Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-07
state News.
Burglars blew open the safe In the
American Express Compsny's office at
Kingman and secured $3.50

Burglars blew open the safe In the
American Express Company's office at
Kingman and secured $3.50.
There is = plan on foot to build an
electric railroad from Lewiston TO Angus
t.. Gen. Tilden and other men interested
in the scheme were IN Lewiston last week
to look over the prospect Of ones being
successful. 1t Is understood that the men
who are interested are in favor Of pushing
the road through to Turner,
The city Of Waterville was lighted
Tuesday night Of last week, by the Fair
field Electric Light and Power Company.
The wires for the incandescent lights are
being put In place under the direction Of
ID. n. Alexander.
The Catholic church at Fairfield was
completed the goth ult.. and the builder,
J. W. Mathews, returned to his home in
Pennington, last week. The church will
be dedicated about the first of May.
Sheriff johnson of Taylorville. ILL.,, ar
rived at Gardiner, Wednesday. and took In
custody George Grover. arrested there
Monday by City Marshal Norton. The
prisoner, who formerly belonged 10 Itch.
field. Me-. and is about "a years old and
evidently not perfectly balanced mentally,
Is wanted at Taylorville for embezzling
money from his aunt. Mrs. Eliza Good OF
that place. Sheriff johnson left with his
prisoner Thursday
A contract for 10, 900 yards Of mason
work and 900 yards Of excavation for the
wheel pit of the Holliugsworth & whitney
Company mill has been awarded to Bushey
Il Co. of Wsterville.
DIR. Hampton E. Hill the distinguished
Ssco physician who has been sick for sew
eral weeks. has become so seriously Ill that
he will probably be taken TO 8 private hos
pital for treatment.
At the annual town meeting at East
port the Republicans as usual elected their
ticket.
The interest in the New England base
ball league project is lively in Lewiston
and Auburn. 1t is proposed to perfect a
local organization.
The Ssco river Is open to navigation.
Two vessels arrived at Biddeford, Thurs
day night.
Belfast Republicans in caucus Thurs
day night passed resolutions regrettiug the
withdrawal Of Blaine, indor>ing President
Harrl-on's administration, and recommend
ing Henry b Clesves for Governor, and
The Fort Kent correspondent Of the
Bangor -Nstcs says George Nadeau, the man
who shot Deputy United States Marshal
McNally, is shut up in his own house
which is built of logs and makes verv
good fort II is said that he has six Win
chester rifles ready for action. He is so
excited and unstrnng now that he sleeps
hardly any and his neishbors say he will
be raving maniac before many days.
The railroad commissioners have rem
dered a decision requiring the Somerset
Railroad Company 10 maintain a station at
Embden, giving As a reason that railroad
corporations being common carriers and
servants OF the public are IL duty bound to
give the towns through which their lines
pass every reasonable aud necessary faCil
ity for travel.
Among the Interesting events OF the
coming Methodist conference viii he the
tfIai ~ R'v T Record Of Bethel, for
alleged iudi>cretions, etc
Mrs. Luther Smith. aged Il years. an
invalid, fell into fire al Belfast and was
burned 10 crisp.
Mrs. Clifford Wheeler Of Bethel.
dropped dead while sr-parlng dinner.
Hon. William T Haines of waterville.
j. ont win letter Announcing his csndi-
tsCS f"r Attorney General Hon Frederick
A Powers Of Iipulton, j. the opposing
candidate,
At 3 meeting Of the hl-iur-s men OF
Norway. q board If trade va. organized
with q. + uplt a president and Fr-eland
Howe. secretary. The citizens Of The vii
lage are aroused. and new industries will
be started before many months clap>e.
The health Of Rev. George d Lindsay
i. 80 much improved that he is able to oc-
cupy his palpit al Bangor, and he has
abandoned his ides of going To the Maine
General Hospital and has resumed the full
duties Of his pas.orate.
The Waterviile CORES pondent Of the
! Lewiston Journal saws there is a pros pee |
that some agreement will be reached 80
that the Wateryilie board Of registration
there may be- completed. The Governor
has been notified to withhold his accept.
ance of Chairman PIaisted's resignation
and Il is understood that Mayor Jones will
! appoint a man whom the Republican City
/ Committee may designate.
Otis Warren's tannery st Fryehurg
was burned last Monday night. about . so
! O'Clock Il Is supposed that the fire orgi-
mated in the engine room. The loss must
be something over g 900 and would have
! been much greater but for the good work
of the tire department. No insurance.