Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-01-05
State N eW 8.

William r Colburn, Belfast'- oldest
merchant, died the 2oth aged 81. He wss
| once postmaster, city treasurer, promi
nent citizen and lifelong Democrat. He
died of disease of the lungs.
The Elm street UDversalist Society
Of Auburn have extended a call to Rev. +
r. Rose of Portsmouth, \. H.. to become
their pastor.
Fire Thursday night at Auburn;
burned F. K. Conant & Cos planning mil
| and box factory, S. II, Fellows & Cos
machine shop, and F 7. Fullers leather
board factory. The buildings and con
| tents are total loss. Conant d Cos
loss is $4,000, Fellows & Cos s5 5000, and
| Fullers SO 500. The fire caught in the
| boiler room of Conant & Co.'S planning mills.
| A car containing leo barrels Of choica
green apples caught tire at East Hebron
station Thursday morning and the top of
| the car and the apples were ruined. The
| fire caught from stove In the car. The
apples were owned by Hiram Morrill, Of
| Buckheld.
| Judge Aldrich imposed the following
| sentence in the United States District
| Court at Concord. n. H. Samuel L, Green.
Kennebunk, Me, for making false AFFIDAVIT
| in q pension claim. for making false clam
to pension agency and for perjury befort
| Special Examiner Farbank of Concord,
three years in the New Hampshire State
! prison.
| Michael Descoteaux, of Peary Des-
| coteaux Of Saco, tinsmiths, has not been
seen since Tuesday, when he left towA
with some of the firms money, without
| the knowledge of his partner. 1t is thought
| he is In Canada.
At a recent meeting Of stockholders
Of the Aroostook Condensed Mix Co i,
| Winthrop, 1t was voted to issue $50, ,001
worth of bonds, $50 900 of which are
already taken. The remainder will be soil
| Immediately. Matters at the Winthrop
plant are progressing favorably and the
| factory is expected to start at an early day.
| The Works saw mill, stationed about
six miles from Guilford village in the
| town of Abbot, was DESTROYED by fir.
| Thursday afternoon, together with black
| smith shop and one dwelling house and
| some lumber. This Is the second time
saw mills have been burned at this place.
Gov Burleigh nominated, Friday. the
| following named persons to examine the
] accounts of the State treasurer for 1892 ;
! Honorables James F. Bracket of Lining
ton, F. Marion Simpson of Carmel, Ora
mandal Smith of Litchheld, Parker Spot
ford of Bucksport, Thos. W. Porter Of
Burlington.
British schooner Glendon, for S.,
Johns, n. F., when of Fort Schuyler,
Long Island Sound, Thursday collided
with schooner A. B. Perry from Calais,
Maine, for New York. The Glendon re-
turned to New York for repairs and the
Perry was beached to prevent sinking.
Fishing smack Twilight, Capt. Balm,
was towed to Boothbay Harbor Friday, bv
fishing schooner Wideawake. The Twilight
was dismasted off Small Point Thursday
afternoon in squall. Capt. Balm had
one boy with him and as the wind and SEA
ran high great difficulty was experienced in
reaching the Wideawake. number CT
vessels had already considered it an in
possibility and passed without trial, but
Capt. Cook of the Wideawake finally sue
ceeded in reaching port Friday.
Schooner William Butman, Fitzgerald,
of and from Thomaston, Me-, in ballast,
ran ashore on Succonesset shoal, Vineyard
sound, Friday morning. Steam tugs Else
and Mercury went to her assistance. Viii e
& hawser was being made fast the schooner
hoated uninjured and proceeded,