Baxter and Medcalf Lose Tuessic Prospects on Kennebec
The article recounts Rev. Mr. Baxter and Joseph Medcalf’s 1722 purchase of Tuessic on Baxter's Neck, the 1742 deed, and the 1743–45 turmoil. Hostile raids and war fears halted settlement. no tenants reoccupied after peace, and Baxter’s Kennebec mission ended with his death in 1745.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Small Point
Arrowsic
St. George River
Baxter
Topsham
Pejepscot
Baxters Island
Tuessie
Joseph Medcalf
Medfield
Bay
Nequasset
Quebec
Minot
Stephen
John
Medcalf
Mr. Baxter
Medecalf
McKenney
Tuessic
Europe
France
England
Maine
Matthew McKenney
Notable Movements and Visits Around Winnegance Village
The column lists residents and visitors in Winnegance and nearby towns. Ray Oliver of Fore River Shipbuilding Quincy is home for Sunday and holiday. Several families travel between Bath Portland Augusta Dresden Richmond Freeport Rockport Parker Head Long Island Damariscotta and Randolph.
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Ray Oliver
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
T. N. Kewley
Beacon Street
Bath
Howard Hunt
Providence
Charles Trask
Charles T. Small
Charles
Edith
Dresden
Richmond
Lester Perry
Randolph
Albert Lakin
Eugene Knight
Harry
Augusta
Ernest Knight
George Dennison
Madelyn
Freeport
Dennison
George Merritt
Winfield Groves
Portland
Albert Morse
Louise
Parker Head
Morse
Richard Mann
Charles Slate
Tibbetts
Rockport
Joshua N. Tibbetts
Beulah McIntire
Vida
Charles Hewitt, Jr
Capitol Island
Edgar Williams
Eugene Spinney
Long Island
Sherman Morse
Engineering Department
Nottingham
Hattie Watts
Farmington
J. Parker Morse
Bertha
William Barter
Damariscotta
Myra Merritt
Local Holiday Notes Quiet Fourth and Rain Damages
The Fourth of July passed quietly with minimal damage aside from a few torn fences. Residents like Joshua Tibbetts and Roy Trask visited Portland, while Earle Morse and Clarence Lakin stayed in Lewiston. Cottage trips to New Meadows and Capitol Island were common, roads were washed by rain, and the blueberry season opened with favorable expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City
Joshua N. Tibbetts
Roy Trask
Portland
Earle Morse
Clarence Lakin
Lewiston
Marcellus Adams
Chandler Runnels
Ralph Whitehouse
Stanley
New Meadows
John G. Morse, Jr
Capitol Island
Probate Court Grants Administrations and Accounts Filed
At the July term Probate Court Judge Lowell presided. Administrations granted include Estate of Sarah Sinnott of Bath Margaret J Lundrigan adm Estate of James H Blauvelt Bath N Gratz Jackson adm Estate of William A Merrill Bath Walter S Glidden adm Wills proved and allowed Margaret A Groves Woolwich Edward H Carlton executor Frances A Barnes Woolwich Sarah F Bagley exx Lydia A Patterson Richmond John W Foster Roxbury Mass ex. Accounts allowed First account Louise S Fuller admx estate of Edwin M Fuller Bath first and final account Annie L Bateman executrix estate of Isaac B Ring Bowdoin first account William T Hall Jr adm c a estate of Sarah E Pierpont Richmond first and final account James Jones guardian Esther F Jones Bath minor Inventories filed Estate of Frances W Humphreys Bath by F H Wilson ex estate of Mattie A Allen Bath by Lizzie N Allen estate of Frank E Given Bowdoinham by Hazel G Brown admx estate of Quinnan F Knight Richmond by Annie A Knight admx estate of Lucy A Carter Bath by Georgia A Carter executrix estate of Charles M Snow Bath by Mary F Snow admx estate of Dorothy May Bailey Woolwich minor by J Gould Bailey guardian Accounts filed first and final account Louise S Fuller admx d b n estate Elizabeth E Fuller Bath second and final account James E Fullerton adm estate James M Tibbetts Woolwich first and final account Charles W Jack guardian Abbie C Langan Richmond sixth and final account Daniel S Jaques guardian George Ada M Williams minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Sarah Sinnott
