Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-12-26
kIrrExv 20 CAR.Buu.
one Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.


Department Commander Sn,pe has &C.
iecten FEB. ~ 70 rs the dates for holding
the State encampment of the G. A. r.
at Auburn. Commander. in Chief Leo
Rassieur, OF st. Louis, is expected to
attend.
Albion lngraham, seventy-six years OF
age, OF Rockland, WAS killed by an cleo
trio car Friday. Mr.. Ingraham was deal
and partly blind, and be did not see or
hear the car. He was postmaster at Glen
Cove, having held the office since its es.
Enlistment in 1892.
Benjamin F. Hubbard died In Bangor,
Wednesday. He had lived in Bangor
! twenty five years. He was born in Glen
burn, where most Of his life was passed.
lie was veteran OF the civil war, serving
for three years with the 18th Maine regi-
inent. He was prominent Odd Fellow.
The four-masted schooner Joseph P
Thomas, the largest vessel built in Thorn
aston in many years, was launched from
Washburn Bros ship yard Thursday.
The schooner cost more than $S0, 1000, and
Is finely constructed vessel in every
respect. Her length is go feet, breadth
AZ feet, hold 20 A feet in depth. Her net
tonnsge is I, 3S2 So.
State Veterinarian DR.. Geo. H. Bailey, at
Island Falls last week, inspected the
stock owned by George E. Cutler at
Barker Ridge farm. After carefully exam
ming the herd, he decided that eleven
out OF the herd OF fourteen we're afflicted
with tuberculosis, and ordered them
killed. The stock was some that had
been bred from Massachusetts stock and
was quite valuable.
The petition for the pardon OF Stain
and Cromwell, who are serving life
sentence for the Dexter bank murder, has
been heard. The case is closed. The evil
dence is in and the arguments COM
pleted after four long and weary sessions
and 1t is now for the governor and coun-
Gil to decide whet her David l.. Stain and
Oliver Cromwell shall finish out their
days in State prison, or he allowed to
walk among their fellows as free men
The decision is expected at the next
meeting, Dec. 81.
One hundred and forty five live turkeys
and 2,774 pounds of dressed turkeys, to-
gether with 500 dozen eggs, all alleged
to have been smuggled across the Dor
der. were seized at Brownviiie last Wed
nesday by Deputy Collector jerks
the stuff was taken to Bangor, where
oh depositing a sum equal to the
value OF he birds, E. l.. Eilin wood, he
WAS in charge Of them, was permitted to
take them pending instructions from
bought the turkeys in the United States
in the vicinity OF Houton.
Rev. Nathaniel Butler, d. D., president
of Colby college, last week rendered his
resignation. DR.. Butler has accepted the
postio OF director OF the cooperative
work between the University of Chicago
and the secondary school, and of pro-
censorship in the department of educa-
ton. This is very tiattering offer, and
is an honor not only to the man but to
Maine. Dr. Butler succeeded DR.. Whit.
man as president OF Colby in the fail OF
'95, beginning active duty in December
Of the same year. His administration
has been most successful. The three
most pressing needs OF Colby rs outlined
in '9S were chemical Isbratory, g
woman's dormitory and an enlargement
OF the general fund. President Butler
when lie sewers his connection with the
college in June, will have seen these
needs practically supplied.
The postoffice at Millinocket which
will be advanced to the presidential class
on Jan. l, outstrips all other possibilities
in the Pine Tree state in rapid growth
and contests honors with Cripple Creek
and other western towns of mushroom
growth. In June, 1899, a modest petition
reached the postoffiice department pray
ing for new office on the line OF the
Aroostook railroad, seven miles from Nor
cross and ten miles from Grindstone. The
petitioners represented that tue Grea,
Northern paper company WIS to be
located there, and 500 citizens would be
accommodated by the office. Represents
tive Boutelle endorsed the project, and Oh
August 26, 1899, Millinocket was estab-
iished rs fourth class postoffice, with
Charles II. Eastman as postmaster. Or
January l, 1901, Mr.. Eastman will begin
to receive salary OF 81 300 instead OF 6
percentage OF the cancellations. little
over year ago the postmaster was
appointed by the fourt h assistant post
master general; now he is to bs
appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate.