Richmond Community News Highlights and Visits
Rich mood as large crowd attends program with recitations by Mrs Nellie Sylvester and others. Penny March wins by Miss Phyllis Witham. Richmond and Dresden flood relief efforts continue with fundraisers and a minstrel show at Enterprise grange hall. Local residents visit relatives, work crews inspect the Richmond Dresden bridge, and civic groups report meetings and social events across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Sylvester
L. H. Lamoreau
E. O. Tarr
The
Grange
Penny March
Phyllis Witham
Hartley Ranger
Richmond
Augusta
George Trefry
Brunswick
L. A. Rideout
Wilbur Small
Mabel Lancaster
Brunswick Road
Harold Baker
State
White
Boston
John F. Grant
Lewiston
Maynard Hinkley
Gillis
Bath
Arthur Chase
Manchester
N. J
Emerson Lane Post
A. L
Enterprise Grange Hall
Arthur Partridge
Kimball Street
Mary McGinn
Gerald Cyr
Waterville
Rebecca Rogers
Contract Club
Main Street
Robert Simpson
Lyman J. Simpson
Cherokee
Iowa
Frank McMaster
Burlington
William Fields
Gardiner
Irene Metcalf
Wiscasset
Wallace Lawrence
Tex
Frances Preble
Richmond-Dresden
Roland Cloutier
Roland
Albert Tregambo
William Tregambo
Percy Kingsbury
Ernest Grover
Laurence Bond
Portland
Town
Clinton Hinkley
Brown Avenue
G. C. Marriner
Bert Skinner
Gardner Street
Frank Beedle
W. H. Johnson
Dresden
John H. Parker
John S. Parker
Water Street
Pearl Stevens
Bert Stevens
Topsham
John Parker
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Sidelinger
Alexander
Waltz
Hatfield
Carr
Hoyt
Howe
Rankins
Webber
Lord
Beedle
Curran
Siegars
Adelbert Reed
Fred Sturtevant Sinks 25 Straight In Bath Skeet Shoot
Fred Sturtevant scored a perfect 25 of 25 at the Bath field skeet shoot opening, the lone marksman to hit all targets. Bing Wing of the Richmond club shot 63 in three rounds for runner-up. Bernard McCausland and Charlie Alexander tied for third with 20 each. Edgar Oliver hit 19 in a round. Ralph Small trailed by one. Other scores listed for Walter McElman, Warren Munsey, and Arthur Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sturtevant
Bath Field
Bing
Richmond
Bernard McCausland
Sagadahoc Red, Gun & Skeet
Fred Sturtevant B. Wing
C. Alexander
Edgar Oliver
Ralph Small
Walter McElman Warren Munsey Arthur Plant
W. Briggs
GeSnipe Ie. Co
Christiansen W. Snipe
Larrabee
Georgetown Holiday Social Roundup and Local Travel
Local families visit cottages and share holiday time in Georgetown and nearby towns. Residents and visitors from Bath Boston Newton West Newton Melrose Jefferson Boothbay Harbor and Waltham are noted for travels, hospital duties, teaching assignments, and family gatherings over the holiday period.
College baseball opens with Maine Colby Bowdoin wins
Maine nines opened exhibition season with Colby beating Maine 14 8 in Waterville and Bowdoin defeating Bates 12 8 in Brunswick. Colby Maine combined for 16 errors. Bowdoin Bates totaled eight errors. Home runs boosted Colby Maine as Sheehan Geer connected for Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine College
Colby
Maine
Waterville
Bowdoin
Bates
Brunswick
Colby-Maine
Bowdoin-Bates
White Mules
Sheehan
Geer
Waldoboro Rugs and Their Ancient Origin Debate
The article discusses the origins of hooked rugs in Waldoboro Maine and wider New England. It cites Walter W Creamer a late antiques expert who favored Nova Scotia as the original home while noting Maine and Nova Scotian immigrants spread the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New England
Maritime Provinces
Waldoboro
Walter W. Creamer
Onze
Nova Scotia
Nova
Mrs William S Kenyon Arrives for Sebasco Summer Season
Mrs William S Kenyon arrived Tuesday and headed to her summer home at Sebasco to spend the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Kenyon
Sebasco
Route 1 improvement drive unites four Maine counties
At the Four Counties Republican club meeting in Damariscotta pledges from local service groups were given to improve Route 1 from Brunswick to Winterport. Voters across Sagadahoc Lincoln Knox and Waldo counties urged the state to repair the highway to boost travel, trade, and real estate appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Counties
Republican Club
Damariscotta
Brunswick
Winterport
Bath-Brunswick
Court Street
Bath
Brunswick-Lewiston- Augusta
Maine
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Knox
Waldo
Gove M Phee Wedding at Wiscasset Church
William H. Gove and Miss Georgia Greta MacPhee wed at St. Philips Episcopal Church Wiscasset in a single ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Robert E Merry. Attendants included Herbert Henderson Bath and Harriet L MacPhee Wiscasset. The couple will reside in Bath and prior to departure guests gathered at the bride’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. Philips Episcopal Church
Wiscasset
William H. Gove
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Greta MacPhee
Robert E. Merry
Herbert A. Henderson
Harriet L. MacPhee
Gove
George B. Wolstenholme
Albert H. McMann
Alexander A. Burden
Harold H. Harrington
Vincent A. Henderson
C. Albert Douglas
Henry W. Mank
Donald F. Conroy
Edward J. Lee, Jr
Robert T. Boudreau
