Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

Hon. Eugene Hale returned TO hii
home in this city Tuesday. The enormous
amount Of work done in this campaign BY
Mr.. Hale has resulted ia q partial loss Of
his voice which he hopes to regain in few
days.
Mr.. W. W. Lothrop Of Portland. q
travelling salesman for A. p. Tapley 4 Co.,
Boston, was thrown from hi. carriage las,
week. on the road between here and Bar
Harbor. and fractured his ankle Mr.
Lo,hrop was taken to Portland by boat.
A young fellow snaiched Ave dolla.
bill from the hand of Mr.. Benz. Jordan, in
the City Hotel. Saturday evening. and ran
down Franklin Street The policeman va,
informed of the act and giving chase to the
fellow captured him and recovered the
money. No arrest vas made.
Hon. j. W. Keifer addressed the cit.
izens Of Ellsworth las, Thursday evening
The Hall was well filed and the close a,ten.
ton Of the audience Was held throughout
n. X. Sawyer, Esq.. followed With come
interesting details relative to the Southern
system of counting out" legally elected
Republicans in the state Of Florida where
he resides.
A rather curious accident befell q
Starkey boy who lives above the Falls, one
day las, week. He was sitting before the
kitchen stove when there vas an explosion
in the stove. and something few out strik.
ing his right hand. taking of the thumb and
forefngcr a, the first joint. No trace OF
whatever hit him could be found. and no
one knows what caused the explosion. Hi,
wounds were dressed by DIR. Haines.
Mr.. J. II. Lancaster was thrown from q
buggy. "Wednesday evening, near the resi-.
dence o. Mr.. Henry Whiting, and had hi.
skull fractured. The horse turned the corn.
er Of the stree, a, high rate Of speed and
Mr.. Lancaster vas thrown on, head frs; hi,
head striking the sharp corner Of q rock
Drs. Hodgkins and Drake dressed the
wound. 1t vas several inches long with g
small opening on To to the brain. He i,
doing well a, prc.en, with every prospee, Of
recovery.
The grove meeting is progressing finely
and quite number have already expressed
a desire to lead new life. Sermons have
L.l - III L..
Roberts and Chubbuck. Other elergymen
are expected Wednesday. A large attend.
anoe was presen, Tuesday. The good orde,
and excellent attention Of the audisncc.
presen, thus far have been remark able. and
nothing has occurred as vet to offend the
most fastidious critic. Under the eficien,
supervision Of the officer. in attendance the
best Of order viii he preserved.
NoricE TO M,RISKgs-The Ligh, House
Board give notice tina, on and after Sep,em-
Der Is, 1880, the light displayed from
Browns Head Ligh, -house. western en-
trance to Fox Island Thoroughfare, Maine.
~ill show RED between the bearings y. T..
BY f. 3-i T.. and T.. BY n. IA ". nearly.
Thi, red sector (of II deg. IS min defines
the channel between Fiddler's Ledge on the
north and the BAY Lodges on the south.
Vessels entering or leaving the western
entrance OF the Thoroughfare will clear both
OF these dangers by keeping in the red
light.
-Messrs. Goss and SAWYER Of Bath. have
contracted to build for Mckay X Dix of
New York. bark Of zoo tons capacity. a,
an addition to their fleet trading between
lvig,u, and Philadelphia She is to be Of
the same model as the Alumina being ex-
pressly designed and built for the Cryolit
trade She will have the highest class a;
veritas. The Alumina bull, by the above
firm and launched in April las, has made
rapid time, completing her two voyages to
Ivis,u,. Greenland. and Philadelphia, in less
than four and a half months although she
was detained in the ice Of Newfoundland
nine DAYS, also had much ice to contend
with of the ooas; Of Greenland
The temperance people o. the country
are uniting IN testimonial TO Mrs. Presi-
dent Hayes for the noble stand she has
taken for total abstinence while hostess Of
the White House This testimonial will
consist of life size portal, Of Mrs. Hayes,
to be painted BY one OF our bes, artists, and
when finished, will be placed in the White
House. The picture will he engraved, and
TO every person who contributes FIVE dollars
to the testimonial an engraving will be sent
ANY small sums will be received.
All moneys should be sen, by check or
postal order to Miss Esther Pugh 1.-THE
s,aunch Quaker treasurer Of the Commits
sion,l 81 Bible House, New York City.
DIR. Hsines me, with quite runaway
accident last Thursday. He was making q
call in OTIS and hiA horse. spirited animal,
was hitehed by the bride to the fence. la
some manner she broke and detached the
bride from her head and Immediately start
ed off at q furious rate Of speed. She ran
for about FIVE miles, colliding with several
teams and leaving more or less Of the car.
riage a, different places along the road.
The horse was finally caught after clearing
herself from the carriage, and found to
have escaped with bat Sigh, cuts about the
legs. The carriage, which was badly wreck
ed. was a new top buggy that the doctor
lad but lately purchased.
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