Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-12-24
State News.

AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Biddeford Standard Publishing Com
pany 1t was voted to ratify the action of
the directors in disposing of the business
to Frank W. and Willis Roberts.
The Saco river closed to navigation
Thursday, fifteen days earlier than last
year.
Winfield Huntley and his sons Hiram
and Alexander, of East Machiss. were
drowned in attempting to cross Gardeners
Lake in small boat Wednesday night.
The bodies have not yet been recovered.
The farm buildings owned by Mary E.
Randall of Lewiston, burned Friday morn
ing. Cause unknown. Insured for 81 800
on buildings, and 5000 on furniture.
Hon. Lewis F. Stratton of Bangor,
died at his residence in that city Thursday
night, from pleuro pneumonia, aged 81
years. He was born in Chester but re-
sided IN Mattawamkeag most of the time
up to 1879. In 1876 and II he was chosen
to the Legislature and in 1870 he was
elected sheriff of Penobscot county which
Office he held for six years. He was eX-
tensively engaged in numbering.
The farm buildings belonging to Lloyd
Carver of Livermore, were burned Thurs
day. Loss about $1,000; not insured.
Mrs Nancy Britt Kennedy, the oldest
woman in Augusta, died Saturday morning
at an early hour. She got up and COM
menced praying that she might die and
kept up her prayers for nearly three-quart-
ers of an hour when she fell over apparent
ly exhausted Those who were present in
her bedroom Immediately placed her on the
bed when 1t was found that her prayer
had been answered. She was dead. De
ceased is the woman whose age has been
extensively reported as lis Her exact
age however. is in dispute, some claiming
that she was born in 1893. 1t is generally
admitted, however, that she had reached a
remarkable old age.
Schooner Dolphin of New York,
Aylward, from Calais for Fall River, with
lumber went ashore on Pond Island during
the snow storm Of last week, and is a
total wreck; crew saved.
Schooner Adria. Wlhand. of and from
st. John for New York with lumber, also
struck on Pond Island reef, but came off
full of water.
Five inches of snow fell at Houlton in
the storm of last week.
The grand Jury in the Sagadahoc S. J.
Court arose Wednesday afternoon. No
indictments were found.
H W Pratt of Durham, aged about &c.
died the 18th. He was well known and
generally esteemed. He drove stage II
years, two of his routes being from Dur
ham to New Yarmouth, and from Webb :
Mills To Mechanic Falls
The Governor has commissioned the
following persons to solemnze marriages
Charles ID. Baisdell Leeds; Abal W. Sih-
ley, Biddeford; Charles W. Sabels. Lud-
low; John +. Tilton. Belfast; Almira A.
Young, South Berwick; Edward w. Web
Der, Bar Mills; Henry Ii. Hathaway, Gar
land.
Negotiations have been completed for
the sale Of the new pulp mill of the orono
Pulp and Paper Company at orOno to a
syndicate formed by Benjamin Ho~fnrd of
Boston al price not far from S275 600.
The new owners propose to build at once
two machine paper mill As the prese Mt
plant Is sulphlte mill and there are ground
wood plants on the river. there will be
good raw material al their disposal.
The Maine heirs of Miss Kate Norcross
Of Somerville, Mass, who was married on
| her death bed. have concluded not to con.
test her Will. having a>rertaned that the
supposed estate of 100000 amounts to
less than 4 quarter Of that sum.
Mrs. l.. -. Hatch, one of the fout
victims of the horrible tragedy enacted al
New smyrna, Florida left Mayssile
Aroostook county, about fifteen years ago