Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-02-10
State News.

John MAN Of York. a well known c,ti-
zen. died Instantly at his residence, few
days ago.
At the house Of Olds, in N.naihaycn,
~ho va. recently arrested FOR burglary, Sas
found a set Of surgical instrument, belong
iug % j surgeon ii Massachusetts,.
Hon John Hall Of North Berwick ha.
been elected Vice President Of the New Eng
land Agricultural Society. and Moses II
Husse, II Berwick one Of the trustees.
The Maine Historical Society formal,
opened their ucN rooms IN City Hall Port
land. Ncdnesiay An address vas given
bg PrrsIdcu, Bradbury, and local history
sketch BY Hon VIM Good.
Daniel Bcdell. a well known resident Of
ku.ery Point. while cutting down tree
few da,s ago, va. badly crushed by the tree
falling On h,m Slight hopes are nov enter
tanned for his recovery. The tree had to te
Cut IN two before he could be released
William Whitten Of Durham. Who re-
cci'eI ,eriou, iuJuric. by tree falling on
his Lex bile in the woods. has since died
modification having set in. After receiving
the injury he va, carried eight mile. on
,ire,cher, 70 Milford, where the wound va,
dressed, after which he was sent home.
Miss 5. {. Starrett. assistant teacher in
the Belfast High School, has been rendered
teachers position IN the Normal schop! At
Pennington. at a higher salary than her
present one. She has declined the position,
preferring to continue her work al Belfast
for the present.
The house on the farm nov occupied By
Mr.. Townsend at Famiagiou, formerly
known as the David Gilman farm wa.
burned Jan. %. As the building stood at
some distance from the road IN a ueighbor-
hood spaTsely inhabited, no available effort
could be made t. pu, out the FIRE.
= II. Moulton Of Sanford feLled pine
tree few days since which made nine logs.
th4t taken q gether measured one hundred
and twenty-seven running feet, the smallest
log being eight inches in diameter at the
top The whole tree scaled about 800
feet.
Superintendent Tucker Of the Maine
Central Railroad, has placed axes, saws and
crowbars 10 the postal cars on his roads for
the clerks 10 use in case OF an accident.
A stand has been placed in each car SO that
while the tools will be out Of the way, they
will always be ready in case Of an emer-
gency.
Mr. Walter Bosworth formerly of Colby
University, class Of 80, met with a sad &C
cident on Monday Of last week which NAV
prove fatal. lie was employed as brakeman
on freight train and while at ReadfelG he
got caught in some way between a car and
the platform and was jsmmed about the
body in a most fearful manner.
Willie G. Runnells, lad employed in
the shoe factory at Richmond, while looking
down the elevator way, was caught BY the
descending elevator and nearly choked 10
death, the whole weight of the elevator rest
ing upon his neck while the bar across the
open way was being sawed in two. He es-
capped with severe choking and bruising.
Bills were introduced in the House last
week granting pensions to Lieut.. Dodge,
late OF the lst Maine Heavy Artillery to
Alexander W. Rowell, of Brewer, Me-. late
of the United States Revenue Marine Ser
vice 10 James A. Parker, late Of the Sth
regiment Maine Volunteers; TO Chistne
Temple, mother Of Capt. Charles II. Tenn
pie, late of the Maine regiment to Salome
Smith, mother Of Josiah w. Smith, late Of
the 18th Maine regiment.
About twenty-five men at Blddeford
Pool, are constantly engaged in catching
HOLSTERS. This winter haa been bad for the
business. As the lobster goes into deep
water, in cold weather, it is necessary TO go
farther out to catch them, than in warm
weather. They therefore have to go out
about six miles, in about forty fathoms of
water, in cold weather, TO set the pots in
summer, only about half the distance. April
and November are the .wo best months to
catch HOLSTERS.
The Kennebee Framing Company Of
Fairfield has passed into new hands by the
organization Of a corporation with capital
stock of $4,000. The directors are ex-
Skowhegan, Warren w. Rice of Wollaston,
Mass, f.. J. Lawrence and S. A. Nye, Fair
field. Ex-Governor Cobun is President;
Mr.. Rice, Treasurer o A. Wheeler, Secre-
tary and 0. II. Smith, of Waterville, man
ager. The company has done a large bust
ness heretofore in furnishing frames for
buildings of all descriptions.
William F. Storer, formerly promin-
ent ship-builder of Waldoboro, died week
before last Mr.. Storer was ship-carpen-
ter by trade, and large number of vessels
were built under his superintendent. He
soon began to build vessels on his own ac-
count and in connection with his brother Al
fred and others. In company with Capt
Chas. Comery he built the ship VIM. +.
Storer, said to have been the largest ship
ever built in Waldoboro. In this business
he amassed fortune, which in his later
years became much diminished. Two years
ago his mind began to show signs of decay,
and for the past year he has been mental
and physical wreck,