Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-14
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One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
The Methodist church at Madison was
burned Sunday. Loss, 5000; insur-
ance, 81 500.
The lumber mill OF Herman l.. Horne at
Norway was damaged several thousand
dollars by fire last Thursday.
A meeting Of the Maine bankers will be
held in Portland March II, to organize
the Maine Bankers association.
Capt. Daniel Watts, a prosperous re-
tired sea captain and vessel builder of
Thomsston, died at his winter home in
Boston last Wednesday, aged eighty
seven years.
Rev. David Boyd, OF East Newport,
well-known Free Baptist clergyman, died
Tuesday OF last week, from a shock. He
was seventy-four years OF age. He was a
prominent Mason.
A frame building at Foxcroft, occupied
by the Spearing laundry and Foxcroft
bakery, was burned Wednesday. The
building was owned by Mrs. Sarah
Vaughn. Loss, a. 900 Insurance on laun-
dry, $500; building, q, 900.
Patents have been granted to A. Elk,
Portland, for machine for pointing
pickets; to E. Greenwood, Phillips, for
check valve; to 8. knight and J. l.. Max
well, Bridgton, for milk pail holder; to
A. A. Libby, Portland, for window pulley.
William F. Cummings, one OF the best
known msrksmen OF Maine, died at Saco
last Wednesday, aged fifty-one years. He
was formerly a member of the Biddeford
light in iantry, and participated in many
State shoots, winning a great number OF
trophies.
A building owned by DIR. J. N. Nor
cross, OF Old Town, and occupied by
Alexander Frazier, druggist, and Star
Printing Co., was burned Friday. Loss on
drug store stock, SIC. 900, insurance, "a, 800;
loss on printing Office, 81 600, covered by
insurance. Loss on building, $1,000; no
insurance.
The Maine Baptist missionary society
was remembered by the late Daniel s.
Ford, publisher OF the Youths Compan-
ion. BY the provisions OF his will 1t is
expected that at least a million and a half
dollars will come to the four state mis-
sionary societies in Maine, Msssac h usetts,
sharing alike.
Charles Jenkins, the Auburn horseman,
will ship in few days a carload OF high
blooded brood mares to Pendleton, Ore
gon. The horses go to G. II. Wade, a lead
ing business man of that section, who
wishes to introduce Maine horses to Ore
gon. 1t is probable that the first ship
ment OF Maine horses to Oregon will
lead to other shipments.
Fire in the basement OF Tebbets' Jewelry
store, Bangor, Wednesday, did much dam
age. The blaze was confined to the base
ment. but the smoke penetrated the whole
building and caused much damage. 1t
entered Frawley's pharmacy and the Ban
gor exchange, so that the occupants were
obliged to vacate. The cellars OF c. s.
Woolworth Geo. aud q. w. Stevens were
flooded with water. All losses were cover
ed by insurance.
The investigation into the cause of the
wreck OF the "Californian" on Ram island
ledge, was held last Wednesday, The
court Of inquiry gave the opinion that the
californian, while stopped to discharge
the pilot, aud afterward, while proceed
ing on her course to pass between Ram
island ledge and Witch Rock buoy, was
set to the mort b, or mort hwestward of her
course by the combined action OF the
tirst flood tide and the wind and sea, but
principally by the former.
The Ideal Father.