Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-06-04
KlrrEaY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks WinnowIngs OF News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Patent has been issued to j. w. Carver,
Auburn, for machine for making spool
blanks.
Fire, supposed to have caught around
the stove in the Granite house ct North
Jay. Friday, burned the hotel, a barber
shop and tenement house to playground.
The loss on buildings is thought to be
about $500.
A fire which started in the Central
hotel at Machiss Saturday had gained
such Roadway when discovered that some
OF the guests escaped with difficulty
from the burning building. The base.
ment was Quilted and the lower part of
the house was badly burned. A dry
goods store owned by Mrs. l.. Andrews
In the same block was damaged 5000 by
smoke and water. The loss on the hotel
was e 900.
Next week Is commencement week at
the University of Maine. Saturday even
ing the junior exhibition will take place.
sunday the baccalaureate address will be
delivered by President Fellows. Monday
there will be class day exercises and
atuhSbs Ado5tay w tSNNp-
tion day, with fraternity reception In
the afternoon and presidents reception in
the evening. Wednesday will be COM
mencement day, with exercises in the
chapel at IL a. M, dinner at 1 p. m. and
concert at pm.
The summer schools for the present
season will open at Fort Kent, July Z,
Foxcroft, July II, Canton, July 81, Saco,
July IS. Each school will commence on
Monday at As a. M, and will continue In
session five days. Arrangements have
been made for thirty talks, lectures, adj
dresses or conferences OF fifty minutes
each. The instructors will be Will B..
Monroe, of the westfied, Mass, normal
school, Charles II. Albert, of the Blooms
burg normal school, Pa, and Supt.
George w. Twitmyer, OF Wilmington, Del.
Barbour Bros, OF Brewer,l have sold
their new excursion steamer verona, to
c. III. Emerson, OF Boston. 1t is UNDER
stood that the boat will be used In the
excursion business in Boston harbor.
When the Verona" was contemplated 1t
was with the intention of selling her II a
| satisfactory offer was received, but later
| the Barbours decided to run her for one
season, at least, on the river. Receiv-
ing a very advantageous offer for the boat
they decided to sell her. A boat will
probably be chartered for the Penobscot
bay excursion business OF this season.
Since the announcement was made
several days ago that oil had been dis
covered at South Addison another party
has come forth claiming that he has
struck oil on his property. He says that
liquid or oily substance is exuding from
the earth and is draining into the sea
water, aud that he has collected a sample
/ that resembles the find near Dslot's
| quarry. The substance where 1t is oozing
| from the earth has a blue oily scum on
the top and has the odor and the appear
ance of the real thing. A letter has been
received there within day or two from a
native of Pennsylvania, a man who has
| spent his life among the oil regions, in
which the writer states that he has per-
sonally examined the land OF Washing
ton county and since becoming familiar
with the lay OF the land there. he has al
ways firmly believed that some day oil
would be discovered in Washington
county. To experts who have visited this
part OF the State. in the past the an
nouncement OF the discovery OF oil
caused no surprise.
A report comes from Vanceboro of q
very singular occurrence there. 1t !;
that about week ago high bloodec
three year oid mare, owned by james
Tague OF that place became missing
Efforts to locate her were unavailing
and 1t was finally decided that the ami
NAL had been stolen. Descriptions Of
the mare were sent out In various direc'
lions, though with but little hope Of
ever finding her. On Wednesday Mr.
Tague received word from Moore's Mills
on the New Brunswick side, that hi;
horse or one closely resem bling 1t hac
been found there. He at once went t.
Mooreis Mills and found that it was biz
horse. He also learned that when th'
animal was found it was in the company
OF big bull moose and that the moose
was still hanging about the premises
Mr.. Tague drove his mare home and th'
moose followed and on Thursday an(
Friday was still in the vicinity OF Mr.
Tague's stable. On Thursday morning
when men went to open the stable thu
moose stood at the door.
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