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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
1
A long list of advertisements and local notices covers real estate, businesses, summer jobs, and social events in Ellsworth and Hancock County. Items mention sales, partnerships, clothing, steamboat schedules, concerts, bank work, and academic news, including graduates and faculty moves, with several mentions of nearby towns and state institutions.
A cautionary note states alum baking powders are cheap but toxic as alum acts as a corrosive poison, making the product dangerous to use in food. Royal Baking Powder Co. lists its New York address at 100 William Street.
The Kemenyi concert company led by Victor the Hungarian pianist Miss Marguerite Hall the mezzo soprano and Walter Wheatley the tenor will make their first Ellsworth appearance on July 16 in Hancock hall. The program follows the popular May concert and aims to support the Blixworth festival chorus noted for three seasons of work. Tickets are on sale at Wiggin's with prices 15 cents to under twelve 25 cents.
The schooner Kate Walker of Ban Zor sank off Sequin Sunday while bound from Port Reading to Ban Kor with coal. Built at Brewer in 1860, captained by C H Jordan of Orland, the crew abandoned ship and were picked up by a Bangor bound vessel. Capt Fred Segenath of Ellsworth sailed the Walker last year. Donnelly’s Minstrels Coming to Hancock hall next Monday evening under Frank A Owen.
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