Newspaper clipping, Edward P. Barrows Captain Overseas, 1944

Left:  Capt. Edward P. Barrows
Right:  Wallace H. Barrows

Special Dispatch to Sunday Telegram

Newport, Jan. 29--Word has been received of the promotion of Edward P. Barrows, son of former Governor and Mrs. Lewis O. Barrows, to rank of captain in Dec. 1943.

Captain Barrows was graduated from Newport High School and the University of Maine in 1942 where he had been an outstanding athlete.  He was elected president of his class each of his four years at U. of M., and a member of the R.O.T.C.

Following his graduation, he was sent to Officers' Training School at Fort Benning, Ga., and from there given an assignment at Fort Sam Huston, Texas, with the rank of second lieutenant.  He was later sent to Comp McCoy, Wis., where, after training, he served as an instructor of ski troopers and was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant.  He was sent overseas in the early Winter as acting commander of his company.

Captain Barrows married Miss Jane Murphy of Augusta in June, 1941, and they have announced the birth of a son, Edward P. Burrows, 2nd, on Jan. 17 at the Augusta General hospital in Augusta.

About the same time that word was received of the promotion of Captain Barrows, words was received of the safe arrival of his younger brother, Wallace H. Barrows, in La Lima, Honduras, Central America, where he will be employed as an assistant foreman on one of the large banana plantations of the United Fruit Company in La Lima.

"Bud," as Newport young people all called him during his school days here, was formerly attached to the Signal Corps, photo division, of the First Service Command stationed in Boston, and received his medical discharge last November.  He served in this capacity for nearly a year.  A graduate of the New Hampton School for Boys, New Hampton, N.H., he was taking a post graduate course when he left the armed forces.  He is a member of Newport Post, American Legion.

They are grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Barrows, Newport.

(no date or newspaper name on clipping, assuming Sunday Telegram, Jan. 1944)

Newspaper clipping, Skowhegan's Grand Old Man Is Four Score and Ten Today, 1928

Ninety years ago in the town of Harmony, a little son was born to Cyrus and Sarah Butler Bartlett, who was named Darius Hamlin Bartlett, and today Mr. Bartlett, who to a host of friends is known as "Ham," is observing this anniversary of his natal day at his home on Madison avenue.  Mr. Bartlett, a few weeks ago, was presented with the Boston Post gold headed cane.

Mr. Bartlett has a sunny disposition and he is possessed of a fund of humor, which with his sterling character and integrity during many years of merchantile [sic] activities have made him respected and beloved by a large circle of acquaintances and friends.

Mr. Bartlett's father was a merchant and in his early boyhood, Mr. Bartlett began his business training, assisting in his father's store.  In the fall of 1858 he began his merchantile career, by establishing a business with a cousin, Henry Bartlett; known as H. and D.H. Bartlett.  The principle business was handling farm products purchased from farmers from miles around and shipped to near by cities and supplying the farmers with all that their families needed in exchange for their produce.  After the death of Henry Bartlett, in 1861, D.H. Bartlett clerked for a few years, and again opened a store in Harmony which he operated successfully.

In the Spring of 1884, he moved to Athens, having sold his business in Harmony.  In Athens he conducted a general store which he purchased of Albert Wade.  Mr. Bartlett came to Skowhegan and in 1892 took over what was known as the Fletcher store, where is now located the Farmers' Union.  Mr. Bartlett's last business activities were in this store, which business he sold to Patterson and Goodrich in 1902.  Although for some time he was a partner of a meat and provision business conducted on Water street, in the store now occupied by Smith and Casey.

Mr. Bartlett is an attendant and supporter and attendant [sic] of the Federated church and within a few days he was present at a supper and entertainment, much enjoying the affair and adding greatly to the pleasure of the other guests by his cheer and brilliant repartee.  He is strong for temperance and enforcement of all alws [sic].  His affiliations were few, but in 1861 he became a mason.

Mr. Bartlett has held responsible public offices, being past master in Harmony and also served his native town as clerk and threasurer [sic].  He has served as both representative and senator in the State Legislature.

