Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-11
State News.

Stanford Starrett, prominent ship
builder. of Rockland, died Friday after
noon after a lengthy illness. lie was
about IS years Of age. A widow and
daughter survive him.
A hearing was held by the selectmen
of Thomaston, in regard to running an
electric railroad through that village to
Rockland and thence to Camden. The
matter, with plans, was presented by
I Hon George Macomber, J. Manchester
Hsines of Augusta and Hon. f. X.
O'Brien OF Thomaston. president of the
corporators No final action was taken,
and some opposition to the road devel-
oped.
At a meeting of the First Free Bap
tist Church Society of Boston, Friday
night 1t was decided to extend a call TO
Rev. j. NJ. Lowden, now pastor of the
Plymouth Free Baptist church of Portlanda
The schooner John Holland, Dover.
of Philadelphia, for Portland Stevens
| master, arrived at Boothbay Harbor with
loss of sails. deck swept, house smashed
and other damage by the gale of the third.
The cutter Woodbury. offered assistance,
which was declined.
A pipe conveying petroleum from
tank car to the Augusta gas works burst
Thursday morning and over 200 gallons
OF oil ran into the kennebec.
The St. Johns society organized OF
French Canadians Thursday bought lot
in the central part of the city of Biddeford
and will erect thereon a large brick block.
The lot cost s. $50
News has reached Augusta in a dis
patch from Brooklyn, n. Y, of the death
! on Tuesday of Mr.. William Thoms, who
WAS landlord of hotel at Graveshead. \.
I. Mr., lhnm> was member of Col.
Lakeman'S fighting regiment, and one of
the best known horsemen in Maine
As the Portland Rochester train for
Portland was approaching Gorham We'd
nesday morning the rear trucks of the
last car left the main track for siding,
forcing the car against freight engine
standing on the side track, The car was
considerably damaged and young man
slightly injured.
Joseph Cormier, patient at the Insane
Hospital, escaped Wednesday evening and
it was feared he would be lost as a storm
was raging,
Seward human Of orono fell dead
Tuesday while walking on the street. He
was respected and prominent citizen.
His age was SO years.
C. H. Nelson is at New York ready to
appear before the Board of Review of the
National Trotting Association, now in SEES
sion there. should the Nelson-Alcryon case
be taken up. Testimony in several cases
Of alleged rule breaking was listened To but
no action was taken.
A corporation was formed at North
Nassslboro Wednesday 10 purchase and
operate the wooden mills At that place now
owned by Samuel Williams. The follow
ing officers were elected Peter Williams
OF Boston, Mass, president; A. 5. VIII
lams of Boston. Mass. treasurer; J. G
Evans Of North Nassalhoro, clerk; Samuel
Williams and Peter Williams of Boston.
Hon. Edgar J. Sherman and Frederick T.
Clark, Lawrence, Mass, Frank T. Paige OF
Amherst. Mass. and Leslie c. Cornish of
Augusta, directors The mills are now
running at full capacity.
-Messr-. Bearce & Wilson of Lewiston.
the wel-known lumbermen. are preparing
for extensive operations on the headwaters
Of the Androscoggin this winter. Camps
have been built aud work begun already.
The otis Falls Pulp Company of Livermore
Falls the Glen Pulp Company Of Berlin
Falls. and Mes>rs. Il. {. Pingree 4 Co Of
Lewiston, have each placed orders with
Messrs Bearce 4 Wilson for twelve million
feet. After work gets well under way the
company will have twenty camps 800 Dien
and $50 horses employed
Fire Wednesday afternoon burned the
soap house Of Easter s Fuller at Auburn.
Three buildings were burned, one con
tanning no hogs, The loss l. estimated
at So zoe; insured for 81 $50.
Fire started near the chimney in Mi
chatl Burns shoe store in CRYSTAL Arcade
Biddeford, Saturday afternoon and his
stock was damaged, mostly by water. to
the extent Of 500. The loss is covered by
insurance. The damage on the building
was very light,
The grand jury in the kennebec court
Saturday afternoon. reported hfty seven
Indictments, nearly all of which were for
violation Of the liquor law, chiefly against
parties in Wateryille Augusta and Gardiner.
1t j. reported that an up river officer went
into drug stores and saloons In Augusta
Friday, buying liquor and carrying ii up
before the grand jury a evidence
Tuesday Of this week the publishers
and printers of the kennebec valley were
the guests of the publishers of Gardiner
The visitors were entertained with ban
quet at the Evans and trip 10 Togus over
the keunebec Central In the afternoon
an effort was made to organize a kennebec
Valley Press Association
The Boston Maine report to the
stockholders for the year ending Sept so,
shows surplus over charges and div idends
Of Sli 0s3, after crediting 500 600 to The
equipment fund and 500 900 10 the injury
fund The surplus for the previous year
was so 900. but only Sd 2G0 was credited
to the Improvement fund.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the York Harbor < Beach Railroad was
held Wednesday at York and the following
directors chosen: Frank Jones, Ports
mouth George {. Lord, Newton, Mass. !;
Jos. >. Kicker, Portland Samuel C. Law
renee. Medford J. F. Staples, +. L. Mar
shall and II. +. Evans, York. The directors
chose Hon. Frank Jones president, Samuel
W. Junkins clerk, and Amos Blanchard
treasurer.
The Grand Council of Maine, Grand
Lodge Of Good Templars, met at Augusta,
the 3rd, and transacted routine business.
izers. Forty new lodges have been insiitut-
ed in the State since April and the work is
to be vigorously pushed by Organizers j.
II. Hamilton and Josie Pollard the present
winter.
Tuesday afternoon City Marshal Bailey
of Bath was summoned before the county
commissioners in a hearing relative to
money alleged to have been collected by
him from prisoners who were dismissed by
him without trial. The marshal refused
to testify, but demanded that the munich
pal judge produce his books. As messen-
gers failed to find the judge this could not
be done, and the hearing was adjourned to
the next Monday.
Charles Morrills saw mill at South
Mills burned Tuesday noon. Loss, 81 600:
no insurance. The fire caught from
spark from steam mill across the stream.
The board of missions of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Diocese Of Maine began its
quarterly session at Bath Tuesday evening,
with an essay by Rev. J. w. Sparks of
.Waterville. Wednesday afternoon Rev.
II. W. X. Stafford was the speaker.