Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-06
kITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winuowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

of Oxford county Tuesday OF last week.
William E. Lord, Maine Central rail-
road engineer, committed suicide at
Vanceboro Friday. He was thirty-five
years OF age, and leaves a wife and five
children.
Governor Powers on Saturday accepted
the resignation OF General Selden Common
RS adjutsnt general, and appointed Gen.
John T. Richards, OF Gardiner, to fill the
vacancy.
Mrs. Hannah Robinson, of Augusta.
celebrated her 1924 birthday, April 80,
She : in splendid health Tor a ceute-
marian, and spends most OF her time sew
ing on patchwork.
The canning factory OF Burnhsm
& morrill,, Of Portland. located in Au-
burn. was burned Friday. together with
three outhuilding~, entailing an es;i-
mated loss Of $4,000.
Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors a. follows: l.. II. Dwell
ley, Foxcroft, machine for making wooden
heels; II. f. Dyer, Portland. envelope; J.
J. Flanders, Portland, apparatus for mix
ing gases and liquids W. w Goodwin.
Carthage, lifting jack.
Cyrus Den boise, a riyer-driver from
Caribou was killed W ednesday while at
tempting to break jam at the dam above
Blanchard on Thorn brook. He WAS
struck by a log in the breast and by one on
the back, crushing him to death. He was
twenty years old and had no family.
In Holden they have way OF combin-
ing thrift and sorrow. There was fun
eral the other day, and on the way home
the driver OF the hearse saw good
chance to buy a good COW cheap. He
bought the animal, and, hitching her to
the stern of the hearse, towed her home.
The ice in Big Mach HAS river went out
Monday, and it did great damage. 1t
took along all OF the logs owned by G. B.
ketchum, Of Ashland, which were left
over from last winter, and also 500, 600
belonging to the Ashland manufacturing
company The ice came down the river
with great rush and carried everything
/ with 1t.
Harrington will celebrate its Tooth an
niyersary on July 5. Milbridge WAS for
merry part OF Harrington, but WAS set off
and incorporated in 1s4S. Milbridge peo-
pie are interested in the approaching
event, and Will be glad TO help the people
i OF their sister town celebrate in way
that will give additional lustre to the
event.
The three year -old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Buynton. Of Centre Montyi.Ie,
was burned TO death Thursday. Mrs.
Boynton left he child at play while she
went To neighbor,- FOR milk. She was
gone but few minutes, but when she re-
turned she found the child dead on The
floor. Her clothing evidently caught fire
from the kitchen stove.
Gen. John j. Perry, the oldest ex-con-
gres-man in Maine, died at Portland sun
day, aged eighty-six years. He served in
the State legislature and the Senate. In
1850 he was elected to Congress and served
two terms. He was a mem Der OF the peace
Congress" which met in the winter OF
/ 1860 81 He had been fer some years trus-
tee of the STATE reform school and secre-
tary of the board.
The little community OF Bonny Eng lie,
sixteen miles northwest OF Portland.
scarce heard Of outside its own town
of Standish, has been brought into
unenviable prominence by triple trag
edy-the murder Of lie and ten-mouths-
old child and suicide OF the hus band and
fat her, The murderer and suicide is John
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family was in comfortable circumstances
| The three bodies were found at the house
by neig hhors Friday morning. 4 letter
WAS found in which Lane said he had de-
cided to XIII his wife and daughter and
commit suicide, but giving no reason.
The State commission OF pharmacy has
already begun to make the new law re-
spected and observed in all It's details. and
intends to strictly enforce all its pro-
visions. 1t would be well for ali apothe-
( carries as for storekeepers, who have here
tofore dealt in paris green, hellebore
and other poisonous insecticides, TO care
fully read the law and Immediately com
ply with all its requirements. Dealers in
cities, towns or villages where there is All
apothecary store, are violating the law
when they sell or keep for sale poisons or
medicines unless the same is placed
and kept under control OF a registered
apothecary. But dealers in towns or viii
lagos here there is no apothecary store
may under certain conditions receive
"permit" to sell poisons and medicines
used as home remedies or for agricultural
purposes. Application for such permit
should be made to me secretary of the
commission, Frank r. Partridge, Augusta.