Richmond Notes Include Weddings and Local Moves
Richmond area news covers a grandmother’s wedding in Randolph, local moves to Freeport and Lewiston, family visits to Augusta and Boston, and a Richmond High School class gathering with musical contests. Also noted are hospital stays, farm visits, and a former state official’s obituary.
Henderson's Shot Called a Wonder
Bath golf fans witnessed Vin Henderson pull off a remarkable 36th hole par to tie Rodney E. Ross Jr. for the President's Cup after Ross held a one hole edge entering the final stretch. Ross had a strong drive on number two, but Henderson used a spoon from out of bounds to rally, chip close, and card a clutch par. Meanwhile Biddeford's City Theatre manager Frank Vennett seeks two child-sized crutches for a crippled children program run with the Kawanis club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagen
John H. Hyde
Bath
Vin Henderson
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Ross
Henderson
Mr. Hyde
Young Ross
Frank Vennett
City Theatre
Biddeford
Frank
Kawanis Club
Georgetown Social Roundup and Visitor Notes
Georgetown residents and summer visitors fill pages with cottage stays and social events at Indian Point Five Islands Kennebec Point and Sagadahoc Bay. Local and out of town guests from Melrose Cambridge Lexington Bath Rockland and Montreal attended dinners parties and weekend gatherings while repairs and church sermons are also noted. Four deaf mutes were arrested in Lewiston after a fight at a G A R hall during a National Fraternal Society meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larabee
Bailey Cottage
Indian Point
Danvers
Mass
Dorothy
Five Islands
Stearns W. Scott
Ernest G. Heald
Bath
Annie M. Jones
Elizabeth Morrell
Joan Harrison
Melvin Cunningham
Clarence Hill
Faith Nelson
Augusta
Harry L. Horne
James Buzzo
Middletown
Conn
Marion Rowe
H. E. Snow
Helen
Robert
Melrose
Paul Wren
Medford
Kennebec Point
George Coward
Cambridge
Warren Coward
Mildred Grover
New York City
Alfred Rowe
John Grindell
Augusta Rowe
George Smith
Lexington
Sagadahoc Bay
Dorothy W. Oliver
Joseph F. Higgins
Walter W. Cummings
Pemaquid
Christmas Cove
C. W. Woodbury
J. W. Lane
Mary Saunders
Montreal
Roscoe Scott
Shirley N. C. Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Hick
Stephen Clarke
New York
Howard Fletcher
John F. Thompson
Roscoe P. Todd
Roy M. Newman
William A. Todd
B. H. Woodside
Elizabeth Thompson
Georgia Randall
Walter B. Hill
Emma Hill
Pottsville
Penn
Walter
George
Philadelphia
William Horne
Orr’s Island
Carrie L. Oliver
Kenneth Dunlop
Walter Wehslage
Irvington
N. J
Seward E. Emmons
West Georgetown
Chester Oliver
Calais
Willard Oliver
S. W. Scott
Harold Miller
Miller
Baby
Curtis
H. M. Trafton
Inez Trafton
Dorchester
Harley Trafton
Quincy
Rudolph Trafton
Doris Trafton
Helen Severns
Lewiston
Elmer Fogg
G. A. R. Hall
National Fraternal Society
O. Robinson
Pabinson
Frank D.land
Harmon's Harbor
Willis Beane
Waltham
Seguinland
Clayton MacMahan
Somerville
Frank MacMahan
Charles Jones
Sheepscot
Kennebec
Boothbay Harbor
Joseph Blasdell
Frank McMahan
Howard McMahan
Lester Davis
North Anson
Farm buildings burn. Monmouth man saves stock
O. W. Slavenwhite of Monmouth awoke to a kitchen blaze that spread to his barn. He freed a horse, several cows, a pony, and hens before firefighters arrived. the buildings, insured for 2,000 dollars, were a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Slavenwhite
Monmouth
In-Vita Herb and Iron Tonic Claim Sheet
An advertisement for In-Vita Herb and Iron Tonic promotes a system cleanse and blood purification. It claims to improve appetite aid digestion tone the body regulate bowels and correct constipation. The product is stated as safe and reliable and is attributed to Freedman Medicine Co. of Stonington Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedman Medicine Co
