Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-05-22
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense,

One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Patents have been granted to F. A.
Chellis, Portland, for packet- fastener; to
F. A. Lsavitt, Portland, for awning for
lawn swings.
The shovel handle factory OF Colum bus
Marshall, at Oakland, was burned Friday
night. Loss, $1,000; insurance, $500.
George FL. Brainard, who shot four men
in Portland central telephone office, has
been committed to the custody of the
superintendent of the Maine insane asy
lum at Augusta, for examination as to his
mental condition. He was taken to
Augusta Friday.
Liewellyn H. Ware, farmer living in
the outskirts of Bangor, committed sui
side Sunday by hanging himself in his
barn. He was forty-eight years of age.
He leaves wife and nine children. He
had been i'll with brain fever, and was
temporarily insane.
Capt. William H. Davis, of South
Brewer, died suddenly at sea last week on
board his vessel, the "Harod B. Cousins".
Capt. Davis was tifty-five years of age.
During the war he was in the navy and
held the important position OF secretary
to Admiral Farragut.
Henry Lambert, the guide, who occu-
pied cabin near the Allen farm at Shir-
ley, has been charged with the murder of
J. Wesley Allen, his wife and daughter,
whose remains were found in the ruins of
their home. All the evidence on which
Lam bert is held has not been divuIged by
the officers. He has been under suspicion
from the first.
Rev. E. b. Webb, d. D, one OF the hest
known Congregai lonai cergymen i'll New
England, died Monday, at Wellesley,
Mas :, aged eightyone years. DR.. Webb
was born in Newcastle, Me. He g ad-
uated from Bowdoin college in 1916, and
after eiching a year, entered Bang r
theological seminary. His first pastorate
was at Augusta, where he was stationed
ten years. He was called to Massae hu-
sets in 1860.
Fire at Newport, which started from a
spark from a locomotive, last Friday,
destroyed the Maine Central freight
shed, the grist mill of Judkins & Gill
man and the woodworking shop of
Pearson & McFadden, and then jumping
over a quarter of mile of intervening
buildings destroyed the old Methodist
church which had only an hour before
been purchased by the Knights of Pyth-
las. The total loss is about $4,000.
The idea of holding another State tour
nament by the Knights of Pythias is be-
ing talked of for next fall. The tourna-
ment recently held in Portland was de-
cided success and attended by some 1000
members of the order. 1t Is now believed
that, were such an event held in eastern
Maine, many OF the Pythians who We're
unable, owing to the time and expense, to
reach Portland, would attend. Bangor
has been named as the place for next falls
meeting.
There was peculiar accident at Rich
ardson lake last Thursday. A batteau
loaded with lumbermen's supplies, includ-
ing 100 pounds of dynamite, was being
lowed up the lake by steamer. There
were two men in the Eatteau asleep. A
spark from the steamers smokestack set
fire to the canvas covering in the batteau.
The men were awakened. One of them
hauled the batteau up to the steamer and
climbed aboard. The other dropped into
the water and held on to the stern of the
batteau. The dynamite exploded, hurting
the batteau hundred feet in the air and
scattering its cargo over the lake. The
man in the water received fatal injuries.
The ticket office of the Washington
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