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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
1
Local notices report changes in steamboat schedules for the Rockland Bluehill and Ellsworth line. Townspeople attend meetings, weddings, and anniversaries while ships like the Wesley Abbott and Maxwell sail or undergo repairs. Community events include church picnics, Sunday schools unite, and a minstrel show planned for Hancock.
The first rural free delivery route in Hancock County will start Monday July 1 from Ellsworth, route No 1 serving Ellsworth Trent on Oak Point and Bayside. Carrier Edward L Drummey covers 28 5 miles over 21 square miles serving 714 people with 170 houses. Oak Point Gooss Cove and Bayside post offices will be discontinued. Households must provide approved mail boxes costing about 150 dollars and the route will connect morning and evening mails.
Maine county officials from all sixteen counties convene at the Ellsworth courthouse on Wednesday August 14 for the annual state convention. Hancock County will likely send a full board totaling about forty five members with many guests. Host Ellsworth promises hospitality and an excursion to Bar Harbor the day after the convention.
Ellsworth high school will hold graduating exercises next Tuesday at Hancock Hall at 2 p m The program includes music prayers salutatory essays on topics ranging from literature to education and service in human development portraits of heroes of new novels and a class history The address to the class by Dr George A Phillips and diplomas will be conferred by Supt Stuart In the evening a concert and ball will be held with Chandler's orchestra of Portland The class counts twenty three members and is led by president Morris W Knowlton and motto Not for Ourselves Alone
Dr Abby M Fulton of Ellsworth suffered a severe fall at her cottage on Tuesday afternoon fracturing her left forearm after tripping on stairs. Dr J D Phillips attended. George Brown Bucksport fireman aboard the steamer M and M drowned while swimming on Sunday morning hours before his wedding to Miss Zulleka Ames Orland.
The Christian Endeavor society of the Free Baptist church elected J A Taylor as president Mrs Ella Dann as vice president and recording secretary and Miss Mabel Frazier as secretary and treasurer The C E meetings will be Sunday evenings at 6 30 instead of Tuesdays The State firemen s muster will be at Waterville during Old Home week Old Reliable Drug Store Established 1898
Week begins June 17 at Hancock hall Milton Comedy Co with ticket details. June 19 Baptist center supper by ladies aid. June 25 Blisworth High School commencement at Hancock hall 2 pm with concert and ball. tickets 35 cents, reserved 50 cents, supper 75 cents per couple. June 28 Walter L Main Fashion Plate circus and Seaside Christian Endeavor at East Bluebill. July 1 minstrel show at Hancock hall by Unitarian Society. tickets 35 and 50 cents. July 2 Ellsworth High School alumni reunion banquet at Manning hall.
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