R I Hiram G Rowe Dies Aged 71 At Home
Hiram G Rowe died at his home Sunday afternoon at age 71 in Five Islands. Born in Georgetown to Joseph and Sarah Rowe he lived there most of his life. He worked on fishing schooners before entering a family grocery business with his brother Benjamin Rowe II. Funeral was held at One O'clock Wednesday from the church at Five Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram G. Rowe
Five Islands
Mr. Rowe
Georgetown
Joseph
Sarah Rowe
Benjamin Rowe
Mary
Timothy Lydston
Litchfield
Bowdoin
Moses Lydston
Old Baptist Church
Don
Five Islands Leader Mr. Rowe Dies After Illness
Longtime Georgetown public figure and Five Islands pillar Hite Rowe dies at his home after a three week illness. He served as selectman and constable, was beloved by locals and youth, and left a large family including four in his first marriage and two children from his second. Abscess of the stomach listed as cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
E.C. Merry
Rowe
Five Islands
Georgetown
Hite
Abbie Hagan
George T. Boyd
Boothbay Harbor
W. H. Higgins
Bristol
R. I
J. Harry Schottlier
West Somerville
Mass
T. E. Cromwell
Mary M. Adams
Lermond
Large Spanish onions arrive in Bath market
A Bath market featured handsome Spanish onions packed like oranges in a case. Bermuda onions from Havana were also noted in city markets.
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Bath
Spain
Bermuda
Havana
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Promises Strong Blood Immune Aid
An advertisement extols white blood cells as little soldiers fighting disease germs and credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla with making them healthy. The copy touts a proprietary blend of over twenty ingredients, claiming thirty years of proven value and warning against substitutes.
HALF A CENTURY A SAILOR
Captain Emmons recounts mutiny on a Vera Cruz voyage and later service aboard the Palestine. He endured a 167 day crossing from San Francisco to Liverpool under severe weather. His wife and two sons survived the voyage and Neptune’s equator rite. He retired in 1888 after selling Palestine for $31,000 and split time between Lewiston and Georgetown. He married Louisa Hinckley in 1850, who died in 1901, then married Harriet Scott in 1904.
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Vera Cruz
Emmons
Palestine
William V. Moses & Sons of
Bath
San Francisco
Liverpool
Neptune
Lewiston
Georgetown
Funeral Services for Benjamin Merriman Held in Bowdoin
The obituary notes the late Benjamin Merriman’s funeral took place at his home Sunday at 2 p m with interment in South Bowdoin Cemetery. Also mentioned are local apple shipments by Mr Quirk and J A Beals, George Curtis visiting Augusta, the Borough school entertainment, and the death of Mary Lydston aged 58, a Bowdoin native and longtime Baptist parishioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Merriman
South Bowdoin Cemetery
Mr. Quirk
Fall River
J. A. Beals
Brunswick
George Curtis
Augusta
Dresden Mills Candy Pull Aids Bridge Academy Class
An old fashioned candy pull at the M. E. parsonage benefited Bridge Academy class of 1910. Frank Hoadlett is improving and able to sit up two hours Thursday. Mrs. Walter Blinn visited Mrs. Cheney on Blinn's hill. Local visits include Mr. Lapham of Pittston at Owen Blinn's Sunday. Sanford Stilphen returned from Concord Massachusetts. M. E. Mayers was at home over Sunday. Gertrude Mayers, daughter of Mrs. B. B. Mayers, is away for a few weeks. Mrs. Fannie Blinn of Gardiner visits son Owen Blinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Parsonage
Bridge Academy
Frank Hoadlett
Walter Blinn
Cheney
Blinn
B. B. Mayers
Gertrude
Fannie Blinn of
Gardiner
Owen Blinn
Progressive Grange Meeting in Richmond Sees Good Attendance
Progressive Grange of Richmond held its regular meeting on January 28 with 35 members present. A brief business session followed by a program featured music, recitations, a question on Grange duties, solo performances, and stories. Preparations for a Colonial club minstrel show are progressing, and probate court is scheduled for next Tuesday.
