Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-12-22
State News.

j. h. Learned. Esq, and other Auburn
gentlemen are interested for an electric
railroad from Auburn to Mechanics Falls
and the Legislature will be asked Tor
charter TO build and maintain such q road.
Rev. c. V. Parsons of York has re-
ceived & call to the Christian church at
Rye, \. H.
Miss Leonice ID. Brockway of Charles
town and John Alden Morse. a prominent
merchant and ship owner of Bath. were
married at the home Of the brides parents
Thursday.
A public test Of the water system re-
Gently completed by the Pennington
Water Company was made last week.
! inch streams were thrown from the
hydrants in six different sections of the
village at the same time and afterward six
streams were thrown from MIGRANTS in the
business square OF the village. delega-
lion from the insurance exchange at Bos-
ton besides a great number of visitors from
the surrounding towns witnessed the test.
All expressed perfect satisfaction and say
il is one of the best systems In New Eng
land.
Intelligence is received from San
Francisco of the death of Rev. A. A.
Church He was recent resident Of Cam
den and was fifty years Methodist
/ preacher IN Maine. four years presiding
I elder He was native of Bath. His age
I WAS eighty-one.
Directors OF the Camden. Rockland
/ & Thomaston Electric Street Railway
/ visited Camden to select lot for building
freight depot. They have several in view
/ but no choice has yet been made.
While Charles Foster of Weld WAS
going down by shaft, where he had been
to run on belt in Austin's mill, his
clothes caught In set-screw and with
/ lightning speed every article of clothing
excepting his shoes, one wristband and a
necktie was torn from his body. Having
remarkable presence of mind to catch and
hold to timber with a death like grip
until his clothes were stripped into shreds
from his body, he escaped with only few
/ slight scratches, to the wonder of all.
Fire destroyed the shoe factory at the
! corner of Bridge and Summer streets Gsrdi-
ner, formerly occupied by kimbsll Brothers.
I The building was owned by stock com
pauy and cost Sl2 900. 1t is q total loss
with no insurance. The second floor WAS
occupied By Spare & Newell, manufacture
=
is unknown. They carry 6 small insur-
/ ance. The cause OF the fire is unknown.
The meeting OF the Governor and
/ Council adjourned Wednes lay till the lat
ter part of the month No matter Of vital
/ interest came up al this meeting
/ Indian Agent Rolfe Of the PasssmsQuoddy
! tribe reports much sickness In the tribe
! during the past year, over. per cent dying.
Moses Day Of Porter, who WAS injured
Monday by tree falling on him. died
! Tuesday night His age was 30, He
leaves family.
-Linnell Chandler, aged p. of Turner.
broke through the ice while skating ON
Pleasant Pond and was drowned.
The coal dealers Of Biddeford and
Saco advanced the retail price OF coal
from So - to s. ton.
Mrs. Crowell OF Holden. an aged lady
who recently diet. bequeathed shout e. TOO
70 Buekspori seminary.
-Proniing BY their recent experience
with DIRE. the citizens Of West Buxton
have raised s committee TO purchase a fire
engine. They are sending letters 70
Maine cities IN quest Of bargain In some
second hand machine.
A wheel fell FROM counter shaft 10
the PepPerell mills at Biddeford. and
Felix CsntArs. young workman. narrow
ly escaped death.