Richmond Falls Hosts Wide-Spread Summer Guests
Richmond news notes many locals spent time away or entertained visitors from out of town. Marriages occur as Harlow KB Melendy of Wilton weds Miss Ida May Taylor of North Jay at the Richmond Methodist Church. Various residents move, travel, or return from trips to Detroit Bedford Rockland Portland and Capitol Island while others attend events and visits in Gardiner Bath Augusta Wellesley Ossipee and Amesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow KB. Melendy
Wilton
Ida May ‘Taylor
North Jay
Methodist Parsonage
Richmond
J. R. Clifford
J. H. Gallagher
Rowe
Front Street
Theobald
Pleasant Street
Florence Somers
Chautauqua
New York
Frederick Harvard
Capitol Island
Detroit
Robert Blake
Temple
Blake
Harry Douglas
Church Street
Randall J. Gordon
Friendship
Eleanor Sturtevant
Walter Humphrey
Swan Island
Neston
Fred Vorenburg
Boston
F. Moysenhelder
Viola
San Francisco
Calif
George B. White
Albert
Eva
Providence
R. L
R. P. Stuart
George Wilson
Charles Alexander
Rockland
Raymond Colby
Bellerica
Mass
Benjamin Colby
Main Street
David Ames
Edward Ames
Leslie Roberts
Leon Dunkley
Munkley
Elbridge Vert
Gardiner Hospital
Malcolm O'Brien
Farmington
O'Brien
N. S. Harriman
H. D. Palin
Emma Hathorne
Mary Page
Tacoma Inn
Chester Yeaton
H. A. Kitch
Frank Yeaton
Oberlin
Ohio
Yeaton
Oberlin College
N. A. Gilpatrick
Don C. Cote
Harold N. Libby
Owen McGurty
Earl B. Preble
Ira K. Burke
Ray Foote
Emerson Liane Post
American Legion
Portland
George Davis
Brockton
Maine
Gardiner
Herbert J. Stewart
East Gleans
Daniel Stuart
Armo Jackman
Mary of
Brewer
Martha King
Bath
Jesse L. ‘Larr
E. H. Call
E. A. Call
Mollie Riley
Andover
Doris Purdy
Italy Hatch
Ordway
Skowhegan
Labor Day
J. L. Tarr
Lath
Arthur Whelan
L. F. Lowell
West Dresden
Charles G. Longfellow
Winthrop
Seth C. Watson
Charles
Muariaville
Amy Bradly Tent
Thurlow & Williams
Georgetown hosts wrap up at Seguinland season
The Seguinland Hotel closed its season with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Bean returning to Waltham Mass. after hosting thirty five guests. Numerous visitors from Massachusetts Maine and Connecticut occupied cottages and attended weekend gatherings at Kennebec Point West Georgetown Robinhood and Bath as residents recap a successful season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Bean
Seguinland
Waltham
Mass
K. B. Sills
Maude McCabe
West Medbury
James Boyd, Jr
Arlington Heights
Walter Row
Cambridge
Richard Peterson
Mildred Cooke
Doris Cathcart
I. Willis Beane
Walter L. Beane
Walthhinl
Anna Calthy
Roxbury
C. L. Hinckley
Marjorie
Ruth
George Smith
Belgrade Lakes
Hinckley
Sadie Drake
Woodlawn Camps
E. J. Stewart
Theodore
Kennebec Point
Brookline
George Cramp
Perley
Wiscasset
Burnside Sowers
Shirley N. C. Hicks
Ruth Hicks
New York
Ralph Scott
Melrose Highlands
West Georgetown
Rosa Smith
Lynn
Waller
Holt
Somerville
David Baker
Revere
W.J. Newdick
Sagadahoe House
Rudolph
Mary Trafton
Willian Ashworth
Nee Ropper
Providence
R. L
Maine
J. J. Ropper, Jr
Boston
Bath
Roscoe
Todd
Warren
W. T. Boyd
EK. BG. Billings
Robinhood
Gilbert Gunnel
Walter BE. Reid
RE. C. Higgins
W. S. Cressey
Charles Campbell
Everett Campbell
Delia Davis
Charles Davis
Boothbay Hospital
Clara Davis
Southport
Benjamin Hinckley Riggs
Wortland
Louise G. Metayer
Lewiston
Roscoe S. Scott
Melrose
Christ Episcopal Church
Hartford
Lendall York
Baby
Portland
Harold Brown
William Thompson
New Jersey
Chester MacMahan
Five Islands
