Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-04-02
KlrrERy TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.

Novelty and Nonsense.
Burglars blew open the safe In the
Newport postoffice during Tuesday night
OF last week, wrecked the interior OF the
office. and escaped with 500 In money
sne an equal amount in stamps.
The Lindsey house at Roekiand, recent
" rettted by Mcdonald & Campbell
and soon to be opened, was damaged by
fire to the extent OF 5000 Friday evening.
The loss is covered by insurance.
AT Richmond last Wednesday night
thieves broke into the lookup and carried
away f2o bottles OF lager beer and two
dozen bottles OF whiskey which had been
seized from local hotel Wednesday and
placed In the lookup for safe keeping.
Mrs. Annie Clements, of Portland, died
last week from the result OF an unin-
territorial vaccination caused by applica-
ton to a cut of vaseline from the same
bottle from which she had taken vaseline
to rub on the arm Of her daughter, who
had been vaccinated.
Daniel Wells, jr., who died in Mil
lest and best-known men In the North
west, was a native of Maine, the son OF a
poor Waterville farmer. He had been a
resident OF Milwaukee for sixty-six years.
His wealth is estimated at go, oOo, 600.
A crew o. twenty men and sixteen
horses broke through the ice while cross
ing Chain-of- Ponds Saturday. All the
men were rescued, but some had narrow
escapes. The horses were drowned. The
horses belonged to Marcus Periauit, a
Canadian contractor, and were valued at
So 600.
The building at Ashland occupied by
f. o. Porter as general store and resi-
dence, was damaged by fire last week,
causing loss OF nearly $4,000 on build
ing, stock and furniture. The fire was
fought by bucket brigade. Before the
ruins were cold, subscription OF 1880
had been raised for a fire engine.
George Webster, for twenty-three years
head clerk in the First national bank of
Bangor, and long prominent in church
and military circles, died Friday, aged
sixty years. Mr.. Webster served in
being mustered In In 1851, as second lieu
tenant, and mustered out in 1866 as lieu
tenant colonel.
At the semi.snnusl meeting OF the
State board of trade at Bangor last week,
thirteen boards were represented by fifty
four delegates. Resolutions were adopted
urging the passage by Congress OF the
Ray bilito establish a uniform system OF
bankruptcy laws throughout the country,
and for the propagation by govern
ment of HOLSTERS in Maine coast waters.
After the banquet In the evening. Col.
Isaiah X. Stetson presided over the post
prsndial exercises. The meeting was one
OF the most successful ever held by the
State board.
The fish commission may be forced to
locate the new lobster hatchery for Maine
elsew here than at Boothbay Hsrbor
Trouble has developed in perfecting the
title because OF the refusal Of certain heirs
to the property to give their consent to
the sale. Some months ago Fish Com
missioner Bowers secured an option on
the property, which he regarded as desir-
able for the location OF he proposed
hatchery. The matter was turned over to
the department of justice that the title
might be investigated. 1t will probably
take some time to straighten out the
tsngie, II indeed 1t can be Strengthened
out at all.