Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-05-03
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty aud Nonsense.

iSIS h'hihE SUI Nh uNtltlHR III bluuG-
ford Monday, setting fire to it. Loss,
y, 500.
Fire Saturday night destroyed the farm
buildings Of James Curtis, Winterport.
Loss, $1,000; insurance, = 900.
Alonzo Davies, Il prominent retired BUSH
ness man OF Wateryile, died suddenly
last Friday, Of heart failure. He was
seventy-slx years Of age.
The Caremont hotel, Rockland, owned
by James Burns was badly damaged by
fire Monday. The loss is estimated at 81
900. The building was insured for $4,000,
and the furniture for Il 800.
Fire at Machias Saturday destroyed W.
II. Foss' grocery store with its stock, the
Wilcox house, the McCool house and
Aliens stable on Main street y and several
other buildings were damaged. The loss
is estimated at 5000; partially insured.
Eluther Rousseau, aged twenty
and Charles Lagasse, aged twentysix, of
Lewiston, were drowned Thurs lay in the
Androscoggin river. Rousseau leaves a
wife and three small children. Legasse
leaves a wife.
Prof. George W. Gilmore, OF the chair
Of biblical history and Introduction, and
lecturer on comparative religions iii the
theological seminary at Bangor, has
resigned his position, that he may go to
Europe for further study.
J. b. Mullen, Of Oldtown, has been
awarded the contract to build the big
pulp and paper plant of the Great
Northern Paper Co., at Mllinocket.
Work viii begin at once. 1t involves the
expenditure of several hundred Thousand
dollars.
The grand jury at Augusta Friday re-
ported two indictments against Frank
Qairon, enc charging him with murder
ing Louis Brassau and the other with
numbering Andrew Roseby, on the night
of April H. at Winslow. Joseph Quron,
who vas charged with being an accom-
plice, WAS discharged. Quiron Will be
tried in October.
Hon. J. o. Patten. OF Bath, died at
Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday, aged thirty
eight years. MIR. Patten was formerly
tiIhiluStt ANU ONiIGl vi lLt lIdAI i tHtto
and was interested in the publishing bus
mess in New York. lie served a term in
the State legislature and was delegate to
the republican national convention in
| 1896
Hon. Parker p Burleigh, the father of
Congressman Burleigh, died Tt his resi-
dence in Houlton Saturday, at the age
| OF eighty -seven. He WAS one of the lead
| ing citizens of Aroostook county, serving
| many terms as county treasurer and
| county commissioner. He had served i'll
| both branches of the State legislature.
| He was State land agent eight years. tie
is survived by a widow and three children.
Elbridge L. Getchell, prominent citi
zen of Waterville, died Saturday. lie was
the son of Nehemiah Getchell, one Of the
pioneers of Waterville. He graduated
from WaterviLle academy, now Colby col
| lege, IN 1887. He studied law and Was
admitted to the bar in 1899. He WAS post
master at Waterville fer several terms,
cashier of the Materville national bank
for twenty years, treasurer of Colby col
lege board of trustees for thirty years.
| He was eighty-tiVe years OF age.
| East Machias lost two well-known citi-
zens last Thursday Charles L. Ackley, a
veteran of the civil war, and Gilbert w.
| Hat haWay, a retired millman. Mr.. Ack-
| ley was sixty-tWo years of age. He was a
| member of the 18th regiment infantry
| and Company +. He enlisted Feb. s, 1865,
| and served until the close of the war.
| Since his return from the war he has
made his home ut East Machas, and has
| Teen employed i'll the occupation of
plumber and carpenter. MIR. hathaway
| WAS seventy-siX Years OF age. He has fol-
| lowed the occupation Of mi!lman and
surveyor in East Machies.
Senator Frye WAS given a dinner last
| Wednesday night at the Waldorf Astoria
| hotel, New York city, as testimonial for
| his efforts i'll obtaining for New York
city the improvements allowed in the
recent river and harbor bill passed by
| Congress. The dinner was given by the
| following associations: Produce eA-
| change, maritime association of the port
of New York, the steamship interests,
cotton exchange, the chamber of COM
merce, merchants association, board of
trade, board Of marine underwriters,
national board of marine underwriters,
coffee exchange, metal exchange and
the stock exchange.
There is soon to be change in the edi-
torship and proprietorship of the Chris
tan Mirror, the Congregational paper of
Maine. Rev. DR.. j. G. Merrill, who, five
years ago, resigned the pastorate of the
| Second Parish church in Portland to be-
come editor and owner of the Mirror, is
to retire. Dr. Merrill has been elected to
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