Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-20

Edward ]. Peet, Esq. prominent citi-
zen Of Norridgewock, died suddenly at his
home Monday, the 10Th.
The Bangor Extension Ladder Factory,
Gen. J. s. Smith proprietor, has lately
shipped ladders TO Houston. Texas, and
Topeka, Kansas.
The will of Horace Harvey, late Of
Portland, left to the Portland Home for
| Aged Women, the Home for Aged Men, the
Widows Wood Society, the Female Orphan
Asylum, and the Maine General Hospital,
| the sum of one thousand dollars each.
While Geo. Blodgett Of Temple. was
digging for dirt to repair the roads, We'd
nesday. he unearthed stone over near II.
| Conant's dwelling house. Ii was l-2x4
feet, and an old trowel, Goals and ashes were
| also found near. The oven had probably
been used by some settlers some hundreds
Of years ago.
| Simon +. Wood. who stabbed Bennett
at Gardiner last week, is a native of Clinton,
where his mother and four sisters and four
brothers now live. The fairfield Journal
says of him: ale is well known here and
| his frequent rows On the street when in
| liquor made him terror to his companions.
He stabbed man in Charles Fogg's camp
four years ago.
| H. S. Henderson, aged abou, 55 years.
| of Searsport, was killed on board the
schooner, VIM. Butnam. as she was ap-
preaching Bangor, Friday. Henderson got
caught in the slack of line attached TO the
boom. and the sail jbed quickly, striking
bis head against the railing of the vessel
with grea, force and killing him instantly.
The Orring,on Pottery Works. George
/ Brooks proprietor, opened their first kiln of
\ Rockingham ware last week. They had q
very successful burn and the completed ware
/ presents a very neat and tasty appearance.
/ They have many new patterns in pitchers
that are very pretty This is the only es-
/ adjustment in Eastern Maine where this
( kind of pottery is made The ware is OF ex-
( ceIent quality, and at the low prices asked
| il cannot fail to have a large sale.
The Beddington tannerv has turned
out about seventy five tons OF leather since
/ it went into operation last March, and at
present two hundred hides per day are being
put into watts. a number of tenement
houses to be erected at the tannery for
the accommodation Of the workmen.
-Eleaxer King died at Bath Friday,
from injuries received during a drunken
spree August ). Mary A. Hall, who, It i.
alleged. pushed him through doorway and
, caused him TO fall ten feet 10 the ground, is
IN Wi.cassei Jail. in default Of bail, await
ing trial for felonious assault. King made
ante morton statement Thursday. lie
said that the woman did push him aud
caused the fall.
-Lo,tie, aged 80. wife Of VIM Dean of
Easlport. who has been in poor health and
depressed spirits for some months, is miss
ing. Her family could not find her. but
found pool OF blood and razor Just out
SIDE the back door. The woods and docks
have been secured but there is no trace of
her.
The ship Commodore, I. II. Alien. ar
rlsed Aug. II, in liverpool. after a passage
OF only 10 LAYS from san Francisco. She
: one Of Names largest ships registering
221o net tonnage, built in 1881 by her
owners, I. J, Southland X San. Of Rich .
m.nd.
The Wig say. \ man beIonsin. 10
Midway and who had been on the West
Branch drive came down to Olitown with
The rest of the drivers. Tuesday morning.
boarded Conductor Hammond, train IN the
afternoon to 90 home. lie had $50 in the
pocket Of his old pants which he vas wear
ing and when near damon changed those
pants FOR the new ones. lie omitted to take
the money from hi, pocket and threw the .
casi,oiF garment from the car. \ momcn,
ia;er he thought % hs mistake and. without
speaking. jumped from the train. which ~a.
hen ar L.
turned several somersauiis upon striking
the ground. bit vas no, injured. ana i'm
media'ely went back and recovered hi-
money.
4 petition. asking FOR the cUmmu'a,ion
Of Mrs. Barrowss sentence has been circu
lated among the ladies Of Augusta and ha.
received many sienstures. One Of the .
grounds on which cemency j. solicited i
,ha, no woman has ever been hanged IN
Maine. and that il would be harbarism 10
execute one Of the weaker sex. The petition .
will probably be presented to the Governor
and Council at their next meeting. An .
effort viii be made at the same meeting
TO secure Communication Of sentence for
Blancy.
Dan Msguinness. the well known COM
rectng friends to his house in Wilton, he
commonly says: AN the fursht house Is
the slaughter house, an the house b.yant
j. the graveyard, an the max, house is
M4guinne,s farm" Mr. Maguinncss mar
RED his wife in Wilton. ana Ia, beautiful
summer nome there.
About l5o. 900 fish barrels are shipped
from Bangor annually 10 Gloucester. Port /.
land, Boo,hbay and the other fishing cen
tres. together with considerable quantities
of stock-hoops, slaves and heading. The 4
industry employs about one hundred men in
the city and immediate yIclriity, and It's
product provides freigh,s for quite fleet Of
coasters during the open season. Hopkins /.
\ Stanford employ twentysesen men at
their shops in this city and last week lhls !
force turned out POO barrels Tie men
are now paid fifteen cents each for putting
the barrels together, an increase OF three
cents over the price which ruled up 10 a few .
weeks ago, and as good cooper can finish .
one hundred barrels III week il will be .
seen that he is pretty well paid COR these .
times. says the Industrial Journal f
Intelligent physicians are now pre-
scribing q voyage TO Europe and an imme-
maladies to which flesh is heir" A. a .
practical evidence Of the efficacy Of "a life 4
on the ocean wave" or at least of ride (
upon "ihe great highway Of the nations" 4
We may mention that wealthy and most
estimable lady of New York was advised BY
her physician about year ago to take such .
a course Of treatment. She had been great
~ troubled with insomnia and even con,ul-
sions, so that she could not sleep upon the
land. Instead of voyage abroad she pre-
terred to test the case nearer home. SO she
selected the stanch steamers Of the Boston
and Portland Line for her experiment She
commenced last summer, and accordingly
leased a stateroom upon the fremont and
with her waiting maid began the treatment
she has sailed daily and nightly the most Of
the time, stopping ashore once in while,
and there has been a constant gain in her
condition. Her health is now nearly re-
established and she enjoys the sailing very
much. At the end of the present season she
will doubtless discharge herself from her
oceanic nfirmary fully cured.
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