Woolwich Family of Walkers Among Maine Pioneers
The 26th annual Walker descendants reunion was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emery in East New Portland. Ernest G. Walker wrote a history of pioneer Walkers from Woolwich and New Portland, detailing Josiah Parker and Betsy Walker’s marriage and the Parker family line among Kennebec settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Kennebec Valley
Woolwich
Solomon Walker
Earl Emery
East New Portland
Ernest G. Walker
Washington, D. C
Embden Town
Yore
Falls
New Portland
Montsweag Stream
Kennebec
Capt
Josiah Parker
Earl Emerys
Parker
Josiah
Elizabeth
Betsey) Walker
Solomon
Stephen Walker
Madison
John Walker
Anson
Capt. Parker
Betsey (Walker) Parker
Betsey Walker
Gardiner
Joseph Cragin
Elijah Grant
Betsey Walker Parker
Upper
Andrew Walker
Damaris Cross
William Walker
Tabitha Card
Sophia
Elisha Walker
Embden
Samuel
Spooner
Bunker
Menter
Weymouth
Hunnewell
Lydia
Rachel
Samuel Hunnewell
Samuel Gould, Jr
Sally
Richard Mitchell
Portland
Mitchells
Miriam
James Jewett
Solon
Maine Should Guard Its Fine Elm Trees
A notice urges Maine to protect elms from Dutch elm disease after reports from New Jersey. Symptoms include sudden wilting, twig bending, sapwood reddening, and tree death. suspect samples should be sent to Orono for diagnosis. Also notes Mr and Mrs Randall Leonard returned from a two day visit in Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Jersey
New England
Plant Pathology Department
Agricultural Experiment Station
Orono
Randall Leonard
Washington Street
Quebec
Man Seeks by Two Names in Forgery Case in Bath
Authorities search for Edward Lipman alias F C Colman of Chelsea and Bath facing warrants for forgery and fraud. He allegedly used checks to steal about 500 from Bath, faking Lemoine and Johnson Educator Food Co. payments and endorsing others. Police trace a Cadillac dispute and a Bath home linked to Lipman as they pursue this complex case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lipman
F. C. Colman
Chelsea
Mass
Bath
Dr. Joykill
Mr. Hyde
Albert Henderson
Lipman
Mr. Colman
Mr. Lipman
Lewiston
Androscoggin County
Colman
T. E. Lemoine
Park Street
Johnson Educator Food Co
Cambridge
Mr. Lemoine
Lemoine
Bath Trust Co
F. C. Col
Trust Company
Massachusetts
Topsham Woman Aged 87 Takes A Flight To Boston
Miss Sara A. Whitten of Topsham 88 or 87 according to report won first prize in a Three-Quarters Century Club of Maine quilting contest for a trip to Boston. She traveled to Somerville Massachusetts to surprise her 95 year old cousin Martha Morse, having no idea what the prize was and noting the lack of advance word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sara A. Whitten
Topsham
Century Club of
Maine
Miss Whitten
Somerville, Maso
Martha Morse
Famous Sculptor Coppini to Visit Christmas Cove
Pompeo L Coppini, renowned Italian born sculptor, plans a visit to Christmas Cove Maine to unveil Larrys Lincoln County Memorial at Sachems Head Twilight Park near the Artists Studio Autograph Library. Coppini has created 38 public monuments and holds multiple honors including Commendatore of the Crown of Italy and a 32nd degree Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Lincoln County
Twilight Park
Christmas Cove
Maine
Larry Chittenden
America
Pompeo L.coppini
Lincoln County Memorial
The
Villager
Greenwich Village
N. Y
Pompeo L. Coppini
14Th Street
No. 210
West
New York
Coppini
George Washington
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Kennebec Bridge Tolls Set New Weekly Record
The Kennebec Bridge posted its busiest week in history with receipts of 8274.35 for the first seven days of the month, averaging over 1000 daily and surpassing September 1928’s total. Labor Day traffic boosted the figure, with a comparative table provided.
