Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-03-28
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Novelty and Nonsense.
The lease OF the Fitchburg railroad to
the Boston and Maine was ratified last
Thursday.
The house OF Grin E. Libby, at Pitts
| field, was burned Sunday morning. In
sured for Fl 500; loss about $500.
Mrs. Esther M. Allen, wife OF Represent
tative Allen, of Maine, dice in Washing
| ton Saturday morning. She was born at
Water boro, seyenty-two years ago. She
has been an invalid several years.
The four-masted schooner "Jennie 8.
Butler", OF Bath, Capt. James b. Drake,
is ashore at San Luis Pass, Texas, and q
| total loss. The schooner was bound from
Baltimore to Galveston, with coal. She
was Of 1856 net tonnage, and was built at
Bath, by the New England company, in
| 1891.
Hosea B. Maynard, OF Bangor, known
throughout Maine a. a builder OF bat
eaux, died Saturday. The deceased was
born in Albion in 1882. When still a
small boy he moved with his parents to
Fairfield, and learned the bateau build
ers' trade there. He has lived in Bangor
since 1865.
The brick block In Calais owned by Pr
rington Lowell and Mrs. McAlIister was
damaged by fire Saturday morning, re-
solting in total loss of about %, 900. The
origin OF the blaze Is unknown. The loss
on the building is $3.50; r. E. Clark,
photographer, loses II 500; f. l.. Wood,
dentist, $500, and Saunders Il Co., crockery
dealers, IS, 500. Insurance on all losses.
Madison will have boom In the build
Ing line the coming season. 1t is said the
Great Northern Paper Co. will put up at
least sixty new houses. The company
will begin the erection Of a mill at FISH
ing Falls. A town hall and armory will
be erected on Main street. The Metho-
dist Episcopal society will build a church
on the site CT the one burned few weeks
ago.
At Troy last Wednesday some small
boys playing at '.kilIing calves, as one
of them had seen his father, butcher,
do, put altogether too much realism into
the game. Tue smallest Of the boys
| mpersonate the calf. He was knocked in
the head with q hammer, aud then
sharp knife was drawn across his throat,
nearly severing the jugular vein. At this
point one OF the boys interfered and
summoned assistance. Young Getchell
will live. The boys implicated range from
six to sixteen years OF age. The boy who
| @ RI nf hnf Ioi nad
that he meant to use the back Of the
| knife.
A. N. Ryerson, a New York business
man, a native OF Maine, has visited Good
Will farm twice, and has become deeply
| interested In the work. He now pledges
school building for the girls, which he
will have built in 1901, the plans being
now in the course OF preparation. 1t will
stand near the sig hit of the old farmhouse.
The new building will be fully equipped
and will be beautiful memorial for Mr..
Ryerson's daughter, NJ ISIS Emily Ryerson
"a life member OF the Good VIII home
association, who died a few mont his ago.
In addition to the usual school rooms,
there will be cutting room, sewing
v,
typewritiDg, etc.
DIR. A. G. Young, OF the State board OF
health, quoting from the report on vital
statistics for 1898 which is not yet pub
lished, says most favorable showing Is
made as to the prevalence OF consumption
in the State. For the first time pulmo-
nary tuberculosis is reduced to the third
place among the ten most prominent
causes OF death, the first place being oc-
cupied as before by that group Of causes
OF mortality designated "brain diseased.
From 1892 to 1898 the number of deaths
from consumption has uninterruptediy
fallen. The number Tor each year has been,
respectively, 1852, 1893, 1862, 1875, 1l72, 1928,
1921. Tnus in that short space OF time
the mortality from this disease has been
lowered ne-fourth; the death rate per 10,-
600 population has fallen from 204 to
15.4. The lowered mortality means the
saving OF 331 lives yearly, not to say any
thing of the diminution in the States
burden OF sorrow, orphanage and poverty.
He thinks the mortality can be reduced
TO 500 annually.