Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-17
KIrrERY 70 CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Owen B. Chadbourne, OF Ssco, who for
forty three years was one of the best
known carriage builders in the New
England states, died Thursday. A life
long republican, he had held many
positions OF trust, and for several years
was collector of the port OF Saco. lie
retired from business ten years ago.
Patents have been granted to A. G.
Fitz, Auburn, tor last; to e. o. Pease,
Bangor, for shade holder for electric
lights; to o. P. Peterson, Portland, for
luggage carrier for bicycles; to q. F.
Scammon, Portland, for attachment for
toothpick machines; to e. P. SwantoU,
Owen, for sitter,
Levi D. Curtis, the famous one-armed
wood sawyer OF Dixmont, is dead at the
age of eighty-two years. His last job
was to prepare seven cords of hard wood
for the stove, and he had sawed the
big pile and split more than half of it
when, few days ago, stroke OF paraiy-
sis put an end to his labors. He died
almost instantly.
George M. Patten, prominent BUSH
ness man OF Bath, died Wednesday, very
suddenly, aged sixty years. Heart disease
was the cause of death. Mr.. Patten was
a partner and one of the organizers of
the Patten Car Works, member of the
George S. Patten Sons Ship Building Co.,
and for a number of years was extensive
ly interested in large machine shop
here.
The body of Mathison Pare, woods
man, was found beside wood road near
Asquith last Thursday under circum-
stances which indicate murder from am
bush, with robbery as the motive. Pare
had been paid for his winters work in the
woods on Moosehead lake, and was on his
way out. Pare was twenty-one years of
age. His parents live in Canada. He was
unmarried.
One man was fatally injured ana con-
siderable property was destroyed by
boiler explosion at Lewis M. Mann q
Sons woodworking factory at West
Paris, Thursday. The dead man is Her
bert Emmons, engineer, aged forty years.
The entire working force of twenty men
were in the factory at the time, and it is
considered remarkable that all except the
engineer escaped injury.
Daniel Kiton, aged seventeen, and
Harold Smith, aged sixteen, were drowned
Thursday afternoon about two miles
below Jones boro. The two boys and
Harold Whitney were out in sail boat
which was overturned by sudden squall.
Whitney was the only one Of the! three
who could swim, and after making in
effectual attempts to rescue his comrades
he succeeded with difficulty in reaching
the shore.
Two new choruses have been organized
in Eastern Maine to become part of the
great chorus that will give its fifth annual
festival in Bangor next fall. One is at
Calais, the other at Machias. Both are
the result OF w. R. ChapmaD's efforts in
behalf of music in Maine. 1t is possible
that two more may be formed-one at
Cherryfield and one at Bar Harbor. A
fine musical organization already exists
in Bar Harbor, but it is not yet a member
of the Eastern Maine festival association.
Burglars entered the Maine Central
office at Lisb bon Falls Thurs day night and
blew open the safe with nitroglycerine,
SCATTERING one one end of the building
and wrecking the office. They secured
about $50 in money and some papers.
A considera BILE sum of money in box in
the office was overlooked. The American
express company's office in the same
building also was entered, but little of
value was secured. 1t is believed the
burglars used mnch heavier charge of
nitrogycerin in blowing up the safe than
was intended, and that they were fright
ened away by the heavy explosion
before they had time to make a careful
search. The loss to the railroad company
caused by the explosion probably will
reach 5000.
Waterville came very near suffering
confiagration similar to that OF Lisbon
Falls Sunday morning. 1t was undoubt-
eddy the work of incendaries. The dam
age to buildings, which were owned by
o. F. Mayo Mrs. Martha Smell, and to
stock of the laundry, book bindery and
harness shop which occupied them, will
be about 50 500, and is covered by insur-
ance. The firemen, when they entered
the laundry, found box OF excelsior
with two burning candles in the dry
room, and burning kerosene in the main
room. This trap had evidently been
started, after which the tire-bugs went
to the book bindery, which occupied the
upper floor of the adjoining building,
and started blaze in the paper and
stock stored there.
Franklin
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