Bowdoinham News Highlights Local Life and Death
Mrs. Merryfield was not alone when her home burned, says The Independent. Fred B. Elliott, 64, died in Lewiston hospital. funeral in Bowdoinham with Rev. N. St. Pearson of Richmond officiating. Community notes include visits, birthdays, travel, lectures, and club events across Bowdoinham and Brunswick, with various residents attending meetings, concerts, or celebrations.
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The
Independent
Fred S. Merryfield
Merryfield
Mr. Merryfield
Maria Grey
C. B. Randall
Portland
Mary T. Purinton
Lewiston
Courtney Nealey
Carrie Kendall
Japan
Grange Hall
Andy
Will Bee
Gladys Raymond
Orpheus Quartet
Towns Hall
Brunswick
Bessie Plummer
Porland
Jed Mulligan
Bowdoin Center
Franklin
Viola Coombs
Wellesley
Mass
Willard Blake
Lola Lang
E. B. Wilson
McDonald Temple
Pythian
Ellis
Ernest Hunter
Wallace
Gardines
Frank Smell
Bonney
Clara Jogg
Marty Heath
Ivison
Bowdeinham Town Road Commissioner Candidate Announcement
Daniel B. Cornish declares candidacy for Bowdeinham Road Commissioner in 1922 and asks for votes at the town meeting. He promises to provide the best public service if elected. Also notes help wanted for coat production from Mrs OS Barry for home work.
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Bowdeinham
Daniel B. Cornish
Os. A. Barry
Rood
Mir
Wesley Ladies Aid Households Food Sale and Evening Entertainment
The Wesley church Ladies Aid held a food sale at 6 30 pm in the vestry, followed by an evening of entertainments praised as among the best in the vestry for some time. The program featured tableaux, songs, readings, and dramas with named participants and multiple acts.
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Wesley Church
Tabeaux
T. W
Howard Blake
Martha Wilson
Ruby Wilson
Sarah Garcelon
D. W. Lenont
Lou Baker Reading
Bridget O'Shane
BE. A. Farrar
Cos Annes
Ye. Aker
Former Bath Boy Given a Surprise Birthday Party
Leslie M. Mello, a Bath native now in Brooklyn, was treated to a surprise birthday party February 6 at Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Cass’s home in Bath. The pink and white decor featured in the flowers and house. A dinner followed by games and dancing accompanied many gifts from guests including Mrs. Chester Greenleaf of Kittery and Mrs. George Pratt of New London.
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Leslie M. Mello
Brooklyn
N. Y
H. J. Cass
Mello
Chester Greenleaf
Kittery
George Pratt
New London
Colin
Charles Peterson
Worcester
Mass
Bowdoinham in 1887 highlights and happenings
Bowdoinham Advertiser notes include a large safe installation by W. Carr & Co a claim of 75 ice scrapers sold by Robert Patten a look at local singers by Parke Dingley and a Baptist circle gathering at Capt. Andrew Curtis. A near burglary at a brick store ended with a shadow misread and several townsfolk reacting.
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W. Carr & Co
Robert Patten
Parke Dingley
Lewiston Journal
Bowdoinham
Baptist Circle
Andrew Curtis
Bere
Knight
Mac.rlr
Siegars Bros
Morse High Honors List Shows Large Achievement
Morse High reports 182 students on highest honors or honors for the first semester. The alphabetical list names seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen, including Margret Coombs, Harold Slussey, Anna Averill, Eleanor Doyle, Josephine Freeman, Dorothy Ing ham, Winifred Johnson, Cameron Magno, Elmer McFarland, Lillian Miller, Marcia Moulton, Lillian Watson, Rachel Webster, Hazel Wright, and many others.