Jurors Drawn for Sagadahoc Superior Court October Term
The Board of Aldermen drew six grand and six traverse jurors for Sagadahoc Superior Court October term. Grand jurors: Owen E. Rogers Frank H. Beal John M. Conley Fred H. Pratt Jr. Thatcher B. Pinkham Wilber G. Cahill. Traverse jurors: Frederick Edney Gerald Atkinson Fred E. Drake Herbert L. Douglas Hubert H. McCarty Herbert E. Grindell. Grand jury convenes Oct 17 and traverse jury reports Oct 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Traverse
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Owen E. Rogers
Frank H. Beal
John M. Conley
Fred H. Pratt Jr
Thatcher B. Pinkham
Wilber G. Cahill
Frederick Edney
Gerald Atkinson
Fred E. Drake
Herbert L. Douglas
Hubert H
Judge W. S. Kenyon Dies at Sebasco Estate
Fort Dodge Iowa judge William S. Kenyon, 64, a U.S. Federal Circuit judge for the Eighth Circuit, died at his Sebasco Estates summer home from heart trouble after a six week illness. He was stricken on a golf course and treated by a nurse. his secretary Edith Awe had served him for 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
Eighth Circuit
Sebasco Estates
Maine
Albert B. Fall
Harding Gabinet
Harry F. Sinclair
Kenyon
Sagadahoc County Court House
Bath
Buckeye
Sebasco
N. E. Kendall
Iowa
Judge Kenyon
Sebasco Lodge
Victor Kahill
N. A. Cushman
Phippsburg Church records note baptisms and temperance vote
Old Phippsburg Congregational church records describe baptisms of Octavia Jane and others on Arrowsic Island in 1829 and document a conference on temperance. The committee urged abstinence from ardent spirits and forming a temperate society among members and older youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phippsburg Congregational Church Society
Octavia Jane
John Beath
Henry Pelham
Nancy Sanford
David Potter
Margery
Jno. Boynton
Arrowsic Island
Jane
Jno. Preble
Rachel
Church of Christ
Phippsburg
Georgetown
Friends of Religion
John Boynton
Andr. Reed
William Whitmore
A. Drummond Jnr
Mark L. Hill
Life of William S. Kenyon Sheds Spotlight
Kenyon left the United States Senate to become a federal judge after resigning the Iowa seat in 1922 following Harding’s appointment to the Eighth Circuit. He refused a cabinet post and a presidential bid, later drawing Coolidge’s offer to be secretary of the navy, then returning to relative obscurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Kenyon
United States Senate
Kenyon
Senate
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Washington
Harding
United States Circuit Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Coolidge
Navy
Bath and Sagadahoc County Vote to Repeal Dry Law
Bath and Sagadahoc County voters approve repeal of the 18th amendment by a two to one margin. Delegates Sewall of Bath and Tate of Richmond pledge to the constitutional convention, defeating Dunton and Hawkes. Heavy turnout with Bowdoinham, Georgetown and West Bath among towns voting dry. Continuous results show broad support for repeal with scattered opposition to related measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoc
Sumner Sewall
William F. Tate
Richmond
Arthur J. Dunton
George A. Hawkes
Sewall
Tate
Bowdoin
Georgetown
West Bath
Bowdoinham
Dunton
Hawkes
Judge Dunton
Mr. Hawkes
Arrowsie
Woolwich
Phippsburg
George
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woolwich Family OF
Walkers
Leslie J. Wald
Amos F. Perry
Arthur
Joh
Chester H. McCabe
Douncilman McCabe
Sumner ‘Sewall
McCabbe
Treas
Donald D. Young
McCabe
Lord and
Young
Beers
Ralph O. Dale
Annie M
Libby
Top Re
John W. Gilmore
Charlé¢s
D. Weeks
Weeks
Roy
Board of Highways and Sewers
Mary Bachelder
Washington and Vine Streets
Alderman Sewall
Wold
Perry
Gilmore
City Treas
Daniel T. Dougherty
Harris T. Rodick
Frank Reynolds
Brookline
Kennebec Bridge
Eter Eee
W. S. Kenyon
Phippsburg Center
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