Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-03-31
State News.

leagth has been discovered in Edgccomb.
Hon. James Walker, one Of the promi-.
nent lumbcrmen of Bangor, died Thursday
at the age Of SO years.
-Penobscot salmon. the first Of the sea.
son. was in the market in Boston. Tuesday
of last week. and sold for a dollar and a
half a pound.
The Times saws that il is estimated that
a sum not less than $4,000 must have been
circulated in Bath bv direct reason Of the
Knights Templar centennial ball, aud a
result business has been almost wonderful,
improved.
Asher GeichelI', son Lewis. Of Barring.
Ne. nineteen wears Of age, accidentally shot
himself dead, SATURDAY., while cunning. The
charge entered his mouth, blowing his
brains out.
The Dexter Eassff, SAYS that FRIDAY
morning a house owned b, Fred Hatch. in
the edge Of Corinnas was consumed Is FIRE.
A considerable quantity 81 furniture. etc.
was saved. His family were absent at the
time.
--EN-Gos. Crosby Of Belfast. recently de-
ceascd. held the FIR, teachers institute,
cation, ever held in ,hi. State
james Dean. aged ,vcnty three. a native
Of Maine. died al NCw Orleans rijy hospital
from the effects Of a pistol tho, wound r..
cci'cd at Alexandria, La, on the 2nth Of
February.
On the las; morning Of the session nf
the Legislature, Camp John Allen
prefsoed his PRAYER by the following lInc>
Return Nc ransomed sinners homc-ihc
wear Of Jubilee has come. - Pennington
CHRONICLE.
The Waicr,illc Sentinel .ays tina, on
SUNDAY morning. Miss Ella Bailey. o. West
Wa;cr,illc. who Ia, been PARTIAL, insane
for wear or 80, attempted to commit suicide
by Drowning She VAS rescued just IN time
10 save her life
Mr.. T.. Stevens. who has go long been
NAL Agent on the route from hanger "a
Boston. has been promoted 10 the position
Of Inspector Of Mails. and assigned 70 duiy
in the office Of Nj ". H. Bigclou. IN
Augusta.
John Baker. an Enr'i,hmAn by birth
committed suicide IN Washington Wcdur--
day morning. Baker served in the recent
var, and Ia, since been an inmate Of the
Soldiers Home =, Togus.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Tjhlc,;s Of North Fair
field. about iwo weeks ago. found a PINK IN
full bloom, IN her flower garden. during
tao or three warm DAYS al that time. the
sun had melted the snow from the south
side Of flower bed and caused the pink %
blossom.
The machine shop Of T.. J. Cranglc. III
Calais. and most II the contents consisting
q machinery aud stock, vas burned Frjday
night Loss, $1,000; insurance. $500
Mccullough \ TAFT. iron founders had pat
terms valued nj 5000 stored in the building
which are a total loss. Insured for $50
Cause Of IRE unknown.
The State Of Nevada aud York county
Maine have by the returns OF the tenth
censu, exactly the same population, each
footing up jusi g.. 265 When j, comes 10
area, however, there is little difference,
Ne, ada embracing 1900 square miles Of
territory and YORK county JUS, $50.
DIR. Stevens has in bis stable at North
New Portland a deer that i a curiosity in
that section. IL was taken in the Dead River
woods near Flagstaff Woodsnen and hun
tiers who have seen it. say they never saw
the like. The carr Of the animal are nine
inches long. and it, tail Is like a Young
colts. II completely answers the descrip-
ton given by books Of the mule deer Of the
eastern slope Of the Rocky Mountains.
A. G. Brad.,reet. Esq, Of Budgion.
member Of the Maine House Of Representa-
tive in 1879 and in 1880 j. 70 at once pro
coed to locate the route for the proposed
kennebec Central railroad from Pennington
TO Augusta, preparatory to making surveys
later in the spring.
The Mdins Fara,er SAYS that A lady
made the following deposits in the Augusta
1862, S7O.-S65O. Her book was presented
TO the Bank this week. and her interest &C
count adjusted. Her deposit, with the in
terest adGed, amounted TO S2,29i.Ss. A
deposit made in lSis Of 500, now amounts
TO sIT.95. The annual interest on the
original sum deposited is nearly thirty per
cent
The Herald says that last week. Mon
day, an old gentleman Of Thomaston named
Leighton, left his home TO 90 over to the
narrows; not returning search was made for
him. and in the morning be was discovered
standing beside a stump, near the usually
travelled path, where he had been all night.
Ii appears that on his return from the mar
rows. he stumbled, or in some other way
hurt himself so badly that he was unable 10
proceed farther, but held OH the stump TO
prevent his going TO sleep and perishing
with cold.
The boiler at the gas works in Rock
land exploded Friday afternoon. completely
wrecking the building. There were FIVE
persons IN the building at the time, one man
and four BOYS. Mr.. Cronan, the man. was
severely injured in his arms, legs and eyes
John Hartnett, one of the boys, was so
badly injured that fears are entertained that
he will not recover. The other three boys
escaped with slight injuries. The explosion
carried the boiler up through the roof about
fity-feet and landed it about eighty feet
from its position. But for its being on the
bench above the heads of the workmen no
one would probably have escaped. No other
portion Of the works was injured There
was plenty of gas for Friday night, but after
Saturday there will be none until repairs are
CDHiplctcu Inc cause Oh the explosion Is
unknoSn. The works are principally owned
in Boston.
The Press says of the growing industry
in Portland, of Wheeler, Swift 4 Co. in
Transporting Chicago beef for sale and for
export to England, that they went into
operation Oct. 18th. At first a single car
load Of beef a week was brought to p. for
local consumption. Each carload repre-
sented IS steers, valued at Sl,7O0. The
trade grew rapidly. and now from three to
four carloads week are required TO supply
the demand. In addition to the local trade.
the firm ships, by six steamers of the Domin-
ion and Beaver lines, this Western beef to
Europe, or nine carloads to a steamer.
These six steamers are all fitted up with re-
frigerators similar to that in the company's
building on Franklin wharf II will thus be
seen that at the present time business of
from S5,l00 to $1,000 week, OF from
$685. 200 to S353.600 a year is brought 10
Portland by this one house, while their
foreign business would amount TO twice as
much more. They require six hands now 10
handle the goods. The steamer rcfrigera-
tors cost $500 to fit up. NJ. w. Best is
now preparing building for the same bust