Hiram G Rowe Dies At Home In Five Islands
Hiram G Rowe aged about 71 died peacefully at his home Sunday afternoon surrounded by relatives and friends. He was born in Georgetown to Joseph and Sarah Rowe and spent his life there. He sailed on fishing schooners in youth for ten years before starting a grocery partnership with his brother Benjamin Rowe II that they ran for many years.
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Hiram G. Rowe
Five Islands
Mr. Rowe
Georgetown
Joseph
Sarah Rowe
Benjamin Rowe
Hiram
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Prominent Five Islands resident dies after long illness
Hiram Rowe a longtime Georgetown figure known as Uncle Hite and Mayor of Five Islands died after a series of illnesses. He served as selectman and constable, left a wife Abbie Hagan and four daughters, and later Mary M Adams as second wife with two children. Abscess of the stomach listed as cause. he aided Five Islands and Lincoln Lodge members for 32 years. Burial notes and local praise included.
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Merry
Rowe
Five Islands
Georgetown
Hite
Abbie Hagan
George T. Bovd
Boothbay Harbor
W. H. Hisgins
Bristol
J. Harry Schottiler
West Somerville
Mase
Aire F
Ecromert
Mary M. Adame
Lermond H. Rowe
E. G. Southard
Fiving
Rosa Rowe
Nancy Rowe
Benjamin Rowe
Lincoln, Lodre
CO. F
Bath
Hood's Sarsaparilla Described as Strengthening Blood Cells
The passage explains that blood corpuscles, called little soldiers, fight germs and stay healthy when Hood's Sarsaparilla is used. It claims the medicine is a proprietary blend of over twenty remedies, produced for thirty years, with no substitute or equal remedy.
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Hood
Mutiny, Long Voyage and Loss Told by Captain Emmons
Captain Emmons recalls mutiny on the ship Palestine owned by William V. Moses & Sons of Bath. Six mutineers marooned at Vera Cruz, a later voyage lasting 167 days from San Francisco to Liverpool, and the ship and crew declared lost. Emmons later retired in Lewiston and Georgetown, married twice, with his wife and younger son surviving the peril.
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Emmons
Palestine
William V. Moses
Lewiston
Georgetown
Louisa A. Hinckley
Harriet J. Scott
Funeral services held for Benjamin Merriman at home
The late Benjamin Merriman's funeral was conducted from his home Sunday at 2 p m with interment at South Bowdoin Cemetery. Also noted: Mr Quirk of Fall River and J A Beals of Brunswick were buying apples for shipment in town, George Curtis visited Augusta, the Borough school closed with an evening entertainment, and Mary Lydston widow of Timothy died at 85 in Bowdoin Line.
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South Bowdoin Ceme
Mr. Quirk
Fall Ryer
J. A. Beals
Brunswick
George Curtis
Augasta
Mary
Timothy Lydston
Litchfield
Bowdoin
Moses Lydston
Old Baptist Church
Don
Candy pull aids Bridge Academy class of 1910
An old fashioned candy pull was held at the M. E. parsonage to benefit Bridge Academy’s class of 1910. Frank Houndlett is improving sitting up two hours Thursday. Mrs Walter Blinn visits Mrs Cheney on Blinn's hill. Mr Lapham of Pittston visited Owen Blinn on Sunday. Sanford Stilphen returns from Concord Mass. M E Mayers was at home over Sunday. Mrs I B Mayers daughter Gertrude away for a few weeks. Mrs Fannie Blinn of Gardiner visits son Owen Blinn.
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Bridge Academy
Frank Houndlett
Walter Blinn
Cheney
Blinn
Mayers
Gertrude
Fannie Blinn
Gardiner
Owen Blinn
Progressive Grange of Richmond Holds January Meeting
Progressive Grange of Richmond met January 28 with 35 members present. A brief business session preceded a program featuring a choir, a recitation by Annie Dickey, a question prompt opened by Frank Consolo, a story by Will Dingley, and additional choir music.
