Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-11-21
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One Weeks Wimnowings Of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
Mrs. Levi H. Rogers, aged sixty years,
was burned to death in fire which de-
stroyed her home at Searsport Saturday.
Aaron Coburn, OF Newport, died We'd
nesday, aged eighty years. He was one Of
the prosperous farmers OF Maine, owning
a farm of 700 acres. He leaves son,
Frank r. Coburn, of Newport, and
daughter, Mrs. f. L. Richardson, OF Old
Town.
One of the interesting families found
by census enumerators In Maine was that
OF Ernest e. Pinkham, of Fire Island.
Mr.. Pinkham is thirty-eight years of age
and his wife thirty-six. They have
fourteen children, the oldest aged twenty
and the youngest four months. All the
children are we'll and strong, and there
has never been death in the family.
P. g. G. T. Marcellus J. Dow, OF Brooks,
will visit Washington county the present
month in the interest OF the Good Tenn
plars. He is we'll known to the fraternity,
having been for ten years at one time the
leading organizer in the State. His head
quarters will be at Machias, where COM
munications will reach him. He will also
visit some towns in Hancock county as
he passes through them.
Hon. Lemuel x. Gray, OF New Portland,
| one OF the organizers in Maine of the
Greenback party, died Monday at the
breakfast table, from heart disease. The
deceased was veteran of the Civil war
| hos n%
was prominent in politics in the palmy
days Of Green backism, and In the CAM
paign OF 1879 was central figure of the
State canvass. He was sixty-four years
of age.
The "Maine Prohibition alliance" was
organized at Brunswick Thursday. The
officers are Rev. A. s. Laid, OF Lewiston,
president; d. F. Hodgkins, Gardiner, vice.
president; Arthur j. DuntoD, Bath, sec
rotary; James F. Wright, Bath, treasurer;
Almon 8. Bisbee, Brunswick, warden.
The announced object of the alliance is
to strengthen and enlarge the work Of
the prohibition party in the State and
timent in Maine.
Returns received at the office OF the
secretary Of State from all but three plan
tations out OF the $40 cities, towns and
plantations in the State, give Mckinley
electors plurality of 20, 700. The returns
also show that only S75 socialist votes
were cast at the recent election. In order
| to get the names of their candidates on
the next official ballot, it will be neces-
sary for the party to secure 1000 sigma
lures. The prohibitionists polled approx
imately 5000 votes.
And now Shipbuilder Bean, of Camden,
is talking Of building a seven masted
schooner. The six-master George W.
Wells" has been proven a success and
Mr.. Bean sees no reason why one with
an additional mast could not be con-
structed, having an added carrying power
Of !, 900 tons. Shipping circles will not
be so disposed to question the feasibility
of this undertaking as they were that of
the construction OF a six-master, but
will Mr.. Bean stop with a seven master?
At the Maine eye and ear infirmary in
Portland this week the marble bust Of
Payson Tucker, presented to the institu-
ton by Mrs. Tucker, will be unveiled.
Col. F. N. Dow, president of the board of
trustees, will preside, and pay a tribute
to the memory Of Mr.. Tucker. DR.. E. E.
Holt, executive surgeon, will give a eu-
| logy on Mr.. Tucker in connection with
his assistance in founding the infirmary.
Rev. A. H. Wright, DIR. Seth G. Gordon,
and Judge j. w. Symonds will each pay a
tribute to the memory of Mr.. Tucker,
from the standpoint OF their respective
| professions.