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Whale Jaw Finds Home in Bowdoinham 60 Foot Specimen
Odd items and local notices dominate this Bowdoinham page. Kendall Bros. displays a 60 foot whale jaw weighing over a ton, destined for gate boxes to the main entrance. Frank S. Trufant uncovers bull’s eye glass panes in the Francis Small house at North Topsham. Arthur Patten returns from Colby to visit sister Mamie in Boston. A misstatement about Long Bridge is corrected, noting a likely old railing and the bridge’s span from Mill Street to Willow Walk. Thanksgiving delay shifts publication, with several social events and a crowded Ridge Hall mask party featuring tableaux, musical numbers, and patriotic acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall Bros
Will
Francis Small
North Topsham
Frank S. Trufant
Charles Trufant
Arthur Patten
Colby University
Waterville
Boston
Mamie Patten
Mill Street
Roaring Cathanee
Willowwalk
Railroad Avenue
Brooklyn Boulevard
Turkey
Stephen Pratt
Griffith
Brunswick
Bowdenham
Stinson House
Standish Reed
Durham
J. O. Given