Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14
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One Weeks Winnowings of News

Novelty and Nonsense.
The Maine Central railroad will sell
tickets one fare the round trip to the
Fifteenth Maine reunion at Brunswick,
Sept. 14-15. Tickets good Sept 10 to II.
Shore dinner at Harpswell Sept. 10 is one
OF the features Of the reunion.
During heavy thunder shower at
Sanford Wednesday afternoon, lightning
struck a motor car. killing a child and
knocking down the motorman. The
houses of Samuel Mitchell and Edward
Perkins were burned Barns owned nv
Albert Chadburne, at North Berwick,
were destroyed by fire set by the light
| ming.
David Ames, of Bangor, aged sixty-five
years, committed suicide Friday by hang
ing. Mr.. Ames was well-known citizen
of Bangor, having been at one time
cooper. He was in charge of the street
lights before the introduction of cleo
tricity. Besides his wife, be leaves
daughter, Miss Eva s. Ames, and two
sons, Fred E. and John D. Ames.
According to the annual report OF yes
sells lost at sea, compiled by Lloyds,
which has just been received, the losses
in 1897 amounted to 1045 sail and steam
vessels, lightweight Of which were aban-
doned, two broken up, thirty-six burned,
Gig hty-fo four lost in collision, and forty
eight foundered; seventy vessels were
missing and 4S1 were wrecked.
At the meeting Of the Maine State agri-
cultural society in Lewiston last Thurs
day, the full board OF officers was re-
elected as follows: President, Isaiah
Pompilly, Auburn; secretary, George II.
Clark, North Arson; treasurer, E. G.
Eveleth, Auburn; trustees, B. F. Hamil-
ton, Biddeford; Isaiah Pompilly, Auburn;
A. J. Libby, Embden; A. w. Gilman,
Foxcroft; William c. Marshall, Belfast.
At the annual State convention of the
Y. p. S. G.. E. held in Gardiner last week,
officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Rev. E. r. Purdy, Portland; first
vice president, c. E. Owen, Houlton; sec
ond vice president, II. S. Emery, North
Berwick; third vice president, c. d.
Crone, Machias; corresponding secretary,
Annie l.. Cobb, Saco; recording secretary,
l.. Mabel Freize, Bangor; treasurer, E. w.
Packard, Lewiston. In the State of
Maine there are now 514 societies, with
total active membership of 5,411 and
1868 associate members, exclusive of the
Junior societies. Number of new socie-
ties added for the year, twenty nine. The
society taking the banner for the largest
church addition is North Sedgwick
The tivemasted schooner now being
built at Camden will be the largest fore
and-aft sailing vessel in the world. She
is being built for the coal trade between
Philadelphia and New England ports.
The vessel will be 31S feet long over all,
2S2 feet keel, A feet beam, 21La feet deep.
She will have five Oregon pine masts,
each 112 feet long and 20 inches in diam
eter. The foretopmast is to be Sc feet
long and 20 inches in diameter, and the
other four topmasts are each to be Sc feet
long and IS inches in diameter. The
jibboom is to be rs feet long and 20
inches in diameter. The bowsprit has 30
feet cupboard and Is 30 inches square.
The fore, main, mizzen and spanker
booms are to be 4S feet long and IA
inches in diameter, while the jigger boom
is to be 70 feet long and II inches in
diamater. The schooner will spread
10000 yards OF canvas. She will carry
1900 tons Of coal on a draught of 90 feet
She will cost about $50, 900.