Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-10-22
signed by my hand the eve
State News.

Schooner A. McMichei of Machia,.
Sanborn, Joncsboro for Rordput with
slaves, anchored oil Bishop aud Clerks
ledge during the gal. Tuesday OF last scrk
and lost boat, one anchor, part Of her deck
load of slaves an! had her sierra badly
damaged. She arrived at Nil'yafl Ia-
ven, the 18TH.
The coroEer's jury at Waldob ,ro, the
18TH, rendered a verdict that T. Ixard
Moore came to his death by violence at
midnight or Whereabouts on the . Ia day
OF September. in or about the Exchange
iiotcl. "a called, by some person or per
sons to the jurors unknown
The brick house Of Henry A Little
hcld at East Limlu-tpn wa, burned with
contents early Thursday mprnin. The
origin MAS a defective chimney +, vas
built for Mr. Blossom Stocking OF Bos.
ton. and cost s. 500; parislly insured
The office Of the st Crnlx Soap Man
ufactuilng Company AT - Stephen, y b.,
was Ken ii-tO early Thursday morning
The safe was blown opcD, AMI j small sun
nf money taken. 1t wa> evidently the
work II Professionals Thcy N"u'I have
got o3po il they called thr previous
night
- he schooner which went ash m nj
Mprrn-'- Island Wr,Iae> tty night Wa
the N'r' Nr'4~:rr, 'pl lia'rhtn-, bound
ior BIng r viin !!un. She wS- II ,at.d
vita ~ii-:o' dtUtgr. T!u vessel belongs
At Thorn t>t.,u.
-ScAr'p-r e Hu,t1i Ht' eek Of Giru-
cester went a>h"r" N ib.N Island rhurs.
day morning. She lir- in had condition.
delegates OF the krunrbec Agricul.
turai Societies have elected J Il Lowe.
Of l'oadlr'd, u >rrvc the expired term OF
II. q. Nickerson, deceased As member
of the Stat, board.
The iuq1e>t on the body of X C. Phil
brick. Killed hs a tram al Belfast. clears
the Maine Central railroad from any
blame
christopher Shepherd and Michael
Bruderick two aged mcn from Togu,.
were standing III iIaymarket square, Bo-.
ton. Wednesday night, when they were
approached BY three marines from the
navy yard who ju>tled them about and
>natched a watch from each Of them and
ran away with the booty. one robber
WAS arrested.
--AlonzD Davis. a citizen Of Warren.
was Killed i'll most shocking manner
Thursday afternoon. He had been en-
ueasoring tn blast large rock in order TO
remove 1t from his ward and. failing 10 do
thl-, he determined To dig hol. under the
rock and sink it. While thus at work the
rock suddenly cantcd aud fell upon Mr.
Davis. crushing his hip, and l,2, N a
fearful manner. yoke of oxen proved
unable to raise the rock. which va crush
iIg out the life Of Davis, A. soon a, pos.
hle 4 span OF horses was hfched on and
the body was removed. but IS this time
life was extinct. Mr. Dayi, was a prom
inent Grand Army man, 4 Mason and
good citizen. He leaves a large family.
f .. Wells, The Auburn contractor
aud builder was in BAilryville Winthrop,
rlday in consultation with O. VI Bailey
concerning the proposed rebuilding of the
oil cloth factories. Mr.. Bailey la. re-
ceived large number Of letters from
points III the West Offering him building,
free il he would remove his business to the
West. He Will probably not accept the
offers, tempting they are. Mr. Wells
Is figuring on two buildings. one 24Ox44
and the other 30x43 each to be four
stories high The proposed buildings will
take about 300 900 feet of lumber.
Mrs. Sarah Pierson White. one of the
oldest inhabitants of Biddeford, died sud
denly Thursday night, aged 30. She was
the widow of Capt. Samuel White and the
daughter of SamueI Person, who was on
Gen. Washingtons staff in the revolution
AIRY war. She had been totally blind for
seven years. She leaves four sons.
George Z. Douglass, carpenter at the
Maine Central ralro al car shops, Water
vile, WAS instantly killed Friday fore
noon. He was struck by the engine Of
one train and hurled under the wheels Of
another running on parallel line. The
body was terribly mangled. He leaves
widow and two children.
1t is said tina. former Bath youth,
or rather one who has been working there,
has skipped the town, and with him has
gone II year old South End girl.
At Fort Kent a starch factory owned
by John A. Nadeau and DIR. Guy Z. r.
Michand was burned Loss, $4,000; in
surance, 81 400.
A Portsmouth, \. H., dispatch says
serious stabbng ARRAY occurred at New
castle Thursday night and as result Ed
win Shaw, fisherman of the schooner
Hewellard of Portland. now lies on a cot
in the Cottage Hospital with bad knife
wound in his thigh.
At the annual class meeting of SO.
Colby, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: J. II. Ogier, pres
ident; w. NJ. Lombard. vice president;
E. Z. Nickels, secretary and treasurer;
c. +. Stinson, orator; II. d. Jordan, his
torian; George 0. Smith, awarder Of
prizes; c. N. Perkins. George o. Smith
and II. L. True, executive committee.
There was considerable controversy over
the offices of orator and awarder of prizes,
the elected officers receiving but barely
enough votes for an election.
In the Insolvency Court at Augusta
of Oakland, have filed their petition for in.
solvency. 1t is understood that the liabil-
tiles amount to $4,000. They will keep
the machinery of their mandatory in op-
Grafton at present and work up the orders
they have on hand.
james Atwell was seriously injured in
the factory of the Cabot Manufacturing
Co., at Brunswick.
Arrangements are being made to hold
a meeting of the building committee and
executive committee of the Worlds Fair
Commission at Portland about the 9Th of
November, when architects plans for the
Maine building will be considered Five
or six plans have been stnt in, all from
Maine architects, except one, which is
drawn by a Maine man residing in Chicago.
Mrs. Samuel Cover, a widow, of
Canaan, died Tuesday afternoon from the
effects of laudanum supposed to have been
taken with suicidal intent. She had been
Respondent for some weeks.
The new Baptist church at Tenants
Harbor. st. George, was dedicated We'd
nesday with appropriate exercises and free
of any debt. The building committee re-
ported S2,096 debt and Capt. G. w.
Rawley thereupon paid $3.50, Mrs. Samuel
Watts, I'd, and Joseph Watts paid 500.
Capt Samuel Watts of Boston, a native
of ST. George. who had placed fine large
memorial window i'm the chancel in MEM
DRY Of his father and mother. ald had in
the outset contributed also $500 in money, |
was present and at once addressed his old
friends aud neighbors and said the church |
should be dedicated free from debt and |
then and there paid the balance or Sl,750. |