Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-10-15
KIi'rERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowiugs of News,
Novelty and Nonsense

Novelty and Nonsense.
The Falmouth, West End, Sweets and
The United States hotels, in Portland,
were raided last week, and large quantities
of liquors were seized.
Edward McDade, of Costigan, mistook
the road to the river landing for the main
road at Old Town, and drove his team into
the river. He was drowned.
One Maine lumberman ventures the
prediction that in five years there will
not be drive of any consequence on any
Maine river, for the logs will all be hauled
to he mills by rail
Patents have been granted to Maine in
ventors as follows: A. }. Avery Saco,
walking ladder; a. II. Gilman, Saeo,
railway-track sander; F. W. Merrill,
Deering, retrigerating- receptacle.
f. j. Phillips, a sportsman OF Woburn,
Mass, was drowned at Muskingun lake,
near Masardis, on the line OF the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad, last week, by the
capsizing Of canoe. The deceased leaves
a widow and four children.
The county commissioners of the vari
Gus counties OF Maine will hold a State
convention in Houlton next Wedn esday,
Oct q. There will be halffare rates on
the Maine Central and Bangor & Aroos-
took railroads, tickets good to go Oct. 10
and 20: good to return till Oct. 26.
Another cut-down OF wages in two
sardine factories in Eastport caused a
large number Of employees to leave their
work last week. The cut is caused by the
present low price OF sardines in New
York markets. The men refuse to work
at the cut rate in these factories, and the
manufacturers say they cannot afford to
pay he former price. 1t is expected that
other packers will cut later.
"Jocka Darling, the old guide, who is
reported rs being near deaths door from
a cancer, has estimated the large game of
Maine to be, deer 1901 900, moose r.
900, caribou 10000. These figures can
neithe be proved nor disputed. They
seem large, but counting the townships
of wild land in the State, each contain
ing thirty-six square miles, gives an i'm
mense territory for the big game to roam
over, and it takes but a few to the square
mile to reach the large numbers given.
1.-The other day said a Lewiston man,
81 heard hat an old acquaintance of mine,
who was born in the same town down
east that was, was in The city and could
be found in certain gambling resort in
Lewiston. | went down there and opening
the door, went in. There he was seated
at a table and playing for dear life. When
he looked up and saw me it was the same
old face, the same good natured eyes and
mouth, and | was glHa to see them. lie
came over to me and shook hands, and
we talked for an hour or so. Before he
left me he looked me squarey in the face
and sand, George, if you ever go home
before / do, don't tell father and mother
hat my business is
Exploring parties have been clambering
through Alegash cave in northwestern
Maine during the past fortnight, and
their reports show that while this Maine
wonder is not so mysteriously grand as
has been surmised by the pioneer xplorers
yet he place is declared to be interesting
by some scientific gentlemen who have
just returned. It is not q cave i'll the
strctest sense OF the word, but great
e.eyusse, covered at The top with layer
OF rocks and earth. From the opening
almost at the top of small Allegash
mountain the cave slopes away down into
/ the heart OF the mountain for seyeru
hundred feet, the tiseure broadening at
intervals into chambers. The cave has nc
stalactites for it sits upon edge, SO tc
steak, following the strata of the noun
tain and therefore has no distinct rooi
from W hich the water can drip.