Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-11-27
State News.

-Cushman Post, G. A. r., Of Phillips,
whose charter vas annulled, has been re-
organized.
The Jonesboro Lumber Company have
recently constructed q fish way in that
place.
Gov. Robbie has re-appoin,ed DIR. +. A.
Thompson, Dover, trustee Of the State Re
form School.
The Maine presidential electors meet in
Augusta the second day o, December. when
the council will again be 10 session.
The barn and out buildings owned by
7. F. Homsted, in Palmyra, were burned
last week, with forty tons of hay, tools, etc.
Loss, $1,000. Cause unknown.
The employees of the third division Of
the Maine Central Railroad, presented the
ruad-master, Mr.. V. II. Fo.s with gold
watch and chain. at Bangor, Thursday.
Joseph Bond Of Portland, was, Thurs
day. sentenced to state prison for two years
and half for burglary and attempted theft.
The conservatories at the Insane Hos
pital are an ever present delight TO IFS in
mates. In one day, lately, more than a
thousand pinks. of different varieties, were
distributed among the patients.
In one of The Cherr, field schools the
question was recently asked a little seven
,ears-oid, What islands lay southeast of
Cape Cod ?" "Nantucke, and Mar,hs's Barn
yard !" was the quick response.
The new bridge over the kenduskeag
stream in Bangor, was opened to travel
Wednesday. A formal opening of the
bridge took place at noon Thursday, with a
procession headed by platoon Of police aud
u band of music.
A well known lumberman Of Augusta
informs the Journal that there will not be
over thirds the lumber cut on the Ken
nebec this season as last The low prices
received for the product the past season
have had Encouraging effect.
A poor but respectable old gentleman
Of Montvil-, who was on the verge Of be-
coming town charge. has lately received
some Sllo0 tension money. He now holds
the title To house for the first time in long
life
James Donnell, about sixty Years Of
age. a wvll-known resident Of Pine Point,
ScarboIo. dropped dead in his door-yard
about half-past seven. Thursday morning.
Heart disease was the cause. Mr. Donnell
was an engineer on the railroad for about
thirty Years and was the first to run To-
conceive on the 7. 5. \ 7. Il. X.
The Lewiston cit, liquor agency was
broken open We,lne~da, night and 5000,
funds Of the Masonic Relief Association,
$50 belonging to the city and $50 belong
ing to W. W. Sanhorn taken. The bury lar
sawed around the lock during the DAY so
iha, i; >pl., of readily. Nothing else va.
distGrbed.
liynr, Brown OF Monmouth. aged
about -. disappeared mysteriously Sunday
night, Nu>. 10. lie left note stating that
be had lived iong enough ami that people
need 10, search for him NJ trace hAs been
found SUICIDE j. feared Tie vas native
0; the town and respected citizen.
The claim Of chas W. Copeland X Go.
against the estate of F. Shaw X Bros. came
up for trial at the court of Insolvency at
East Cambridge. FRIDAY. The amount OF
CLAIMS now actually offered for proof i,
nearly S3.OOOOo0 Over thrce-quarter. nf
the creditors IN number have proven their
CLAIMS and thu rhreequar,ers in amount.
nee, S,ary for settlement. Is nearly reached.
The Mnera! Belt Construction and I'm
provement Company Of Boston, has elected
Green b. Kaum. Of Washington, Psy>on
Tucker, general manager Of the Eastern
Railroad, T.. K. Burpee, Of the International
Railroad Of Maine, Or. J. l.. Hlidreth. OF