Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-12-30
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Joseph H. Jacobs, formerly Of Thomas
ton, where he was engaged in the snip
building business, died ct Philadelphia
Thursday, aged seventy-eighr years.
The department store Of H. r. Bascomb,
d Co., ct Wilton, was burned Wednesday
The loss is estimated at $4,000. An ex.
plosion Of acetylene gas used for illumi.
nation purposes started the fire.
Francis D. Parsons, QUE OF the propri.
etors Of the White Star laundry in Ban
gor, and for many years prior to engaging
in the laundry business employed in the
railway mail service, died Friday, aged
seventy years.
The body Of Daniel McRae, aged forty
two years, engineer OF the steamer Cover
nor Bodwell, running between vinalhaven
and Rockland, was found Friday in the
dock at vinalhaven. McRae is supposed
to have fallen into the water in attempt
ing to return to the steamer from his home
in vinalhaven Thursday night. He leaves
. widow.
Last Friday the new clock in the tower
OF Sturtevant hall ct Hebron academy was
set going. This clock is memorial to the
late Mrs. Fannie DOMAIN Stearns by her
husband, Henry K. Stearns, OF Hebron.
Both were graduates Of the academy, and
Mr.. Stearns is trustee Of the school. The
clock has . six foot dial, and strikes the
hour. It faces the campus and Is easily
seen from nearly every place where stu
dents assemble.
According to statement OF game ship
ments over the various railroads Of Maine
in the season just ended, the number OF
deer transported was the greatest in the
history Of the State. During the season
e,94 deer were handled by the railroads.
The next previous highest year was 1902,
when the total shipms nts were 8,8Ss.
These figures do not include the many
deer killed by residents, but only the
number which were handled by the rail-
roads. The number killed was probably
shout 10000 to 1900. Moose and bears
fell Oh very materially, the number OF the
former shipped this year being 175, and
bears %.
The Oxford Paper Co., which is build
ing large addition to its plant at Rum
ford Falls for the manufacture OF bleach
liquor and csustic soda by q new electro
iytic process invented and developed by
Jasper Whiting, Of Boston, has just closed
q contract for the electric machinery.
This apparatus is to be built by the West
ern Electric Co., and includes five motor
generator sets, each consisting OF 800
horsepower, 2,3oO-volt induction motor,
direct connected to 800 kilowatt, go
volt, direct current generator, the power
to be taken from the Rumford Falls Power
Co. 1t is said this discovery and it's appli-
cation will result in great saving in the
cost OF manufacturing paper.
Edward E. O'Brien, one OF Names
richest citizens, died Monday at his home
in Thomaston, aged seventy-nine years.
He was the only son Of Edward O'Brien,
who was reputed to be the wealthiest ship
owner and builder of his time. For many
years he was president of the Georges
national bank of Thomaston, succeeding
his father, and was for years member of
the ship chsndlery firm OF Gilchrist &
O'Brien, Of New York, and afterwards in
the firm OF R. g. Morse & Co., Boston, coal
and building materials, later becoming
sole owner. Still later he was member
of the firm of Burgess, O'Brien & Co., lime
manufacturers, in Thomaston, which was
dissolved and the business has since been
conducted under Mr.. O'Brien name.