Calling Cards of Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) of Carleton County, New Brunswick; would marry Charles Russell Hatfield (1871-1947)

Several calling cards that belonged to Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) of Carleton County, New Brunswick.  Jennie would marry Charles Russell Hatfield (1871-1947).

Also in the collection:

• reward of merit presented to Ella Tapley, with Jennie's name written on the reverse
• reward of merit presented to Inez Lockhart by teacher M. A. Neal; on the reverse shows that Inez re-presented it to Jannie. 
• two calling cards for a Jannie E. Rideout, who may have Jennie herself.  

See all of the items pertaining to Jennie Elizabeth Rideout and Jannie Rideout at the end of this post.

This card is one of a large collection of 19th century calling cards from the abutting counties of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Aroostook County, Maine, with some from Piscataquis County, Maine, perhaps because of the railroad.  

Surnames in the collection - some appear multiple times

Burgess	Hale	Lockhart	Shaw
Carle	Hallett	Luttrell	Tapley
Chase	Hanscom	Monroe	Vandine
Crommett	Harmon	Neal	Whittemore
Gerry	Hatfield	Raymond
	Johnston	Rideout

Exterior of card above:

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Jennie Elizabeth Rideout (1879-1932) was born in 1879 to John L. Rideout and Margaret A. (Gray) Rideout.  

Also in the collection, calling cards of:

• Mina Rideout, presumably Mina Ella Rideout (1875-1956) - Jennie's relative

• Charles Russel Hatfield's relatives:
• Archie A. Hatfield - Archibald Allison Hatfield (1875-1912), 'Archie" - 2 calling cards
• Burrill G. Hatfield - Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Mrs. Mary Hatfield - presumably Mary (Johnson) Hatfield (1874-1965), wife of Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Willie R. Hatfield - William Roy Hatfield (1877-1945)
• Mrs. G. W. Hatfield - perhaps Emily May (Holmes) Hatfield (1840-1911), wife of George Washington Hatfield (1838-1910)

If you have information to share on any of the people mentioned above, please leave a comment for the benefit of other family researchers.

Calling Card of Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick

Calling card of Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) of Carleton County, New Brunswick.  

This card is one of a large collection of 19th century calling cards from the abutting counties of Carleton County, New Brunswick, and Aroostook County, Maine, with some from Piscataquis County, Maine, perhaps because of the railroad.  

Surnames in the collection - some appear multiple times

Burgess	Hale	Lockhart	Shaw
Carle	Hallett	Luttrell	Tapley
Chase	Hanscom	Monroe	Vandine
Crommett	Harmon	Neal	Whittemore
Gerry	Hatfield	Raymond
	Johnston	Rideout

Exterior of Rhoda's card:

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Rhoda Loantha Hale (1872-1954) was born 23 April 1872 in Northampton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, the daughter of William Hale (1829-1891) and Esther E. (Tedlie) Hale (1835-1920).   The calling cards of Rhoda's brother, Ernest William Hale (1868-1907) and William Hale, possibly her father William Hale, are included in the collection.

Rhoda would marry 3 times:

1. Hartford Arlington Shaw (1860-1893)
2. Warren Collingwood Bull (1865-1926)
3. Franklin Burns Hatfield (1870-1946)

Rhoda's card has handwriting on the reverse: To Mrs. Davis From Rhoda.  Mrs. Davis was presumably a teacher, Sunday School teacher or friend of the family.

The card collection contains cards which belonged to or may have belonged to Rhoda's relatives and/or in-laws, among them:

• Ernest William Hale (1868-1907), Rhoda's brother 
• William Hale, perhaps Rhoda's father William Hale (1829-1891)
• Handford Shaw
• Archie A. Hatfield - Archibald Allison Hatfield (1875-1912), 'Archie" - 2 calling cards
• Burrill G. Hatfield - Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Mrs. Mary Hatfield - presumably Mary (Johnson) Hatfield (1874-1965), wife of Burrill Gordon Hatfield (1873-1938)
• Willie R. Hatfield - William Roy Hatfield (1877-1945)
• Mrs. G. W. Hatfield - perhaps Emily May (Holmes) Hatfield (1840-1911), wife of George Washington Hatfield (1838-1910)

If you have information to share on any of the people mentioned above, please leave a comment for the benefit of other family researchers.

Photograph of Charles W. Wallace of Houlton, Maine, Class of 1897 at East Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport, Maine

Photograph, possibly graduation photograph, of Charles W. Wallace of Houlton, Maine, Class of 1897 at E.M.C.S., presumably East Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport, Maine.

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Charles W. Wallace was presumably the New Brunswick native Charles W. Wallace (1877-1918) who applied for the U.S. citizenship in 1899 after having come to Maine at the age of seven in 1884. 

