Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-07-06
FROM kITTERY TO CARIBOU.
Items of Interest from all over the Pine
Tree state.

Items of Interest from all over the Pine
Tree state.
Roscoe Thurston has been appointed
United States shipping commissioner at
Rockport.
+. II. Packard, editor of the Winthrop
Banner was united in marriage to Mrs.
Jennie A. Brown of Damariscotta, June
10.
The late Hiram Kicker, of Poland Springs,
made million out of pure water He did
better than most dealers in spirits, but
then he had less competition
A Belfast man got mad the other day.
He was standing round watching brick
masens work, and slipped over backwards
into bed of mortar. The mssons were
marvelously polite, and realty scraped his
back with hoe.
The Maine members of the graduating
class of the Harvard Medical School are
W. c. Boyd, Linneus; Il. F. Chase. Bald
win; X A. Coffin, Bangor; G A. Harlow.
Augusta; J. $. Roberts, West Lebanon;
Frank Lyman, Bar Harbor; G. Z. Nc
Nichol, Calais. DIR. Hsrlow will receive
hospital appointment.
The bids for the construction OF the
new granite cathedral of St John the hi.
vine, TO he erected in Morningside park
New York city, have been opened, and the
Dix Island Granite company is found TO
be the lowest bidder r. b Catherwood,
OF New York, Is now president of tins
company. and Cspt. W. +. Hurley, Of
Rockland, one Of the directors. The con
tract i, big one and will require from
ten TO twelve years for its completion
f. s. Drew, who graduated this month
at Bangor Theological Seminary. has
been ordained tn the Baptist ministry
at Cherrytield. The ordination sermon
was by Rev. George B. Ilsley. Of
Bangor; the right hand Of fellowship by
Rev. Dr. A. T. Dunn, secretary OF the
Maine Baptist missionary convention
charge tn the candidate by Rev. George
W Hinckley. Of Good VIII farm, Fair
field, and address to the people by Rev c.
c. Long. Of Addison.
Prof. Mendenhall, Of the coast and
geodetic survey, on the part Of the United
States, and Mr.. King, commissioner on the
part of Great Britain, have determined the
veNet question as to which country l. the
legal owner Of Popes Folly island near the
waters of the boundary llns between the
United States and Canada, of the coast ~
Maine in favor Of the United States
The possession OF this island has been IN
dispute for the last century The ~
land i not valuable 10 time Of peace. but
in case Of war il would be decided al
vantage 70 The country possessing H.
Three sea captains belonging ~ the Ma
chias towns are now each 10 command #
vessels engaged in the comparatively new
carrying trade with Greenland. 4 prnmi-
nent shipping house in New York has the
sole control in this country Of the ship
ping and handling Of the product Of these
cryolte mines situated in the colony II
Iyigtut. Greenland this being the only
available place IN the world where IL can
be obtained in large quantities Three IF
the vessels are commanded a. follows
Bark 'lyigtut, by Capt. Thomas W Lam
bert Of Machiss bark Il. q Clark. by
Capt J. + Chase OF East Nachias bsIk
Serene" by Capt Ira Holmes II Ma
chssport. The vessels are al now IN
voyage to these icy regions and no tiding-
are expected from them until some one u
the fleet may return.