On Christmas Day in 1881 Mr. Bartlett married Della Leighton, daughter of Wayland and Mary Emery Leighton of Harmony.  Mr. Bartlett died Dec. 29, 1926.  A beautiful and happy home life was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett who delighted in entertaining royally their relatives and friends.  Mr. Bartlett, an expert gardener, raised the choicest vegetables for his table and many beautiful flowers for home decorations.  A niece of Mrs. Bartlett and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Willis C. Hobart have established their home at the Bartlett residence and are making Mr. Bartlett's reclining years comfortable and happy.

Mr. Bartlett's many friends extend best wishes for today, and anniversary day that few are permitted to enjoy, and wish for him other birthday observances.

(no newspaper name or date on clipping, Mar. 3, 1928 written on clipping in ink, clipping glued to a piece of white paper to preserve it)

Newspaper clipping, field day and rally of Piscataquis Count Women's Republican Club

Prominent in the field day of rally of the Piscataquis County Women's Republican Club at Guilford Thursday.

At the upper left are, left to right, C.H. Owen of Milo, chairman of the Piscataquis County Republican Committee; R.A. Burion of Milo, state committeeman from Piscataquis; Mrs. Charlotte H. White of Guilford, vice president of the women's club, Mrs. Adelaide Owen of Milo, secretary of the women's club; Mrs. Eva C. Mason of Dover-Foxcroft, former vice chairman of the State Committee, and Mrs. Grace W. Clark of Milo, president of the women's club.

At the upper right is Princess Cantacuzene, left, granddaughter of U.S. Grant, being presented with a corsage by Mrs. Ernest O. Genther, president of Pine Tree State Chapter, D.A.R.

Four of the speakers in the afternoon are at the lower left.  They are, left to right, Lewis O. Barrows, gubernatorial candidate; Miss Marion Martin of Bangor, national committee-woman; Mrs. Annie Peaks Kenney of Dover-Foxcroft, state committeewoman from Piscataquis; and U.S. Senator Wallace H. White, Jr.

At the lower right are the morning speakers.  Left to right they are Arnold C. Sayer of New York City and Monson, J. Fred O'Connell of Bangor, state committeeman from Penobscot, and Mrs. Lena M. Day of Gorham, vice chairm. . .

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Newspaper clipping, Sees Wife Receive Degree

Prominent at the Plymouth Teachers' college commencement were the three young people shown above.  At left is Ensign Merle Leonard of Springfield, who graduated a year ago.  At right is Pvt. Philip Tapply of Bristol, who came up from Fort Banks, Boston, to see his wife, the former Ellen Smith of Raymond, (center), receive her degree.  The young men had seats of honor on the platform, with Gov. Robert O. Blood and other guests.

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Newspaper clipping, wedding announcement, Frank and Laura Fenderson, 1905

Newport.

A pretty but quiet wedding occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Barrows, Newport July 11th, when their sister Laura, youngest child of the late Orin R. and Laura Hight Jose, was married to Frank Devereux Fenderson of Parsonfield.  The marriage was performed by the Rev. Mr. Coons, pastor of the Universalist church, Pittsfield, the double ring service being used.  The wedding march was played by Miss Lilla M. Merrow of Bangor, a friend of the bride.  The bride entered on the arm of her brother, Wallace Hight Jose, preceded by her nephews, Masters Lewis and Waldo Barrows as ribbon bearers, and followed by Master Newton Thompson who carried the rings on a tiny white silk cushion.

The rooms were decorated with ferns, evergreen, daisies and pink clover, and especially attractive was the one in which the ceremony was performed, the couple standing in front of a bank of ferns and daisies and beneath a horse shoe of daisies.

The bride was gowned in white silk, with veil, and carried a shower bouquet of daisies.

Only a few of the most intimate friends besides the family were present.

The presents were many.  The bride is one of Newport's well-known and highly respected young ladies, and on one who only the highest words of praise can be spoken.  The bridegroom is a young man of fine character and strict integrity, being employed in the legal department of the New England Telephone and Telegraphy Company.

They left on the Pullman for a wedding trip, after which they will make their home in Portland.

