Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
KIrTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowinss OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Joseph Manuel died in Kennebunk
Friday, aged 100 years. His wife, to whom
he had been married seventy seven years,
survives him.
Mrs. Walter GaskelI, on her way from
Boston to her home in Calais, died sud
denly in the waiting room of the steam
ship company at Esstport, while waiting
the arrival of the steamer Thursday.
Depressed by drinking and melancho-
liza, Alphonso Holmes, prosperous BUSH
ness man OF Guilford, committed suicide
Sunday morning. He leaves widow
and three children. the oldest aged six.
The store Of Samuel \. Newy in North
Winterport was burned Wednesday night,
together with two store houses. The bulk
OF the goods in the buildings was saved.
The loss will amount to 5000 and over;
insurance = 600.
Friday night the wood and iron build
ing in Franklin street, Bangor, owned by
F. W. Hill, and occupied by the Queen
City laundry, q. w Smiths creamery
and the Salvation Army, was Quilted by
fire. Loss about g, 600; insurance $500.
Patents have been granted to Maine in
yentors as follows: $. W. Bates, Port
land, refrigerator; J. G. Googins, Fair
field, sdjusisb bile couch; +. NJ. Harrison,
Portland, market refrigerator; +. Nj.
Wherein, South Elliot, automatic gate
for railways.
Friday keeps up its record rs the big
game day in Bangor. Last Friday 100
deer, Gig hit moose and five caribou were
received, beating all previous records.
Already more deer have been received
than during the entire month OF
Oct der last year.
II has been several seasons since
stea m boat has been built at Brewer hut
the prospects now are that one will be
built there the coming winter. 1t will
be for Benjsman r. Arey and George
Arcy, OF Brewer, owners OF the "Butter-
cup. The new boat will be built to take
the place OF the "Ruttercupa which
hardly fills the demands OF the line on
which she runs.
The manager of he Frank Jones re-
ports that the business bet cen Portland
and Machias has far exceeded expects-
lions, aud freight holds ON 40 we'll hat !,
is not al all probable that the steamer will
be taken of the route before Dec. !. The
steamer commenced running from Port
land last season on April 2, but next
spring, 1t is thought, she viii 60 on the
route a. carly as March |. II Is likely that
this season the steamer "Sappho' i'll run
from Mt. Desert to Mschiasport stopping
on both trips up and back at Milhrdee
and Joue-port.
The expert ment in rural free mail de-
livery proved satisfactory. The Official
report says The general sat -iactory re-
suits suggest he feasibility OF max ing
rural delivery permanent feature OF
postal administration in the United
States; not Immediately or in all districts
nj once, but in some gradual aud gradu-
ated form regulated by the present eAper
inents. Public policy requires some ad-
vancemeut u hc made and that he postal
service should be brought more into line
with advancing prosperity aud increasing
population. Sooner or later, the United
States will have to follow the lead OF the
/ more densely populated countries and e.
tablish a delivery service all over the
settled port ions n. trs voe, territory