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Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Annie Dickey
The
Grange
Frank Consolo
Arthur Adams
Story
Will Dingley
Minstrel Show Preparations Under Colonial Club
Preparations for the minstrel show by the Colonial club are progressing smoothly as plans finalize. The event aims to entertain and showcase local talent with staged performances and musical numbers.
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Colonial Club
Alfred Cook Named State Seed Improvement Supervisor
Alfred Cook has begun duties as supervisor of seed improvement for the Maine Department of Agriculture, leading a cooperative association of prominent farmers. The program will breed select seeds, document experiments, and print each member’s home in year end reports, aiming to boost seed quality and profits. Cook, born in Chapman and a University of Maine alumnus, previously worked with the Oxford county dairy association and gained practical farm and dairy experience.
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Cook
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Department
Wisconsin
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Chapman
Aroostook County
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Effie Cook
Presque Isle
Mapleton
University of Maine
University Farm
Oxford County Dairy Association
Local Society Notes Move Through Snowy Weekend
A J Tibbetts visited by his Gardiner sister Mrs Cragan and singer Mr Milligan who left South Dresden for Damariscotta after services. Ernest Perkins of West Somerville stayed briefly at home. Henry Gray couple enjoyed sleighing as conditions were poor. Rev Brett and Rev Bean swapped pulpits in Richmond. Large crowd attended South Methodist church service.
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Cragan
Gardiner
Milligan
South Dresden
Damariscotta
Ernest Perkins
West Somerville
Henry Gray
Mr. Brett
Insley Bean
Richmond
South Methodist Church
Visitors and illness mark a busy week in town
Chester Ordway visits his aunt Mrs Carrie Choate while schools close for a week due to recess for scarlet fever. Miss Cleora Sheldon returns from Bowdoinham. Oscar Reed and Ruth suffer illnesses. Mrs Kate L Lawrence dies in Revere at 72. her body is brought home for burial. The article expands into plans for Maine trunk line routes, discussing possible lines, costs, and traffic census findings from Massachusetts.
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Carrie Choate
Miss Seldom
Cleora Sheldon
Bowdoinham
Oscar Reed
Miss Ruth
Kate T. Lawrence
David Lawrence
Revere
Mass
Nelson
Burbank
First Baptist Church
Lawrence
Midnight Doctors Compel Patient to Leave Bed
A perplexing scene unfolds as a physician voices begrudging demands and a patient resists, highlighting tensions within a small domestic ordeal. The narrative hints at a clash between medical authority and personal comfort in a tense, confined setting.
Letter and road debate amid reform and growth talk
A Minneapolis reader promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in a published testimonial about women's health. The piece shifts to a Massachusetts Maine road-use comparison and argues for large-scale highway improvements to boost New Hampshire's economy via abandoned farm conversions to summer homes, urging business leaders to back trunk line road development.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
John G. McLean
Second St
North
Phippsburg Notes on Pomona Grange Visit and Town Happenings
In Brunswick last week Bodwell grange members joined Pomona grange for meetings. Attendees included Roland Eaton Bessie Sprague A C Johnson and W W Hosmer with Charles Morton and spouses. Miss Sprague returns home after Bath Brunswick visit amid grip cases and town weather changes. Harry Hosmer sells household goods of the late M B Spinney. Mrs Charles and Mrs Lizzie Martin visited Mrs Miles Webber. Addie McIntire improves after severe grip.
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Pomona Grange
Brunswick
Roland Eaton
Bessie Sprague
A. C. Johnson
W. W. Hosmer
Charles Morton
Harold M. Sewall
Sewall
Phippsburg
Bath
Harry Hosmer
M. B. Spinney
Charles
Lizzie Martin
Miles Webber
Not a Candidate for Road Commissioner Reelection
A Bowdeinham town notice states that the writer is not a candidate for reelection as Road Commissioner. He cites his current business and inability to serve justice to residents, expresses gratitude for five years of support, and signs as their old servant.
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Bowdeinham
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
When rubbers become necessary and shoes pinch Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen feet and corns. Cures sweating feet and stops sting from bunions. Ideal for patent leather shoes dancing and breaking in new shoes. 25c sample free. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N. Y. Do not accept substitutes.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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