Richmond News Briefs Ties to Boston and Local Happenings
Richmond residents report visitors from Cambridge and Bath while ties to New York and Portland mark social rounds. A broad list notes marriages, illnesses, travels, and local events including ice harvesting, a grass fire at Richmond ferry, and O E S officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leo McKenney
Cambridge
Mass
William Champney
Boston
S. Lancastria
Susie Denham
Blackpool
England
Miss Denham
America
Richmond
Orman Douglass
Hallowell
Lewis Witham
Harpswell
Stanley Field
Lewiston
Marjorie Lamoreau
Bath
Dorothea Temple
Winthrop
Allen Baston
George Dumas
Charles Reynolds
Brunswick
Richardson
A. E. Master
Lewis Rideout
Ernest Millay
Gardiner Hospital
Elmer Yeaton
Leslie F. Roberts
W. W. Gardiner
State Loan and Building Association
Augusta
Rachel R. Carter
Roy A. Goss
New York City
Miss Carter
Stone
James O
Flora Mason Carter
Mr. Goss
Wilmot Flat
N. H
Harley F
Mary Andrews Goss
New York
Lloyd Chetley
Ilebion Academy
Marcia Baker
Waldoboro
Lionial Call
Main Street
T. J. Southard
Portland
Carrie Carlton
South Dresden
Frank Beedle
Dresden
Verna Morane
James Roberts
Paul
Charles W. Messenger
B. B. Douglass
Olive Stilphen
W. H. Johnson
F. A. Shepard
H. L. Tarr
James Sencabough
Mt. Carmel
H. L. Stilphen
Points West
Bangor
Points East
Bangor & Aroostook
Austin Blair
Pope Crurage
East Ave
Pawtucket
R. I
Strand
Vanessa Beedle
Lillian Johnson
Mildred Beedle
M. H. Johnson
Emma Hathorne
Richmond Ferry
S. P. Call
Ora Reed
Nettie Umberhind
Morris Thompson
Florida
Frank Robinson
Ruth Robinson
Rebecca Rogers
Electa Chapter
Bowdoinham
Percy Little
Gardiner
Bath Built Trio Of Torpedo Boats In The Nineties
Bath Iron Works produced five torpedo boats in the late 1890s, including Dahler, T A M Craven, Bagley, Barney and Biddle. They were small 175 ton craft serving until 1918, with trials showing speeds near 29 mph and armed with 18 inch torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
United States Navy
Bath Iron Works
Dahlen
T. A. M. Craven
Bagley, Barney and Biddir
U.S
Bagley
Barney
Biddle
U. S. S. T. A. M. Craven
Craven
Navy
Atlantic Reserve Torpedo Flotilla
Dahlgren
Coast Torpedo Boat No
Winslow
Cardenas
Cuba
U. S. S. Bagley
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
John A. Dahlgren
Commodore Joshua Barney
General Monk
Hyder Ali
Nicholas Biddle
U. S. S. Andrea Doria
U. S. S. Randolph
H. M. S. Yarmouth
Randolph
Bidele
U. S. S. Craven
Tunis A. M. Craven
Portsmouth
N. H
Mobile Bay
U. S. Navy
New Year to Bring Record Expansion of Chain Stores
The New Year will show the greatest expansion yet recorded of chain store systems across the United States. J. C. Penney plans 500 new outlets to reach 2,121 stores. Liggett seeks many more sites to double to about 1,000. Park & Tilford aims to grow beyond key cities toward 1,000 stores. United Cigar and Whelan drug stores total 200 units. Butler Brothers forms a subsidiary to run a general merchandise chain. Hahn merges 22 department stores into a single unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Perthy Co.nlens
Liggett Drug Store
David A. Schulte
Park &Tilford
United Cigar and Whelan
New York
Butler Brothers
Montgomery-Wared
Sears Roebuck
Hahn
Georgetown Briefs and Community Notes
Edward C. Clarey is named deputy sheriff. Town residents work on vestry ceilings and walls as Five Islands and Georgetown activities continue. Auction plans, church services, illnesses, and local travel mark a week of civic and social life, with memorial news from Lima, Ohio about John Seward Emmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Clarey
Harry Heald
Howard Heald
Forrest Hanna
Five Islands
Islands
Morrell Wood
Robinhood Cove
Gilbert Lewis
John Thibodeau
Evangelist Colby
Five Islands Church
Center Church
Henry
Alvah Reynolds
Vernon Gray
Union Hall
State House
Augusta
Arrowsie Bridge
Edward Wren
Lima
John Seward Emmons
Mr. Emmons
Seward E. Emmons
Portland
West Georgetown
Jack
Feovre
Seward P. Emmons
Maine
Bath
Lewiston
Blanch Goshen
Emmons
Georgetown
Oak Cemetery
Frank Hovey
Excellent Program at Topsham Grange
Topsham Grange held its regular meeting Saturday evening with 88 present. One membership application was received. The lecturers program featured two selections by the Young Peoples' orchestra, a surprise teacure led by Frederick Mdgecomb with a race among five boys to dress and undress, harmonica solos by Earl Williams, and a tableau titled Should the Legislature pass the Bond Issue. Ceres Pomona and Flora appeared in tableau and story. Music followed by a dance enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange
