Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-05
State News.

William H. SWEET was drowned in Port
land harbor Friday. by the capsizing Of a
sail boat.
-Burglars robbed the house Of +. g..
Ham in Lewiston of 500 in cash Wedncs-
day evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth BAILEY, the oldes, person
hut one in Prrsque Isle, died July 23d, at
the age Of - years.
A workman was buried to his chm by
the caving Of ditch in Lewiston Thursday
bu, was dug out uninjured.
The cur; of inquiry into the case Of
Rev John Morse held at Dexter after hear
ing testimony. suspended him irum the min
isirv until the mex, conference.
Joseph T. Shirley. respected citizen Of
CONWAY. formerly on the Portland police
service. shielded Thursday morning by hang
I ing. NJ cause for the deed is assigned.
/ Herbert Marshall. aged .. engineer at
the Prcblc House. Portland. attempted sui
eide by shooting Thursday night. Tie will
I propahly die. Family difficulties the trouble.
/ commencement exercise. at Colby Uni
ycrsi,y took place "Wednesday. The trIs-
tees voted To raise sij.oao in Maine for the
T college and to appoint professor Of history
/ and teacher OF clocuuon
/ Edward Kimbal.,hc church deb, raiser,
Vas with the Congregational Church at I'll.
OK. SUNDAY Ill, efforts were successfully
directed toward raising an amount sufficient
Z to rebuild. IN a tasty manner. the church re.
Gently burned He vas assisted by Ahga-
/ ham Hill II Ncw YORK
Capt Parsons Of the schooner George
/ Washington of Booihbay. reports 10 the
+ State Department that h., vessel was over
+ hauled b, 4 Spanish gunboa; fi0ccn miles ~
! Cuba. The matter will be thoroughly iu-
,c>,isatcl aud Il the alleged facts arr pro-,
en- rcpS{A;ion ~,ll be demanded Of Spain.
Mrs. Brown. the mother Of "Arirma.
Ward j. mentioned by the Boston Jouranl
a. a bright busy old lady Of seventy wears.
nov living a; Waterford. Me whcrr her
son i barred. She has great love for gar
lrning. Her pride and affection are pleas
anti, shown when visitors come 10 look a.
+ the house where "Artcmas' vas born.
DAVID. son of DAVID Sa~,cs. an! Au-
other Young ls,,. verc bathing IN the Scba,
iscooA rjNer just below ilarilAnd village,
Satuuia,. July 18th. ahoI; suuGoan, Shcn
the SAWYER bos went beyond MS depth and
sank The other b., Va, 50 frightened that
hc dressed and went home without giving
auy o4:cr, AFTER dark NJ. SAWYER became
alarmed. and wcai IN search. found the
clothes nel.hbur, coming % their assistance.
searched ;ac Fyrr and about SUNDAY morn
ing found the dead body.
Az the larscs, county convention f,r
,cas, iac Republicans Of Washington couH-
{, al pcnnyss.l!e nominated the iolloS!n
ticket
Scna,ur,-Ezra l. PA,tAa.a!l. Ncranu, G.
/ Coffin.
/ Sher.ii-lIcnr, Balkan.
/ Judge of Prnba,e-Jamc, \ Mll.ken.
Register Of Probatc-Mason W. Wilder
( Clerk Of Courts-P II. LongiclloN.
Treasurer lgnAtius Sargent.
County Commis.ioner-J. u. Mutt.
/ The convention was addressed in the al
I ternoou by Hon. Eugene Hale.
/ The Boston Gio6e SAYS i mysterious
/ woman calling herself Mary Adams, came
I 10 Winthrop about eight weeks ago, and
I has worked in the factory to the present
I time She will converse With none but her
/ boarding mistress, attends rel gious services
+ regularly. but will neither speak nor give
+ her hand To any one. From whai can b.
I gathered she Is the daughter OF rich parents.
Z " HON she offended b, giving all her money
( 10 the poor She lAborvd a. a CITY MISSION
I ary in Boston last Winter She hA, Al un-
Gle Tho = a physician IN Lewiston, where
( she worked a short time before she went 10
I Winthrop. Her parent, live a, she SAYS
/ IN the last town IN thi> State" Being quite
/ SICK. and asked 10 whom they should send
IN case she died. she replied: "None Of