Richmond area notices and gatherings in 1929
Local items include visits among families from Whitman Mass to Richmond in laws and friends. attendance at baseball games in Hallowell. camp meeting opens August 16 and runs to August 25. various trips to Bangor Bangor gatherings. a lawn party and dance at the grange hall. a Victrola radio event. Baptist Sunday school picnic. Dr E F Pratt purchasing a property to open offices Aug 1. multiple visits to Richmond by regional residents and day trips to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelyn McPherson
Naples
Lawrence Bond
Harry Curran
Bethel
Newton Haydon
Priscilla
Newton Highlands
Mass
William Thurlow
Pleasant Lake
Bingham
Ann Donovan
Islands
Inez Lavoie
Fitchburg
Elizabeth Thomas
Lewiston
Joseph Pray
Ethel Pray
Richmond
Hallowell
Leighton Gardiner
Jumita Baker
S. M. Preble
Margaret Grover
Carroll Young
F. E. Preble
Lakewood
Grange Hall
Luesday
Fred Duren
Patty
Walter
Glidden
Evelyn Dodge
Edith J. Weeks
Malden
Frank E. Barstow
Alameda
Cal
W. F. Dunham
Fred W. Willey
Gardiner
Wallace Scott
George Jenkins
Sanford
Lizzie Scott
Charles Brown
Danvers
A. A. Williams
W. H. Haynes
George Churchill
Kathleen
George, Jr
Bethleham
N. H
Maine potato acreage cuts push state harvests up
Maine reports a 4 percent drop in potato acreage from 1928 to 1929, with total production expected around 379 million bushels nationally, while New England forecast apples rise to 1.67 million barrels. Van Zandt Wheeler returns to New York after a two week visit at West Point cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Maine
New England
van Zandt Wheeler
New York
Madam Wheeler
West Point
Burgess Jr Arrives in Boston for Vacation Stay
Ec Burgess Jr of Boston arrived Saturday to spend his vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Alec Burgess on Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Stanley Hunter
Barbara
North Street
Portland
Ec Burgess, Jr
Boston
Alec Burgess
Court Street
Augusta Woman Credits Bon Tone For Quick Relief
Augusta resident Mrs. Florence Whittier recalls after a nervous use of Bon Tone her improved appetite, reduced headaches, calmer nerves, and a 25 pound gain since starting the tonic. The ad claims Bon Tone helps indigestion, rheumatism, neuritis, dizziness, and other ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Bon-Tone
Florence Whittier
Royal Park
Maine
Yarmouth
Portland
Georgetown Notes Show Residents Visiting and Local Events
Geographical updates and social notes from Georgetown preview visits and travels. Arthur Farrar returns to Springfield Massachusetts for several weeks rest. numerous Bath, Bowdoinham, and Robinhood visitors seen in town. Church events and summer activities highlighted with Rev F W Hovey sermon and a working league sale at Kennebec Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Farrar
Springfield
Mass
Daseed
Todd
Bath
Vitor
Leonard
Duck Lodge
Bowdoinham
Dora Haillett
Charles Mains
Frank Heald
Woodfords
Raymond Mass
Overlook
Portland
A. E. Rowe
Alexander Campbell
Howard Fletcher
Stetson
White Mountains
Dorothy Stuart
MacMahon Island
E. B. Billings
Cornelius B. Duncombe
Taylor
Raynor Duncombe
Frederick H. Taylor
Connecticut
Robinhood Inn
Augusta Rowe
Scott
H. D. Haggett
Edgecomb
Shirley N. C. Hicks
Thora Bergreen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bergreen
Little Sheepscot
Bath Hosts and Visits Highlight Social Weekend
Personal notes record Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Harriman returning to Lewiston after a Bath weekend with Charles A. Harriman. Boston visitors Mrs. John Payne and Mrs. Virginia Hall are due at Poland Spring for the summer. Notables Hartley C. Baxter's birthday event draws Hon. Rupert H. Baxter, Alden G. Smith, and others in Brunswick. Ira Levy and Al Levy of New York visit Bath, linked to local Joe Levy. Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter and Miss Clare Coombs drive to Boston, with Mrs. Howard Hawley and daughter joining to visit Mr. and Mrs. William B. Mussenden at Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Harriman
Lewiston
Bath
Brunswick
Hartley C. Baxter
Ira Levy
al Levy
New York City
Joe Levy
Rupert H. Baxter
Clare Coombs
Boston
Howard Hawley
William B. Mussenden
Popham
Lively meeting of Maine Division veterans and auxiliary
Sunday afternoon in G A R memorial hall featured Commander Joseph N Day and President Ila A Day outlining the year’s work for the Maine Division 8 U V and the Auxiliary. A picnic lunch followed, then a tour of Commander Day’s camp project on the Brunswick road and inspection of camps and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nonin
