Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-18
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense


Novelty and Nonsense.
Governor Powers has nominated Fred
erick Danforth, OF Gardiner, for railroad
commissioner.
Jerome Wilcox, OF Ashland, was hunt
ing Thursday. Wilcox rested the butt of
his rifle on log and leaned on the ,nnz-
zIe. The rife slipped from the log aud
WAS discharged, the ball passing through
Wilcoxs body. He died in few min
utes
Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors as follows: c. c.
Brooks, Wayne. knife; F. Carson, Houl-
ton, game counter; c. ID. Cults, Fort
Fairfield, drill; w. A. Gowen, Portland,
skewer machine; F. c. Robinson, Bruins
wick, formaldehyde generator.
A. w. Thayer, well known by his con-
nection with the Augusta house, will sue
coed Messrs. Atwood and Thurston In the
proprietorship OF the Bangor Exchange.
Mr.. Thayer was landlord OF the Exchange
previous to taking the Augusta house.
He will take possession next week.
Hogan Brothers clothing and variety
store in the basement OF the Union
Square hotel, Houlton, was damaged to
the extent OF 5000 by fire last week.
The hotel building and its contents,
owned by J. H. Obey, sustained loss OF
6, 900, on which there was an insurance of
50, 400. Hogan Bros. carried 5000 in
surance.
Otis Falls pulp and paper company has
in stage OF reconstruction at Peterson's Falls
on The Androscoggin a pulp mill which
will exceed the size OF any in the State.
1t is to have producing power OF 100
tons OF paper per day, and give employ
ment to 300 hands. 1t Is expected this
mill will be completed by July, 1898, at
cost OF about $3.50, 600.
Charles Sawyer died Mt Newport Mon
day, aged eighty-four years. He born
in Saco and located in Augusta when
young man. For several years he was
stage driver on the mail route between
Augusta and Bangor after which he went
into the hotel business which he followed
fifty years, embarking in the business in
the Cushnoc house. Augusta. Later he
became landlord OF the Eveleth hotel and
Lake house, Greenvilie, both OF which he
conducted several years. Returning to
Augusta he leased the Stanley house and
conducted it during the war. In 1867 he
moved to Newport and for twenty years
WAS proprietor OF the Shaw house. He
retired from business ten years ago.
George Hanson, late of South Auburn,
died at Dorchester, Mass, Wednesday. a
few days ago he was stricken with apo
plexy and from the first his condition was
seen to be hopeless. Mr.. Hanson was
seventy-three years OF age. He had been
closely identified with Lew iston aud Au
burn, where for many years he was the
leading builder. In Lewiston he built
the beautiful city building which WAS
burned a few years ago; the Pine street
Congregational church; the Horton street
grammar school; the Bates street Baptist
church; the North bridge, which was
carried away in the fires het of 96, and
many other public and private buildings.
The Bangor Commercial notes the great
Improvement in custom house receipts at
that port since the new tariff law took
effect. The amount OF duty paid there
+ during the month OF October was S19 i39.-
g., az against e, Jas 56 in October OF last
year over three times as much Here are
some more Of The figures: September, 1897,
s7470 "a; September, 1895, s55s2 IS; Octo-
Der, 1897, $40, 1862; October, 1896, s6,-
1866. The value OF domestic exports
from hat port, since the new law took
effect, has been follows: July, $780, |
739 August, SIC, 791; September, $50, 49i;
Oct ober, 81 CPL
The Maine agricultural experiment
station is sending out the second bulletin .
on the inspection OF fert ilizers for 1897.
The bulletin issued in March contained /
the analyses o. the samples received from /
the manufacturers. The per cent. bull /
letin contains the analyses OF the samples 1
collected in the open market by the in
spectcr. at Is gratifying to note that, as
a rule, the fertilizers are well up to the
minimum guarantee. The comparisons
indicate that the manufacturers, for he /
most part, do not intend to do much
more than make good the minimum guar ]
antee and this is all that the purchaser I