Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-03-30
State News.
CRITIC

The Wing reports lumber business &C
tive at Milo. The ship-knce business il
particularly brisk.
David Clark Of Kennebunk port ha,
built and rebuilt 10 vessels since 1857.
The dwelling of James Rankin. il
Wells. was damaged BY FIRE THURSDAY even
ing. $500. Insured in local office.
Samuel T. Dinsmore. editor Of the
Stakeholder. died in New York on Thurs.
day, aged so lie vas native of Bristol
Me. and formerly editor of the Bangor
Mercury.
-Pittsfeld ha. voted to raise $1,000 to
aid in building a Sl5 900 brick block. which
will contain a town hall, offices for the Sc
leoimen and town club. engine house. lock
up, sc.
MIR Augustus L. Foss OF North Leeds
died suddenly IN his char Tuesday morning
Of last week
+liorsemeR are now talking of juno
trotting circuit. to include the parks at
Lewiston, Portland. Bangor and Bath. and
possibly other places. General ". :.
Iilton and some other are DESTROYS Of es-
isblishing purse, for two year olds
Mrs. Bickford, the old lady OF 50 wears.
who siraNed from the home Of Mr. March IN
Monmouth, Tuesday night. and for whom a
large party have been searching. vas found
dead on the ground near the house Of Mr.
Wyman. a, Monmouth Ridge, FRIDAY morn
INK.
Thursday. Mrs. Welt, living on the
Wa.hburn road, in Caribou. VA, ;hrown
from a sled upon which she Was riding 4
log. which ~as on the sled. fell upon her.
di,locating her hip and otherwise severely
inyuring her. Her recovery i considered
doubtful
Bids were opened a, the Office Of the ~
per,Isiug architect al Washington. FRIDAY.
FOR granite foi the ha,cmrn, walls of the
cour, house a; P.,;,burs. vruu.. tpc,,e h,I-
deT. The lowest hid "a, that 4 the bod
wci. Granite Co. KDcklAnd. SLIGO. aud
the contract vii be awarded tina, firm.
Within the pa,, week there have died
IN Bangor and vicinity Mrs.. Jane Johnson.
- wears Ellen Mcfarland. % wears: Mrs.
EHEabcth Lane. ~ wears, and II months
Mr.. Jcrusha +. Baker. = wears I months;
Nj Joseph y Doun- - wears. ! months.
and Catherine Hale. ~ wears
Rev, C. C. Mason died at hs late RESI-
dencr IN liallo~rIl on Wednc.dA,. a; the
age %. - wears and months lie ha,
been a minister IN the Methodist church for
n,arl, fort, wears. and would have com
prird ht, fourth wear a. Presiding Elder Of
the Lewiston Dl,lrie, in MAY
- The family Of Captain Wm H. Nunau
Of Cape Porpolsr have received a letter from
Mr. II. Dubhlns At Cape Haiucn. mate @,
the schooner Eagle Of Machias. giving az
account Of the death b, small poN ON board
the vessel. Of Captain NuuAu, February y
The schooner va. about ready To- sal Tor
Boston. aud viii probably he brought HON,
bN the mate
At Camden. the other da, several coun.
+ IN teams we're hiichrd IN front Of store
and large balls II SNOW on the horses hoof,
made them stand uncomfortable, \ clergy
man IN passing noticed thi- and calling al
. the store borrowed a hammer and knucket
+ of the uncomfortable hall, When he re
/ turned the hammer aud passed out ID,
merchant remarked that be "bel,Sed tha
man ~as christian"
The new pension office IN Augusta u
completed and almu., ready for business
Blanks will be received. and the office open
ed IN good shape the first Of April. Their,
are four rooms the hrsi the private offie,
Of Gen. Conner; the second the genera
payment room, the thud the mailing de
partmeni. and the fourth room for wiiove,
pensioners. There are two entrances frou
Water street The following clerks will b.
employed MAJ. J. ID. Mytlck. Col. Chas
b. Wh!uemore, Annie f. Ladd, and Addi
; Lander. AHyustI Journal
According 10 the Philadelphia Reoo5,
the ship Screamer. which was lost 4 li,,l
more than week ago, on voyage iron
Philadelphia to New Orleans. vas one Of tn
rottepest Of all rotten old hulks. She va
built at Brunswick. Ne, 80 years ago, am
in December. 1881, was known to be roite
from stem to stern, and totally unfit for Sc
service. Nevertheless her owners decide
TO send her to sea ''once more, and. as ws
expected BY many who had examined hel
she went TO the bottom, as hundreds Of ju.
such collins have gone before.