Maine Legislate Session Opens With Pageantry And Moves
Augusta January 7 The 85th Maine Legislature opens amid color and chatter as legislators, officials, and candidates arrive at the State House. Rumors swirl about speakership, governorship, and potential bids by Baxter Brewster Hastings and others. Newly elected congressman-elect Donald Partridge arrives ahead of Washington duty, naming a stenographer, while veteran figures like Hale Barrows and Percival Baxter loom in the backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur K. Purington
Augusta
Maine
Augusta House
State House
E. D. Merrill
Dover-Foxcroft
Orman B. Fernandez
Penobscot County
Lewis O. Barrows
Executive Council
Martin
Donald B. Partridge
Norway
Wallace H. White Jr
United States Senate
Don
Washington
White
Oxford County
Percival P. Baxter
Portland
Ralph O. Brewster
Dexter
Baxter
Brewster
Frederick Hale
Hastings
Hugh Hastings
Fryeburg
Clement F. Robinson
Overcoats and Attire at Bargain Prices
Boxed sale ad lists high grade overcoats from 11.50 to 14.50 with savings up to 10. Suits priced at 10.00 14.50 17.50 and 22.50. Extra heavy jackets 3.95. Golf hose 19c. Various sweaters pants and hats with discounts. Odd coats vests and pants available. Come see and save money.
Georgetown News Roundup From Bath And Nearby Towns
Local residents visit, travel and recover during holidays with Bath, West Georgetown and surrounding areas noted. Names include Andrews, Hunt, Cunningham, Thayer, Billings, Hunt, Gunnell, Hinckley, Todd, Sturmer, Heald, Hagan, Reynolds, Powers, Brown, and others.Church events at First Baptist highlight upcoming sermons on Realities in the Future and The Glorious Appearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Andrews
Bath
Kennebec Point
E. M. Cunningham
Boothbay
Marion Hunt
Elizabeth Hunt
Maude Thayer
Westbrook Seminary
West Georgetown
Melvin Cunningham
Center School
Clarence Oliver
T. N. Williams
George E. Smith
Smith
Morin
Carroll Powers
Robinhood
W. A. Todd
Wiscasset
E. B. Billings
Belle Heald
W. O. Oliver
John Thibodeau
Auburn
Dorothy Sturmer
Arrowsie
W. C. Todd
Portland
State St., Hospital
Harry Heald
Todd
L. Earle Hagan
Mrs. Billings
Thomas Hagan
B. H. Woodside
Walter Cunningham
Clyde Pinkham
Maurice Hinckley
Alvah Reynolds
Abbie Reynolds
Henry
Burnside Powers
Brunswick Hospital
First Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
Alice M. Hovey
Grace
Frank Heald
Colby College
Waterville
Georgetown Center
Five Islands
B. A. Bailey
Two Men Killed In Camden Crossing Crash
A double fatal crash occurred near a railway crossing in Camden. Victims were Marshall and Walker, both with fractured skulls. The car owner Marshall had been driving. five passengers and a dog were aboard. Sheriff Henderson and Dr Snipe investigated as Maine Central officials began their inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wadsworth
Central Street
Camden
Sherman Mitchell
S. M. Butler
Frank B. Nichols
Bath
Percy O. Johnson
Arthur K. Purington
Boothbay Harbor
Mr. Nichols
Charles Henry Butler
Wiscasset
Nichols
Wiscasset Exchange
Montsweag Farm
Albert Henderson
Langdon T. Snipe
Sagadahoc
Marshall
Walker
Snipe
Lumbering Plans Accelerate Pine Cutting At Two Sites