East Maine Conference Seminary, established by the Methodist Church, operated from 1848 to 1933 at Bucksport, Maine.

According to his marriage record, Charles was born at Washwalk [now known as Nashwaak], New Brunswick, the son of William Wallace and Frances (Fraser) Wallace, "Fanny". His family moved to Aroostook County, Maine. 

In 1903, Charles, by then a preacher, married teacher Bernice Wardwell in Penobscot, Maine.  In 1910, they were living in Monmouth, Maine, with two children. Sadly, Charles died in 1918.

If you have information on the Wallace and/or Wardwell families, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

8 Early 1900s Photos of Aroostook County, Maine & 2 of Victoria County, New Brunswick

Caribou Fish Hatchery in Winter

Eight early 1900s photographs of northern Aroostook County, Maine, and two of Victoria County, New Brunswick:

• 2 photos of the Caribou Fish Hatchery, one in Winter and one in a warmer season; Caribou, Maine
• Caribou High School; Caribou, Maine
• Caribou Court House; Caribou, Maine
• Fish River Falls, one of at least two on the Fish River in Aroostook County, Maine
• two views of Portage Lake in Portage, Maine: the Inlet and Oak Point
• unidentified Main Street, possibly Caribou, Maine
• Grand Falls at Grand Falls, New Brunswick, near Hamlin, Maine
• Bridge over the Tobique River in Victoria County, New Brunswick

It's possible that these photographs were taken to be made into postcards.

If  you recognize the "Main Street" below, please leave a comment.  The elevation behind and the road leading uphill may give a clue.

The photographs: Click on any image to enlarge it in a new window

Caribou Fish Pond, Hatchery at Caribou, Maine

Fish Hatchery in Winter, Caribou, Maine

Caribou High School, Caribou, Maine

Court House at Caribou, Maine

Falls on the Fish River 

The Inlet, Portage Lake, in Portage, Maine; nothing on reverse

Oak Point - Portage Lake in Portage, Maine

Portion of Main Street - presumably a town in Aroostook County, Maine, possibly Caribou, Maine

Grand Falls, New Brunswick, near Hamlin, Maine

Bridge across Tobique River in Victoria County, New Brunswick

If you have information to share on any of these photographs, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

Charles Dudley Warner's 1874 Perspective on the Difficulty of Sailing Past Campobello into Eastport, Maine - But a War?

An interesting perspective by Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) on the problem that Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada, and the extreme tides in Passamaquoddy Bay have always posed for mariners headed to Eastport, Maine.  

Included in Warner's Baddeck and That Sort of Thing, published in 1874.  A later printing can be read on Archive.org.

Warner's published sentiments apparently predate 1874, perhaps by seven years or more, as he mentions the British several times, and England once, but not the Dominion of Canada, formed in 1867. In addition, by the time of the publication of Warner's book, the "flag and cannon", indicating Eastport's Fort Sullivan, had been decommissioned the year before.

The possession by the British of the island of Campobello is an insufferable menace and impertinence. I write with a full knowledge of what war is. We ought to instantly dislodge the British from Campobello. It entirely shuts up and commands our harbor, - one of our chief Eastern harbors and war stations, where we keep a flag and cannon and some soldiers and where the customs officers look out for smuggling. There is no way to get into our own harbor, except in favorable circumstances of the tide, without begging the courtesy of a passage through British waters. Why is England permitted to stretch along down our coast in this straggling and inquisitive manner?  She might almost as well own Long Island. It was impossible to prevent our cheeks mantling with shame as we thought of this, and saw ourselves, free American citizens, landlocked by alien soil in our own harbor.  We ought to have war, if war is necessary to possess Campobello and Deer Islands, or else we ought to give the British Eastport. I am not sure but the latter would be the better course."

Taking the other course into Eastport, along Deer Island, would have put Mr. Warner through the Old Sow, the world's second largest whirlpool, which, depending on the tide, would have put on a real show.

As for Warner's option of giving Eastport to the British: deja vu - the British had taken Eastport in 1814 during the War of 1812 and were persuaded to return it to the United States in 1818 only after lengthy post-war negotiations.  

During the British occupation, Fort Sullivan, which was constructed in 1808, was renamed Fort Sherbrooke, in honor of Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, then military commander of the Provinces of Nova-Scotia, New-Brunswick, and their Dependencies, including the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Prince Edward and Bermuda. He later became Governor General of British North America.

In 1818, with the British evacuation, the fort was once again Fort Sullivan.  Still standing are the remains of a powder house built by the British in 1814, shortly after their occupation, and a building constructed in the early 1820s, the North Officers' Quarters, known locally today as "The Barracks".

