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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
4
The cabinet considers no extra session, McKinley’s wife ill, census advances four years, Knox on insular rulings, Wood CubaPlatt letters urge conforming to amendments, Maine newspaper notes Maine publishing house, then a humorous exchange between two cousins about dignity.
In this column readers learn of Bar Harbor's approaching influx of cottagers and church missions. A Bluehill quarry strike for one cent more per hour ends quickly, while Northeast Harbor reports growth notes. West Surry bear stories surface as old-time grocery tales hint bears were once common. A West Sullivan girl doubts marriage to anyone but her papa or Uncle Henry, hinting at future suitors.
A letter from Leno T. Carleton, chairman of New York’s inland fisheries, says the Simmons pond catch is likely a cross between brook trout and other stocked species, possibly a mongrel cross with land locked salmon. He notes New York experiments produced many varieties but no clear type emerged. He regrets the fish reached the dinner table.
Congregational Unitarian and Methodist services listed with times for June 9. Denominations include Baptist and out of town services with guest speakers from Unitarian and Methodist churches. Nominations by Governor include Hancock county figures Frank Hodgkins and DeGrasse Fox for notary and fish and game warden posts.
Frances Evans writes in Ladies' Home Journal that small monetary habits extend wealth, arguing women can excel as small financiers. She notes discomfort in asking men for even small sums, and asserts growing female financial independence as a lasting creed not to be suppressed.
Memorial Day was observed in Ellsworth by Wm. I. Hi. Rice post A.R. Early in the morning detachments visited cemeteries and placed flowers and flags on graves. A concert by Lynch's band preceded a 2 o'clock procession to Hancock Hall for Hon. John B. Redman’s address. Local officials and post members attended a patriotic program concluding with "America" sung by the audience. The American thanks contributors including Mrs. Eugene Hale and C. R. Foster for wreaths and flowers.
Hancock county Pomona grange will meet with Lamoine grange No. 264 on Tuesday June 18. Program includes music by choir, speeches by Ira Bowden Castine grange and others, discussions on farming methods and home life on the farm. North Castine memorial section notes the death of Dora Gertrude Connor at 23, with funeral details and tributes.
Solomon Kelliher, Civil War veteran and longtime Ellsworth resident, died Saturday evening after a prolonged illness. Born September 4, 1885 in Mariaville, he served in Co. B, Sixth Maine, the fighting regiment, and later held Pond Island lighthouse keeper duties. He leaves a widow and daughter Mrs. Fred L. Mason. Funeral services were held at his home with Unitarian Rev. A. H. Coar presiding and Grand Army of the Republic pallbearers in attendance.
Winter Harbor schooner Wide Awake captain Alexander Bickford drowned off New Haven Conn. after returning to the Ellsworth vessel Agricola to transfer cargo. Bickford, 46, left his cabin for deck and disappeared. body not recovered. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters. Also notes Illyworth quarterly meeting June 14 15 16 Clifton Free Baptist Church and a health warning about mercury in catarrh remedies with Hall's Catarrh Cure claims of safety and mercury-free formula.
New stable on Franklin Street offers daily weekly or monthly care at moderate prices. Horses left in the owner’s care receive careful attention and daily feeding and grooming as needed.
Hancock County Conference of Congregational churches to meet in Bucksport on Tuesday and Wednesday. Program includes opening ceremonies, prayer, missionary society meetings, and reports, plus a conference sermon by Rev M S Martwell and remarks on church unity and youth work.
A Vintage guide from Ladies' Home Journal explains velvet care using French chalk to remove grease stains and a twelve hour wait. It notes applying chalk, steaming over boiling water, brushing the pile with a whisk until restored, and keeping the pile taut for best results.
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