Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-19
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One weeks WinnOwings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
| Machias boy shot at a crane and
killed COW the other day.
w. II. Libby, of Augusta, died Thurs
day, aged sixty-fve years. He had been
prominent in business and politics in Au-
gusta for years.
There will be trotting at McFaul's driv-
ing park, Eastport, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Sept. and 8. The classes are three
year-old, 900; 2.35, $50; 227, 200; 2.45,
FOO; go, ESQ; free for all, 800.
The Name steamship company. will
| build another steel steamer, somew hat
larger than the "John Englis", to be
| ready to go upon the route June l next.
There will be daily service next summer
between Portland and New York.
John Edwin, the year-old son of
Eugene Ballard, of Costigan, died Thurs
day from eating raw beans. Last Satur-
day he little fellow swallowed quantity
of dry yelloweyed beans. In a day or
two he was taken very ill. 1t is presumed
| that the beans were swollen in his
stomach.
Five sisters living in Norway re-
Gently met for family reunion for thu
first time in their lives, although they
| have always resided within ten miles of
one another. The eldest sister was
married and moved away from the
parental home before the youngest was
born.
The following have been appointed by
Governor Powers as delegates to the
farmers national congress to be held in
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 81 to September 81
j. w. Dudley, Castle Hill; b. F. Briggs,
Auburn: w. G. Hunton, Readfield; W..
H. Moody, Liberty; j. M. Winslow,
Nobleboro; J. F. Talbot, Andover;
Charles W. French. South Levant; Lam
bert Sands, Salem George w. Flint,
North Arson John NJ. Deering, Saco; S.
L. Holbrook, Brunswick; F. s. Adams,
Bow dom.
Mrs. Hannah Robinson, of Augusta,
died last Thursday at the summer home
OF her granddaughter, Mrs. j. S. Hunt,
at Lake Cobbosseecontee, at the age of
1902 years, three months and twelve days.
She was born in Hallowell in that part
known as Chelsea. Up to the last Mrs.
Robinson was i'll full possession OF her
faculties. Up to her last illness, she has
been remarkably bright and has con-
tinued knitting and sewing.
The New England fair, to be held at
Portland from August Is to y inclusive,
affords a novel feature in the appearance
of the crack cavalry troop (Iroop f,
Third regiment L. ). A, Capt. Dodd COM
mandingl of our regular army. The
troop has been detailed to Rigby park by
special order OF the secretary OF war, and
viii be cautioned at Rigby park during
the week. where it will daily give eXhibi-
lions OF cavalry tactics, scouting on the
plains, and all those manmuvres. W hic h
make a squadron OF trained horsemen; so
fascinating spectacle.
y Lew iston farmer felt it his duty few
days age to soundly thrash one Of his
hired men. A little later the other two
came into the house, to mournfully an
nounce that their: fellow workman had
drowned himself in chagrin and sorrow.
They seized board and blankets and re-
appeared with the dripping form OF the
third man under the blanket. Solemnly
they carried itsinto the stuffy little sit
ting room and deposited it on two chairs
The conscience-stricken farmer walked
about the building with a white face.
The hired men volunteered to lay out the
body after supper, and they spent an
hour IN the room. After dark one said
he would go out and harness the horse
while th@ot her sat by the body to watch.
In moment;the head'of the watcher ap
peared in the doorway of the dead room
and he asked the farmer il he wouldn't
sit by the corpse a minute while he
steppedsto the door for breath. The
farmer went in and sat down as near the
door as he could get. After few min
utes he was Mortified to see he blanket
move, and the corpse slowly and steadily
sit up under the covering. With yell
the farmer broke from the room, and a
minute after!tthe corpse went out the
front window and meeting the other two
fellows said 81 guess were even now,
and III go to Lew iston.'