money democrat, and preferred a skeleton
to corpse.
E. {, Bassck. the mining millionaire.
Is ne2otisting for the purchase OF the house
aud grounds OF the late James L. White.
ESQ OF Belfast.
The CAFoaici, says tina, plumbago has
hern found on The fsrm Of Isaiah Chick of
Madrid. Nearly any farm in Maine will
produce iumbago.
The Warrington county cattle show
and fair was held at Pembroke. Sept. 2Ith
and s5,h. but owing to unpleasant weather
there were not so many la ATTENDANCE a.
usual
The Argus says that salmon have been
seen above the lower dam at Brunswick
since the completion OF the new nsh~ay.
the nrs, since the creation OF the dams on
the AndrOscoggin.
Mr.. Jas Horn Of Cambridge. furnishes
a ia II T,,A n
has thirty -threc swsrm.. aud has sold this
season about sio5 worth OF honey. having
At ieas, one hundred pounds remaining on
hand
Mr.. Isaac Jackson. of the hrm OF Phin-
ney IS Jackson. Portland. while on al ex-
cursion tn the Crawford House THURSDAY
was taken With an attack of apoplcxy aud
brought home. lie is In pr.oarious con.
d,Isn.
-Biddeiord Is To have al eight hour go-
s-yog please foo, race, Oct. 7lh. SIX hun.
drrd dollars are offered in purses. The
race - open Ia all New Eugland. Among
the entries already made are several well
known pedestrians.
The kcnncbsc Journal says tina; Geo.
Nacspolc was Killed Thursday at Bristol.
Nevada. BY the bursting OF steam boiler.
10 one Of I'd. mines there. lie resided at
Church iiiIl when In Augusta, and he leaves
Their. wife aGd two children.
The Pennington CAroHicle Gays that Il
W Souir. the popular and efficient stew
ard and Assistant Treasurer OF the Semln.
AIRY aud College OF hrnt'. mn. LA candi.
date for Secretary OF State upon the return
of the republican party to the control OF
the state.
both branches Of the Portland Ci'y
Govcrumcnt Thursdsy night, passed au
order Ia accept the gin OF Dcering's oaks.
forty -dvc acres. from The owners tor pur-
pose. ofA park. There are certain other
portion. 20 bo purchased. for which 5000
were appropriated.
The Bangor Cyusu<rriai states tina, Il
!, aid decision has been made in the case
Of Grr~aoo1h -. T.. y. A RAILWAY. long
pepdiug 10 the L. ;. Court. adverse to
road. The amount claimed B. Understood
{" b" abou' $40 900 and that a decree isto
bc.fnade for the sale OF the road between
Bangor and Milford.
Rev Charles T. Thwips, ,ou OF Dea
J. T.. ihSing OF farmtngton, was orda ucs
pastor OF The congregational church Ia
Cambridge, Mass. on Thur,dAy Mr
Thwing j. graduate of Harvard ant An
dover theological seminary. and isaiso
The auihor Of several abic magazine paper.
which have attracted much stcntion.
The Belfast Journal saw: 4 couple N
this city have taken four ADD half year.
70 consider whether ~ not 10 get married
since their publishmcnt. which took place
10 the -priug OF 1875. They we're married
Lac; sunday Many a married couple nova
wi.h that they had taken more time for
con..irgnion after their Intentions we're
recorded
Einund Dole. Jr.. ot Linn stnu. agrd
at si4ut htm4-lf st.,I- a..,,aI.z r..--.Isv
ot lat Scc. Hr rstdrntIy tmmrdlatrIy
started Tor home aftcr being wounded. but
died after walking short distance from
the place 81 the accljer. III. body s a,
found BY .otne OF The neighbor. who heard
the discharge Of the gun and the groaus
Which Immediately foIoscI
Ia~ .irgh' say. that the Maize Beet
Sugar Co. have nos received thr ~Laf. -
their machinery from G~rmtuy. and AlYr
tily or seventy -fsc neB hscd 81 work set
lng Il Up 10 Portland Nj BAltrr. Grr-
man, j. superinien.lin< ID. work The cost
Of frrighuag the machinery from Hamburg
to fouland sss so Il !. expected 70
get Into operation By Oct 10.
capt, Clifton 4. blanchard. .up.rtn-
icndcnt of the Chelsea. Mass. Postal Sta
hf't4t Aafb sTfAs sAkt a ION anu
pAiniul Illness Capt. blanchard va. born
At ScsrspoFi, Ne. July -. 1897. and was
aged .. The time oi his deceAsc 81 years.
mouth. and - days The decrasrd went 10
Boston 10 ls53. At the age Of % aud ca-
ga2ed - the shipping and commission
brokerage business. lie va. Ia the army
snd s4s wounded Amer bis return he was
appointed postmaster.
The Bangor Nag say. that letter. re-
ceised from JOtesport, announce that i've
men have died AZ that place recently from
what ihe doctors pronounce yellow fever.
About the frs, of September the schooner
Fior.Dc. l.. Hall arrived there from New
FORK, where she had been qaarautinct,
having lately arrived from Aarigoane. W.
l. While lying a. Narigoane Capt. Dob
bin aud two OF the crew died OF yellow
fever, aud soon after leaving port the cap
tain's child died OF the same. After arriy-
ing at Jonespott everything 10 the vessel
Was taken out aud destroyed. IL j. sup
posed that the fever spread from the ar,i-
Giles taken from the schooner, a. the sick
ness broke out 10 that immediate vicinity.
Two others who have been sic. are now
Improving and 1t is hoped there may be no
further cases