Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-22
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Sanford II. Mathews, one OF the largest
sash and blind manufacturers OF Maine,
died at Belfast Saturday, aged sixty
seven years.
The Machias Republican says that never
but once in the history OF Machas WAS
there a greater amount of lumber on
sticks than there is to-day.
A Patten guide writes that during a re-
cent trip to Mt. Katahdin he saw the car
casses OF twelve caribou which had been
ruthlessly slaughtered and left to rot
where they fell.
The largest striped bass ever caught in
the Penobscot river was taken off Verona
by a Bucksport man Wednesday. The
bass WAS three feet and ten inches and
weighed forty-one pounds. The former
record was thirty-seven pounds.
Joseph Abbott, of Rocklsnd, died We'd
nesday. Mr.. Abbott was sixty hit
years OF age He was one OF the leading
lime manufact OF Rockland, having
conducted successful business for many
years. He was we'll known in masonic
circles.
John Given, Brunswick farmer, COM
mitted suicide by shooting Friday. After
dinner he went out into the shed, fast
ened the door after him, made up a bed i,
laid down and fired two shots into his
forehead. The second shot penetrated
the brain.
The schooner George E. Dale, Capt.
Barnes, OF Calais, from New York for St.
John, n. b., with $50 tons OF coal, struck
on Shot Island, six miles east OF Libby
Island, Wednesday, and will become to-
tai wreck. Capt. Barnes, who was ac-
companied by his wife on this trip, to-
gether with his crew OF five men, mar
rowly escaped death in the breakers.
a despatch received from Fabyans says
that an engine, passenger car and bag
gage trailer on the Mount Washington
railroad were blown from the platform at
the summit Of the mountain during the
gale last Wednesday. The train was
carried down the side of the mountain
and was destroyed. There WAS no ore on
the train. The accident caused no inter
ruption in the train service Of he road,
but the loss is heavy.
Here Is story which comes from the
kennebec Journdl,the official s ate paper,
so OF course it must be true: An Augusta
rOhin saw large fat worm with its head
poking up from the soil. StraightWay
the robin went for the worm and pulled
at Is head. The worm WAS pretty We'll
anchored and hung to mother cart n.
The robin got mad, straig htened up on
his legs and pulled. The worm suddenly
let go, aud the robin shot backward and
landed on he back of his neck on one of
the sprlnklers nearby. Twas the end of
the robin, his neck was broken.
Rockport, although a small municipal
ity, prides itself on having officers who
look thoroughly after the towns best in
terests This is true OF all the officers
from selectmen down. The assessors,
who are also selectmen, got together inn
mediately after election, and without any
blowing OF trumpets completed their
labors and turned the taxes over to Tax
Collector knight. The same day Mr..
knight received the books he made col
lections, and has been making them ever
since He will be through with his la bors
almost before other tax collectors make
up their minds to begin. Town Clerk
John Leach, who is also Mr.. Knights
business partner, has every dog license
collected.