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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
6
A long patch reports community events from Hancock County. It mentions subscriptions at 106 post offices, birthdays and visits, church services, school openings, town meetings, ship traffic, and multiple local names. It notes the death of Henry Wasson Jones and other personal notices, appointments, and travel of residents and crews.
The firm proclaims the widest carriage selection in Maine across all styles and prices. It also offers harnesses robes and horse clothing of every kind for enthusiasts and suppliers alike.
Dr J D Phillips visits Portland for a few days. Mrs Albert Bee, first summer cottage visitor, arrives. Mrs William Mason travels to Bass Harbor by her brother Ralph Wilson. The three masted schooner Clara Belle at Farpsworth's with coal. Eben B. Clark and a dozen men work on the Dirigo addition. George H. Gilley and son Frank install water mains for summer cottages and hotels. Rev J M Adams preaches at Caton church. Lillyn with Allen Wind by J Albert Lethivey readies for harbor service. Spring school sessions begin. village sailor boy at work on copies and fractions. Teachers Mt Louise Lawton and Frances Spear assign lessons. Local quarrels about village improvement, plans to move a chicken coop, and jokes about roosters. Warren Dorr moves to Seal Cove. Cora Lewis visiting. CE Anderson and wife relocate to Hall Quarry. Local students and workers travel to nearby towns for the season. Sermon on lamp posts laments streetlamps in disrepair and urges communal effort. A glass-like lamp outage on Main Street noted. Personal notices include flowers sent from Florida for a birthday. Orrin Lindsay in town. Misses Lelia Richardson and Vira Austin teach nearby towns. Mrs E F Young attends Grace Ries funeral. deer seen near North Lamoine. Schools reopen with Gertrude Huttings at North Lamoine and Sadie Coggins at Partridge Cove. An ad promotes Dr Hobbs Scaragus Pills for kidney relief.
Village notes show Monday start of island schools with Miss Orpha Lowen and Miss Mathel Storkan as teachers and references to local families like Smail, Sprague, Bailey, and May Barbour. Mentions of Reverend Moore, steamer plans, ship activity, and residents visiting kin in Rockland, Deer Isle, and Portland with various health and travel updates.
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