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Morse High
Yost
Margaret Coombs
Harold Slussey
E Mary Brown
Margaret Cummings
Dorothy Furber
Elsie Lake
Randolph Many
Evelyn Oliver
Josie Rich
Lillian Rogers
Caroline Stackpole
Helene Stearns
Blanche White
Beatrice Wright
Anna Aick
Edith Courser
Genevieve Duprey
Lillian Lewin
Warren Oliver
Addie Palmer
Annie Quinn
Dorothy Welch
Marshall White
Elizabeth Gray
Jacob Arenstam
Barbara Austin
Rodney Bailey
Dorothy Brown
Leona Hoyt
Louise White
Helen Brown
Elizabeth Coombs
Mary Curran
Dorothy Donnell
Ruth Fowles
Helen Holman
Elsie Trott
Omah Trott
Walter Wescott
George Wotton
Anna Averill
Eleanor Doyle
Josephine Freeman
Dorothy Ingham
Winifred Johnson
Cameron Magno
Elmer McFarland
Lillian Miller
Marcia Moulton
Hunnuewell Rogers
Lillian Watson
Rachel Webster
Hazel Wright
Robert Bloom
Leola Breton
Annie Surnham
Adelaide Coombs
Earl Bryant
Christine Curtis
Harriet Dunton
Priscilla Footer
Harriet Green
Beatrice Harrington
Mildred Howe
Francis Hunt
Evelyn Hussey
Almena Jacques
Malcome Loring
Kenneth Nason
Mabel Nelson
John Clinto
Pauline Page
Helen Powers
Charles Porter
Phyllis Ranger
Albert Redlon
Thelma Rich
Mertel Shepherd
Dorothy Stilkey
Hdna Totman
Mary Tibbetts
Mildred Watson
Lennie Abramson
Emmaoo Ayer
Thelma Barbour
Isabel Kerry
Dracilla Bornheimer
Frederick Boudreau
Gertrude Lowie
Marion Brookings
Velma Cornish
Bessie Arenstam
Mary Badatlee
Vernon D Bornheiner
Helen Brousseau
Harold Brown
Edith Campbell
Elsie Carter
Mary Conley
Howard Corliss
Charles Cummings
Evelyn Davis
Alexender Doenaldsovn
George Dow
James Drake
Burnham Dunton
Mary Fair
Philip Fisher
Frances Gilman
Ina Hagan
Carl Hall
Lillian Hall
Lillian Hanson
Fletcher Hartford
Gordon Harrington
Helen Harvey
Grace Robbins
Novella Shepherd
Mary Slavin
Raymond Small
Edwin Spauld
Katherine Trott
Arthur Ward
Rose Weinblatt
Marguerite Williams
Elizabeth Wright
Doris Povich
Stephen McWhee
Ephraim Vouler
Welen Orr
Morse Team Defeats Cony High in Comeback Game
Morse High rallied in the second half to beat Cony High 30 to 24 in Augusta. Key contributors included McCabe, Clinto, and new player George Acheson. Morse showed improved passing and defensive control, ending a home drought and signaling a possible run for the rest of the season.
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Morse High
Cony High
Augusta
Morse
Cony
Clinto
McCabe
Footer
Pratt
Bucklin
Hayward
George Acheson
Acheson
Hewins
Maine
Knowles
Cony Guards
Wratt
Husky
Farrington
Poor
Hewins and
Boyd
Safford
Newins
Olinto
Morsio
Pothier
Ital Wee
Siesta
Ateceatics
Seta Eesays
Erie
Val
Sirens
Spears
McMtimer
Wilson
Thompson
Juniors Edge Freshmen 4-3 In Preliminary Game
Preliminary game outcome shows Juniors defeat Freshmen 4 to 3 amid scoring mixups and timing errors. Officials note late score adjustments and chaotic periods as the contest unfolds.
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Bowling League Sees Little Change After Week
The Park bowling league played three games last week with Maurice Oliver joining Laird Ton Conley on the Coons who rolled 215 against the KEagles. Randall Coombs led with 213 while he also claimed the high single 121 and Oliver 527 across five strings. Seals still top the standings as Zebras swap spots with the Eagles, and Oliver leads averages at 105.4 with Olinto at 102.7.
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Park
Coons
Maurice Oliver
Laird
Ton Conley
Keagles
Eagles
Tigers
Boardman
Randall Coombs
Seals
Clinto
William Field
Veter Isaacson
Zebras
Oliver
J. Coombs Pice
Olinto
Farrar
Martin
Olivers
P.C
McFadden Hanis
Toothaker
Eerie
Farnham Sasem
Witley Cra Ieee Ach
Ria Saerd
Windy waves pound sea wall in Winthrop report
A Winthrop resident notes angry waves slamming the sea wall as a boy waves from the shore. The scene is spurred by strong winds pushing the breakers toward the coast.
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Raig
Winthrop
Boston Transcript
Woman seeks only affordable joys in tough life
A Detroit Free Press line notes a woman has reached a point where she desires nothing beyond what she can afford, highlighting a sharp take on financial strain and frugality.
