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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
5
Mrs Willard Smith, seriously ill, is recovering at home. Mrs Grace Duffy and her son Frank of Bangor visited relatives there last week.
Mrs Adeline Richardson of Sound visits North Ellsworth and reconnects with former neighbors Liewellye Higgins and wife and Lizzie Higgins of Lyon Massachusetts as they share time with friends.
A fragment reports Mrs Alida Bowers and Ethel Morang of Somerville taking teaching posts in Henry Moit, with mentions of Georgy Alig, George Ray, Hattie Holt and Willie. Frankiin took a buckboard ride to Green Clough and Green Harbor recent to Linwood Garland’s condition around August 28.
Notices warn of state tax foreclosures on numerous lots in Maine including Steuben, Castine, and Hancock County. They announce sales, redemption rights within one year, and penalties with twenty percent interest. also list administrators and executors for estates of Abbie Grasclate John Collins Asa unknown Danforth Mason Mary Powell and others with demands and payments due.
Details of Sunday gatherings in Bangor area include Albert Mudgett and Miss Margaret Lattin visiting relatives. A rescue party later found Levi Bennett asleep after a fire threat on Boggy Brook road. The piece also lists state and county election ticket candidates and notes the battleship Alabama’s official four hour speed trial at 17 knots, claiming fastest U.S. battleship status.
The Republican rally at Hancock Hall in Ellsworth drew a good crowd despite heat. Congressman George E. Foss of Chicago spoke on campaign issues, condemned Bryan’s Philippine policy, and urged support for McKinley. Framed by Monaghan’s band and Dr. George A. Phillips presiding, the meeting endorsed Republican positions and announced additional rallies across Hancock County with speakers including Senator Frye, H. W. Patiner, J. T. Dubois, and others.
Nathan Kennedy aged nineteen of St Stephen fell from a dam at Calais where he was working and drowned. Walter McKinney nine, of North Albion, drowned while bathing after his mother warned him the water was deep. The body was later recovered.
County gossip notes Bar Harbor readiness for English and American warships due next week, the first annual fair and home show, plus a bigger event planned for next year. Report mentions equine pageantry, a large demonstration in Hancock County, and Bucksport’s shipyard revival with the schooner Thallium launching and two more vessels on the ways. A bear encounter near No 16 Gilbert Schoppe ends with the man hiding in a tree. Secretary McKeen shares blueberry cultivation results from Sedgwick, noting land rotation benefits and pleasing Boston markets, plus rewarding picker wages.
A chaotic maritime list records arrivals on August 2 and 27 with multiple vessels from Boston New York Bangor and Plymouth among others. It notes the Virginia tied to Vineyard Haven where the coal laden Prod Gower was looted by a tug and towed in after reporting a leak and damaged bottom.
Advertisements tout Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming it brings warmth of perfect health by addressing disordered kidneys fever bowels blood or brain. The copy urges readers to get Hood's Sarsaparilla for health benefits and warmth.
A notice reports Hartwell's Old Town lumber mill burned yesterday and Denman Thompson's play The Old Homestead will be presented for the second time at Hancock Hall next Tuesday evening. The entertainment promises strong singing by the Verdi Indien quartet and other attractions, described as a rare event for the area.
Rail and ferry timetable updates show Sundays only service through August 2 from Bangor to Eastport via Desert Ferry, with departures around 12 47 pm and arrivals at Desert Ferry Harbor, plus daily service including Sundays for Washington County routes. Trains connect Ellsworth, Holden, Franklin Road, Hancock, and Waukena with selected limited stops.
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