Fort Popham and Shaw's Trading Post Echo 1911 Sketch
A historic Middle Maine account recalls Fort Popham’s birth with Sir George Popham's 1607 blockhouse and later 19th century reuse of Shaw’s trading post. The piece paints the Kennebec estuary, ancient trail, and the Yellow Building, plus descriptions of the fort’s granite walls, mushroom anchors, and tranquil interior as visitors tour the site and nearby summer colonists explore Popham Beach.
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Ham
Sears
Whenne
King
Shaw
Brady
Harpswell
Popham
Adkin’s Bay
Sabine Head
Fort Popham
United States
Trader Shaw
Ingraham
Isaacson
Bath
George Popham
Kennebec
Lincoln
Fox Island
Casey
Old Fort Popham
Boston
Popham Beach
Dresden Social Notes Include Visits and Departures
Mrs D A Cate visiting son Clifton in Damariscotta has gone to Massachusetts to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Samuel Buck of Days Ferry were guests of Carolyn E Sheldon last Sunday. Mr and Mrs J W Foster closed their house for winter and returned to Roxbury Massachusetts. Mrs Frank Call is at the epee receiving treatment for a bad ailment. Many gunners are in town seeking deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Cate
Clifton
Damariscotta
Massachusetts
Samuel Buck
Day's Ferry
Carolyn E. Sheldon
J. W. Foster
Roxbury
Mass
Frank Call
Epee
Hadley Tremain
Clarence Perkins
Lombard
George
Lyman Oliver
George Oliver
J. Arthur Stevens
James P. Stevens
Dana Dodge
Frank Cummings
Brink
East Boothbay
Town
J. H. Miller
Bath
Graham Cottage
Vernon Carlisle
Marine Hospital
Portland
Socony
Bay Point
Herman Spinney
Henry Leonard
Perkins Island
Bangor Letter Reveals Panama Mu Cer Orchestra Scene
A Bangor letter from Harold Dorr of W station to his daughter Mrs George Ripp ey in Almarante Panama describes an age method for securing "solid" musicians in a sparsely white area. A native orchestra is required for dancing and members are chosen the day before with sheriff rounds them a decade olde teen.
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Bangor
Harold Dorr
George Rippey
Almarante
Panama
Phippsburg Life Notes on Neighbors and Hunters
James Deery families and neighbors in Phippsburg share visits and recoveries from illness and injury. Deer hunting and plentiful game appear around town as residents, guests, and temporary keepers relocate, with reports of a moose sighting and a light keeper substitution at Popham Beach.
Cold Day Hot Stop Sparks Checkers Story at Berry's Stable
A frigid Rockland afternoon at Berry's stable prompts a dramatic entrance. A stranger in a fur coat and cap commands the room with the two words Hot, here. Local memories recall only the atmosphere not the players. If Denny Murphy and John Donohue were alive they would confirm the incident. May be John Sullivan remembers it.
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Berry
Rockland
Checker
Denny Murphy
John Donohue
John Sullivan
Augusta Druggist Receives German Translation of Ribbentrop Speech
E H Houdlette, a Gardiner resident and Augusta druggist, received a German translation of von Ribbentrop’s October speech at Danzig. He questions why his name appeared on German mailing logs from his World War I Evacuation Hospital unit days. He notes Armistice Day reading was not wasted.
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E. H. Houdlette
Augusta
Germany
Ister von Ribbentrop
Danzig
Hochette
Rhine
Gardiner
Houdlette
Monhegan Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Incorporation
Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of Monhegan’s incorporation as a plantation. The first town meeting was held in April 1840. Capt Earl S Field, chairman of Monhegan’s current board of selectmen, holds municipal records.
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Monhegan
Earl S. Field
Board of Selectmen
Hasnicipal Records
Cat burial in South Paris leads to shed mystery
Howard Shaw of South Paris buried his pet cat named Three Two after finding it dead. A neighbor then claimed the cat was a con hiding in her shed, leaving Shaw puzzled about ownership and the animal’s true fate.