1950s Friendship Log of Mrs. Mary Taylor of Moncton, New Brunswick: Taylor, Balser, Chapman, etc.

1950s Friendship Log that belonged to Mrs. Mary L. Taylor, wife of Bliss Taylor of Moncton, New Brunswick.

Clues in the log indicate that Mary may have been a native of England, possibly with the maiden name Redstone or with an inlaw by that name. Mary's husband was Edward Bliss Taylor, or possibly Isaac Edward Bliss Taylor.

The first completed page is that of Mary's husband Bliss; it includes a photograph of the couple and their dog.

Because many of the people who inscribed pages in the log could be living or are recently deceased, no photographs appear here, but an alphabetical list of the inscribers appears at the end of this post.

The log contains pages completed by relatives and friends, including photographs - mostly New Brunswick, Canada, with some Quebec, Ontario, England and Scotland.  Below, one of the very few empty pages, for an idea of what the other pages contain - they're a treasure!

The alphabetical list below was developed with research online and, thus, may contain errors. If you notice errors, please leave a comment or contact me directly so they can be corrected.

The relationships shown are to the log owner, Mary L. (Redstone ?) Taylor.

Sister Ethel of Primrose House, Mkt Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire, England	Sister
Isabel G. Agnew of Moncton, New Brunswick; born at River Hebert, Nova Scotia
Lillian Chaddock Bagnall of Moncton, New Brunswick
Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007) of Moncton, New Brunswick, son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976); photograph in uniform	Nephew
Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser, "Meda" (1883-1976), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane (Bonnell) Taylor (1853-1903) and wife of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975)	Sister in law
Bertha V. (Carruthers) Balser (1899-1985) of Montreal, Quebec, wife of Robert Roy Balser (1897-1974)	Niece in law
Bliss Alden Balser (1916-1999), in 1964 in London, England, son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) and husband of Margherita Yolanda (Vercesi) Balser, "Rita" (1908-1985)	Nephew
Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953), and husband George Washington Balser (1875-1949) of Moncton, New Brunswick. Photograph shows her and, presumably, her husband	Sister in law
Catherine Velma (Scott) Balser (1917-2002), wife of Leverett Dean Balser (1923-2006)	Niece in law
David Allen Balser of Wingham, Ontario, born in 1953; no photograph
Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) of Moncton, New Brunswick, husband of Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976)	Brother in law
George Kenneth Balser (1899-1997), son of George Washington Balser (1875-1949) and Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953); photograph shows him holding fish he caught	Nephew
Geraldine Avril (Berry) Balser (1912-2003), wife of Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007)	Niece
Leverett Dean Balser (1923-2006), son of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976)	Nephew
Margherita Yolanda (Vercesi) Balser, "Rita" (1908-1985), wife of Bliss Alden Balser (1916-1999)	Niece in law
Maureen Lyall Balser (1934-2001), daughter of Allen Bertram Balser (1911-2007) and Geraldine Avril (Berry) Balser (1912-2003) and the wife of John Clelland	Niece
Robert Roy Balser, of Montreal, Quebec, born August 24, 1897, son of George Washington Balser (1875-1949) and Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) Balser, "Carrie" (1878-1953)	Nephew
Kathryn Elaine Blakely of Moncton, New Brunswick
Queenie Bridges of "Roslyn", Littleton Powell, Devizes, Wiltshire, England; "died May 1965"	Bridesmaid
Audrey F. (Steeves) Bulman (1935-2010), daughter of Stewart Gordon Steeves and Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves and wife of Allison J. Bullman; living at Goose Bay , Labrador when she inscribed the page on September 13, 1959	Niece
Nina Belle (Chapman) Cash (1904-1993), daughter of William James Cashman (1872-) and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973) and wife of George William Cash (1900-1965)	Niece
Ethel Maude (Chapman) Chamberlain (1899-1973) of Worcester, Massachusetts, daughter of William James Chapman (1872-) and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973) and wife of Mr. Chamberlain.	Niece
Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane (Bonnell) Taylor (1852-1902)	Sister in law
Eva Colman of London, England, wife of Phil Colman; photograph missing	Niece
Phil Colman ("cartoonist"), of London, England; husband of Eva Colman	Nephew in law
Marie Meda (Balser) Cook (1917-2017), daughter of Elias Alden Balser (1883-1975) and Almeda Mae (Taylor) Balser (1883-1976) and wife of Rowland Cook	Niece
