Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-07-12
State News.

Mr.. ID. W. Parker, a Division Superln-
tendent Of the Illinois Central railroad. a
native Of Waterville. died last week at San
Jose. Cal.
Capt. Roix. of the steamer Penobscot.
was on Saturday afternoon presented with
a handsome watch and chain b, his officers
The Skowhegan Wooden Factory has
closed for the present, thereby throwing a
large numser out Of employment.
Rev. {. II. Daniels. of Cincinnati &C.
cepts the call Of the Second Parish Congre-
gauonalist society of Portland
A house belonging to John Smith Of
Robbnsion, was struck by lightning, Thurs
day night. and partially destroyed. The
family had narrow escape.
Thursday, two land slides occurred on
the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad near
the Crawford house, one covering the rails
SO that all trains were delayed an hour and
a half.
Annie Louise Car, (Raymond) has re
peatedly made considerable gifts TO the
Maine General Hospital. Her latest is
$3.50 for free he'd for one year. timely
contribution to the needs of that institution
during game Of base ball at Bruins
wick on Monday Of last week. a son Of Mr.
Lambert. was hit in the temple bv ball
and seriously if not fatally injured. His
recovery is considered doubtful.
Stephen Gordon, one of the oldest and
best known citizens Of Gorham, died Mon
dag night of last week, very suddenly of
apopleHy. He was brother of DIR. S. c.
Gordon of Portland. He leaves a widow.
Freeman 6. Commings, one Of Port
lands Oldest citizens, and for man, years a
master carpenter. died Thursday, aged Il
years. of paralysis of the brain. He leaves
a widow and five children.
Nj. a. Bean. stopping at Rico. Col,
formerly of Readfield, Maine, is missing.
His home is in Wal,ham, Mass. 1t is sup
posed that ne was presumed TO have large
sum Of money on his person and was muir
dered.
The patients at the Maine Insane Hos
pital had their celebration Thursday. AT
dinner they Toasted on thirty gallons of ice
cream and five bushels of strawberries. In
the afternoon they were taken TO the park.
The Togus Home band furnished music.
Mr.. Thomas Pool of Monson, said 10
be the Oldest person in Piscataquis county,
died in that town on TUESDAY, Sd inst. at
the ripe old age Of ninety-six years, having
been born March 10, 1887. He served in
the war of 1872 and has been resident of
this county since 1925.
The ninth annual reunion Of the Third
Maine Regiment Association will be held
at Winthrop. on Wednesday, August Is,
1888. Let there be full attendance of old
comrades. One fare for the round trip on
The Maine Central and Eastern Railroads by
presenting the card Of invitation 10 the tick
et agents.
Prof. Edward S. Morse, fresh from his
round the world journey, has arrived in
Portland. He says the world is round and
he knows it, and that Java is a splendid
country, but he couldn't get decent cup OF
coffee while he was there. He has gathered
great amount Of material relating to Jap
an, and will write a series of books on that
country.
Rufus c. Marsh, for many years the
city inspector Of hacks in Boston, died sud-
DIR. Bush in Park square. Mr.. Marsh was
about SO years Of age, was married, and had
several children. He was a native Of Wind
sor, this state.
The Press says that Friday Mr.. Walter
II. Small, engineer Of what is known as the
slower freight" on the Boston & Maine, got
of from his locomotive to talk with his wife
at a station between North Berwick and
Wells. known as Maryland Ridge. He gave
his wife a basket of Strawberries, and while
chatting with her signalled the fireman 10
start up the train. The fireman did so, and
while boarding the locomotive, SmalPs foot
slipped and he went under the wheels, hav-
ing one leg cut off below the knee, and the
toes on the other foot.
A York county man who has kept an
account Of the weather claims that it inva-
riably repeats itself. and gives the following
as the result of his observations: All years
ending in 9 or are extremely dry. Those
ending in =. 3, 4, 5, or 6 are extremely wet.
Those ending in or are ordinarily we'll
balanced. Those ending III have extreme
ly cold winters. Those ending in 2 have an
early spring. Those ending in have late
spring. Those ending in or are subject
to great foods.
There has been great destruction of
spruce trees in northern ArOostook. The
owners Of fine lands have already lost thous-
ands Of dollars, and the matter is causing
great anxiety. An entomologist is going to
Aroostook to look into the cause of the de.
cay and death Of these trees. He will prob
ably be accompanied by Franklin B.
Hough of the United States commission Of
forestry, who has recently been in the State
making some Investigations. Jacob Hardi-
son Of Caribou says that in five townships
the spruce over eleven inches in diameter
are dead or diving, and that the young trees
are unaffected. His view Of the cause is
that about eight years ago there were heavy
rains, which loosened the earth. The rains
we're followed by q protracted gale and .
hard winter. The root fbres were broken,
which caused decay; then the worms fol-
lowed. He says that on the northwest
slopes. where the wind had the greatest
range, the trees suffered the most. The
trees present scared appearance first at
the top. and year BY year death passes to-