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Howard Shaw
South
Paris
Kitty
Parker Head News Highlights Local Socials and Scout Activities
Parker Head coverage details community events and personal visits. Miss Helen Cushing hosted sewing at Winnengance. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts participated in cleanup along the Bath road. Thanksgiving plans roll out in Sunday school. a straw ride and card party tied to local households with prize winners named.
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G. G. Percy
Boston
Aun
Phippeburg
Brick
Augusta
Lian Fadden
Helen Cushing
Burleigh Williams
Winnegance
Marius H. Page
Esther O'Brien
Eilen
North Berwick
John D. Libby
George Morong
Walter Cushing
Thomas Blaisdell
Earl Lowell
Leston Harrington
Charles Perry
Allie Rollins
Maizie Wallace
Maurice Blaisdell
Clarence Blaisdell
Arthur Murray
Leston T. Harrington, Jr
Clarence Wallace
Maurice Pushard
Phippsburg
Community Club of
Small Point Parsonage
Parker Head Vestry
Boy Scouts
Parker Head
Fred Libby
Bath
William Hallett
William Cushing
Arthur Kriedle
Daley Duck Pond
Harold Rogers
Winneyanee
Eugene Harrington
John Rollins
Francis Landers
Byron Hammond
Longtime Yarmouth Couple Marks 67 Years of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greenwood of Pleasant Street Yarmouth celebrated 67 years of marriage. He, born May 29 1864 in Wart on Canada, later worked in Biddeford Westbrook Windham and operated several businesses in Yarmouth including a laundry farm hotel and taxi service. She, born Sept 2 1857 in St Dominic Canada, moved to Biddeford as a girl and joins in the anniversary observance with a wide circle of friends.
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Joseph Greenwood
Pleasant Street
Yarmouth
Greenwoods
Mr. Greenwood
Warton
Canada
Joseph
Margaret Charlan Greenwood
Greenwood
Lewiston
Biddeford
Theresa Gosselin
Westbrook
Windham
Royal River House
Russell
St. Domonic
Francis and
Emili Demier Gosselin
Merchants’ Night Promotes Local Trade Standards
Bridgton Chamber of Commerce hosted a Tuesday meeting at Den Level Maine Ball where issues like buying at home honest advertising standard store hours and uniform holiday observance were discussed. Mr and Mrs Hiram Tobey returned to Wakefield Mass after visiting parents Mr and Mrs George Tobey and Mr and Mrs Arthur Pepper over the weekend.
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Hiram A. Tobey
Wakefield, Mass
George W. Tobey
Arthur Pepper
Popham Beach Weather and Local Building Notes Spread
High tides and winds drew surf to the south beach while eroding the riverbank. Neighbors report road flooding and recent work to improve crossroad access and ditching. Coast Guard cottages see additions and renovations as locals continue outside projects and health outreach efforts. Deer hunting season adds local caution as gunners pass through town.
Bath Iron Works Notes and Gossip
Pres William S Newell of Bath Iron Works spoke to Lewiston Auburn Rotary at DeWitt hotel detailing destroyer bids. He explained cost items and penalties for fuel overuse, plus bonuses for exceeding specs. He noted Navy aims to expand fleet, with Sims and Hughes ships capable of 39 knots, 341 foot hulls, and 1500 tons, using high pressured steam and advanced turbines. The piece also covers plant payroll, historic productivity, and local social notes from Bath.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Pres
William S. Newell
Lewiston-Auburn
Iron Works
Navy Department
Pres. Newell
Sims
Hughes
The
Shipyard Holiday Schedule and Training Classes Grow
The plant will close for Thanksgiving with shipyard workers observing the holiday on Thursday. A Saturday closure will not be made up, as workers prefer the two day weekend. Shipfitting, electrical, and sheet metal classes at Bailey Evening School show good turnout, led by Arthur King, Walter Anliker, and Chester Marr.
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Bailey Evening School
Arthur King
Robert Lambie
Walter Anliker
Chester Marr
Bay Point News Highlights and Local Visits
Bay Point residents share Armistice Day visits, gunnery trips, and social calls. Everett Stevens, Mrs. Agnes Powers improves in Bath Memorial hospital, infant Harold Perry funeral at Oak cemetery Georgetown. Local clubs report Bath Marine Draftsmen officers elected, injuries, deer hunting trip failure, and town purchases for winter snow removal.
