Resolutions Endorse Rev Browne Departing Bangor for Rockland
The Penobscot Ministers Conference passed friendship resolutions for Rev Benjamin P Browne pastor of Essex Street Baptist Bangor formerly Corliss Street Bath as he leaves Bangor for a new role in Rockland. They praised his fellowship and public works in the church and city and expressed support for his future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin PP. Browne
Essex Street Baptist Church
Bangor
Corliss Street
Bath
Rockland
Penobscot
Y. M
Marston
Tanger
Browne
J. 8
Pendleton
B.L. Browne
Funeral for Michael O'Donnell at St Marys
Funeral service for Michael O'Donnell held at St Marys on Saturday morning with Rev Sr Nicholas J. Horan officiating. Attendees included Robert Lilly Thomas Scanlon John Gannon and Thomas Costello. Burial followed at Calvary. Wanted lady to live with elderly woman Red Cross 127W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael O'Donnell
St. Mary's
Rev. Sr
Nicholas J. Horan
Robert Lilly
Thomas Scanlon
John Gannon
Thomas Costello
Calvary
Red Cross
Rumors Fly Over Belanger’s Mysterious Grand Circuit Stallion
Street chatter centers on Leon Melanger and a new horse named Dimeter or Diameter. whispers claim a three and a fraction mark and about 12,000 on the Grand Circuit, with a debut possibly next Saturday at Lily Pond. Locals await Belanger’s move and a possible public sparking show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Melanger
Dimeter
Imeter
Belanger
Bath
Lily Pond
Leon Selanger
Citizenship Oath Elevates 25 Former Subjects to United States
Justice George M. Hanson presided as 25 new American citizens from Bath Topsham and nearby towns took the oath in Sagadahoc County Court. He urged vigilance against internal enemies, praising America as the world’s hope and the ballot as every citizen’s privilege. The ceremony listed new citizens from Britain Austria Russia Germany and Spain with details of names and places. Indictments were announced by the grand jury, and five jurors were drawn for traverse duty in a Bath case brought by Steven Fanico of Bath against Pearl Cannon of Bowdoinham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Hanson
Sagadahoe County
United States
America
Slorannd
Fred H.thompson
British Empire
Freeman J. Murray
Sanford L. Lounsbury
Hugh PD. Grant
Arthur BE. Alton
Frank VD. Gallant
William H. Scott
Joseph Brow
Stephen J. Fahey
Thomas QC. Millman
Charles Renaud
Milton TI. Neal
Thiophile P. Robichaud
Emile A. Simond
Joseph VP. Robichaud
Bath
Joseph BE. Thibodeau
Topsham
Nathan Fowler
Tsondeinham
Austria
John VP. Sherbak
John V Pagurke
Emry Pagurko
Mike Lukac
Steven Dulock
Pejepscot
Russia
Simeon Shamban
Moses H. Cohen
Germany
HH. Mitchell
Spain
Bruno M. Tolls
New York City
Woolwich
Tle
Pennsylvania
BE. C. Patten
Ernest I. Kelley
Lloyd L. Hooker
Arthur L. Plant
Fuller
Steven L. Fanico
Pearl Cannon
Bowdoinhan
Frank A. Morey
Lewiston
Wheeler & Howe
Brunswick
Red Men win Lewiston match with strong Bath showing
Bath Red Men defeated Lewiston Red Men 1804 to 1251 in Lewiston Friday night. Bath’s steady play impressed spectators and sparked a rematch at Park Lanes on January 25 with Auburn Red Men challenging Bath, set for Lewiston on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Red Men
Bath Boys
Park
Bath
Auburn Red Men
Bath Men
Auburn Tribe
Bath Red Men
Roardman
Udomdas Oh
Wicoerete Dios
Tees
Aley
Ian Nner
Aldwell
Eden
Sts . Sherratt
Lsis Co
Eee
Smelt Catch Rises As Cold Breaks and Fresh Bait Arrives
Fishermen report stronger smelt bites after zero weather returns, with Edward Syde supplying live fish to bait makers. Market activity includes Edward Lyde sending 250 pounds to Boston wholesalers, while several locals report tens of pounds of smelts from Whiskeag and Arrowshire camps.
