Phippsburg Local Notes Map Revival and Odd News
Community happenings include preacher visits after 15 years in ministry, pumpkin crops led by S. C. Campbell, and various visits among residents. A revival starts October 15 at Sebasco Pentecostal church, repairs for the Baptist Church proceed after a July lightning strike, and the Merry Club enjoys a Portland road trip with picnics and shopping.
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Merry Club
Portland
Marion Jordan
Clara Holbrook
Lina Randall
Ellen Totman
Abbie Snow
Lottie Howard
Sybil Holbrook
Mabel Jordan
Florence Jackson
Falmouth
Sidney Holbrook
South Thair Aswell
Roderick
Lewiston
John Snow
Walter Reed
Bowdoinham
Defenses and Forts in Georgetown and Nequasset Area
The article outlines multiple garrison and fort sites along Georgetown and Nequasset Neck including Stephen Greenleaf’s fortified house, Grant-Hilton blockhouses, Arrowsic garrison, Watts fort at Squirrel Point, and Noble and Lewis forts. It notes militia usage, temporary soldiers, and Massachusetts actions to protect settlers during ongoing Indian incursions, detailing 1743 to 1745 events and the Louisburg expedition.
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Page
Nequasset Neck
Stephen Greenleaf
Phipps Neck
Monsweag Falls
Nequasset Falls
Georgetown
Arrowsic
Jonathan Preble
Squirrel Point
Watts
Esquire Denny
Parker's Island
Harnden
Thomas Stinson
Lewis and Noble
Massachusetts
Maine
Arrowslie
Brunswick
Richmond
Pemaquid
Pineland
France
Pepperell
York Counts
Berwick
St. George
Richmondstort
Wiscasset
Damariscot
Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims payment deal disclosed
Frank J. Cheney declares he is senior partner of the firm F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo and promises one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated 1886, includes a notary seal and urges readers to send for testimonials and purchase from druggists. The ad also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Chen
J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Orele
Bath Independent
Bath
Maine
H. W. Owen, JR
H. W. Owen
F. B. Nichols
Mepeat
the Times CO
B. Nichols
North St
Ella D. Nichols
Reaoe Augusta M. Eee
Mergenthaler Fe Aneseeor
Basen Manag
WM. T. Hall
Coe U
War warns along Kennebec frontier urging protection from Governor Shirley
Petitioners led by Job Lewis and Col. Arthur Noble urge restoration of garrisons at Merrymeeting Bay and Georgetown to guard against Indian attacks. They note troops were withdrawn after Aug 1745 war declaration, jeopardizing planting and bread subsistence. Concluded next week.
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Berwick
Thomaston
Sagadahoc
Kennebec
Job Lewis
Col
Arthur Noble
Shirley
Merrymeeting Bay
Said Bay
Norridgewoek
Georgetown
Joe Lewis
Gunning Week Yields Birds Across Local Waters
Wild geese were shot down river and sold in the city after a Saturday hunt. King of the Bay Ridley and Adams shot black ducks on the Bay. A woodcock was noted and partridge counts were logged by N H McCarty Trott and others at Pleasant Point and Woolwich. Wallace Reed reportedly stopped a partridge with his whip a year ago. The city clerk’s office reviewed the finance committee’s roll of accounts Tuesday evening.
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Charles Morrison
Sebasco
Pentecostal Church
Hezikiah Harrington
Irving Harrington
Cranberry Point
William Plummer
North Bath
W. H. Cutting
George C. Pease
Bath
John Pease
Thomas McCormick
King of the Bay
Ridley
Adams
N. H. McCarty
William Trott
Pleasant Point
William Carlton
Woolwich
Wallace Reed
Wallace
City Clerk’s Office
Finance Committee
Schoolboard approves new Ward One schoolhouse plans
At Monday night’s meeting the Ward One school plans were revised to cut costs and gain approval. Bids will be sought from contractors soon as the Bailey School committee announces James P. King as principal and Nellie M. Conley as elementary sewing teacher. An athletic council for the high school is created. Wednesday, Oct. 13, is a holiday for World’s Fair attendance at Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland S. Mitchell
Ward One
Edward W. Hyde
Messrs. N. Gratz Jackson
Leland R. Mitchell
Charles C. Low
John L. P. Burke
James C. Ledyard
Sylvester H. Rowland
Fr. Horan
S. Louise Libby
Gorham
North Grammar School
Susie Reed
Topsham
Rally Week at Beacon Street Methodist Church
Rally week featured stirring sermons by Rev. T. N. Kewley and a full vestry as Sunday school began a new growth drive. A chalk talk on Links highlighted the chain of 293 links and a Marion Lawrence motto urged members to help the Sunday school grow. Special rallies each evening and Bible presentations followed with multiple speakers and a large Wesley Sorority meeting noting leadership changes and a 30-member count.
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Beacon Street
T. N. Kewley
M. H. Douglas
Margaret Sydleman
C. H. Flood
Supt
Marion Lawrence
Onward
Christian Soldiers
Wm. Thistle
H. K. Erskine
Herbert L. Douglas
Amos Perry
Parker Worrey
Harry Bowie
Amy Shepard
Lillian Rogers
Carville L. Douglas
Myrtle Shepard
Doris Shepard
Charlotte Trott
Francis McCabe
Louise Wade
Edith Bowie
George D. Taylor
William Thistle
Irene Oliver
FOR MOTHERS Hints on Child Welfare
Advice on child upbringing and health urges clean habits, water, air, and sunshine. Recommends L. F. Atwood's Medicine for minor bowels or stomach issues, claims six decades of use, and offers a free sample and a music booklet with bottle purchase. Portland, Me company.
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L. F
Atwood
Ogether
F.” Medicine CO
Portland
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M. A. Slade
Bartes- Ft. McKinles
Bates
Small Point Parsonage
Abbie Hosmer
Bertha
Eva Wilson
Leander Shepherd
William
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Charles Norton
George C. Beals
Samuel Beals
Christine Cutting
New York
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H. W. Cutting
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Maine Woods
Charles Anow
Middle Bay
Annie Jordan
Harpswell
Nequasset Territory
Louisburg
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Old Georgetown
America
Britaan
A. D
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Standard Oil CO. OF
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Boston
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James F
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Andrew Butterfield
Annie Stewart
Fred W. Armes
Lile Cahill
Charlotte Cook
Louise Child
N. B. Cortell
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