Stonington, Me
First steamship to cross Atlantic marked by Royal William tale
The Royal William a Canadian built paddle steamer proved the feasibility of steam powered ocean crossings. After a long career from Quebec to Gravesend she was repurposed and renamed Ysabel Segunda later sinking in 1860. A memorial tablet in Ottawa honors the voyage. Postmaster Mon trose E Hill at Old Orchard Beach received a Shrine pin from his staff upon retirement. Berwick academy and Berwick public schools announce September 11 openings with minor staffing updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Royal Wiliam
Canadian Post Office Department
Royal William
Quebec
Montreal
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Government of
Lower Canada
Cunard Brothers
Cunard Line
Boston
United States
England
Pictou
Northumberland Strait
Pictou Harbor
London
John McDougall
Gravesend
Ysabel Segunda
House of Commons
Old Orchard Beach
Montrose E. Hill
Hill
Old Orchard
Garfield
Cleveland
Wilson
Lunch box with toilet articles found by Auburn police
A well filled lunch box including a shaving mug brush and other toilet articles was picked up by Auburn police on James street Friday night and brought to headquarters. If the owner does not claim it by Saturday night three officers Moores Berry and Parker will use the items on their weekend trip to the Braves New York doubleheader in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn Police
James Street
Auburn
Moores
Berry
Parker
Boston
Five Islands Picnic and Busy Summer Notes
The Five Islands Improvement Association held a picnic at Owen's Mouth with thirty-two attendees in four boats. A weekly social and ice cream sale continues at the club rooms. Numerous residents and visitors arrive for weekends, cottages close for the season, and various trips and improvements are noted. A seaplane visit and summer activity mark the period, with many names and places across Bath, Five Islands, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
B. F. Perry
Wiscassel
Fred Reid
Seguinland
Bath
Ralph R. Worrell
Harriet Worrell
Philadelphia
Christmas Cove
Paul A. Thompson
John Lundquist
Roslindale
Theo McNeil
Stoughton
Mass
Percy McGillvary
Portland
T. W. Blaisdell
Earl Hagan
Georgetown Center
Leon Williams
Waltham
C. C. Davis
Ellingwood Bros
South Paris
Otter Cliff
George O'Donnell
Janet May
Chestnut Hill
Arthur Berry
Arthur Jr
Peabody
Wm. L. Berry
Charles Jordan
Auburn
Mark Hanna
Charles Hanna
A. E. Holland
West Bath
W. J. Berry
Hershel Dickey
Madelyn Berry
Walter Savage
Kittery
Mr. Savage
Percy Savage
Alexander Marr
Everett
Marr
Son Junior
Cambridge
Pollyanna Lodge
Frank Webber
Lawrence
Ernest Savoy
Richard
Malden
Percy Allen
Oakland
The
Grange
H. B. Cranshaw
Malden Island
Newton
Katharine Gadd
Dorchester
M. L. Butland
Arthur Hunt
New Yornity
Mildred Grover
Mansfigia
Crowell Cottage
Harry Miller
Melrose
Gotts Cove
Carl Pearson
Marilyn
Quincy
Frank McMahan
Leslie Ainlee
Virginia
Addie Moulton
Ralph Johnson
Park Board Bars Baseball and Park Improper Use
The Cemetery and Park Board resolved to end all baseball and athletic use of the city park citing damage to lawns and landscapes. They also prohibited parking in cemeteries after dark and ordered enforcement by Superintendent Horace W. Ward to curb petting parties and to stop repairs on interment lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Ward
Northern Raven Found by Harpswell Man
An exceptional specimen of the rare northern raven was obtained by S. D. Jeffrey of North Harpswell from Ragged Island, Castine Bay. The bird hatched in April 1933 and matured under Jeffrey’s care, marking the first exhibition at the New York Zoological Park since 1905. The article also notes historical superstitions about the species and its current limited range. It ends with the engagement announcement of Dorothy Josephine Hooper to John Gooch Smith, son of ex-mayor John G. Smith of Saco, with no wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Jeffrey
