Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-10-28
State News.

Hon. f. A. Pike, Of Calais. has re-
turned home from California.
Col. l.. ID. NJ. Sweat has been visiting
Governors Island and Gen. Hancock.
Patrick Morgan's house in Winterport
was burned on the night Of Oct. Sd. In
sured for 800.
The body of Fred Patterson, drowned
in the harbor at Stockton, Monday week,
was found Thursday morning.
: Hon. Samuel r. Perley of Naples is
again in very feeble health aud il is feared
that he cannot survive long.
WIN. r. Grace. the democratic nomi-
nee for Mayor of New York married a
Maine lady, a Miss Long of 81. George.
WIN. Randett & Company's clothing
store. at Richmond. was entered Thursday
night. by burglars. and goods valued at
$3.50 stolen. No clue TO the thief.
The !sen,iaei says tina, large quantities
Of herring are taken from the weirs in the
vicinity Of Lubec. Sixty hogSheads were
ing recently.
The WOODEN mill, anchor works and
other mills at Camden have shut doun en-
tirely for want of water. They have been
running lately on half time. Neguntieooh
river was never known to be SO low
John Seidel. of Saco, the cigar manu-
facturer reported missing. is at home and
expresses himself much surprised that he
cause he was away a few hours longer than
usual people shoul! think him missing.
w. w. Perry of the Camden Hsraid.
..kE -, ,t,n l,.s 60 H..
opposition, knowing that Scion Chase and
his followers have alrcacy drawn oil enough
to elect the Republican electors"
-upham T. Cram of Read6cld. who was
injured at Androseoggin station recently
while attempting TO board a moving tram,
died on Friday. lie was 81 years old aud
highly respected in his community.
A. +. McAchorn. Who has been under
arrest and on trial a, Norway. for malicious
Is DESTROYING goods in O'Brion's store, was
discharged, no evidence being found against
him
Mrs. Joanna Il. Gilman. widow Of the
late Nathaniel Gilman. OF Wateryille. died
Thursday evening. The deceased has al
ways been known and respected for her Gu
tire devotion to her family.
Frank ]. Alexander. sixteen wears old.
son of Hugh Alexander. of Richmond, was
aceden,ly shot in the lcf, lung, Friday
morning. while taking a gun from a wagon.
1t is feared he is fatally injured.
The product from eighty stocks Of bees
this season at Jcrrard's Aroostook bee farm,
Caribou, has been two tons and half or
FIVE thousand pounds choice box honey, ana
tif,y Young swarms.
"A man in F1cburg upon being told
that Garfield would be elected President, re-
marked that he hoped that he would no;
live 70 see il The mex, DAY he vas taken
sick and la>, Saturday his death was in the
paper iddcford TiHcs.
The Wig says that the workmen en-.
ployed by the Penob>co, Log Driving Com
pany finished the dams last week. NJ Che~uu-
cook and North Twin Lakes. The, are now
engaged in blasting out rocks which ohstruct
the channel in the river connecting the
lakes.
The Hai saws that the Maine Tin MIN
ing Go. commenced work at their mine in
Winslow. FRIDAY. They will erect shaft
house Immediately. and commence sinking
shaft under the charge Of an experienced
miner The crews will work eight hours
each daily.
A sad accident occurred to child OF
Mr., VI. l. Dewitt. Of Pressure Isle, recently
It. mother had just dipped from kettle on
the stove some hot water and turning round
the child. two and half years old fell into
I il. and was scalded so that j, died in a few
/ hours Mrs Dewitt IN rrsctling the child
/ and taking off is clothes burned her own
I hands very badly
! The Gardiner Home Journal SAYS that
I Captain Daniel iiincklcy. Of livemorc. vho
4 was lD2 years old when be died. had used
1 tobacco SINCE he six wears old. and told
I - 80 -.-- - A.
I presumed he nigh, have lived to be- aged
T had he never used It, His son, Alanson, i,
/ nov - Years old, and chew, tobacco yer,
1 spanngly, though nearly all the time and
swallows the juice.
T The idrrrfisrr say. tina, one night last
week Nr. Grant and family Of Benton. wcr,
I awakened by the lowing Of cattle, and on
/ going out It vas found that one of the cow
/ had encountered hedge hog, and II, mouth
/ was filled with quIlls. The cow was run
ming frantlcally about a. il IN agony, and
after repeated attempts they succeeded in
extracting the quiils by means of tweezers
In the Enquirer Scion Chase prints an
I open letter TO Gen. Plaistcd. in which he
/ calls his attention TO the fact that in hi,
1 tPlai>ted'>I letter 10 Batter. he leave. it IN
/ doubt whether h" Is for Hancock or Weaver.
[ lie asks Plai,ted plainly whether he Is for
I Weaver or Hancock Or If for Weaver.
whether he practically means Hancock
/ Whether be has made any speeches for
Weaver And whether the drift OF what he
/ has said has not been for Hancock
The Wing saws that Capt Charles
Sawyer. of Grecnville, and Major Goldth-
waite, OF LINN. Mass. with Napoleon An
nance, as guide, started recently for Mon
| son, BY the old road. As they had no com
pass with them they were unable to reach
/ Monson, or to find their way home and we're
four days without food or shelter Major
| Goldthwaite lost a very valuable breech-
loading shot gun. being unable to carry i,
any longer.