Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-16
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One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty aud Nonsense.
Bath has received the contract for one
OF the new battleships TO cost 80 511 900.
George A. Boardman, OF Calais, presi-
dent OF the Frontier Steamboat Co., and
formerly one of the chief lum Der makers OF
eastern Maine, died Friday aged eighty
four. He retired from business some
years ago.
Misses Marietta Simmons and Nettie
and Fannie Murphy, OF Friendship,
kissed girl friend who was dying OF
diphtheria. The nature OF the disease
was not known at the time. All three
girls are now critically i'll with the
disease.
At the Great Northern Paper Co.'s
plant at Millinocket last week, j. Camp
bell, paper maker, met horrible death.
His head WAS caught between the paper
rolls, and his body was drawn in the
machinery. He was crushed beyond
recognition.
The Eaton brick block in Calais was
burned Sunday. The second story was
occupied by the st. Croix club, which
loses $4,000. The club carries an insur-
ance of " 200. Fl. f. Eaton & Sons suffer
a loss OF ~ 600 ON the building and az 900
on the burning Of Office furniture and
number of pianos which were stored in
a room on the third floor. The owner
had an insurance Of $4,000. II. c.
GilIis, steward OF the st. Croix club, loses
$500; no insurance.
The will of the late James w. Bradb bury
has been filed for probate. The estate is
estimated at s15O,o00 or more. All the
real estate was disposed of by deed before
his death. Requests OF public nature
are: Maine Historical society, $1,000;
Maine Bible society, 81 900; Bangor Theo-
logical seminary, ~, 600; Augusta Congre-
gationai church, Il 600; Bowdoin college
in trust, 5000, the income of 50 600 to
provide elocution instructions, and
balance for prizes in oral debates.
Portland is already feeling the opening
OF the great business boom promised by
the Grand Trunk railroad, and tie rest OF
the State may well rejoice at her good
fortune. Portland is promised shower
of blessings. First of all, there is to
be new Grand Trunk station there.
Next, there will be more wharves. Third,
there will be another great elevator, with
a capacity OF 1,70o,00o bushels OF grain.
Fourth, the Grand Trunk is to be double
tracked between Portland and Montreal.
Fifth, and last, and best, Portland Is to
be made a summer as we'll as a winter
port OF the Grand Trunk.
Another cold blooded murder has been
added to Names long list. At Gorham
last Saturday evening, two men forced an
entrance to the house OF Clifford Moshier,
a farmer, aged twenty-five years. The
only other person in the house was his
mother, aged seveuty-two. One of the
men WIS negro. They attacked the
young farmer who was tiuaiy overcome
after desperate struggle. Mrs. Moshier
wss slso injured, but made her escape and
hid in her room until the men, after ram
king the house and taking such money
and valuapies they could Fl I'D, left.
Then she summoned assistance. Mo+hier
was dead, his skull having been crushed
by blows OF club. About noon Sunday
William Hands, a negro, twenty-five years
old, was arrested at Scarboro. In his pos
session were found blood-stained razor
marked with Moshier's name, $40 in
money also stained with blood and d
watch. His hands and clothing were
soiled and bloody.