MOUTH OF THE RIVER Community notices and visits
Mrs Hodgkins of South Brewer visits relatives with The Indies and Society meeting planned with Mrs York on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Mark Milliken ar visited Bangor relatives. Henry Remick of Somerville spent time with father L D Romstek. Christopher Brenton, lately at Moonshend, returns home. Dinah Mulock Craik quote ends the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hodgkins
South Brewer
The
Indies’ and Society
Wii York
Mark Milliken
Bangor
Flenny Remick
Somerville
Mars
L. D. ‘Romstek
Christopher Brenton
Moonshend
Ellsworth Buys Hook and Ladder Fire Truck
Aldermen meet and authorize Chief Brown to purchase a used hook and ladder truck from Bans for Ellsworth. The vehicle, weighing about 1100 to 1200 pounds, features a fifty foot Bangor extension ladder and multiple ladders plus hooks and tools. The city also votes to buy a large steam drill for the rock crusher project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Brown
Ellaworth
Chit Brown
Local residents visit kin and modernize town facilities
Miss Ruby Havey of Sullivan visits sister Mrs. Haslam while Mrs. 8. A. Maxfield of Bangor stays with Ai Blood. Frank L. Heath rebuilt his barn expanding its looks. J. Treworgyn adds a 20 by 24 grain shed for storage. Miss Mattie Webber of Bar Harbor visits Mrs. M. M. Moore. Mae McCarty returns from Massachusetts for vacation. Pall GranMar school graduates to hold church exercises Friday. Mina Ethel Jellison to attend University of Maine commencement in Orono. C. W. Smith Asa C. Flood and B. S. Jellison fished Morrison ponds and West Branch, bringing home 97 trout and 3 small salmon. Lynch’s band plans a Fourth platform in Maddocks grove for dances. Porter from New York repaired Ticonto’s spots. a fortystrong crew took her out for trial. notable improvements observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Heath
J. Treworgyn
Mattie Webber
Bar Harbor
M. M. Moore
Mae McCarty
Waltham
Pall Granmar
Mina Ethel Jellison
Orono
University of Maine
C. W. Smith
Asa C. Flood
Jellison
Morrison Ponds
West Branch
Lynch
L. J. Maddocks' Grove
Porter
New York
Indians Dine In Government Hall Alleged Graft Saga
Two burly Indians in government corridors, one with an eagle feather and the other a red ostrich tip, allegedly coerced a government employee into paying for an extravagant luncheon. They ate heavily after a claim of government payment, leaving a chaotic scene and a surprisingly small bill for the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehlef
Washington Star
Counterfeit China Warns Buyers in Flea Market
A New York Herald report warns buyers that the market is flooded with imitation china from French and English makers. Marks are easily forged, discoloration and wear can be faked, and even learned buyers may be deceived. Hire an honest expert to purchase if not a skilled judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Avenue
Dresden
Worcester
Crown Derby
New York
China
New York Herald
Advertising Scheme Pays Off For McAlpin Brand
Story from an uptown club recounts D. H. McAlpin’s rival using a dime per tenth package ad. McAlpin adopted the plan without advertising. The risk paid off as farmers bought his tobacco, expecting money in every package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. McAlpin
Pigeonmaid to a Crow Aerial Butler in a Folklore Tale
Florence Morse Kingsley recounts a playful vignette in which a white pigeon named Beauty acts as maid to a vain cow nicknamed Tom. Beauty polishes Tom’s coachmanlike plumage daily, fluttering along his feathers with her pink bill until a misstep leads to a comic feather pull and a sharp squawk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Florence Morse Kingsley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Beauty
Moonwaile
Tim Campbell and Colonel Adams clash over a mayoral feud
A long excerpt from historical columns mixes a tale of Tim Campbell and Colonel Jack Adams, both men of New York politics, with a Dartmoor superstition piece and comic inn dialogue. The piece notes office moves, fealty to Tammany, and Adams’s quips about education, followed by assorted clippings on Dartmoor folklore, village life, and a light fictional exchange over whisky in a Scottish inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Campbell
Congress
Manhattan
Jack Adams
Mr. Campbell
East Side
Tall
Colonel Jack
Powers
Tim
Lim
Jack
America
Adams
Saturday Evening Post
Arrival notices and sailings across small towns and ports
A garbled OCR list shows arrivals on June 6 to 12 at Bar Harbor, Plymouth, Boston, Rockport and more. Names include Agnes Mabel, Samuel Lewis Pratt, Wesley Abbott Pederson, J M Kennedy Hutchins, Sir Samuel Lewis Pratt, Reuben Eustman, Wallnee, Aruno and others. Various sailings and cargo movements mention lumber, port towns and coastal dispatches with scattered dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elseworth
