Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-05-01
krrrEny 70 CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.


Novelty and Nonsense.
Mayor 2. E. Boothby, OF Portland, has
received letter from Secretary OF tine
Navy Long, stating that the North
Atlantic squadron probably will be in
Maine waters during Old Home week,
August 10 to II.
A. II. Leonard, OF Presque Isle, left his
home five years ago to go into the woods
to join hunting party. He was never
afterward heard from. His wife thought
he had run away, and applied for divorce.
Last Thursday his skeleton was found.
Rev. John M. Leighton, pastor OF the
Unitarian church in Belfast, died sudden
ly Tuesday of last week, of acute indiges-
tion. Mr., leighton was forty-six years
OF age and native of Biddeford. He
had held the Belfast pastorate eight years.
William M. Flynn, OF Whitneyville,
aged seventy-two years, committed sui
eide Monday morning by cutting his
throat. He was member OF the First
Maine heavy artillery and had been in
jured in the Civil war. His mind had
been feeble for long time. He had been
pension claim agent.
A $4,000 900 corporation has filed a
certificate with the secretary of State,
the certificate being approved April 20.
The name OF the corporation is the Bing-
ham Consolidated Mining and Smelling
company and its business is the mining
and quaMying of ores and metals. OF
the $4,000, 900 capital, nothing has been
paid in. The company was organized at
Portland and the officers are: President,
Donald M. Becher OF Brookline, Mass;
treasurer, Lsrkin T. Trul, of Lowell.
At 215 O'Clock Saturday morning
Patrolman Pierce, OF Bangor, discovered
burglar in the store of L. f. Cassidy &
Son. The intruder escaped through the
rear of the building and fired five shots at
the officer as the latter was trying to in
tercept him. The patrolman replied with
three shots. Neither of them was wound
ed. The safe had been drilled and the
combination broken off. In a few min
utes an attempt would have been made to
blow it. The cash -egister had been tam
pered with but no money had been taken
Last friday, q nre Wnlcn started IN Cne
Bennett steam laundry at Camden from
some unknown cause, burned three
buildings and partially destroyed an
other, causing loss of about 5000. Two
of the burned buildings were small
wooden structures, blacksmith shop
and storehouse. The heaviest loser was
the owner of the laundry where the fire
started. w. e. Curriers' grocery store
was only partially burned, and con-
siderable portion of his stock was de-
stroyed by fire. There was only a small
amount OF insurance on the destroyed
property.
1t is reported that an offer OF S185
share has been made by the American
gaslight company of Philadelphia for
the stock OF the Bangor gaslight company
and is likely to be accepted. The Bangor
gaslight company has been established
about fifty years. 1t has a capital stock
OF $3.50 600 divided into 800 shares OF
par value of 500. Ten years ago the
stock was worth about $50, since when, on
the strength of important improvements
| in the plant and a large increase in BUSH
ness, the price has advanced steadily,
until, at the beginning Of the negotia-
tions for the purchase OF the entire stock
| by outsiders, shares have been sold at par
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