Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-07-31
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--I'ha fmi, OF Miss Gould OF Portland.
lately deceased, who left her property to the
government, are conte.tin, the will IN the
Probate Court.
Friday afternoon Mayor King. of Port
land, received a telegram from c. a.
Coombs that tn National Encau,pment Of
the Grand Army at Minneapolis had ac-
crpted the invitation sent BY the Depart
ment Of Name to hold the mex, meeting at
Portland.
On accoun, Of the imperative business
engagements Of Ger W d. Wa>hburn. and
i'll health Of Hon T.. Is. Wa,hburn. the dcd-
the Nori inds in Livcrmore. which had been
fixed FIR Aug. y, IA, been postponed IN
Ill next year.
Capt TraynOr III hi> dor,. Harold Bid
der. landed at Ma,inicus Island, Wednes-
day afternoon, nine days from New York.
He proceeded the next morning to Bristol,
England lie was III fine health and conf
dent ~ reaching his destination.
Ia order no, to interfere with the
Grand Army's celebration at Old Orchard
Beach, Augas; :, the celebration Of the
10th anni,eNary OF the birth Of the republi
can party at Strong, has heen postponed
from that date TO one later, which soon will
be announced.
A fire Tuesday evening. July -, de-
s,royed the farm buildings Of b. +. Neal, Of
New Sharon consisting Of house and ell,
two barns, sheds, etc, together with all
farming tool. household furniture. wearing
apparel provisions and the like. The fami
ly barely escaped with their lives. The
cause was probably a defective chimney.
Loss $4,000. Insurance small.
The officers Of the National q. 4. X.
were elected at Minneapolis, Friday, as fol-
lows: Gen. Iohn kountze Of Ohio. com
mander-in-chef; Ira f. Hicks OF Dakota,
Junior vice commander; T. W. Shonafelt Of
Michigan. chaplain. and W. b. Hall of
PENNSYLVANIA. surgeon. The next encamp
ment will be held at Portland.
Mrs. Lenora TrunIy,of Belfast, who,
few months ago. was reported as having
married a diving or dead soldier. named
Samuel Robbins. for the sake Of obtaining
pension or back pay, was arrested, We'd
nesday, by the United States government,
as were also Chester S. Pease and Noah
Robbins of Appleton, all being charged
with conspiracy TO defrauI the government
by setting up false pretence of the mar
riage. Pease and Robbins were arraigned
before L. s. Commissioner Rand in Port
land, Thursday afternoon. They plead not
guilty, waived examination and were or
dered to recognize in sums-Robbins Of
$1,000 ard Pease Of $2000-for their ap-
pearance at the September term Of the Cir
cult Court at Bath. Mrs. 1rundy is i'll with
nervous prosration and was not deemed
safe to move.
j. H. Macomber, Esq, formerly of
Milo, now of Ida Grove, Iowa, has been
nominated as the Republican candidate for
Circuit Judge of tine 18th Judicial District
of Iowa.
Maine pines furnish the seed for the
famous Adirondack park. Lately the for
ester sowed segen bushels of white pine
seeds upon the lands under his charge. The
seeds came from Maine, costing about 500
a bushel.
Mr.. +. c. Allen. publisher, Augusta,
has printed one edition of twenty five ttous-
and copies Of the Life of Blaine and is now
on the second edition Of $4,000. He thinks
there will be about 100000 copies sold.
The Fish Commissioners have recently
put 80, 900 land ocked salmon into the up
per waters Of the Androscoggin chain of
lakes, which flashes the work of distrib-
uting 100000 ny Of sea salmon and land
locked salmon ino the water, Of the State
this season.
Under the resolve passed by the last
Legislature a committee Of the Executive
Council held consultation in the Council