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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
1
Ellsworth continues with scattered notices and social updates. Citizens including L. J. Backos, Florence G. Smith, and M. S. Smith visit relatives. local businesses and churches announce events. heat has caused several prostrations. the Humpty Dumpty company play airs. river and harbor activities feature excursions, yacht races, and a steamer mishap. plus property purchases and civic discussions mingle with town life.
Professionals defeated the Bilaworth business men 14 to 8 after a seventh inning surge. Notable players included Osgood Addison and Moore for the professionals with Brady behind the plate. Tribou and Cutler starred for the business men, while Dr Lewis Hodgkins led base running and served as toastmaster at a well served supper funded by the event proceeds.
Firemen from Ellsworth and Ellsworth Falls battled a forest blaze Monday near the west riverbank threatening the Ellsworth Lumber Co mill and nearby McLean house. By sundown wind shift helped control the flames which had consumed dry growth and came within feet of the lumber yard before receding toward Christian Ridge.
A Monday evening recess heard a report from the bridge committee. Plans show a three span steel bridge 195 feet long with stone abutments and piers. Plans are in the aldermen's room for bidders to inspect. Bids for tram and masonry work may be submitted through Saturday August 3. Orrin Lemuel Stewart named surveyor of lumber and wood.
July 17 at Wyman park features Gentry's dog and pony show. July 25 offers Baptist and Methodist Sunday school excursion by schooner and tug to Newbury Neck. Aug 1-2 Hancock county Unitarian conference at Ellsworth. Aug 14 county commissioners convention at Ellsworth with excursion to Bar Harbor next day. A fragment quotes an editor advising chopping a manuscript of Old Oak Tree and a storm scatters its leaves.
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