Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-30
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One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Patent has been granted to e. Adams,
kennebunk, for shoe form; to e. lawson,
Brewer, for rock drill.
Henry d. Pike, one of Calais wealthy
citizens, died Thursday from appendicitis
He was fifty-two years Of age.
The farm buildings OF Edwin Smith,
just outside OF Belfast, were dest royed by
fire Saturday morning. The loss Is esti-
mated at r 600 with no insurance. The
fire was due to a defective chimney. All
the furniture was saved.
The promoters OF the proposed electric
road in Eastport say they will build soon
The route is through from the W. &. II. r.
station on Washington street, to the toll
bridge four miles inland, also from Frost's
corner through Clark street to Water
street.
The building known as Erskine hail, at
the industrial school at Halloweli was
burned Thursday. The building is a
total loss. II was erected about fifteen
years ago at a cost of $4,000. 1t had &C.
commodatioDs for thirty girls. and was
occupied to its full capacity. The build
ing will be rebuilt at once.
The Robbins machine shop at Gardiner
was burned Thursday. The loss will ag-
gregate over SIS, 900 to the building and
machinery. The firm is one of the oldest
on the Kennebee river, being engaged in
ba m n IN 70 nj mr. nd ;ri,
machinery. The loss on patterns and
specifications cannot be Estimated.
Rockiand reports the probable loss OF
an unknown fishing schooner OF thirty or
forty tons in sudden squall on Penob-
| scot bay May 10 The schooner was seen
just before the squall struck. The storm
| shut her from sight, and when it lifted
she had disappeared. Last week wreck
age, apparently from fisherman, was
picked up on Ash island.
An observatory is being built at the
University of Maine, to contain the Iarg-
est telescope in the State. 1t will have an
eight-inch objective. The telescope is
now being built by Alvan Clark & Sons,
OF Cambridge, Mass, the makers OF the
object glasses for The Lic!: ana Yerkes Oh
servatories. The Maine telescope will be
provided with accessories of the best
construction.
The vault Of the South Berwick national
bank and South Berwick savings bank
was blown up by three robbers just before
l O'Clock Saturday morning, and the
offices wrecked. The burglars esca ped
without obtaining any plumber, notwiti =
standing that 100000 was on deposit. An
alarm WAS given by a woman living in an
adjoining building who heard the report
OF the explosion, and the men were
frig htened away.
The steamer "City OF Rockland", which
is being built at East Boston to go Oh the
Boston d Bangor tine, VIII be launched
in August. she is 300 .eet over all in
length, thirty eight feet beam over hull
and sixtytwo feet over guards, and will
have depth of hold OF 14b feet from the
| main deck. From he MT in to the saloon
deck will be a rise OF nine feet, and from
that to the hurricane deck VIA be eight
and one half feet more, aud thee VII. be
the same rise from the latter to the gal
lery deck. She is II sidewheel boat,
driven by beam engines of the most APP
proved type. Her passenger capacity VIII
be about 700. She is to be furnished in
much the same style as the "City Of Ban.
gor' and is to be equipped with two sep
arate electrical plants, steam steering and
windiass gear. sue will 60 ON the route
next spiins.