Lincoln County Early Years and Historic Court House
The article notes Lincoln County’s oldest court house built in 1824 sits on land once part of the Sheepscot farms granted by Governor Dongan. It contrasts its age with Wiscasset's court house from 1831 and Augusta’s 1830s building, while urging preservation of the room’s historic quaintness. The Maine State Bar association met at Kennebec County Court house on January 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongan
Govrnor
Pemaquid
Maine
Kennebec County
Augusta
Wiscasset
Specht Elected Morse High Track Team Manager
Donald Specht, 21, elected manager of the Morse high track team by the athletic association after school Tuesday. He plans to contact state colleges to arrange Morse participation in interscholastic meets in spring. Specht is a track enthusiast and popular with peers. Edward J. True presided as association VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Specht
Morse High
Atheltie Association
Morse
Specht
David Alkazin
Edward JD. True
Association
Local Fisherman Ashores With 1135-Pound Smelt Cargo
Carl Googin hauled in from Whiskeag a cargo of 1135 pounds of smelts and tom cod. Tom cod kept for cat feed, though suitable for pan frying with pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Googin
Electa Chapter Installs Officers In Bowdoinham Hall
About 150 members and guests attend the Electa chapter installation at Masonic hall in Bowdoinham. Grand Matron Emma Howe of Rumford presides with Brunswick officers assisting. Bowdoin college orchestra provides music. Officers named include Frances KE Wilson as Worthy Matron and Albert Henderson as Worthy Patron, with multiple conductresses, secretaries, and other roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa Chapter
O. BE. S
Masonic Hall
Grand Chapter
Maine
Emma Howe
Rumford
F. J. Hamlin
E. J. Graffam
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Cliva I. Hardie
Mary T. Purinton
Elizabeth Whitney
Margaret Henderson
Annie Sprague
Marshal—Mildred, Given
Hannie A. Denham
Adah
Lena Hackett
Ruth —Annabel White
Iesther
Stella Given
Martha— Lelia Blodgett
Electa
Femma FE
Purinton
Norman Rowe
Portland
Josiah Fulton
George Pratt
Ida 13. McKay
Augusta
G. Re Cutler
Merrymeeting Grange Hall
Hank Brown
Litchfield
P. A. Cannon
Emma Ferguson
Ethel Temple
Aelen Townsend
Eastern Star
Marshall Merryman
Albra Small
Bowdoin
W. J. Benney
Benney
FB. Oj. Nichols
Waterville
R.W. Jack
Misa Vachon
Joseph Vachon
Post
Robert Thanet
Ellsworth Leavitt
Marjorie Towns
Gardiner
Silas Hamilton
Ida Purington
Ada
Minott TE. Doble
Levi Staples
Douglas
Frank Small
Erland Rogers
Ralph Denham
Bath
Local Socials and Events from Bath and Portland
Mrs. W. W. Denham and Mrs. Elva Maloon host a Sunday gathering including James Denham, Ada Doble of Portland, and Minott Doble. Rev Holt preaches at the Methodist church. Portland visitors Ema Snell and Dr W N Price attend. Senior class at Coombs high school to stage No Trespassing on Feb 7. Electa chapter OES holds regular meeting with one candidate. Mr. and Mrs. C B Randall drive to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Denham
Elva Maloon
Ida Purington
James
Walter
Bath
Ada
Minott H. Doble
Portland
Mr. Holt
Methodist Church
Ema Snell
Kate Smith
Aline
TI. M. Fowle’s
Bath Men to Meet Lewiston Bowlers in $100 Match
Farrar and Hodge of Bath duel Donald and Ross of Lewiston in a 20 string contest at Park alleys for a $100 purse. Bath favored locally while Lewiston backers expect the Lewiston pair to win. The second leg heads to Lewiston next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrar
Hodge
Donald
Ross
Lewiston
Park
Bath
Ath
Speedy Blanch W. Hurd In Accident At Stable
The bay pacing mare Blanch W owned by Mr and Mrs George W Jewett suffered a painful injury Monday morning after catching her left hind leg on a stall rope. Surgeons set four stitches to reattach the torn tendon and six more on the outside. She had raced Saturday and was entering a late race when the accident occurred ending her season. The Jewetts had planned a prime showing but Blanch W will be out for the season. Camps near Winnegance moved to safety during warm weather and last winter's heaviest snowfall occurred on March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanch
George W. Jewett
George Jewett
Back Hill Coasting Highlighted In Bowdoinham 1888
Bowdoinham's Back Hill and Center street provided top coasting last week. Town events include a high school supper at Town Hall with 10 cent admission, 50 cent supper for 10 cents, and a Mother Goose masquerade at the Universalist town hall next Thursday with bake bean supper also for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Beaux
Kendall
Florida
Wood Bros
F. 8
Adams
State Board of Agriculture
Universalist Society
Town Hall
Mother Goose
Smelt fishing bits of red bait and big hauls at Arrowshire
The report recalls red yard bait used by smelt fishermen years ago to attract fish, noting blood intake in smelts and occasional use of red flannel or bread. On Hockomock, crews returned from Woolwich and Arrowshire ice with about 150 pounds of catches. May camps grown on Winnegance creek. A L McLellan and W Robischau reported large catches of 35 pounds, with 15 pounds sold to a Ferry street dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Syde
Joes
Boston
McLellan
Arrowshire
Augustus Carr
Campground
Fred Wart
Arrowsh
William Rowe
William Stuart
Woolwich
Down River
Clark
John Mayo
Hockomock
Arrowsie
Willam
Robischau
Ferry Street
Winnegance Creek
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health and Strength
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to create an appetite aid digestion purify the blood and relieve scrofula catarrh rheumatic pains while strengthening the system. The ad touts nearly 50 years of phenomenal sales and promotes Hood's Pills as a fine cathartic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
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David T. Percy & Sons
H. P. Boudreau
Bath, Maine
Liberty Theatre
Paramount and
Artecraft Pictures
Bath Opera House
Opera House
Justice Hanson
Lincoln County
Bowdoinham
Ctiso N
Liberty ST
Noward
Certer Street
Octave Breton
Speedy Blanch W. Hurt
Winnegance
Bowdoinham Advertiser
Unicorn Dairy Feed
Bath Grain CO
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