Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-05-30
KITFFRY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense,

| guilty of the charge of bribery.
/ Mrs George {. Frye and Mrs. George
;. Hunt. Of Portland, have been commits
stoned by Governor Cleaycs as delegates
10 the Cotton states international expo
-ition At Atlanta, Ga,
Farmers field day meeting at he Maine
/ State college At Orono ON Wednesday,
June ). Exercises begin at 9 Il. H., and
VIII continue til i p. m. Information
VIII be cheerfully furnished by Prof. W.
/ II. Jordan, 0rouo.
/ Alexander Lane, thirtynine years cid,
resident OF South Brewer, WIS found
dead by the roadside in East Orrington,
about mile from Bangor, Friday morn
! ing, May L. Death was caused hg aleo-
hoIism and exposure.
! Fireat Lewiston Saturday morning, May
Is, destroyed the Hotel Normandle. the
Cressey block, and Atwood's market.
| Loss about $4,000; insurance about So
| 600. 1t was the largest fire that has Wis
| tied Lewiston since the burning of the
city building some years ago.
1t is the best fishing at Rangeley for
wears Miss Grace, daughter Of Henry
Hobart, OF East Bridgewater, Mass, while
out two hours from the Mooselueme-
guntic house, couple of weeks ago took
| trout weighin six, four and one-fourth,
three and onefourth pounds, and ten one
| Founders.
Five years ago Frank Garrett bought
| the Hillman farm in North Pennington.
running in debt nearly 5000 in doing SO.
During the five years he has wiped out
the debt, has spent 5000 beside for stock,
kept up the farm in good shape and has
contracted no debts. Mr.. Carrots fami-
Iy consists of himself, wife and three
children. Who says farming doesn't pay
| in Maine?
| Patents have recently been issued to
| the following Maine inventors: c. ".
Bradford, Clinton, telegraph key; F. Il.
| Merrill, Yarmouthville, cornsilker; G. F.
| Quinn, Portland, combined refrigerator
and freezer; c. F. j. Scammon, Andover,
machine for making wooden toothpicks;
a. Z. Smith, Bath, pipe wrench; q. ;.
Tozier, Sprague's Mills, device for mark
| ing thresholds, &c.
| Speaking Of the fitness for names 10 the
! persons who wear them, Maine has fur
nished of late years many notable eN-
amples. W hat could be more appro-
! pirate, for instance, than for State
/ forest commissioner to be named Oak;
an attorney Powers; an Inspector
OF factories eaatk' an oilleef et the 7tHte
(
ooard OF agriculture "aroheF ->eAF'S
every town, 100 mas merchants "io4e
occu patlohs III thelF eos"o"'ehs 10 l.
indeed the Ils' thaI most any one can
recall TO NINA would De 100 iohs 10 PRINT
Inc question therenpoh arises does the
name attract the occupation OF Is IL all
mere eolhelaehcei
/ 1t pays to read the newspapers, and
read them thoroughly. There i, probably
no device of confidence men that has
been more frequently or more thoroughly
/ exposed by the secular press than the
moss grown gold brick swindle. Mr..
| Whippe, the venerable solon lumber
man, recently yictimized by this old
game says: perhaps II had read less
OF manages sermons and more oil the
crimes gong the ROUNDS shoulu nave
oeeh a less easy victim laimages ser
mons nave been read ny me regularly as
cloek-"ofK Tor over twenty years. MS
Is wise eoheiusloh. II pays TO kho"
what Is gong on IN the Worid-lh crimi-
nal as We'll as IN religious circles.
The next meeting OF the American in
stitute of instruction Will be held III Port
land, July sill, 1895. The principal ses
sons Of the association will be held in
City hall. The speakers already secured
are President Andrews of Brown, Pres!-
| dent Gates OF Amherst, Chancellor Day
+ OF Syracuse university. Prof. Scripture
/ of Yale, Prof. Hart OF Harvard, Presi-
ton Miss Ha,r5ps 81 Hart ford pra.ifi.,,,