Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-04-10
State News.

Grand Chief Tempar II Hamilton
has organized new lodges in kennchec
county a. follows March 29Ih, In Angus
Il, with thrly-two charter members, name
Of lodge. Arson ?. Morrill, regular meet
ings on Thursday evenings Clarence Bur
leigh, Lodge Deputy April End. at Vassai-
regular meetings on Monday evenings, NJ
I. Higgins, Lodge Deputy
Married, at the Presbyterian parson-
age In this city. on "Wednesday evening.
March %, 1890. by the Rev G W Luther
Mr. Leonard 7. Crabtree. Of Appleton, to
Miss Alice L. Bailey Of this city The
announcement OF this marriage was
quite surprise TO the many friends
Of the bride in this city While it was
known for sometime past that she CON
tempIated taking this step, not even her
most intimate friends dreamed that she
was so soon 10 experience the fuldllmcnt
Of her ideas OF earthly bliss The cavalier
OF in other words, Mr.. Crabtree, entered
the city in an unostentatiOus manner We'd
nesday, got himself tangled up In nupt al
knot, and left early the next morning
accompanied by lady who had sworn
feaity 10 him during the term Of her natural
life Miss Bailey was well known and
universally respected throughout the CITY,
and she numbered among her friends and
admirers the great majority OF our citi-
Zens, all Of whom entertain for her only
the best wishes III her new sphere Of lie
and trust that the tree In it, dual nature
may be blessed with 4 fruitful crop. The
groom j. traycling salesman for the Apple
ton Shoe Co, and bears an excellent
character for industry and integrity. The
Reporter's best wishes 20 with the young
l'..
The town Of Castine has always been
noted for turning out the greatest crowds
on the steamboat wharf to greet the in
coming boats of any place on the coast Of
Maine. The City Of Richmond and the
Bangor 0Dats are always greeted with
enormous gatherings and in this connec-
ton good story i told OF the ever popu-
lar Capt. Charles Deering who commanded
the Lewiston when she was running on
that route. one Of his passengers once
asked him the number Of Inhabitants Of
Castine and being told eleven hundred by
the captain, the traveller doubted his word
and said he had just counted fifteen hun
dred on the wharf. The captain did not
doubt his word.
The following figures taken from the
advance sheets Of the insurance commits
ed in this State for the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1859, by the assessment Of life aud
casualty insurance companies:
Total number OF certificates is.
sued during the year. 6238
Amount. sl6,4sl525
Number Of certificates terminated, 322l
Amount. s6,s97 ,675
Number Of certificates in force at
close Of the year, 1900
Amount, $35, 534 800
Losses and claims paid during
the year, Sls3. G55. O6
A non-partissn Woman's Christian
Temperance Union organization was made
at Augusta, Wednesday. The following
are the officers
President-Mrs. 5. J. NJ. Williams.
Vice President-Mrs. {. A. Quinby
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. J. A. Clark
Recording Seeretary-Mrs. c. c. Hunt
Treasurer-Mrs. F. II. BeaIe.
The pail bearers at Judge Danforth's
funeral were Judges ARENAS Libbey Of
Augusta, Enoch Foster of Bethel, and L.
A. Emery of Ellsworth members of the
supreme bench. Judge W. P. Whitehouse
of the superior court, David Dennis, Esq,
and Charles II. Partridge, Esq. both of
Gardiner.
Lester Bagley, the boy who shot his
little sister in Troy. Me, and who was put
on trial for murder, has been discharged
by the justice, it having been proved that
the shooting was unintentional
Charles l.. Beal, % years old, convict
ed of murder in the first degree for pois-
oning his father, G. c. Beal of Clinton,
two years ago. was sentenced TO imprison-
ment in the State prison for life by Judge
Whitehouse of the Kennebec superior court
last week.
-Medbury, the former keeper of the
Lewiston alms-house, has just been put in
Jail for cruelty to inmates, and now Ellen
Slattery has sued Levi Greenleaf, agent of
the overseers Of the poor. for $500 dam
ages for alleged assault and battery, when
she called on him for aid.
The workmen on the State house ad-
dition are now putting in the fire brick
partition. These bricks are hollow, two
feet long and fifteen inches wide, and are
composed of plaster and coal ashes pressed
together, and are supposed to be absolute
ly fire proof. These are the first used in
the State.
AT the meeting of Bath shipbuilders to
act upon the request of the laborers for an
advance of 25 per cent it was decided at
the last moment not to grant the request
at present 1t is probable that it will be
granted by May |. There was consider
able surprise manifested at this action.
As family medicine which will meet 30
MANY emergencies we consider Browns In.