Richmond News Roundup of Visits and Obituaries
Richmond residents and neighbors attended various events in Portland Augusta Gardiner and Brunswick while family and friends were in and out of town. Notables include Mrs Mary Page Mrs Anna Blossom Mrs Verena James and Julia James gifts to the high school library and a large funeral for Hartson Turner in Augusta with George W Greene in attendance. Several local families welcomed guests and reported travel to Bath Brunswick and New Hampshire as small town life continues with church services school activities and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cummings
North Gorham
Falmouth
Lawrence Bond
Barbara
North Adams
Mass
Richmond
I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
Portland
Wesley Webber
Merle Thompson
Everett Kincaid
J. W. Randlette
Gilbert Maxwell
Brunswick Hospital
High School
Life of Pasteur
Anna Blossom
Clinton Gardiner
Verena
Kenneth James
John Maxwell
Outlook
Albert Page
Wings
Clarence Pinkham
Russell Maloy
High Street
A. M. McNalley
The
New England Telephone Co
Town
Seth Watson
George H. Rumrill
Loretta Parks
Frank Gilpatrick
N. Paul Tutino
Gardiner
Robert Stanley
Massachusetts
Elmer King
Elmer King, Jr
Hampton
N. H
Charles Alexander
Arthur Farrin
West Newton
Alexander
Farrin
T. J. Southard
Harriette Patch
George Riley
Beverly
Auburn
Orrington Baker
Smith Cemetery
St. Ambrose Church
Grange Hall
Alice May Douglass
Bath
Magna Charta Day Association
Douglass
Miss Douglass
State Library
Joy
Bands of
Mercy
James Cameron
West Dresden
Richmond High School
Richmond Lions Club
Emerson Lane Post
Richmond Baseball Club
Legion Hall
Charles Joyce
Lisbon Falls
Mary Page
Garfield Hamilton
Frank
Bowdoin Rural Sermons End With Hopes Of Spring Rebirth
Rev William A Wood preached at East Bowdoin chapel to a large audience in a series of monthly meetings since June. Ministers cited as among the best in the State. Sagadahoc grange members attended a Woolwich reception for Governor Gardiner and others. Local families and residents are noted visiting, with events including East Bowdoin Ladies aid election of officers and an oyster supper planned for November 1 at Mrs Grant Woods home. Wood activity and transport of wood to Lisbon and Brunswick are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Wood
Penny Memorial Baptist Church
Augusta
East Bowdoin
Sagadahoc
Gardiner
Abbott
Carol Williams
Livermore Falls
William
Addie Williams
E. E. Purinton
Horace Purinton
Edward Beals
Richmond
F. S. Meecham
Ellen Miller
North Bowdoin
John Curtis
Charles Babb
Ella Adams
Erland Rogers
A. E. Purinton
Ernest Carr
Helen Mockler
Grant Woods
Samuel Enman
Richard Enman
Robert McAfee
Cornish Saw
Bowdoinham Post Road
Vesta Ackley
Otis Ackley
Aptonoma
Lisbon
Brunswick
Bath Board votes to extend Morse high noon recess
At a special Bath Board of Education meeting, the noon recess at Morse high school was extended by 15 minutes. The morning session ends at 11.30 and the afternoon starts at 1.05, with school closing at 3.15 as before, aimed at giving students time for dinner and returning to class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Board of Education
Morse High School
Conway Procures Imported Spaniel for Bird Hunt
George Conway of York street has imported a Springer spaniel from Scotland named Mac. The five year old dog is an exceptional bird dog, best at retrieving. Partridge in the area are a bit more plentiful than last year, challenging a Bowdoin professor’s pheasant release theory. Also noted, over 400 short lobsters found with W. E. Stinson of Cape Porpoise faced a reduced fine and costs after pleading guilty in York municipal court. The electric power era shifts toward large generating units offering better service and lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Conway
York Street
Scotland
Mac
Conway
Bowdoin College
W. E. Stinson
Cape Porpoise
Dwight W. Underwood
Saco
William Littlefield
State Police
Will C. Hildreth
York Municipal Court
Nson
Georgetown Notes of Social and Religious Life
