Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-09
State News.

-Leander b. Stoywell, about 40 years
old, Of Pennington while walking on a
trestle Of the Maine Central railroad be-
tween Pennington village and West Farm
ington Thursday evening. was struck and
run over by freight engine. His right leg
was crushed below the knee, and he fell to
the ground distance Of fifteen feet The
leg has been smputated lie may possibly
recover.
A man named White, who broke away
from the Madison officers, was arrested at
Augusta. He had the handouts on W hen he
was arrested. He was wanted for q muir
derous assault on the Madison officers
The Otis Falls Pulp Company. OF
Portland, Me. will commence operations
at once To erect paper mill at Otis Falls
OF not less than seven tons capacity daily
the mill To be a brick structure
-Elmon y. Sanders Of Brewer, &C. A.
X. man, was buried Sunday. His death
was the result Of an accident He was
cunning and the gun being accidentally
discharged kicked and the butt struck him
In the abdomen. he dying from the effects
Of the injury. IL was singular death for
one who went through the war unscathed
-Lesnder B. Stoyell. who was run over
by a Maine Central tram on the trestle
near West Pennington Friday night. died
sunday morning after great suffering all
night.
Thomas Quinn. a rotary sawyer In
Adams 4 Co. lumber mill, Orono. caught
his right hand In the feed rolls Saturday
morning. The machinery lacerated the
flesh in a shocking manner and he never
rallied from the primary shock and died
Sunday afternoon. He was soon TO be
married. was a man of excellent habits
and was perfect mentally and physically
His untimely death is great shock to the
community.
The great lumber mills Of Gilbert
Brothers, locsted four miles from King
field on branch of the Franklin ( Megan-
tic railroad. were burned Saturday after
noon. together with 4 large lot of lumber.
ne plant was put in about five years ago
by the owners. and WAS said to be one Of
the largest in the State 1t was run by
200 horse power engine and had all the
latest improved machinery. Three million
feet of lumber was manufactured last wear
and the mill just started up FIR this
season intending u do a heavier business
1t Is great blow to the business interests
of the county. The fire caug from the
smoke-~tack and quickly burned every
thing The plant was considered worth
$50, 900; insured for la,oOO
a Grcen,ille special 10 the Bangor
Commercial says b. f Jordan OF O'diown
was shot through the hips Thursday night
while guiding Mr.. Sawyer of Hartford
| Conn. The party were on Churchill Lake,
eighty miles above knco. SAWYER and
Jordan were together Mr Marble an
other guide. started first calling moose
He saw Sawyer and Jordan coming. mis-
took them for game and fired, wounding
| Jordan severely
Willis, the six Years old son OF John
{. johnson OF Rockland, was badly kicked
by colt Tuesday. The colt struck him
| fair in the face Il was at first feared
that he could not recover, but be Is doing
well, though his face j. badly manglcd
benjamin Shaw. a resident Of YORK.
| employed In the kttery navy yard, fell
| dead Saturday afternoon. just a. he was
| about 20 step aboard the ship Lancaster
! on which he was working. Heart disease
| was tho probable cause OF death He was
/ about 80 wears old.
| a case that /. exciting much interest
| Al Pennington j. that ~ the State against
| thss Frank Stain or alleged burglary at
| Ne" Shat on. Stain wa the principal wit
| ness against his father. David I. Stain. in
| the Barron murder case
-otiicrr- Could aud Horn captured
| three men at Pennington Falls SATURDAY
morning, supposed ~ have escaped from
Somerset Jail but who claim 10 hall from
| Deeriield Mass Their Is being ingesti.
| gated.
The second class travel from the
| British provinces 10 Boston, via Maine
| Central, was never so large a. this fall
| Even railroad men say the number OF
| passengers astonishes them.
The directors Of the Knox / Lincoln
railroad held meeting IN Rockland Satur-
| day for the purpose Of hearing the yearly
| reports ans settling the affairs of the road
| up to the same of its transfer TO the Penob-
scot Shore line.
| The Maine Central Company, In spite
OF the large additions made at their Bath
! yard, require more room. and are rapidly
| nlling in the dock south OF the round
house thus adding very materially 10 their
accommodations there.
| A Biddeford dispatch SAYS intorma-
|
| Gov. Bnri.igh has offered to Col Horace
| II Burbank Of Saco. rx Department Com
mander Of the Maine O. A. r, the appoint
msnt a. State Librarian, for which Office
there are many applicants. Col. Burbank
| will not accept
The defence In the Norton murder
| trial at Skowhegan opened SATURDAY.
| Seventeen witnesses were called and
/
Insane Hospital. The object OF the de-
fence is 10 show Ann Cooley was insane
and took her own life.
| -George o. Bsiley's runner Duke. ran
| INTO Daniel Mc>eTv-y's load OF hay at
| Belfast and the horse will probably die
| Charles Piper, the driver. was injured
! badly, Meservey slightly.
| The fusion for the new post-otfice
| quarters at Sacn finally came to head
when Postmaster Stackpole received per
mission from Mr. Wanamaker to nire
| quarters In the Institute building.
Rev. william G. Mann, pastor Of
the Second Congregational church at
Biddeford. has accepted call Of the
/ Congregat church Ia Pueblo Colorado.
Lothian S Mlliken died at his home
a. T nj iiIlH-tpH nbHidS morning. aged ~
years. He was well known TO the travel
ing public, having been popular landlord
for the past 80 years, and highly sspect-
ed citizen. HI leaves a widow and family.
The set of farm buildings at Norrdge-
wock, occupied by John T. Hatch, were
burned Monday morning. The fire caught
from lantern. Insurance 81 900.
All the evidence in the Bddeford man
slaughter case in the Supreme Court at
Alfred. lin which VIM. Minnehan is charg-
ed with drowning his child while intoxicat-
ed was put in Monday afternoon and the
case went to the jury Tuesday.
o IL. Lovett has been appointed post
master at East Bradford, vice Mrs. A. H.
Houston, and John White at Kossuth,
vice Abbie White.
Bank Examiner Bisbee who is now
examining the Bangor banks, has conplet-
ed his fall examination of all but twelve