W.T. Boyd
First Baptist Church
Hayes
Otisfield
George Williams
Waterville
Augusta Rowe
Scott
Bath Chapter Masons Help Institute Lodge Installs Officers
Rev David L Wilson Wast Grand High Priest George J Goodwin Grand Captain of the Host Eugene Mc Grath High Priest of Montgomery & St Bernard R A C Dr E J Marston and Hon Charles J Cain attended the institution of Medomack chapter No 69 in Waldoboro Monday. They served as grand officers with Wilson Grand King Dain Grand Royal Arch Captain Marston Grand Scribe. Officers installed by Grant High Priest George H Bangs of Bangor. British sea wages have been reduced 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Wilson
Grand Royal Arch
Maine
George J. Goodwin
Eugene McGrath
Montgomery & St. Bernard R. A. C
E. J. Marston
Charles J. Cain
Institution of
Dr. Marston
Grant
George H. Bangs
Bangor
Model Camps At Eastern States Exposition Highlight Youth Exhibits
The Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Mass will host about 1500 boys and girls from thirteen states for a major junior exposition. Seventeen divisions will feature farm and urban youth, including Camp Vail and a new Junior Achievement home, with extensive livestock shows, health camps, music contests, Scouting, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and aquatic demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Camp
Vail
Junior Achievement Club
Avenue of States
Ter States
Tepee Village
Springfield
Hampden County
New England
New England. the Camp Fire
Cognectiqut
Massachusetts Dairy
Massachusetts
Fruit and Flower Show at Eastern States Exposition
Springfield Mass hosts a major floral exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition September 20 to 26. The display occupies the Coliseum southwest corner with leading Massachusetts floriculture experts and Albert R. Jenks supervising fruit and vegetable displays. Dahlias gladioli and phlox will be showcased in an extensive exhibit unprecedented for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Coliseum Building
Massachusetts
Albert R. Jenks
North Acton
Four Governors In Four Days In Maine History
A historic Maine episode in early January 1844 saw four governors within four days. Details recount Williams resignations in 1843, Fairbanks leaving in 1845 for the Senate, Wavanaugh’s senate presidency, Dann’s brief claim, and Hugh J. Anderson eventually taking office. A stray light brown Spaniel wandered into a Rotary luncheon, prompting a lost-dog appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
U.S
Ruel Williams
John Fairbanks
Williams
Senate
Edward Wavanaugh
State Senate
John W. Dann
Fryeburg
David Dann
Portland
House
Dann
Danse
Hugh J. Anderson
Belfast
Mitchell Arel
Mitch
Rotary Club
FIVE ISLANDS church notices and summer departures
Reverend J A Hayes of Otisfield preaches Sunday as a pulpit candidate. Numerous residents and visitors return from summer cottages at Malden Island and nearby areas, with several families moving to or from Bath Georgetown Georgetown area and Arlington Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hayes
Otisfield
Five Islands Church
Planning for Next Summer Electricity for farm homes
The article urges farmers to adopt individual electric plants to power cooling fans and lights, promising cool, clean illumination without coal oil lamps. It notes these systems are designed for any location and encourages seeking information to see how electricity benefits rural homes.
