Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-02-19
State News.

0tat0 NEWS.
A Grand Army Post has been organized
=, Athens.
James b. Dascomb has been chosen
President Of the FRS, National Bank Of
Showhegan, rice Coburn, deceased.
"A heavy thunder storm was reported At
Greenville between the hours Of two and
three O'Clock Tuesday afternoon of last
week.
Edmund B. Mallett. Esq, of Freepor,.
BY the death OF an uncle. resident of New
York, has been left over $500 900.
u. A.Gauld Of Bangor, was elected one
Of the executive committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association secretaries con-
ference, at Providence. R. l., Wednesday.
Julia Lawry of vinalhaven, died Thurs
day. from the effects Of poison, "Rough on
Rats taken in her food. Tuesday. No
cause is assigned for the suicide.
Mrs. ". II. Trundy. of Winerport,
dropped dead Thursday, a, neighbor's
house. where she had gone TO prepare the
body of child for burial
The Secretary Of the Treasury has APP
pointed W. +. Milliken, Thomas Lombard
and Joseph Manley commission, to select a
site for the new public building at Augusta.
-Senstor FRYE has introduced in the
Senate number OF petitions from Maine
honey producers protesting agains, he rati-
fcalion Of the Spanish American treaty,
"a htrh admits knpur F,.. If
Rev. C. G. Robbins Of Dover. died on
the sih inst, at the age Of II. He moved
from Norrldgewock mans years ago and
represented Dover 10 the Legislature OF
1850. One Of his sons is editor of the
Eastern STATE Of Dexter.
Ida |. Jordan Of Str,snn is suffering
from a singular case Of blood poisoning,
caused by getting splinter under her mai.
Fears are entertained that her hand and
possibly her arm viii have to he amputa,ed
The town Of Bradford can boast Of
something that but few town. in the State
OF Name can There are in It eleven stores
Four post offices, two mail routes aud four
secret organizations. aud vet there are only
about 400 inhabitants.
-Burnham must be lonesome sort of
place \ correspondent Of the Belfast
Journal SAYS there is but one newly married
pair in town. The 20. she 6j) while there are
Gj people living the life OF single bI,..ed.
ness There are - widows and Is widow
ers. The others. of both sexes. are nearly.
or have passed. the age Of 80 wears
Mrs. Julia Il. Cranr. widow OF the late
1
land on Monday. Frh. 2. aged - vear.
She bad been sch for ,hirty-one years. dur
ing almos, the entire period Of which she
vas confined TO her bed Mrs. Crane vas
the las; -uFNiv;ng sister 10 the Barker fam
ny. Of Exeter. originally consisting .. seven
hfotheTs ana three SISTERS.
An anglers journal !. publishing
series q letters TO prove that brock trau,
weighing - pounds caught n Maine
IN 1872 fheFe Is nothing yer, remarka able
aholi t. A. trout generally increases in
weight a, the rate Of one pound sn hour
after beng taken from the water hy IN
anclcr the Maine FISH Of lsia shoull nov
weigh shou, 300 900 pounds.
Travellers 90 the Boston and Maine
rad All. remember BE-, Who goes through
the tram =. North Berwick wth pop corn
IT. sA.e. THIS boys name i, Frank Bfow n.
and by the sac Of his pop corn he has, IN
ne last five tear-, paid of a mortgage on
hi- mothers house aid contributed some
;h'ns besi'!r> toward her support.
Mr. Isaac q. Blanchard, for man, year.
Publisher # the Eat Boston Le,iger, and
later editor of the DaHy Fore, died in
Florida. Feb. l. Mr.. Blanchard ~as born
at Charlotte, IN 1919. and learned the
printing Business in the Sentinel Office a,
Passport. lie "a, writer for ..ser,l pub.
LEGATIONS. AMI wei. skilled IN painting and
paonogtsphy. lie wa> a prominent aboli-
ZIONIST.
A frish,fal accident occurred at Orouo,
Friday afternoon. Two h,tle girl., aged
sbou, * ami sc,cn years. daughters OF
Lux. Landry. who lives near the match fac
tory, we're iefl alone IN the house A shor,
time after flames were seen to come out Of
the building and people rushed in and found
one litilc girl burned 10 a crisp and the
o'heT badly Injured. Il j. supposed their
clothes caught from the Gre III The room
where thes we're PLAYING. The house caught
fire bat The flames were ex,ingulshed before
they were under very much heaiway
AT special meeting on Thursday. the
town of HouIton voted to make the privilege
granted to the IouI,nn Water Co, perpetu.
Al and exclusive Also to empower the
municipal officers TO contract Stih the com
pany for rental Of sufficient number OF nv
drants. for term Of FIVE years. datin. from
October |, 1885. The matter elected sharp
discussion. but was decided hy an over
whelming vote.
jason ). Scribner Of Bolster's Mills,
borrowed fine douhle-bsrreIed gun. and
dog, for days pleasure. The dog soon
started FOX. SeriOner taking one track and
the dog the other. He soon met Richard
shoot, be dubbed his gun. and laid the fox
dead at his feet, but in the melee the gun
was broken 10 fragments. Scribner reckons
his fun -, one fox skin 81, which, SUB
Tacted from the price Of the gun, $40, leaves
balance of *34 out,
d H. GRAY Of Norihpor,, ha. in hi.
possession an ancient pitcher that has every
appearance of being silver. 1t is said to be
one that Gen. Goslin had and used when at
Fort Point, when the English had posses
SION there II has been III the pos session of
one John Walker Of Brooksyilie, Mr.. Gra,'s
great grandfather. Mr. Walker held i, as a
great treasure until his death. II i. marked
M. Narden. Bell and Anchor. Victoria
Dock, 1913" The writing on the pitcher is
evidently that Of woman's hand.
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