Ring Found after Park Search Returns to Belfast Man
Alton I. Clark of Belfast, a Crosby High School graduate, lost his class ring seven years ago in Belfast City Park. A worker named Cunningham found the ring and later noticed clerk Lewis Piper wearing a similar ring. Piper verified Clark’s initials and sent the ring to Alton, reaching him about an hour after discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton I. Clark
Belfast
Crosby High School
Alton Cunningham
Lewis E. Piper
Piper
Clark
Seldon W. Clark
Alton
Statement of Liabilities and Securities Deposit
Total liabilities and surplus listed as 37 719 495 66 dollars. Securities carried at 1 329 764 23 dollars are deposited as required by law. D M Humphreys & Co agents Bath Maine dated 9 16 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burplus
D. M. Humphreys &O., Agis
Bath
Maine
Five Islands Weekend News and Local Visits
Five Islands reports weekend visitors and residents at cottages across Sedgemere Bath and nearby towns. Families such as Lewis Rowe Minchen and Pinkham share weekend stays while others attend church events and local grange meetings. Births deaths and travel notes appear among the town’s social roundup with numerous trips from Boston Worcester and Norwood.
Mihalos to Promote Boxing Bouts in Brunswick Town
Promoter Nick Mihalos of the Arcade arena plans a Brunswick spring and summer boxing season at town hall. Frankie O'Brien of Boston will face Glafiro Castilo of Bath and San Antonio in the main event. Other slated bouts include Merrill vs Pacino, Tardiff vs French, White vs Mack, and Poulin vs Ripley with local and regional fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Mihalos
Arcade Arena
Brunswick
Brunswick Town Hall
Frankie O'Brien
Boston
Glafiro
K. O.” Castillo
Bath
San Antonio
O’brien
Bat Battalino
Hartford
Conn
Frankie Merrill
Augusta
Young Pacino
K. O. Tardiff
Young French
K. O. White
Harpswell
Billy Mack
Kid Poulin
Young Ripley
Aunt Almeda Parsons Aces Wheelbarrow Mission
Aunt Almeda Parsons of Thorndike aged about 83 relied on a wheelbarrow to deliver articles to a neighbor a quarter mile away, uphill, without changing gears. In China Lake brooks wardens find nets torn, suggesting sportsmen oppose suckers removal and possible illegal seining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almeda Parsons
Thorndike
China Lake
Bath boiler maker William H. Jones dies at 68
William H. Jones 68, native of Woolwich and longtime Bath resident, died Sunday after a brief illness at his home 13 Charles Street. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at his residence with Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove. Survived by four sons George H. Jones of West Boothbay William E. Jones of Spokane Arthur M. Jones of Bath James F. Jones of Bath a daughter Mrs. George F. Preston of New Britain Conn brother Edwin M. Jones of Bath and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Jones
Charles Street
David L. Wilson
Oak Grove
Woolwich
James
Clara Jones
Bath Iron Works
George H
West Boothbay
William E
Spokane
Wash
Arthur M
James F
Bath
George F. Preston
New Britain
Conn
Edwin M. Jones
This City
Mrs. Freda Dunton Dies After Brief Illness At 37
Mrs. Freda M. Dunton 37 wife of James F Dunton of Murphys Corner Woolwich died at Memorial hospital after two days of illness from double pneumonia She was born in Lewiston to Timothy J and Fannie Keefe and lived in Woolwich ten years She is survived by her husband her father and two daughters Iona M and Janet Dunton both at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda M. Dunton
James F. Dunton
Murphy's Corner
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Dunton
Lewiston
Timothy J
Fannie Keefe
Helen Louise Paisley
Helen Louise Paisley 32 daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Paisley 39 Weeks street died Sunday after a long illness confined to bed ten months born in this city and resident here survived by parents two sisters Julia at home Mrs Isabelle Kennedy Brooklyn NY two brothers William at home J Robert Paisley Somerville Mass and grandmother Mrs Julia A Boyd this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Louise Paisley
William J. Paisley
Weeks Street
Julia
Isabelle Kennedy
Brooklyn
N. Y
William
J. Robert Paisley
Somerville
Mass
Julia A. Boyd
Death of Capt Herbert Humphreys in Yarmouth
Fred D. Hill reports the death of Capt Herbert Humphreys in Yarmouth Sunday afternoon after long illness. His brother Capt Omar J. Humphreys of California and Yarmouth is noted. Funeral services are set for Saturday at two in Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Hill
Yarmouth
Herbert Humphreys
Capt
Omar J. Humphreys
California
Death of Frank H. Rideout at Woolwich Home
Frank H. Rideout, 73, died suddenly of a heart attack about 5 30 Thursday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs John B Lilly in Woolwich where he had lived the last year and a half. He was born in Canada and went to the Lilly home from Bath Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Rideout
John B. Lilly
Woolwich
Canada
Lilly
Bath Memorial Hospital
Tragic Death of Kleber J. Perry Jr.
