Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-02
State News.

N. -. Treat an Old and respected cltiken
of Bangor, died suddenly Thursday of
apoplexy. His age was "A years and $
months
-Rathburn ID. Sprague. Esq. one of the
Oldest and most respected citizens of Isles
boro. died recently aged 50 years. lie
was a native Of Rhode Island. and for many
years followed the sea.
"Wednesday nigh, the house Of the Bid
deford Hook aud Ladder company was burn
ell and fireman named James Welch per-
ished IN the flames
Della Quiucannon. aged s years of
Portland. visiting at Winterport, was fatally
burned Wednesday afternoon. by her elcthes
catching while lighting fire.
Fairly FRIDAY morning a coal she'd and
over 100 tons of coal. belonging 10 the New
Brunswick x Canada railroad. were burned
at St. Stephen. n. b. Loss $500.
The same afternoon barn belonging TO
n. 7. Greathead, cashier of the above road.
was burned at 81 Stephen. Both fires are
supposed TO have been incendiary.
Mrs. Daniel Qumby of Greene. has
kept house forty-slx years. and has never
used a corn broom. She can tie on hem
lock broom that will rival the best modern
broom in dust quenehing qualities.
Rev. W. r. Obear. for twelve years
pastor Of the CongrcgationslIst Church at
Newcastle, has accepted a call to the Con-
gregational Church in Winthrop. and will
commence his labors the first Sunday in De
cember
A flock Of i64 sheep, collected around
Caribou in Aroostook county, passed through
Augusta, Thursday, on their way TO the
Hagar farm in Richmond Two Of the
sheep were giants. and weighed respectively
236 and 2i6 pounds.
Joseph Howard. boy Of Is, went sail
ing in gig at Lubcc on the evening Of the
18th inst. and the mex, DAY the gig was
found on Rice's Island and the sail on
Treats Island. 1t is supposed the boat was
upse, by squall and the boy drowned.
DIR. p. VI. Whiiten Of Clinton. started
for Michigan few days ago. DR. Whit,en
has been employed by a rich corporation in
that State. at liberal salary, as physician
and surgeon for their employers, Sr per-
iod Of SIX months.
The schooner Loud y. Fisk OF Bath,
Me. was stranded on Diamond Shoal, nine
miles of the point OF Cape IIattcras, on the
evening Of the 2lst. The captain and six
men we're drowned. one man getting ashore
after remaining in the water for ten hours,
swimming and drifting fifteen miles
A singular accident occurred At PASSPORT
Friday night. A sailor named Laughton.
OF the schooner Annie FRYE on going for
drink of water found small Cask pump
frozen, and poured boiling water into il and
attempted 10 suck drink from the cask.
He inhaled steam and died in a few min
utcs.
The prisoners at the Kennebec Jail we're
generously remembered on Thanksgiving
DAY by Mrs. Daniel William. Of Augusta.
who seat forty choice mince pies for their
delcciation. This bcnes client lady. her
mother and grandmother. have performed
similar service for over one hundred years,
remembering those who are in bonds
The 7Imes says that Charles Hurd. wife
four children and hired man. of Biddeford
were all nearly sgtfocated by gas from a coal
stove one night lately. Mrs. Hurd had been
cooking till late in the evening and on retir-
ing filled the stove full Of coal, shut the
draft and left the covers open each little
way.
David Downey Of Winsow. aged Is,
Thursday. in climbing a fence with his gun
on his shoulder. fell headlong The gun
being flung forward, brough, the muzzle
against his stomach. and the entire contents
Of the gun were discharged. blowing part of
his clothing through his body. The de
ceased was very promising Young man.
John I. Goodwin. Of Bddeford, a mar
red man 80 years OF age, died Friday night
under circumstances which clearly indicate
foul play. On Wednesday evening he left
home saying that he was going to a rattle
lie was not seen again by his family until
o'clock tina, night, when his wife hearing
a jar down stairs found him upon the ho,r
badly cut and bruised about the head and
unconscious, in which state he lay until he
died This makes the third M, sterious
death in tina, city within many weeks.
AS the train on the f. X n. A. Rail-
road for Bangor was switched on a siding
between that city and Oldtown Wednesday,
waiting for the train from Bangor 10 pass
two young men were seen skating on the
Penobscot near BY. Suddenly one of the
young men skated into hole and the other
stood by and halloed for help. A number
OF drummers were on the train on the
siding, and one OF them, Mr.. Hellenbrand,
jumped from the train, ran to the river,
seized board, rescued the drowning man
and got back to the train in time to 20 on
with it to Bangor.
of numbering on the Androscsggin
River, the Lewiston Journal remarks The
river drivers, with abou, six million logs,
were about ten miles above Lewiston when
the bottom fell out of the thermometer.
Old Jack was restless, and just as the drive
was reaching port after long summers
fight against all kinds Of bad luck, the
Androseoggin solidiied, and they we're stuck
probably for the winter. Some of the
drivers have gone home, some are in the
city and some have started for the woods.
The lumbernien do not hardly hope for a
thaw, and are discussing what to do with
the logs. There is good chance, the drivers
say. to cut out and pile two or three million
If the ice happens to 60 out on high food
next spring, the six million logs will be
likely to hurry down to sea-
The kappaka. y az.