Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-29
State Ne VS..
VI. formerly of Main,

VI. formerly of Maine .
f'i;. - a. 1t, is now associate .
editor of tha?.o. ~ tar. /
The Hh,y ,a,. Ira +. Goodwin Of In .
field. Vas FRIDAY. fined 50 and costs for I
the unlawful transportation Of partrldge' .
during close time.
Mrs Eleanor Grover Of York, .
whose death at 4 ripe old age was recently
recorded had been a User ot tobacco for al
most half century, She Kept an account,
aud al the time OF her death had paid lit
tie more than SlIO0 for tobacco.
President Jackson. Superintendent
Tucker. Director Morrison and Engineer
Stephenson Of the VI c. r. H.. ~ere
thrown out Of their carriage while riding in
Lewiston, by runaway horses recently.
/ President Jackson, knee ~as severely
s1ruincd. The other, we're unhurt.
| DR. Is. Il. Whitney. VINO for a number
! o! wears has been living and practtcing in
/ Unity. and Who moved last spring to Lowell
4 Mass, died there With typhoid fever, and
/ bis remains ~rrc brought 10 Unity for burial
1 the 18th OF December He leaves a wife
and two children.
The journal reports the officers made
effective work among Biddeford rum-sellers,
FRIDAY selling large amounts. Several
dealers were fined
Ira NJ MeCaustine Of Cumberland,
Wis. formerly Of Piu,fed, met with
violent death in the former place few days
ago While at work on 4 scatiolding, fourteen
feet above ground. lie fell, striking on his
shoulders and breaking his neck
Mr.. Fred Johnson of Pittsfeld, grad
uate Of Bowdoin, class Of 81, has received
an appointment in the United States signal
service. He reports at Washington the
first Of January. He wen his appointment
in a competitive examination.
1t i the intention OF the stock and
bond holders of the Bangor Opera
House to finish the building in tirstclass
style, and it is hoped it will be ready for
dedication in March.
Oliver W. Masterman, while on his
wav home from Dxfeld TO Weld (near the
} Patten schOolhouse in Carthage,) was way
: laid by some person unknown, knocked
} over and his wallet taken from him, which
) contained -. No clue TO the offender
2 has been obtained.
: 1t is said of the losses of Thomaston
, people BY the failed Pacific Bank of Boston
, that some cases are very hard. One widow
: holds $1,000 Of this stock. If an assess
= ment should be made it will take her entire
property. This lady is now Frustrated with
b.. sickness, in consequence of her loss. An
/, other case is young man whose savings Of
! FIVE wears were swept away at blow.
A dispatch from st. John to the Inter
national Steamboat Co. states that the sec
ond engineer of the steamer Falmo uth Mr.
Keernan, missed his hold while going Oh
board the steamer Wednesday night and fel
into the water. striking the guard in falling
He was immediately rescued but found to b.
n dead. An inquest was held and the re
-e mains taken home to PASSPORT Thursda
$ morning.
y A fire broke out Wednesday night il
= George c. McAllister's steam sardine bo
!" factory at Midtown. The building an
! stock were entirely consumed and the engin
e badly damaged. Loss $1,000, with no insur
ance The FIRE extended to a large stor
'e house nearly filed with merchandise belong
ing to Charles F. Todd The loss on thi
! was $4,000, partially insured.
Brig Tally-Ho. of East Machias, whic
went ashore near Bateman's Beach five week
Of ago. while on the way in Ballast fror
Woods Holl to New York, was hauled o
L Friday noon by wreckers, and is now
anchor off Castle Hill. The steam pun
will keep her free until the steam tug goe
to her assistance. The expense in gettin
n her off amounts to about $4,000.