Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-11-26
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One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

One Weeks Winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
The marriage OF Miss wauets Wilson,
daughter of Charles r. Wilson, to Henry
Y. Strout, OF Portland, son Of Judge =. @.
Strout, of the Maine supreme Judicial
court, took place last Thursday at Mt.
Vernon, N. Y.
Bernard Stone, fsiddeford's oldest resi-
dent, is dead. Mr. Stone was born in
Kings county, Ireland, in May, 1906, and
emigrated to this country when boy.
He has lived In Biddeford for many years,
and was man OF unusual picturesque
character.
The hve-masted schooner ct. Charlton
Henry, whose keel Yves laid Ia June, was
successfully launched from the yard OF H..
NJ. Bean last Thursday at Camden. The
managing owner OF the vessel Is John q.
Crowley, OF Boston, and she will be COM
manded by his brother, Capt. Elmer e.
Crowley, of Taunton, Mass.
Maine furnishes by far the greatest
number Of Christmas trees used In the
eastern portion of the country. This fall
II 10 expected that nearly 1,000, 900 will be
sent. While many OF the trees will be
sent from towns along the coast line In
schooners and on steamboats, fully 600 fiat
cars will be loaded with them and
brought down over the Bangor Il Aroos-
took and Maine Central roads.
The prohibitionists at Portland have
,.,...t.,.s. at sst,,,ac., llritft,1a for ~, vor
and full ward ticket. There are now
tour candidates for mayor; Col. +. e.
Bootbby. repu olican; Hon. d. IL. Ingra-
nsm. democrat; Charles l.. Fox, socialist,
and Simeon A. Skiilings, prohibitionist.
The prohibitionisas will not attempt to
make a strong campaign, but expect to
poll fair vote.
The first American three mssted
schooner to be registered In Manila was
sold from the yard OF Cobb, Butter a Co.,
Roekisnd, last Thursday, ready for
launching, for 10000 to A. f. Carrick OF
Waite. Barnes a. Co., OF Manila, London
aud New York. The schooner will be
launched Dec. 1, and will Immediately
heefa her journey OF 1900 miles to the
Philippines to tier the hemp isde.
Washington county folks are Dragging
about The farm OF B. F. Wiley, in Cherry
threshed 200 bushels OF grain, ceilared
], 800 bushels potatoes and 800 bushels tur-
nips. His potato crop is the product OF
ten acres planting, which was done by
machinery In less than two days. White
attending to the growing OF these crops,
he hiss also given attention to orcherding
and strawberry culture, which has yielded
= paving pr H., the income from his
strawberry garden being s240
Charles Woodmau, for many years a
prominent figure In the lumber business
In Bangor, and the head of the firm OF the
c. woodman Co., died last Wednesday.
Mr.. Woodman was born in Fryeburg,
seventy-seven years ago. When young
man he came TO Bangor and engaged In
numbering. For some years the firm name
was " oodman & Mailing, but recently 1t
has been the c. Woodman Co, the other
partners being George I. Mclean and
+. 2. Densco. He was twice married, his
SSIDud WIG suiHANAhk hAbit tIbciutt W ~ u
an adopted daughter, Miss Dorothy
Woodman. Mr.. Woodman was well
known throughout eastern Maine as a
business man OF ability and integrity.
The body OF Miss Gertrude Florence
| WEIGH, OF Portland, who shot herself in
her room last Wednesday night, after
| attemnting to kill Elmer A. Smith, will be
buried In Aroostook county. The Cum
oertsna county authorities have given up
their claim upon it. Smith is getting
along comfortably in the Maine general
hospital. Gertrude WEIGH was born in
Mapieton, Aroostook county. He fathers
name is Henry Welch; he is farmer.
| She has two sisters, one older and one
| younger than herself, and her parents are
both living. They are respeota bic people.
smith Ia not under detention. the au-
thorities who have Investigated the case
are convinced that the shooting was done
! nv Miss WEIGH