Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-04

There has been retired from the Port
land Fire department. a horse which has
been in active service since the great Dire of
! 1866. He Is now Is years old, and nearly
as sound as ever.
The Insane woman lost at MillbTidge
was found Monday noon IN the woods.
alive. She had been absent eleven days.
sad seemed az well as usual. She lived on
graSs and leaves.
--Zion's Heraid says that Rev j. Bean Of
Hsrmoay, has withdraw from the VI T..
church aud ministry aud united with the
Free Baptist denomination, and Is preach
ing with that society.
A canvass OF the Bates College stu
| den's shows that they are politically divid-
ell ss fuilow.: Republicans, liz; Demo
crsts, $, Greenbackers, $; Independent. ?.
The Gre.nbscseTs are said To be all IA the
Freshman class
The Northport Csmpmeeting AssociA-
ton hss elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Il A Rich
| Of winierport. Secretary. Rev A. Church
Of Camden; Treasurer. Hiram RuggIcs OF
Carmel. and Executive Committee, Messrs.
ribbets. Gould. CHM sud MuExy
Thursday noon while Mrs Bessy and
" : Corsou OF Somrr-c, Mil-. we're cross
~ the railroad track at Pl>bon's Ferry.
The horse became frightened aud threw
{ tcem oat upon the track. seriously It not
fatally iuiuring 10th Il - thought Miss
Curson cannot live. Her skuil is badly
fractured.
A party OF Boston capitalists are about
erecting large cotton miit At SpriagSale
which Will give employment 10 a large
( number ofhsnds Mr.. Cummings OF South
B'rwics, the well known .hoe msuufset-
ur.r, has decided 10 erect large shoe fac
tory at the same place, which will employ
any hands
Mr.. Henry Foster OF Millbridge, went
lnto the woods Oh sunday TO and his COW
The fog came 10 quite Suddenly and he was
At once lost. Men weut 10 search of him
with lanterns, trumpcis aud guns lie was
found about 10 o'clock one and onr-half
mites from home He hsd got on a ledge
ana intended TO remain there for the night.
a. he had iailcd to make the villagers hear
his cries for help.
The Nesrs saws that Charles. son oI 4.
h L. small. ID. u, 81 Fail River, Mass
abant atceu years 81 aye, stopping A.
Bfid.tpn. met with srrions accident " bile
playtng 10 barn. In jumping he struck
bis head against wooden pin which held
iw" beams tns~ihrr. rut,ins cash about
an Inch 10 length. just above his tcmpIc.
and scscrtng the temporal artery /. .as
dressed by friends. l.asi saturday night.
however. doctor Wa. called 20 his relief.
the ~ourd having burs; anew. and be
nearly bled 10 death
Monday nighttime ntgh. ot the great
storm, Mr.. John u SAWYER Of GRAY, who
lives ia tso--toTS house IN that village
went Up stairs - sleep with his two child
ren TO quiet them. leaving hs~ w,f, below
During The night Mr.. sawyer dreamed thr
house sas on ire. arose iu a state Of SON.
nambnlism, threw pillow to the ground
from the wtn'i"w, and then let the smailc.,
caiid dovn Ia IL. He thea Jumped himself.
telling the other child - follow suit The
other .ht3d not seeing aay danger STAYED
u here H ~as hrs. SAWYER heard TIE
Hot... went out. aud assisted her husband
into the house. / - child wa= not Injured
but Mr.. sawyer bur, his back seriously
Schooner stephen Bennett Of e. amIrn.
Ne bottom ~. Va. seen August 4lth.
twenty mtlc. south-~as: OF Thtrllx Island
by schooner II. J. Lee which picked sp
some Spas villa rigging attached near The
~srcA Inc stephen Bennett was buiit a.
BucksPort, Ne. 10 1879. she lett Boston
Tor baltimore on the l2gh iust. Ia ballast.
inteadiuE 10 MAKE pleasure Trip. aud hal
on board apt t'co. Bennett. DIT. vile. hf.
nephew. SouuE mau siulylug laN. aud
W'iiAm Richards. son Of 0vorxc y R.ra-
ards Of Boston. W letter ~ rrI,urt h..
been received from The schooner since .ais-
'uk, sG'H the above rrpou OF the wreck
The frtcui. ~ those Who arc supposed ,o
br i"si- vii ~ ON p once 20 the scene 81
~" Disaster iu hnp~s that the yr.srl may
BE- Fs<bt"i anl bruusht ashore anl SOME Of
the dead bodies a. lvass TrcoSvtsd