Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-13
kITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
There are $500 bicyclists in Portland,
and $50 OF these are women.
Fred W. Haskell, aged twenty-five, was
drowned Sunday afternoon at Auburn
He was seized with cramp while swim
ming.
School statistics show that the number
of children of school age in Machas is
yearly decreasing. In 1890 the number
was $50; in 1895 but 676; an average loss
of thirty-tive year.
Fire was discovered in the Columbia
street Baptist church, Bangor, during
service last SUNDAY evening. The pastor
asked the congregation to leave quietly
and a panic was averted. The flames
were extinguished by the fremen. The
church was badly damaged, mostly by
smoke and water.
A Rockport man has in his possession
chicken about three weeks old which is
quite wonder. 1t has four feet and two
bills. 1t is lively and strong and its
prospects are good for life in dime
museum. Now watch for the Trilby
jokists to ring the changes on this poor
chicks two wonderful feet and the
"little bill-ee"
In private letter received by a friend
in Maine from Hon. Joseph II. Manley,
dated at Paris, May %, he tells of the
pleasure his delightful trip has given
him, and adds "A trip to Europe is
great educator and full of pleasure, but
it increases ones love of the United States
and regard for her institutions. We
have!the best country in the world, and
Maine.is the best part of our country"
The newly-appointed fish and game
commissioners have just finished putting
100000 sea salmon fry into the tributaries
of the Penobscot. The fish, which are
just beginning to feed, are two months
old and two inches in length. Next fall
the federal officials will liberate 100000
fed fish three 10 four inches long. in the
river and its tributaries, so that the sal
mon supply will be carefully kept re-
plenished.
One of the largest, if indeed it is not
the very largest, lobster pound on the
Maine coast, is that belonging to w. F.
Levensaler, of Waldoboro, which is To-
Gated on the west side of Long Pond.
Friendship. 1t encloses six and one-half
acres of water and has a capacity for
storing 125, 900 Holsters. The owner has
already stored 1900, making additions
constantine There is prospect of a SINH
lar pound being constructed on Petit
Manan.
As yet no suits have been brought to
determine whether the town of Fox
croft is Liza bic for the Hale notes, but such
action will be commenced unless some
compromise is effected, which now seems
to be among the impossi biities. The
gentlemen of the legal profession are
said to be much more confident of their
ability to prove that the town did com
NIT itself to the payment of these notes,
than they are that they can show the
right of the town to do so, under the
constitutional prohibition in regard to
municipal indebtedness.
OF all the Aroostook boomers, Rev.
Stanford Mitchell, pastor of the Universal
list church at Caribou, is perhaps most
nthusiastic. He reminds one of the
Boston woman who, when asked if she
thoughtiheaven was like Boston, replied,
81 used to think so, but there have been a
great many improvements in Boston
lately" Pastor Mitchell said last Sun
day: Il do not yearn for golden streets,
sapphire thrones and brazen gates, and
brass knockers in heaven. Are these
more lovely than far-lying fields of YER
nal garniture, with fringing mountains
along ? the vale? l would rather be
doomed,to Caribou, Me, forever, than to
a metallic, hardware heaven. So | am
thank full that God made me in this world
and adapted me to it, and it to me-
\ bell buoy invented by Walter r.
Close, OF Bangor, which has been on trial
fori several weeks TGst, has given such
satisfaction that it is highly recon-
mended by mariners. Mr.. Close has just
signed petition to the lighthouse board
which will be sent in a day or two to
Washington, recommending he adoption
of This bell buoy for the New England
coast The buoy measures ten feet across
the deck or float, which is of copper, the
hollow being seven feet in depth. The
bell itself weighs 255 pounds, and is
mounted on copper mast rising out
from the center of the deck or float
There are four balls, each weighing ten
and one half pounds, that roll back and
forth in four separate cylindrical tubes,
and with the slightest motion OF the
buoy in he water strike the huge bell,
making n loud ring.