Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-12-25
SkowIiEGAN. Me Dec III
State News.

Henry X. McIntire, a we'll known Saco
citizen, died Wednesday morning, aged %
years. He was member of Co. X, 18th
Maine regiment \ widow and two chill
dren survive him.
The bark Celina which arrived al Bos
ton the 10Th, brought as passengers five
men who comprised portion Of the crew
of the Inflated ship ST. Mary at Bath
which was wrecked On the Falkland
Islands.
The handsome ship Shenandoah recent
~ launched at Bath, reached BROOKLYN the
10th, and the New York daily papers de
voted considerable space To this splendid
Specimen Of Maine shipbuilding.
The Directors OF the Biddeford & Saco
Horse Railroad Company Thursday voted
TO discontinue the service until spring.
They accept an offer from the West End
Company Of Boston for q horses. and the
other horses now on hand will be sold
Immediately, as it is probable electricity
will be introduced 10 the spring
The grand jury Of the Somerset S J.
Court finished up their work for the Deem
Der term Wednesday having been in session
but two days. They found one indictment
for yagrancy, one for breaking and enter
ing, and two for violation OF the liquor
law
At a special town meeting held at
Canton on Wednesday it was voted 10 in
struct the selectmen not to license any one
to run billiard hall in the town.
Mrs. Polly Dickey of Stockton Springs,
celebrated her Tooth birthday, the 18th.
she is in good health, of sound mind and
reads without glasses.
The body of the man killed by Port
land trsfn az Lynn has been identified as
John York of Wells, Me, who was in
Lynn with the schooner Eastern Light,
Capt. Weber, with sand for Lamper Co.
". S. Browning's store and stock,
with the exception of few goods saved,
were entirely destroyed by fire at West
Leyant. The loss on the building and
stock is 81 600; insured for 81 800 The fire
was caused by the bursting of a kerosene
lamp. Mr.. Browning lost store by fire
In the same place two years ago.
A Boston dispatch says a special from
Washington states a new public building
and new postmaster will be the fortune Of
Lewiston. Me-, within short time unless
the President disappoints expectations.
DIR. A. L. Fenlason's little son Maurice,
between four and five years of age was
shot by May Dock, hired girl Of fifteen
years, at Caribou and has since died. 1t
is another case of didn't know ii was load
ed. The girl, in company with the little
boy, was in the room of one of the board
ers, where she found the pistol, which she
took and in playful manner pointed and
snapped it with the above sad result.
At Augusta John White, alias Wood
bury Day, was found guilty of assault
with intent to kill VIM. Shaw at Togus
September oath.
The large pulp mill at Montague is now
turning out between 80 and 40 tons of
pulp daily, and the demand is so great that
a large extension is already talked of.
The new mill at Rowland is nearly ready
for operation and the machinery is now
being placed In position. This will require
some time, and about the first of March
this new plant, in which Boston capital
lists are largely interested, will begin opera
tons.
"A queer sight witnessed at East
Machias the other day was a crew of men
moving. The meadow of Jacob Foster
WAS not moved last summer, and as soon
as the solid foundation of ice gave the men
a good chance to work, r. P. Gardner had
the grass cut, and put into his stable eleven
loads of well-made hay.
George W. Young. general trader,
Mars Hill, has gone into insolvency.
The Phillips & Rangeley Railroad Com
pany have applied to the Railroad Commits
sion for an inspection preparatory to the
opening of their road for business. The
inspection will be made at an early date.