Kleber Justus Perry Jr., age 3, son of Kleber Justus Perry and Mary Golte Perry, died Thursday evening at Bath Memorial hospital. He was born in Berlin New Hampshire on January 25, 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleber Justus, Jr
Kleber Justus Perry
Mary Golte Perry
Bath Memorial Hospital
Berlin
N. H
Leslie C. Noyes Funeral Held in Hull Mass
The funeral of Leslie C. Noyes retired Hull merchant who died Tuesday at his sister’s home Mrs Abbie F Reynolds Georgetown was held Friday at 2 pm at Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence 819 High Street Rev Harley A Shattuck Beacon Street Methodist church officiated Bearers were Henry Reynolds Alvah Reynolds Henry Noyes and Fuller Lewin Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence B. Hill
Patty
Boston
Melvin Cunningham
Rapheal Higgins
R. N
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Edward Wren
W. A. Todd
Walter McGregor
Jane McGregor
Newton
Mass
Sagadahoc Bay
Alex Cunningham
Howard Trafton
Charles Blaisdell
Leslie C. Noyes
Hull
Abbie Reynolds
Mayo
Harley A. Shattuck
Beacon Street
Henry Reynolds
Henry Noyes
Alvah Reynolds
Fuller Lewin
Oak Cemetery
Georgetown
Carrie Oliver
Maude Thayer
Westbrook Seminary
West Georgetown
William A. Todd
Roy Newman
West Newton
J. H. Brown
Clifton Matthews
Bath Iron Works
Gilbert Gunnell
John
Waltham
Thomas N. Williams
Leon Williams
Walter Cunningham
Walter Powers
Brunswick
Frank Heald
Melrose
Nellie Heald
Melrose Highlands
Roscoe P. Todd
Ward Parlin
Jefferson
Carrol Deering
Bay Point
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Joseph F. Higgins
Ralph Scott
Boothbay Harbor
Eleanor Cunningham
Morse High School
Dorothy Hagan
North Yarmouth Academy
L. Earle Hagan
Abbie F. Reynolds
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Mrs. Freda M. Dunton Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Freda M. Dunton wife of James F. Dunton of Murphy's Corner Woolwich were held Saturday afternoon at two in her late home Rev Plinette Allen of Boothbay officiated Bearers were Lowell Brown Stanley Shaw Lester Ray and Maurice Hathorne Burial was in Murphy's Corner cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda M. Dunton
James F. Dunton
Murphy's Corner
Woolwich
Plinette Allen
Boothbay
Lowell Brown
Stanley Shaw
Lester Ray
Maurice Hathorne
Murphy's Corner Cemetery
Ruth A. Stinson Funeral Held at Home
The funeral for Ruth Agnes Stinson daughter of Mr and Mrs John G Stinson was held Thursday at 10 am at the family home 182 North Street Reverend Charles H Barry of the Independent Gospel Mission Assembly and Adjt E J Tripp of the Salvation Army officiated Bearers were Anthony Dodge Arthur P Everson C and Richard Stinson Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery Woolwich
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Agnes Stinson
John G. Stinson
North Street
Charles H. Barry
Independent Gospel Mission Assembly
Adjt
E. J. Tripp
Salvation Army
Anthony Dodge
Arthur P
Everson C
Richard Stinson
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich
Funeral services for Frank H. Rideout held in Woolwich
Funeral services for Frank H. Rideout who died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday morning in Woolwich were held Saturday at ten in the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated. Bearers were George Wright Samuel Buck A Farley Mayo Jr and Howard W Mayo. Burial was in Grover cemetery Montsweag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Rideout
Woolwich
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
George Wright
Samuel Buck
A. Farley Mayo, Jr
Howard W. Mayo
Grover Cemetery
Montsweag
Ralph G Farr Funeral Held at Old Folks Home
