Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-11

The ballasting on the Bangor and
Piseataquis Railroad is nearly completed.
One crew has been taken of recently,
leaving but one party at work at present.
The freight train will soon begin to run
through to Moosehead, thus being in season
to take the winter numbering crews sup
plies to the lake. The travel on the road
at present is very large.
The following change has been ordered
in the New England mail service :--Colum-
bia Falls to Jonesport Leave Columbi,
Falls daily except Sundays a, o A. NJ. or
on arrival of mail from Machias. Arrive at
Jonesport in four hours. Leave Jnnesport
dali, except SUNDAYS at 4. NJ. ar in sea-
son 10 connect with mail for Machias Ar
rive ut Columbia Falls in four hours.
Mr. Thomas Anderson, of Readfeld,
now nearly 81 years Of age, and able to get
on; into his garden occasionally. has voted
for every President OF the United States but
tlrec. His first presidential vote was cast
for James Madison. He is hoping TO he
able 10 get 10 the polls This year. and vote
| for the great statesman of Maine, Hon.
| James q. Blaine.
| 1t was rumcred at ST. George that the
| body of Young Charles Simmons had been
found on White Head. 1t seems that Sim
| mons hal left Wild Cat in small boat.
| Friday. Of last week. a short time before the
violent sqnall. Just where he intended GO
ing cannot be a>certained. but probably to
| rennanI's IIarbor. Since Friday nothing has
been heard from him. and there is not much
doubt but what he has been drowned, as the
gale was cf unusual severity.
Ga tie 20 h Of Mav last. l.. l.. How ard
Of Nont,ile, committed suicide. and il was
| alleged thar the act was caused by financial
Liiiicultic, arising fran business relations
| with Rev. ). o. Whittier. The First Bap-
tit church in Palermo final, called a coun-
ell to Investigate the matter. The committee
have made an investigation. and the Beltast
journal prints their report, ,iudcatin2 Rev
Mr.. Written. bat the journal thinks the
matter is not Yet ended. but is likely 70 IT.
suit in further controversy.
II i house owned Is Mr.. Fred a. Drink
water. it,. of Portland, and occupied by him
and Mr.. WIN. II Brownson. city editor o
the Pot}opR .idreifiSel. was damaged by
trc, FRIDAY night. Mr. Brosnson's loss OF
furniture was $500 No insurance Mr.
Drnkwl;ers loss ha~ not been estimated
but the hnuSc va, badly damaged. lnsuree
clnght from torch placed behind the out
buildings by ho, VINO had been paradng
The Somerset Hrporter says: Hight \
Brown left here for Brighton. Monday morn
ing win u a. good oxen : ever Jeff thl
county. Nj Brown says that prices ram.
NJriouslv. not 70 ,IV strangely, on cattle
Some of the four Year old> he bought COS
him $50. while others of the same age cos
SID. TIE difference was wholly N III,
cattle and the man whn raised the $50 ca;
tlr L.dn't ret five dollars 4 TIN for hIS hay
while the man Who got tile larger price va
well paid. Farmers Nhnuld open their eye
t. hi, matter and see that they cunUo
aflrd to rai,e the long haired. raw bone
native breeds Whna Il coSts no more to kee
ill., improved b:cc,!A
Hon. William Dcerin-. " Caicago. tn
I millionaire manufacturer OF har,estln. AM
rtapin. machines. iSIn South Paris visirin
his father, Mr.. James Decring, report, tn
bsmorrdt Mr.. Dcerng wa, Il Paris DO,
and his uncNceptional record a. a >r!-mad
business man !, one in which every c.tze
NJ Paris takes a Just prit Mr. D-crin
I, was the founder OF the immense business {
Vim. Deering \ Co.. which has grown froI
y, one small work shop with one workman.
\ lNhl at Plano. H.. to business requlrln
nlhce>. work shops and lumber yards cove
liz more than twenty tive acres n the >us
/ urhs ot Chicago ana giving employment
between fourteen hundred amt fifteen hu'
a. Bred men, with over fifteen hundrr d. FL
c.cs in the 5. and foreign countries
j, Thomas Libh, ofthr Point View Ilous
Prour'~ Nack. Nclrhorp,n.rl about - wear
Il .-l veteran ~ tl,. lDfh Maine A, CIT, Hole