Bowdoinham News Roundup of Residents and Local Events
Bowdoinham residents are mentioned in a wide range of activities including illness cases, visits to Portland and Brunswick, and holiday plans. Notable items include Mrs. William T. Hardie ill with tonsillitis, Mrs. Irene Smalley selling Christmas wreaths, and F C Jenkins returning from Topsfield. The Maine Central Railroad reports platform work completed at the station. Social notes cover out of town visitors, Christmas trees, health seals sales rise, and local contests with winners announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hardie
Alice Webber
C. B. Randall
E. P. Kendall
George Cutler
Portland
Irene Smalley
F. C. Jenkins
Carleton
Topsfield
Mass
Jenkins
W. S. Give Co
C. E. Hackett
Evelyn
Horace Dodge
Mary Lilly Portland
Viola Coombs
Anna Beals Mailer
Lewiston
B. B. Douglas
Brunswick
Bowdoin
Elmer Jordan
Ernest Curtis
Richmond
Nona Fogg
Village
Helen Denham
Thomas Ward
Clinton
Emma Ferguson
C. L. Browne
Margaret Purinter
C. Gill Brown
Maine Central Railroad
John Temple
Saco
McEwen
Georgia Denham
W. B. & E. P. Kendall's
Whist Club
Helen Britt
Philip Rideout
Harry Purington
Hattie Fulton
George Hamilton
Fred Leavitt
Boston
Hamilton
Otis Witham
Fred Allen
Witham
Allen
Coombs High School
Charles Browne
Electa Chapter
Masonic Hall
P. J. Quigg
Baptist Church
Mary Hall
Florida
George Beales
Matilla
Frank Jenkins
Donald Hackett
Kenneth MacDougal
Irene Millay
Celia Billings
The
Grange
Mary Webber
Ethel Hackett
Arthur Varney
Sport
Canary Bird 18 A Sign Of Spring
Henry, en route to work, spots a canary perched on a window sill as a group of high school students chase the stray bird. Despite efforts, the canary flies between the Fuller home of Dr E Motley Fuller and the school, eluding capture amid snow and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Mr. Gediman
E. Motley Fuller
Fuller
Visiting brothers and church services in town
A New Hampshire village hosts Ellis Moore on furlough from Fort Williams. Harold Moore returns home. Miss Nash and Miss Whittier, pastors, receive a church vacation for winter. Rev. P. J. Quigg from Richmond will supply the pulpit. Services at 2 30 p m with Sunday school at 1 30 p m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m. Thursday gathering at the parsonage. Christmas tree and Sunday school exercises Monday night replaces Christmas Eve plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
New Hampshire
Harold
Ellis Moore
Fort Williams
Portland Harbor
Beads on a String staged by Bowdoin Sagadahoc grange
Bowdoin Sagadahoc grange dramatic club performed the three act comedy Beads on a String to a crowded house on Thursday. The plot centers on Mr Davis and his family needing rapid wealth changes as a rich uncle plans to distribute his fortune in person. The cast includes Bennie Davis Zezzalee Davis Donald Jasper J E Davis and many others. a dance followed the performance and local social notes conclude the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bennie Davis
Zezzalee Davis
Donald Jasper
J. E. Davis
Bennie
Herbert Adams
Benjamin Davis
Norman Curtis
Harold Beem
Bernard Coombs
Ab Dinkler
Weston Allen
Jane Woods
Molly Mallerton
Alice Larabee
Janett Blue
Ben
Annie Cornish
Cleopatra Cleomarjorine Johnson
Hattie Babb
Rosa Coleman
Gardiner
A. E. Purinton
L. C. Starbird
Harold Starbird
Auburn
Orie Woods
Kingfield
Ladies’ Aid
Helen Mockler
Bailey Loses Truck In Wood Fire On Ridge Road
Lincoln Bailey of 111 Bedford Street lost his loaded truck and a half cord of wood Tuesday when the engine back fired igniting the chassis. The blaze burned Bailey as neighbors fought the flames. The truck, partially insured, was loaded at John Foote place on the Ridge road in East Brunswick. Bailey plans to replace the truck soon and resume business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Bailey
Bedford Street
Mr. Bailey
John Foote Place
Ridge Road
East Brunswick
Morse High Selects Football Captain
Morse High elects Jack Conley as captain for the 1930 eleven at a meeting of the letter men. Conley is the son of Mr and Mrs John M Conley of Beacon Street. Mr and Mrs Burton Willis of Hyde Park arrive for Christmas with Mrs Willis's mother Mrs John Dowling and Mrs Angus Burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Jack Conley
