Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-08
State News.

The >,atinel says that John ". Hay
ward of Wesley. was brought home from
his camp on Machias river, recently hav.
Ing had his leg broken short of below the
knee.
The schooner MazurAa Of Belfast. re-
Gently made the run from that port TO New
York In sixty hours, and the homeward
passage from the latter port to Boston In
iorty-iOur hours.
A horse thief in the prison al Thomas
ton has asked his instructor III they keep
n man in prison ten years for stealing a
horse. how long will they imprisou man
for stealing whole State:''-, Rockland
Free Irsss.
a man hy the name of York, resi-
dent OF Bridgiou. was Killed last week
near the Forks. Il seems that a tree IN
fsliin. struck another. and breaking "A part
OF the top was thrown back. striking Mr..
York on the head, Killing him instantly.
Col \. WIwilde. of Skowhegan. FIJI
day. Was renominated by the governor a.
railroad commissioner, he having held the
office some fifteen years. The rluatlou
seems to be di,ta,trtul 70 the council. who.
II j. laid, will not confirm him.
Edward c. Varney OF North Port
Fairfield. VA, found dead on h team on
Fairfield village, last Wednesday evening.
II j. supposed to be congestion of the
brain. An investigation is being made.
The dry house OF Mr.. W. IL. Rich
mond. Of South Faye.tc. was destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning OF last week NJ 1
o'clock. The building contained 500
worth of dowel material. which was all
consumed. Loss, including building, $500;
no insurance. Nj. Richmond will rebuild
at once.
The steamer Henrietta on her trip
from llarpswell 10 Portland, Saturday.
took of from a little unnhabited island
two boy. named Cieaves and Hamilton
who had landed there Thursday and bad
their boat drift away. They nearly per-
ished with the cold and hunger. They
were twelve or fifteen years old.
The Unitarian church in Augusta,
which has just been completed was dedi-
Gated Thursday evening, the sermon being
preached by Rev. NJ. !. Savage OF Boston
The church is a beautiful eltice. has seat
ugs for 40 persons and cost $1,000. la
! the forenoon occurred services of installa-
| ton OF the new pastor, Rev. Philip ;.
Thatcher.
The Village Herald says tina, Mr. Hen
/ ~ Leisner, an old gentleman OF nearly
, seventy years, living in the eastern part OF
/ Damariscotta, was found dead near his
/ house. Tuesday. He went out in the fore.
noon to cut some wood on neighboring
! lot aud not returning At nightfall search
was made with the above result. The
cause was probably heart disease.
One month ago Mrs. Frank j. Pendle-
ton. OF SearspOrt, wife OF Capt. Pendleton,
| of the ship Nancy PeDdeton. arrived home
! having lett her husbands vessel ia Valpa-
| raiso. On last Christmas morning Mrs. Z.
/ did, after having given birth to twin boys.
/ The ship Is on the passage to Europe,
where the captain expected to be Joined BY
/ his wife. The children are living.
The Maine State Educational Board at
I its meeting in Gardiner, was addressed
! Thursday morning by Prof. VIM. Harper
! OF Pennington Normal School, and Bachel-
| der ui Pittstield, after which reports of
different committees were made. The
meeting adjourned TO meet at Pittsfeld.
Dec. 30th, and Jan. LIST next. About 100
from out OF town were present.
Cyrus X. Lunt. Esq, of Biddeford, an
old and respected citizen, committed sui
eide Friday afternoon by hanging. He
was leading member of the Methodist
| Episcopal church of that city. He was
foreman OF The blacksmith department of
| about year ago when he was attacked
with brain trouble. since which time he
has been confined at his home. His hang
ing was probably caused by insanity re.
/ sulting from his sickness. He leaves a
| wife and children.
Hannah Weston, who died in Jones'
boro in December 1855, was a little past
81 years of age, having been born in
Haverhili, \. IL in November. 1853. Her
maiden name was Watts. Her husbands
name was Josiah Weston. Josiah and
Hannah were married in the early part of
! l115. Their family was twelve daughters
and one son. Two OF the daughters are
now living Mrs. Frances Schoppe, in
Jonesboro and Mrs. Amelia Coffin, in Bed
dington. the former about So and the latter
about II years old. A mother and daugh-
ters-l76S: 1880. Hannah Weston il was
who brought the powder through the
woods from JOnesborO to Machias in June,
1873. accompanied by a sister OF Mrs Yves
tons husband.