Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-09-25
State News.


post-mistress at Milo.
Capt. J. b. Ludwick Of Maine was
elected vice president of the Army of the
Cumberland association, Thursday.
Thomas Reddy. the old gentleman who
was struck by a railroad train, Friday morn
ing. in Portland. died in the afternoon,
from his injuries.
Col. John NJ. FRYE, father of Senator
Frye, is very feeble. lie has had another
slight shock Of paralysis.
The Bay View House property Of Cam
den was sold FRIDAY to o. +. X c. II. Ames
of Rocklsnd for $4,000. 1t will be i'm
proved.
Rev. Joseph Kallooh Of Rockand. who
recently retired from the passionate Of the
FRS, church in ST. George, has attended
nearly 5000 funerals.
Colonel French, who resides at Atkin-
son. was one Of the 600 who charged 81
BalakIaya, He also served in the American
civil war.
The Maine Central railroad for the frs,
ten months of the current fiscal year earned
$4,000 more than for the corresponding
period OF last wear.
The First Baptist church Of Bangor sc-
cepted the resignation of Rev. Francis I.
Hardwood 10 take effect September 2s.
Mr.. lakewood is called to the First Bap-
list church Of LINN. Mass.
In the Supreme Court. at Boston, Fri
DAY. Chls. Elliot, indicted al the pre~n,
term for manslaughter in strsngling his
wife 10 death few weeks ago, pleaded
guilty 10 the charge and will he sentenced
some day this week.
Thomas A. Rowe Of Newton Center,
Mass. has been awarded by government
contract for removing $4,000 tons Of sanken
ledge from Rockland hatbor, at 50 cents
per ton. The lodges TO b. removed are
SAID TO be very dangerous
The frs, prize for Persian cats at the
Eastern Maine fair was carried of By a
pussy belonging to Mr.. L. X. Pierce Of
Augusta. The cat is pare white with blue
ewes. and is a beauty. Mr. Pierce procured
the kitten from Belfl>, sea captain.
department Commander Williams mas
revoked the charter OF Post 81 in Strong
the post that turned on, under their Senior
Vice Commander IN uniform to political
meeting.
y A4tlcN VI hi
or. died suddenly, Of apoplexy, Saturday.
aged about Is wears. lie i. best known IS
the inventor Of a machine for cutting green
corn from the cobs.
The Governor has nominated Frank f.
Nye for Insurance Commissioner. David Is.
W,lie, of West Bath. and James Weymouth.
of Oldtown. Trustees of the Bath Military
and Naval Asylum.
Three persons stopping al one Of the
Augusta hotels the other night, were seized
with sudden sickness, SAYS the Maine Far
mer. 4 physician was called. who pro-
nounced it a case Of poisoning. The three
had that afternoon eaten Of sandwiches,
which we're made from canned meat. The
three recovered.
- The new missionary steamer, Morning
Star, built at Bath, Capt. Bray, sailed Il,
noon, Thursday for Boston, where she will
load with general cargo for Honolulu. Oct.
Is. \ Bath crew Of ringers went TO Bos-
ton in her. Capt. Pink ham was pilot. The
Star was saluted a. she sailed down river.
The new Episcopal Seminary at Pres
que Isle, was opened TO the public and for
the reception Of students, Tuesday Of last
week, with appropriate services, under
Aut GIidl- re vi DlsuOp iit s[uDOi
opens with scholarship Of IS The build
ings which will cost about 800, 900 are near
y complete and the school owes no debt.
Capt. John NJ. Wilson, formerly not
ed pioneer of the Cmbagog Lake region,
died Thursday, at Old Orchard, aged nearly
Sc years. About the year 1881 he took up
his abode in the wilds Of the Umbagog. and
was for thirty years, the most prominen,
citizen of that region.
-Campmeeting John Allen stood BY the
polls al Pennington on election day. says
the Congregdtiondiist, when man. flushed
with drink, Haunted ticket inscribed NO."
as TO the temperance amendment. in his
face, and cried, That is my vote :" .'Your
coun,enance voted before you did," was the
apt reply of the old man of ninety.
Monday Of last week, the Loyal League
of Bangor. conceived the idea of presenting
two Of their League badges to the republic
can candidates for president and vice presi-
dent. The badges were sent Monday even
ing, Mr.. Blaine's going to Augusta and
Ger. Logan's TO Chicago. Thursday morn
ing the League received letter Of thanks
from Mr.. Blaine.
Capt Charles p. Simpson of the schoon-
er Delhi, of Bddeford, and resident of
Saco, died in the Maine hospital in Boston
harbor, Thursday, Of what was supposed to
be either yellow or malarial fever. His age
was As years. Capt. Simpson was born in
York, and son of the late Rev. John NJ.
Simpson of that place lie was highly re-
spected BY all.
The governor has made the following
nominations: Justices Of the Peace and
Quorum. Z. w. Boston, Old Orchard
Washburn Benjamin, Gardiner; William
Berry, Belfast Pergrine White. Bangor;
Charles o. Hall, Canton; Harland P.
Wheeler, Gilead Willard F. Es,y. Lewis
ton Geo. Henry Haskell, Lee. Trial JUS
tees, Horace Is. Harmon, Casco John II.
Ellis, Dixfield F. B. Andrews, Oxford;
Olney Sprague, Dexter Notary Public,
Henry L. Mitchell, Bangor.
On Saturday evening, the 18th inst,
Mrs. Annie NJ. Hackett, widow of the late
Hiram Hackett, who lived with her son, c.
L. Hackett. in Patten village, retired in her
usual health, but was discovered next morn
ing lying on the floor in her room unable
to move, but partially conscious She died
at 8 o'clock that evening. She was IS
years of age. The cause of her death is
supposed to have been paralysis of the
brain.
Miss Lula c. Osborne. daughter Of Mr..
Samuel Osboi lie, the colored janitor of Col
by University. was reared in the family of
Professor c. Z. Hamlin. She is now pro-
lessor Of Latin and Greek in the State Uni
versity Of Louisville. Kentucky. conducted
under the auspices Of the General Associa-
tion of Colored Baptists, and she also holds
the Office Of librarian il the same instiiu-
ton.
"A young student in the Medical School
in Portland. named Marshal, son Of DR..
Marshal of New Gloucester, died Sunday,
from Inflammation of the pendix, or appendix
that little worm-shaped valve at the con-
nection Of the large and small colons-into
which some foreign material had intraded.