Personal notes from Melrose Bath and Portland visits
Ebner Johnson of Melrose arrives Sunday for a visit with friends in Bath. Gilman Seabury returns home from Augusta after a week away. Sherman Clark of Portland wanders up High street. Charles Leeman of Boston visits his mother at Cummings street. It is noted that 97 percent of the world’s big jobs are held by men unable to name a dozen movie stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebner Johnson
Melrose
Mass
Bath
Gilman
Seabury
North Street
Augusta
Sherman Clark
Portland
Upper High Street
Charles Leeman
Boston
S. J. Leeman
Cummings Street
State OF Maine
Sagadahoc
Supreme Judicial Court
Said County
Margaret L. Nickerson
Clare B. Nickerson
Massachusetts
Margaret L. Scales
Libellee
Mary E. Nickerson
Barbara L. Nickerson
Chiiton L. Nickerson
Pauline E. Nickerson
Maine
Edward W. Bridgham
Bath Independent
Charles J. Dunn
Foreign misperceptions blame American actions in Latin America
Bishop McConnell urges Americans to study Latin American peoples to mend frictions. He cites tourism ignorance abroad and U.S. high handedness over Mexico Haiti Santo Domingo and the Panama Canal as fueling anti American sentiment. He calls for deliberate cultural understanding and notes diverse racial and cultural mixes across South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
F. J. McConnell
Pittsburgh
Methodist Episcopal Church
South America
Spain
France
Latin America
Mexico
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Panama Canal Zone
Sao Vovle
Santos
Sao Paolo
Republican Women Meet in New England Conference
The Republican women of New England plan a September 24 gathering in Portland with speakers including Senator Bingham of Connecticut and Mrs Medill McCormick of Illinois at the evening session. Afternoon speakers include Dr Lehyi Hsieh, a Chinese student, and Mrs Arthur Livermore of New York. forenoon addresses to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Women of
New England
Wortland
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Lehyi Hsieh
Arthur Livermore
New York
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Augusta Trust Co
Lewis Gaubert, Jr
New York City
Elizabeth Cobb
Ina
Oscar Smith
Center Street
Carl Bolton
Drummond Rogers
Elizabeth
N. J
Rogers
Fred Rogers
Melvin Brown
Westbrook
Brown
Walter Knight
County Road
Marcia Wade
Joseph Wade
Adele Harford
Isford
Williams Street
George R. Meigs
Russell
Julia
Franklin
Mary Longfellow
Alfred
Melville Houdlette
Mell Farren
Beverly
William Thurlow
Merle Lilly
Salem
Pleasant View Farm
Mary Kennedy
Will
Joseph Cummings
Grace Vansickle
Augusta Hospital
Lena Baker
North Attleboro
Noah Devanore
South Dresden
Charles Grondin
Bowdoinham
Sirois
Gerald Grondin
Carlton Randall
Sherman
Carl Roberts
Bowdeinham
George Yeaton
Henry Farley
Morris Barter
Ruby Farley
Myrtle Kennedy
Edward LP
Curtis
Alexander Road
Morris Costellow
Arthur
Kennebunk
George Shaw
Franz Hutchings
Elizabeth Thompson
Joseph Bragg
Charles A. Rogers
J. O. Carter
Traverse
William Miller
Leighton KE. Gardner
Ernest E. Brown
Samuel Vanner
Winchester
Vanner
Thilena Hill
George C. DeMott
Julia Richards
Brunswick
James ©. Carter
Hsther
Rachel
Monnay
Litchfield
Harold Weston
Doris Weston
Uxbridge
H. V. Palin
Norris Harriman
Clinton
Frank
Dresden
Edward Wyman
Mabel Curtis
Lowdernham
Thomas Bowker
Martha
Herbert Bell
Richard
BK. P. Sturtevant
Fairfield
Ursula Sir
William Wilson
Ida Harlow
Roy Harlow
New Meadows Inn
Arthur Allen
Medford
S. Reed Allen
S. M. Preble
Lena Harlow
Freeman Wood
Carl Richardson
Helen
Wilfred
Monmouth
Richardson
Albert Merrifield
Hallowell
C. A. Harlow
S. R. GG. Twycross
Seliria Madre
Wallace
Cora Conley
Roscoe Weeks
Overlook
Washington
A. R. Palmer
Stinson
Amesburg
George W. Despeaux
Harry Whitney
H. C. Sinclair
Susan Warington
Roy—MacWilli Paxts
George Yeanton
Aroostook County
Keef. Durand
Harold Harford
Ossipee
N. TL
Georgetown
Seguinland Hotel
Masons Help Institute Lodge
States
North Atlantic States
M. F. Biggins
Arlington
Gertrude Bradley
Westboro
Biggins
Victor Pinkham
T. W. Blaisdell
Harry Tarr
Mudridge
Forest Hewitt
Pleasant Villa
Edward Lewis
Arthur Marr
Charles Snowman
Hill
Muriel Ell
Lowell
Snowman
Eleanor Campbell
Bay Point
Malden Island
Boynton
E. M. Horton
IF. O. Robinson
A. MacMahan
Lloyd Pinkham
Alice Pinkham
Hiram Huntoon
Gott’s Cove
Charles Hanna
Howard Norton
I. A. Harford
J. G. Stevens
J. E. Blaisdell
Alfred Rowe
Sullivan
Malden
Ladies’ Aid
Frank MacMahan
Ctetson
John J. Desmond
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
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