Community Notices and Social Roundup From Portland Area
Local society columns report numerous visits and gatherings. Elm Street residents entertain guests from Boston and Portsmouth. families travel to New Jersey and Virginia for work and leisure. Hospital births and navy service notes pepper the page alongside civic events and theater.
Fragmentary note on foreman and yard duties
A partial OCR line describes a foreman at the left Monday after a meeting at the yard. It mentions a Boot arbor and a person named Lee Suseley in passing.
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Boot” Arbor
Lee Suseley
Local notes from North Cambridge and Bath area
Mrs. William E. Hill returns home after visiting her ill mother Mrs. E. A. Gracelon in Middle Street. Mrs. Robert B. Hatch hosted her contract club. Mrs. George S. Hall leaves for Carney hospital Boston for surgery. A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lee of Pear Street at Memorial Hospital. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Largay of Adams. West Bath grange members attend Haraseeket grange installation in Freeport. Installation led by Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. White of Augusta, with White as Maine State grange treasurer. Mrs. Warren C. Stilphen enters Memorial Hospital for treatment. Maine Central Railroad Employees Magazine shows old Patten Car Works Bath coach with gingerbread decorations and no air brakes. Frank Moore of Hyde Windlass Co. confined at home on Washington Street.
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Waldo Lambert
U.S
Marion Bowie
Fred A. Bowie
Drummond Street
State Street Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
William S. Newell
Washington Street
Cliftondale
Mass
Mrs. Eastman Guild
William E. Hill
North Cambridge
E. A. Gracelon
Middle Street
George S. Hall
Boston
Carney Hospital
Edward Lee
Pear Street
Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Largay
Adams Cog
Surnay
West Bath
Haraseeket Grange
Freeport
Arthur C. Lemont
William Armstrong
Edwin W. Haggett
Everett G. Lemont
Arthur Wing
Wallace MacDonald
Alfred Neal
Charles M. White
Augusta
White
Maine State Grange
Warren C. Stilphen
Maine Central Railroad
Patten Car Works
Bath
Harris T. Rodick
Pottle
Willey
George Gage
Marjorie
Harry Gage
Capt. Shepard
Gage
Cook’s Corner
George
Brunswick
Wick
Witnesses recount shooting at Pottle farm and Gage confession
Alberta Pottle testifies she heard George Gage threaten murder and saw her father dead in his chair. Robert Willey describes arsenic threats, early morning trips, and George Gage’s admission of killing a man to Preble at a news store.
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Alberta
Pet
Willey
Daddy
George
Marjorie
Father
Robert
Sheepscot
Gage
George Gage
Pottle Farm
Bridgham
LaForrest L. Willey
Pottle
Bath Iron Works Corporation
George George
Richmond
Harry Gage
Frank Ele
Mair Street
Capt. Shepard
Preble
Prebie
Ney
Brunswick
Sagadahoc Court Opens as Gage Case Heads to Trial
Justice Edward F. Merrill presides at Sagadahoc Superior Court January term. George S. Gage, indicted January 8, pleads not guilty. Prosecution includes Attorney General Ralph W. Farris and Ralph O. Dale. State pathologist Dr Arch Morrell autopsy witness. 12 gauge shotgun exhibit linked to Pottle killing. Trial jury selection underway amid defense by Edward W. Bridgham.
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Edward F. Merrill
Skowhegan
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Ralph O. Dale
Justice Merrill
Gage
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath
Farris
Philip W. Wheeler
Arch Morrell
Augusta
E. F. Pratt
Richmond
Leon Shepard
Pottle
George S. Gage
Edwin F. Pratt
Pottle murder case details emerge at trial
County Attorney Dale and Dr. Pratt testified as the state pursues a murder indictment against Gage. Witnesses described the night and morning of January 6 including threats by Pottle toward Gage, a shotgun discharge that shattered the victim’s skull, and Gage’s claimed fear and defense.
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Tate
Ralph C. Dale
Poitle
Gage
Dale
Pottle
Bath
Dr. Pratt
Pratt
Richmond Medical Examiner
Marjorie
Ralph W. Farris
Richmond
Arch H. Morrell
Moreiay
Unclear Fragments From Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a home scene with a dog and a wife, but the passage is garbled and lacks complete names or events for a clear summary. The readable elements describe a stove, a cover, and a jarring opening, with no verifiable actions or outcomes.
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Ling
I ‘Dee Seaton
Homue
Court Transcripts Describe Shooting Claim and Interrogation
Fragmentary court record depicts Gage claiming self defense after shooting Albert. Witnesses recount Preble editing police deeds, and a chaotic Richmond scene with a body, a double barreled shotgun, and a hysteria filled exchange. Police testimony notes Gage and Marjorie elsewhere in the house and threats during the incident.
Shotgun Found Near Po and Wife in Defense Claim
Photographs identify the shotgun as the weapon found on the floor near Po and her husband. The defense notes the usual seating and close proximity as part of the argument in opening statements on Wednesday morning.
Jury completes session with panel including local officials
The jury finished at 3.05 p.m. with a slate of alternates led by Lendell L. Greene of Sebascotes and others such as Mrs. Sadie Garland. The group, comprising a mix of local figures and alternates, would step in if any juror were excused.
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Ury
Lendell L. ‘Greene
Sebascotes
Phi
Jack
Paul Cronk
J Cc. Gilman
Ppsbury Carpenter
Sadie Garland
Bowdoin Center
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