Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-28
State News.

The next Name Congregational conven-
ton will be held at Blddeford
The Maine Missionary Society has re-
ceIved $3.50 from the State Street Societ, in
Portland.
Augustus Cram Of Mount Vernon fell
from barn on Wednesday. fracturlng his
skull and four ribs. His condition is pre-
carious.
Gov. Robe will deliver the annual al
dress before the kennebec Agricultural So
cle,y at Readfeld, Oct and l.
The reunion Of the First Name Cavalry
will be held IN Auburn, Sept. II, 1883. The
arrangements will be announced later.
The people Of l.imlngton are making
extensive preparations for reunion Of pres
ent and former citizens of that town on the
approaching ith Of July.
The library of Colby University has
lately received from Mrs. H. b. Robinson.
Of Searsmont. gift Of seventy five volumes.
and about five hundred periodicals and
pamphlets.
Prof. \. 5. Pack ard. u. d.. Of Bowdoin
College. while he was not the Oldest man
present at the Exeter centennial. ranked as
Senior alumnus, he having been Of the acad-
emy class Of 1912.
Clifford Albeit, son of the late Hon.
Nehemiah Abbott, Of Belfast has entered
the ministry Of the Methodist church in New
Jersey. He is now at Belfast
Mr.. Willard II. Faunce. Overseer Of
the weayer's room at the Dobsun Wooden
Mil in Pi;tsfeld. fell in the elevator some
thirty or forty feet, and broke both his ank
les and injured himself very severely other.
wise, on Tuesday afternoon, Of last week
The ropes Of the elevator broke.
Governor ROBBIE has made the following
nominations Justice Of the Peace. Ambrose
Beale, Monmouth; Commissioners TO the
Mining Exposition at Denver, Oscar "
Pitcher. Belfast. and Franklin j. Rollins
Portland; Agent to collect State claim.
against the General Government, Gen. John
l.. Hodsdon, Bangor.
The store Of e.. A. Osborn. of Water
vile, was entered by burglars, Thursda,
night. They proved TO be band of boy.
from twelve to sixteen years old. A u,
Rocher who was arrested, disclosed tn,
names of his associates.
! "A cable dispatch was received in Bos
ton, Thursday, announcing the safe arri.a
/ Of ship Alice NJ. Minott. of Bath. al Kobe
Japan. on the 3lst Of MAY, after a protracte,
passage of about 230 days from New York
/ She had encountered rough weather on III,
/ passage, and had 1900 cases of oil dam
aged. She had recently been reported as
missing vessel. and her safe arrival will b,
good news 10 all parties interested.
Schooner Laura Bridgeman. Of st
! Georges, which struck on the outer bar op
posite Asbury Park, y. j.. last week. durin!
q fog, will be total loss. The captain mis-
took the ringing of the locomotive bell 70
that of the bell on the light ship off Sand
Hook and ran the vessel ashore instead o
rounding Sandy Hook as he supposed. Th
vessel was bound for Fall River.
Samuel b. Chadbourne. was drowned
at Beverly. Mass, on the 10th inst. He vii
be remembered as the deaf mute who's
father and brother were recently sentence,
in Dover to the State prison for life, for tn
murder Of Watson in Parkman 1t will al
so be remembered that they endeavored I,
fasten the crime on the deaf mute but tn
opinion of the jury was that if ne partici
pated in the crime he was forced into it b.
his father and brother. as he could have ha,
no incentive to the act and was known to b
by nature of a pleasant disposition. II
was first sent TO the Insane ASYLUM at Au
gusta, and afterwards TO Beverly to atten,
school for deaf mutes in the hope that l..
might in time, be able to make public tn
facts so far as he knew them, connecte,
with the crime.
DIR. Asa Danforth, who died in Norway
Saturday, June Is. 1883, has probably had
longer active, professional career than an
other in this State. 1t is likely that he ha
ridden more miles in a team than any MAJ
IN 1t, and certainly he has travelled NOR
miles over the roads of Oxford county thar
any other has ever travelled. For nearly six
" Years full fifty-eight years-he was bus
lily engaged in his work, and during all tina
time he never lost day, it is thought, OF
account of sickness. and he never refused
call on account of weather or unreasonable
ness Of II, or on account of the poverty O
the patient DIR. Danforth was born il
Tyngsboro, Mass. Aug. Is, 1875. He stud
led at Dartmouth. and received physician
diploma, July %. 1920. at % wears Of aye
In September of that year. he came on horse
back to Norway. in which village there were
perhaps. twenty houses. He married. Dec
6. 1924, Miss Abigail c. Reed, sister of tn
late Hon. Henry c. Reed. the fruits of th
union being seven sons and one daughter. O
whom all are living but one son, and all hav,
lived well and creditably. The Doctor wa
elected to the legislature. much against hi
wishes. IN 1852, his friends insisting that h,
must run on account Of his popularity, a
the district was close and the times exciting
His life was exceptional. because. although
q man of convictions. and an active man, b.
literally left no enemy. He is said to hav,
never pressed any poor man for pay, and hi
books show that. His life vas . spotles'
! one.-Ress.