Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-12-23
State News.

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T. Clinton, lhr RoekIAni liquor constable
who -hot Severance.
The House committee on public build
iu.s ari.lri favorable rrpari 90 the blll
approprlelIA. 100000 fpr tlc Ea,tpor,
post of6er ard cn>'om house.
1t !, ,atl that ill., Canadian Pacific rail
road surveying part, find, the best crossing
place on the Prnu',>cot less than fourth
Of mile above WYNN village, a, the Mar
rows, ~hefe ridge makes cut on both sides
al The Prnobscot extending into the river,
with bank Of considerable height on the
VIM SIDE which the military road passes
over. THIS Is thought mos, likely to be the
crossing place selected.
A correspondent Of the Bangor COM
msTcldl recently -aw IN oli-ia-hione!
farm house. In Troy. the first gas, window
ever brought into that town. lie Occupant
Of the farm house hauled 10 Bangor stih his
stevrs, a load If hand made slaves aud OF
fur. he had caught in ms traps. and battered
Them iog glass window. Il was rarnai
careful how handl-d il, says the old gem
tlrman. He intended To bus seed corn with
his peiis and slaves, but Ms wife wanted
window ani hr bought one. 10 please her.
1t was great curiosity in the town, sixty
year. ago
-Wedne,day morning, k-nnehrc Jour
nat says: Few men in the State have see n
as much service at the State capitol as Gov
etnor R"hi- In a few day. he vii have
concluded hi, four Years in th. gubernalor!-
al chair, making / / wears in all, in which he
-, served the State IN different capacities.
The beginning in 500 when he came 10
Augusta representative. For seven sue
ce>,Ivr sessions he occupied a seat IN Rep
re-rntarive. hall. served IN the Senate and
st different periods in the executive council.
! There are few. II any, men who have wide
an acquaintance throughout the State a.
he"
Oliver Morse Of Pennington, aged 40.
committed suicide the l4th by taking PARIS
green. Family trouble the cause.
MIR. William L. Clayton, State liquor
agent. ma L. hi, annual report Of sales to
cities and towns tn the governor and council
"Wednesday. he total amount of whisk-y
was ) ,9i1 gallons brandy. js1 gin, ,l6S /;
alcohol. 1865 rum. s,l62; wine. 1915.
Tie total value Of the saes was S5S.234 GA.
TIE expenses OF the office mere 81 ,22js SO.
Patrick Collins was engaged in retilliny
quantity of cartridges at the Augusta
arsenal the lith, when they exploded and
he was terribly burned about the face and on
his right hand aud arm.
Iohrl pouch &c "a, Nach;,. Ohio
G.d r.c.,,,l, =, ,h.. la. Uo.r,,.l ~
An.,n.,. y.,.,s, ofrhe Cr,n,'.',, .,r
and was wounded al tn siege of SevastopoI.
~. -, ~, ~ H.. rel,.ll;1n ,i;.,sd
- ~. Ii,b Nam ,oln,,..rs and f,IlowsJ
III. f,r,,p.s of ia, r.,,ran, IN J.. r,.nr
har, fongh, h,,,Iss ~ ,h7. anI r. ~. war
The delegation sent from Bath to
Washington to "pp"7r the passage OF The
Dunn ifee snip h'i' is COMPRISED poii'lcaii!'
A petition Is IN circulation among lead
ing ei'1ehs OF va oicharo requesting
spsciai town NEE ing 10 take ACTON relative
10 an ihaes'iga ,iuh IN regard 10 the hfes IN
to""' ice o2Jec' Is 10 choose comm zee
ana MAKE 'hof"uRh investigation OF the
origin o. any "ie '"at may occur ~ 'ne
iu'ufe ana II heeessai! some" 'he eo-"ptra-
',"'' % Tue 'o""' us a''io" was brought
''ou' ~ '.a''' VI 'e.e'"' u'a' l'es oe
CURING IN tue TOW" "i'n'" d ie" years
Thursday morning the brick store on
NAN s'rfe'' Dfiias'' au.''hlnG ''e .o'seum'
o""'u anu o''upieN - I"'''et'
~, e'"c'rs, was to'a''. o"'ueu WIN on ns
oon'en's ~ 'a'iu y, oon WIN "f'"oo
anu va" i nn ~, ~ ooo ''oo '"u ane s'"eN
~ 900 "a r.S,o a"a IN .l'u'eu 10.
J. C. Thompson & Son was also damage
fully insured. The stocks of Thompson &
Son, furniture, of W. X. Morrison K Co,
hardware. f. A. Hanson, carriages, and
removal The loss il coye,sd hy insnr.rc..
The cause of,he fire i unknown y;olsn,
snow storm nreyailed and an extensive con
aaar,,;on wa. n,sv.,,sd he .r.s, ef,r,o