Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-17
State News.

The taited State, Steamer Povhaitan
arrived 81 Portland Friday morning.
Miss SusanB. Higgins. . missionary to
japan. and formerly OF Dexter. has recent
ly died.
The dwelling and ouibulldlngs OF War
ren Mach at Bar Mills. were burned Thurs
day night. Loss $500; Insured ei5oo.
The Senior Class VI 10 wdoin College,
lost $50 by she ,oaceu. Thirty three
made application Tor admission 10 the
Freshman Class.
Mrs Lombard. recently married 10
Aanton MAfble. Is the daughter Of the late
Judge " illiams Of Augusta. She 10 said 10
be . very handsome woman.
Rev. ChAs. A. Gurus. pastor Of the
Unitarian church in Augusta. Vas droW ne d
a. Moosehead Lake Thsrsdsy, while fish-
Ing In birch canoe. Iii. body was rrcov-
cred and brought &" Augusta.
The Dexter Gazette say. that . man
who VAS promissnt amoRg the greenback-
ers 10 that town last year expresses the
opinion after careful inquiry that thirty Of!
them will 20 back TO the republicans this
year.
We hope TO see men selected As csndi-
dates foF Legislature who will no, be afraid
TO vote for the repeal Of the prohibltory
liquor Law which is so entirely indefen.ible,
on either moral or economical grounds. -
lRockland OpiHion.
The Maine state Temp~rance Camp
meeting At Seeayo Lake will commence on
Thursday. July Slst. and continue four
days Ex-Gov. Dingley will deliver the
opening address. Friday 10 to be devoted,
exclusively, TO the Good Templsrs.
A little four year old daughter OF ".
Il. Mower, Of Corinna. stepped In front OF
. moving machine on her fathers farm
Wednesday. and the macbise completely
severed one foot and very severely cot the
other. The father WAS driving bu, did not
notice the child.
The Aroostook SERrise has passed
from the editorial Management Of Ed. A.
Lynde. renounced ita grcenbsck heresies,
pulled down the name OF Joseph L. Smith
Tor governor. and rus up that Of Daniel +.
Davis. Daniel Stickney, ESQ, 10 now the
editor and will do good service ~ In for.
mer days.
The Fairfield Journal says thatihe drst
settler In New Portland Was David Hutch.
ins. who commenced work on the farm
now owoed BY Asaph Hutchins. la 1908
The nrst framed house VAS built by Cap
tain Josiah Parker 10 1905 on the farm nov
owned BY Hiram r. Weymouth. and Is new
standing with the same chimueys. One OF
them contains n 600 Of brick.
The cause OF the death Of Mr.. Libby
Oh Temple continues to be - deeply 10.
volved Ia mystery - ever. A few still
cling 70 the theory Of suicide but the great
er portion Of the people believe that he
vas murdered. Detective Heald Of the
Maine Central Railroad 10 still st work gu
the case, but what progress he has made
has not been given TO the p0blic.
The managers Of the National Soldiers
Home. Chief Justice Waite; Secretary OF
War AcCrary; Gens. Butler and Martin
dale: Judge Hugh L. Bond; Gov. Smyth !:
DIR. wsicot; Gen. Coulter and Gen. Martin
arrived II the Soldiers Home IT Toeus.
wednesday morning for their sonusl In
sbectiou. and were baodsOsDsly recsived
BY commander Genl. 1Ilton and the TO-
mates.
The third annual lueetiug Of the Maine
Veteran Association Of Massachusetts, was
held last week. Tuesday evening. in Bos-
so0. After the election Of officers an jnvi-
tstios from the Second Cavalry, -Four.
seenth and Tsenty- fourth Maine Iafsntrv
20 attend the annual reonion 1t Dexter In
August Was accepted and Q raIlyioR COM
mittee was appointed to organize 8 com
dexter. '''
1t will be gratifying 10 republicans In
other parts Of the State 70 learn that in no
campaign now remembered have 90 manv
and important changes from the opposition
to the republican ranks been known TO
take place 10 this county - have been an.
bounced In the last two weeks. We Assure
oer rep0blicas brsshfes elsewhere that
York county 10 cock-sure for Corporal
Davis and the whole republican t,cfst.-
(Biddelord yoswnA.