Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-01
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One Weeks winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

ohe weeks Winnowtngs OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Patents have recently been issued 10
Maine inventors IS follows Arvid f. X.
Portland, net support for ping pong
tables; w. j. Stevens, skowhegan, air
compressor.
The Luhec Herald announces In Its
last issue a change OF ownership, Mr..
Getcbeil. who has managed the paper for
the past nye years, retiring, and F..
W. Kcene, who was for several years
foreman of the office, taking his place.
An Augusts special says: An
anthony mine has been discovered
on Cape Elizabeth, aud party of
capitalists has formed corporation for
operating Il. This is said to be the
only place in Maine where antimopy
Is found. An assayer estimates the
cost OF extracting the mineral to be
about 80 or s12 per ton. Arsenide OF
nickel, very rare and valuable form OF
nickel ore, Is also present in the
same ledge.
The earnings OF railroads are good indi-
cations Of the prosperity or adversely OF
q state in which they operate. The an
pual report OF the Maine Central rail-
road makes strong showing for the
past year that Is a gratifying demonstra-
ton OF good business conditions througb-
out the State. Tue gross income OF the
railroad has increased In this period to
1857 "a, or 6 40 per cent. The revenue
from freight was s2s2, 307 larger than that
OF the previous year, or IS per cent and
the number OF tons transported increased
3Os ,7o3, or 5 IS per cent.
The coming session OF the State
board OF examiners, which will be-
gin at Augusta on Tuesday, Oct. q.
promises to be the most important of
any yet held by the board since its
creation. There are already twenty-five
applicants for examination, and they
come from various parts OF the State.
Hon. Leslie c. Cornish, of Augusta, Is the
chairman OF the board, and the OF her
members are John A. morrill,, Auburn
John b. Msdigsn, Houlton; Matthew
Lsughlin, Bangor, aud Thomas l.. Tai
bot, Portland.
Possibly the Oldest living baseball
enthusiast in the United States IL
Noah Brooks, merchant, farmer, edi-
tor, correspondent, naval officer OF a
port, etc, world without ead. Every
body knows him from Maine to Cali =
fornis. AT seventy.two he Is living in
the town OF his birth, Castine, writing
az bard as ever. At present he is
doing some. magazine work and pre-
pairing an important book for the
Appietons. The newspaper world
knew him long ago AS "Csstine",
Washington Correspondent OF the
Sacramento Union q Baseball appealed
To him ~ hay does 20 Il hungry OK.
Two of his most entertaining books
are THE Fairport Nine" and sour
Baseball Ciub". tie was an expert
pitcher, aud giorified Cummings when
the latter introduced the curved ball.
The house he lives In In Castine u
called the ART Entirely appropriate
Noah's Ark -Kennebec Journal
Adonirsm b. Crafts, for many years
respected citizen of Auourn, died at the
Central Maine General hospital in Lew
iston Friday night, after an illness of
several weeks. SIR. Crafts was born in
Hebron, sixty-tive years ago. He was
educated In the common schools. Early
In life he devoted considerable time to
the study of music. At the outbreak OF
the rebellion he enlisted with Chandeliers
band, of Portland, and served through
the war. After the war he engaged in
the shoe business In Auburn as mem
Der of the firm of Nj. Crafts Il Co.
Later for many years he kept gro
Gerry store In Auburn; for the last few
years he has been the ianitor of the
Edward Little high school building.
His wife and three sons survive him.
Mr. Crafts occupied prominent po-
sition in local musicsI circles. He had
sung Ia church choirs In Lewiston and
Auburn for the last thirty years OF more.
He was member of the Elm street
universslist church, and a regular at
tendant. He was a member of Burn
side post, q. A. r, and bad held every
Office In the post. He was also a mem
Der OF Abou Ben Adhem lodge, /. o. o. +.