Orrin Small of the Ridge Dies After Long Illness
Orrin Small of the Ridge died Saturday October 28 after a long illness at age 66. He leaves a widow and son Merle in New York City, two sisters Mrs. William Whitney of Richmond and Mrs. Ida Harlow in California. Funeral services were held at home Tuesday with Rev F L Long officiating and interment in Ridge Cemetery. Roscoe Wood was the undertaker. Mrs Small followed her son to New York City Thursday to reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrin Small
the Ridge
Merle
New York City
William Whitney
Richmond
Ida Harlow
California
F. L. Long
Ridge
Ridge Cemetery
Roscoe Wood
Mary E. Sampson
Vincent Smith
F. L. Rounds
Middleboro
Mass
Donnell Farm
S. A. Getchell
Grace Pinkerton
Horace Snell
Our Garment Dept. Showcases Best Values Yet
The Our Garment Dept. promotion announces unusually strong value deals across clothing lines. Shoppers are urged to visit the department for current discounts and new arrivals.
Town Visitors and Local Farm Purchases Highlight Week
Hon C B Randall sold a fine span of horses to Bath parties drawing attention as they passed through town. W B Kendall added a 42 by 125 foot barn extension on the E J Millay farm for a flock of sheep. Mr Wright of Gardiner bought apples and M H White and son of the Ridge stored 300 barrels in their cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Randall
Bath
W. B. Kendall
E. J. Millay
Mr. Wright
Gardiner
M. H. White
Bowdoinham Post Road Neighbors Update Community News
Hattie Small attends high school and is visiting with Mrs Emma Purington. Bert Temple and family visited in Brunswick in Fred Heath's auto. Mrs Charles Crocker hosted her daughter in Brunswick for two weeks. Albert Smith family plans to return to Portland after living on Shaw farm. George Gile 34 died leaving wife and daughter. Mrs Gile mourns two losses in five months. Myrtle Jack and Frances Baker attended the Portland teachers convention. Bert Strout and family to return to Portland. Strout served as Spear farm superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Small
Bowdoin
Emma Purington
Bert Temple
Brunswick
Fred Heath
Charles Crocker
Albert Smith
Shaw Farm
Portland
Fish House
Strout
Spear Farm
Deer Shot By Locke and Bailey Near Montsweag
Early Wednesday November 1 Deer hunters E D Locke and Clinton Bailey reported shooting a deer in the Montsweag district around noon after starting out about five in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Locke
Clinton Bailey
Montsweag
Montgomery and St Bernard R A C Confer M M Degree
Montgomery and St Bernard Royal Arch Chapter conferred the M M degree on Thursday evening, marking a ceremonial advancement within the fraternal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery & St. Bernard R. A. C
Woolwich Hosts Sunday School Folk Events and News
Woolwich reports social and church activities across town. Mrs S W Carlton and daughter visited Portland. harvest supper planned by South Methodist Ladies Aid. Halloween party at Sagadahoc Ferry. Montsweag school pageant planned for November 10. Local building work and railway staff changes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Carlton
Marion
Portland
Costello Hall
Phyllis
South Methodist Church
R. J. Gilmore
Myers Reed
Boston
A. A. Stott
Hallowe'en
Sagadahoc Ferry
Sebenon Hall
Methodist Church
Crocker
Waldo Hathorne
Vera Reed
Pearl Hall
Austin Locke
Henry Carlton
Mr. Dexter
Local folks share moves and visits across Maine towns
Mr and Mrs Will Barnes and grandson Levi visited Portland this week on business. Odd Harris stops at his brother’s Cun dy’s Harbor house. Harris moves his family to Portland for the winter. Mrs Rose Dutton shopped in Brunswick. John Johnson was in Brunswick. Mrs W S Harley and children returned from Five Islands after ten days with Co D Lewis. Joe Murphy moves his family to Portland. Captain Ernest Darling takes the sloop Georgie Bowden to Boothbay for repairs and Donnie Levett helps paint it. Frank Cane reports his store nearly complete with groceries. Alva Wallace transported E W Holbrook’s salt fish to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Barnes
Levi
Portland
Odd Harris
Cundy’s Harbor
Mr. Harris
Alice G. A
Co. D. Lewis
Joe Murphy
Capt
Ernest Darling
Georgie Bowden
Boothbay
Donnie Levett
Frank Cane
Alva Wallace
E. W. Holbrook
Halloween Entertainment at Bowdoin Adams Schoolhouse
A Halloween program was held October 30 at the Adams schoolhouse Bowdoin. The room was festively decorated with evergreens and Jack O Lanterns. The acts were presented by teachers Miss Vinie Silver and Miss Lula Wheeler with two young spooks as ushers.
