Phippsburg Shipyard Tales and Local Items
Mrs George C Pease owns a photo of the Portland packet Franconia 74 87 tons built in 1873 at Kennebunk and from Portland Jord Percy recalls seeing her from Portland Harbor The Aryan 1893 and the Francis M 1896 and the Ada F Brown 1901 were Minott yard ships with liners and a five mast Uran 1904 The St Mary 1890 met doom near Cape Horn with captain Curtis and mysterious deaths The Berlin 1882 later a storage barge at an Alaskan port and the Katmai ash event are noted Personal items include Raymond Campbell harvesting hay A postmastership exam at Phippsburg Center Sept 18 has two applicants Mrs Harold Seavey and Mrs Rainey Salary 596 yearly Miss Collee Wyman leaves for Yar mouth Academy Local social and school notes end with Small Point Beach visits and Bath school returnrss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Pease
Franconia
Kennebunk
Portland
Jord” Percy
Parker Head
C. V. Minott
Phippsburg
Francis M
Abbie Frances Minott
Minott
Sels
Berlin
Mr. Minott
Pacific
Katmai Alaska
St. Mary
Cape Horn
Curtis
Falkland Island
Falkland Islands
Falklands
Port Stanley
Raymond Campbell
Phippsburg Center
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Harold Seavey
Squirrel Point Light Reservation
Jewell House
Minott Homestead
Collee- Wyman
Sundle Point
Yarmouth Academy
Marine Growths Inc
Jackie’ Henderson
Bath
Chase Mellen Jr
Chase Mellen
Brightwater residents share summer departures and visits
Meadowbrook residents report returning to New London Conn from Brightwater cabins while others head home from Bath and Brooklyn. Families reconnect after weeks away, with updates on trips, guests, and local cottage life. Ardenne MacFadden ships out to Sanford Fla with a first leave in 20 months, escorted by Barbara Trott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butler
Brightwater
New London
Conn
James Little
Pacific
Carrie Little
Gerald
Allen Little
Edricl
Constance Staples
Greenacres
Stanley Hutchins
William Grevers
Susan
Holly
Gardiner Rogers
Sally
Ardenne E. MacFadden
Metal Smith
Usna Service
Sanford
Fla
Mercie E. MacFadden
Bedford Street
New York City
Barbara C. Trott
New York
Milton C. Trott
High Street
Nurse Miss Jane Hillgrove on vacation from Memorial Hospital
Miss Jane Hillgrove R N of Memorial Hospital staff is enjoying her vacation brief note from the local hospital circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Hillgrove, R.N
Memorial Hospital
Parker Head Community Notes and Social Visits
This week at Parker Head hymn sing drew 26 participants led by Mrs Allie Rollins. A hay ride to Popham for 42 locals ended with a wheel break near Parker Head cemetery forcing a ride in three cars and a horse drawn vehicle. Local residents and visitors from Bath East Boston and Portland are listed among guests and hospitable calls at several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Rollins
H. D. Mank
Miss Mills
Arthur Higgins
Popham
Lawrence Thayer
Parker Head
Edwin M. Wyman
Dix Island
Arthur Sn Gyne
Charles Osborne
Portland
Albert Gray
Annie Campbell
Lynn
Mass
Lester Marrill
Bath
Grays
Winthrop Gage
Blanche Logan
East Boston
Leslie Logan
Leo Hame
Wilfred Libby
Sargent
Hollis Center
Laura Libby
Stanton Dozois
Cox Head
J. Ashton Nickerson
Ela Viscoe
Donald Orr
Lewis Lowell
Bob Moore
Brunswick
Samuel Sternberg
Medford
Herbert Bassett
Wyman
