Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-10-24

iighted lamp which had been lett IN the
house was upset. Nc one was on board
and the fire was burning briskly when
discovered. The firsmen soon had 1t out
The vessel is owned by Whitcomb, Haynes
& Co. There was no insurance.
Mrs. Rebekah NJ. Avery died Sunday at
her home on High street, aged eighty five
years. Deceased was the widow of Ny
rick Avery, who was for many years a
prominent Ellsworth business man. She
leaves one daughter, Miss Sarah Avery.
who made her home with her. son,
Millard Avery, who has not been heard
from for several years, is supposed to be
living in Massachusetts. Funeral services
were held at the home yesterday after
noon, Rev. S. w. Sutton officiating.
"Oh! II you only had hornsi" This
was the excla nation of Ellsworth's fa-
nous deer hunter, "Mose" Smith, one day
last week, when, after following the tracks
of three moose he came suddenly upon two
immense cows, which got up only thirty
feet from him, and stood looking at him.
He thinks one of the cows must have
weighed fully 1900 pounds, and the other
was only slightly smaller. A calf, which
was with them he did not see, but he
drove the three down toward his son
Walter, who had good view of all of
them.
Ex- Mayor John DeLaittre, OF Mime
apolis, an Ellsworth boy who retains his
interest in the city, during his visit here
last summer expressed his wish to do
something for Ellsworth. This wish has
now taken form in letter to the city
government, offering to give to the city
library s3, 600 worth of stock in a western
telegraph and telephone company, which
is paying dividends Of 8 per cent. annu-
ally, in quarterly payments. Mr.. De-
Laittre suggests that the interest on this
stock, s45 quarterly, be used in the pur-
chase of new books for the library The
letter is now in the hands Of the library
trustees, and will be acted upon by the
city government at the next regular meet
ing.
Capt. E. w. Allen, the Ellsworth livery
man, is looking for William Steadman, OF
Prospect Harbor, and valuable horse
which he let him have Monday night
Steadman came to Ellsworth Monday with
a cheap horse, which he left at Capt
Aliens stable, hiring a horse, saying he
wanted to go to Bluehill and would re-
turn to Ellsworth Tuesday morning
The horse was harnessed into Stead
mans wagon, and he drove off
And Capt. Allen hasn't seen hin
since. He has heard something about
him, however, and that is that one Will
liam Wiley, alias W illiam Steadman, has
already served time in the Ellsworth jai
for breaking, entering and larceny, hav.
ing been sentenced at the October tern
last year.
| The new electric lighting contract be
tween the city and the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co., probably will b,
signed this week. Under the contrac'
arrangement is made for several addi.
tional lights, and a few changes in present
/ lights. There will be an additional arc
| light on Main street, exact location yet tC
be determined, and another at Ellsworth
Capt. J. NJ. Higgins house, will be moved
further down the street, to the foot o1
Washington street. A series lamp will
take its place on the hill. Additional
series lamps will be esta blished as follows
On Bucksport road, near house of F. w
Rollins; on Surry road in Blacks hollow
and another near the high school; South
street, near j. T. Giles house; Hancock
street, corner Spruce; Elm street, corner
Oak lane; Oak street, corner Park; Dean
street, corner High; Central street, corner
Royal, and one on Beal avenue.