Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-18
State News.

The town Of Houl,on suffered los. oil
shout sl26, 900 by FIRE Sunday night, There
vas an insurance Of abou, 100000.
-Ex Gov. Coburn is still i'll. DR.. II. II.
Hill Of Augusta was called b, dispatch.
FRIDAY n!snt, To attend him.
Hon. +. ". Hill and family Of Exeter,
ard Hon. ID ID. Stewart and family of 81.
Adams. are going 10 Southern California q
spend the winter.
Hanson b., ant, the man Who took the
bed hug poison through mistake for nledi-
Gin. at Norway few days ago. died a,
Br. ants Pond, Frid.. morning.
James Tool, about forty years of age.
was drowned in Pocumcus lake. above
Princeton. Thursday, while crossing on the
ice. The body has not been found.
An attorney in Augusta has had fled
with him all application for increase Of pen
sion from an old gentleman 400 years OF
age residing al South Durham. lie vas q
der of the var o, 1912 and is both blind
and deaf
Schooner Emily S. Bsymer-, at Perth
Amboy from Boston, reports on the 9Th of
Brightlight. Conn, lost overheard George
Gould, seaman, Of Passport.
-Amos Holt, aged 45 Of Springf
dropped dead in the office Of Burr's Hotel
in that town, Thursday. Of apopeIy. He
was one armed ex soldier and unmarried.
-Ed~in +. Lyford, Esq, formerly OF
Wateryille, but now an attorney in Spring.
field, Mass, has just been elected = member
Of the common council. He is q graduate
Of Colby University in the class Of 1877.
DIR. Joseph Sturtsyant Of Scarboro,
died at his home. Friday morning, after q
long illness. lie was a graduate Of Bowdoi
Medical College and had prscticed his pro-
fession in Scarboro about % years.
Nathaniel II. Taylor, of the Boston
Globe, has been selected As Mayor O'Brien'
private secretary. Mr.. Taylor is an accom-.
plished stenographer, and was official re-
porter Of the Maine Houee Of Represents
tives during the lively times Of 1880.
M. VIM. Towle of Hartland, who was
hurt in the woods by . tree falling sgains,
him, died three days after, having suffered
great agony during the time. He Vas ~
years Of age. His father was killed IN the
woods in nearly the same way.
In the case Of Sergeant Kelly for shoot.
ing Smith, 1t Fort Popham, the jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty Of manslsughter.
Kelly's counsel will move to send it up on q
question Of error.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pAny- have settled the suit brought BY At.
torn~y General Clesves in behalf Of the
State to recover the taxes due the State from
the company oy payment Of the full amour,
Of tsx with interest.
The corporators and associate sub.
scsibers Of the Maine Industrial School fol
girls held their annual meeting At Hallowell
Thursday. Sidney Perham vas elected
president and Benjamin Kingsbury of Port.
land trustee for three years.
The steam tow boat Nsumkeag Va,
burned At Mschiasport Wednesday night
Dec. 10. The loss is $4,000 no insurance
She Vas owned BY parties in Mschias and
New Market, n. H.
ID. NJ. Johnson of South Gardiner, EN-.
ployed in Hollingsvorth & Whitney's paper
Friday. being caught in the snafting. Hi,
left leg vas broken. tbs bone being com.
pleiely shattered and the right shoulder and
one foot broken. He cannot recover
MIR. Willis Sanborn, of Saltwater, cul
himself very badly Friday evening while a
work in the woods Ave miles above La
grange. The axe he wss using struck thu
limb Of tree and glanced cutting his aux |.
and crushing bis foot.
While Augustine Marshall Of Water
vile, vas At work in Col. Bangs grant.
yard. Saturday, block weighing twenty
Ave hundred pounds fell on his right foo
crushing it terribly. With wonderful plucl
he walked up to Dr.. Thayrr's Office and hao
it dressed, displaying extraordinary nerv.
during the whole operation. The doctor
expects to save The foot entire. reports tn,
Fairfield Journal.