Maine
Gene
Union Veterans
G. A. R. Memorial Hall
Joseph N. Day
Pres
Ila A
Auxiliary
Day
Brunswick Road
U. V
Bath
Frank Small
Cooper's Mills
Charles Buck
South Paris
John Farr
Portland
John Frye
William Wakefield
Charles Webster
Sanford
Frank Webb
Bridgton
William W. Jewett
Albert DeHaven
Eliasy
Westbrook
Fred Estey
Wa’ Ille
H. L. Pillsbury
Russell Hosmer
Brunswick
Coombs
Dept. Pres
Clara Hall
Mildred Webster
Alice Nute
Delma Morse
Princes Webb
Mae Knapp
Goddard Homestead Destroyed by Fire in Bath Trust Co Property
A mysterious fire gutted the vacant Goddard homestead on Marshall Street early Tuesday. Engine 4 and Hook and Ladder 1 responded after Mrs. Richard Quick sighted smoke at 1:40, fighting the blaze with six hose lines. rear ell and part of roof lost while first and second floors were saved. An investigation by Chief Parks and City Marshal Whitney is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goddard Homestead
Marshall Streets
Ben
The
Bath Trust Co
Richard Quick
Washington Street
Parks
Whitney
Plummer Prediction Nears Bremen Speed Record
Vice Chairman Edward C. Plummer predicted the Bremen would average 30 knots. On the voyage’s last day the liner reached 29.6 knots, prompting thoughts that future ships will prioritize speed along with size and comfort. R. Frank Curtis of Salem, Mass., visiting Bath connections notes his past as a Bath grocer proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Bremen
Lloyd
Col. Plummer
England
United States
Summer cottage visits fill coast town listings
A long string of guests and weekend visitors populate area cottages with families from Bath Boston Cambridge Augusta and Norwood turning the town into a busy seasonal social hub. Multiple households including Gray McVicar Marr Moulton Hunt and Williams welcome relatives and friends for weekends two week stays and seasonal openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick
Mass
Harvey Moulton
Leslie Ainsley
Cambridge
Mae Rhodick
Bath
Thomas Hanna
Fred Gowen
James McMahan
Charles Moore
Lemuel Ayers
Southport
Fred Wilkins
Roland
Jay
Edith Wilkins
C. H. Mincher
Boston
F. O. Robinson
William Chafe
Dorothea Williams
Maiden
Barbara Marr
Corliss Shackford
Robert
Arthur W. Hunt
Briggs Cottage
Alfred Douglas
George Douglas
Douglas Cottage
Sedgemere
C. W. Nocton
Avalon
Annie Donnell
Harry Lishness
Augusta
Frank Kaulbeck
Quincy
William Gage
Lillian Berry
A. E Holland
T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Gilbert Gunnell
Leon Williams
Carrie Stevens
Pembroke
Kate Patangall
William Tighe
Hollis
N. Y
Eastport
J. G. Stevens
Paul Thompson
Otis Baker
James
Norwood
Mr. Day
Little Good Harbor
Boys Chosen for YMCA State Camp Experience
Every Saturday at the Y M C A he sends a group to camp for a week of camp life. One could tell by their actions and the biggest events in their life. Any boy who would like to go to camp should apply at the Y M C A each Tuesday morning when interviews are given by General Secretary Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport Fund
Perkins
Parents Find Hope in Local Clinic Cure
The fragment notes that parents seek a cure locally, mentioning A M A in connection with medical effort. The surviving text hints at a community medical effort aimed at helping children, though details are sparse.
Knox Memorial Groundbreaking Part of Bath Events
Bath residents will attend services at Old Church on the Hill at 145 PM, hear the Paul Revere bell, and enjoy a 2 PM concert by the US Concord band. Judge William R. Pattangall will speak before the groundbreaking for the Knox memorial and a march to Gen. Knox's grave in Washington’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Paul Revere
U. S
S. Concord
William R. Pattangall
Maine Supreme Court
Gen
Knox
Washington
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Crop Reporting Service
Georgetown
Ila Day
Goddard
R. Frank Curtis
Salem
Curtis
Spring
Washington Streets
Mitchell
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Dr. Carter
Carter
Sagadanoc
State OF Maine
Anon
Sealy
Harriet A. Coombs
Frank G. Coombs
West Beth
William PF. Dunham
Sagadahoc
Ida E. McCabe
Henry BR. McCabe
Math
William F. Dunham
Pat
State Y
Knox Memorial
Bath and Sagadahoc County
Chevrolet
Flint, Mich
Fisher
Cos
Flint
Michigan
Atlantic Motor Co., Inc
Damariscotta
D. M McKeown
Boothbay Harbor
Turner & Gilpatrick
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