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A. Spinney
Everett Stevens
Georgetown
Bay Point
Ethelyn Spinney
Lewiston
Louise Howard
Agnes Powers
Bath Memorial Hospital
Earle Payson
Harold Perry
Oak Cemetery
Franklin Koehlwetter
Carroll Deering
Elizabeth
Eva Gaudet
Lillian Marshall
Andrew Butterfield
Bath
Edward
Willard McLean
Ralph McKinnon
Mary
Mrs. Howard
Deerings
Harry Stone
Mrs. Coleman
Donald Avery
Dawn
Beatrice
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Shaw's Trading Post
Dresden
James Deery
Rsa
Joann
Memorial Hospital
Totman
Portsmouth
William Cullity
Charles Blaisdell
Kenneth Wallace
Maisie Wallace
John Libby
McCollett-Percy Place
Stone
Clifford Pye
Bingham
Bess Dickinson
Under-the-lee
Herbert Scott
Philip Jacobs
Sebasco
Harold Seavy
Squirrel Point Light
Clifton Morong
Popham Beach Coast Guard Station
Seavey
Morong
Weasel Cove
Squirrel Point
Hattie York
Hamilton McCourt
Howard Bowker
Stonybrook
John Malcolm
Dromore Bay
Charles Braden
North Bath
George Stacy
Ralph Wright
George Thompson, Jr
Parker
Pon le
W. A. Jobs
Thiopicuire
Courages
Niles Cameron
Coast Guard
Harry Pashard
Voorhees
Peter Isaacson
Alford Graham
Robert Cody
Ann
Milton
Graham
Ann Cody
Frank Scott
Ny És
Walter Sprague
Victor Sprague
Blanchard
Crowley’s
Morse
Ernest Oliver
Alexander Reed
Ellison Moody
Freeport
Moody
Gilbert End
Miss Buck
State Department of Health
Elizabeth Pinkham
Seaman Drake
Leslie Greenlaw
Paul Holbrook
G. E. McNulty
Barbara Sprague
Yarmouth Academy
Elisha Bridges
the Pequot
William Bowie
Eugene W. Osgood
Lighthouse
Harold Osgood
Old Town
Bion Bowie
Lincoln Bowie
Roland
Stanley Hyde
Royal Cheney
Atkins Bay
Louis Oliver
Beatrice Chandler
Marion Warmer
Waterhouse
N. B. Fickett
Pond Island
Moses Chandler
Nine Day
Rufus W. Lombard
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Dahlgren
Craven
Alec Baka
Bath Country Club
Walter Morse
Worthley McPhee
Harry B. Briggs, Jr
Palmer
Alfred A. Parks, Jr
E. Motley Fuller
Harvard
Cambridge
Orono
Bowdoin-Maine
John M. Conley, Jr
Time
Conley
James G. Jenkins
Jenkins
David P. Mullin
Lee
Austin
Scott Morse
Richard Haskell
Mary Kenney
Robert T. Boudreau
Mullin
Charlotte F. Page
Charles Pearce
Marius H.e
William Scott
Donald Smith
John Gordon
Mattawamkeag
Mr. Scott
Mr. Smith
Mr. Gordon
Pipe Shop
Cihsroug
Fiat Gore
Bernard Plummer
Russell Young
Paul Gurney
Ernie Kingsbury
Hart
Marr Welse Diss
Seedseenace
Kingsbury Detect Arene
L. Billings
Gediman Tere
Ells
Doherty
Powers Eees
Farrar
Murphy Steer
Evees
Buffkin
Corliss
Gurney
Mitchealson
Donald Perry
Harry W. Thebeau
Albert
Charles T. Henderson
Joseph St. John
Lake Umsaskis
Edwin R. Andrews
Hyde Windlass Co
Harry F. Morin
Harold Freeman
East Brunswick
Lake Frontier
the Times
St. Justine
Fred King, Jr
William E. Lundrigan
William B. Pierce
New York City
National Council
Ralph Brewer
Houston
Marmon-Harrington
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