Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-05
kITvEEkY to CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and NOnseuse

One weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty aud Nonsense.
Fire destroyed the houses OF DAME! Per.
lin, F. o. Leavitt and James A. Rich, al
Bradley, Friday night. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000. This is the second de.
structive fire in Bradley within two
months, both the work OF an incendiary
On July 16 three houses and store were
burned, the loss amounting to Is, 900.
Hanson G. Bird, we'll known through.
out New England in years past as pole
manager, died in Rockland Wednesday az
the result OF fall from building at He
Wits island the Sunday previous. Mr.
Bird WIS forty-one years old. He was a
member Of the Arm of A. J. Bird & Co.
For several years he was chief engineer OF
the Rockland fire department.
Ezra Roberts, OF Belfast, aged seventy
five years, was killed Friday on the rail-
road near his home. Mr.. Roberts, who
was deaf, was walking on the track and
did not hear the train approaching. Rob-
erts came very near being run over by the
cars only few weeks ago, and he said
then that he would not walk on the rail-
road track again. He was al old soldier.
On Sept. Is, two Penobscot Indians,
"BIg Thunder, and "Peter Nicola", will
start from Old Town for Washington, D.
C., in birch bark canoe. Tue canoe in
which the trip viii he made Is completed
1t WAS built by Lewis Peaisock, about he
only Indian on the Island who can make a
first class birch canoe. Not naii is used
in the craft, wooden plugs being used
where it was necessary. The bark is held
together principally by sewing.
~ N;,,to
OF the 18th U. 8. volunteers, was drowned
in he Dumaugus river, Philippine islands,
Saturday. Lieut.. Fernald was secoud
lieutenant in Co. E, OF I he 26th infantry
when it left Boston about u year ago. In
the war with Spain he was a private in
the 7th infantry. He graduated from the
University OF Maine in 1896 He was a
son of Capt. A. E. Fernsid, OF waterproof.
He was twenty-five years Of age.
The Maine agricultural experiment
station is sending out the second Of the
bulletins on the inspection of fertilizers
for 1900. The bulletin issued in March
contained the analyses OF the samples
received from the manufacturers. The
last bulletin contains the analyses OF the
samples collected in the open market by
the inspector. This bulletin, 66, will be
sent free to all residents OF Maine no
station, Orouo.
Alexander Webb died at Bangor TIL urs-
day, after an illness OF week. Mr.. Wenb
was born in Durham, N. Y, on Feb. 8,
1914 He moved to Maine in 1874. Mr..
Webb, who was an expert tanner,
managed several plants. the last being the
Lowell tsnnery. Ia 1870 be moved to
Bangor. The deceased took an active in
terest in politics, and in 1878 represented
his district in the legislature, after
which he served two terms in the State
Senate. He was vice-president OF the
Bangor humane society.
Hon. John Coffin Talbot died at East
Machias Friday after long illness, at
the age of eighty-four. Ha never recov-
cred from the effects OF fall last April.
Mr.. Talbot has been lifelong active
democrat, and was democratic candidate
for governor in '76. He was lawyer by
profession, and was the first president
OF the Shore Line railroad, and director
of the Washington County railroad for
two years. He was graduated from Bow
doin college in 40, was one OF The trustees
of Washington academy, and has always
taken a great interest i'll the town affairs.
He leaves a wife, three daughters aud one