Ellsworth Board of Trade Weighs National Guard Role
In Ellsworth last Thursday, Dr. J. F. Manning urged readers to absorb his points on government efficiency and the national guard. The piece argues for closer ties between state guards and the regular army and aims for a clear, workable duty framework as Congress considers shaping policy.
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Ellsworth
War Department
Congress
National Guard
Department
Regular Army
Spain
Sleeping Car Service to Resume Between Portland and Montreal
Sleeping car service between Portland and Montreal will resume with the first car leaving Portland at 6 p.m. Monday, June 10, running daily except Sundays until June 24, then a daily 5 p.m. sleeper to Old Orchard Beach. The through sleeper to Niagara Falls via Buffalo departs 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, and will run daily except Sundays until September 16, conditional on patronage for the Pan-American exposition.
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Portland
Montrealin
Old Orchard Beach
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Bar Harbor Receives Land and Funds From Lewton Will
Bar Harbor benefits from Miss Mary Shannon of Lewton who leaves land for the park and an additional $1000 for the public library. Hancock county residents report varied Sunday weather from snow to rain. A West Franklin man claims Eastbrook mineral water cured laziness, offering proof, boosting the owner’s prospects amid industrial hope.
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Hancock County
Bar Harbor
Mary Shannon
Lewton
Miss Shannon
West Franklin
Eastbrook
East_ brook
Crippen Harm on Pine Street Bride marries George Harmon
The home of Mr and Mrs J T Crippen on Pine Street hosted the wedding of their daughter Lillian Helen to George Harmon of Southwest Harbor. Fifty relatives and friends attended as the couple entered the decorated parlor to a Mendelssohn march. The ceremony was by Rev A H Cour.
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William G. Greene
Almira Lamon
Frank, P. Greene
Nellie Greene
Bluebill
Lizzie Crippen
Boston
Harmen Feft
Southwest Harbor
In Memoriam Mrs Harriet M Trautman April 1900
In Memoriam notes the death of Mrs Harriet M Trautman on April 23 1900 in San Francisco aged seventy five. Born Bluehill maiden Dodge, she married Cyrus Rowe of Belfast who edited a Whig newspaper in Ellsworth in the 1840s and died 1859. She later married John Trautman and outlived him nine years. Surviving Maude M Rowe a San Francisco teacher and one sister Mary P Hull of Concord New Hampshire both families and friends mourn her.
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Harriet M. Trautman
San Francisco
Cal
Belfast
Ellsworth
California
Panama
Sacramento
Trautman
Lfe
Mary P. Hull
Concord
Jacksonville in Ruin After Massive City Fire
Jacksonville Florida faced near total destruction as a major blaze swept a thirteen block wide path over two miles. The fire damaged much of the residential and business districts, possibly the largest in proportion to the city’s size in U.S. history. Maine residents lost property, including Mr. Keene and Mrs. S. E. Dodge. Mrs. Martin, sister of Col. Osgood, and daughter of H. A. Osgood, stayed at the Windsor hotel but personal effects were lost with the building.
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Jacksonville
Fia
Maine
Keene
Bremen
Windsor
S. E. Dodge
Bucksport
Martin
Col. C. H. Osgood
H. A. Osgood
Lewiston
Fire at Franklin destroys Piper property on Georges Pond road
A Thursday afternoon blaze at the Daniel Piper residence on Georges Pond road burned the shed and building, caused by a defective chimney. Arthur Varnum and wife lived there to care for Piper. Mrs. Varnum suffered a severe facial burn but saved only a few items. Loss estimated over 1500 dollars with no insurance. Reverend Herbert M. Moore, formerly of Surry, died at Kingman from typhoid pneumonia. Funeral services were held in Sullivan with several ministers in attendance.
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Franklin
East Franklin
Daniel Piper
Georges Pond Road
Arthur Varnum
Herbert M. Moore
Surry
Kingman
Georgia Drisko
Columbia Falls
Sullivan
J. P. Simonton
D.B., Dow
Machias
W. H. Powlesland
J.L. Pinkerton
Gouldsboro
B. Russell
A CHURCH TRUST PLAN FOR A UNION CHURCH IN ELLSWORTH
Rev J M Adams proposes consolidating Ellsworth Protestant churches into one union church. He argues shared space, unified leadership, and a single management for worship and benevolence, while allowing two branches with differing temperaments. He cautions against sectarian interference but envisions reduced costs and stronger outreach.
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J. M. Adams
Lue Congregational Church
Ellsworth
Gether
Church of
Ellsworth Builders Lifework Marked by Death of Hodgkins
Edward James Hodgkins longtime Ellsworth shipyard master builder and repairer died at his daughter’s home on Water Street. Born June 20, 1824 in Ellsworth he built numerous vessels including the Velma 170 tons and the Anna B. March 200 tons. He operated yards in Ellsworth Bayside Noank Conn and left five children. Funeral services were held at his late residence with Rev. J. P. Simonton officiating.
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Mdwand James Hodgking
Edward James Hodgkins
Elllsworth
Josiah Tincker
Water Street
Mr. Hodgkins
Ellsworth
Joseph Tincker
Ellaworth
Hancock County
Bayside
Eden
K. K.thompson
Mt. Desert Bridge
Bilsworth
Little Round Top
Noank
Conn
Hodgkins
Mia Sarah G. [Amor
Methodist Church
Lygonth Lodge F
A. M
Benjamin 'T. Howle
Benjamin T. Sowle
High Street
Maurice
Eugenia
Wesley Sowle
Charles Atwood
South Orrington
Orringto
J. P. Simonton
Graduation Day Set for Ellsworth High Class of 1901
Graduation day for the class of 1901 at Ellsworth high school was fixed for Tuesday June 25. Exercises will be held in Hancock hall in the afternoon with ten graduates delivering essays and musical entertainment by Chander's orchestra of Portland. The program includes salutatory and valedictory by Lillian E Allen and Harriet Rollins, class history by Charles W Harley, and class prophecy by Frank M Smith, with six additional essays by Clarice C Hodgkins Frank D Rowe Martha B Grant Leonice H Foster Bessie M Joy and Ethel M Rowe. In the evening a concert and ball will follow under the graduates' auspices.
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Hancock Hall
Lillian Ethel Allen
Harriet Rollins
Charles W. Harley
Frank M. Smith
Clarice C. Hodgkins
Frank D. Rowe
Martha B. Grant
Leonice F H. Foster
Bessie M. Joy
Ethel M. Rowe
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Rowe
Rollins
Hodgkins
Mr. Rowe
Foster
Joy
Messrs
Hurley
Stitch
Hancoc
Chandier's Orchestra
Portland
Butte
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