Autumn Week in Phippsburg Highlights Fair Weather Sooner
Rural column notes a Tuesday sun after a Monday rain as Topsham Fair opens with fine weather. Readers enjoy autumn colors, notably red maples, while Capt. C W Locke moves his houseboat to Coxs Head for winter and clam ventures begin. Local residents visit Bath and Dedham, with crossway filling progressing and several residents mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Fair
C. W. Locke
Cox’s Head
Guy Crocker
Frank Frisbee
Deering
Bath
Frank Leavitt
Walter Small
Bertha Shea
Ella Fullerton
Alice Minott
Henry Berry
Saco
Frank M. Bowker
Joseph Crocker
Edgecomb Farm
W. A. C. Rogers
Clinton Beals
Tops ham Fair Opens Amid Cold Attendance Boost
Tops ham fair drew a large crowd on opening day despite chill air with cattle judging, livestock shows, and midways drawing steady traffic. Races on the program produced notable times and prizes as officials fined two drivers for not driving to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Fair
Elm St
A. H. Standish
G. W. Gerow
Fort
Monte Bell
Dause
Cloe W
Manor King
Amato
Gerow
Woodbury
Lady Emerson
Russell
Morse Challenged by Portland High in Class A Prep Clash
Morse High School football eleven accepted a challenge from Portland High for a Saturday afternoon game in Portland. Morse, once seen as smaller, earned Class A status after a strong showing against South Port High, while Portland High remains a major state contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Leleven
South Portland High
Portland High
Portland
Bangor
Georgetown Whist Club Social Hosts, Prizes Awarded
Miss Hattie E. Rowe hosted a Union Hall whist gathering with six tables and prizes. Notable attendees included Miss Bessie E. Todd and William A. Todd who won towels, handkerchiefs, a pitcher, and a souvenir pillow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie E. Rowe
Union Hall
Bessie E. Todd
William A. Todd
Ida Williams
Robert Jordan
Benjamin H. Woodside
Bath Hospital
Fred Harford
Mr. Woodside
Howard M. Trafton
Roland D. Harford
Woodside
Mr. Harford
Joseph Harford
Georgetown Center
Bath
Henry Harford
Martha J. MacFadden
Massachusetts
Byron M. Rowe
Annie Williams
Jamaica Plain
West Georgetown
Lydia F. Oliver
Agnes S. Jones
Maxa Tarbell
Roscoe P. Todd
Boston
Todd
Dorchester
City
Augusta A. Todd
Popham Colony Evidence Asked For Proof of Permanence
Letter to the editor urges submission of documentary evidence to prove that Popham was settled before Biddeford. It cites George Popham and Captain John Smith, arguing Smith found no lasting English settlement and that the colony dissolved within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Maine
Biddeford
Popham
Kennebec
Sheepscot
Sagadahoc
George Popham
John Popham
England
John Smith
Penobscot
Cape Cod
Smith
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Phippsburg
Topshams
Sterling Sr
Cishery Oval
Peeters
Peru Bingen
Simmons
Miss Hubbard
Fuller
Filbert Todd
Walker
Waco
Berry
Manor King—Prussia
Star Pointer
Chloe W
Peter Wood
Mary Katheryn
Zion Chimes
Marguerite
Webb
Ruth W
Queen Irene
Todd- Tug
Sceousseil
W. B. Dause
W. Gerow
C. L. Jackson
James Lowell
Fred Larock
Don Key
V. Angelin
Teeels
Arthur M
Fitz
Barros
Baron Sidnut
Jackson
Hayes
Moore
John M. Clark
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Wm. C. Chadbourne
Front St
Georgetown
Robin
Hood Cove
George H. Grey
First Baptist Church
Mr. Grey
Henry O. Thayer
Johnson Bros.co
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