Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-26
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
Cephas Longfellow, the oldest citizen of
Machias, died Thursday afternoon in the
ninetyfifth year of his age.
The Penobscot House at Northeast
Carry, &. f. Luce proprietor, was burned
at midnight last Wednesday night. Loss
about $1,000, insured 5000.
Rev. DIR. Nathaniel Butler of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, has accepted the presi
dency OF Colby university, and will enter
upon his new duties, next January. DIR.
Butler is graduate of Colby, class of 1873,
and his father and grandfather were we'll
known clergymen in Maine.
The following undermined item comes
from Washington county: "There was a
large bear seen within mile and a half
OF the East Machias post office last We'd
nesday. 1t Is no uncommon sight to see
deer feeding beside the roads within a
mile OF the village and there are some Of
the best roads out OF East Machias for the
wheel that can be found in the State,
so travellers say"
The organization known as the Farm
ers' Congress of the United States, the
object Of which is to advance the agri-
cultural interests of the Union, will hold
its fifteenth annual session at Atlanta,
Georgia, Oct 1917. Maine is entitled
to six delegates and Governor CIeaVes
has appointed and commissioned the
following William Freeman, Cherry
field; Harold NJ. Sewall Bath; George NJ.
Twitchell, Augusta Z. A. Gilbert, North
Greene; A. j. Durgin, Orono, and A. C..
T. King, South Paris.
A rather interesting find was made by
men in cutting up Il stick Of southern
hard pine timber to go in the new wooden
mill at Fairfield, few days ago. 1t was
a ieaden bullet, imbedded in the solid
wood some six inches from the outside
OF the original log. A count of the
"rings" outside the bullet showed that
some thirty years or more had elapsed
since the bullet was lodged there. AS
the tree was cut in Georgia. it is safe to
assume that it stood near some old battle
field and that the bullet was intended for
either "Yank" or johnnie Reb."
The town OF Phillips must be held re-
sponsible for the following story: Will
Millet, who manages the creamery at
Phillips, discovered, last spring, a plant
growing in little hole at one side of the
creamery. He did not at first know what
it was, and thought he would try an ex-
pertinent. SO every morning he would
empty pail OF buttermilk on the plant.
1t turned out to be Il summer squash
vine, and last week one squash got ripe
1t WAS cut open and found full of a sub
stance which resembled and tasted like
dutch cheese" Mr.. Millet will keep
the seeds and planet them next year to see
W hat they Will produce. Another one
will be exhibited at the show and fair
next week.
Foxcroft's $4,000 worth OF notes
issued by the late treasurer, Elias j. Hale,
the liability on which the town denies, is
to be brought before the court. A test
case in behalf OF creditors was begun to-
day. 1t is understood that writs on many
OF her notes are to be issued at once SO
that claims against the town may be
placed in line for collection. 1t was eX-
peeted That action would be begun in
time for the September term OF court
which commences the last of the present
mont h. but the time for service on towns
having gone by, the action named VIII be
entered at the February term of court.
The town takes the position that none of
the notes are colectable.