Fire Fly Yacht Visits Gouldsboro Party From Boston
Horace W. Jordan of Boston arrives in Gouldsboro aboard the steam yacht Fire Fly after repairs in Bangor. A party including Laura Hawking, Charles A. Bach, Luther M. Merrill, and Edward Hunt enjoyed the voyage. Captain Galen H. Smith commands the ten ton vessel, with Louis Dix and William K. Hammond aboard. Jordan plans tours of Ellsworth and other towns, and owns Jordan's Island and Jordan's Mountain, boosting local curiosity and famed drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Jordan
Gouldsboro
Bourn
Fire Fly
Boston
Bangor
Jordan
Laura 8. Hawking
Charles A. Bach
Luther M. Merrill
Brookline
Mass
Edward Hunt
Elmworth
Galen H. Smith
Weat Gouldsboro
Louis Dix
Dowst Resigns as Washington County Railroad GM
General Manager H. F. Dowst resigns from the Washington County railroad. On Monday R. W. Kelley of New York succeeds him. Dowst’s reasons are not announced and fellow workers regret the departure. Kelley is an experienced railroad man and was formerly president and GM of the Keenawaha & Michi in railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowst
H. F. Dowst
Washington County Railroad
R. W. Kelley
New York
I L Halman to Move Open Merchant Tailoring in Boston
I L Halman of the Lewis Friend & Co. store will move from Ellsworth to Boston. He has rented a store at 20 Pemberton square and will open a merchant tailoring establishment there on September 1, leaving Ellsworth in late August. Halman came to Ellsworth twenty years ago and joined Lewis Friend & Co. before moving to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ellsworth
L. Halman
Lewis Friend & Co
Halman
Ber
Aiready
Pemberton Square
Ellsworth clothing firm head adapts to tailoring shift
Halman rose from admitting clerk to manager and sole owner of the Ellsworth ready-made clothing business after Lewis Eriond’s death. He plans to exit ready-made wear, devote himself to tailoring in a larger field, and will move his family to Benton while keeping Ellsworth as a summer home. His reputation grows with shipments to Everett, North Dakota, Iowa, and Boston, signaling a broader future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Eriond
Halman
Ellsworth
Mr. Holman
Fin
Ana
Hancock
Washington County
Everett
Wash
North Dakota
Iows
Boston
Harman
Hancock Sullivan Bridge and early Sullivan settlers
The relic text recalls Ambrose Stimpson’s view of 150 years of progress from settlement patterns in Sullivan, Maine. It details York and Marblehead origins, family names like Sargent and Simpson, and the Long Cove dam era. It notes Sargent’s bridge built 1821–22 by John Sargent, its demise by worm damage and ice in 1828–29, toll life, and the shift from tide mills to fresh water privileges. It also mentions the East Franklin chapel dedication and local business shifts shaped by lumbering and river work.
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Buch
Sullivan
Frenchman's Bay
York
York County
Maine
Seco
Bragdon
Beane
Preble
Simpson
Gordon
Johnson
Urann
Donnell
Welch
Wooster
Sogalls
Gatcomb
West
Grant
Miller
Saco
Marbleead
Salter
Moon
Thaye
Marblehead
Marbie- Head
Paul D. Sargent
Salem
Benjamin Johnson
Flanders
East Sulllin
Col. Sargent
Baker
Long Cove
James Simpson
Richard Downing
Benjamin
Solomon York
Apertion
Geo
Sargent
Wea
Sullivan Ferry
Yancock
John Sargent
Paul D
Chittenden
John Sargent Wan
Sargent Ridge
Hancock
Sweetland
Benjamin Baker
Maj. Pontips
Castine
William Abbott
Hill
Frank M. Cobb
Cherryfield
Sargent’s Bridge
Ellsworth
Rockland
Baptist Prayer Meetings and July Birth Announcements
Rev David Kerr leads a Friday prayer meeting at 7 30 with a Sunday morning service at 10 30 and an evening sermon on The Glory of the Church The Sunday school meets at noon and the evening service features Samyon A Strong Weak Man All welcome.ASU at North Sullivan July 6 a daughter for Rodney A Ash and spouse Carrville July 10 a daughter for Irvin H Carr and spouse Gray Blachill July 1 a son for Alonzo S Gray and spouse Gross Orland July 8 a daughter for Winfield 8 Gross Grindie North Deer Isle July 11 a daughter for Justin M Grindlie Bernita Herrick Penobscot July 0 a daughter for Merrill Herrick Hodgkins Bar Harbor July a daughter for Albert Hodgkins Orland July 11 a daughter for 7 Marks Far Harbor July 11 a daughter for Arthur Pray Blach Newport July 7 a son for Nat Bowining Roy Charles Twining Blach July 7 a son for Nat Bowining West Gouldsboro July 6 a son for Fred Tracy Dedham July 13 a son for Mathew Warren and spouse.
