Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
State News.

State News.
Roscoe Dryer, one of the crew of the
steamer Fearless. died at Newport, r. L.,
from injuries received by falling into the
hold. He leaves widow in kennebunk-
port, to whom he had been married but
three months. The body was sent there
Wednesday.
Large catches of mackerel are being
made in Saco bay. The mackerel have
not been so plentiful there SO late in the
season for 80 years.
An estimate of ice now in stock on the
kepnebec shows 32s 900 tons. The market
is very fiat at present, and not much ship
ping is being done.
Deputy Sheriff Despeaux believes he
has found the clipping New Brunswick
couple, Lindell w Peters and Mrs Ruth
Giberson. at the Topsham Fair. They
were arrested Thursday afternoon and are
held for identification at the police head
quarters in Brunswick
Burglars broke into the store Of Lea
witt & Co at Alfred Wednesday night,
breaking the glass and unboltng a side
door They rihed the money drawers but
secured nothing but small change. few
cigars and tine custom made overcoat,
valued al $40. A horse and road cart be-
longing to Owen TAYLOR of Lyman were
stolen from his stable the same night, it
is suspected by the same persons
-Ophelia McCurda of Damariscotta
Mills. aged 81. daughter Of Albert Nc
I Curda committed suicide Wednesday
night by drowning in the bay at that place.
( III health was the cause
Mr.. Clifford a travelling salesman for
4 Andrew button, upholstery dealer in Ros-
I ton. lost his right hand in planning machine
I in T.. ID. Balcy's furniture factory at Dover
I Wednesday He was careless.
A company called the Northport Hotel
\ Company was organized at Bangor Thurs
/ day The capital stock i $3.50 and
shares $50. The hotel is now being built
4 at Northport, and will be completed next
summer.
The Rockland Free Press Company
/ have secured the services of a new editor,
Winfield Thompson Of Southport, Lincoln
/ county. who entered on his duties Thurs
day morning.
-Four O'Clock Thursday afternoon kel-
lev & Spear launched at Bath the largest
four mastcd schooner ailoat, the Glen
wood She is PASS feet long, the same
a. the Gov Ames. and her other dimen-
sions are Breadth 46.i feet depth 20 9
feet gross tonnage l.Gi9.3i, and net l.
3b9 q. or l3o tons iess than tne Ailes,
she VIII DE manager ny 'oHeph '"u''h VI
Taunton, Mass.
Schooner G !. CannbcN Hall lirht
from Boston Tor coal port ana schooner
Glora Condon' french iumoer lo"ut"
from Bangor Tor Ne" lofk' were III com
sion lhursuas aitei noon on hai' Nei 'li'
Shoal he I"nHoH loN' ''et ~ [HeH IA,
and spanAer ana was cut !" tiie "a'et
cage Inc 'ailpoeh "aS st'-"'S uaii'"s
ed-
The kennebcc Central railroad from
Gardiner to Torns Is paving better thar
the mos, sancuine of the stockholders ex.
pected Las, month the receipts from
Messenger business alone were in the yicn
itv Of 81 500, and this with the frcigh
carried nav the company handsomely for
road hut I've miles in lcntth. Thu, bust
; MSS i constantly on 'n' '"cieASe'
: a L., thousand dollar school house il
Caribou, wi',A was small country villag
of two stores, sa" -,ill and tavern onl-
few years ago SHOWS how Arcostool
" towns are booming 49,.
an, yf,e,r-.Ia,,t ~ ~, va
r'homnso,, nov no. 'Iroro 90. oon
on the road from Aroostook to be sold il
Maine Before cheap rates from the Yves
were established large droyes used 10 com,
from Aroostook every fall.
Tho Coos ui,;n, % o.D,o,o
mn ,bair hi, s1,in,, -. -. - o ,'i- :,
nIes.ed Win W.. ras,I, :.
InIIar. in'' a'ou' eis II
~ dni,a "a pIo'pe'
,,',v.I -, -. n.' na'
rods from where it was before One OF
the workmen last week saw big piece o.
gold go into the sluice that he clails ed
would weigh oue-half pound, but as the
,a,,., ~ "ele not u
Na-,,i,r, h. H. 49,; ~ !. NY =" Mhiit
- =. :. - ~ '"e s'u'oe- " htl
the sluice If he was not mistaken about it,
and he was positive he was not. as he ha.
"a ,..t, =" .o' "a So' s'poe NC coiliiiehc'
deputy Harbor Commissioner Camp
bell, Friday night. caused the arrest o,