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Progressive Grange of
Richmond
Annie Dickey
The
Grange
Frank Con
Arthur Adams
Story
Will Dingley
Colonial Club
New Seed Improvement Supervisor Appointed in Maine
Alfred S. Cook has been named supervisor of seed improvement for the Maine Department of Agriculture. The program, modeled on Wisconsin practice, will breed select seed, form an association of leading farmers, and print member names in year end reports. Cook’s background includes University of Maine studies and leadership of the Oxford county dairy association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Cook
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Wisconsin
Cook
Chapman
Aroostook County
Herman and
Effie Cook
Presque Isle
Mapleton
University of Maine
University Farm
Oxford County Dairy Association
South Dresden Church Services Note Local Figures
A list of residents and visitors in South Dresden includes A. J. Tibbetts and his sister Mrs Cragan of Gardiner, singer Mr Milligan who left for Damariscotta, and Ernest Perkins from West Somerville. Mrs Henry Gray and family enjoyed a sleigh ride as poor conditions limit travel. Rev Mr Brett traded pulpits with Rev Insley Bean of Richmond. A large body attended the South Methodist church service afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Tibbetts
Mrs. Cragan
Gardiner
Mr. Milligan
South Dresden
Ernest Perkins
West Somerville
Ilenry Gray
Mr. Brett
Insley Bean
Richmond
South Methodist Church
District Notes and Local Illnesses Include Death in Revere
Dresden visitors Chester Ordway sees his aunt Mrs. Carrie Choate while Center school remains closed for a week due to scarlet fever recess. Miss Cleora Sheldon returns from Bowdoin ham after 10 days away. Oscar Reed and sister Ruth suffer pneumonia and erysipelas respectively. Mrs. Kate T. Lawrence dies at 72 in Revere Massachusetts. funeral held at home, body later moved for interment.
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Chester Ordway
Carrie Choate
Miss Seldom
Cleora Sheldon
Bowdoinham
Oscar Reed
Miss Ruth
Kate T. Lawrence
David Lawrence
Revere
Mass
Nelson S. Burbank
First Baptist Church
Lawrence
Potatoes Unshipped Across County as Harvest Delays Persist
Lower county potato shipments are sparse with thousands more held in the upper region. Bowdoinham station alone could ship at least 25,000 bushels. Brown tail moths that seemed set to emerge during warm weather will endure the cold and hatch with early spring.
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Bowdoinham Station
Midnight Doctors Bring Unwelcome Bedside Visitors
The piece warns that doctors intrude in private life and suggests keeping a Perry Davis Pain Tiller bottle at home and letting the doctor stay in bed and enjoy himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Public letter touts Lydia E Pinkham’s remedy
A Minneapolis reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved female troubles and restored health in three months. The letter urges others to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, noting free confidential guidance for twenty years.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
John G. Moldan
Second St
North
Ryan
Maine trunk line traffic census informs proposed routes
A discussion outlines possible Maine trunk line routes totaling about 1150 miles from Auburn to Bethel Newport to Greenville and other ties. It notes routes need study and suggests retaining state aid with independent trunk line law and annual funding while considering a traffic census to gauge vehicle use.
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Auburn
Mechanic Falls
Danville Junction
Poland
Oxford
Paris
Norway
Greenwood
Bethel
Gilead
New Hampshire
Newry
Grafton
Upton
Winthrop
Androscoggin Valley
Rumford
Newport
Corunna
Dexter
Sangerville
Dover
Foxcroft
Guilford
Abbot
Monson
Blanchard
Shirley
Greenville
Moosehead Lake
Maine
State Road
Massachusetts
Automobiles and Roads Boost New England States
The speaker argues Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire show road use favors improved highways. He cites a Boston Globe clipping about abandoned farms in Salem New Hampshire turned into summer homes via better roads and says business leaders must drive a trunk line system with rural support.
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Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Boston Sunday Globe
Boston
Salem
Phippsburg Note and Grange Attendance
Bodwell grange members listed among Pomona grange attendees in Brunswick include Roland Eaton, Miss Bessie Sprague, Mr and Mrs A C Johnson, Mr and Mrs W W Hosmer, and Mr and Mrs Charles Morton. Harold M Sewall’s car seen en route to Small Point where he visited his bungalow. Bessie Sprague returns home after visits to Bath and Brunswick. Many grip cases in town due to changing weather. Harry Hosmer selling the late M B Spinney's household goods. Mrs Charles and Mrs Lizzie Martin visited Mrs Miles Webber. Addie McIntire improving after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodwell Grange
Pomona Grange
Brunswick
Roland Eaton
Bessie Sprague
A. C. Johnson
W. W. Hosmer
Charles Morton
Harold M. Sewall
Sewall
Phippsburg
Bath
Harry Hosmer
M. B. Spinney
Charles
Lizzie Martin
Miles Webber
Addie McIntire
Not A Candidate For Reelection As Road Commissioner
The Citizens of Bowdeinham are informed that R. A. Dickinson declares he is not a candidate for reelection as Road Commissioner. He cites his current business as preventing proper service and thanks voters for five years of support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdeinham
R. A. Dickinson
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Savings Bank
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
Dresden Mills
Progressive Grange
Department of Agriculture
Dresden
Midnight Doctors
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