Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-01-01
State News

few days ago at a Slate quarry at Monson,
while IL work about derrick, a strong
wind blowing AZ the time. He struck in a
snow drift at the bottom and escaped
without injury.
Levi Matthews Of Lincolnvile, was in
jured seriously Wednesday morning by
having load Of lime casks upset on him.
II is feared he is fatally injured.
"Wednesday forenoon at the New Eng
land yard at Bath, the four ma>ted
schooner Laura c. Anderson of New York,
WAS launched. She Is all rugged. Her
measurements are 1882 feet long; $50
breadth; l1.G depth: gross tonnage, 600
So; net tonnage, ?l27o. Last Tuesday
from the same yard. the | l65 ton four
master, Mary Adelaide Randall, Of Port
Jefferson, was launched.
The building committee who have had
charge Of the repairs on the State House at
Augusta, turned the remodeled building
over to the State W Wednesday.
A Maine lady. who lately celebrated
her one hundredth birthday. tells how her
mother taught her TO write on birch bark.
The children of those days in their widest
dreams could hardly have imagined the adj
vantages aud luxuries that the little folks
Of to-day take as a matter of course.
There is prevailing distcmper among
horses in Augusta. 1t is known as the
"Strangles," and differs from the old
fashioned horse all, =" in that the assesses
form back of the Jaws instead Of under
meath. one veterinary doctor has treated
over seventy-tive cases during the past six
weeks.
7 4, IL, a
snake over two feet in length was killed
by Asa Remission, Dec. eth. He was cross
ing the road on the snow and Remission
said he was violating the Sabbath, 50 he
bruised his head. What do the weather
prophets think this indicates to see snakes
out crawling on the snow?
A member of the Coos Mining Co.,
says that at least $1,000 worth of gold was
taken out of the Swift River Valley last
season. There is a miner. a forty-niner
of California, who will dig tunnel be-
meath the frost and hunt for gold there all
winter.
The steam mill owned by F. A. Cush-
man, situated on Sebois stream and used
to manufacture STOOL bars burned Thurs
day. Loss $4,000; insured for 81 800,
John Stevens of Wellington, employed
at John II. Eveleths camp in Frenchtown.
was yarding logs Tuesday when one rolled
upon him, causing instant death.
Henry Batchelder of West Houlton,
while returning from Hodgdon Thursday
with his wife. died suddenly in his sleigh.
The coroner deemed an inquest unneces-
sary.
Mr. Hugh j. Chisholm of Portland,
treasurer of the Otis Falls Pulp Co., pre-
scented a chicken or goose to every en-
ploye, with a family, of the Otis Falls mill
for their Christmas dinner.
The water tank belonging to the Maine
Central railroad situated short distance
above Lisbon Falls, was burned Thursday
about ~ o'clock. The fire department was
called out, but the fire had made such pro-
gress they could do nothing. The building
aud engine are total loss The cause of
the fire was an Overheated stove.
A corporation to be known as the Ok
ford Land Company, with capital stock
of 500, 900 (paid in S. 0O), has been or
ganiZed at Auburn for the purpose of deal
ing in real estate, numbering and mining.
The officers are President. James Irish of
Hartland; treasurer George B. Staples Of
All the trout eggs placed in the spring
near the Auburn Springs Hotel have hatch
ed. There are about 100 900 of the Young
sters. The spawn in the hatchery at East
Auburn are just commencing to hatch.
-Rev. A. S. Ladd of Gardiner. reports
that he broke his record for marriages last
week. having married five couples from
four O'Clock Wednesday afternoon to eight
O'Clock Thursday morning.
Rev. Joseph II. Pratt of Augusta, for
merly of Vassalboro. died Thursday even
ing at $50 o'clock. He was over SO years
old and member of the Society Of
Friends.
The Insane Hospital trustees met on
Christmas day and besides transacting
routine business christened the amusement
hall "Coburn Hail.; the south pavilion
Harlow Hail.; the north pavilion San
born Hail."