Wills Filed Tuesday Highlight Probate Proceedings
The report details multiple probate actions in the Augusta term including administration grants for Joseph Muse of Georgetown and estate actions for Bath and Topsham properties. It lists inventories filed and allowed for Chadbourne Howes Hathorne Ryan and others, with accounts, petitions for allowance and distribution granted for Coombs Purinton and related estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Russell
Bernice L. Merrill
Arthur J. Dunton
Joseph Muse
Georgetown
Edward E. Clary
William C. Chadbourne
Bath
Arthur R. Chadbourne
Cora L. Howes
Richmond
Harold W. Smith
Alice Caroline Smith
Charles C. Mayberry
Minnie Mayberry
Walter M. Williams
Elizabeth Walter Purinton
Topsham
Oscar W. Mountfort
Ada I. Coombs
Elizabeth F. Coombs
Jacob L. Coombs
E. E. Baker
Nellie M. Gowell
Bowdoin
Henry R. McCabe
Ida E. McCabe
Elizabeth W. Purinton
Bowdoinham Social Roundup Touches Many Towns
Bowdoinham notes show guests from Bath Cambridge and Portland visiting families along with local motor trips to Brunswick Boothbay and Farmington. Baptism planned at Brown's Point with Rev Perley J Quigg officiating if weather cooperates. Community members attend reunions visits and farm events amid 4 H club planning Bear Pond outing and upcoming Sept 25 contest.
Outboard Racer for Sale in Cape Cod Hull and Motor
An 8 foot Cape Cod racing hull with Penn Van Steerer is offered for sale. Total cost listed as 108 dollars, asking 60 dollars. Also a 1929 Lockwood Chief boat originally cost 190 dollars. Whole outfit available for 200 dollars. Capable of 30 miles per bow. Contact H. C. Priest in Richmond Maine via Park phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn van Steerer
Lockwood Chief
H. C. Priest
Richmond
Bowdoin Community Notes From Bowdoin Center and Local Visits
Esther Bowdoin of Litchfield joined at the Babb home on Wednesday. Farm Bureau meets at Bowdoin Center on August 21 to discuss vegetables. The 4-H picnic is set for Bear Pond Friday with strong turnout expected. Ladies Aid gathered at the Babb home with good attendance and plan next week’s at Mrs. Grant Woods. Sagadahoc Grange resumes meetings at Bowdoin Center Saturday evening after summer recess. Local families, including the Wares of Augusta, Enman, Hunt, Williams, and Adams households, visited relatives in Bath Lewiston Auburn and Brunswick last week. Philip Williams of West Bowdoin harvests hay for Mrs. Addie Williams. Vesta Ackley spent several days in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Houghton
Town
C. E. Hackett
Star Aid
H. E. Cornish
F. K. Jack
Alice Brown
Brunswick
John N. Palmer
Eva
Alice
Boothbay
W. N. Adams
Bath
C. O. Purinton
Gordon Briarey
Williamsport
Penn
Florence Cornish
Gertrude
Cambridge
Mass
W. J. Graves
Marjorie Cone Ingalls
Lang Farm
Dwight Lord
Camden
Jack
Brown’s Point
Perley J. Quigg
Richmond
Nash and
Whittier
Anson Given
Jane
Milton Given
Louise
Annie Huntley
Canaan
Lottie Cobb
Alma Wing
Seattle
Washington
Thomas Aleeson
Jean
Donald
Mark
Lindsay
Calif
Judge Ames
Jessie
Miss Wing
Aleeson
Jessie Ames
Paul Ames
Weeks Mills
Edwin Denham
Georgie
Maxwell Ward
Quebec
Minot Doble
Portland
Ida Purington
E. N. Williams
G. F. Dennett
Dexter
Arthur B. Stilphen
Sanford
W. B
Jackman
W. D. Hutchins
Augusta
Hamilton House
Mont Woodsum
F. S. Leathers
N. H
Nellie Minott
Miss Minott
William T. Hardie
Mary Hall
Bay Road
Hathaway
Elisha Webbers
Ohio
George R. Cutler
Millay Bros
Maine Central
H. D. Cornish
Pleasant Street
Charles Fogg
Nona
Edward Graves
Lewiston
C. T. Staples
Cc. O. Purington
Ralph D. Cameron
Auburn
Cora Wilkinson
Byron Adams
Lizzie Webber
South Lewiston
Louis Adams
Jack Brown
Jackie
West Medford
H. Q. Millett
Esther
Litchfield
F. K. Jacks
James Brown
Alice King
Lauris Wilson
Eddie
E. E
Charles Babb
Farm Bureau
Bowdoin Center
4-H Club
Bear Pond
Ladies’ Aid
Grant Woods
Sagadahoc Grange
Morris Ware
North Bowdoin News Briefs and Social Notes
Miss Thelma Sheens returns from Brunswick where she was employed for several weeks and enjoyed a 15 plans. Bowdoinham visitors Mr. and Mrs. James Pratt called in town last week. Mrs. Helen Small recently passed a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Sheens
