Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-06-28
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The monitor Putitan has been ordered
to Eastport for the Fourth of July celebra-
tion.
Patent has been granted to Frank Gut
man, of Lewiston, for discharger for wool
driers.
The steam saw mill of E. S. Stetson &
Co., al Lincoln, was burned last Friday
night. Loss 1850.
Capt. William E. Bogart, of Hampden, a
retired deep-sea sailor, died Saturday,
aged seventy-two years.
George Battson, of Campobello, aged
flfty-six years, retired fish merchant,
committed. suicide by hanging Saturday.
The Maine Press association will have
its annuai excursion this year to the
Rangeiey lakes, the week beginning Mon
day, July 10,
The international paper company has
awarded the contract for the construction
of a pulp mill at Livermore Falls, to cost
about $4,000.
The schooner Rather, of Eastport,
bound from st. John, n. b., to Lubec with
salt, ran ashore at Todds Head near East
port, Sunday, and will probably be total
loss.
Gov. Cobb on Friday appointed Benia-
min F. Kilby, of Eastport, as register of
deeds for Washington county, to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
State Highway Commissioner Paul d.
Sargent.
At the annual meeting OF the board
OF overseers OF Bowdoin college Judge
Clarence Hale, class of 1869, of Portland,
and Prof. Alfred e. Burton, dean of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology,
were elected members.
DIR. James w. North, OF Augusta, died
Sunday, aged sixty-seven years. DR..
North's ancestors were among the original
settlers of Augusta, and his father, the
late James W. North, was mayor OF the
city in 1857, 1858, 1859, 1850 and again in
1874.
Elmer Reyes, OF Bangor, shot and killed
his wife, Isabelle Reyes, aged thirty-two,
Sunday night. He then turned the revolt
yer on himself, infiicting serious wound.
jealousy was the cause of the tragedy.
Mrs. Reyes was the daughter OF John Neil
and wife, of Bangor. She married Reyes
twelve years ago. They have two daugh-
tiers, aged eleven and four years.
The board of State normal school trus-
tees met at Portland Friday for the pur-
pose OF electing the teachers for the vari-
GUS schools. The only change announced
was at the Gorham normal school, OF
which Prof. W. f.. Russell was elected
principal w. J. Corthell, the venerable
principal OF the school, some time ago an
nounced his desire of being relieved of
the duties owing to his seventy-three
years of age. Prof. Russell had been Mr..
Corthell's assistant for number OF terms.
Holman s. Melcher, an ex-mayor of
Portland, and for thirty-six years engaged
in the wholesale grocery business in that
city, died Sunday, aged sixty-four years.
He was mustered into the Goth Maine at
the opening OF the Civil war as a corporal,
and was soon appointed first lieutenant OF
Co. f. and later captain. He was pro-
NOTED major April 9, 1865. He served in
both branches OF the city council in 1883
and 1890. He was registrar of the Maine
Commandery of the Loyal Legion, was a
member of the q. A. X. and masonic
bodies, and vice president of the board OF
trade. He served one term in the legis-
lature in 1898.
The stockholders of the Eastern Timber
Co. and the Publishers Paper Co. met in
Portland last week, when the two COM
panies were merged into one, under the
name of the Publishers Paper Co. The
bond issue of .s2,5OO,0OO was approved.
The directors are Victor f. lawson,
Frank B. Noyes and Augustus S. Peabody,
OF Chicago, Robert B. VanCourtland, Oak
leigh Thorne, II. b. Hollins, Benjamin F.
Yoakum, William A. Hall, James r. Bur-
net, Homer B. Parsons and j. f. Acker-
man, of New York, and George B. James,
OF Boston. Construction work at Ports
mouth and at water powers along the Saco
river will now be pushed. The company
has contracts with publishers for Il 900,
900 worth of paper year for twenty
years, beginning on the completion of the
mill.
A Scranton, Pa, newspaper recently
claimed that Scranton is the home of the
oldest twins in the United States, il not in
the world. They are John and Mary
Cooke, born March II, 1926. The State OF
Maine, however, can beat this record
Daniel F. Gardner and Hannah F. Gard
ner) Parker, born January %, 1926, at East
Maehias, are still hale and hearty. Mrs
Parker is the wife of John w. Parker, Of
Portland, active, energetic, able to do all
her own housework and still young at
heart. Her brother Daniel, although a
resident of East Machias nearly all his
life, moved to Augusta, after the death o
his wife in 1895, and makes his home with
his children, three daughters having mar
ried Augusta lawyers: Hon. H. M. Heath,
Charles l.. Andrews and Orrin A. Tuell.