Rowland Cook, native of Preston, Lancashire, England, and husband of Marie Meda (Balser) Cook (1917-2017)	Nephew in law
Daisy Eileen Drillen of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Bessie A. Dryden of Moncton, New Brunswick; photograph of two women on a doorstep, perhaps mother and daughter
Evelyn Eileen (McKay) Edgett (1927-2015), wife of Fred Brewster Edgett (1915-1988); photograph shows her and a dog	Niece
Fred Brewster Edgett (1915-1988), husband of Evelyn Eileen (McKay) Edgett (1927-2015)	Nephew in law
Lucretia Bessie Francis of Primose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire; wife of Peter Francis; of Primrose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England; wedding photograph	Niece
Peter Francis, husband of Lucretia Bessie Francis; of Primrose House, Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England; no photograph on this page, but he appears in photograph of his bride, Lucretia Bessie	Niece's husband
Cecilia W. Gaudet of Moncton, New Brunswick; born in 1910 in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Gordon Goggin of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; no photograph on this page but he appears in a wedding day photograph with his wife Jane on her page.
Jane Goggin" of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; shown in a car with new husband Gordon Goggin after their wedding ceremony
Beatrice H. Griffin (1899-) ofDevizes, Wiltshire, England
Emily Griffin (1869-) of Devizes, Wiltshire, England, "my favorite aunt"	Aunt
Marjory Eileen Gye, "Peg" of Wiltshire, England; born in 192; wife of Thomas Edward James Gye	Niece in law
Thomas Edward James Gye of Wiltshire, England; husband of Marjory Eileen Gye	Nephew
Eric Hale of Platts Farm, Easterton, Devizes, Wiltshire, England	Schoolmate
Ed & Doris Hamer of Riverview Heights, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada; no photograph
Ella Katheryn (Chapman) Hannon (1901-), daughter of William James Chapman and Mary Melinda (Taylor) Chapman (1875-1973)	Niece
Ernest R. Jarvis (1896-1989) of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Hubert B. Jarvis and Ella Maud (Taylor) Jarvis	Nephew
Florence Myrtle (Taylor) Jarvis Carruthers (1892-1970), daughter of Albert Winslow Taylor (1848-1941) and Elva Jane Bonnell (1852-1902) and wife of Allan Wilmot Jarvis (1873-1941) and John Edwin Carruthers. Photograph, taken in 1952) would be of Myrtle's second husband John Edwin Carruthers or her son	Sister in law
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Malenfant of 62 Tenth St, Moncton, New Brunswick; photograph taken outside in Montreal in 1959
Helen Francis McBride of Toronto, Ontario	Niece
Edward Neil McKay (1899-1959), "Ned", husband of Mildred Maude (Balser) McKay (1903-1995); photograph shows a group of people	Nephew in law
Mildred Maude (Balser) McKay (1903-1995), wife of Edward Neil McKay (1899-1959). Photograph show her, a child and a dog	Niece
Elsie Moulson; "died May 1965".	Lifelong Friend
John Moulson of England; husband of Elsie Moulton	Lifelong Friend
Alan Newbery of Dundee Scotland; photograph of his parents, Eric F. Newbery and Margaret (Redstone) Newbery and his brother Geoffrey	Nephew
Margaret Newbery of Dundee, Scotland; Margaret (Redstone) Newbery, wife of Eric F. Newbery	Niece
Mina Noseworthy of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; born at Harry's Harbour, Newfoundland, in 1927
Edith Price of Moncton, New Brunswick, native of Manchester, England
A. C. Redstone of "Avalon", West Hill, Wrascall, Bristol, England
Susan Alice Redstone of Avalon, Wrascall, Bristol, Somerset, England	Sister
Jean Reid of Moncton, New Brunswick
S. A. Scott of England
Hughena Somerville; presumably Hughena (Underhill) Somerville of Moncton, New Brunswick, sister of Harold Edison Underhill and ex-wife of Quintin Somerville; photograph of a couple and two children
Woodie Somerville of Moncton, New Brunswick; possibly Quinton Somerville; husband of Hugena (Underhill) Somerville
Myrtle I. (Taylor) Steeves of Hillsborough, New Brunswick. Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves (1909-1985), daughter of Albert Raymond Taylor and Ida Mary (?) Taylor and wife of Stewart Gordon Steeves	Niece
Stewart G. Steeves of Hillsborough, New Brunswick, husband of Myrtle Irene (Taylor) Steeves (1909-1985)	Nephew in law
Edward Bliss Taylor (1886-) of Moncton, New Brunswick, husband of Mary L. Taylor, owner of the Friendship log.	Husband
Mrs. Mary L. Taylor of Moncton, New Brunswick, wife of Bliss Taylor, owner of the Friendship Log	Log owner
Eva Upward (1898-) of East Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Jack & Julio Upward of Saint John, New Brunswick
John Ward (1924-1955) of Devizes, Wiltshire, England