North Harpswell
Ragged Island
Casto Bay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
New York Zoological Park
Jeffrey
Zoological Park
North America
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
New England
Donald MacMillan
Greenland
Atlantic
New Jersey
Georgia
Clarence N. Hooper
Kennebunkport
Dorothy Josephine
John Gooch Smith
John G. Smith
Saco
Miss Hooper
Kennebunk High School
The
Baptist Church
Mr. Smith
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Boston
Lambda Chi Alpha
Raymond Goldthwaite Injured In Motorcycle Crash Near Biddeford Pool
Raymond Goldthwaite 23 of Biddeford Pool suffered a fractured leg when his motorcycle toppled after being crowded off the road near Biddeford Pool post office. An automobile forced him into soft sand, causing the loss of control. he was taken to Trull hospital where the fracture was reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Goldthwaite
Truman Goldthwaite
Biddeford Pool
Trull Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richmond
John Nichols
Hallowell
Bertelle Skinner
Minnie Skinner
Winthrop
Frank Beedle
Richmond High School
Arabel Allen
North Front Street
Sadie Hull
Leon Batchelder
Cleveland Mariner
George Tibbetts
Inez Savoie
Zoe Tyler
Brenda White
Mary Kidder
East Orange
Bert Stewart
Jeanette Stewart
Stewart
Connecticut
Elmer Rogers
Main Street
Minnie Pert
Leon Dunklee
Maurice Blair
Richmond Camp Grounds
Mary McGinn
Edward McGinn
Franklin, Ind
Katherine Poulin
James Cyr
Melvin Heath
South Portland
Charles Griffin
W. H. Johnson
Lillian Johnson
George Coughlin
Pratt’s Island
Cape Newagon
Josephine Moore
Round Pond
Sunny
Lawrence Arsenault
Angie Arsenault
Roxbury
Margaret Ann Slattery
George Slattery
Children’s Hospital
A. T. June
Athens
Warren Ransford
Spring Cove
S. M. Preble
Harvey Goodwin
Skowhegan
John Sykes
Laura Collins
Charles Howes
Ann Spofford
Gay Cottage
Damariscotta River
Robert B. Stewart
Freeport
Linden Little
Greenfield
Hazel Dunklee
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
John McLeod
Paul
McLeod
Racheal Mansir
Frank Hea
Emery Thorndike
Stanley Card
Edward Coughlin
Percy Little
Katheryn
Mary Coughlin
Sarah Coughlin
Melvina Borjesson
Borjesson
Amandus Borjesson
Charles Soule
Dresden
John Skillen
H. L. Stilphen
Wallace N. Price
Marion Ellen Blair
Willis Blair
Maurice C. Peary
Charles Peary
Strong
Methodist
Randolph
N. R. Pearson
Alberta Pinkham
Glenville Tremaine
Gerald Tremaine
Westfield
Peary
William Malloy
Alonzo Hill
Nathan True
Emma Burnell
Ida Snow
Burnell
George Pashard
George Pushard
John Schofield
Young
Randall Young
E. P. Lancaster
Ohio
Frank Lancaster
School Street
Lawrence Kimball
Charles Blair
A. M. Lancaster
Carl Robinson
Ideal Home Corner Club
River Road
Bertha Curtis
Pitts Road
W. S. Cobb
Brunswick
Charles Cobb
County Road
Joseph E. Alexander
Pleasant Street
Mr. Alexander
Little Squam Island
Albion
Almira (Lewis) Alexander
Secretary of State
Sumner J. Chadbourne
Mr. Chadbourne
Cyrus W. Davis
George E. Bunker
Augusta Trust Co
Alexander
Elizabeth Chadbourne Alexander
Alice Smith
Norway
W. Young
Anna Kendall
Betty Fuller
A. E. McMaster
Dorothy Grant
John Grant
Richmond Corner
Fred S Curtis &Funeral Service SE
Satiance Lance
R. Bath
Georgetown
Canadians
Trip
Berwick Academy
Helen Hamlin
Helen Scribner
Berwick
Central School
Mildred Knowles
Katherine Gordon
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Ma
Room
Cemetery and Park Board
Bath Savings Institution
Harpswell
New York Zoo
Beacon Street
Beacon Hill
State House
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