Agnes Mabel
Grindie
Bar Harbor
Lot Forester
Farrell
Hockland
Samuel Lewis
Pratt
Wesley Abbott
Pederson
Boston
Suveday
J M Kennedy
Hutchins
Steuben
Plymouth
Tilsworth Lumber
Hancook
Porte
Wasr Sullivan
Franconia
Fang
Tillnworth Aeigente
Mary C Stuart
Bowden
Reuben Eustman
Hangor
Juno
Lizele Gall
Portawouthe
Young
Bilaworth
Yarb
Indoor & Havey
Gatherer
Rockpaet
Curb
Kobarvian & Havay
Mason
Kagaule
Wallace
Milbridge
Wiinalsdell Co
Prank
Hood's Sarsaparitia Expels Humors and Builds Up the Body
An aged advertisement fragment promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic that expels humors, treats eruptions, and strengthens the whole system for all ages. The copy mentions taking it with other remedies and claims broad health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Church Notes Show Sunday Schedules and Notices
Local church notices list Baptist, Unitarian, Methodist, and Free Baptist schedules with prayer meetings, sermons, and Sunday schools. Out of town services are noted, and a large excerpt of vital statistics follows, listing births and deaths with names, locations, and dates from Tremont to Ellsworth and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Baptist
A. Thurlow
Ellsworth Unitarian Church
Baystoe
J. P.simonton
The
Methodist Church
Dollardtown
C. E
Train Notice for Bangor Connections and Ticket Office
Daily Sundays Included notice outlines 1Stop on equal notice to Condueto with trains on the Mah Line to and from Portland Be ton and St John Tickets for All Points South and Weet on sale at the M C R R ticket office Ellsworth Passengers urged to buy tickets before boarding and especially Kil worth to Falls and Fails to Ellsworth GEO F EVANS Vice Pres and Gen Mt F E BOOTHBY Gen Pass and Tikes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condueto
Bangor
Portland
Beeton
St. John
Ellsworth
Kilaworth
Falls
Geo. F. Evans
F.E. Boothby
Tikes
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Main Sr
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Frank Haslam
A. Maxfield
Ai ©. Blood
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W. R. Parker
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Melvin A. Wardwell, M. D
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J. A. Lorie
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Dart
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Pearson’s Weekly
E. W. Grove
Marine List
Avoertisen
Jet
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David Kerr
Unitarian
A. H. Coar
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J. P. Simonton
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Mpaley
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Trobere Healey
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AC North
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Swan's Island
William Mardu
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Fred J Sargont
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Clinton
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M Avisms
Ethno
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Alexander
Houston
Gray—Gray
Castine
Norman LaMarsh
Florence A’ Gray
Waiter O Gray
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Lemont
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Southwest Harbor
Lune
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Thee
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Predemont
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Mit Never
Davis
Bucksport
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Dork
Orland
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Yeats
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Adaya
Sayses
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Lucy A Haynes
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Iselvester
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Amund Sylvester
Wood
Sorry
Susan R Wood
Abert
Ges
C. R. Foster’s
Main Street
Bar Maluor
Harhor
Mt Desert Perry
Franklin Igid
Ellsworth By
Elleworth Falls
Colin
Green Lake
At Lake House
Hidaen
Foto al Bat
Boston and Ranger Steamship Co
Rockland
Aérieal
Dark Harbor
North Deer
Hrookif
South Sneul
Bluehill
Ieee
Suresh
Hillebill
South Biuellt
Brookin
Sedewick
North Deer Tale
Sargentville
sHerrick’s
Eggemogein
Norneatt Harbor
C. A. Crockett
Moon
Elleworth
Boston and B Steamship Company
Cat Fe
Phrom
Rocklind
Stonington
Marion
H Arbor
Beat Arbor
Dave
S.J. Moxse
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William I
Mgr
Edwin M. Moore
Dod
Campbell & True Rlde
East End Bridge
M. M. Mertz
J. T. Crippen
Ellsworth, Me
State St
Bangor, ME
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