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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1901
Page
4
A local Maine paper notes favorable crop prospects and strong business in Dun's Review summary. It covers Gen MacArthur's cable about Aguinaldo, Boutelle navy pay, Senator Frye on Santo Domingo, Judge Dimmick on 1904 GOP prospects, plus brief musings on automobiles for farmers and a record export value approaching a June 30, 1901 year.
The treasury bureau of statistics says the year will largely exceed 304,000,000 and may pass a billion and a half dollars. By March end the year’s gain tops 86,000,000, with farmers the main beneficiaries as agriculture shows faster growth than manufacturing. The government also holds more gold than ever before, boosting Republican pride in the administration and Congress.
Bar Harbor seeks a steam fire engine amid local talk of four candidates narrowing to John Bunker Jr and William Fennelly for Bar Harbor’s hot political contest. Hancock farmers praise a promising bay crop, with early pasture gains and moisture-rich ground boosting yields. A Stonington granite supply for Howard Gould’s Long Island home draws inspection of Crotch Island quarries. Local notes include a humorous misreading about mink skins, clarifying the dog caught the skins, not the trapper, and a bonafide mink tale ending with a caution about misread sources.
The largest ship ever built, the Celtic, was launched last week in Belfast for the White Star Line. Christened by the Marchioness of Dufferin, the liner seats 2,850 passengers and exceeds the Cresare by 5,600 tons, and the Great Kavern by 10,990 tons.
A letter from A. Phillips dated April 22 1901 thanks the American editor for sharp remarks about a slanderer who attacked Geno Genn after death. Phillips recalls deep friendship and praise for Geno, condemns the cowardly act, and likens it to historical assassinations. He expresses lasting anger that someone desecrated a dead friend.
Glad to see Galen Maddocks out again. Charles Puller moves his family to Isworth this week. Alec M. McGown spent Sunday with friends at East Dedham and Jenness McGown of Ellsworth visited relatives there. Alvin Maddocks is at work in Ellsworth for Carlton McGown. Bert Higgins caught a nine pound salmon at Branch pond. Edward K. Leach, recently employed at Bangor, is home living with his sister Mrs Alvin Maddocks. David DeWitt and family visited Mrs DeWitt's parents Charles James and wife. April 23.
George Whittaker moved his family to Ellsworth Falls. Mrs. Sarah Doyle visited sister Mrs. Charles Harriman in Frankfort. The Indies sid society will meet with Mrs. Minnie March Thursday afternoon. School in this district is taught by Miss Ella Jude and in district No. 4 by Miss Bernice Royal. Mrs. Sophie Dodge moved to East Surry to live with her mother Mrs. Clara Yorke. Mr. Pickering, a running and boarding-house keeper for the Trenton lumber company, has moved to his home in Orland.
Sabine Watts is in very poor health while local items note social events at George Quinns and Lindenhurst farm. Mrs. Sarah Carpenter of Boston visits relatives. Irving Wilbur sprains his ankle after a carriage incident. the sewing circle plans chapel painting by Fred W. Rollins and Ralph H. Garlaud on April 22. Poem by HELENA MODESKA about ocean and home. Also a brief piece on polishing window glass with hydrochloric acid from Ladies' Home Journal.
George W. Perkins, longtime Ellsworth resident and ship carpenter turned farmer near Grants Corner, died Saturday. Born in 1823 in North Penobscot, he worked with Parker Bros. in Bucksport before moving to Ellsworth about 45 years ago. Survived by widow and daughter Miss Lillian Perkins, with brother Joseph L. Perkins of Dedham and sister Mrs. H. M. Pond of Orono. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev. J. P. Simonton. Relatives from out of town included Joseph L. Perkins, Mrs. Mary Perkins of Bucksport Center, Mrs. Lucy Perkins of Castine, and nephew Charles Perkins of Winn.
Church notes list multiple services and study groups across denominations at Ellsworth Falls and nearby churches with dates for April services, Sunday school times, and evening programs. Included are Rev A H Coar, Rev G H Heffron, Rev J M aams, Rev J P Simonton and Rev David Kerr schedules, plus notices on a catarrh cure advertisement and a Bangor Life Insurance job ad.
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