Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-10-24
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One Weeks Winnowings Of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One weeks WinnOWtnGs OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
W. L. Pond, OF Torrington, Conn.,, was
shot and instantly killed by his compan-
ion, W. M. Lattimer, also OF Torrington,
who mistook him for a deer. They were
hunting In the Bangor and Aroostook
region. Pond was forty years OF age. He
leaves wife and four children.
Levi B. Getchell, one OF Machias' aged
and most respected citizens, dropped dead
Thursday afternoon of heart trouble.
Mr.. Getcheli was eighty one years old,
but WAS apparently as well as for some
time past, and at the time OF his death
was at work IN his carpenter shop.
The boarding house at Chalk pond near
Beddington was burned last week. The
house was owned by Charles Mitchell, OF
Bangor. and WAS leased this year to
Mr.. Sprague, who had fitted 1t up as a
sporting resort. The Are Is reported to
have been caused by lamp exploding in
the dining Insurance, $500.
"Big Thunder" and Peter Nicola, the
Indians who started two weeks ago on
a canoe trip to Washington, D. c., re-
turned to Old Town Saturday, having
decided to abandon their novel voyage.
They started in excellent weather, but
were scarcely day out before the rainy
spell set in, and this, togeth her with sew
eral severe storms, made them glad to
caused them to abandon the trip.
Harry Hiliicker, of Lowell, Mass, was
shot and probably fatally wounded In
the woods near Patten Monday. He
was bunting with friend, Joseph HUI
bert, OF Augusta. They were going
through thick growth, Hillicker In the
lead, when Hu bert's rife was discharged,
1t is presumed by the hammer catching
on bush. The bullet entered Hellicker's
back at the right Of his spine, and passed
entirely through his body. The wound
will probably prove fatal.
Ex-Sheriff Charles F. Choate, OF Lin
coin county, died suddenly last week.
Mr.. Choate and his wife we're driving
home from a church supper at North
Whitefied, when his horse took fright
and started to run. Mr.. Choate sprang
from the carriage and was just about to
seize the horse by the Bride when he
fell. The horse, restrained, ran some
distance, but finally came to stop
without doing damage. Mrs. Choate
in the road. Death was due to heart
disease.
At a meeting OF the Maine School
masters club, at Waterville, April IL, it
was suggested that a Maine association
OF colleges and preparatory schools would
materially further the educational in,
terests of the State. In order, there
fore, to carry the suggestion into effect,
representatives Of the four'colleges OF the
State have been appointed Il committee
to issue call for meeting, and to pre-
pare programme and q plan OF organ
ization. This meeting has been called to
meet ut Augusta on Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 26 and n, to organize Maine asso-
citation of colleges and preparatory
schools. All teachers in colleges in
Maine, and principals OF high schools
and academies which prepare for col
lege, are invited.
Col. George w. Kicker, OF Rockland,
died Wednesday. Cot. Kicker has beer
one OF Rockland's prominent citizens for
years. He WAS born in Bath in 1920.
When a young man he went to Augusta,
where he was in the hotel business a
number OF years. Later he moved to
Portland, where he became superintend-
ent OF Portland horse railroad. He
moved to Rockland in 1871, and has since
resided there. He obtained the title pre-
fixed to his name by an appointment OF
Governor Washburn IN 1861, at which
time he purchased for the United States
government large numbers OF horses,
which he transported to Washington, ID.
e., for use during the Civil war. he WAS
exceptionally well versed in the value OF
horses and was a judge OF the equine
family at the centennial at Philadelphia
In 1876. He also at one time had charge
of the horse department at the State
fairs held in Lewisto on and Bangor.