Ellsworth yacht race features Wave Crest victory in six mile course
The Ellsworth Bay sailing contest on a six mile triangular course drew a near record crowd as Wave Crest skippered by B T Sowle edged Dixie and Lorelei amid wind and tide. Judges included Higgins Bonsey and Cook. Finishes showed Rambler and Madelin struggling with leaks and speed. Potential September rematch teased with time allowances and standardized timings for fair results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Redman
B.T. Sowle
Ellsworth
Joseph M. Higgins
Alexander Bonsey
James L. Cook
Burton B. Walker
Knoc
Dixie
Marshal
Bluehill
J. B. Redman
B. T. Sowle
Annie Lee
W. E. Whiting
Madelia
Grant
Mr. Marshall
Windward
Whilsworth
Sue
Wave Crest
Lost-Gold watch sale and local notices in Ellsworth
Local affairs column notes a lost gold watch, shop ads, and various Ellsworth happenings. Names include Isaac Hodgkine hand saw machine for sale, Geof Grant Insurance, Parker Clothing, Davis market, and Wiggin Moore Apoth. Also reports on sidewalks, a fire hose hall event, a deer sighting, shipping freight, and multiple residents traveling or visiting. The week includes church notices, gossp about a new plank sidewalk, and a wedding at the Unitarian church in South Duxbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Isaac
Geof
First National Air
Parker Clothing
Davis Market
Wiggin & Moore—Apothecaries
Bucksport
Bucksport National Bank
R. M. Campbell
Laurel and
South Streets
W. H. Dresser
Mr. Eppes
Eppes
Ellsworth Unitarian Church
Alice Winston
South Duxbury
Mass
Hunt
Ellsworth
Mary Winslow
Evelyn
Bangor
Margaret Winslow
Graham Winslow
Ralph H. Hunt
Orange
N. J
Edward Hale
Harvard Divinity School
Mrs. Hunt
Orange, N. J
First Unitarian Church
Buoys in the Bay Official Record From Union River
Arthur P. Nazto reports to THE AMERICAN on July 1 establishing buoys in Union River and Bluebill bays. Detailed bearings reference prominents objects like Weymouth Point, Fullerton Point, Tapper ledge, and various spars and spindles, with depths ranging from 2 to 90 feet at mean low water and distances from ledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur P. Nazto
U.S. N
Union River
Bluebill Bays
Tupperledge
Weymouth
Fullerton Point
Lord
Tupper
Hopkins Point
High Head
Oak Point
Long Island Hub
Morse Island
Long Island
Bluehill Rock
el Rock
Nihoy
Fire and missing man in small coastal towns
Special report from Penobscot and Seal Cove details a house fire in Penobscot caused by an ash barrel, with Joseph Perry and daughter Estelle escaping. Estelle treated after smoke inhalation and Perry loses home and tools, no insurance. In Seal Cove, elderly resident Kittredge Hodgdon went missing near town, later found alive after two days in woods with slight disorientation. Engle Island post office established five miles east of Doc Isley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Cook
The
Boston Journal
James L. Cook
Ellsworth
Boston
M. L. Kimball
Norway
New York Harbor
Porto Rico
Hollis Higgins
Higgins
Sarah Elizebeth Woods
Herbert Eupene Preble
Old Town
J. P. Simonton
Penobscot
Pixonscon
Joseph Perry
Seal Cove
Kittredge Hodgdon
Hodgdon
Hagte Island
Engle Island
Doc Isley
Hospital Attendance for Seamen
The treasury department through the Marine hospital service outlines care for seamen, medical attendance and burial in this region. Bangor will have an acting assistant surgeon, Helen M Stratton provides quarters subsistence and nursing at $1 daily, Abel Hunt covers burial costs at $10. Ellsworth patients will travel to Portland for care if able, with special nursing arrangements in Ellsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Marine Hospital Service
Bangor
Helen M. Stratton
Abel Hunt
Ellsworth
Marine Hospital
Portland
Eastern Maine State Fair at Bangor August showcasing sights
The Eastern Maine State Fair will run in Bangor from August 27 to 30. Featured attractions include a fireworks display titled The Last Days of Pompeii, Prof Bristol's diving horses Rocket and Meteory, and the Moore Family performing in nets. Eight coon trio will appear between heats in front of the grandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bangor
Pompeii
Bristol
Moore
Tracy Family Reunion at Gouldsboro Point
The sixth annual Trey family reunion will be held at the old homestead Gouldaboro Point Gouldsboro on Saturday August 17. All members by birth or marriage are invited. A picnic dinner will be served with music and afternoon entertainment.
Jordan Family Reunion at Charles Black's Grove
The Jordan reunion will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Charles Black's grove in Tilden. If stormy, the next all day event will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Charles Black
Hancock County Unitarian Conference and Maine Officials Meet
Upcoming events list includes Hancock county Unitarian conference in Ellsworth on Aug 1 2, the annual Maine county commissioners convention in Ellsworth with an excursion to Bar Harbor, plus reunions for Jordan, Tracy and Clark families in Tilden Gouldabboro and Franklin through Aug 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock County Unitarian
Ellsworth
County Commissioners of
Maine
Bar Harbor
Jordan
Charles Black
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Affairs
Scammon
Franklin
F. C. Simonton
Brunswick
Water Street
City Hose Company
Odd Fellows Hall
J. M. Adams
Eggemoggin Resch
A. W. Packard
Tae Aaten- Ican
John A. McFarland
North Ellsworth
McFarland
Massachusetts
Hancock County Fair Association
M. M. Whittaker
Sullivan
New York
Seth
Hoyt Austin
Hagerthy
Mra
Eugene Conroy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eugene
Mattie
George W. Downing
Mr. Downing
Bessie Downing
Calais
J. F. Davis
Sylvia Davis
Eils Worth
Edward B. Wyman
Wysian
Mr. Wyman
Hancock
Bayside
Wyman
David McRea
Bertha
Charles H. Grindal
Everett
McRae
Unitarian
Union
Charles W. Campbell
Charles H. Curtis
Eastern Dredging Co
Curtis
Methodist Church
A. ‘Thurlow
Free Baptist Church
J. D. McGraw
Surry
Storm Petrel
Newbury Neck
Lynch
Horace F. Wescott
Harvard
Hollis B. Estey
Edward Brady
John W. Coughlin
Rockland
E. D. Carr
Curtis’ Tyard
Horace W. Jordan
Charles H. Bush
Lllsworth
C. C. Burrill & Son
Burrill Bank
GY Ellsworth
Cail
GEO. H. Grant CO
General Insurance and Real Estate
Ellsworth and Bar Harbor
Giles
Burrill
Biegels
Jersey
Owen Byrn
Local AG
W. Tapley
T. Milton Allen
Usworth American
Ellsworth Mfg. CO
Lora V. Parsons
Alaworth
F. T. Additon
Orland
Bert White
Davis’ Market
Georgia
J. A. Cunningham
Cnet
Ellsworth Greenhouse
Wiggin
Wiggin & Moore, Drīggīīti
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