Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-09


The Argus says the Haskell SILK Mill
at Sarcarappa is doing rushing business IN
web silks. Beautiful shades in garnet. green,
blue and plum Us well as black are made.
This enterprising COMPANY nov emplo, about
100 hands and are running 4j iosms. having
Others IN preparation.
The Wig says The tobacco rebates in
the Bangor. OF Fourth Division Of the Rev
enue District of Maine, number one hun
bred and twenty five, ranging in amounts
from Sl0OS to 1000. the total being about
5000 The total amount of rebates in the
whole State was IN the vicinity of s26.OO0.
A French child was buried from Auburn,
Thursday. three weeks old that weighed on
Is one pound v hen Il died.
MIR. VIM Il. Haines If Wateryille. who
has been appointed trustee Of the Maine
State College nv Governor Robe. graduated
from that institution in 1876 aud is now
county attorney for kennebec. He former
ly lived in West Corinth, Penobscot county.
The Sgaid says there are eighty
vessels over twenty -one tons enrolled in the
Boothbay custom house, and forty nine yes
sells under twenty tons, all haling from
Boothhay. The receipts at the customs at
Boothbav are about $1,000 year. Salt is
about the only article Of import.
George 4. Quinby Of Belfast. on Thurs
day last, captured young loon at Lake
Quantebacook, which weighed fourteen
pounds. To keep it safely, he anchored it
off the cottage. by attaching string to one
leg, giving sufficient scope for the bird to
move about. At nigh, the bird was found
IoaI havtpr l.itbaratal, 4
by drowning.
A Rockland minister gave the hay on
his premises 10 a non-church-going neigh
Dor. Judge of the parsons horror on start
ing out for church Sunday morning. at see
ing the neighbor diligently making hay while
the sun shone in the minister's yard. The
reverend gentleman gasped once or twice
and shot toward the meeting house.
The United Society Of Shakers at Al
fred was founded and organized in 1890. and
from that time to November 1881, there
have been two hundred deaths in that So
ciety, the average age Of the whole number
being sIxty-two wears and six months This
is a most remarkable record of longevity
and it is doubtful il in the entire country a
record can be shown of an equal number Of
deaths where the average is as high as this
AT Ram Island, near Boo,hbay, new
lighthouse is being built by the government
for the hfneft Of vessels seeking the harbor
The light will have an elevation Of abou,
forty feet, and will mark out the course Of
vessels throwing ITS CLEANS in white and red
lines. There IL but one other light on the
coast of tins character. The Keepers house
has already been erected.
F. G. Stckney Of Bangor. having re-
signed his appointment as commissioner to
the Denver national industrial and mining
exposition, the Governor has appointed O.
W. DAVIS, Jr., of Bangor. 10 that position
The Governor has nominated -. o. G. o.
Donoghue OF Portland, for trustee Of the
Reform school. and appointed VIM. r.
Haiues OF Wateryille, trustee OF the State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Two and one half miles from Camden
Is the homestead Of \. W. l.ovejoy. 1t is
large two-story house. built over one hun
dred Years ago; near Il Is giant elm over
- feet in circumference, with branches that
spread over 100 feet near by - a willow
now ~ feet IN diameter. Mr. Lo,eiov
says this tree was planted BY his grandmoth-
er, who used II for a switch in a horseback
ride from Ihomaston over sesen,, FIVE Years
ago. Here lives Miss Mary A. f. Lo,elo,,
who is engaged IN raising ak worms 81.
no" has 5000. Sh. receives the eggs from
the Women's SILK Culture Association Of
Phisdelphia. They are hatched by temper
allure in thirty dn,s fr,p, b,,cb;ny III,
commence to spin. and in nine DAYS more
the cocoon is ready 10 ship back 10 rhla-
dclphia, where the silk is reeled ana spun,
The worms feed exclusively on mulb.rr,
leaves