Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-28
State News.

A eitizens meeting for the relief Of
Eas,port vas held in Bangor Saturday morn
ing, presided over BY Mayor Neatly. Ban
gor will respond nobly to the call for assist
ance. In less than ten minutes after the
meeting was called to order 81 900 was tel
egraphed. Committees we're then appoint
ed 10 solicit contributions of cash, food and
clothing and they are now calling upon the
citizens.
A local insurance agent at Eas,port esti-
mates the loss BY the FIRE at over $500, 900.
One hundred families are homeless. The
town was plundered during the FIRE. and
Friday and Saturday, by thieves from the
Canadian shore.
The military appropriation having been
exhausted, it has been found necessary TO
postpone the competitive rife match shich
was to take place a, Augusta ,hi. week.
The tug boat Charles Lawrence, owned
by the kennebec Steam Towsge company.
was partially burned while laying at a dock
in Gardner early Thursday morning. The
damage amounts TO $4,000. The fire
caught around the boiler.
--Burglaries are reported in krox coun-
ty. A Rockland store was broken open
Sunday night, the 10th, and $50 taken.
Bangor has already raised $4,000 FOR
Easiport. Augusta has raised $500, Mr..
Blaine giving $500.
-Rocklsnd sslmakers have all the work
they can do at present in turning Oh, new
sails and repairing old ones.
The French Canadians of Biddeford
have organized a Canadian na;ionsl club for
urging the naturalization of French Cana
dian. and their education as American ciri-
gems. The club claims to be non partisan.
The trustees of the insane Hospital
have contracted with the AuguNa Water
Company for water for thirty years.
The Wslsrsile Sentinel saws the
Maine Stove Manufsctor,. which has been
shut down for time With possibility that
the shut-do~n might prove permsnen,
one. will again resume operations.
Charles T. Wood Of Roc. and wss de.-
pera,ely wounded a, the haiile of Malvern
Hill IN 1862. and would have died on he
field hat for the excttion. OF two comrades,
Josiah c Spear and Corporal VI II. G,eeae
Of The Fourth Mann. who carried him to- a
Ever since b.. recover, Mr. Wood las been
e. !ca'oring 10 fnI Corporal Greene, hut m
yaia uu,il recently. when he heard Of him A.
bong IN Washington. u. C. He mas =,
receive! a letter from the Corporal. Who as
much astonishrd A. learning that has Old
friend Wood. whom he lrft d,iu. 10 lhr
''u''''" 'sf'" ''"''' "i' s''Nf'
Mrs O'Buen. slft Of the captain Of The
ship Edward O'Brien Of Thoma.ton. Who
I'sa On me 'o'ass 'f''h "a" r ,.i !"
80 ~ '''' n.u y '''''
-" - ~" '''i"s
.'o'"e' sue = AP'' =, ','''' ." nom -,
s :. ''' i'' - '~N' '''''''''''N
o,p'.I. =. N'''', ''''.' 'p' T. ,S'u,"
" gum y 49,
a" We
80 Ap''A''s"
from s.. John. ard viii carry nn The ha.I.
ness under the name Of 10, Dru-, Cove
Lime COMPANY.
'''' "'A''''N - '-'>'''"' i''"P' ''" r.
p''''''' % IT - F'''' ~''''' '' IT.
49, ~ ." ''H'' ~ IVY ,'"' y
~ pam ''1" = '',. 80 '" H'''
- ''>' TO- '' VI 'a" "'a-'' 81 p "'A-
9"'"e'N 'o' -''n''"S 'hs PA'"' Pr i''-'
t4A'.'','e auN' ne t''''' 'H'
Se'u'N tAPe'''h'''''i q ga '''T'"l- t"N
po,toui' oi ,e''e''' SAG i.''''''' P' P'' are
BONANZA
"e Eastern NAME i"4'"H ''d S''SA
'@'' a. bangor a''H' i''er'"''' l.
Not quite a wear ago % ~orA.osncn Of
Lisbon Falls Organized ca-op.rsrl,r s.,o-
cation, With capital uf $500. and r,,.h-
l.hed A grocer, and tro,l..on .t,re. IT..
venture ha. proved remarkabl. .uccr.,f4l.
-.
"
"''Hs 4Ia"''H =, ~ Ai''h'-
~ 90 - he' =" =
"i 10. % "e 's"o''' N"o
AH''''''s 'ie4 :" '"ie''''
Miss TammIe Curtis. daughter Of Jacob
Gurus Of Monroe. distinguished herself dur.
.ns 'ne "A,'s 'e''"n . the champion
-. a..1 ~ y " "As u wen we
Ii - " ~ '""', ~. '"''S ''
80 '''' - '''e Sun
more exercise, SHE eh-erfully pitched the
hay oue way. and slowed away the .sn,r II,
the barn Mr.. Curi. saws he ha. not =
hl, hsy in IN any better shape for ma.
years. and 10 fact hi, field never vas move
so well before Belf;ls. Ags.
Wa.ei1,,a 49," ..s 20 49, -. -,o't'