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Detroit Free Press
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Ad Promise Relief for Salt Rheum
An advertisement appeals to sufferers of salt rheum, claiming the disease itches burns oozes and scales, and offers Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifying cure and Hood's Pills to maintain normal bowel action.
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Hood
Saleable Property Listings by Metcalf in Portland Maine
Real estate and rooms for rent range from six to twenty rooms, all occupied with roomers. Listings invite readers to place saleable property with Metcalf at 515 Congress Street in Portland Maine for results.
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Metcalf
Congress Street
Portland
Maine
Bath radio men urge city aid for amateur club
Ernest L. Shepard urges Bath officials to support local radio amateurs, citing Lewiston’s city funding for school radio setups as a model. He recalls four Bath stations and argues Bath needs space and backing to develop radio as a valuable youth activity.
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Bath
Alfred J. Carver
Bath Radio Association
Mr. Carver
Lewiston
Twin City
Radio Club
Bickford
J. E. Pomeroy
E. L. Shepard
Willard O. Eastman
E. H. Lowell
Bailey School
Unity Guild Valentine Party Brightens Elm Street Church
Mrs. Harry Ring hosted 21 Unity guild members from Elm Street Baptist on Tuesday night. Decorations and lively games sparked fun with prizes for pinning the heart on the man, naming famous men, peanut race, street guessing, and more. Ice cream and cake followed before additional contests.
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Harry Ring
Washington Street
Unity Guild
Elm Street
Holman
Alice Varney
Esther White
Louise Irish
Marjorie Cavanaugh
Lena King
Jennie Goodman
Charles Madden Surprised At Seventeenth Birthday Party
Charles Madden was surprised with a birthday party at his Mechanic street home Tuesday evening hosted by 15 friends. They gathered at Lucile Beals residence and returned to the party, with games music and dancing. A fountain pen was presented to Charlie by Miss Beals. Sandwiches hot chocolate cake and candies were served from seven to 10 30. Participants included Alice Bowie Ethel Bowie Bessie Crosman Louis Bonheimer Lorraine McAllister Mabel O'Hara Lucile Beals Harry Bennett John Wallace Vernon Bonheimer Imery Budge James Erskine Edwin Powers Stewart McAllister.
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Charles Madden
Mechanic Street
Lucile Beals
Charlie
Miss Beals
Alice Bowie
Ethel Bowie
Bessie Crosman
Louis Bonheimer
Lorraine McAllister
Mabel O'Hara
Harry Bennett
John Wallace
Vernon Bonheimer
Imery Budge
James Erskine
Edwin Powers
Stewart McAllister
Funeral of Frank M Deering Held at Residence
Funeral services for Frank M Deering were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 40 at the residence 658 Washington Street with Rev David I Wilson officiating. The home was filled with friends and many floral tributes testified to the esteem in which he was held. There were numerous out of town attendees. Bearers were Dura L Howard Harold L Ham John H Troop and William B Temple. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
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Fred Leavitt
Temple
W. E. Er
William M. Palmer
Gardiner
J. A. Pendleton
Islesboro
Lancaster
Boston
Massachusetts
KE. L. White
L. H. Lamoreau
Edwin Denham
W. B. Williams
W. M. Douglass
Turner Center Creamery Association
Auburn
Elect
A.C. Small
Richmond
George C. Chadwick
King’s Heralds Mission Band
Jessie Ames
Main Street
Selectmen's Office
Frank M. Deering
Washington Street
David I. Wilson
Dura L. Howard
Harold L. Ham
John H. Troop
William B. Temple
Oak Grove
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James M. Pratt
East Bowdoinhham
Aston Leonard
Riohiend KC. Browne
Melagist Society
Bowdoinham Camp
M. W. of A
George FE. Sedgley
Srevens
Stevens
TNO
Trott Bros. Grain Company
Broad Street
Wesley Ladies Aid
Bath Opera House
Paramount
Gaudreau's Symphony Orchestra
Bowdoinham Advertiser
A. Barresson
Albert Hanson
J. Pearl Card
Grant Hulse
Frank Small
Israel Cox
Kennebec
Charles Little
Spring Cove
H. V. Stackpole
G.A.R. Fair
Gediman
Eevee Perry
Madden
Tet
E. Pooler
Miller
Essleder
Small
Er Dow
McCarty
Ivegead
Lane
Ee Wilson
Timer
McFarland
Asia
Africa
Eczema
Ernest L, Shepard
Bath Dept. Store
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