Young Peoples’ Orchestra
Teacure
Frederick Mdgecomb
Earl Williams
Ceres
Pomona
Flora
Tribute Dish Honors Escoffier At Chef Congress
At a recent congress of chefs a tribute to Escoffier was paid for composing a new dish in honor of Mussolini. The supreme de poulet uses Italian colors red green blue with tomato and white chicken in white sauce, asparagus tips, and truffles to symbolize the Fascist black shirts. Escoffier, aged 84, lives in a Monte Carlo villa and writes cookery books. The dish was highlighted among many displays at the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escoffier
Mussolini
Escoffler
8&4
Monte Carlo Villa
New England Firms Use Modern Research In Production
New England manufacturers use scientific fact finding to develop old products and introduce new ones, and to standardize and simplify methods. The first booklet highlights research aiding waste utilization and new product development. the second shows rising use in standardization, with labs hired or in-house, plus industry associations improving methods and reducing waste. Notable firms and labs include Skinner Sherman Esselin, Arthur D. Little, Winchester, Morse, Max Ams, Scovill, Rumford, Graton Knight, Car Fastener, American Writing Paper, and others across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New England Council
Policyholders Service Bureau
Metropolitian Life Insurance Co
New York
Skinner, Sherman and Esselin, Inc
Boston
Mass
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge
Manufacturers’ Box Co
Auburn
Maine
Manufacturers’ Research Association of
Associated Industries of
Massachusetts
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
New Haven
Early Potatoes Growers to Reduce Acreage Report
The United States Department of Agriculture reports southern early potato growers intend to plant 47 100 acres for 1929, down 29 percent from last year, with reductions across Florida Texas Alabama Georgia and several other states. Planting intentions may not reflect actual acreage due to weather prices labor and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Svowers
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Lowstana
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Maryland
Stone slab of Fair Rosamund's Wishing Well found at Blenheim
Fragments of the old Royal Palace of Woodstock and a stone slab linked to Fair Rosamund were discovered in good condition at Blenheim Palace in Oxford England. The find sheds light on Henry II's tragic romance and royal hideaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosamund
Henry
Blenheim Palace
Oxford
England
Royal Palace of
Woodstock
Five Islands community notices and social visits
Evangelist Walter M. Colby concluded a three week plus campaign with evening meetings each night except Saturdays and Sundays. Residents report visits and calls among Five Islands families including the Stevens, Pinkhams, Harleys, Reed, Hanna, Field, and others. Social gatherings featured ladies meetings and grange quilting, with several Bath and Portland trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Colby
Gardiner
D. R. Stevens
Phyllis
Bath
Everett Stevens
Clyde Pinkham
Bay Point
South Portland
Hartley Harley
Ellsworth Pinkham
Alton Reed
Elisha Field
Isabel Stevens
Percy Savage
Clayton Rowe
Five Islands
Alonzo MacMahan
Ferris Leonard
Georgetown
Norman Oliver
Vernon Gray
Ralph Davis
Linwood Stevens
Robinhood
Forrest Hanna
Charles Henna
T. M. Hagan
Robinson's Pond
Eugene Rowe
West Cumberland
Florentine W. Rowe
A. B. Thibodeau
Elson Field
Freda Hunt
Arlene
Portland
Str
Chester Pinkham
Edith
I. L. Stevens
Grange
New England City Attracts Likly Luggage to Fitchburg
The New England Council promotes Fitchburg Mass as the site for Likly Luggage Co. relocation. John A. Williams cites regional material supply and markets. 72 percent of better luggage demand lies within 500 miles, led by New York Boston Philadelphia. Fitchburg Industrial Bureau reports 77 prospects in 19 months, six sites to hire 500 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Council
New England
Likly Luggage Co
Fitchburg
Mass
John A. Williams
Likly I Co
Boston
Seaboard
New York
Philadelphia
Albert G. Neal
Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce
Neal
New England Corn Packing Increases With Higher Acreage
New England packers report 1 288 449 cases of No 2 sweet corn canned this year versus 958 562 in 1927 and 1 683 599 in 1926. Maine totals reach 1 013 023 cases up from 788 272 in 1927. Golden Bantam and Crosby varieties cited as planted, with no major yield changes from last year. Nationwide production rises 34 percent to 586 400 tons as acreage expands by the same margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Maine
