Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-13

One Weeks Winnowings OF News,
Novelty and Nausense


Novelty and Nonsense.
Capt. John B. Harris, a wsll-kDown re-
tired sea captain OF Belfast, died Sunday,
aged seventytwo years.
Ex- Mayor Charles j Burr, a prominent
real estate and insurance man of Brewer,
died Saturday, aged seventy years.
August Deitern, a veteran from the
Togus home, committed suicide by shoot
ing at Roxbury, Mass, Thursday night.
Eidridge Somes. farmer at Edgecom b,
aged sixty years, committed suicide last
week by taking large quantity ofaconite.
Patents have been granted to j. Bird,
Rockland, for barrel hopping and heading
machine; to J. B. White, Portland, for
escape.
Jason r Ryder, postmaster at Islesboro,
died Monday, aged forty four years. Mr..
Ryder for many years had been prominent
in town affairs.
Cassius Clay Powers, prominent Bos-
ton lawyer, died at his home in Brookline,
Mass, Sunday. He was brother OF ex-
Governor Llewellyn Powers, OF Maine,
and was born in Pittsfield.
Albert d. Shaw, of WATERFOWL, N. Y,
formerly commander in chief OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, was found
dead Sunday morning in his room at
Washington, d. c. A physician pronoun-
ced death due to apopiexy.
The W. G. T. U. OF Bangor has passed
resolutions commencing the work Of
Mrs. Carrie Nation who is smashing up
saloons in Topeka, Kaneas, with her
hatchet, and has invited her to come to
Bangor to continue her crusade.
An invention OF great Importance to the
sardine industry has lately been perfecte ed
by Capt. w. E. Leighton, OF West Penn
broke, after eight years of experimenting.
1t is an arrangement for drying the fish
by means OF hot air and a system of fans,
and does away entirely with the ovens.
BY this new method 100 cases can be dried
in an hour. Capt. Leighton has sold the
rights to the Sea Coast Packing Co.,
which is putting he new dryers in all it's
factories.
ceived contract for the construction of a
United States battleship to be named the
Georgia. President L. w. Hyde was
in Portland recently looking over various
sites with q view of esta blishing branch
OF the Bath Iron Works there. The Low
ell plant containing several acres at South
Portland is considered good location.
President Hyde says that more room must
be obtained for their building operations,
and that branch established esew here
will not interfere with the Bath plant.
Hon. Charles J. Gilman died at Bruins
wick Feb. 6, aged seventy-seven years.
He was born at Exeter, N. H., Feb. rs,
1924, Since 1850 he has resided in Bruns-
wick, where he had been deeply inter-
ested in its business and social life, as
well as prominently identified with the
political and public affairs of the State.
Mr.. Gilman was lawyer by profession, a
scholar in all his habits and tastes, and
had been given positions of honor by the
people of his town and district. Having
served in both branches OF the Maine leg
islature, he was in 1857 chosen repre-
sentative to the 35th Congress. He was
much interested in educational matters.
He had served one or more terms as
member Of the Maine board OF agricuI-
ture.
Alexander Yates, father of the we'll
known lecturer, Miss Elizabeth U. Yates,
died in Damariscotta, Wednesday, aged
eighty-four years. In early life MIR. Yates
followed the sea, and as commander of
sailing vessels amassed a fortune which
enabled him to retire while yet young
man. From the time OF his retirement
until his death he was prominently iden-
titled with political affairs in the State,
and enjoyed a wide acquaintance. He
represented his district in the legislature
during several sessions, and for more than
a quarter of century was postmaster at
Damariscotta. Besides a daughter, Mr..
Yates had two sons, Alexander, who is
now engaged in scientific work in Africa,
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