A Georgetown town page records Sunday visits from Harold F Hunt and family of Bath. the K of P convention in Bowdoinham. a Hallowe en party planned by the Working League and Center school. a baked bean supper at the First Baptist vestry. and a Sunday union service at the First Baptist church. Local residents from Bath Somerville Waltham Robinhood and Hyde Park visit, with many on weekend trips and familial gatherings reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Hunt
Bath Town
John Grindell
Alfred Rowe
Bath
Bowen. Forrest, Drake
Arthur Bradshaw
Somerville
Mass
C. L. Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Gilbert Gunnell
Leon Williams
Waltham
T. N. Williams
Hartley Harley
A.B. Thibodeau
Charles Hanna
Bowdoinham
Cronin
Hyde Park
George Williams
West Georgetown
Ruth Hinckley
Helen Noyes
Ernest Curtis
Scott Curtis
Wendell Todd
Frank Curtis
Salem
Lester Powers
George Powers
Robinhood
Arrowsic
Annie M. Jones
Sarah Morrell
Fred M. Reid
Working League
First Baptist Vestry
Frank Heald
W. C. Todd
George Baker
Thomaston
Pauline Baker
Irving F. Hunt
William Devine
Boston
Carroll Powers
Roy Newman
William Todd
Walter Cummings
Jennie Todd
Walter M. Colby
Harry Horne
William Davis
Nancy Davis
McKenney
Christian Endeavor
First Baptist Church
God
Steven
First Baptist
Annual Bath Red Cross Roll Call Opens Drive
The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross begins its annual membership drive and roll call on Sunday November 10 following a vote by the executive committee. The committee includes Frederic H. Low as chairman Rev Edwin Dodge Hardin and Hon F B Nichols with the same captains as last year. A tea to plan the drive will be hosted next week by chairman Mrs Seth S Mullin at 1111 Washington Street. Mrs R Clinton McFadden is elected chairman of the Junior Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
American Red Cross
Frederic H. Low
Edwin Dodge Hardin
F. B. Nichols
Seth S. Mullin
Washington Street
R. Clinton McFadden
Red Cross
Wawenock Course Closes After Record Golf Season
Wawenock golf course at South Bristol ends its season Sunday after a record year. The course stayed in fine condition with several fairways re dressed and set to look sharp in spring. May 15 reopening planned. F A Gilman of Augusta scored a hole in one on the eighth hole from about 150 yards amid cold weather. A previous hole in one by a visiting golfer earlier this season gave two players membership in the Hole-in-One club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wawenock
South Bristol
F. A. Gilman
Augusta
Gilman
Five Islands social notes recount visits and births
Five Islands residents host and visit relatives across Maine and Massachusetts. Guests include Gov. Horace Rittall and several named locals at Five Islands and nearby cottages. A baby named Charles Philip born to F P Carr at Bath hospital. Frequent travel to Bath, Georgetown, North Jay, Winneganee, Portland and Boston with multiple family groups visiting parents and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Horace Rittall
J. G. Stevens
J. E. Blaisdell
L. H. Rowe
W. L
F. P. Carr
Edward M. Lewis
Augusta
Bide-a-Wee
Walter Moore
Hallowell
Nettie Snowman
F. K. Preston
Anna
Catherine
S. W. Brown
D. L. Howard
Bath
Philip Pierce
Waltham
Mass
Pierce
John Hinckley
Portland
Vesta Hinckley
Springvale
Ida Hinckley
Ellen Hagan
William Marr
North Jay
Linwood Stevens
Robinhood
Hartley Harley
Freemont Rowe
Mose Rowe
Five Islands
Bath Hospital
Charles Philip
David Lawrence
Clara Davis
Robbery case in Topsham garden ends with fines
John O Collins and Mrs Florence R Savage of Brunswick were fined 20 dollars and 20 dollars 79 cents costs each after pleading guilty in municipal court to entering a Topsham garden with intent to steal produce. Deputy Sheriff Carver testified the case aimed to curb local garden thefts amid a spate of robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Collins
Florence R. Savage
Brunswick
John J. Keegan
Topsham
Frank E. Carver
Guy Moody
Middlesex Road
Carver
Moody
Mr. Moody
Garden theft ring targets pumpkins and produce in Brunswick area
Couples admitted visit but denied involvement in the alleged thefts. Losses near $100 include four gobblers and many farm items such as turkeys apples pears pumpkins squash turnips cabbages cucumbers. Specific victims cited: Wilbur Hunter 25 hens Everett Furbish 15 bushels apples E B Sprague bagged apples John Tarbox pears. Some thieves drive to roadside stands at night to grab produce. Mr Collins and Mrs Savage must pay fines and costs of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Wilbur Hunter
