Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-09
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense

One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
The Bangor schooner "Mary Jenness"
went ashore at Caro- Largo, Cuba, last
week. The vessel was owned by Henry
Lord, of Bangor.
Reports from the Maine agricultural
experiment station show that 80 inches of
snow fell during the month OF February.
The average for February for the past
thirty years is 22.1 inches.
The Bangor board of ira lie will issue
within few months an elaborate and
profusely illustrated book descriptive of
the industries, resources, attractions and
business life of Bangor and vicinity.
The old "Noromb ega' hall at Bangor,
after long and exciting life of pleasure
and politics, is soon to begin a purely
commercial life. The old hall has been
leased by the Atkinson furnishing COM
pany, and will be altered to suit its bust
ness.
The Maine Steamboat Co., operating
the line between Portland and New York,
will put new steamer on the route about
June l. The "Horatio Hall'' is now be-
ing built in the Roach yards, Chester, Pa.
She will be of 1000 tons, somewhat larger
than the "John Englis".
Charles w. Holbrook, OF Brewer, died
last Wednesday morning from pneu-
monia. Mr.. Holbrook was born in
Brewer on Aug. 81, 1893. At the age of q
he went to California, where he remained
turned to Brewer. He has served in
several positions under both the city and
town form Of government.
United States Marshal Saunders has ap-
pointed as field deputies Edgar f. Nor
ton, of Gardiner, and Bernes o. Norton,
of Belfast. The new appointees are well
qualified for the positions, Edgar E.
Norton having held the office of city
marshal of Gardiner for several years and
sheriff of Kennebec county for two terms.
Bernes o. Norton has been deputy sheriff
Of Waldo county and is city marshal of
Belfast at the present time. The men,
though of the same name, are not related.
Charles II. bennett, well-known citi-
zen of Bangor, died Tuesday of last week
after long illness, aged seventy years.
Mr.. bennett was born in Milo. His life
was nearly all spent in Bangor where he
became associated in business with Rufus
DWinel, at whose death in 1863 he retired
from active business. Mr.. bennett was
married twenty-seven Years ago to Miss
Emma {. Pullen, of Dover, who, with
two sons, Stanley P. bennett and Carl P.
men OF Bangor, survives HIM. Mr.. Den
nett WAS Mason and member of St.
Jot ms Commandery knights Tempar.
Captain Charles Baker, eX-mayor of
Belfast, and a prominent man in the bust
ness and political life of the State, died
Friday, aged sixt Xseven years. Captain
Baker was born in Gimanton, n. H., but
when he was only two years of age his
parents moved to Bangor and thence to
Unity. In 1859 Mr.. Baker went to Belfast
and became Il member of the firm of
Woods, Matthews 4 Baker. When the
war broke out he went to the front a
private, and WAS soon promoted to
captain of Co. b, twenty Maine
regiment, for gallant service. Returning
to Belfast at he close of the war, he re-
sumed mercantile life and remained
member Of the firm until 1875. For four
years he was sheriff of Waldo county, and
had also been county treasurer. In 1886
he was mayor of Belfast. In 1890 he was
the democratic nominee for Congress,
opposing the late Congressman Milliken.
For number of years he was member
of the democratic state committee.