Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-08-06
State News.

Is composed OF the following labor organ
llatlons Carpenters and JoiuerS Brother
hood; Painters. Masons, ripers Hold Car
riers, Shoe Makers. Weavers, and Loom
fiNers Unions. They are now having
their constitutions printed.
AT a town meeting held in Phipsburg
Saturday 1t was voted not To build the At
kins Bay bridge. aud the matter will prob
ably 20 before the courts.
The buildings of Alexander Maxwell
of Mercer We're burned Tuesday afternoon
of last week with most of their contents.
They were situated near the village. Fire
was discovered in the stable about p. m,
and is supposed to have come from sparks
from the chimney. The property was
well insured.
MIR. Asa Smell of Bowdoin. dropped
dead Sunday night of last week at the
house OF Mr.. Thomas Whitney, while eat
ing supper. Heart trouble probably was
the cause. Mr.. Smell was 20 years old and
had always had good health. He leaves
widow and two grown up daughters.
Joseph Osburn of Portland was fined
in the Biddeford court for creating dis
turbance on Boston & Maine train and
committing an assault on passenger.
-George Harmon, young man of
South Robhn>ton, committed suicide
Tuesday.
Mr.. f. c. Aliens mother aud sister
are expected to arrive home from Europe
Wednesday of this week and the funeral
will be delayed till they have come.
United States war ships Philadelphia
ami Petrol. which have been at Halifax
the past week, sailed Friday morning for
Bar Harbor.
Fred c Russell of Lowell Corner has
been elected superintendent of the Rock
land schools.
William ID. Brcck. a well known Rock
land merchant, died Thursday morning of
apopleNy, aged q years
Trustees of the Bath Savings In,titu-
ton have chosen Fred II Low treasurer
and VIM. j. Shaw assistant.
The Central Labor Union Of Lewiston
and Auburn has ordered 1000 tickets for
the Labor Day excursion to Sebago.
Tuesday afternoon while hosting a
plate roll at the Bath Iron Works the men
heard a crash. and looking up saw the big
crane giving away. They got out from
under when il came down with crash.
No one was injured, but the crane was
badly damaged.
Mrs. Leary of Bangor fcll into the
lake from the arf at Marau ocook we'd
nesday. She fell so that her head went
under boat near the pier and it looked at
first as if it might be difficult getting her
from the water. Two young men went
into the lake after her and after struggle
rescued the lady
City Marshal Maddocks Of Hallowell
arrested Hattie Chandler, daughter of
Charles Chandler OF Monmouth. in Mt
Vernon and delivered the Young lady to
her father. Elmer Goodon, who. it was
alleged. abducted her, has skipped.
Owing to the vote of the town Of MI.
ford not to exempt the Bodwcll Water
Power Co.. from taxation il j. thought
they viii not rebuild the min recently
burned. The company talk OF letting the
power TO other concerns.
Aunt Rachel Rice Of North Waterford.
IS year. old few days ago. walked TO the
store. q distance Of two miles and half
over hard travelling. She doe, her house
work and has cow aud makes her own
butter, SAYS the Norway Airtrttsrr.
On account Of the prospect Or the
building OF the Penob>cpt Central railroad
in Garland there i, some DISQUALIFICATION
with the location of the new road recently
laid out in that place, and the county com
mssioners have been asked 70 change il
They will give their decision August 1t.
-Flfty-siX years ago the Rev. Hiram
Chase Of North Paris purchased 10; OF
timber land near Bangor. Al the decea>c
of Mr.. Chase the property passed into the
hands OF his sons, + l.. and Geo. O. Chase.
who went a year ago 10 see il and found
the timber had been removed. After
some Investigation it was found that the
late GOV. Coburn purchased 4, he >uppo>-
ed, the whole township and marketed the
timber. The executors Of the estate upon
being notified OF the prior claim and deed
of the land have settled with the sons Of
Mr. Chase by paying satisfactory sum
OF money.
Much excitement prevails at Water
VILE over the alleged attempted rape Of
Mrs. Pauline Mathien early FRIDAY morn
ing by John Richards on the plains in that
city. Richards was arrested in Newport
The woman exhibits uumistakable evil
dences of desperate struggle. She was
lu,ed from home by Richards to see a
daughter SAID by him to be seriously sick.
There are marks of q sharp struggle on
the muddy ground.
Henry Thorndlke brutalIy assaulted
John Ware Friday evening. d. Augusta,
cutting his head, breaking a WI and in-
juring him internally. The cAn>e was
that Ware recently testified in liquor
case sending Thorndike to jail. The lat
ter swOre he would have revenge Thorn
dixie was arrested late that evening as he
was leaving town.
Ira Sanborn of Skowhegau. aged y,
river driver. was drowned below the
falls Friday forenoon, while at work
The body has not been recovered.
H. II. Hastings of Bethel has been
elected principal of the Kennebunk High
School Miss Isabel Allen daughter OF
Rev. Mr.. Allen, the Methodist pastor at
kennehunk has been chosen assistant.
Insurance of sl07 900 on the Shaw.
NUT Fibre Company's factory has been
adjusted, and the erection Of new build
ing will at once begin.
There is an improvement in the de-
mand for ice. and II is believed every
pound on the kennebec will be wanted al
fair prices, although, of course. the fg-
ures will not be as high as year ago.
This means that the houses will be
emptied and must be filled again next
winter.
A Wisconsin detective thinks he has
found Hall, the Bangor murderer. who
killed man from Nova Scotia, and has
written for photograph, description, etc
He has the suspect under surveillance
George Bates, a prominent farmer of
South Biddeford. died in the woods where
he had been bluebelrying Friday after
noon, of heart disease. He leaves family
Jean Carboneau and Charles Labrance
OF Lewiston, doing business under the firm
name of Carboneau & Labranche, have
hled petition in insolvency aud hearing
is appointed for the twelfth day OF
August
The G. A. r. State encampment will
be held at Camp Benson August sth to
18th inclusive. A sham battle is one of
the attractions advertised. Able speakers
have been engaged for Sunday service,
and taken all together it is expected that
this encampment will surpass all Others
previously held there.
A man calling himself Charley Lorain
was arrested at Brunswick Saturday for
the robbery at Lisbon Falls on Wednesday.
The property was found on his person and
Identified.
A representative of the WEYMOUTH
Lock Company, Gardiner, was at Bidde-