Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-10-26
FROM KITTERY TO CARIBOU.
Items of Interest from all over the Pine
| Tree State.


Tree State.
The next session of the Grand Encamp-
ment and Grand Lodge will be held in Bel
fast next October.
Charles Merrill, of Dover, raised 5S3
bushels of potatoes from one acre Of
ground, the present season.
b. NJ. Winslow, NJ. D., has returned to
his home in Bar Harbor from Berlin, Ger
many, where he has recently completed
post graduate course in medicine.
Andrew J. Staples, of Auburn, aged
hfty-siX, shot himself fatally, last We'd
nesday. He has been despordent for some
time. He leaves wife and one child.
AT recent meeting of the directors of
the Bangor savings bank John l.. Crosby,
formerly city treasurer, was elected treas
urer in place Of James Crosby, who
recently resigned.
DIR. J. S. Fogg, born in Eliot in 1926,
died at his home in South Boston, last
Monday. He was a member of the Med
ical Society of Massachusetts, also a cor
responding member of the Maine Historical
Society.
James n. Wlnslow, principal owner in
the Portland stoneware company, died last
week of general breaking down of the
system and heart trouble. He was seventy
one years of age, and for many years has
been in extensive pottery business. He
leaves three children.
The largest fire for many years occurred
at Houltou last week. Frenchs block
was entirely destroyed j. G. UIarrigan's
grocery store, with large part of its con-
tents, was partially burned. The total
loss is estimated at so, 900 with insurance
Of about S25, 900.
Capt. Joseph Thorndke died at Rock
land, last week, of pneumonia, aged sixty
six years. He was one of the best known
master mariners of that part of Maine.
formerly sailing in all coastwise ports as
well as all the principal ports of the world.
tie retired from sea about twenty years
ago.
The description of the hull of a wrecked
vessel recently towed into Southport har-
Dor, \. c., is said to be identical with
that of the schooner IL. A. Burnham,"
owned by Deering, Winslow Il Co., Port
land, and which has not been heard from
since the hurricane two months ago.
The names Of 23l Calais and St. Stephen
people are recorded as having visited the
Worlds Fair, and when the list is COM
pleted it wIll probably appear that no sec
tion of the country of equal population
had larger representation at Chicago
from point so distant, than the St Croix
valley.
Judge I. X. Wilson, of Los Angeles,
Cal, died there on Oct. ., from a stroke of
apoplexy. He was born in Bradford, this
State, April %, 1887. widow and three
children survive, aud brother and four
sisters reside in Maine. while another
brother, Charles T.. Wilson, resides in San
Francisco.
Thomas A. Pickering died at the PEN
obscot Exchange, Bangor, last Wednesday
after long Illness, the elimination Of
several years Of poor health. He was a
son of the late George W. Pickering, and
was well known in Bangor business cir
Giles, having at one time been connected
with the kenduskeag national bank He
was afty-seven years Old, and leaves no
family.
SACo, Oct. l9.-Mr.. Eleanor +. Pol
lard, aged nincty-three wears, died last week
at her home in Alfred, after a brief Illness
She was one of the oldest persons in York
county, and retained all her faculties to a
remarkable degree until her death. She
was born in Lyman in the year $500, and
was one of large family Of children She
has lived in that section Of York county all
her life.
At the meeting Of the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows in Portland Tuesday, these
appointments were made by the grand
| master: Grand Marshal-Walter b. Bis
bee of Camden; Grand Conductor owen
w. Bridges of Dexter; Graud Chaplan-
Rev. Samuel H. Emery of Saco; Grand
Guardiau-Thomas d. Sale Of Portland;
Grand Herald-OryilIe T. Hodsdou of
Portland.
At the grand encampment Tuesday night
the following officers were elected
| Grand Patriarch-David Id NJ, Marks, Pitts
de.d; Grand High Priest-H. X Coles
worthy, Portland; Grand Scribe-B. &.
Stone, Portland; Grand Treasurer-Al5ro
+. Chase, Portland; Grand Senior War
den-George f. Knothy, Portland Grand
Junior Warden--F. l.. Pond Augusta.
Grand Representative Ernest T. Lee Cal
/ ais.