Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-29
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
A company has been formed at Calais
for the tanning of sheep skins, to be
known as the Calais tanning company.
The Lewiston Journal says that the
"Hamlin brand" of Maine sweet corn is
the latest tribute to the presidents
memory.
The proposed railroad extension from
Tomah to Princeton, in Washington
county, will run through Indiantown,
Waite, Codysville and Forest.
Houlton has voted to abate all taxes for
the term of ten years that may be assessed
upon any wood working factory with a
paid up capital of $4,000 that will locate
there
Portland, now, is talking of an ice car
nival after the Montreal plan, with ice
palace, toboggan chutes, artificial ponds,
sleighing parades, etc. The estimate cost
is 5000.
An attempt WAS made to wreck Maine
Central train near Riverside last Thurs
day, by placing rail across the track.
The engineer saw the obstruction and
q catastrophe was averted.
Communication has been established
by the New England telephone and tele-
graph company between all of its offices
in Maine, except those in Aroostook and
Washington counties. Communication
can also be had from any of the COM
pany's offices in Maine, except those in
counties just mentioned, with Boston and
all points connected Herewith.
A movement which promises to carry
iston this week. Each of the women's
societies, circles, etc, has been invited to
appoint a committee of three to compose
a committee of one hundred women
whose purpose it will be to investigate
and put stop to the present unhealthy
moral conditions of certain portions of
the city.
|. v Miller of Belfast, is doing big
business in skunk skins this year. He
has ON hand at present over 800 skins.
Mr.. Miller says he never remembers a
year when skunks have been so plentiful
as this year. He says Waldo county
leads in he production, over 5000 skunks
having been killed in that county. The
skins are worth all the way from 20 cents
to S1.45 each.
a Pennington woman recently took a
cat from Pennington Falls to Livermore,
twelve miles distant, carrying it in bag
under the seat. In week I ussy was
II n. : l.;
turn journey by the roads the cat had to
pass twelve corners, and if she came
across the country she had to pass over
Moose Hill and big bog and then eight
miles by road. "But the cat came back. y
The st. Croix Netrs says: "There are
two packing establishments in Bris-
toll and the processes that the same va
riety OF fish passes through in these two
factories produce very different results.
From one the fish come forth neatly
canned and labelled Brook Trout From
the OF her the same variety of fish come
fort a golden brown COLOR packed in
wooden boxes and marked Smoked Her
ring ="
Patents have been granted to Maine
inventors as follows: j. W. Duff, Old
Orchard, rotary support for hand-drills
F. NJ. Garcelon, Lewiston, spindle and
bolster; j. A. Lid back, Portland holding
device for spring -actuated shades; w. J
Newer, Old Orchard, adjusting device for
drills; f. A. Richardson, Cumberland
Mills, cleaning attachment for pulp
screens; l. H. Simpson, Brunswick, de-
vice for thawing ice from pipes.
An Eddington man has ten-weeks- old
pig which he thinks can out jump any pig
! in that section of Maine. The sides of
the pen in which the pig was first con-
fined We're four feet high, but that did
not bother the pig in the least-he
could go over it dead easy" The sides
were raised six inches, but that made no
difference-the pig could jump it just
the same, and it was not until anot her
six inches was put on, with a board laid
fiat on top, that the pig could be kept
from jumping out.
Lewiston man wanted some venson,
but his wife and daughter objected
world" they said. One morning recent
ly the man arose early, made the coffee
and broied the steak, as he sometimes
did. "Iow do you like this steak, ism t
it sweet and tender?' he asked after they
had eaten a liberal share. Both replied
in the affirmative. Then the hus band,
with sardonic smile, remarked quietly,
''Yes, | think my deer meat is quite a sue
cess, Notwithstanding we do hear certain
charming women declare they couldn t
and wouldn't eat it for the world
A sportsman recently returned from a
hunting trip in the Wild River region
tells the following narrowing tale of a
days deer hunt: One hunter and the
guide started on the fresh track of deer
in the light snow. They found it near
the camp, and followed it off into the
wilderness. All day they tramped. The
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