Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-05-02
KITTiGRY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Gov Cleaves has designated Friday,
May 10, as Arbor Day.
After thorough examination it is found
that the total amount OF Judge Elias j.
Halc's defalcation in Foxcroft is S157, 600.
Frank Therriault, of Caribou, is Per
haps the Iargestzmaple sugar manufac-
turer in the State. He made, this year,
5000 pounds of sugar, besides a large
quantity of syrup. The sugar he sold at
twelve cents pound. Two years ago he
made $500 pounds.
The state railroad commissioners have
reported the result of their investigation
of the NeaZie accident, and find that the
collision was caused by neglect of duty
on the part of William A. Barry, train
dispatcher at Portland. The conductors,
engineers and trainmen are exonerated
from all blame.
There seems to be a sort of spasmodic
revival of the mining business, in Maine,
due doubtless, to the reported success of
those who have been digging ore in
Byron, Pittston and elsewhere. 1t is
said that as many as fifty of the old
mining companies formed in 1879 are
still in existence; and that few of them
may try their luck again.
A big Portland lumber dealer said the
other day: 81 think l can say that We
are perfectly satisfied that there is to be
good business this year. We are more
than driven to-day, and are much pleased
with the way orders are coming in. We
are rather inclined to think that there
may be sonnet hing very like boom in he
business. OF course we don't know
much about the South American trade,
but our line is good and the outlook is
promising"
Patents have been granted Maine
inventors as follows: r. w. Eaton,
Brunswick, fire-bucket; z. T. Furbush,
Augusta, rachel for screw drivers or drills;
s. F. Gibson, Biddeford, pressing board
L. L. feathers, St. Adams, propeller for
vessels; N. B. Wsldron, Auburn, machine
for winding bandages; F. w. Wood, East
Baldwin, fy-switch; Robert NJ. Oil
yer, Freedom, heater for watering
troughs; John A. Lidback, Portland,
curtain holding device, William Lawton,
Southwest Harbor, computing scale.
The total shipment OF apples from Port
land during the past five months was
exactly 155, 707 barrels, landed at Liverpool,
worth S467 ,12l OF which the State of
Maine product brought 1923. 1t is fig
ured that $3.50 barrels of Maine apples
were shipped to England from Portland,
500 600 from Boston, 10000 remain stored
in cellars, 10000 have been utilized for
home consumption and domestic exports,
making about lis, 600 barrels raised in the
State. The foreign shipments for Port
land and Boston realized about S41400c.
Portland rejoices in the prospect of
having the largest single business build
ing ever erected in Maine. Mayor BaX-
ter is to build, this ye,r, ON Congress,
Oak and Free streets, a building 15iX52
feet and five stories high, some of the
gables to reach nearly a hundred feet
above the sidewalk. The walls will be
of polished granite, Philadelphia pressed
brick, freestone and iron. The ground
floor will be fitted up for seven stores,
the Odd Fellows will occupy the fourth
and fl h floors, having 1880 square feet
of floor space, and the remainder of the
building will be used as offices, society
rooms and for other purposes.