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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
4
Ellsworth American publishes local political notes each Wednesday afternoon highlighting upcoming elections, candidate news, and community civic updates for readers in Hancock County and surrounding areas.
On October 1 1902 Ellsworth faces a near exhausted anthracite supply with Mr Lord selling his limited stock at ten dollars per ton. Soft coal remains available with no price increase and new cargoes from Canada and the United States are expected. The market for wood shows activity but protests against price gouging meet resistance as locals vow to cut their own wood rather than pay high rates.
The sixth annual Maine music festival opens tomorrow in Bangor at the Auditorium and runs through Friday and Saturday with potlanned performances in Portland next week. The event features an enlarged orchestra and chorus, aims to broaden public taste from popular music, and expects strong attendance from eastern and western Maine communities.
Weather woes and local chatter mark the Destine normal school opening with 181 pupils as Deer Isle faces rumored marriage, night prowlers, and vigilant neighbors. Reports note a home gunshot incident and ongoing debates about Harbor’s future, alongside playful provincial humor.
A retrospective from 1904 praising President Theodore Roosevelt for a year of steady leadership. The piece notes McKinley's death, Roosevelt’s oath as successor, strong party support across regions, and broad public approval. It highlights Roosevelt’s vigor, prudent policies, and favorable relations within the Democratic South and Republican Northwest.
The Festival Programme previews a luxurious souvenir issued by the Maine music festival. It highlights full-page portraits of stars such as Mr. Cospman and Mary Howe, with sketches of leading singers and lists of chorus officers. The piece notes the cover art, portraits, and the full concert program, underscoring a bright outlook for the festival season. Also update on Hancock Point land sales includes DeWitt Hyde Bowdoin College president and other buyers, with cottage construction plans advancing.
Rev. Mr. Hanscom asserts he is truly elected in Hancock County and calls for a recount, claiming over 200 ballots were not counted correctly. He notes he believed the county vote would reflect the will of electors and urges safeguards while urging supporters to seek state resolution.
Twenty four lawyers elected to the next regislerare. Republicans swept full county tickets in six counties including Franklin Hancock Piscataquis Sagadahoc Waldo and York. In An Groscoggio Aroostook Kennebec Oxford Penobscot and Washington Republicans won all county officers while Democrats took a representative or two. Cumberland Lincoln and Somerset saw Democrats win the sheriff and several representatives, Knox carried the full county ticket and five of seven representatives.
An excerpt from the Maine Central report details steamship plans for summer traffic to northern and coastal resorts. Four steamers, plus the regular Frankton line, support distribution and return trips from Mockland to Castine and inland harbors. The water service is a key, profitable part of the company’s operations, serving popular Atlantic destinations.
The All New England Unitvtten Endeavor convention in Boston October 14 to 17 promises a major event for Christian work. Maine delegates attend Wednesday the 15th with Masterful programs. Harvard male quartette, Rev C B Cummlainge, and D D Edward Everett Hale are featured. An organ recital is planned at Shawmut church, and admission tickets are at headquarters.
A Bath report recalls a recent event where Rev. Yale attended a so called scientific boxing match to gauge its ethics. The piece argues boxing blurs morality and urges licensing of social evils while praising Yale for observing the question “as it is.” It cautions against glamorizing athletics and emphasizes restraint and sober study of the activity.
The warning urges careful aim and prevention of accidental shootings in Maine forests. It stresses the grave consequences of firing at a deer or person, noting the legal penalties and personal retribution that follow. The text advocates stopping before shooting, ensuring a clear sight, and avoiding reckless acts in hunting.
The notice touts a new cure claimed to eradicate catarrh with a “constitutional treatment.” It promises readers a free trial and a money-back guarantee if not cured. The ad uses grand claims and lists J Chesey & Co of Toledo as the providers.
A jumble of names and events details a Maine community page with reports of a coroner’s death aboard influenza style illness, a series of court actions in Portland and Lewiston, including indictments for alleged liquor violations, and various arrests. The text references W. W. Colty, M. B. Contello, and Chas A Plamayer among others. It notes a sheriff’s residence and a jail term, an attempted suicide, and a fire at a Greene poor farm. The fragmentary report touches on Paroemonia deaths, police, and legal proceedings from early 1800s era.
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