Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-05-07

Twelve converts to the Adventist per-
suasion were baptized Sunday afternoon in
the river at Midtown.
Prof. George |. Chase, PHI. D., l.. l..
D., Of Providence. and at one time principal
Of an academy at Waterv,lle, died in Prov
idence, Wednesday. aged Il years He
had been president of Brown University.
The contract for dredging 10000 cubic
yards. Moosea-Bec harbor, Washington
county, was awarded by Col. Blunt, L. s.
A., to Moore & Wright, for AZ cents a yard;
and the contract for dredging 10000 cubic
yards, Bangor harbor, to the same firm ut
IS cents a yard.
The office of the General Eastern
Freight Agent Of the Maine Central, which
be abolished and the business will be con
solidated with that Of the main Offices in
Portland, under the directions of General
Freight Agent Eaton.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington says: Secretary Manning has
awarded gold medal to Marcus A. Hanna.
lighthouse keeper at Cape Elizabeth, for
heroic conduct in rescung two persons. the
only two survivors, from the wreck Of TIE
schooner Australia, January IS, 1885"
Two oil portraits. one of the late Abner
Coburn, the other of Gardiner Colby, are
being painted BY 4. II. Bickneli. an artist of
Boston, at cost of $500 The, are de-
signed as memorials of these gentlemen.
whose donations to Colby were SO generous,
and will be placed in Memorial Hall.
Francis Warren Rice, OF Panama. ar
rived in Saco THURSDAY where he will r.
main during the season. In about month
his family will come on to Saco. Mr. Rice
has been consul on tne ls,bmus Of Panama
for more than thirty years, hut in October
last resigned his position.
All is quiet at Corinna. The Milertes
who expected the end of the world on Wed
nesday, are engaged in their usual vacations
and say the Lord changed the day. In, is
coming soon. Prophet N;ckrrson il ex-
pected TO return to Corinna next week and
re explain his charts to b., disciples.
The Governor and Council gave hear
ing Thursday on the petition 10 grant par
don TO Sarah WhItten of Alfred. IN the State
Prison under life sentence fpr killing her III
FAINT child. The council voted to commute
her sentence tn a term Of wears. It hejrs
established tina, ,he waS No, who'll, fe>puu-
sble at the time Of the MURDER
Daniel u Curtis. E.q Of MrdGe i,
Mass. native Of Mercer. learning that tae
Union church about Ia repair their
house. sent the society h,> check for two
hundred dollars. SAYS The Somerset Re-
porter.
The tag VIM. IT. Clark Of Boston. Ca9t.
Mliin. arrived IN Portland nArbag. Tur,a4,
evening, Of a>t week, with four whI,,, 10
tos, bound for B5p;haav. rh. Whales were
sho, from the steamer FANNIE Spugac
Towing the monsters Is work attended
with difficulty, They cannot De toue! lea
foremost. and "heu a tug gets lnur or i've
Of them behind her II j, heavy la,d Iae
Fannie Sprague has captured N all tsent,-
s'N Whales tins season, securing the last Iwl
on Tucsday
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