Bowdoinham News Briefs From Holiday Socials and Court
Local notes report births and visits including Mr and Mrs H D Cornish and Mr and Mrs Lithco Allen welcoming an 11 pound boy. Phil and Lauris Wilson returned from Philadelphia to holiday with family. Kenneth Witham bound over for January term after theft case at Richmond boarding house. Community social details include weddings and outings among Bowdoinham residents.
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Weslington
D. C
H. D. Cornish
Berry
Long Branch
Kendall
Pike Farm
Lithco Allen
George Hamilton
Hamilton
Portland
Ernest Frye
Bill Hamilton
Peggy Hamilton
Gertrude Atkins
Boston
Lauris Wilson
Philadelphia
Edward Willison
Kenneth Witham
Ames Wedneday
Joseph Curtis
Richmond
John McCart
Merton Webber
Erland Curtis
Bant Hinckley
George Cutler
Charles McEwen
Ron Warren
Richard Denham
George McPhersons
Fred M. Allen
Bowdeinham
Eleanor A. Les
F.K. Jack
A. G. Hulse
Abbie
Elizabeth Blake
Viola Coombs
Framingham
Mass
Lottie Cobb
S. A. Clark
Gardiner
Augusta
Congress Square Hotel
Bert Witham
Pejepscot
Cushman Road
W. H. Gould
F. K. Jack
Edward Wilson
Bath Home To Bath Shops All Across Town
Bath residents learn there are sixteen barber shops in the city with Front Street hosting seven and Washington Street six. The downtown cluster shows a busy commerce as shoppers visit frequent chairs. In other news a son, Charles Alfred Shephard Jr., was born December 17 at 1204 Washington Street to Mr and Mrs Charles A Shephard.
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Bath
Front Street
Leroy F. Colby
Frank B. Newdick
Russell W. Colby
Melvin A. Haggett
Colonial Club
John H. Freeman
Arthur A. Gilley
Edwin W. Bonney
Washington Street
Ernest B. Heald
Washington
Charles E. Stinson
Thomas P. Neagle
H. Alton Shorey
Frank H. Shepard
Charles H. Morse
Washington Center Street
John P
Charles Alfred Shephard, Jr
Charles A. Shephard
Grand temate meeting and holiday travels
The note details refreshments after a meeting, and lists residents and visitors traveling to Lewiston Topsfield North Conway Malden St. Petersburg and New York for holidays or winter. It mentions Mr and Mrs George Cutler Mr and Mrs R D Purinton Miss Mary Lilly Miss Clara Fogg Mrs Wadsworth Miss Inez Gowell John Maher Winifred Dodge and local teachers largely spending vacation at home.
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Grand Temate
Georgie Berry
George R. Cutler
A. S. MacDougal
Lewiston
Fannie Williams
Topsfield
Mass
Helen Britt
North Conway
George Cutler
New York
R. D. Purinton
Mary Lilly
Malden
Jd. Bowdoin Lilly
Clara Fogg
Wadsworth
Gardiner
Inez Gowell
Litchfield
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Maher
Portland
Winifred Dodge
Hebron Academy
Horace Dodge
Christmas Cove history remembered in Maine letters
Fragmentary notes recall Christmas Cove in Maine two hundred years ago with mentions of natives, mail routes, Santa letters, and local writing. The legible parts hint at a colony era scene and community letters to Santa during a holiday season.
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Maine
Christmas Cove
South Good
Santa Claus
R Higgins Dies in Florida Hospitality Pioneer Dies at Frostproof
Charles R. Higgins of Bath Maine died suddenly from a heart attack at his Winter home in Frostproof Florida. Funeral services were held in Bath and he was entombed there. He leaves a wife Rose Roberts Higgins a daughter Norman Rand a sister and many friends across Maine New England and Florida. He was 63. Higgins was a noted photographer colored portraitist and innkeeper who built Green Mears Inn at Kittery and later ran a studio in Bath. He was active in social and church affairs in Frostproof and Bath and belonged to several Masonic and civic bodies. Oscar Berg wired funeral plans to ex-Mayor Oliver Moses II.
