Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-12-04
State News.

Bank Is psying = second dividend OF IS
per cent. TO deposi,ors.
"A new mining company has been
formed 10 Belfast TO work mines Ia Corn
M. 81. Adams and Garland.
The Maine State College farm has
.eeo' ESQ more than It's expenses.
Henry T. Yarnham. Esq. Of Bangor.
had psraiytic shock. Friday. He WAS
Tor many years city marshal OF Bangor.
The two AZ factories 10 Belfast, run by
Benz. Kelley and George Hardy, arc so
ovcrruu with work - not to be able TO
keep up with their orders.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. Is. Gould. wife OF
Hon. A. r. Gould. died q, her home IN
Ihomas:on Friday morning. Of cousump-
Ton. With which abe has been Afflicted for
about three yeArs.
Mis- Mary King Lonxfellow. OF Port
lAnd has taken the nrst pine Of $50 offered
BY the New York Metropolitan MuSeuu Of
Art for the best set OF twelve tiles.
The Superintendent OF the Life Saving
service, In bis annual report. recommends
the establishment Of . lie saving station
near The entrance TO Portland hsrbor.
-Doring the pas, ,en years there have
been twenty-one vessels lost and one
stranded OF Cushing's Isiand AID Port.
iaoo hesa- Their crew. made . total Of
liz. and ten lives wers lost.
In the case Of George .. Il. William
VS.. the City OF Portland. an action TO re-
cover 1000 for damages caused By q de-
feet In . sidewalk. the Jury rendered q YER
dict OF $500 for plaintiff. Objections have
been eled.
Friday Marshal Bridges Of Portland
snd Deputy Sheriff worwell Of Oxford
county arrested James T. Low for the mur.
DER OF his brother II West Cumberland
last September. His wife Was also arrested
- accessory. The officers believe they
have . strong case.
The house. oil aud barn, together with
. horse. yoke OF oxen. two cows, twelve
no2s, leo tons OF hay. farming tools and
part OF the household goods Of Captain
samuel l.. Bragdon Of Wells. were burned
Thursdsy afternoon. Lose q, 800; insured
lUr Sl.3OO on the holdings. Cause No.
known.
The BoothbAy Regiser says that Mon.
hogan 10 TO have . chapel for worship. Al
least thst 10 the prospect. A gentleman of
Philadelphia hearing Of their isolated COO.
dition has offered to give eGOO II they will
build house worth $500. Mr. Wentworth
who has the matter In charge, has been
mere THIS week and there IL no doubt bot
the 500 seeded can be made I'D.
The Calais Adeeytiser says that Their.
has not bSon for years such Indication of
busy logging season n exists now. Ev-
erybody seems to be going Into the woods.
ana We ub0erstand our lumbermen propose
cutting large quantities OF logs. The price
OF stompage 10 getting pretty well up, Is 50
being paid Tor spruce. and ~ 80 for pine,
and even higher stumpage IL paid la so,.e
cases.
-GOss. Sawyer 1 Packard OF Bath.
launched Friday. . bark Of 1879 tons,
eameo the Guy Z. Co.'s, owned BY Wa. H.
besse and othsrs Of Wssehan, Asss.. the
builders. and Captain Abel Rsynolds. of
Somerville. Mass. who command. her.
This II the l00sh vessel built by this arm
during the last II years.
very painful accident occurred at
Sears@ont village on Tuesday Afternoon of
last week. Four young men were slidin.
down bill on . 6Oo-sled. when losing ali
control. they dashed against the bridge.
One boy. Fred Collins, aged II, living Win
DR.. bes0. vas seriously Injured. One lee
was broken. his head and face badly emf.
and he was otherwise injured. The others
we're not much hurt.
The following uamed vessels Of the
United States revenue marine will cruise
during the winter months - follows !:
steamer Levi Woodbury., from Robinson
70 kockland; steamer Hugh McCuIlocb.
from NJ. Desert to The mouth Of the Ken.
aeoee river; steamer A. J. Dallas. from
West QUoddy Head 70 Csps Ann. Isss. !:
steamer Albert Galisti0 from Pors0ou,h'
N. H.. 70 Asrths's vineyard. Mao.
The Bslfast Aes ssys: In b@,fas,
there 70 10y osly nine yesrs Of age, Who.
without any malicious intent. 10 said 20
have bsea the primary cause Of two deaths,
A year o. two ago this boy pushed Q little
girl toto boOAFs. Der clothing ignit+d and
she died. Three OF four years ago be died
. string scross The walk - trsp. ssd the
hrst to iaiI over Il vas HE own father.
The old seetIeosn sustained shock in
consequence u tie fail. from which he x,,f-
Tered ssvsrsly uBsil death lately released
hlm.
-rhursday night two Lewiston ol,csrs
q Leeds junction In disguise were hailed
b. conductor Chandler, Of eAs l(siss Cen.
esal freighe tfaia. Who asked u thsy were
looking Tor freight. Rsosiviag an a.
arnst'vs reply - said, Keep quiet ed l