Among the out-of-town guests who were present were Miss Blanche Fenderson and Mrs. J. Merrill Lord of Parsonsfield, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Thompson and Master Newton Thompson of Pittsfield, . . .

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Sanford Has One Of Youngest Broadcasting Groups In Maine, newspaper clipping, 1936

Caption:  Edward Norwood, Irene Luby and Ralph Parson, Photo by Lemire

Special Despatch [sic] to Sunday Telegram

Sanford, Feb. 8--York County has one of the youngest radio teams in the State, if not in all New England, known as The Jolly Three and consisting of Irene Luby, 13; Ralph Parson, 14; and Edward Norwood, 15.  They are known by listeners to Station WHEB, Portsmouth, N.H., as Sis, Eddie and Bunky.

The trio is in charge of Irving Cilley, step-father of Irene Luby.  Irene is a pupil in the 7th grade at the Emerson School and is the featured singer of the group.  Ralph Parson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parson of Blaisdell's Corner, Lebanon.  Edward Norwood lives at North Rochester, N.H.

They present cowboy and modern music and have been received with much favor not only over the air, but also at personal appearances.

(Portland Sunday Telegram And Sunday Herald, Portland, Maine, February 9, 1936)

Do You Remember?, newspaper clipping, 1936

Do you remember when bid whist was as popular as contract may ever hope to be?  Styles have changed in bridge as well as dress, as shown from the gowns worn by these ladies back in the nineties.  These women were leaders in the social life in Newport and formed the "Happy Hour Club," the first bridge club in town.  They met each week for a supper party and played cards in the evening, the hostess supplying a twelfth member.

Front row:  Hubert M. Wardwell, Jr., now with the Middlesex Fire Insurance Company, Concord, Mass., Mrs. Cordelia Wardwell, dead; Miss Carrie Sawyer; Mrs. Bessie Hunt, dead; Alfred S. Adams, son of Mrs. Abbie Adams and a member of the high school faculty in Watertown, Mass.

Second row:  Mrs. Vesta Oakes, dead; Mrs. Sarah Winnie, dead; Mrs. Violet Whitney, dead; Mrs. Clara A. Frye, dead; Mrs. Ellen L. Marsh, dead; Mrs. Virginia Smith, dead; Mrs. Lettie Tilson, dead; Mrs. Abbie Adams, now located in Watertown, Mass.

(Portland Sunday Telegram And Sunday Herald, Portland, Maine, February 9. 1936)

Mrs. Walter Dolley, death notice

Mrs, Helen King Marshall Dolly, 72, wife of Walter Dolley of Alfred, died Friday at her home.  Mrs. Dolley was born at Buxton, July 18, 1878, daughter of Joel and Ellen B. Meserve Marshall.

A graduate of Gorham Normal School in 1896, Mrs. Dolley studied music in Portland and Boston and for 13 years taught public school music at Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Saco, Biddeford, Limerick, Waterboro and Alfred, retiring four years ago.  She was a member of the Rossini Club of Portland and the Maine Federation of Music Clubs.  Prior to coming to Alfred two years ago, Mrs. Dolley had lived in Limerick 23 years.

Surviving besides her husband are a niece, Mrs. Robert S. Whitney of Nashua, N.H., and a nephew, Sumner B. Marshall, Alfred.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hurd Funeral Home, Sanford, the Rev. Charles L. Stevens of Phippsburg officiating.  The body will be placed in the receiving vault at the Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery, with burial in the Spring.

Dec. 31, 1950 written on the newspaper clipping in pencil.

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Miss Clara Marshall Marries Srgt. Robert Whitney in Alfred

At a candle-light service in the century-old Congregational Church in Alfred Village, Miss Clara Allen Marshall of Alfred and Hartford, Conn., became the bride on New Year's Day of Sergt. Robert Sherwood Whitney, USA, of Governor's Island, N.Y.   Tall white candles in silver and gilt candelabra against a background of fir trees, in the chancel, and rows of white candles in the windows lighted the church.  The Rev. Charles L. Stevens read the double ring service, and Mrs. Arthur A. Gould of Alfred played the wedding music.

