Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-01-14
State News.

John s. Coburn, one of Rpckland's
oldest and best known citizens died
Thursday morning, aged 81 years His
business was that OF a contractor and
builder. He was prominent Democrat
He leaves widow and two daughters.
The schooner Georgians of R1ckland.
from Rocklsnd for Bluehill with wood.
went ashore on the breakwater at Rock
land Wednesday night. and went to pieces
in few hours. Two sailors, Peter Brown
Of Rockiand, and Henry Matthews Of Can.
sda, were lost. The bodies have not been
recovered.
The West Paris Manufacturing Com
pany have assigned The assets are 500
200; liabilities. SIS 900. The business
will be run by the assignee with view TO
manufacturing the stock now on hand
preparatory 10 fual disposition of the
property, This plant is well located and
splendidiy equipped, and the products Of
the factory have become favorahly known
and are in good demand everywhere.
The schooner New Zealand of Els
worth, which struck on Little Fawn Bar
Thursday and later foated To City Pom,
was beached at City Point to prevent sink
ing. Part of the cargo of salt had dis
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saved. She loaded al Gloucester.
The first verdict of this term of the
York County supreme Court was rendered
Thursday night IN the suit of Samuel p
Smith of Biddeford VS. the California In
surance Company. The suit wa. for ST.
800 Insurance on property burned in Wo-
burn, Mass. The jury brought in YER
dict for plaintiff.
One of the latest enterprises for de-
veloping water power in Maine is projec-
ted by Portland and Norridgewock gentle
men who have just bonded for i've years
lot of land at Norrldgewock Falls on the
Kennebec at South Norridgewock. They
propose to build dam and develop the
valuable power for manufacturing pur-
poses. The river is narrow at this point
and in other WAYS naturally adapted for
manufacturing. The cataract has a twelve
feet fall The Somerset railroad runs
within stones throw OF the size Of the
d BE- IL FEW days to
push things Mr.. ID. W Ames is one Of
the prime movers.
Special % the Bdng0r Wig from
Greenville, Jan. $. says that WILDER Web
ster of Mattawamkeag and George Reed
of Hermon started with the mail from the
North East Garry on Monday night to
skate to Kineo. and We're not heard from
since. 1t is supposed that they skated in
to hole in the ice.
John Ross lost pair of horses in
Lobster Lake on Tuesday, Of last week.
Nils johnson. a workman at the Oak
land quarry, has it a. his particular bust
ness 10 swing the boom of one of the der
n he nh .cEf
8 chain attached the hooks of the chain
caught in the wrist of his mitten dragging
him out over the pit where he hung BY his
mitten until rescued from his dangerous
position by his fellow workmen.
Secretary Young, of the State Board
OF Health, Is now preparing a synopsis OF
the law regarding the collection of vital
statistics for large poster which will be
sent into every portion of the State and
posted in conspicuous places where the
people can see them. In addition to other
matter sent physicians he forwards them
a Nomenclature of the Causes of Death
An epidemic which the physicians con-
slider another form of the grip, is preva-
lent in South Paris. The sufferer is af-
ncted with severe sore throat and very
sore eyes. Not few are confined to dark
TooinS anu some are ODHgeu 10 Keep aDso-
iutely quiet and have both eyes bandaged
In one family four of the inmates are con-
fined to the house by this epidemic.
State Pension Agent Purinton says that
the vouchers are coming in from the town
treasurers with a promptness that is al
most unprecedented He attributes this
to the fact of scarcity of money with these
town officers. But little money is in cir
culation among the farmers just at pres
ent, as there has been an open winter, not
enabling them to move their produce and
procure money for their taxes, etc. It'll
almost surprising to note how dependent
all kinds of business are upon the ayricul-
tural community and how quickly any con-
dition that affects that is felt by the COM
munity at large.
Bishop Phillips Brooks of Massachu-
sets has just sent his personal check in
behalf of the endowment fund of St. Paul's
church in Brunswick, which is gratefully
appreciated.
wild River" bridge at Gilead was
carried away by the freshets. The bridge
at Canton was started, but will probably
be repaired. A boom at Lisbon Falls
broke and some logs escaped. Much lum-
Der was washed out of Swift river. At
Rumford the water was within four feet
Of the head works above the dam.