Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-15
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Robert futile, the oldest retired mer-
chant in Skowhegan, died Friday, aged
eighty-two years. He was born IN
Turner.
Capt. W. +. Goldthwaite, OF Biddetord
Pool, long in command OF yachts owned
by J. Il. smith, OF Andover, Mass, died
last week. aged sixty-ive years. He was
the first to insugurate the system OF free
distribution of reading matter among
the dwellers on the outer islands on the
Maine coast.
Assessors in some Maine towns and
cities report that the personal valuation
seems to be slipping away from them.
Horses, for one thing, are depreeiating
in value right along. Bicycles are grow
ing more numerous every year but they
are also growing cheaper. Wheels have
to be taxed on the basis OF their value,
and there are a great many old wheels
that are constantly depreciating. 1t is
true also that traders are running
lighter stocks OF goods than ever before.
At a temperance mass meeting at Old
Orchard Sunday, Rev. Samuel F. Pearson,
OF Portland, declared that he had lost hope
in the efficiency OF the Maine prohib-
tory law as at present observed, and that
unless some radical change takes place In
the attitude OF the people and officers,
this State will, within the next decade,
follow the example OF Iowa, aud t he dis
tilIeries will be reopened. He said that
in Portland alone there are three hun
bred liquor saloons without any attempt
to disguise them.
Patents have been granted to Maine
inventors as follows: K. T. Burrows,
Portland, shade attachment; Il. F. Ford,
Newcastle, sink; c. T. Seaman. Deer
ing, apparatus Tor handling an! pact ing
toot hpicks; |. J Shumsn. B4tt. BOOSTING
apparatus; A. II. Twombfy, Yarmouth,
apparatus Tor recovering soda. l.. o.
French, North Norway, tarrei-c}cauer;
+. F. Gould, Mschias vest s.nctt- holder;
+. l.. Li,tleiield, Portland. receptacle tar
yiseau- Substances; p. Niueeaf, Portland.
shade and curtain holdingde,Ice.
\ petition tas been received ~ ia. raj
road commissioners Tor the approval Of
articles Il a--uc4st3ou Tor u railroad
- he known = tie Arccs1opk Northern
railroad, Tor the purpose q -usttne
and operating r uerre" esuE, rstlruRa
ffnm poia, on the Bangor X Areo~took
railroad ia Caribou through Fort Far
field, to Limestone, a distance - about
fifteen miles. The capital stock j. S9n,-
90 ia 500 shares The directors named
are Hon. ~ Bdr.eFsh Preston Par
ker +, tver,tt i. aud Harry K. Barl,igh.
4 ucH creed hs- teen discovered in
Pcaoh-cot tuRn which j. II pretty good
creed after AL Arabian pedlers have
been numerous there. and they ar, ex-
ports III the art OF making themselves
agreeable. Two OF them stopped al
night with substantial farmer. who = a
pillar OF strength in the church The
Arabian, to make all pleasant, said to the
farmer: You Christian, INC Christian
100" well said the farmer, there
various denominations OF Christians,
Roman Catholics, Msthodist- and Bsp-
lists, what are you.n 80, me Yankee
Doodle, just like you" responded the son
OF the desert.
Secretary Mckeen, OF the State board OF
agriculture, has a COW on his farm at
Fryeburg, which has been giving pink
milk. It is something distinct from any
effect OF hemcrrhage, and IL In no
respect what is known as bloody"
milk. Mr.. Mckeen attributes the
discoioration to some bacilli due
to disorder in the COW, the nature
OF which he has not determined.
Such cases have before been noted, but
they are rare. He is not using the milk,
and is making an effort to find out v bat
is he matter with the animal PINK
milk II II could be certified to be all right,
would be rare luxury. and II once they
had ii. ba bies would no doubt insist on
having no other. At pink teas it woud
also be choice addition to the present
beverages.
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