Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-06-24
State News.

BE- dead bod, Of an infant va, found
oy boy. floating IN pond a. Casco the other
dl,
The Wig ,ay, tina, MIR. frank -
POLLEN Of BANGOR ~as seriously injured
Thursday, by being throSu from her car
rage.
The veteran. Al Togus observed Thurs
day a. Decoration Day Iao hundred and
Tiny three soldiers rest At Tpgu,.
--Grcrn!raf Cillry. son Of the late iona
than Galley. OF Kock!And, has been restored
To his rank in the navy.
Mr.. Blainc's family arrived home at
Augusta. on "Wednesday evening. cuisines,
Hill detain the Senator from home some
week Or ten da!s longer.
The Messina quuls which mere gwen
their freedom in thu felds around Augusta
recently. appear to Ike their new surround
ings, and are busy at work building nests.
The journal SAYS tina, there j. a dwarf
at Belfast, who i quite remarkable a.
Tom Thumb. Although seventeen years
old, he weigh, but twenty seven pounds and
is thirty eight and three -fourths inches high.
Besides that, Robbins is slender. while Tom
Thumb has grown yer, stout.
The Pennington Chronicle SAYS that the
Franklin county fusionists have seized the
glorious Fourth-or the day that answers
to it this year, a. the 4th comes on Sunday
--as the day for their county convention
and fusion rally.
The Augusta Journal SAYS that the re-
port in some Of the papers that Judge H. u.
Rice of Augusta, has become insane, is
totally without foundation. lie was quite
sick few days ago, but is now cony alescing.
His intellect is clear and strong as usual,
and We trus, he may enjoy many years We,
of health and serenity Of mind
The Why SAYS that on the .Aroostook
river Messrs. kilburn & Aiken we're unable
to get their lumber all out in some Of the
smaller streams, and at the Aroostook Falls
an enormous mass Of logs is hemmed up,
filling the whole gorge Of the river and ex-
tending along il for long distance. These
logs belong principally TO Mr.. W. II. Muir
ray and to Mr.. T.. g. Dunn. who has 5000
600 feet caught in this place.
A shocking accident occurred a, F. W.
Titcomb's single mill in Houlton on the
18th inst, by which John Gilks, an operator
in the mill, lost his life. Mr. Gilks was
standing beside the saw holding on one Apd
of the log leaning over it, when the Nw
struck him on the head, completely severing
the upper and lower portions, across from
the eyes back of the ears, killing him in
stantly, scattering brain. and blood in every
direction In the vicinity, where he stood.
The accident doubtless resulted from de-
feet in the saw.
A desperate character named John Car
son vas bound over in the Bangor police
court, Wednesday, ia the SUN Of $1,000 for
entering the residence of Mr.. James HAYNES.
Tuesday night. He entered the room Of a
Young lady, who screamed for assistance.
and in order to prevent noise. Carson placed
his hand over her mouth, when he was dis
covered by Mr.. Haynes. 4 struggle fol
lowed and Mr.. ii. got the burglar down and
held him until the arrival Of the police The
residence Of Mr.. J. S. Kicker was also en-
tered the same night by another party who
escaped.
The Belfast Journal says that Mr.
George Anderson, Of Belfast. now studying
dentistry with DIR. Lombard, was engaged as
teacher Of the English language to the Rus
sian officers who came on the Cimbria to
Mount Desert. Mr.. A. continues to hold
pleasant correspondence with those who were
his pupils, but. yho are now scattered over
the world. He last &eek received letter
from Lieut.. Grigeroviteh, who was transfetf-
ed to one Of the new ships built at Fhiladel-
phia, and who is now in the China seas
The Russians are very anxious to again visit
Maine.