Timberland burns sparked operations in Township with about two million feet of pine slated for cutting. Currently one million feet of pine is being logged at Lambert's Lake for the Diamond Match Company, it is understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert's Lake
Diamond Match Company
Five Islands social and local notes on New Year period
Five Islands community news recounts weekend visits from Merton Davises and others, weekend travels to Bath, Christmas vacation returns, school resumption, grange events, whist party, and new library books. Names include Rowe, Howard, Cromwell, Savage, Stevens, Carr, Moulton, Reed, Pinkham, and Berry with references to Ocean View cottage and local charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Davis
Woodfords
L. H. Rowe
D. L. Howard
Bath
Ocean View
Alice Cromwell
Bible School
Roxbury
Percy Savage
H. W. Howard
Bertha Newall
Fuller
F. P. Carr
Eugene Rowe
Portland
Zephia Fickett
Charles Moore
Lena Mac Mahan
Franz Stevens
J. M. Stevens
New York
Gene Stevens
Florine Stevens
P. B. Savage
Grange
Mattie B. MacMahan
Grange Hall
Paul Stevens
J. H. Rowe
Isabel Stevens
Shaw Moulton
Freehold
N. J
Seguinland
Charles Hanna
Pearl Nelder
Woolwich
E. C. Clarey
Robinhood
Fred Carr
Alton Reed
Edith Pinkham
Winneganee
Ellsworth Pinkham
F. M. Reid
Lillian A. Berry
Mabel Stevens
Esther Worthing
Oxen Run Away Cause Topsham Man's Death
Alfred R. Hunter a 79 year old Topsham resident died after being run over by a sled loaded with wood when his oxen bolted at a passing train. He fell from the sled and suffered a broken hip several ribs and an ankle. He was born September 24 1852 and married 54 years ago to Alice M. Storer. He leaves two sons W Thomas Hunter and Lenwood A Hunter and two daughters Mrs Joseph Foster and Mrs Edwin F Pratt. Funeral held Wednesday afternoon at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred R. Hunter
Topsham
Mr. Hunter
Brunswick-Topsham
Middlesex Road
Alice M. Storer
Brunswick
W. Thomas Hunter
Maine Central Railroad
Lenwood A. Hunter
Joseph Foster
Edwin F. Pratt
Pratt
Richmond
Reelect Captain Percy President of Old Folks Home Bath
Hon Samuel R Percy was reelected president of Old Folks Home in Bath at the annual meeting in the Bath Trust Co directors room. Officers reelected included Dr James O Lincoln and Frank B Nichols as vice presidents, Walter S Glidden as treasurer, with a slate of trustees named for the year. Reports were read, accepted, and found satisfactory. A Portland Roosevelt School dental health inspection found 30 students, 20 with perfect teeth sets, nine never having seen a dentist, underscoring the value of dental care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Percy
Old Folks Home
Bath
Bath Trust Co
James O. Lincoln
Frank B. Nichols
Walter S. Glidden
Bath. Trust Co
Rupert H. Baxter
Allen M. Irish
L. Eugene Thebeau
Rodney E. Ross
Daniel
Roosevelt School
Portland
Dental Health Nurse
Richmond Notes on Installations and Local News
Installation of Amy Bradley tent will be Wednesday evening January 14 at the regular meeting with Miss Marie Paterson of Augusta installing officer. Also report social events, hospital visits, library meeting results, and civic notes from Richmond and nearby communities.