Boston
Charles True
Frank Burnell
Frank Burnell, Jr
I.oston Harrington
Harrington
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Lorraine Harrington
Dorothy Cushing
Barbara Mank
Morse High School
Richard Dozois
Lloyd Lowe
Robert Jewell
Stephen Thayer
H. N. Doushty
W. H. Wynnin
Richmond
Earl Lowell
Granite blocks and wreckage found near Popham Beach
Donald Spear and Jackson Hill found granite blocks and timber on the shifting sand bar near Wood Island suggesting a barge carrying granite for Fort Popham may have wrecked there. Lyman Oliver, 89, recalls seeing similar blocks years ago at the bar and notes several vessels wrecked nearby. The article records summer heat and local visits, plus house guests and staff changes at area cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Spear
Jackson Hill
Wood
Fort Popham
Pond Island
Lyman Oliver
Hunswell Beach
Wood I Island
Annie Stacey
Stacey
Hanover
Office
the Independent
Ledgewood
Popham
Popham Beach
Popham School
Harry Spencer
Harringtons Return Home After Bath Visit
Barbara and David Harrington have returned to their home after visiting their aunt in Bath during a vacation at the Wagene Harpington residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagene Harpington
Barbara
David Harrington
Bath
Crosby Couple Returns Home After Rock Garden Inn Stay
Mr and Mrs L E Crosby of New York City returned home Saturday after spending two weeks at Rock Garden Inn.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. V. Minott Jr
Brown
C. V. Minott Sr
Marcus L. Uran
Uran
Minott Yard
Manley Cottage
D. D. Breck
Small Point
Margaret Wyman
Augusta
John Rogers
Small Point Beach
Maine
State Liquor Commission
State of Maine Hotel Association
Portland, Maine
Meadowbrook
Bessie Coston
Son Boise
Parker
Sally Lowell
Richard Percy
Lloyd Lowell
Ashton Nickerson
Bay Point
Norman Norton
George Jones
Bath Iron Works
Harold Ropers
Walter M. Webb
Douglas
Newmarket
N. H
Albert M. Towne
Margaret Towne
Janice Towne
Townes
Waltham
Herbert J. Kellaway
Peter Phialas
Newton Centre
Phialas
Robert L. V. Jermain
Roderick
Charles Norris
Charles
Carroll Watson
Jermain
Halifax
Robert Carson
Carson
L. E. Gayton
Les
Washington, DC
Alexandria
Barbara Spriasue
Mechanic Falls
Peter A. A Stacson
Elizabeth Webber
Helen Kb. Stearns
Cambridge
Bar Harbor
Miss Webber
Stearns
Ales Hill
Robert
Nacugatuck
Governor Dummer Academy
New Hampshire
Page Wyman
Norma Sibley
Lawrence Wyman
Bernice Car
Jean Hennickus
Elisha Bridges
George Olives
John Mitchell
Carl Stinson
J. Frank Jones
Irving E. Gray
Harold C. Anderson
White Spot
Wilser Irish
Cauphter
Martha Jane
Mark Smart
White Suuot
Mises Virginia
Carolyn
Dai Anderson
Varkin
Cape Elizabeth
Seguin
Alton Cheney
Widh
Francis Hill
Eamily
Manchester
Donald Small
Lissa Denborn
Allan Spear
Donald
L. BE. Gayton
Auburn
Rolf Marsh
Vilna
Ann Marsh
Jeb Marsh
Rahway
N. J
John H. Bube Jr
Priscilla Martha
Gretchen Beebe
Wakefield
Mays
Vernon Mattson
Dorothy
Joiie Mattson
Newtonville
Robert, Everett
Frank Pfeiffer
Minnie Neuschaffer
Worcester
Ralph Gould
Diana Gould
Buchanan Cottage
Frederick Hart
Paul Davis
Winfield Howe
Winchester
Clifon Morong
Tai
Walter Cousins
Voorhees Cottage
Maes
Thomas Daly
Brideford
Hildreth
Hale
Congress
Republican State Committee
Llyod B. Morton
Ey Datingey
SEARS
Gary
Keenidge
Center Street
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