Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-13
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One Weeks Winnowings of News
Novelty and Nonsense.

One Weeks winnowings of News,
Novelty and Nonsense.
Patents have r. centy be-, n issued to the
following Maine Inventors: j. p. Dorr,
Gardiner, writing tablet for roll paper;
w. Maddocks, East Holden, band saw;
w. c. Sennett, Portland, Invalid bed.
At the roll call on May there were
2 727 in The soiders' home at Togus. or
this number there are $50 in the hospital,
and thirteen Spanish war soldiers. All
but POI of the soldiers receive pensions,
making quarterly distribution of SIS 900
The law relating to the catching OF
white perch was not changed by the
recent legislature. 1t remains as it was.
The law provides that the close time on
white perch shall be from he first day OF
April to the first day OF July. The law
further provides that any person lawfully
trolling for trout, landiocked salmon or
togue, in good faith, who shall accident
ally hook or catch white perch may law
fully keep the same.
By the will of Mrs. Phebe Sturtevant,
widow OF Benz. r. Sturtevant, of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, Hebron academy receives
one OF the largest requests ever given to
Maine educational institution. The
public requests provided for In the will,
which disposes OF an estate valued at
more than million and a quarter of dol
lars, amount to 5000, 0OO and OF this sum
Hebron receives s150,0OO. This money is
to be held under the name OF the Sturte-
want fund, aud the income Of it is to be
used for the general purposes of the
school.
The washington B. Thomas", recently
launched from t he ship yard of Washburn
Brothers, is the largest vessel ever built
in Thomaston, being nearly 800 tons
larger than the big ship edward
O'Brien", launched in 1882. The official
dimensions of the "Thomas" are: Length,
2S6.S feet; breadth, 48 6 feet; depth, %
feet. Gross tonnage, 1888 IS tons; net,
2, 280 SO tons. She is named in honor of the
son Of the late Joseph B. Thomas, OF Bos-
ton, and will be commanded by Capt.
William j. Lermond, of Thomaston, a
we'll known master.
The memorial addresses on the life and
character of Thomas Brackett Reed,
which we're delivered at the state house
In joint assembly of the two branches of
t he legislature, Wednesday, Jan. 2s, have
been printed in book form. The speeches
were made by Governor John F. Hill, who
presided, Senators Randall, OF Cumber-
land, Wing, OF Androscoggin, Stetson, OF
Penobscot, and Goodwin, of Somerset.
q IN of NIT ut
Isle, Davis, OF Waterviile, Smith, OF Hart,
land, Perkins, of Wilton, Sewail, of Bath,
and SWEET, Of Portland.
At last the unique legal contest between
Hon. George F. Owen and Richard H.
Mott. OF Saco, is, according to the Kenne-
bee Journal, settled, and so is the famous
question of whether Mott was owing
Oven or Owen owing Mott. Mott is not
owing Owen because he paid Owen what
the courts decided he was owing him, and
it appears that Owen was not owing Mott
at all. Owen has got all that he claims
that Mott was owing him and Motifs claim
that Oven wRs owing him was one that
he could not esta blish in court, though
possibly re ia not vet satisfied in his own
mind that Owen was not owing him.
Mrs. Payne Whitney, who was Helen
Hay, has selected Mics Kate Vannah, of
Gardiner, to write he music for her new
book OF songs. When Payne Whitney
was asked by his bride whom she should
get to writethe music for her songs he
! told her he would select the composer of
"Goodby, Sweet Day." which was the
| first song Miss Hay had snng him. From
| that time Miss Vannah's songs have been
| prime favorites with the Vanderbilt
| Whitney Hay set. After Mr.. and Mrs.
| Reginald Vanderb iit had left Arleigh
house on their wedding journey, the
| young people gathered around the grand
piano and sung Helen Hay Whitney's
beautiful "Dtana", music by Kate Van.