17 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
1
Local notes cover post and telegraph schedules, Boston visitors, church events, school moves, shipyard work, and a new Ellsworth Shoe Co. venture. Readers learn about factory repairs, a yacht race plan, town society activities, and upcoming fairs while mentions of residents traveling to Boston and Maine institutions anchor the bustling community updates.
Survey leaders Slovery Leonard and Nettleton completed preliminary river dam work and depart for New York and Boston to finalize costs and begin construction plans. Lead on both river banks secured by bonds while negotiations for remaining sections continue. Halman visited Ellsworth reporting progress. text ends with an unrelated line about a man seeking revenge and a cook.
A handwritten note to Thomas Lee warns buyers to beware of deceptive gallon measures and poor paint quality. It mentions a paint sold in the Ellaworth area with about 210 cubic inches per gallon, and cites issues from mismeasurement to inflated claims. The writer references a hotel project and a dealer pairing with Devoe paint, urging scrutiny of lead content and accuracy in pricing.
A schoolhouse prayer meeting was held Thursday evening September 11. Mrs. Treworgy of Surry hosted Mrs. Helen Thomas. Frederick Stone of Massachusetts ended a summer stay with his uncle Fred Stone and returned home. Mrs. Caddie Gibson and her two daughters of North Andover, Mass., visited Fred Stone's sister, Mrs. Stone, last week. Mr. Gibson arrived Saturday and they returned home Monday. Fred Hall of Brewer made a brief visit to Mrs. Hall's parents, George Fullerton and wife, recently. Mrs. Hall and her daughter Avis, who had been with her parents for several weeks, returned home with him.
Upcoming events include the annual Hancock County agricultural fair at Amherst September 30 and October 1 by the Northern Hancock agricultural society. Other items list dances and lodge gatherings at Moni hill September 24 25 and Odd Fellows hall September 25 with James R Ware performing Core Terry.
Wiggin and Moore Selthe claims doubled wear life for Devoe lead and zinc ground Ly machinery, asserting superior longevity and performance over competing brands. The company's statement highlights durability and efficiency in industrial grinding applications.
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