Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-06
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Henry T. Williams, prominent citizen
Of Bradford, died Monday, aged sixty-two
years
-Four dwellings and a small hotel at
Brownfieid were burned Friday night.
Loss, $4,000.
The spool min and grist mill OF II. w.
Cousins, at Fryeburg, was burned Tuesday
OF last week. Loss, s5,ooo.
Mrs. Charles 5. Jones. OF Bangor, aged
twsnty-eight years, committed suicide
Saturday by inhaling gas. M health was
the cause.
Old Town suffered from another bad FIRE
Monday night, with total loss of about
$4,000 The Eagle hotel, and several adj
joining buildings were burned.
John r. Corey, of Portland, one of the
oldest Odd Fellows in the State, died
Thursday, aged eighty-five years. He had
been member OF Maine lodge, Portland,
since 1913.
Mrs. James Dali, aged eighty-two years,
Of Brunswick, died saturday from burns
received the day before, when her cloth
ing caught fire from the boiling over of
kettle of tar.
Thin ice claimed two victims in Maine
Saturday. Parks Carrie. aged sixteen. OF
Calais, was drowned at Big Lake, and
Horace Flye, aged sixteen, Of Hope, was
dEowned.at Lily pond.
Thomas K:eride, an employee of the
International Paper Co. at Rumford Falls,
fell into vat Of boiling water last Thurs
day, and was scaided 80 badly that he
died few hours later.
jeremiah Mcdonald, OF Bangor, one OF
the old-time Maine stage drivers, died last
Wednesday. aged eighty five years. For
many years he drove the stage from Ban
ger 10 Moosehead lake.
A storehouse of the Hsthorn Manatse-
turing Co., Bangor, in which were stored
thirteen motor boats, valued at $1,000,
was burned Friday morning, with all con-
tents. The total loss is about 81, 900, with
only 81 ,oofinsurance.
Hon. c. A. Marston, of Skowhcgan, one
of Somerset county's most prominent
men, died Sunday, aged fifty-tour years.
he Was prominently engaged in lumber
ing, and had been influential in bringing
many industries to skowhegan.
David T. Percy, of Bath, died Thursday,
aged seventy-four years. He was president
OF the peoples savings bank, and for
nearly fifty years was engaged in the dry
goods business. He WIS democrat aud
had served in lboih branches of the city
government.
The Maine agricultural experiment
station Is now mailing bulletin Iis on
s'Food Inspection. The subjects OF bak
ing powders and vinegars are taken up.
The classes of baking powders are dis
cussed and the examination Of samples
collected in the Maine market in the
spring OF 1905 are reported. Samples of
yineears collected in the spring and fall of
1905 are reported upon. Bulletin fia viii
be sent fires to all residents OF Maine who
apply to the agricultural experiment sta
ton, Orono.
While at work in the woods at Schools,
Saturday, Adolph Gallant was struck upon
the head by a falling limb, which cut .
large cash that bled proinsely. He was
placed on horse and hurried TO the West
Seboeis station to take the train for Ban
gor and the hospital, accompanied by sew
ersl of his companions on horseback.
After q terrible ride through cold, driv-
ing snowstorm the station was reached,
when Ii was found that Gallant, who had
been riding with his head on the horses
neck, was dead, the reins tightly ciusched
in his hands
The five-masted schooner Davis Palmer,
sister ship to the Elizabeth Palmer, and
built for w. A. Palmer, Of Boston, mlsnag-
ing owner of the Palmer feet OF fourteen
four and FIVE masted schooners, was
launched at Bath last week. The schooner
was built for the general carrying trade,
with capacity of 5000 tons. She is con-
sidered the most expensive and finest
equipped schooner afioat, costing si35, 200.
The timbers in her frame are the heaviest
ever put into sailing vessel. The cabins
are finished in mahogany and quartered
oak. The vessel is 36.4 feet in length,
asa feet beam, ZT.2 feet deep and is z, ss5
gross tonnage. Capt. Leroy X. Mckown,
OF Roothbay, will GO in command.
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