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Adams
Bowdoin
Jack O’ Lanterns
Vinie Silver
Purinton
Lula Wheeler
Adams School
Residents Attend Musical Recital With Quartet and Solo
Chester Carr performed the ghost song while Leonard Curtis played a mandolin solo. Refreshments were served by Miss Silver and Miss Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Carr
Leonard Curtis
Miss Silver
Miss Wheeler
Obituary: Miss Sarah Mellen Dies After Illness at 24
Relatives and friends mourn the death of Miss Sarah Mellen daughter of Mr and Mrs James Mellen of Quincy Massachusetts aged 24 years and 7 days. She died after an appendicitis operation. Survived by sister Miss Margaret and brother James. Funeral at Quincy Catholic Church then brought to this city for services at 9 am Saturday at grandparents home 2 King Street and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Mellen
James Mellen
Quincy
Mass
James H. Parker
Miss Mellen
Hes City
Margaret
James
King St
Oak Grove Cemetery
Epworth League plans and party at parsonage
Wesley notes recount Epworth League events on Tuesday at the parsonage. Louise Child led the mission study on Red Man's Land and, at 7:30, the monthly business meeting reported a $25 pageant profit and solid finances. A Halloween party followed with prizes won by Carol Pinson and others. refreshments were served as 45 attendees enjoyed the event. John J. Cavanaugh and wife arrived from Portsmouth to reside in town. he previously worked as a riveter at the Kittery Navy Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Red Man’s Land
Louise Child
Miss Child
C. E. Ripley
Marion Robbins
Ralph Warren
Tufts College
A. M. Butterfield
Hallowe’en
Carol Pinson
F. W. Armes
Charles Foster
Edward Coombs
John J. Cavanaugh
Portsmouth
Mr. Cavanaugh
Kittery Navy Yard
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Bowdoinham
Wakefield
N. H
E. L. Edgecomb
J. E. Waring
Rosamond
Mr. Waring
Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co
Isaac Cannon
Madbury
Pearl Cannon
LaForest Pratt
Augusta
Grange
Pearl
Charles White
Edward White
Nellie Siegars
May Heenle
Walter Dinsmore
Dresden
Jennie Maxwell
Lorenzo Small
George T. Small
Ava Cornish
Hazel Grace
Lewiston
E. P. Kendall
Frank Allen
Skowhegan
E. R. Bowdoin
Ralph Cutler
L. P. Umberhind
Bert Fulton
Charles Staples
F. H. Purinton
Main St
Fletcher White
Nathan Leavitt
R. A. Dickinson
Charles Newton
Lancaster
IR. A. Dickinson
Ed. Warren
Cobbessecontee Lake
Mr. Warren
Adisa Purinton
E. T. Jackson
Mary
Fanny Barbrick
Ida Gowen
C. P. Bates
Central Maine Power Co
Topsham
Charles Nelson
William Malon
Texas Co
Adelbert Nichols
al. Gowell
Auburn
C.H.S
Town Hall
J. F. Baker
Monmouth
Upper Main St
Co. W. Frost
Henderson-Purinton
Maine
C. L. Mosher
Harry
Wiscasset
W. E. Rideout
Grange Hall
A. C. Williams
New York State
Comfort
Sunshine Society
G. G. Powers
Kathanis
Methodist Aid
E. B. Duran
Lena Cobb
Electa
O.E.S
E. B. Randall
L. P. Temple
H. G. Wright
Knox County
Will Dinsmore
Lewiston and
F. K. Jack
E. W. Warren
Mystic
O.B.S
Litchfield
Warren
Ernest Lancaster
George Cutler
Woodfords
George Pratt
G. H. McKay
Alice Fulton
Viola Coombs
Choic
Bowdoinham Post Road
Woolwich
Frank Warren
M.C.R.R
Arthur Hatfield
Kathleen Bailey
Melvin Bailey
Dearie
Maxine Walker
Boyless Town
Irene Hatfield
Velmar Bailey
Ruth Locke
Ellen Erskine
Ruth Erskine
Lou
John Reed
Rodney Bailey
Katie Lee
Willie Gray
Etta Brookings
Little Dutch Garden
Milton Bailey
Ella Brookings
Woolwich Grange Hall
Mahar
Fred Soule
Percy Bailey
May Plumstead
Congregational Church
Maine Missionary Society
Mabel Day
North Methodist Church
David Reed
Charles Reed
D.J. Hathorne
George Donnell
Elmer Harford
No. 6
Eda Hayward
Addison Rice
East Boston
Charles Elkins
The
Baptist Church
Town House
Earl Rice
Center
Warren Bailey
Woolwich Arrowsie
Georgetown
J W. Harrison
Wesley Church
David L. Wilson
Central Church
W. A. MacCormick
Bath Y
Bee
Plinette Allen
Philip Hathorne
W. H. Mayberry
Maria Leonard
Sarah Bagley
Kent's Hill
Leonard Carleton
Frances
A. H. Carleton
Glenwood Seigas
David Henderson
Seraphena Brown
Bowdeinham
Bath Opera House
Harry C. Webber
Mabel Fonda Troup
Dorothy and
Arthur Rozelle
Albano—Wizard of
Accordeon
Douglas Fairbanks
Triangle Feature
Falt
Fritz Schade
Keystone
the Surf Girl
Force and Williams
Taylor Sisters
Carl Francis
Charles Murray
Fay Tincher
Keystone Comedy
Liz
Cundy's Harbor
Dreamland
Paramount Pictures
Fannie Ward
Owen Moore
William Farnum
Ann Pennington
Wesley Notes
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