Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-12-23
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Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors as follows: l.. n. Cobb,
Portland, frame for bicycles; :. b.
| Norris, Auburn, device for operating
| sw itehes
A. A. " bite has been appointed divis-
/ ion superintendent OF the Maine Central
railroad at Bangor to have control Of all
the compsuy- lines east OF Bangor,
/ Mir. " bite viii succeed Henry +. buNst
~ division superintendent, but viii not
have charge of the company- freight
business la Bangor. rhis part OF MIR
puw-t's duties Nitl be assigned - Rnot her
official yet 10 he selected
The Bath Iron Works has been awarded
the contract for the practice academy
ship for the Annapolis naval academy
/ This means the expenditure OF over 500
coo In Bath. Work on the vessel viii be-
gin al once. The Bath Iron Works aud he
/ Elzsbeth port, y. J yard bid on almost
equal terms aud the decision as to which
should receive the contract was left by
Secretary Long to Chief Constructor
Hichhorn, " no dec ided in favor OF the
Hat h company. The vessel will be of sail
power ana will be ready for the cruise OF
the cadets In the summer OF 1899.
Several important changes In the in
ternal revenue service for Msssac husetts
and New England are about to be effect cd,
chief among them being the establish
ment in Boston OF q special internal rev.
/ euue agency to exercise general super
/ vision over the service OF New England
/ Gen. +. ID. SewsiI will be at the head OF
the bureau. Gen. Sewaii Is a Ma Inc man,
has had many years experience in the in
ternal revenue service, having had Tor
almost thirty years the general supervis-
ion OF the work OF the agents OF the
whole country.
Game Commissioner Carleton says that
the season of 1897 has been by far the
most successful in the fish and game his
tory OF the State. He declares that the
guide system has been most gratifying
success. There are ,3lS licensed guides,
all OF nom are required to make reports
OF all that has come under their observe
ton during the SEASON. OF these 800 had
/ reported on Friday morning. The guides
/ are almost unanimous ia skiing for n law
to compel uou- resident sport smeu to en-
poy Maine guides. Mr.. Carleton thinks
that n tax should he levied upon all game
taken out OF tue State, and IN that way
+ sufficient money raised to pay the rx-
i.nses OF his depart ment, and relieve the
people OF n considerable burden.
Warden Smith aud the jail inspectors OF
Maine III their annual report on the con-
dtiou OF the state prison at Thomsst on
say that only once before were there SO
many prisoners in the state prison ~ a.
he present time. In 1896 there were Ia
prisoners IN the Jail, including twelve
insane people. During the present year
ending Dec. !, ninety have been COM
United to the jail Four have died. two
have heen psrdonsd by the President,
Tour by the governor and thirty-hine
served fun sentences aud we're discharged,
leaving DIS in the prison at the present
time. Daring the coming year he terms
OF sixty i've prisoners viii expire. Every
cell in the prison is occupied The STATE
Mil have Ia do sonnet hing IN relation to
enlarging the accommodations.
Rev. f. c. Cummings, a well-known
Congregational clergyman aud author,
died at Portland Dec II. lie was born in
Albany Sept. >, 1875. He entered Bowdoin
iii 1874. but on account OF poor hesith d d
not complete his course until 1853 He
graduated from the Bangor theological
seminary in 1857, the following year ne
( b, came pastor OF the Brewer Congrega-
+ tiousi church. aid IN 1869 pastor OF the
Congregat iouai church of ST. Johusbury,
/ Vt. He served through he war IA. chap
lain OF The Fifteenth Vermont .gtnent,
( OF which Hon. Redtield Proctor MAS colo
+ mel, At the close OF he MAR he travelled
in Europe and was an eyewitness OF
many stirring al the close OF the
Franco Prus-iau Mar. He is the suthor
f OF a large number OF books on religious
topics.
Tue report OF the state board OF asses
sors for 1897 has just been submitted to
the governor. The total amount OF the
real and personal estate is sosl ST, sol, an
increase OF 3,5lS,l47 above 1895. or this
total valuation '1.l3 per cent. Is real e--
tate, and 22.s1 per cent. is personal es-
tate. Approximately $500, 900 OF this in-
crease II on account OF the property here
tofore exempt from taxation, and which
appears this year for the first time in the
taxable lists; the remaining increase
practically represents new buildings and
I improvements. depreciation IN the
market value of farms Is quite generally
claimed Ii is not however claimed. nor
does II appear, that the productive capac-
ity of the farms has dimln ished. The
low prices of farm PRECINCTS which have
prevailed III recent years, have unques-
tionably produced n depression III farm
values.