Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-16
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TIE historic ola town OF York VIII cele-
orste ner 1oosh pirthday on August D.
Inc town OF minoi VIII celebrate its CEN
tenniai on Aug Z.
Charles Farris, aged % years, met his
death by drowning while swimming in
the henneoec, Just above the >. =. WEB
ster ice houses, sunday afternoon.
Patents have recently been granted to
Maine inventors as follows: J. Petten-
gill, jefferson, dishwasher; II. o. Bailey,
Portland, adjustable hub runner; x. J..
Patterson, wsterville, steam engine
governor.
Arthur Telling, section foreman at
Tunk Pond, has been appointed road
master of the Washington county rail-
road, with an Office at Calais, and will
have direct charge OF all section men and
track work.
Al the midsummer msetlng at the
Mcfsaul trotting park, Eastport, on July
20 and 80, Il 200 in purses are offered
500 in each OF four ciasses-2.a0 and 2,25
classes on the 10Th; 80 and 2.1s classes
on the 30th.
saturday forenoon Charles II. Newcomb.
for several Years head clerk at the Bangor
EXCHANGE Bangor. assumed the pro-
nrietorshiu of that hotel. succeeding r. T..
sprsgue, who has acted as landlord during
the past winter.
One of the last acts of Congress lust
adjourned was that raising the pay OF
iurors In the United States grand or petit
iuries from q to g per day, The act has
been approved BY the President, and
annlies TO all Jurors serving I'm the United
states courts.
r,oras ,onarv c,tv e,sctr,c,sn n,
waterytile. was instantly KILLED last Friday
night by a shock from live wires, while
cleaning awava limb from wires, His
body hung head downward for thirty
minutes before the current could be shut
off. He was ,orty-one years of age.
widow and three children survive him.
r.a s..,. .ssassors arc IN ps,ohsoo,
$1,000 a.,,,,ta. ~. ,,aaI 20
10. ~, .t,,,ar ,a,a o,rrarsf rata.
tive to the valuation of their holdings.
trim the assessors will go into Hancock
and Washington counties which will
eomnIete their work In the eight wild
land counties of the State.
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r,ah, tn. ZOO, n, the Ma, hodist church
was b,rnea os, and Roberts hail was badly
aar,a.ad hv smoke and water The blaze
s,.r,es In ,be hotsi stable. where one
borsa ,ar;sbsd Turner in Senator HaIs,s
ns,iva ntace
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nor,y was ,skan savarai ui,as into Tho
conntrv Fverv.hi,s worhed IN mar
,ec,ion IN satnrdsv the official tpsnec.
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the death OF MS ~ite TWO years ago, ana
repeatedly said that he was going to hang
himself, He leaves a son. Joseph w. who
lived with him, and a daughter, Mrs.
Samuel G. Parker, OF Turner Falls, Mass.
Late Tbursdav afternoon the boat in
which Frank p. Brown. Of South Brewer.
.tarted ont from GouId,s landing at
pnshav last Sunday. was ,ouud hsu,ed nm
ON the shore near the outjet OF the lake.
and nearly onposite Mays ledge. The an
chor had been hsuled up. and Brown,s
ma, and coat were In the bottom of the
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iittie craft oa' mas oecone Vi Drown
himself, however, stiii remains an I'M
solved mystery.
John Fortes, native of Cape Verde
islands, was instantly killed, and William
yurdock of Calais severeIv tninred nv