The Resources of Bowdoinham
Bowdoinham’s growth is tied to its location in the Kennebec valley and its Sagadahoc Fertilizer plant. The article traces declining traditional industries and calls for capital, new ventures like canneries and brickworks, and continued development to transform Bowdoinham into a thriving town or city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
Jennebec
Merrymeeting Bay
Maine
Bowdeinham
Fort Richmond
Kennebec
Old Ridge
Main Street
Sie
Sagadahoc Fertilzer Company
Cathance
Channell Camps Hosts Summer Minstrel At New Meadows
Mr and Mrs Horace L Channell of Boston entertained a large gathering of guests at the Channell camps on the New Meadows with a minstrel show farewell for campers returning Monday night. The performance featured end men from Boston and a chorus including members from London Boston Providence and New York with notable numbers and a Caruso imitation. Invitations have been extended to repeat the entertainment at other summer homes and Channell, longtime North End Union Mission worker, is affectionately known as Dad Channell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace L. Channell
Boston
New Meadows
Harry Small
Samuel Sandler
Mark Leslie Harris
Phillip PD. Tosenthal
S. C. Mintz
Emanuel van Praig
London
England
David J. Cohen
David Bloomberg
Isidore Cohen
Irving Allman
Providence
Ira Casson
New York
Mark IL. Harris
Florence
Camack
Fannie
Purington
J. J. Conant
Bertha Channell
Rebecca Leventhal
Sadie Simons
Pearl Paresky
Channell
Dad Channell
North End Union Mission
Bath Local Notes Add Colorful Summer Updates
Bath community reports rain spoiling a Kelley Field game while Lily ponds bloom and m shops and theaters host events. Citizens note new street lighting at the post office, a fire loss adjusted, and a bridge opening with a Boy Scout troop forming at the First Baptist Church. The Maine coast artillery detachment prepares for encampment at Fort Williams and probate actions seek administration of Angier Merriman’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley Field
Donald McKay
Lisbon Falls
Hyde Windlass Co
Esther Rebekah
Bath Savings Institution
Billy Reeves
Strand Theatre
Portland
Boothbay
Islands
Bath
O. M. Redlon
Pratt
Chestnut St
J. B. Drake & Son
D. M. Humphreys
Portland Harbor
Bath Houses
High St
Oakledge
Perkins
Pejepscot
Swett
Salmon River
B. H. Coughlin
Office of Shipping Commissioner
Squirrel Island
Board of Highways and Sewers
Trinidad
North St
Lincoln
High
Lincoln St
Lime Rock Hill
Samuel D. Cook
Edward Cook
Portsmouth
Harry Cook
Waltham
Harry, Jr
Cook
Barter
First Baptist
William Richards
Edward Pomeroy
Richards
Pomroy
Chappell
William E. Deering
Harold C. Hart
Georgy W. McLean
Robert C. Foster
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Williams
Maine Coast Artillery
Q. M
Edward A. Poitras
Fred L. Willis
Charles T. Whitehouse
Pany
Union Station
Automobiles Tap Steamboat Crowds On Sunday Excursions
Many auto owners joined steamboat passengers on Sunday trips from the city. One rider said steamboat outings are more enjoyable than driving on the current poor roads.
Wesley M E Church Sunday School Board Meeting
The Sunday School board of Wesley M E Church met with Mr and Mrs Cortell of Spring Street Monday evening to discuss church activities and plan for the coming month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. E. Church
Executor notice for James S. Lowell
On June 1, 1915, James S. Lowell is named executor in a will. The notice lists the initials 17 24 31 likely referencing file numbers or related references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Lowell
Margaret R. Potter
State OF
Maine
Sagadahoc
Bath
Bath Independent
James 8
Lowell
Cyrus W. Longley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angier C. Merriman
Kennebunk
York County
Angier H. Merriman
Topsham
Hannah P. Merriman
Topsham, Me
Minnie Merriman
Rena K. Merriman
T. Olin Merriman
Cumberland
Kennebec, Ss
A. D
Charles A. Knight
Said
Jas$ S. Lowell
Atte Cyrus Ww. Longley
Register
Sagadahogc
Louise
Pullers
Elizabeth E. Fuller
James
A. D. Lillie A. Polley
Gerge R. Polley
Bowdoin
W. Longley
Eepmerinar
Frances A. Barnes
Woolwich
Sarah F. Bagley
Chichester S
Fear Drugine
Chichester & Dia
Best
Harvey Oil Co
Sagadahoc House
R. E. Smith
Georgetown
Lydia A. Edgecombe
Socony
Standard Oil Company OF
Albany
Buffalo
By Ey
John J. Keegan
Harrietts. Lawrence
Chas. H. Stewart
Maria S. Stewart
Middle Street
G. W. Wildes
Thomas Hagan
Alfred Lemont
Testator
Harriet S. Lawrence
Charles H. Stewart
Roxbury
Mass
Clarissa M. Stewart
Charles H. Stewart, Jr
Chester B. Stewart
Ohn J. Keegan
Arriet S. Lawrence
State OF Maine
Albion M. Potter
Morris W. Potter
Benjamin F. Harris
Oliver Moses
Sagadahoe
James E. Fullerton
James M. Tibbetts
Daniel S. Jacques
George E. Williams
Ada M. Williams
James 8. Lowell
Attes Cyrus
Longley, Register
C. E. Townsend
Maine St
Brunswick
F. Taylor
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