Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-21
KITTERY TO CARIBOU.
One Weeks Winnowings of New s
Novelty and Nonsense.

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Novelty and Nonsense.
The following patents have recently
been granted to Maine inventors: G. G.
| Farral, Hurricane Island, ribbon or roll
holder; J. Tetiow, Biddeford, separator.
@. A. Gilchrist, OF Belfast, has been
awarded the contract to build govern.
ment dredger OF about 1000 tons, to cost
s125,00O. The contract is to be completed
before July 1, 1904. The keel will be
about 100 feet long.
| At Westbrook Saturday wild locomo-
tive struck head on In fog an incoming
Boston & Maine freight, Rochester
division. The engineer, George Reynolds,
OF Rochester, who jumped, had both legs
broken and received other injuries.
Because the brake on the engine which
furnishes power to run the elevator used
for hoisting building material in the new
| machine shop OF the saco & Pettee Co :,
Biddeford, gave way, the elevator fell to
the ground Saturday, distance OF thir-
ty-five feet, iniuring four men and shak-
ing up ten others.
| Harry Collins, of Winthrop, was killed
at Oakland Saturday by coming in con-
tact with live wire. He was holding
lantern for an electrician, at the time the
accident occurred. The electrician was
working on wires, and Collins put out bis
hand and took hold of some part of the
electrical system, receiving, as he did SO,
a fatal shock.
| Schooner "Maud Snare', of Bangor,
from New York for Rockland with soft
coal, went ashore during Saturday night
| on Hart Island off Port Clyde. When
| sighted Sunday, the schooner was fast on
| the rocks with all sails set and seemed
| doomed to complete destruction. Capt.
| Frank Healey, the crew OF six men and
woman passenger all reached shore I'M
| harmed.
The assistant State librarian has just
completed the programme for the ninth
| annual meeting of the Maine library
! association to be held at Thornton me-
mortal hail. Saco, Oct. 29 and 80. 1t is ex-
pected that this meeting will be one OF the
most succe ssful ever held in the State, as
especial pains have been taken with the
programme, and all minor matters have
been carefully attended to by the parties
| in charge.
Insurance Commissioner Carr Saturday
gave out figures for the receipts of the de-
partment for the quarter ending Sept. 30,
as 81, 453 30 against s12, 277.50 for the cor
| responding quarter last year. This means
an increase OF s176. The receipts were for
the following licenses: Licenses for las
companies at $50 each, $500; licenses for
1882 agents at q each, 1874; for sixty
five agents at 50 each, s195; for SAG agents
at a, 81, 5S4; for twenty-seven agents at
IS, 1852; for twenty eight agents at IS,
s224; for three agents at $40, $50; for forty
nine brokers at SO, 1880; for one special
broker, $40; for filing copy Of one charter,
s25; for filing annual statement, $40; mis-
cellaneous receipts, $40 so.
The moment which Rocklaud saloon
keepers have been dreading came Satur-
day night, when City Marshal Fernald
gave orders to every dealer to close before
next Wednesday nigh or take the conse-
quences. The spasmodic attempts to-
ward enforcement, made by both the
/ poiiCc duu sASEiuf ndNC pcCu uuehLioibC-
tory to many persons, and Marshal
Fernald has determined that RocklaDd
shall go dry. 1t Is understo God that some
of the dealers will comply while others
are already in hard shedding for the
January term OF court. A wave of re-
form is manifest, for nickel machines
have been ordered out, and Mayor Snow
says that he shall grant no more licenses
| for sparripg exhibitions.
| One OF the oldest game stories that
| has come into the Office OF the fish
| aud game commission is that from an
Aroostook farmer on the subject of
caribou. This gentleman reports that
about three weeks ago, large male
caribou appeared among his sheep, and
has staid with them ever since. He ap-
pears to be as tame as a COW, and can be
driven anywhere, except away from the
sheep. He is a very handsome animal,
having antlers about three feet long, and
apparently is seven years old. He is
probably lonesome, not finding much
caribou society, and has decided to take
up with the next best. His host is
wondering what to do with him, and is
very anxious for fear some poacher may
decide the question by rifle bullet.