Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Capt Albert p. Gerry died at his
home in Brewer. at A. NJ, Monday,
aged SO years. He followed the sea for
many years and for the past 20 years
conducted a shipping Office at Bangor.
The first six-masted schooner ever
built may not be constructed In Cam
den, after all, as it is said that we'll
known Bath shipbuilding firm will
build one that will be even larger than
the one which is to be built at Camden.
The engagement is announced Of Miss
Ina Louise Potter and Mr.. Edward NJ.
Bianding. Miss Potter is the youngest
daughter of Capt. David w. Potter and
Mr.. Blanding is editor OF the INDUSTRIAL
Journal and secretary OF the bangor
Board of Trade. being widely known III
newspaper and business circles. Many
congratulations are being offered.-Ban-
gor News.
Frank York. member Of the crew OF
the steam lobster smack +. ii. Willard
OF Portland, vas badly hurt while sword
fishing. He was out in dory and was
doing his best to capture big fsh, but
II showed fight went under. ana on CON- com,
through the boat, and encounterins
York's right leg, ripped it from the foot
TO the knee, in some places nearly 10 the
bone.
Following the recent important lime
rock deal in the transfer OF the Black
ington Farm quarry to William T. Cobb.
comes the sale of another valuable
quarry plant of three quarries at Rock
land, owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred 7. u
mer to Mr.. Cobb. The terms are private.
but the property is valuable one. Op-
erations in the Ulmer quarries have prac-
tically been at standstill for some years
past, but under the management Oh tne
new owners the process OF development
will be actively renewed.
The Sewall firm of Bath, is now well
along on the big steel ship at its yard,
and work will commence this month on
the 22OO- ton steel bark which this firm
is to construct. 1t is said that the
Sewalls purchased the materials for
these vessels before the price of steel
advanced, and that saving of nearly
If not quite $4,000 was thus affected.
The firm intends building another ship
after this one is completed.
The new schooner just completed by
Sawyer Bros, Milbridge, is named
Henry Maxwell. She will probably hail
from Milbridge and her commander
will be Captain Crabtree Of Hancock
Point The vessels dimensions are:
Length 152.41; breadth, 1858; depth 12.7
feet. They have another schooner well
under way which will be the largest
vessel ever built in that district. She
will be somewhere in the neighborhood
of 1900 tons.
Hon. Charles f. Gibbs died at his home
in BridgGon. TUESDAY evening, after an
illness of several years. He was a de-
scendant of the pioneers of Harrison. He
commenced business with his father man
ufacturing blankets. He engaged in
steamboating on Sebago lake and built
a hotel on the summit of Mount Pleasant.
He sold his business interests, in 1892. to
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loyal Republican and served two terms
in both the Maine House and Senate. He
was postmaster of Bridgton from 1871 to
ISS5. Mr.. Gibbs IS survived by two chill
dren. Rudolf r.. clerk at Washington.
ana Mrs. J. Wiiiiam Dickins. now living
al ingalls, Grove. Bridgton; two brothers
and one sister, viz, John S. of Baltimore,
Md. Edward a. of Bridgton. and Mrs.
William +. Perry. also of Bridgton.