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Baptist
David Kerr
Praetor
Samyon
J. A. ‘Taylor
Dollardtown
Marinville
Waltham
ASU
North Sullivan
Rodney A’ash
Mdaughter
Carr
Inville
Irvin H. Carr
Gray
Blachill
Alonzo S Gray
Gross
Orland
Twining
Blachi
Nata Bowining
Roy Charles
Tracy
West Gouldsboro
Fred Tracy
Tripp
Deer Tole
Obed Tripp
I Warren
Dedham
Mathew Warren
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Rovettisammats
Hancock County
Bancor
White Dental Rooms
State
I. L. Halman
Washington Irving
W. R. Parker
W. R. Parker Clothing CO
Manning Block
Ellsworth, Maine
Isaac B. Hodgkins
Hancock-Sullivan Bridge
Ambrose Stimpson
Far Harbor Record
East Franklin
J. £. Lombard
Harmony
A. H. Hanscom
Clinton
al Bender
Bucksport Seminary
Jon
Hitler J. W. Day
E. A. Carter
Harrington
A. H. Hanscont
J.E. Lombard
S.A. Bender
Jacksport Seminary
Royal Choir
Franklin
J. W. Day
Milbridge
Adet
Marine List
Entaworth Fort
Wriday
Nelle Grant
Dode
Rondout
Staves Heads
Whitcomb
Haynes & Co
Eppes
Milltown
Umber
Blisworth
Mary Eliza
Alley
Bar Harbor
Lumber
Whitcounty
Kennedy
Hutchins
di Ann
Stuart, Ray
Yreka
Seabith
Caressa
Harvey
Rednesday
Wesley Abbott
Pederson
Standout
Staves
C.J Frewergy
Soh
Richzl
Closson
Stonington
Wood
Pierce Hancock County
Porte
West Su Lavas
Willie
Maxiwell
Mowden
Eastport
Fixate Lee
Uly
Sells Westerloo
Paterson
Rebesca G Whilden
Lunt
Hazel Dell
Chas
Wolston
Hooper & Haves
Lawrence
el. Lex
Hooper Havey
Niladulphia
Eadie
Tmber
Willi T. Maxwell
Crabtres & Mavey
Philadelphia
Sintec
Manonla
State Street
Ke County
Sonni
RueMay
Gent
Wane
Hood
Onitariaa
A. H. Coar
C. F. Dole
Jamaica
Pisin
Union Cong
Ellsworth Falls
G. H. Heffron
Hobbs
Sam Metre
Add
Sterling Hennedy Co
Chicago
Carter—M'fartland
Camden
Uyley
Menry Donen
Rachel W ' Cartes
Brookiin
Harry W Moturland
Pitts
Frazier—Mlage
Marietta ‘Frazier
Eden
John Black
Goulisboro
Green-Sylvester
Henry W Conley
Lillian Grech
Fred L Sylvester
Eau
Rose
Smith
Fnohard
Farrar
Winter Harbor
Leighton
Cores
C Larrabee
Melvina
Charles 1
Willins—Gray
Bluebill
Ebenezer Kean
Della M Willing
Melvin D Gray
Westendorf
Westendorf—Gorham
Howard D French
Carimoleta M Westendorf
William 31 Gorham
Barrett
Bethel
Mra Rose Barrett
Bidehill
Cook
East Biuehill
Cyrus A ‘Cook
McKinney
John McKinney
Wiscasset
Sellers
Brooklin
Lester E Sellers
Acr
Southwest Harbor
Portland
St. John
Ile Wort
Falls
Geo. F. Evans
Boothby
Ballteads and Steamboars
Srtuntas
Seal Harbor
Northeast Harbor
J. Morse
Calvin Austin
William Ht, Hill
Rockland, Bluebill & Ellsworth Steamb't Co
Keston and Bangor Steamship Co
Rockeland
Gio
Dark Harbor
Snoggin
Sargentville
North Deer Islewick
South Bluehill
Surry
Ellanor Dally
South Brooksville
West Tre
Dally
Bluehill
Rooklin
Sedgwick
North Deer Isle
Geturday
West Tremont
Herrick's
Eyetoggle
Hocklatin
A. Crockett
Hancock Street
Elleworth
C. R. Foster
Main Street
Ss. L. Lord
Ory
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