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Frostproof
Fla
Charles R. Higgins
Grove Street
Bath
Higgins
Mr. Higgins
Dedham
Mass
John C. Higgins
Front Street
Arthur I. Pepper
Allen
Rose Roberts
Norman Rand
Portsmouth
N. H
Stiness
Polar Star Lodge
Masons
Montgomery and St. Bernard
R. A. C. Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Brunswick
Kora Temple
Mystic Shrine
Lewiston
Bath Lodge
Elks
Oscar Berg
Oliver Moses
Winter Begins On Monday Morning In Astronomy Note
The article notes winter commenced Monday at 8 40 am as the sun crosses the Tropic of Capricorn and begins its southward arc. It describes shorter days, Maine temperatures around 25, and contrasts northern and southern hemisphere seasons including New Zealand and Antarctica.
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Old Sol
Maine
New Zealand
South Africa
Antarctic
Arctic
Hodgdon Couple Mark 46th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry G Hodgdon of 52 Green Street observe their 46th wedding anniversary today The Bath boards assessors secretary Mr Hodgdon has served in that post for years He has long been in real estate and insurance Their daughter Miss Nellie Hodgdon of New York City is visiting for the holiday and another daughter Amy Hodgdon lives at home
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Henry G. Hodgdon
Green Street
Secretary of Bath
Board of Assessors
Hodgdon
Nellie Hodgdon
New York City
Amy Hodgdon
Beggs of South Hope Celebrates 91st Birthday
Beggs of South Hope marked his 91st birthday recently by cutting a tree for firewood and sharing an automobile ride to Rockland. He entertained callers during the day.
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A. ¥. Beggs
South Hope
Rockland
Big Exposition Dates Set Ahead to Spring of '32
The National Recreation Exposition, slated for May 3 to June 6, 1931, expands to 1932 after widespread international interest. Organizers cite demand from 37 foreign governments and many U S agencies, with Storrowton additions and broader exhibits to showcase industrial arts, sports, and recreation.
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U. S
Storrowton
New England
Christmas Storming of Trenton Recalled in Revolutionary Battle
Washington planned a surprise Christmas attack on Trenton as He chose the date for the assault while British troops garrisoned in New Jersey faced shortages. The Hessian mercenaries under Colonel Rahl held key positions near the Delaware, and the besieged Continental Army hoped for a decisive turn as winter pressed.
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New Jersey
Philadelphia
Washington
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Howe
Jerseys
Rahl
Trenton
Delaware
Great Britain
McKonkey
Perry
Rahi
Bath Post Office Records Peak Parcel Post and Receipts
The Bath post office marked a record in parcel post traffic and receipts with higher postage rates. Trucks plan longer hours to clear packages, while Christmas day closures delay general delivery. box renters receive mail as usual. Washington’s army marched from McKonkey’s Ferry to Trenton in freezing conditions with heavy losses, a pivotal Revolutionary War action celebrated as a strategic American victory.
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Bath
Washington’s Christmas Triumph Recalled in 1776
A long-standing tribute notes George Washington’s defining actions on a cold stormy Christmas in 1776, highlighting the pivotal moment that shaped American resolve and independence.
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Tion
George Washington
City’s Prompt Snow Clearing Gains Public Praise
Milkmen and motorists alike praised the city for clearing snow promptly, noting they could enjoy Christmastime activities. George Alcock, noted fox hunter, featured in local discussion.
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George Alcock
Fox Hunter
Woolwich Minister Dies at Hospital
The Woolwich minister who resigned due to ill health died at a hospital. After two years with friends in Woolwich he moved to Bath. The body lies at Mayo's funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Eee
Woolwich
Bath
Mayo’s
Twin County youths treated as honored guests in city banquet
Delegates from Twin County, numbering 112, enjoyed a banquet at the Hotel Kimball in a large city. Ralph Priley of Montsweag presided as host as the boys and girls experienced social customs and city life, treated with courtesy by the hotel as an honored delegation.
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Twin County
Maine
Ralph Prailey
Montsweag
Kimball
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Hartford
Conn
Kenneth Wilson
Emma
Mary Denham
Richmond Road
Charles Blair
Frank Given
Merry Christmas
Mutual Savings Banks
Bath Savings Institution
R. Higgins
Florida
Mrs. Hodgdon
Trento
Srunswee Senter
Spencer
Seca Trice
Spencer Corsetiere
Bath Dept. Store
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