Brunswick
James Pratt
Bowdoinham
Helen Small
Across America from Nebraska to California
A narrative travelogue describes a cross country journey visiting state capitals, Cheyenne events, Denver, Yellowstone National Park highlights, Winslow’s wind rivers canyon, Cody, Old Faithful, and the Oregon Trail. The author notes 5000 miles traveled with a goal of 9000 miles, planning San Francisco and return to the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Denver
National Editors Association
Georgia
Yellow Stone Park
Chugwater
Thermopolis
Wyoming
Washakie
Big Horn
National Park
Yellowstone Lake
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Mammouth
Sylvan
Mt. Washburn
Towen Falls
Canyon Hotel
Old Faithful Inn
Idaho
Idaho City
Twin Falls
Boise
National Capitol
Oregon Trail
Columbia River
Portland
Oregon
Willamette Valley
Salem
Grant’s Pass
California
City
Pacific
America
Mississippi River
San Francisco
Golden Gate of California
Empire
Atlantic Ocean
One Auto Victim Dies in Brunswick Crash
Gerald McDonald 44, owner and driver of the automobile that overturned on a sharp curve at the hilltop near Brunswick on August 4, died Tuesday from injuries. Injured survivors include Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schultz of Glen Cove and Miss Marjorie Dowling with her brother Edward of Great Neck, all seriously hurt except Schultz who was discharged Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McDonald
New York City
Brunswick
Lloyd Schultz
Glen Cove
S. I
Marjorie Dowling
Edward
Great Neck
L. I
Schultz
MacDonald
Pennsyl
War veteran Captain in 22nd Engineers dies at 69
The veteran, who served as captain of the 22nd Engineers through World War I and was attached to general headquarters after the Armistice, later built a real estate career in New York and belonged to several exclusive clubs. His body was transported to New York by his brother George MacDonald of Princeton, N. J. after leaving the area Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vania
22Nd Engineers
General Headquarters
New York
George MacDonald
Princeton
N. J
Ex-Governor Osborn Sends Greeting to Maine Autograph Library
Charles S. Osborn, former Michigan governor and author, writes from Canada July 49 praising Maine and Christmas Cove. He humorously notes seeking Larry Chittenden, claims Texas Guinan eloped, and signs off from Sault Ste. Marie with friendly salutations. E. A. Golloff of North Woolwich visits Bath on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Charles C. Salmon Osborn
Michigan
Sault St. Marie
Possum Fake
Camp
Canada
Larry Chittenden
Christmas Cove
New York
Texas
Texas Guinan
Charles S. Osborn
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Jai
May McAvoy
Warner Oland
Cantor Rosenblatt
Jolson
Mammy
Broadway
Marx Brothers
Mary Eaton
Oscar Shaw
the Cocoanuts
Dick Barthelmess
Paramount Sound News
Opera House
Pramount Singing-Talking Productions
Oceanside
Chris-Craft
All-Mahogeny Motor Boate
Rae
R.A
Score CO
Elisha Webber
Og Kenneth
Jimmie
Conn
Mr. Wilson
E. E. Wilson
J. M. Roux
Fernandina
Fla
Edith Wood
L. P. Temple
Lena Cornish
Clara Fogg
E. P. Kendall
Hallower
Worster House
Edward A. Huntington
Elizabeth
Philadelphia
Lena Patten
Mr. Huntington
Ann
Charles Fisher
Long Branch
Livestock Breeders’ Association
Hazel Cornish
Evelyn Johnson Otting
Massachusetts
W. B. Kendall
Harry Adams
Studebaker
Charles Berry
Susan Rideout Reed
Wollaston
Ida Reed
Pleasant Pond
J. B. Lilly
Malden
Lilly Farm
Court House
Emma Ferguson
Roland Hall
Mr. Hall
Joseph Hall
Richmond Road
Hall
Ashby
Emily Rideout
Turner
Capt. Kidd
Lilly
Merrymeeting Bay
Jane Hall Browne
Lillys
R. D. Purinton
Mary Hildreth Lilly
C. L Browne
Horatio Hall
Robert Ferguson
H. D Cornish
Sam Dorrence
E. P. Kerfdall
Mary Lilly
Eva Weson
Loomis Dyer
Ted Browne
F. T. Cantrell
Mildred Brown
Horatio Dickenson
Huntington
N. Y
Richard Lilly
Actions Teslee
Kiva
Preeman
Poland
E. H. Sheene
Raymond Sheene
Sabattus
Richard Farnham
Harold Rollins
Bowdeinham
North Bowdoin
ECRU
Boott Mills
Senter
Spencer Corsetiere
Spencer
Beatrice E. Rand
Dummer &J
E. A. Qolloff
North Woolwich
Dexdale
Ness
Gotham
Bath Department Store
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