Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-06

PASSPORT, Pembroke and other places
report prevalence of potato rot. There is
some complaint of rotten tubers in Machias
and vicinity.
The following Patents were granted to
citizens of Maine bearing date Aug. IS,
1888. Reported expressly for this paper by
Louis Dagger & Co., Mechanical Experts
and solicitors of Patents. Washington, ID.
G. Logue, Jones and Morrill,, Deering,
composition for tanning, 2S3,19s. Marrett,
W. II. Brunswick, pole and shaft for vehl-
cles, 2S4, 033.
The Adrertiser says a pos. norton
examination Of the body of Dolan, who died
in Portland, Friday while engaged in a
fracas with Coffin, a horse jockey. states
that there were no severe bruises On Dolan's
body Of any kind that Dolan's death re-
suited from sudden rush Of blood to the
brain. in, her words, apoplexy.
The United States steamer GaIapoosa
arrived at Bangor. Thursday forenoon, from
Bar Harbor, bringing Secretary Chandler
and family. The Secretary dined on board
with Justice Peters and Hon. Lewis Barker,
and left in the Tallapoosa at 3 L. VI. for
Portsmouth, whence he goes to Manches-
ter to attend the New England Fair.
The Sentinel says Young man named
Caisted. one of the crew of the fishing
schooner Eclipse of PASSPORT, was quite bad
ly injured BY the premature discharge of a
small cannon which was being discharged
during foggy day on the fishing banks one
day last week. \ portion Of the charge
was blown into his side and breast. He
will recover.
The Journal says tina, last fl.. Mr.
George T.. Johnson sowed on the shores Of
Lake Quantebacook and IIden pond. Bel
fast, one peck of Wild rice from Michigan.
1t has grown quite vigorously the present
season. Mr.. johnson proposes 10 SOW
more the coming fall. II is done in the in
terest Of sporsmen, as the ducks love 70
feed upon the rice. In TIE West. some Of
the best shooting is done in the Wild rice
fields.
Lieutenant Boutelle Noycs, Of the H..
5. navy, who was killed at Yokohama re-
Gently BY the falling Of spar. wa. the on
ly surviving child of Edwin Moves. Esq. Of
Wateryile. His mother was the daughter
Of Timothy Boutelle. for whom he was
named. Lieutenant Moves was educated al
Annapolis. lie entered the naval service in
1861 and received his commission as lieu
tenant in 1873. Five or six wears ago he
married the daughter Of Commodore Luce
and She. with her two children, va visiting
her husbands family in Waterviilc when the
melancholy news cane. Commodore Luce
and his family received the tidings. Thurs
day, in Boston and made immediate prepare
tons for departure to Watrryl.c. Lieu
tenant Moves was abou, 81 Wears o.d and
was regarded as one of the best officers in
the service.
The Bsitdt Jo0nh saws Mr.. David
W. ilasweli, " Monroe. appeared al the
will Of her husband. and told Mr.. Fletcher.
the Register that she wanted il to take the
usual course. The Register informed her
that notice Of the will must Ne published,
which was done. The Journal reporter. III
looking after the doinSs Of the court made
an abstract of the viii. giving a lit Of the
requests. The children 60! the supposed
deceased, WHO lived away frJm home, saw
the paper and there learned f1r the hrst
time that their paTtn; was dead. and .mmcd.-
aiely went to Monroe. \ Young daughter
al the Good lemp.ars lodge received, IN
wonder, The sympathies of her triend, but
Mr.. Ha-wcll IS noi dead In fAcl Hl.wc.i \
well. This j. how il happened Mr.
HaSwcll made his Wi. some time since. and
an oh.is.ns neighb0I told Mrs Ha,vall
that il must be recorded. without can-
suliinz her husband. and no, beiug posted
in such cases. Mr.. Ha,wcl presented her
se.f a; the Probate Court. OF course Nj
Fletcher did not ASK a supposed widow with
the last will and testament Of hcr husband
in her hand II the man was dead