The funeral for 96 year old Ralph G Farr, a retired druggist, was Thursday afternoon at the Old Folks Home. Rev George W Scudder officiated. Family bearers Edwin A Huse James C Love George L Sawyer and Capt Eugene H Spinney. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Farr
Old Folks Home
George W. Scudder
The
Universalist Church
Edwin A. Huse
James C. Love
George L. Sawyer
Eugene H. Spinney
Oak Grove
James Doyle Funeral Held at St Mary’s Church
The funeral of James Doyle who died Tuesday was held at St Mary’s church on Friday morning at eight o’clock with Rev. Fr. Timothy C. Maney officiating. Bearers were E Bernard Mc Causland John E Doyle Charles B Doyle and Frank J Boyle. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Doyle
St Mary's Church
Timothy C. Maney
E. Bernard McCausland
John E. Doyle
Charles B. Doyle
Frank J. Boyle
Oak Grove Cemetery
Perry Jr. Funeral Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Kleber Justus Perry Jr. died Thursday at Bath Memorial hospital. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs of Grace Episcopal Church officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleber Justus Perry, Jr
Bath Memorial Hospital
Curtis Funeral Home
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Belfast welcomes famed flyer Capt Albert W Stevens on April 28
Belfast is delighted that Capt. Albert W. Stevens, renowned stratosphere flyer and scientist, will speak Tuesday evening April 28 under the Frank D. Hazeltine post of the American Legion. The visit was arranged in New York by Elbridge S. Pitcher, with Post Commander William H. Wilder coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Albert W. Stevens
Frank D. Hazeltine
American Legion
Stevens
William H. Wilder
New York
Elbridge S. Pitcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Alvena Knighton
Young People’s Evangelical Conference
South Gardiner
Quinn Holt
Swan Island
Edson Farley
South Lancaster
Atlantic Union Coge
Leona
Yvonne Turcotte
Skowhegan
Cigs
A. H. Mar
Clara Bagley
Liberty
Sherwin Ricker
Betty Jane
Bangor
Leighton Gardner
Margaret Boynton
Thelma Taylor
Randolph
Frank LeMar
Albert Freeman
Arthur Sewell
Auburn
Willis Blair
Herman Boynton
North Whitefield
Arthur Siecars
Wilbur Cooper
Farmington Normal School
Margaret McKenna
Georgia Bickford
Ruie Curtis
George Yeaton
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Green Street Methodist Church
Robert Stewart
George Gibbs
Robert
Roger
Daniel Stewart
Howard Small
Nokomis State
Ideal Home Corner Club
Ernest Gomer
Fern Perry
Beatice Lemont
Bertha Curtis
Ruth Robinson
Victor Douglass
Ralph Dale
Bath Club
Gardiner Water District
Kennebec Rose Gardens
DeBree and
van Leeuwe
Richmond Tel
R.F.D. No. 2
ROE
Cole
Hersey
Cleveland
Bernie
Plats
Deverber
Brown
Pullen
Reidman
Haskell
Carey
Shea
Morrison
Pruett
Braley
Bowogi
Employers Liability Assurance Jorp'n
L' London
England
Eeneeq
Eeeeres
J. P. Lewis
Watertown
Five Islands
Lewis
Helen Rowe
Yarmouth Academy
Lermond H. Rowe
Chester MacMahan
Bert
Mabel Hinckley
Viola Hinckley
Orville Rowe
William Marr
Rose Wilkins
Jay
Edward Lewis
P. D. Wilkins
Sedgemere
Percy Bailey
Otis Baker
Norwood
Clarence MacMahan
Portsmouth
Joseph G. Stevens
Isabel Stevens
George O'Donnell
Janet May
George
Chestnut Hill
Proctor Hagan
Roland Oliver
Robert Messenger
Edward Pinkham
South
James T. MacMahan
Mr. MacMahan
J. D.smith
Museum of Natural History of
George Harris
American Museum of New York
MacMahan
North Woods
Malden Island
H. B. Cranshaw
Quincy Wales
M. F. Butts
Worcester
Milton Pinkham
Maurice
Madge O'Brien
Hallowell
Mihalos
Will
Town Hall
Bath Savings Institution
Kleber
Justus Perry
Leslie
Noyes’ Funeral
Ruth A. Stinson
F. H. Rideout
James Doyles
K. J. Perry, JR
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas RB
Huston
Ambulance Service
Center Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!