Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-07
State News.

John Booker. employed as ho.,ler Oh
the estate Of the late X. II. Gardiner, at
Gardiner. died Tuesday Of injuries received
ten day. ago from the Kick ot horse.
Word received asst week announces the
death OF Eugene morrill,. Of Pennington
Fails. He was instantly Killed in a collision
Of trains at Wa,erto~u, Wisconsin. liz
was on hi, way to Washington Territory
with his brother 10 lock over The western
country. He was aged - and leaves
family.
Some Of the fla, cars belonging TO The
new SebasIicook and Moosehrad Lake rail-
road from Pi,t.ield TO Hariiand are already
appearing in Bangor, notwithstanding the
fact tina, the road is Vet only mile or
so long and not osllasted. The cars are -
feet long, built in fine shape at the Portland
companys works.
MIR Woodward, who i, in Bangor put
ting in incandescent Ugh, fixtures got ter
ribie shock in the station Tuesday afternoon.
He was putting up an arc light and accident
ally swung ii in such a manner a. TO throw
open u switch and receive nearly the whole
less but recovered consciousness after little
time. IL was a narrow escape, however.
The TAYLOR house al North Berwick
was burned Sunday morning, the Goth ult.
Loss $4,000 insurance 5000. All the
buildings except the ell were completely de-
stroyed. Part of the furniture was saved.
Several inmates of the house narrowly
escaped injury during the FIRE.
The weavers in Covsn's wooden mill at
Lewiston left work the 9th ut., on account
Of dissatisfaction with the overseer John
Doughty They claim that he is of a vio-
lent, domineering disposition and say they
will stand his abuse no longer.
AT meeting of the trustees ofthe State
fair at Lewiston, the 2Sth ult., il was re-
ported tina, the society lost $1,000 during
the late fair.
The Portland Packing company have
about finished work for this wear at their
sweet corn factory at Vassalboro. The corn
crop has been good in that section in guam
tity and quality, the farmers in several cases
realizing $50 or more per acre, which makes
it profitable crop 10 grow. The company
pack some over 100000 cans at that place
discussing quite sum of money for corn
and labor They will in few DAYS COM
mence the work Of labelling and boxing their
crop which is already sold.
The September term of the supreme
judicial court opened at Pennington, Tues
day of las, week, Judge W. ". Virgin pre-
| siding The continued docket numbers one
hundred cases, sixty of which are marked
for trial. The term will probably hold two
| weeks.
1t is reported tina, Mrs. Sarah B. Bel
cher Of Pennington, who died the 9th ult.,
has left 100000 to Bates college.
Charles Farrell, Democratic Representa-
tive elect from Van Buren,, died q few days
ago of typhoid fever.
The Governor has nominated Tiles,on
Wadliu of Northport for clerk of courts Of
Waldo county, in place of VIM. Berry de-
| ceased.
- Much interest is manifested in the de-
velopment of a project for a road from Cam
den to Rockland to connect with the Knox
and Lincoln railroad. 1t is rumored that
parties in Boston will build, equip and run
standard gauge ifthe town will contribute
outright the sum of % 600 toward the same.
The Mount Mica Tourmaline company
Of Bangor are now pushing mining opera
tons at the celebrated Mount Mica in the
town of Paris. DIR. A. C. Hamlin, the pres
ident, has returned from a several days visit
there. They have just blasted into very
it has been appraised at one hundred dol
lars. They have also opened and are now
investigating another pocket.