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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1900
Page
4
Wednesday edition from May 23 1900 notes local aid political items. Published by Kancouk County Publishing Co with Kaitor and Manager and address for business matters. Includes county peninsulas and notices for subscribers and payments.
The Republican State Convention is set for Wednesday June 27, 1900 at 2 oclock in City Hall Bangor. Delegates will be chosen for Governor candidate selection and vacancies filled by residents of the county. The Republican state committee cites aims including American shipping restoration, protection and expansion, temperance, education, and fair taxation as themes for the convention and upcoming campaign.
Obituaries record Amaziah Gordon a West Sullivan elder who died May 16 at 73 years 3 months 8 days after long illness, leaving a wife three sons Ernest Howard Henry and two daughters Mrs Forest Haskell and Miss Cora. Asa D Stanley 66 11 18 died May 12 of dropsy at Cranberry Isles after years of suffering. his daughter Flora wife of Brockton mayor Charles Coulter is mentioned. George F Scott died suddenly at age 42 near Grant's old Bangor road from heart disease. burial at Spur ling's Point. Also a testimonial for Chamberlain's Pain Balm by Miss Florence Newman of Gray New York.
The text notes total money in circulation reaching $2,060,525,43, up from $1,993,867,592 a year earlier, with a 35 percent rise since Bryan’s 1896 nomination. It highlights exports for nine months of the current fiscal period surpassing $1,053,800,000, exceeding the prior year by over $10,000,000 and beating 1805 Wilson tariff figures. It also quotes a Le Temps Manila correspondent on Filipinos seeking U.S. assistance and opposition to McKinley. It mentions Kentucky’s governorship ruling for Beckham, and hints at Senate debates on the Nicaragua canal bill with expected passage if a vote is reached.
County gossip covers the Sedgwick oil well fate and local labor disputes in Hancock county quarries at Sullivan Franklin and Stonington. Bar Harbor travel plans surge as Knights Templar prepare for a June pilgrimage by train or boat. Bucksport Herald changes owners. Frank Gilmore vows a sharp, pockets-ticking editorial. The Bar Harbor Record hints Hamor park in Eden, while North Penobscot lauds Frank Perkins as a versatile community figure.
Boston yesterday claimed the life of Ira Witham formerly of Surry. The body will be brought to Surry tomorrow. Lyganin Lodge of Ellsworth will meet tonight to arrange the funeral.
Hancock county travel changes announced include Bucksport to Castine with daily service on Route 1402 except Sundays. Depart Bucksport by 6 p.m. to reach Castine in 41 hours, with Castine service daily except Sunday and 1.30 p.m. arrival to Orland by 5:15 p.m. Also Ori ndauy service with 5:22 p.m. Bucksport departure.
A whimsical poem fragment features vegetables as lovers and unions, with lines about beets turning red and a pumpkin bride. The squash and tuber pursue Amnelie, while cauliflower and a jaunty rose name a playful romance amid humorous garden dialogue.
A letter to The American reviewer from Oberlin Ohio dated May 16 1900 lauds Madame Schumann Helnek for her recital last night. The writer notes the Wagner aria Traume and Die Allmacht by Schubert as highlights and praises the audience’s spellbound response. The missive also discusses financial schemes and health claims unrelated to the concert.
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