Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-05-29
State News.

Hon c. A. Boufelle and family arrived
in BAns or from Washington, Friday even
ing
ID. W. Fessenden of Portland. the chief
clerk Of the Court of Alabama Claims, hes
an increased salary of si.400a year.
-Nanceboro is TO have fine new custom
house, two stories high and of the dimen-
sions of 50x35 feet.
The contract for the construction Of the
Franklin and Megantic railroad has been
awarded TO Charles II. Sawyer Of Bangor.
Hon. Fred Atwood Of Win,erport. has
been elected vice president Of the National
Association Of American Inventors.
Col Z. A. Smith Of, Boston Journal.
will 20 to Chicago on the New England
Joseph Morrow, an Elghshman. form
erly living in SwaEvilie. hanged himself in
Belfast, "Wednesday. He was seventy years
old and weary Of life.
Two men. whose names are Jonas Car
ron and John HAYES, we're arrested in Bruns-
wick, FRIDAY forenoon on suspicion Of
cracking the safe at Auburn. THURSDAY
night.
1t j. expected that Mr.. FRYE viii be
proxy as member Of the national republi-
can committee will be Mr.. Boutrlle as Mr..
FRYE will not 20 % Chicago.
r. A. Johnson Of Palermo. who failed
two weeks ago. owes = 600. and has offered
bis creditors % cents on the dollar. saws thr
Belfasi Journal.
Mr.. l. s. Netcalf editor in charge Of
the North american Rcr,eir purposes spend
ing most Of the summer with his family and
with Mr.. Rossiter johnson at Monmouth.
MIR. H. W Richardson. editor of the
Portland idrerfiser, is away on aNacailon
of two weeks. He will be in attendance at
the republican National convention in Chi
cago
Hon T. f. Parkhurs, Of Maysyiile has
been appointed hy the Governor, Trustee Of
the State College a, Orono. Mr.. Parkhurst
is one Of the largest and most successful
farmers in the Siste.
The democrats Of the Fourth Msine
Congressional District will NEE, in Bangor.
Wednesday. June Is. 10 elect delegates to
the democratic National convention a, Chi
csgo
In The insolvency court al East Cam
bridge. Massachusetts,. the hearing on the
petition Of the creditors OF Shas Brothers to
declare the firm insol,en,. has been con-
,inued to June II.
The Lincoln county Mars announce. a
change in Is DAY 81 publication and will be
published On THURSDAY Of next week inste al
Of FRIDAY. While the EudcIn >tafe j. con-
,empatilg change from Wcdnc>ds, e
| thursday.
William Perkins. d Calais. vas on a
fshin. excursion ID Grand Lax. la, week,
az! caught. he sa,s. sixty four salmoR-trout.
several 81 which weighed FIVE pounds each.
lie says be never found the trout more p!eu-
,.ful anl finer than they are 'Eis season
A new tanntr> e lao watts. with a tan
mn. capacity Of ten tons Of leather per
week i, 80 be built at l}eddngion. Work
men are clearing the site. and portable
saWmia AL. be - up go ce, ou, the lumber
About twenty ise acre. vii lie required for
the building, and yards. says the Iadn.friai
journal
The Law Court con,eaed It the Court
House ID Augusta. Tuesday. Chief Justice
Peters anI Judges Walton D4nforth, Lib
he,. Emery and Foster are in Attendance.
This !, Judge Peters first experience a.
presiding Justice af the Law Court The
case u the lockwood CO. against the mill
owner, viii come up before th.s court.
Thursday. John Mellny. Jr.. superia-
iendeni of the mill at North Monmouth. Wa.
upon the dam when il gave way throwing
him several feet among the debris into a
strong current which swept him 4 quarter Of
a mile down stream. When rescued. be vas
bruised and nearl, drowned. The damage
70 the property i. several hundred dollars.
Col. Thomas II. Guernsey. who j. aid
70 have originated the term "Coppcrhead"
durin. the var III the Rebellion. died III B0s-
ton on tuesday, Of last week. tie was born
IN Bangor. MAY %, 1881. uas graduated
Al WaterYiie College in 1851. taught school
IN Alabama then >,-.a,ed iav IN the Harvard
Law school. and was admitted TO the bar 10
Bangor when about a wear, old. becoming
the Law partner Of Hon. Samuel II. Blake
He entered actively into political life and he
fore the breaking out of the war was a leader
among the democrats, continuing ms leader
ship as = war democrat after the Southern
accession movement eliminated. He served
in the State Legislature and W, on Gov
ernor Cony's staff during the war