The bride was gowned in white satin and lace, en train, and her veil fell from a a cap of Venice lace.  Her bouquet was white roses and gardenias.  The maid of honor, Miss Frances Wallace of Hartford, wore Fuchsia chiffon over taffeta, and the bridesmaids, Mrs. Woodrow Lodding of Worcester, Mass., and Miss Ruth Barlow of Hartford, delphinium blue lace and chiffon.  All wore veils of fuchsia net, and carried fuchsia muffs with gardenias.  William H. Bolster of Nashua, N.H. was best man, and Ensign Donald W. Alexander  of Nashua, and Woodrow Lodding of Worcester ushered.  The flower girl, Ann Lane Marshall, niece of the bride, wore a rose taffeta frock and carried pink rosebuds.  The bride's uncle, Walter L. Dolley of Limerick, gave her in marriage.

The bride's mother, Mrs. Sumner B. Marshall, wore Persian blue, with gardenia corsage, and the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Elliot W. Whitney of Nashua, was gowned in black, with sequined trimming.

Evergreens and fresh flowers decorated the John Holmes house, residence of the bride's mother, where the reception was held following the ceremony.  Mrs. John J. Sinnett of Bangor had charge of the guest book.

Mr. and Mrs. Whitney, after a short wedding trip, will reside in Hartford, where they have taken an apartment.  The bride chose for travelling pale green, with luggage tan accessories.

Mrs. Whitney, daughter of the late Dr. Sumner D. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall, is employed in the offices of the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company.  She is a graduate of the Alfred High School and the Posse-Nissen School at Kendall Green, Mass., to which she transferred from Bates College.  For about five years she was physical director at the Young Women's Christian Association in Newburyport, Mass.  Sergeant Whitney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott W. Whitney of Nashua, N.H., is a graduate of the Nashua High School and the Nichols Junior College in Webster, Mass., and was employed in the Nashua Trust Company before entering the U.S. Army in 1941.

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Clara Marshall and Robert Whitney, wedding invitation

Mrs. Sumner B. Marshall requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her daughter
Clara Ellen
to
Mr. Robert Sherwood Whitney, Sergeant, United States Army
on Friday, the first of January nineteen hundred and forty-three at four o'clock in the afternoon
Congregational Church Alfred, Maine

Insert card:
Reception immediately following ceremony at the home of the bride

Gets Degree - Joel York Marshall

Joel York Marshall, son of the late Dr. Sumner B. Marshall of Alfred and Mrs. Elizabeth York Marshall, RN, of Bluehill, who received the degeree [sic] of doctor of medicine at Canadian College, University of Western Toronto, London, Ont., Thursday.  He was graduated from Sanford High School in 1929, Hebron Academy in 1930, and Bowdoin College in 1934, entering Western Ontario in the Fall of 1936.  He will enter St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, O., June 25 for an appointment of two years.  His father was for 40 years family physician of many persons in Central York County.

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Alfred Medical Officer Killed In Germany

ALFRED, March 23 (Special)--Capt. Joel York Marshall, 32, son of Mrs. Elizabeth York Marshall, RN, and the late Dr. Sumner B. Marshall of Alfred, was killed in action in Germany, March 15, according to word received by his mother today.
The telephone message came from Captain Marshall's widow, Mrs. Jennie Marshall, who is Ashtabula, O., with their small child.
He was serving with an Engineer Medical Corps unit.
His father was for more than 40 years family physician in Central York County and Capt. Marshall was awarded his medical degree at Canadian College, University of Western Toronto, London, Ontario, in 1941.  During his studies there he spent his Summers in the offices of Drs. Stephen A. Cobb and H. Danforth Ross in Sanford.
He was graduated from Sanford High School in 1929, Hebron Academy in 1930 and Bowdoin College in 1934.  He was attached to St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, O., when he entered the service in September, 1942.  He was united in marriage to the former Miss Jennie McCready in Ashtabula a month before entering the service.
Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, Sumner B. Marshall, in the service in England as a special technician in the Army Air Corps; and a sister, Mrs. Robert Sherwood Whitney of Governor's Island, N.Y. whose husband is also in the Army.

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