Bath
Margaret J. Lundrigan
James H. Blauvelt
N. Gratz Jackson
William A. Merrill
Walter S. Glidden
Margaret A. Groves
Woolwich
Edward H. Carlton
William T. Hall, Jr
C. A
Sarah E. Pierpont
Richmond
James Jones
Esther F. Jones
Frances W. Humphreys
F. H. Wilson
Mattie A. Allen
Lizzie N. Allen
Frank
Louise S. Fuller
Elizabeth E. Fuller
James E. Fullerton
Adm
James M. Tibbetts
Charles W. Jack
Abbie C. Langan
Daniel S. Jaques
George
Ada M. Williams
Modkins and Paige Wed at Home in Maine
Ernest N. Modkins of Popham Beach and Leila R. Paige of Porter Maine married at the bride’s home. Rev J M Paige officiated with a double ring service. They wore white crepe voile and planned a Boston and Melrose trip before returning to Popham Beach for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest N. Mod
Popham Beach
Leila R. Paige
Porter
Maine
Thesride
J. M. Paige
Boston
Melrose
Hanks and Temple Wed in Augusta in Simple Ring Ceremony
Albert H. Temple of this city and Alice May Hanks of Augusta were united in marriage Saturday evening at the bride’s brother Kerryin R. Hanks home. Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Green Street Methodist Church officiated. The couple will reside in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Temple
Charles Temple
Alice May Hanks
Augusta
Sride
Kerryin R. Hanks
H. E. Dunnack
Green Street
Prisoner Found With Black Jack Remains In Police Museum
A young man jailed early this week presented a story to Marshal Pattee about tie picking between park settees. No concealed weapon charge was pressed after the judge hearing as officers believed the account. The weapon, a lead core bound in plaster and leather with strings to the wrist, was seized and placed in the police museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Pattee
Iimp
Obituary of Gershom Hyde Palmer 79 in Wellington
Gershom Hyde Palmer died in Wellington Ohio at 79 after living in several towns and returning to his hometown for burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. He began in dry goods with Ledyard Palmer, started his own store on Front Street, later ran a carriage business in Defiance and Wellington, and is survived by his wife two sons and two daughters. He was a Congregational Church member and valued community leader.
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Gershom Hyde Palmer
Wellington
Ohio
Palmer
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mr. Palmer
Asa Palmer
Ledyard & Palmer
Center St
Front St
Webber's Drug Store
William P. Hill
David T. Percy
Alden
Easton
Penn
Frank
San Diego
Cal
Maria
Sarah Elizabeth
Cleveland
Edward Gove
Vinalhaven
N. J
Congregational Church
Central Church
T. D. Adair
Dorchester
Savin Hill
Commercial St
Weinblatt
Thomas Tarbox
Pawtucket
Rels Tives
McDonald
Maine Central
Rockland
Portland
Death of Joseph Dean Aged 56 In Montreal
Joseph Dean of Winnegance died at General Hospital on Sunday July 4 at about age 56. He had worked as a foreman on submarine construction for the British Government and died after a fall from defective staging causing injuries followed by pneumonia. Former Bath Iron Works employee, survived by wife and family.
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Montreal
Joseph Dean
Winnegance
General Hospital
Dean
Bath Iron Works
Quincy
Mass
Funeral held for Edgar A. Eaton Brunswick hardware executive
Edgar A. Eaton, 63, vice-president of Eaton Hardware Co., Brunswick, died Tuesday after a long illness. Born in Winchester, N H, he worked in Bellows Falls Vermont and Boston before relocating to Brunswick 15 years ago. He leaves a wife and several siblings. funeral was held Thursday and burial in Utica N Y.