Family Flees Nighttime Fire Ruins Washington Street Home
John J Crane wife and three children escaped in night clothes into a sleet storm as their two and a half story home at 40 Washington Street burned to the ground. The family lost all but clothing. dog Mike died in the flames. Crane, manager of Portland Garage Co., headed to safety with neighbors assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
John J. Crane
John Jr
James
Margaret
Mike
Mitchell School
Crane
Ernest Wood
Lemont
Washington Streets
Tie Fire Department
Charles E. Parks
Funeral Services for Joseph Marshall
Funeral services for Joseph Marshall of Boston and Camden were held at his parents’ Camden home after he died in an accident at Woolwich. The 32 year old married former Belmont High School manual training teacher had been driving a car struck by an eastbound Maine Central train, killing three others. He was to Boston, after Christmas recess with his family, leaving a daughter Florence Rogers and two sisters and a brother. Mr and Mrs W Dayton Hill and son William visited Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Bradley
A. V
C. W
Marie Paterson
Augusta
Louise Millett
Gardiner
George Shaw
Margaret Grover
County Road
Brian Jewett
Harry L. Stilphen
Edwin Pratt
Frank A. Hea
Cambridge
Mass
C. L. Blair
Front Street
Dawson L. Fulcher
Orleans
S. Stanley Card
Jessie Southerland
Bert Skinner
Vanessa Beedle
Renie Curtis
Inez Stinson
Frank Brockman
South Pleasant Street
Richard Trott
Freda Mariner
Ethel Foster
Lowell
Mas
Florence Wheeler
Joseph DeWell
Kennebec
Richmond and Dresden
Richmond Fire Department
Frances Watson
Florence Maxwell
Lillian Hill
Columbia Hotel
Portland
Nettie Umberhind
Congress Hotel
Ora Yeaton
George H. Hawkes
Ruth Howe
W. W. Gardiner
C. L. Young
Harold Libby
Ray Merrifield
Laura Stilphen
Arabelle Allen
Mary B. Stewart
Myrtle Stewart
Joseph Alexander
Frank Bizdek
New England
Ellen Deehan
Boston
Richmond
Mary Louise Deehan
Leo F. Hennessy
Jamaica Plain
Glocester
Deehan
Simmons College
Rena Roberts
Offord Seekins
Will Seekins
Pittston
Bettina Powers
Harry Powers
John Plummer
Skowhegan
Plummer
Mary Cass Will
Daniel Brown
Don O. Cate
Robert
Charlotte
Cate
Celia Piper
Benton
Donald Foster
Business College
Town
Warren Peacock
Melvin Blackman
Fred Webber
L. R. Millett
W. H. Johnson
Dresden
Russell Ring
Carlton and
Esther
Joseph Marshall
Camden
Woolwich
Hudson Marshall
Pearl Street
Marshall
Maine Central
Boston Training School
Belmont High School
Florence Rogers
Pearson Pleads Not Guilty in Tragic Shooting Case
Tom Pearson pleads not guilty after the fatal shooting of a Wagner youth near Morse High School. The medical examiner ruled death from internal hemorrhage due to a bullet wound. Pearson, 22, fled after the incident but was later found at his mother's home and questioned by authorities. His family, including his parents William and Mrs. Pearson, stood by him as the investigation unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCabe
Wagner
Dummer Street
Whitney
Mann
Pearson
Edward J. Lee
Pearl Street
Harold P. Small
Abram C. Oliver
John P. Crosby
James B. Deyie
Richardson Street
Tom
Oliver
Pars
Crosby
William Wagner
Morse High School
Marion Rines
Bath
Margaret Lindquist
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florence Foley
Philadelphia
Clarence
John
Timothy
Robert
Langdon T. Snipe
Sagadahoc County
A. A. Stott
Montsweag 4-H Club meets with leader Albert Bailey
Montsweag 4 H Club meets with leader Albert Bailey at Montsweag on Saturday January 10 at two o clock. All boys aged 10 to 18 are invited to join. Maine residents born in this country but who left permanently during the year ending June 30, 1930 totaled 637. 632 were Caucasian and five Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
Albert Bailey
Maine
Commissioner General
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Hampden
Dr. Merrill
Franz A. Burkett
Leslie E. Jacobs
Merrill
Burkett
Jacobs
Henry C. Wright
Sagadahoe County
Sagadahoe
N. Gratz Jackson
Harvey R. Pease
Ellis L. Aldrich
Senate
House
Pres. Martin
Aldrich
Wright
Jackson
Wilbur C. Oliver
George A. Hawkes
Freeman H. Merritt
Phippsburg
Winneganee Creek
Georgetown
Sheepscot Bay
Southport
Lincoln
Damariscove Island
Seguin Island
Knox
Andrescoggin
Oxford
Franklin
Max Katz
Elm Street
Topsham Man
Capt
Percy
W. Dayton Hill
William
Middle Street
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