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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
1
Ellsworth readers get a snapshot of town happenings including school terms, orchestral performances, social events, and local business moves. Reports cover Hancock and Bar Harbor visits, renovations, new ventures, a brush fire near Boggy Brook, census work, and upcoming attractions at Hancock hall.
A tow schooner collided with Mt Devert toll bridge injuring Supt Thompson who operated the draw. The draw was ripped from trucks, the bridge damaged and soon closed. Thompson suffered three fractured ribs. his son and two grandchildren escaped harm. The incident also damaged nearby telephone lines and disrupted Bar Harbor service. The Norton Tinker house and stable on High Street burned later, with fire spreading from an unknown stable origin. no hydrants, limited water, and nearby homes saved.
The Hotel Bluffs at Mt. Desert Ferry will be managed this year by P. J. Cuddy of Bangor. It will open June 20 and the hotel is undergoing significant improvements.
A description asserts coughs signal serious diseases like consumption and bronchitis and credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with successful cures. It promises a risk free trial if not beneficial and lists sellers Giko A. Parker in Ellsworth and W. I. Partri vali in Bluehill with arrows in the text.
Wednesday evening May 2 ice cream social by Epworth League at Methodist vestry. Thursday evening May 3 fusion program at Congregational vestry. Trestein 25 cents Monday May 7 at Hancock Hall. Scamon's Co in Side Tracked tickets 35 and 59 cents on Wiggin's sale.
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