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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
3
R Johnson was celebrated as a steadfast tea drinker in a short reminiscence noting his daily routine. The piece references his habit as a defining characteristic of his character and daily life.
County news notes Rev. H L Day shows improvement able to swallow soft foods. Orrin Donnell reports patient progressing, with updates from Bangor residents visiting and gathering for Thanksgiving. Other items mention local families, travel for seminary, amputations, and a town hall event, plus a cough remedy advertisement.
County news recounts holiday travel, illness, and church events. Mrs. Brooks Grindle and Miss Hattie Tapley return to schools in Brewer. Dr. James J. Smith joins Bangor visit. Rev. Richards substitutes at Congregational church. Mrs. Lydia Jones sustains a leg fracture aboard the Wilkshare in Salem. the Blodgett family mourns the loss of Thomas Blodgett Jr.. Thanksgiving guests arrive from Bucksport and Belfast. The winter term openings, church anniversary events, and local doctor transfers are noted along with assorted local happenings and odd items from across the area.
A Maine fragment list recalls deaths from November including a Stillwater native Wilson A. Bure once a prominent Peshtigo citizen who died November 21. A fatal house fire in Jefferson Thomas house killed a two year old. Hunt shooting near Lincoln left Fred Grant dead. Portland chosen for next Grange convention after a close vote. A Dresden Mills girl and her younger brother perished in a kitchen fire. Portrait of Chief Justice John A. Peters exhibited in Bangor and praised by friends. Destructive fires hit Stonhegin and Gould Murphy blocks. Colby College elects Charles Edson Owen as financial secretary after Dutton’s death. Sardine trade and railroad notes from Washington County. Crossman family perishes in Deering fire. Bowdoin catalog notes 1000-01 enrollment and faculty changes. A New Year cake recipe and a medical ad conclude.
Market notes show butter and eggs at higher prices after Thanksgiving demand with eggs easing slightly. Fresh laid eggs per dozen listed, poultry prices steady as winter nears. hay prices hold due to mild weather and late pasture. Cranberries up, bananas and citrus prices noted amid a humor column and patent medicine ad amid general rural shop chatter.
A. E. Varnum visits Boston on business while Mee Littlefield travels to Bucksport to work at the Robinson house. The King’s Daughters plan a December Grange ball event with a remembrances and baby show. Reports from Lamoine cover weddings Lottie Lear and Jesse Young and Deslie Hodgkins and Dr Fred Reynolds, plus deer sightings and school updates across towns including Hancock, Ellsworth, and Brewer.
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