Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-01-04
KITrERY To CARIBOU.

Fire at Dexter Thursday night de-
stroyed the Dexter house and stable, caus-
ing loss of 5000. The property was
owned by F. H. Hayes.
In Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday 27,1A cans
OF sardines shipped from Maine were
seized and condemned as "flthy and de-
composed, putrid animal and vegetable
substance, unfit for food".
The Methodist church and the store and
house and stable Of Charles T. Poland
at New Harbor, were burned Sunday.
The loss on the Poland property was
$4,000 and on the church about 5000.
The catalogue OF the University OF
Maine, just issued, shows the total mum.
Der OF students to be S5S. OF these 700 are
regularly enrolled in courses Of one, two,
three or four years duration, and 158 are
in the short courses. In addition to this
number there were 4A students regis
tered for farmers week and 126 in the cor
respondence courses.
Maine increased in valuation 81, 008, 066
during the past year, according to the re-
port Of the State assessors. The total
valuation Of the cities, towns and planta-
tions for the present year is sSe4, 051, 4O6,
against 1914, OK, a22 for 1909. The gain in
real estate amounts to s16,74O,O11, and in
personal estate 8, 2S6, OTIS. This represents
the greatest annual gain in valuation re-
corded in the history Of the State.
Fire at Brunswick early Thursday
caused losses estimated Is follows: Mrs.
Elizabeth Riley, on building $500, fully
insured; Fred E. Hail. confectionery,
$500, insurance, 5000; Stephen A.
Walker, provisions, $500, insurance,
q 600; Hiram Sedgley, lunch room, q ZOO
insurance, $500; Scion Lufkin, q, 900, fully
insured; e. R. Jordan Z Son, groceries,
e 900, fully insured; Howard w. Libby,
sporting goods, q 500, no insurance.
In an article in The AMERICAN last
week it was stated that Game Warden
Jorgenson had been instructed to have q
veterinarian examine the carcass of Q
young COW moose which recently died
near Ashland, to ascertain il possible, the
nature of the disease which seems to be
affecting the moose OF Maine. The veter-
marian found no signs of any disease
common to domestic cattle. Summed up,
he expresses the opinion that the moose
died of dysentery and accompanying ex-
haustion.
A smoky fire which Quilted q small two
story brick block occupied by e. L. Leon
ard, q plumber, in Waterville Saturday,
caused damage estimated at $4,000. The
loss on the building occupied by the
plumbing establishment was &, 500 and on
the stock 5000. Large brick buildings
on either side were filled with smoke, and
their contents were damaged to the ex-
tent of about $4,000. The Atherton
Furniture Co. occupied four-story block
on one side, while the other building con-
tanned the store of the Pesvy Clothing Co.,
Offices and halls.
Fire, supposed to have originated around
defective furnace in the basement Of the
four story brick building at IS Main street,
Bangor, Thursday, caused heavy smoke
damage in that building and the building
adjoining. The building where the fire
started is occupied by the J. c. White Co.,
dry goods. The White store was quickly
filed with smoke, causing heavy damage
to the stock. The music store Of NJ. h.
Andrews adjoining was also badly
smoked. The loss by fire is slight, but the
damage by smoke is estimated from q, 900
to 10000, covered by insurance.