Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-12-11

Jay celebrated the sixtie,h anniversary Of
their marriage, Dec. 2, says the Wilton
Record. Several valuable presents we're
given and an original poem composed for
the occasion BY Hannah A. Colburn was read.
Rev. William II. Max6eld, formerly Of
Starks, died At Butte City. Montana, Nov.
20. He took severe cold and vas under
treatment for relief, when his attendant, Q
brother clergyman. made u mistake in two
bottles, and gave him a poison. he lived
but about twenty minutes after taking the
fatal dose.
The body of Oscar Hughe- Of Wayne.
drowned in Andrcscoggin Pond Tuesday
night. of last week, was recovered We'd
nesdsy. Fred Lesdbet,er, spn Of Clark
Lesdbetter with him. was rescued insensible
after half hours desperate struggle.
Hon. James W. Bradbury Of Augusta,
last week, made cash donation Of $500 to
the Industrial school for girls at Hallowell,
TO aid in the completion Of the new building
now being erected.
The golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. F. Page of Manchester, occurred on
Thank sgiying Day. There was a gathering
Of relatives and friends, and the couple were
the recipient. of many handsome presents.
The following appropriations are asked
foe places in Maine: Quebec Narrows light
station. 81, 900; Green Island light station.
$4,000 ksnnebec arsenal, s3j 900 Rock
land harbjr. S65 900; Quebec channel, 50,-
900. ~
Among the nominations sent by the
President to the Senate, Thursday. was that
Of Capt. J. II. Gilman of Maine, TO be major
and commissar, Of subsistence.
An Aroostook correspondent estimates
the amount Of buckwheat raised in that
county o; 2o0.O0G bushels. About 900 tons
of potato starch nave been made in the
county, requiring .5O0.00o bushels Of pota-
toes. or two-,hirds of the entire crop. The
starch wsigns eight pounds per bu,hel.
The Edward Little high school build
ing At Auburn, was burned Wednesday Of
last week II was built seven years ago
al an expense Of $4,000 The building
vas entrrl, Quilted, and onl, the walls We're
left standing. The insurance is $1,000.
Mr.. Amcha Benson, one of the few
octugenarians in Winthrop. rclct OF Capt.
peleg Benson. died Thursday. Her hus-
band was a brother Of the late Hon. Samuel
L Benson, Congressman from the third die
trio, represented so long hy Mr.. blaine. Ths
family we're among the first settlers in Win
throp.
A company has been formed in Bangor
with a capital Of SJO.opo. for establishing n
central lighting station to supply the city and
people there with arc AMI nclnh-scent cleo
irc lights. a. well as electric motors for
transmission Of power. The comnany has
closed a contract with the American Electric
and Illuminating Company Of Boston for the
immediate installation Of complete 100 arc
Eight plant with accompanying machinery
for incande-crnt lights and motors. Real
estate Is to be purchased, aud construction
work commenced Immediately.
MIR BENJAMIN Campbell of Wa.hburn
was in Pressure Isle last week. Nnnday
night, and in alightin2 from his wagon. HI,
foot slipped and he fell, striking his whole
weight against the side board of his wagon.
rupturing blood vessel and causing pro
fuse hemorrha-e The Herdli SAYS his cas-,
!. considered critical
MIR Benz H. Norton whn left New
Portland. for the Sandwich Island. sew
ersl years ago. has written home. that the
Americans in Honolulu, went through with
the form 81 an election for President Of the
United States, tie 4,h of November. With
the following result Blaine. 42i; Clere.
land. rs; Butler. 4; 81. John. Lock
wood. | scattering. |.
Josiah Bracket, Of O;isfeld. returned
from cunning excursion AMI placed his
loaded gun against chair near where his
RI, 81 h.. u
exploding al the same time. the charge pass
ing the lads head near enough to SINCE HI,
hair and completely demolished one window
The barns Of Richard F. Chase Of Bald
win. containing twenty FIVE tons Of hav. and
twelve acres Of unihreshed oats were burned
FRIDAY In one barn were twenty five head
Of cattle, and fifteen Of them were burned AT
their sianchIons. One large Ok wa, 50 bad
y burned that he was Killed on the spot
The cause OF the fire was the explosion uf 0
lantern. Partially insured
Oscar Blaney the kit,ery murderer who
was sentenced TO death will escape the gal
lows, a majority Of the executive council be
ing in favor Of a communication of the sen
tence to Imprisonment for HE. In the re-
cent hearing before the council It was shown
that Bianey inherited an unsound mind and
that he was persuaded to commit the crime
oy Mrs. Barrows, who will have no mercy
shown her By the council
Brig DAISY Boynton. Of Et>tpor', from
Turks Island. Nov 8, for Philadelphia
the owners Of which had given her up for
lost, has been heard from. She put into
Bermuda Nov. rs. in distress. having en-
couniered gales the entire passage. On the
10Th. in Lat 80. 10. Long. ~. they had a
hurricane from W 5. ". and their deck
were SWEEP. She sprung aleak and having
at one time II inches Of water IN her hold
jettisoned portion Of the cargo and lost
several spars. She was discharglng and
making repairs on Dec. ).
-2The Portland Press say. that twenty
five years ago, when kerosene first came in
10 use, Mrs. Cyrus Greene Of Woolford'
purchased lamp chimney and used il TO
illuminate on the occasion Of the first e.ec-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln ID .e Presidency.
She has u.ti il ever since. up TO the time 81
the election of Cleveland, when il was atci-
den,aly broken in illuminating for the elec-
ton
-Represents,ive Dingley Of Maine,
THURSDAY, presented to the House the peti
ton Of Gov. Robe and 900 officers and
soldiers OF Maine regiments i'll the late war,
asking that Mrs. Col. Sarah 5. Sampson,
widow Of the late Lieut.. Col. {. A. l.. Samp-
son of Bath, may receive pension.
Mrs. Sampson accompanied her husband 10
the war and heroically performed the duty
Of caring for sick and wounded soldiers on
the march and in the hospital until her hn,-
band was discharged for disability. She
then returned 10 Washington and yaye her
time and energies 70 car ng for the Maine
sick and wounded soldiers. 50 assiduous
and valuable wtre her service, that the
Maine soldiers ask that in her present neei,
the country may grant her a suitable pen
sion. The petition, which was several yards
long, was referred to the Committee on In
valid Pensions. At the last session Mr..
Dingley introduceda bill to pension Mrs.
Sampson and pressed the same before the
committee. As there had been no case in
which nurse had been pensioned, except
for disability incurred in the service, the
committee postponed the bill for further
consideration.
A plucky old gentleman Is DIR. Torring-
ton Of Peaks Island, over seventy years Of
age. One day this season the doctor saw a
large eagle about to swoop down on child.
He seized an old foaIing piece, loaded wears
before and dangerously rustei from long
disuse. He gave no thought 10 himself,
however. but at once seized the gun and dis.
charged it at the threatening eagle. There
was tremendous report and violent re-
coil. The doctor was thrown upon his back
seriously bruised and with a dislocated
shoulder ; and for many weeks subsequent