Foreside
Everett Furbish
Middlesex Road
E. B. Sprague
John Tarbox
Carver
Collins
Savage
Brunswick
Surprise farewell party for Woolwich pastor Rankin
A surprise party was given Monday night in Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich for Rev and Mrs Oswald H Rankin who depart for Hope Valley Rhode Island after accepting a call to a flourishing church. The Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse hosted games and contests with Autumn leaves and Jack O Lanterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Ferry
Woolwich
Oswald H. Rankin
Hope Valley
R. I
Charles E. Haley
Llewellyn Oliver
Nequasset School
John Carter
Lincoln Houdlette
Leroy Marston
Myers Reed
Rankin
Union For Christian Service
William H. Tobey Funeral Held in Arlington Mass
Funeral services for William H. Tobey 73 former Bath man were conducted at Trinity Baptist church Arlington Mass with Governor Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire attending. Survived by wife three daughters and eight grandchildren the Bath native had worked for Parker Wilder Co. Boston and died at his Arlington home after a summer illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Tobey
Bath
Randolph Street
Arlington
Mass
Trinity Baptist Church
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
James E. Norcross
Watertown
Mabel Jones
Isabel C. Melville
Cambridge
Adelphian Chapter
American Bible Class
Homer L. Grover
George E. Rogers
Arthur E. Burns
James W. Rourke
New Ipswich
N. H
Ellis Hemmingway
Congregational Church
Temple
Arthur K. Purington
John L. Purington
Brunswick
Parker, Wilder Co
Boston
New England
Charlestown
Mr. Tobey
Tobey
Mary*Tree
Hartford
Miss Annie Peck Plans Plane Flight Over Andes
New York reports that Annie Peck, twenty-one years after her ascent of Mt Huascara in Peru, plans a plane trip over the Andes. She declares she is still young and lively as she prepares this bold expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mt. Huascara
Peru
Annie
Peck
Andes
Colby student C Lloyd Hooker visits family
C Lloyd Hooker of Colby College spent the week with his parents Mr and Mrs L Hooker at Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lloyd Hooker
Colby College
Mrs. L. Hooker
Washington Street
Fall Plowing Ordered to Check European Corn Borer Spread
Augusta Maine October 18 1929 a state order requires fall plowing of all land planted to corn in York Sagadahoc Lincoln Knox Cumberland and surrounding towns to curb the European corn borer. The mandate warns penalties for noncompliance but urges 100 percent farmer cooperation and clarifies plow timing methods and exceptions for small gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
United States Department of Agriculture
York
Sagadahoc
Lincoln
Knox
Baldwin
Bridgton
Brunswick
Cape Elizabeth
Casco
Cumberland
Falmouth
Freeport
Gorham
Gray
Harpswell
Naples
Portlands Pownal
Raymond
Scarboro
Sebago
South Portland
Standish
Westbrook
Windham
Yarmouth
Cumberland County
Lisbon
Androscoggin County
Biluehill
Brooklin
Brooksville
Bucksport
Castine
Orland
Penobscot
Sedgwick
Surry
Aecock County
Augusta
Chelsea
China
Farmingdale
Gardiner
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Lowell
Reed Allen
Oak Grove
Harold Varney
New Hampee
M. C. Priest
William Smith
I. B. Worthey
Phillips
R. E. Worthy
Margaret Sencabaugh
Gardiner Saaturday
Annie Johnson
Lillian Johnson
Jessie Southerland
Mildred Beedle
Cape Newagen
Cecil Rickdtas
Elizabeth Haynes
Harriette Brackett
Robert Spaulding
A. B. Fralinger
Bowdoin
Georgetown
Bath Red Cross
Lexington
Concord
Paul Revere
Fred S CusrtsEe
Samo R. Buece
Oy Smoulance
R. Bath
Carter
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Chevrolet
Car of Universal Appeal
INCE
Phaeton
the Co
Flint
Michigan
Reig
Atlantic Motor Company, Inc
Newcastle, Maine
Damariscotta, Maine
Bath, Maine
New Field
Corn Growers OF
F. P. Washburn
State Department of Agriculture
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