Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-10
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Bernard Rogers, the oldest practicing
lawyer in Machfss, died In somerville,
Mass, last "wednesday, aged seventy-five.
Fred d. Seymour, OF Calais, aged fifty
three, was one Of the twenty-eight victims
Of the Acadia lodging house fire in Boston
last week.
Louis Noiskey, OF Trenton, N. j.,
wounded by bullet which, fired at mink
by another hunter, glanced from rock,
died in the hospital in Bangor last We'd
nesday.
Charles r. Clason, OF Gardiner, was on
Saturday awarded the Rhodes scholarship
for Maine, as the result OF close COM
petitive examination, held at Augusta,
with five other candidates.
A Portland fishing boat one day last
week took in her nets an eight-pound salt
water salmon and three large shad. The
catching of these fish at this time OF the
year in these waters is rare.
From the recent experiments made at
several coves about Passamaquoddy bay,
near Eastport, 1t is expected quantity of
seed oysters will be planted early in the
spring. The waters near East port are de-
clared most favorable for the experiment
OF oysters growing ON large scale.
Arthur w. Shaw, formerly OF Freeport,
who was in June, 1912, sentenced to from
three to five years in the Massachusetts,
state prison for the theft of $4,000 from
the A. w. Shaw Boot & Shoe Co., was,
last Wednesday, granted an unconditional
pardon. Shaw had made restitution of all
the money Incorporated by him.
Capt. Herbert Seavey, of Boothbay, COM
mitted suicide by shooting Thursday
evening. He was thirty-fye years old.
No cause is known for the act. Capt.
Seavey was well-known mariner. He
had been visiting in Nova Scotia with his
wife, and returned Thursday evening,
Mrs. Seavey remaining for longer stay.
Fire at Fort Kent Wednesday night
destroyed the Fort Kent hotel, six stores
and several dwellings. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000. Among the firms burned
out are: Corey & Hobert, dry goods;
Tony Hobert, fruit; X. J. Romanus,
groceries; A. J. Laumiere, barber shop;
New York Bargain Co.; L. J. litter, groc-
cries; John Nadeau, barber shop.
| wilfred b. Eidridge and his wife, aged
about sixty years, were murdered at their
home in West Gardiner Sunday morning.
An attempt was then made to conceal the
crime by burning the house and bodies.
II Is believed kerosene was turned over the
bodies before the match was applied.
Fernald Eldridge, aged twenty-seven, a
dissolute son-who has several times been
under arrest for drunkenness, and has
also on more than one occasion attempted
suicide, is under arrest on suspicion.
The Quebec Railway Co., recently Or
gsnized under the laws OF the State, has
plans for the construction Of an electric
line from the eastern to the western
border OF the State. This line leads
through the widest part OF the Maine
wilderness, crossing the Allagash region.
| The line starts In the town of Washburn
and entails approximately Ill miles OF
construction through the wilderness,
touching here and there small plantation
villages or other small towns. The lowest
estimate OF the proposition will be IS, 500, :
600. Following the line OF the proposed
road, by an imaginary line into the
Canada territory at both ends, it forms
almost direct line between St. John and
| Quebec.