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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
8
Vonington M. Trundy was in Boston last week while Parker Greenlaw traveled from Gloucester Friday. The brief notes place both individuals in Massachusetts with city origins and a recent travel pattern.
A man recalls a lifetime of memory failures from dates to his wife’s birthday and a failed memory system. He laughs at mislaid lists and a shopping errand driven by a mnemonic knot. In the end his wife teases him for a measles scare and sends him packing from the George.
Proceedings at the September Term 1900 held at Bluehill note wills admitted to probate including Frank B Wescott Castine Wyer G Sargent Sedgwick and wills presented for probate Merrill H Gray Emma Jane Moore Ellaworti Rebecca H Wescott Castro Lucinda Eastman Orland Achan C Parker Bucka Taylor Dickson Lucie Ellis Philadelphia Boston Charles H Macomber and more. Administration on estates granted de bonis non with will annexed and special administrator appointed on George W Gray late of Castin. Petitions for administration for David B Gray Caliste Austin Ellsworth and others returnable October term. Guardians appointed for multiple heirs and accounts settled in several estates with guardians and adoption change of name granted to Percy Eaton and Hazel Lincoln. License to sell real estate in certain estates and notices of appointment returned.
John Thomas an ex slave and traveler who arrived in Ellsworth Maine on Sept 2 1900 writes a letter through Lizzie Johnson praising his visit to Hancock county fair. He traces travels from Maine to St John New Brunswick desires to return to Virginia mother and reflects on race and freedom. Includes remarks on typhoid fever and a Chamberlains Cough Remedy advertisement.
The fifteenthannual meeting of Hancock County C E union will be at the Baptist church in Northeast Harbor on Thursday Oct 18. Afternoon and forenoon programs feature devotional services and talks by Clarence Emory Marin Moore and Myra Powers. reports from local unions. sections on church life society and evangelistic work led by Rev F W Brooks Rev G F Kinney and others. A preparatory meeting is announced for Wednesday evening.
Mrs Bertha Higgins is quite ill Ava Barron has recovered and is able to be out again Mrs Annie Mitchell is home from Bar Harbor Byron Treworthy returns from Millinocket with a bad cold Lemuel Builth spent part of the week mackereling neighbors enjoyed his catch The Dollardtown harvest concert at the schoolhouse Saturday drew a good crowd with an interesting program Oct 8.
In Lakewood Mrs. A C Hagerbny improves Lindenhurst farm by grading the roadside and planting a row of maples to enhance appearance. A nearby drugstore anecdote from Ontario New York highlights Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a customer-recommended product, with local availability listed through several agents.
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