John M. Conley
Beacon Street
Burton Willis
Hyde Park
Mass
Willis
John Dowling
Shaw Street
Mr. Willis
Angus Burden
Highland Street
New York Women Debate Long Skirts and Paris Fashion
New York federation delegates vote amid a clash over long skirts. Miss Gertrude Lawrence defends length claiming aesthetics and femininity. Miss Rita Weiman champions short skirts citing independence from Paris fashion. Six models tested both styles as Jeanne Vina La Mar appears in trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Club
New York State Federation of Clue Women
Gertrude Lawrence
Rita Weiman
Miss Lawrence
William Dick Sporberg
Federation
Jeanne Vina la Mar
Special assembly by Morse Glee Club at high school
A morning assembly directed by Miss Carrie Shaw featured scripture read by Hibbert Norton, senior play announcement by Ed mund Rollins, and performances by the school chorus, girls and boys glee clubs. Readings included The Littlest Boy in the Choir and Christmas on a Singing River. solos, duets, and quartets accompanied by fine Christmas tree decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glee Club
Carrie Shaw
Hibbert Norton
Edmund Rollins
Dorothy Ham
Miss Shaw
Moses
Roland Trott
Seth Snipe
Frederick Rowland
Girls Glee Club
Alice Hovey
Kathleen Leonard
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Bucksport mill town tavern offers meals and lodging
Sam Sam Insuli and others could visit Bucksport and find the Old Jed Prouty Tavern open for entertainment. Inn keeper R Googins runs the former Robinson House, long known under James F. Moses. Bangor News notes the historic hostelry stands ready for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Sam Insuli
Walter Wyman
Bucksport
Jed Prouty
R. Googins
Robinson House
James F. Moses
Bangor News
Mrs Wakefield to Portland for visit with daughter in hospital
Mrs. Sarah Wakefield of South Street motored to Portland on Monday to spend a few days with her daughter Elsie who is undergoing training at the Maine General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Wakefield
South Street
Portland
Elsie
Maine General Hospital
Salesmen wanted for garden and field seed direct sales
Male help wanted salesmen to sell high grade garden and field seed directly to planters in Cobb Co Franklin Massachusetts. No experience needed and big income potential. Also notice of sale of a modern house improvements including kitchen range and oil burner in furnace offered by Fred H Thompson agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb Co
Franklin
Mass
Massachusetts
Fred H. Thompson
Dike School P T A Plans Christmas Charity and Social
Twenty members of the Dike school P T A met in the teachers' room to arrange a Christmas dinner for a needy family and to schedule future patchwork and social events. The next meeting is set for January 15 in the afternoon. The first social gathering will occur New Year’s Day with a card party. The general committee is chaired by Mrs. Le Roy Lord with members Mrs. Alice Mac Donald, Mrs. Pearl Lemont, and Mrs. Bertha Dunbar, and the refreshments committee includes Mrs. William Fogwill, Mrs. Fred Hoff man, Mrs. Wilbur Crocker, and Mrs. Edmund Staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike School
Dike
Nesday
LeRoy Lord
Alice MacDonald
Pearl Lemont
Bertha Dunbar
William Fogwill
Fred Hoffman
Wilbur Crocker
Edmund Staples
Grade School Musical Delights Morse High Audience
The Morse high auditorium hosted a grade school Christmas musical directed by Miss Carrie Shaw with 230 pupils performing. High school orchestra led by John H. Grindell provided interludes as piano accompaniments by Carol Stevens and Ellen Hodgkins accompanied eighth grade girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Carrie Shaw
John H. Grindell
Carol Stevens
Ellen Hodgkins
Miss Shaw
Jack Frost
Christmas Sale Preparations by South End P T A
The South End P T A holds an all day meeting at Washington street rooms to prepare for the annual Christmas sale scheduled for Wednesday. Fifteen members attended dinner as part of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End P. T. A
Washington Street
