Wed, 12/16/2020 - 10:00am
The Catholic church on the east side of Boothbay Harbor as it looked some time after construction began in 1916. The steeple was added in 1924. Courtesy of Boothbay Region Historical Society
On October 20, William Hodgdon, off the steamer Grayling, was pickpocketed at the Topsham Fair. The Good Roads League may have been running into a little resistance since there was a front-page appeal for support from everyone, even those who owned no horses or cars. The high school formed a track team, with Douglas Knight as captain, and Joe Dodge as manager. The Register asked if anyone could equal J. R. Giles of Dover Road having 28 sunflowers on one stalk!