Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-06-27
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One Weeks Winnowings of New,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Ex-Mayor George w. Kimbsll, OF Rock
land, aged sixty eight years, died sud-
denly Friday OF heart disease.
Patents have been granted to N. B. Fay,
OF Dexter, for feed motion for istbes; to
l.. v. Record. Auburn, for dish washing
machine; to g. Taylor, Calais, for gar
ment stretcher.
Jonas A. Thompson. prominent re.
publican OF Eastport, died Saturday, aged
forty seven. Death was due to blood
poisoning. He was candidate for the
republican nomination for sheriff OF
Washington county this year.
A comparison of returns made to the
State assessors shows that the State has
grown very wealthy in the past decade.
The most remarkable case, perhaps, is hat
OF Rumford Falls. There comparatively
short time ago, nothing was in evidence
except an undeveioped water power and a
tract of forest. This land was he poorest,
from farmers standpoint, that could be
found. IL was absolutely worthless for
farming. When the movement was made
to develop the water power. then the
value OF the land began to increase. Now
on that wort HESS land is the foundation
for q village that has increased from $2s2,
OF q, $50. $50
A mixed train on the Canadian Pacific
railroad, from EdmuDdston to Aroostook
Junction, went through the Grand Falls
bridge over the st. John river last
Thursday morning. Several were seri-
ously injured, and two may die. The
train went through the second span Of
the bridge, and dropped to the river fifty
feet below. The engine with the engineer
and fireman, plunged down with the fall
OF the bridge and one by one the cars
dropped upon the locomotive, until seven
of them formed a mass Of broken wreck
age In the St. John The saloon and
smoking cars went down on top OF the
pile OF broken freight cars, but hao a
comparatively short distance to descend
and one end OF the smoker remained upon
the bridge. That many lives were not
lost Is remarkable.
Bulletin 81 of the Maine agricultural
experiment station contains an account
of experiments In fsttenipg chickens for
market and the egg record OF the breed
ing pens for 1899. The results OF the fat
tening experiments show larger total and
individual gains and cheaper flesh pro-
duction in the case OF chickens with
partial liberty. The custom commonly
practiced by English and French chicken
fatteners Of combining the birds in small
coops was found more troublesome and
less profitab BILE han maintaining them in
small hocks with restricted runs. The
age at which fattening begins Is very
| important. Chickens twenty weeks old
| gained one and one half pounds in three
weeks while chickens twenty-five weeks
old gained less than one pound in the
same length OF time. 1t required eight
pounds OF grain mixture to produce a
pound OF gain in live weight with the
| older birds and less than six pounds in
| the case OF the younger birds. The results
of breeding for egg production will prove
OF interest to all engaged In keeping hens
for profit. Bulletin 81 will be sent free to
residents OF Maine who apply to the
Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono.