Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-07-30
State News

William Price, aged 30. Of Bowd,in
fell from 4 loaicd hsy-rack. struck his
head on wheel and was instantly killed
Wednesday
The body Of an unknown man was
taken from the canal at Lewiston He had
been In the water several days No one
is missing there.
Miss Harriet Blaine. daughter Of Hon
James q Blame, arrived At New YORK
Wednesday morning on the steamer
Teutouic.
officer Pollard, who figured 50 cor
-picuou,ly in the shooting ARRAY which
occurred at pettis Pond recently and 10
which John Kelley IA, seriously injured
has been put under bonds for - 600 To
appear at the September term OF the
kenneoec Superior Court
A director Of the Shoe and Leather Bank
of Auburn says tina; a suit W i'll be brought
against Percivai's bondsmen to recover the
amount OF their bonds, the action being
brought al the September term
The annual reunion of the Second
Maine Cavalry will occur on the State
muster grounds Aug. % and 26 during
the encampment of the Maine Veterans
Association.
-Rey. Horace Crockett of North
Augusta aud Miss Aboie Lord Of kingfeld
were married at kingfeld Tuesday morn
ing and left on the train for their field Of
labor at North Augusta. Mr. Crockett is
son Of Rev. Henry Crockett Of Wilton
and this is his first year in the ministry
Secretary Proctor has written that he
nf OF t.ar16 h..f
the Maine militia as the Bennington cele-
bration occurs the same week
There is said to be some feeling among
members of the Grand Army at Augusta
regarding the proposal to have Gen. Long
street attend the encampment of the Maine
veterans Association.
Mr.. G. V. S. Michaelis son of the
late Major Michaeli>, mas taken position
on the staf of the kennebec J0uraqI He
IS bright young man and has an aptitude
for journalism.
Preparations are in progress for the
annual meeting of the Maine Baptist
Association. Already the blanks for
statistical returns ant the annual church
letter have been sent to the clerks of
associations, and soon they will be in
the hands of the clerks of churches
Low water in the Androscogsin is
causing the lumber men much uneasiness
as the big drives are still Is miles away
from the city, while last year they had all
reached Lewiston in the middle of June
George W. Dyke, pump manufacturer,
Raymond, has gone into insolvency.
1t is rumored that the long wished
for electric railroad to North Nassalboro
will soon be in existence. Railroad men
are at Watervlle looking over the ground
and the contracts are now being made out
w. 7. Haines, H. NJ. Heath and Amos
Gerald are connected with the enterprise.
-Cottagers along the shore of the town
of Brunswick have seen a fleet of five
porgie steamers SEEMING illegally recently.
One was caught Monday by two night
watchmen from Brunswick The vessel
was from Rhode Island, and it is under
stood there is clear case against her
AT meeting of the local committee
at Augusta Thursday evening it was de-
cided that the encampment of the Maine
Veterans Association should be of five
days duration The programme has al
ready been published.
Friday the Governor and Council, af-
ter confirming all the nominations, includ.
ing that of Deputy Labor Commissioner
4. +. Chalk adjourned to meet August II,
the week of the muster, when the soup
tureen" for the war ship Maine will be on
exhibition in Augusta
The Bath Iron Works and Saccarappa
teams played foot ball Saturday afternoon
at Bath. Before goal had been made,
John Henderson of the visitors ran afoul
OF another player, and his leg was broken
below the knee. 1t stopped the game.
Hon. Joseph R. Nelson, of Winthrop,
died Friday night after long illness, of
dropsy. He had served on the board of
selectmen and was a member of the Ma
sonic Order. He leaves a widow and one
daughter.
Capt. James f. Thompson, for many
years cashier of the Union National Bank
at Pennington. has resigned and Harry H.
Field. a son Of the late Elias Field, has
been appointed his successor. Mr.. Field
is now in Bates College, class '94.