North Center PTA Packs 450 Candy Bags for District Pupils
About 30 members of the North Center PTA filled 450 candy bags for public school pupils in the district at Grace churchhouse Oak Street. Members also donated to provide a needy family with a Christmas tree food clothing toys and other items. The next meeting is January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Center
Grace Churchish House
Oak Street
Association
Monthly Conference of First Baptists Holds Session
The second monthly workers conference of the First Baptist church met Tuesday evening in the vestry. Rev. Kenneth E. Morse led as questions and answers explored worship from a psychological view and a new service order was adopted item by item. Offertory sentences set to new music drew interest. The next session will discuss church organization in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Leon Eaton
Kenneth E. Morse
Teachers and Pupils Remember Emmons at Weeks Street
Edwin L. Emmons, attendance officer, was greeted with Christmas gifts from Weeks Street Grammar School teachers and pupils. He thanked them and performed a short reading before departing. A Lewiston case reports $6 stolen from a rear porch. C. Frank Russell, 30, arrested for larceny after allegedly using funds to pay his board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
Public School Department
Weeks Street Grammar School
Emmons
Mr. Emmons
Charles Gilbert
Lewiston
Youland
C. Frank Russell
Russell
Clericus Meeting at Grace Rectory in Kennebec Valley
The Kennebec Valley Clericus gathered Tuesday at Grace rectory with notable clergy including Rt. Rev. Bishop Benjamin Brewster and Rev. Nelson W. Bryant. Rev. Herbert Pressey spoke on Eastern Oregon missions. reports from Rev. Tom Akeley and others were approved. Luncheon followed, with an informal afternoon conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Valley
St. Mark's Church
Augusta
Oregon
Charles M. Tubbs
Benjamin Brewster
D.D
Portland
Nelson W. Bryant
Gardiner
Tom G. Akeley
Newcastle
Herbert E. P. Pressey
Joseph H. Bessom
Hallowell
Arthur T Stray
Brunswick
Charlies M Tubbs
Bath
Henry B. Nash
Wiscasset
Christmas Values Special Price List Entry
Holiday sale highlights lined gloves at 2.95 with matching slippers 4.95 silk and wool hose 35 cents three pairs for 1 sweater prices from 1 to 6.95 Amoskeag pajamas 1.95 and other deals at large savings for boys across the shop.
Otis Gray Painter Dies Alone at 27 Wesley Street
Otis Gray a painter died Tuesday afternoon in his apartments at 27 Wesley street. Neighbors heard a fall and found him unconscious. City Marshal Whitney and medical examiner Dr. Harry F. Morin ruled death from natural causes. Mrs. Gray was absent and located hours later. Body taken to Curtis undertaking rooms for funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Gray
Wesley Street
Rudolph Roy
Whitney
Harry F. Morin
Beauties of Hawaii Told by Miss Murphy to Girls' Friendly
Miss Jane S. Murphy gave an informal talk on Hawaii to Grace Church branch Girls' Friendly society. She showed photographs and native handiwork, praised Hawaii climate and scenery, discussed native families and population shifts, and noted white diseases affecting natives. The group plans Christmas baskets and gifts for St Andrew's Priory and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane S. Murphy
Hawaii
Grace Church Branch
Girls’ Friendly Society
Boy at Unity High Wins Big Egg Count
Malcolm Tilton of Burnham Mount with grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Tilton keeps 50 Rhode Island red pullets and lays as many as 48 eggs daily. He attends Unity high school and rivals wish him luck in the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Tilton
Burnham Mount
Fred Tilton
Rhode Island
Malcolm
Unity High School
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Bowdoinham
Bailey
A. G. Page CO
Bath, Maine
New York
Morse Glee Club
South End Association
Conference
First Baptists
Phoenix
Senter
Maine
Spencer Corsetiere
Oo Pencer
von von Beatrice E. Rand
Dummer
Clericus
Grace Rectory
Association of
Amoskeag Nigat
Gaevy
Max Kutz
Elm Street
Santa
North Pole
Gotham
Onyx
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