Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-02-19
State News

"A iun5au Alumni mce,iuy was held
j, Bangor. iaur,3al evening.
-T,c -5,yna-eA paper 4, A4-u>,a. the
National isiaa4,. nt, suspended.
-la,o. =. >,-.5acr. the murderer Wa,
taxi. 90 'lg sal, Prison at Thoma>tou
laaN
Tu.Gr.e1nr AA, appointed Ovcn Chal-
hu.u. $500. trustee % thu Reform
School.
The Civ H~m mentions a report that
copper and gold urr have been found on
Lpu- Island. Portland hArhor.
Tho Belfast Jounai says that Hon A.
G. Jewyt;. vino was on the stump for fusion
la, fall, = now out.pokeu for Grants nomi-
nation.
The Comm,rciai says it j, probable
that from one hundred thousand to one
hundred and fifty thousand tons Of ice viii
be cut a; Bangor this winter.
The Republican Convention ofthc First
Congressional District Of Maine 20 choose
delegate 10 the Chicago Convention will be-
held 4, Portland March >. 1850.
The Transcript SAY, tina, X. y. Thing
a former resident of Shaplcigh. has returned
from Lcad,llr, with a fortune estimated "a;
a million, and proposes 10 build WOODEN mills
81 Ross, Corner.
RAYMOND. the ho,tlcr recent, shot rs
Charles H. Moulton. in Portland ha> brought
q civil suit against Mouiton for $1,000
damage, Tor injuries inflicted. and attached
property To cover the amount.
TIL, rhroiuc- say, that Mr. John Cot
ton u Fairfield village has made i contract
Ia manufacture 10000 blocks to be used IN
making the Boston Puzzle a game which j.,
now cry popular.
General Neal Dow j. again urging the
Maine Legislature to increase the pcnallic,
for rum selling. lie would have 800 the
lowest penalty coupled with considerably
extended residence in the county jail.
The Jouyllqi saws that A. j. Hartman
Of Belfast. ha, mare that is noted for her
intelligence. During one OF the recent icS
periods the animal, which was smooth >hol
was let out from the owners stable The
horse very deliberately and carefully march
ed down Main street, and entered the black
smith shop Of Mr.. Swift, who sharpencd her
shoes.
The branch meeting Of the Maine Board
oil Agriculture. dypplllttt 10 TX llci'4 III
Lewiston. Feb. = r.... .pOned on account
of the severe storm, until "Wednesday. the
18Th. In the forenoon. Prot. W. III. Jordan
Of the Agricultural college will deliver an
address, upon the subject: Can Practical
Agriculture be Scientific" In the after
noon Prof NJ C. Fernald Of the Agricultur-
al college. will deliver an address upon the
Aims and Objects of Our College Of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts" The beet
sugar industry will be discussed.
The State Temperance Convention, last
week, at its meeting in Augusta, elected as
officers for the ensuing year Joshua Nye,
President L. W Starbard. Secretary Rev.
J.. W. Lelacheur, Treasurer Executive Com,
First District. \. J. Chase; Second District,
Jordan Rand Third District II. W. Dunn;
Fourth District. J. 5. kimball; Fifth Dis
trict G. T.. Bracket; Vice President-An-
droscoggin. Joseph s. Garcelon; Aroostook,
Rev. Mr.. Osgood; Cumberland, }. II. Nc
Donald; Franklin, Rev. John Allen; Han
cock, II. ID. Coombs; kennebec, j. X. Os-
good Knox W. W. Perry; Lincoln. James
A. Hill Piscataquis, Levi Flint; Sagadahoc,
Henry Tollman; Somerset, Frank kendrck :;
Waldo, NJ J. Dow; Washington, \. b. Mute;
York. O. b. Chadbourne. Among the
speakers was Governor Davis. I. r. Simon
ton of Camden, delivered his lecture on
Wine and its Evils"