Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-08-01

served.
Some 300 people who planned to go on
the excursion of Nokomis Rebekah lodge
to Mckinley yesterday met with disap-
pointment all the more keen because Of
the circumstances. The day was beauti-
full, and the excursionists were on board
the schooner, and ready to start when the
ting Little Round Top, which was to tow
her, blew out the packing in the nlanhole
of her boiler, and was put out of COM
mission. The excursionists took their
way homeward or shoreward in small
parties. The excursion was indefinitely
postponed.
James Jones, of Topeka, Kan, bill
poster in the employ of Hargreaves' circus
broke his arm while posting bills in this
vicinity Saturday. Jones was posting bills
on what remains OF the old mill at Egypt
stream, Franklin, when plank on which
he was standing gave way and he fell to
the rocks several feet below. One arm
was crushed at the elbow, and an artery
severed. He was brought to the advertis-
ing car Of the company at Ellsworth, and
Drs. H. w. Osgood and Lewis Hodgkins
set the arm and dressed the wound. Later
Jones was taken to the hospital at Bangor.
County Commissioners Eldridge and
Foss left to-day for Machias to attend the
annual State convention of county COM
missioners. Their wives accompanied
them. The sessions of the convention
will be held to-day. Tomorrow, il the
weather is pleasant, steamer will take
the commissioners and their ladies on
trip along the coast and up the st. Croix
river, stopping at st. Andrews, N. B., and
Calais, where connection will be made
with the evening train west. Clerk of
Courts Knowlton and wife are also at
tending the convention. They will be the
guests, while in Machias, of Clerk OF
Courts Longfellow, of Washington county.
Edgar J. Perry, of Washington, for
merly OF this city, died suddenly last
week on his way from Victoria Beach to
Washington. Mr.. Perry is well remem-
bered by the older citizens here. He was
a son of the late Parker w. Perry, for
many years clerk of courts for Hancock
county. He was at one time employed in
the Office of The AMERICAN He went
some thirty years ago to Washington,
where he was employed in the pension
department. He leaves widow and one
daughter; also one brother-Isaac H., who
lives in Massachusetts, and one sister
brother in Washington. Interment was
at Washington last Friday.
The Ellsworth schooner Julia Frances,
Capt. George w. Alley, arrived here yester-
day minus her jibboom. Capt. Alley re-
ports that he was in collision Monday, off
Monhegan, with the New Haven schooner
John NJ. Brown. The fog was very thick,
and Capt. Alley did not know of the pres
enee Of the other vessel, whose horn was
not going, until she doomed up vessels
length away. A collision was inevitab BILE,
but prompt action on the Julia Frances
prevented more serious damage, the yes
sells coming together as the Julia Frances
was falling off. The only damage to the
Ellsworth vessel was the loss of jibboom.
The full extent of damage to the Brown
was not ascertained, but Capt. Alley
thinks she suffered considerably.
The Coughlin house on Laurel street was
damaged by fire last evening to the extent
of several hundred dollars. The fire evil
IDENTIFY started around the chimney in the
attic of the ell, and burned out the roof of
the ell. The firemen prevented its spread
to the main house, and also to the shed
adjoining the ell on the other side, though
both we're slightly damaged. The build
ing was owned by Mrs. N. F. Parody, but
had recently been bargained for by Mrs.
Clement, of Bucksport, and the deal
closed except for the formal transfer.
John w. Coughlin and family moved out
last week to the Starkey house on South
street, and Mrs. Parody remained at the
house to put it in readiness for the new
owner. She had been burning paper and
rubbish in the kitchen stove during the
afternoon, and this probably started the
| fire. The loss is covered by insurance.
Mrs. Clement expected to move into the
| house this week.
| The Ellsworth schooner F. H. Odiorne.
Capt. Roland Bonsey, put in Boston Sat
urday morning leaking seriously and with
her pumps going at full tilt. She was
| towed to an anchorage on South Boston
fats. The vessel, laden with paving, left
Sullivan last Wednesday for New York
| of Cape Ann she encountered a stiff east
erly breeze with heavy sea, in which sh,
labored so heavily that she soon spranG
aleak; despite the efforts of the men at tn,
pumps the water seemed to gain gradu'
ally. Capt. Bonsey decided to make Bos-
ton, and the vessel arrived in the roads
Friday night. She came to an chor anc
the worn-out crew worked heroically al
the pumps all night. When she was
towed into the smoother waters of the in
ner harbor she did not leak so badly
| The schooner will be grounded on the
mud st Marquand's yard, East Boston,
| where the leak will be located and stop.
| ped so that she can continue with safety
| to her destination.