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Edgar A. Eaton
The
Eaton Hardware Co
Brunswick
Mr. Eaton
Winchester
N. H
Ames C
Eugenia (Church) Eaton
Bellows Falls
Boston
Jonesville
N. Y
Masons and
Odd Fellows
Royal Arch
Masons
Prescott W. Eaton
Williamstown
Mass
Frank E. Eaton
North Adams
William Spencer
Chicopee Falls
Leon R. Eaton
Winsted, Conn
Frank Safford
Keene
Charles O. Eaton
Byron Earle
Lexington
Utica
Nop
Moose Lodge Whist and Dance At Music Hall
A large Bath Lodge of Moose gathering enjoyed a whist party and dance at Music Hall Tuesday evening. First prizes in whist went to Miss Kate Martin and Frank Estes, while Mrs W W Miller and Fred Thorp claimed the booby prizes. Perkins orchestra provided the music. The next party is scheduled for July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Bath Lodge of Moose
Kate Martin
Frank Estes
W. W. Miller
Fred Thorp
Perkins Orchestra
Bath Briefs of Visiting Friends and Business Trips
A parade of Bath residents and guests travels through town on business trips and visits. Harry E. Litchfield heads to Texas while Charles M. Fitzgerald goes to Augusta. Joseph McLellan and Berford Eichel visit Bath friends. Edwin Pratt visits from Portland with Mr. and Mrs. Mann. Miss Elsie Oliver clerks for Cyrus W. Longley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Litchfield
Texas
Charles M. Fitzgerald
Augusta
Joseph McLellan
New York City
Bath
Berford Eichel
Chicago
Edwin Pratt
Portland
William Mann
Court St
Elsie Oliver
Cyrus W. Longley
Register of Probate
Thomas L. Pierce
Lynn
William H. Shea
Beacon St
Huldah Silver
Dover
Otis J. Card
Liberty St
Ethel Knight
Bowdeinham
Ida Fowles
A. Bernard Webber
Brunswick
Marcia Warren
Freeman Clark
Gardiner
Arthur H. Price
Massachusetts
Joseph Garren
Dorchester
James Holt
Cambridge
E. J. Murphy
Albert Shaw
Portsmouth
Georgetown
A. J. Gallant
A. W. Farrell
Frances Mann
Washington St
Gardiner Reporter
Journal
M. A. Haraden
Town Welcomes Wide Range of Summer Visitors
Victor Richardson, Arthur Hodgdon, Milton Brown and many others are noted visiting Bath for the Fourth week. Notables include Capt L B Clark of Portland, C M Reynolds from Belfast, Mrs Martha Tinney traveling to Shelburne, and Erie visitors from Chicago and Worcester. Local residents and relatives host and reunite with guests across a busy Bath summer scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hodgdon
Boston
Milton Brown
Charles Norris
Lynn
L. B. Clark
Portland
C. M. Reynolds
Belfast
Levi
S. Wiley
Boothbay Harbor
Thomas A. Coombs
Togus
Martha Tinney
Shelbourne
Nathan Matthews
John Thorburn
Marcia Pratt
Bedford St. M
Page Diamond Store Unveils Summer Awning Tradition
A new awning rises in front of the Page diamond store as the Page family continues its annual summer rite after the Fourth of July. The custom marks another season of shopfront updates.
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Page Diamond
Page
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Mathew Maccenny
Mackenny
Tuessek
Maccenny
Joseph Baxter
Seth Clark
John Minot
Pierpoint
Mattw McEhenney
Mary Brooks
New England
America
Apat
Ballymony
Robt. McBride
D.D
Alexdr Dunlop
Winnegance News
Probate
Patige
Hodgkins
Hanks-Temple
Gershom H. Palmer
Carl E. Chapman
Lester Archibald
Everett
C. H. Beals
Oak St
Mr. Chapman
Kelley, Spear Co
New England Confectionery Co
Gilbert Foster
E. A. Hodgkins
Holdgkins
Summer St
Harry Hodgkins
Central House
Mr. Foster
Boston & Maine R. R
U. S. Army
Philippines
Clara Hodgkins
Victor Richardson
Herbert M. Munsey
Medford
City
Wiscasset
Ernest Fulton
Lee
Daniel Fulton
South St
B. A. Fuller
Lewis Pepper
Middle St
Fuller
R. D. Harlow
Washington, D. C
Moatsweag Farm
Clifton O. Page
O. E. Page
Albert N. Carr
Jenny Luce
Ellis Luce
Orrs Island
Messrs
Roberts, Pinkham, Burnham, Bonness
Chauffuer Coombs
Salisbury Beach
John D. Footer, Jr
Joseph C. Footer
Franklin House
New York
M.cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Kittery Navy Yard
R. G. Holbrook
Charles F. Holbrook
Maple St
Hewitt Bearing Metal Co
Newark
Pewee Heros
Eagle Pencil Company
Broadway
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