Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-02-22
kITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings Of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
| William G. Jack, a prominent business
man Of Gardiner, died Tuesday night.
Asa Boothby and his sister, of Jackson,
were burned to death Tuesday of last
week in fire which destroyed their farm
built ings.
James Dougherty, of Bangor, died Fri
day, aged ninety-two years. Mr.. Dough-
erty was a native of Ireland. He came to
this country many years ago and settled
in Bangor.
Among nominations sent to the Senate
by the President last Wednesday was that
OF Weston +. Miiliken to be collector OF
customs for the district of Portland and
Falmouth.
Fire destroyed the interior of the block
at the corner of Exchange and Fore
streets, Portland, Thursday morning.
Loss, over $4,000; insurance, 1880.
The fire was OF incendiary origin.
Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors as follows: II. E. Dyer,
South Portland, enveiop; c. E. LON bard +,
East Wilton, tire-extinguishing appara-
| euoy t ~ nODiuSou, DEuuSWlck, VdpOrs
izer.
A. l.. Stewart, prominent merchant of
Cherryfield, was apprehended by Game
Warden French last week for shipping
deer hides out of the State la t December.
The fines amounted to S1,1OO which Mr..
Stewart agreed to pay.
The term of office of Collector OF Gus
toms A. L. Simpson, OF Bangor, will expire
on March 4, and there is much speculation
as to which OF the two candidat es-Joab
w. Palmer, OF Bangor, and Hon. Albert
K. Day, OF Corinna-will get the place.
The chances OF these two men are gener-
ally regarded as about even.
George Fred Howard, of Bangor, died
Tuesday OF last week from the effects Of
injuries to his hip caused by a fall two
weeks before. Mr.. Howard had been in
ill health for some time and his weakened
constitution was una bic to Withstand the
shock. He had been engaged in the in
surance business in Bangor for some time
The brig III. B. Hussey', OF Richmond,
bound from Savannah for Richmond
with lumber, was abandoned 100 miles
southeast of Mountain Point last Thurs
day. The crew was taken off. The vessel
left Savannah in the latter part of Jan
uary. She encountered three gales in her
trip north, in the last of which she lost
her rudder. The vessel was owned by T.
j. Southland 4 Son, of Richmond.
Hon Samuel Wilson Collins, a promi-
nent citizen OF Caribou, died Wednesday,
IN the eighty eighth year OF his age. Mr..
Collins came to Caribou in 1874 and in
company with Washington A. Vaughan
built saw and grist mill and made the
beginning of what is now the village of
Caribou. At one time they owned the
entire central portion OF the town. He
served the town as selectman and treas
urer. In 1856 and in 1860 he was a mem.
Der OF the House of Representatives,. He
was State senator in 1870.
Wilder Murphy, of Bath, who is to
command the big Bath ship "Shenan-
doaha which is now undergoing repairs
in San Francisco, is probably the young
est man who ever commanded ship. He
is but twenty years Of age, and was born
in Bath. His father is Capt James f.
Murphy, who has been a master Of the
ships OF the SewalIs for many years.
Wilder has been at sea almost all Of his
life. He is a chip Of the old block. The
old sea captains say there is little doubt
that he is the youngest man in he world
to be given the full command of big
ship like the "Shenandoah".
Capt. William B. Morse, an aged citizen
Of Augusta, died Monday of last week.
Capt. Morse was seventytive years of age.
He was one OF The survivors OF the days
when steamboating on the Kennebec was
at its height. He began his work on the
river in the "long boats. At the BEGIN
ming OF the steam boating days he was at
first engineer. His first captaincy was
! in the '40s, when he commanded the
steamer Clinton" on the route between
Waterville and Augusta. During the
Civil war he ran a steam boat for the gov
eminent in the mail service from Norfolk.
George w. Pierce, a wealthy stone ma
son of Lewiston, was arrested Friday on
the serious charge of attempt to poison
Judge A. d. Cornish of Lewiston munich
pal court, and ex-City Marshal II. S. Tee.
The crimes with which he is now charged
arise out of his arrest for assault and bat
terry in November, 1897. Not long after
the settlement of the assault and battery
case, those connected with it began to be
grossly DETAINED in letters sent to proml-
nent citizens. Last April a bag of sugar
in which arsenic was freely mixed was
found upon the doorstep of Judge Cor
nish, as il left there by the grocer Last
| November eX-City Marshal Teel received
| by express bottle of whiskey containing
arsenic. Pierce is held for trial under
S27, 900 bail.
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