Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-21
State News.

State News.
1t is said Gov. Butler and staff. Of
Massachusetts,, will be presen, at Colby
commencement.
Dr. Oscar Davies, Of Sidney. has been
elected by the trustees as second assistant
superintendent Of the Insane Hospital.
TX Governor Perkins Of California, a
native of kennebunkport, Maine. is prepar-
ing TO erect a residence on Oakland heights,
opposite San Francisco
James Russell aud his son James a,
Calal, fell from a staging into a vessel
hold, Friday. The former had his hip broken
and the latter was seriously injured about
the head.
). Nernet Cilley. graduate from the
State college at Orono. will IN few DAYS
sail for Buenos Asres, S A., where he
expects to remain. and follow his profession
Of civil engineer.
The Journal saws Mrs Mathews Of
Augusta who was nearly killed by her step
son, IS on the rapid road TO recovery. All
that is required now is time for the wounds
% heal.
bears have been very troublesome the
past spring around Madrid. and many
farmers have had sheep Killed ~ them
Curtis A. Walker caught a bear that
weighed $50 pounds.
The News says Friday night d Dr.
Mil!ken was returning from Sanford to
Sprngvale, an attempt was made to stop
him, by two men. His horse Jumped and
threw one Of the men into tile gutter. the
other shot at the doctor who lost no time in
getting into town.
Charles Stewart. who attempted suicide
by hanging at Pennington, last week. wa,
cut down for dead. His friends. however.
worked upon him and BY desperate efforts
succeeded in resuscitatlng him. lie i, now
insane and his recovery matter Of doubt
The Orford .idrertiser saws that
Tuesday. Of last week, Mrs. J. c. Pike Of
South Waterford, accompanied By Mrs
ALVIN Pike OF Sweden, started for Bridgton
Their horse became frightened, ran away,
threw them out, and both ladies' were Sc
vere!y and probably dangerously hurt
Hiram Hor ne Of Cambridge, aged
50. committed suicide, Thursday. lie had
been in poor health for some time, and told
his wife he would lie down and rest and
went into a bedroom. About thirty minutes
later he was discovered dead in the cellar
with his throat cut from ear 10 ear.
The will Of ex Governor Washburn has
been admitted TO probate with the follow ing
requests Westbrook Seminary 5000:
FIRST Cniyersalist church. Portland, $500
First lninersalist church, Livermore, $1,000:
Portland Public Library, $500: Maine Cen
eral Hospital, 500 American Peace Society.
500; Maine Cniversalist Convent 500;
Name Historical Society, 500; New Eng
land Historical and Genealogical Society,
500; United States Cniversallst Convention.
500; Portland Home for Aged Women,
Female Orphan Society and Widows Society,
500 each. The bulk Of his property is
divided into tve equal parts, one each for
his wife and four children. The will ap-
points Hon. W. l.. Putnam of Portland.
and Eben Webster of Orono, executors
thereof. and Charles $. Fobes of Portland,
guardian of his daughter Anna Maud.
This will Is dated August -, 1880 The
property left by MIR. Washburn is nearly if
not quite 100000 IN value.
Six girls have been admitted to the In
dustra School for Girls at HaloweI dur
ing the past quarter. six placed in homes
while two nave been returned. Present
number at the school, forty one and there
is still pressure for admission beyond the
capacity of the school building.
Rev. Edward Y. Hincks, formerly Of
Name, was, last week, inaugurated in the
| Andover Theological Seminary chapel as
| Smith Professor of Biblical Theology. This
professorship is a new one, the department
having been represented previously only by
course of lectures delivered BY persons
elected by the trustees for one year.
The Rockidnd Courier SAYS Friday
morning the workmen in the Hanrahan
quarry, at the Meadows. on going to their
mornings work found that the cause Of the
dumb rumblings and earth shaking the night
before was the fall of an enormous mass Of
rock from the western side of the quarry
The mass was estimated by John Doher,v,
foreman OF the quarry, to contain some
10000 casks Of rock and that it would cost
| $1,000 TO remove it.
burglars operated in Eliot, Thursday
night and made successful haus. The resi-
dence of George A. Hammond was entered
| by means OF false keys, the thief rifiing the
| pocket OF pair of pants lying about three
| feet from the bed. where Mr. Hammond was
sleeping, and making off with about S25 IN
bills. The house near BY of Mr. Alexander
| Shapleigh, was similarly burglarized and
nearly 500 in money taken. while the resi-
dence of Owen Shapleigh only a short dis
lance away, was also operated upon, and
more than so in cash stolen. Partially
burned matches were found at each place,
and the mode of operations, together with
similar and well defined tracks at the three
| places, showed that the three burglaries
were made by the same individual.
The following nominations have been
made by the GOVERNOR Justice of the
Peace and Quorum, Stephen ID. Benson,
Bangor; A. Mont Chase, Woodstock /:
Alfred Stinson, Searsport VIM. p Thomp-
son. Belfast; Charles X. Goodwin, Mariaville;
Ardon W. Coombs, Portland; Hugh Mona
CHAN, Whitneyville; Darius X. Drake,
| Frankfort. Inspectors of Dams and Reser-
voirs, Hiram P. Farron, Belmont. Coron-
ers, Ham Brooks. Lewiston Thomas H.
Adams, Pennington. Public Administrator,
True p. Pierce, Rockland. Trial Justices,
Pulaski McCrilllis, Dexter; Charles A.
Everett, Dover. Fish Wardens, Delbert
Higgins, Searsmont Lyman ID. Hill, Whit
ing. Notary Public, Charles A. Moody,
Biddeford.