Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-11-05
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense

Novelty and Nonsense.
The sardine factory of Brooks & Childs,
PASSPORT, was burned last week. Loss
=. 900
Mrs. Roxana A. Crane, of Deering, aged
eighty-seven years, knocked over a lamp
IN her room, Saturday night. She was
horribly burned and died Sunday.
Edward D. Mink was shot and in
stantiY killed Mt North Waldoboro Fri
day night, by his brother, Orrin G. Mink
during II quarrel over key of cider
The government has placed a POO
pound fog bell on Negro island, near
Camden, III charge of the light-keeper !,
principally for the benefit of the Boston
aud Bangor steamers.
The latest railroad scheme is he extern
sion of the Lew on & Auburn electric
railroad to Minot and Mechanic Falls,
and eventually to connect with the Nor
way x South Paris electric road.
The management of church supper in
eastern Maine, who advertised "Tickets
to supper, adults 20 cents, children 10
cents, evidently mad a mistaken concep-
ton OF some of the laws OF supply and
demand.
a correspondent OF the Machias Union
declares that the deer on the Machias
river are about aunihilated. Where n
score could be seen in former years, the
hunter may now consider himself lucky
to see one.
Hiram Turner, an aged and respected
citizen of Mihridge, died suddenly of
heart disease Tuesday of last week. He
end playing with his grandchild when he
fell dead upon the floor. He was seventy
two years Old.
The Canadian government has issued a
| testimonial in acknowledgment OF the
bravery OF four Boot hbay Harbor men in
rescuing he crew OF The British schooner
"Aurora', which was wrecked off Cuck-
oe's Light last winter. The men are: +.
II. Pierce, John Gray, Clarence Mari and
Ellsworth Gray.
John l.. Martin, formerly resident of
Milhridge. died in Brooklyn, n. Y, re-
Gently. Mr.. Martin was born in Dart
mouth, Eng, about seventy years ago,
and came to this country hen a young
man, He settled in MiIbridgs as sail
maker and did business for many years.
His reputation as a SALTWATER extended
all over New England.
The steam mill at Island Falls, formerly
/ owned by the Shaw & Morse lumber
/ company, has been purchased hy local
i capitalists. The mill will be stocked this
winter and run next summer. The peo-
! Pile of Island Falls are eiated over the
bright prospects ahead, as this was the
principal industry, and its idleness the
past year has been greatly felt.
The authorities at Portsmouth, y. II.
claim to have discovered clever trick
being used by cattle drovers in getting
COWS from Maine and other places into
the state without being subjected tc
tuberculosis tests. Stocks would be
shipped to kttery junction station, just
across the river, and unloaded and driver
over the bridge to Portsmouth during tht
night.
j. +. A. Smith, hist orian author, poet
and veteran editor, died Thursday al
Pittsiield Mass, aged seventyfour
After boyhood spent in Bangor, anc
three years OF study at Gorham seminary
Joseph Smith entered Bowdoin college
His health gave out at the end of the
junior year, and after a struggle foi
strength to finish the course. he quitteC
college and entered a law office but his
health again failed and he turned tC
newspaper work. His work was in the
line OF poems and sketches OF natura
scenery, and in the writing of words fol
music. In the latter work, Mr.. Smith
was All adept. He had a happy facility il
setting rhyme to song. For many year.
he was editor of the Ptttsfeld Eagle.
DR.. George W. Martin, aged sixty-si>
years, one OF the leading physicians o
the State and a man prominent in q. A
X. and Masonic circles, died at August
last week. At the breaking out OF tn,
war DR.. Martin went to the front as as
sistant surgeon OF the 9th Maine regi
ment. His skill and experience won hin
promotion and he became surgeon OF tn,
4th Maine and ID Maine cavalry. Late
he became government medical inspector
a position W hich he held for a long time
At the close of the war he settled il
Augusta. In 1873 he was made medica
director of the military forces i'll Maine
and served until 1879. He was also electec
a member of the board of medical exam
! inprs for he lrnited States peuSiOn office
which position he held until his death.