United States
Alumni choose campanile carillon memorial for Burton
University of Michigan alumni select a campanile with carillon as a memorial to Marion Leroy Burton former president. Funds for the bells will be raised by university class members during Burton's administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Marion Leroy Burton
New England Telephone cuts rates. major changes set Feb 1
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Co files a new toll schedule for Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island effective Feb 1. Reductions apply to distances 128 miles or more and station to station calls may be reversed under certain conditions. Evening rates move to 7 pm with lower rates through 4 30 am. appointment and messenger service move to person to person rate. Overall annual savings estimated at 250 000 within its territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Robert F. Estabrook
New England Company
New England
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Electric freight service between Lewiston and Portland improved
Two railways will co operate as a single freight service starting February 1, combining Portland Lewiston operations. At Portland the Cross street terminal will handle all freight, while Lewiston uses Lincoln street station. The plan eliminates conflicting rates, offers new joint tariffs with reductions, extended Lewiston collection and delivery, and an overnight service in each direction to provide quicker, more reliable service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Portland
Androscoggin & Kennebec Railway Co
Portland Lewiston
Cross Street
Lincoln Street
Androscoggin É Kennebec Railway Co
Central Vermont Railway to foster regional industry growth
The Central Vermont Railway announces an interartive function to develop existing industries along its lines and aid regional industry. It plans industrial surveys of communities served by the railroad to boost local economies. Maine and New Hampshire residents are noted as consuming less ice cream than other New England states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont Railway
Central Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
New England States
Westport Woman Mrs. Robert H. Cousins Passes in West Medford
Mrs. Sophronia Ena Hodgdon Cousins dies at 47 after pneumonia in West Medford Massachusetts. Former Tarbox family member, widow of Robert H. Cousins, employed by Jordan Lumber Co. Leaves brother Alvin Hedgden and aunt Mrs Ruth Brown plus cousins. Burial at 2 p.m. Wednesday from 70 Mystic Valley Parkway, West Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Cousins
West Medford
Mass
Ezekiel Tarbox
Tarbox
Sumner
Jordan Lumber Co
Maiden
Alvin P. Hedgden
Medford
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co
Ruth Brown
Massachusetts
Mystic Valley Parkway
Fords Ancient Civilizations Had Flying Machines
Henry Ford tells McClures Magazine that ancient civilizations were highly developed in arts and sciences and possessed flying machines autos and radios though they lacked a moral balance. He links reincarnation to moral progress predicting future insight into other planets and rapid mental progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ralph Waldo Trine
McClure
Ford
Detroit
Rail passenger traffic declines for Class 1 railroads
Revenue passenger miles for the first nine months of 1926 show a 6.6 percent drop from 1927 levels, per the Bureau of Railway Economics. If the quarterly loss persists, passenger revenue miles may fall to 33 percent below the 1929 peak, the lowest since 1909, with declines every year since 1920 except 1923. A fertilizer guide follows, noting soil differences and mix recommendations for shady, sandy, truck, and clay soils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Railway Economics
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Sagadahoc Mutual Fire Insurance Company
George H. Hackett
Seleta
Herman Spinney
Ethel Spinney
Porthind
Edgar Warren
Synnce Mains
Alonzo McMahan
Center
S. A. Laskey
Borton
Carroll Powers
Ball’s Bay
Joseph Totman
Son Tarry
Carrillon Memorial
Androscoggin & Kennebec
Portland-Lewiston Interurban
Unite Services
Westport
State OF
HOUSE
Senate
Joe
Jyde R. Chapman
Royden V. Brown
Fosate
Ellsworth
Clyde R. Chapman
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