Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-09-10
State News.

gusta in August
The bean crop for canning purposes
has been greatly injured by rust.
--Over 5000 has been collected this year
in Penobscot county from liquor fines.
Western lumber can be brought into
Lewiston $40 ton cheaper than into
| Augusta.
| Frost, Friday morning, did some dam
age to crops on low lands, in various parts of
the state.
Riverside Grange was organized at
North Brewer, Thursday evening, with
thirty mine charter members.
The next session of the North Aroos-
took Baptis' Quarterly Meeting will be
held with The Baptist church in New Sweden,
commencing Sept. %, at . O'Clock p. NJ,
says the Aroostook Republican.
On the G. A. X. encampment ground
at Houlton. last Thursday. George Smith
was kicked by a horse, causing fracture of
! the skull. The Times understands that he
is recovering.
Friday, young man named Patrick
| Shannon of Whitefieid. was trying a bull,
when the animal struck him in the left ear
with one horn. tearing the ear completely
| from his head, says the Gardiner Home
Journal
| On account of an advance in the price
| of telephones at the Augusta and Gardiner
exchanges of the New England Telephone
| and Telegraph Company, about one hundred
| instruments have been ordered taken out BY
subscribers. This is more than half of the
total number in use at those exchanges.
| Charles Tranbridge. man about fifty
years Of age, confined in the Portland police
| station for drunkenness, attempted suicide.
| Wednesday afternoon, by opening veins in
| has arm. He bad got possession of an old
| knife blade and had severed two veins and
an artery, when hts courage failed and tie
called for help.
/ One Of our suburban farmers is sorely
! afflicted this season by the depredaiions Of
/ what he denominates Gov. Robes nea,
stock. The Wild deer are destroying his
crops and as he is not allowed to Kill them,
( he has requested the Governor TO see to it
I that no more damage is done by them
Maehas Republican.
On the 2S;h uli.. child three wear. Of
age. son Of Arson Palmer at Jacksonville.
net with a sad and fatal accident. The lat
tie boy. while PLAYING about the house, lost
/ his balance and fell headlong into tub Of
hot water, and although rescued from he
water at once by hi mother Who happened
TO be standing near, the child 9ns 80 severe
Z IL injured that he died OH the following dav
Wilkinson. the Bath murderer. in State
prison under sentence OF death. has recently
written a letter. in which he says that II be
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John Hewitt. q carpenter at F,rt FAIR
fi,ld, mi VIII, a severe accident ou VI ,nIav.
IT, Was Al w.rA "a t.> son. n,w .ta.c.
waen, making q r..,.ca. ~, IA INTO thu
cellar, striking oa .l- ncsG aHd >h.llI-rs
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GA Mouda, morning last. Nj Mcrvile
See.y's horse took fnghl and unset the
covered wagon. throwing Nj >-,Iy out
He vas drag.cd some distance on the
ground and his head va, Gu, i. several
place.. When taken up he VA, snsen-!b.e
and did not rail, for more than an hour ar
terw ard, reports the Iim,s
Addison Carter. oi Bristol. whn with biz
family has been camping on Ragged Island
several weeks. went to Mar,imcu,. one mite
distant. rhe Bird. 10 purchase provisions, lie
left Narincu> a, noon M ANAL -all hnsr.
since which time nothing has been heard from
him and he !, probably lost. \ search Is
being nade.
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the ith and after examining fourteen appI-
cauts reported Gilbert NJ Wheeler, Of Bow
dom. : standing first, and Frederick NJ
Plummer, Of Auburn. second In accord
ance with the unanimous recommendation
of the board Mr. Wheeler will be nominated
for appointment.
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broken. | he child IN ALI ntgnt.