Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-30
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
The seventh annual concert and ball of
the Maine Central relief association is to be
held at Portland, on Friday evening, Feb
IA.
Warren Brown, a retired merchant, OF
Eastpor., died Wednesday, Jan. %, aged
seventy-two. He was a veteran OF the
Mexican war.
Stephen Lake, aged sixty-six, a wealthy
real estate owner of Waterville, died
Tuesday, Jan. 81. He had been in bust
ness in Houlton for many years before
moving to Pennington, about ten years
ago.
1t is said that in the Penobscot lum-
boring district &c, 600 600 feet OF logs were
yarded at distances OF from three to seven
miles from driving waters, and the lack
of snow has been very serious draw back
to operations.
Under the head of "Amusements," the
Kennebec Journal recently printed the
following interesting announcement: "a
bouncing boy arrived at the residence OF
w. H. Fisher, Sunday morning. Mother
and child are doing nicely"
Governor Cleaves has appointed Charles
w. Hayes, of Foxcroft, attorney for the
county OF Piscataquis, in place Of Miles
W. Mcintosh, resigned. Mr.. McIntosh's
resignation was caused by his having left
the State, he being now settled in San
Francisco.
A Maine mother was hearing her little
child repeat the Lords prayer recently.
AS the child hesitated bit over the ex
preston, "Forgive US our trespasses,"
she interrupted long enough to ask, "Do
you understand, dear, what 'trespass'
means?n 80 yes," replied the little one:
at means keep off the grass"
The Hon. A. W. Paine, of Penobscot
county, has attended every term OF the
supreme court at Bangor for fifty-nine
years, with the exception of one winter,
when illness kept him at home. He was
on hand at the opening of the court last
week, with case for trial. He has
argued cases at every term of court, ex-
eept the one when he was i'll.
of rifle practice, has made his annual re-
port. The whole number of officers and
men in the twenty-five companies OF
National guards in the State, is L. 16 men,
as against LAG men in 1894. The number
OF sharpshooters is sixty-six; first class
marksmen, sixty-eight; second class, 40S;
third class, 245; practicing and not quail
flied, 1874; having no practice, 1877.
The jury in the case of Joseph Boothby,
OF Wells, administrator of the estate Of
Addie l.. Boothby, against the Boston and
Maine railroad, in the supreme court,
brought in verdict OF 5000 for the
plaintiff. Mrs. Boothby was thrown out
of her carriage at Wells, in May, 1894,
through the horse taking fright from
escaping steam from passenger loco
motive. She received injuries which
caused her death five days later.
The state board OF health has sent to
physicians a circular letter prepared
urging the use OF diphtheris anti-toxin
in every case Of diphtheria, not alone to
cure an existing condition, but to prevent
the occurrence of more serious trouble.
The circular describes also the methods
of using the anti-toxin, and states that
the supply OF anti-toxin is now ample,
and, SO far as can be determined, is of
proper quality, but it is a matter of regret
that the price remains at SO high a figure.
Bangor's famous folding bed case
which has been in litigation for some
time, has just been decided by the law
court. Over two years ago Frank White
was so injured by the collapse OF the
bed in question that he became cripple.
The bed was in the home of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Agnes White, who sued for
5000 the firm of whom she bought the
bed. The full courts decision is that the
dealer, who was not manufacturer, is not
liable; that the purchaser had as good
chance as the seller to see any defect in
construction, but that neither, unless
skilled in mechanics, would be likely to
discover the danger, which would not be
apparent until the bed was sufficiently
loaded to disturb the centre of gravity.