Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-12-28
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense


Mrs. Eben Brsckley, OF Bath, last week
fell down stairs with lighted lamp in
her hand. She was fatally burned.
The figures OF State Liquor Commits
| sioner Wakefield show his total sales OF
liquor for the year ending Decem Der to
| have been $50, 49S 40, the smallest for
many years. The towns are charged 10
per cent. OF this amount by the State, or
50 9d9, as commission. The largest sales
! were in February, S4,3S1.
Henry Martyr Psyson, well-known
citizen OF Portland, died Wednesday
after an illness which has kept him a
close prisoner within his home for nearly
| fifteen years. MIR. Payson was son OF
the celebrated Rev. DR.. Edward Payson.
He had always been interested in fnan-
ciai enterprises, having formed the bank
ing firm of H. NJ. Payson 4 Co.
Lewiston man says he is his own
grandfather. A few years soo he married
a widow who had pretty daug hter. His
father came to visit him and fell Ia love
with his wife's daughter and married her
| Thus his father became his son-inls law.
A son was born to his SON n-lsw, who OF
course was his fathers son, and conse-
quently his brother. His wife was the
grandmother OF this youngster, and of
course he was its grandfather, and il he
was grandfat her OF his brother-vss he
not the grandfather of himself, and the
husband of his grandmother?
The BCrleighs OF Aroostook county
have announced that they shall apply for
a charter for railroad from the terminus
OF the Sherman Il Pstten railroad at
Pdtten, by the most direct and feasible
route to some point on the St. John river
in the county OF Aroostoek. The Bur-
leighs own and operate the Patten branch
hat connects at Sherman with the Ban
gor Il Aroostook. There is no section
in the State wherein road will open up
so much valuable timber land as this road
that has been projected northwest from
Patten. Not only will the trunk line
reach the heart OF some of t he best stump
age, but it is planned to build logging
railroads as branches OF the main line.
The papers are printing q story OF a
Wa hington county man, who was one
OF the most methodical men who ever
lived. He WAS a native OF Harrington.
He was always so very particular about
his dress that he would not allow him
self TO appear in the company OF stren-
gers without first making complete
change Of clothing and attending TO all
the details OF his toilet. Once his house
caught fire, and his wife, after working
several minutes trying to extiuguIsh the
flames, went into one of The front rooms,
where she found her hus band before the
looking glass shaving and putting on
clean paper collar. hat on airth are
you dom? Don't you know he house is
on fire, and viii burn down. ION, yes"
he replied, Il know Il, and soon all he
people IN town will he hsre; and ho
knows but therein be few strangers i'll
the crowd.
Some interesting statistics are CLEANED
from the annual reports otthe railroads
of Maine sor the year ending June So,
lS9S. About twenty-six miles OF road
were hunt curing the year, making the
total mileage Of steam railroads in Maine
1915. The gross trans portatiou earn
ing5 81 all the roads doing business in
the State were IS, Isl DISCS against the
corresponding year Of 1897 OF ss,297 81 -,
loss in earnings OF 6,952 81. The
total number of passengers carried in
Maine for the year WAS 1896 065 against
4.S21 $50 in 1897, gain OF a ,i96 passen-
gers. The number OF tons OF freight
carried WAS 5.6i6 $40 against 5.445 524 in
1857. gain of 20o,s52 tons. The net
income from. operation, WAS IS, SIS ,413.S1,
being e26l, 457.lo greater than III 1897, and
800, 1927 more than the net income OF
1897. The operating expenses increased
1896, so 81 in 1895. The results show
decided improvement IN the business of
the railroads doing business III Maine,
during the past year, The income came
from increased earnings, while in 1897
it was the result OF a reduction of ex-
penses greater by sl6l 81 than The loss
in income.