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Ellsworth American

Location

Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1901

Page

5

County tax drops as county debt lowers taxes this year

The county reports a $9,000 surplus after building the courthouse addition and plans to apply $8,000 to the next two years’ taxes. The tax rate falls from 0.0136 to 0.0086, reducing town payments, with Kibworth and Eden Days noted in comparison. County commissioners Eldridge Richardson and Hinckley receive credit for the favorable balance as juror apportionment for the new census awaits.

Tim American Court House Kibworth Lews Board of County Commissioners

Ellsworth City Council approves bonds and fire department changes

Ellsworth's new city government held two meetings last week. The council voted to require bonds of 1000 or more, elected D. L. Fields constable at large, opened bids for a five year poor contract, and set salaries for firemen and hose crews. The livery haul plan was dropped and the fire department was reorganized. Regular meetings will be on the first Monday each month. A new poor contract bid was deferred to the April meeting.

Ellsworth Greely Ald Stuart Patten Higging Beady D. L. Fields Roscoe Holmes Daniel Richardson Harry 8. Jones Frank R. McGow Phe Higgins Brady Senator Hale Bose Company Toren Boys City Bose Company Iconic Bose Company Denon Eagle Book and Ladder Company Hook and Ladder Company Ald. Stuart Fire Department Liorymen Committee On Fire Department Chiet

Chapman Concert Schedule at Hancock Hall Next Wednesday

Programme for the Chapman concert announces a change in soloists with Miss Myrtle Randall replacing Miss Bianca Holley. The lineup features Olive Celeste Moore, Louise Truax, Hans Kronold, and W. K. Chapman at piano, including works by Wagner, Saint-Saens, and Caracciolo. Also notes Hancock County Grange and Pomona grange meeting on Saturday April 13 with welcome address and various readings.

Chapman Hancock Hall Myrtle B. Randall Bianca Holley Olive Celeste Moore Louise Truax Whistler Hans Kronold W. K. Chapman Wagner Hancock County Pomona Grange Halcyon Grange North Bluehill Tople Board of Agriculture of Math John Dority Allen Woscott Nellie Wood

Local affairs and community notes in Ellsworth area

A miscellany of Ellsworth local items including a tailor shop opening in the Grant building with Mabel Joy in charge, a playful late hog chase on Main Street, and reports on the Union River Water Storage Co efforts. Updates on J. H. Cushman and Maine electric progress, Martyn H. Shute’s West Point exam success, and travels of Register-of-Probate C. P. Dorr. Ellsworth band reorganization and plans for a larger roster, plus California letters and Mrs. Louisa Turner’s death.

Franklin Street Union River Water Storage Co Ellsworth Henry M. Hall J. H. Cushman Ellsworth Water Co Maine Electric Men Gerald, Fairield Cushman Maine Martyn H. Shute United States Military Academy West Point Martyn Arthur Saute Ellsworth High School Buffalo C. P. Dorr North Carolina North Caroline C. B. Monaghan D. H. Tribou George W. Downing D. H. Tribon C. E. Monaghan Edward C. Doyle Herbert Monaghan Harvey W. Morang Arthur Davis Winfred Clark Harold Blaisdell William Quimby P. H. Laffin Frank Carson W. G. Crockett Joseph Silvy John A. Stuart Morris Bowden Eugene Beckwith

A Mother’s Hope And Hood’s Sarsaparilla Heal Scrofula

Mrs Frank Washburn of Kennebunk Maine credited Hood’s Sarsaparilla with curing her three year old boy’s scrofula lesions after a sister advised the remedy. She reported the bunches softened disappeared and the child became healthy. The advertisement endorses Hood’s as the medicine of all medicines for scrofula and related ailments.

Frank T. Washburn Kennebunk Maine Hood

Belfast Child Burned to Death

A ten year old girl, daughter of Captain Jeremiah Hayes of Rellant, died Saturday after her clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. The report appears among a batch of local notices including church convention invites and birth notices from Hancock County and nearby towns, with several obituaries and marriage notices listed through March in various communities.

Alti Louisa Turner Fen A. H. Cosr Ellsworth Belfast Jeremiah Hayes Hancock County Congregationalists Hancockounty Conference of Congregational Churches Bucksport

MARINE LIST OF MARINE PORTS AND DESTINATIONS

Domestic cargo manifests show vessels with routes to New York Boston Providence and other ports with arrivals from Mar 20 to Mar 25. entries include Descriptions of ships such as Puritan Sargent Annie E Rick ereon and Grace S Stevens with destinations New London Georgetown Portland and Turks Island among others. Weathered notes mention Havens and Apalachicola alongside a distressed vessel at Havana and a claim about a medical remedy and laxative product.

Ar Cobo Desert Bos Glocoeater Sob Daton New Mat J Alles Crockett Provence Skwrorr Newa Willie Ts Maxwell Taker Georgetown Norfolk Chi Mardi John Booth Emmoun Hildreport Pascauouta Annie E Rickereon Sinlih Kington Ec Batelte Hutchinson Boston Hattie 'M Mayo Margny Ar Murdo Francis K Bated Sargenteltie New York Sarahs Davie Thackeport Forayth Walter M Young Hallowell Pirtapeckia IT Rundlett Jacksonville Pokrsmouth Cobb Rox Teland Prince Lesioo Portland Grace S Stevens Rebecca Crowel Dow Rosario Philadelphia Colistine Gark Julia Green Pour Prava Alice J Crabtree Crabtree Brunawick Havana Mary A Hall Hal

Train Connections at Bangor and Ellsworth Tickets On Sale

An early 20th century notice announces stop on signal or notice to Conductor. Trains connect at Bangor with through service on the Main Line to Portland Boston and St Johns. Tickets to all points south and west available at Ellsworth M C R R ticket office. Passengers urged to buy before boarding and to proceed to Ful l eand Falls to Ellsworth GEO. F. EVANS Vice President and General Manager F E ROOTHBY General Pass and Ticket Agent.

Bangor Portland Boston St Johns Ellsworth Ale ‘Wort Fulleand Falls Geo. F. Evans F.E. Roothby

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