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The Bethel Journals

1931 Bethel Professionals and Business Part Two

Chapter 3—Profiles of Professional and Business Names in the News

Bethel Doctors in 1931

 

 

 

Dr. I. (Isaac) H. Wight was born in Milan, N.H., March 28, 1875, the son of I.C. and Philantha (Howard) Wight. He obtained his education in the public schools of Milan, Berlin High School and Kent's Hill Seminary. Attended the Wesleyan University of Middletown, Conn., and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1901.

He married Miss Angie L. Paine of Milan, N.H., and they have one daughter, Vivian A. Dr. Wight began the practice of medicine in East Corinth, Vt., and after one year there came to Bethel in 1902, where he purchased the Wormell house on upper Main Street and here resides and has his office.

Dr. Wight holds many positions of trust in his adopted town. He is President of the Bethel Savings Bank and trustee of Gould Academy. He has served on the school board.

He is allied with the Mount Abram Lodge of Odd Fellows and Sunset Rebekah Lodge. He is a member of Bethel Lodge F & AM, Eastern Start, Strathglass Commandery, and Kora Temple.

 

 

Dr. E. Linwood Brown was born in Norway, February 24, 1885, the son of Orin and Eliza (McDaniel) Brown. He was educated in the public schools of Norway, Norway High School and Tufts Dental College.

He opened his dental rooms in Bethel in 1910. In 1914 he married Miss Alice Swan, and one son, Ernest L., survives his mother.

Dr. Brown has been in his present location in the Daniel Hastings block for 15 years. For years he shared the office of the late Dr. Tuell and worked in collaboration with him.

About ten years ago Dr. Brown purchased the Annie Frye property on Broad Street. He married Miss Mildred Bosserman in 1927. They have done much to beautify their house and grounds.

Dr. Brown is a member of the Bethel Lions club and the Eastern Star. His college fraternity is Delta Sigma Delta. He belongs to the Bethel Lodge A & FM, Norway Chapter, Strathglass Commandery, and Kora Temple.

Dr. and Mrs. Brown are popular in a large circle of friends.

Right: Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Brown’s home on Broad Street  - 1931. In 2007 it is owned by Bryan Adams.

 

Dr. Raymond R. Tibbetts was born in Palermo, Maine September 11, 1875. His parents were Woodbury and Cynthia (Stearns) Tibbetts.

He was educated in the common schools, Maine Central Institute, Bridgton Academy and spent one year at Dr. Putnam’s private school in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Bowdoin Medical School in 1901 and served two years as house doctor at the Maine General Hospital in Portland.

Dr. Tibbetts began the private practice of medicine in Belfast and after two years in that city moved to Bethel in 1905. He married Miss Pearl Ashby of Presque Isle in 1913 and they have three children, Ashby, Mary A. and Margaret J.

During the World War Dr. Tibbetts served twenty-one months in the medical corps at the Portsmouth Naval Yard.

He is a member of the Bethel Lodge F & AM, Strathglass Commandery, Kora Temple, Eastern Star, Bethel Lions Club and The American Legion and a member of the staff of the Rumford Hospital.

On first coming to Bethel he purchased the Godwin house on Main Street near the crest of the hill and here he has his home and office and here he and Mrs. Tibbetts cultivate a charming old fashioned garden.

 

Dr. Widd B. Twaddle was born in Bethel March 11, 1884, the son of Harriet (Brown) and the late Dr. John A. Twaddle. He attended the local schools, Gould Academy and Bowdoin Medical School.

In 1910 he married Miss Agnes Brooks of Upton and they have one son, John A.

Dr. Twaddle began the practice of medicine in Fryeburg in 1909 and for eight years enjoyed a popular and successful practice in that town.  Following the death of Dr. J.A. Twaddle in 1918, Dr. Widd moved his family to Bethel and assumed the responsibilities of his father’s large practice.

Like his father he was interested in the educational affairs of the town and served several terms on the school board, and was school physician in 1931.

In 1927, Dr. Twaddle purchased the J.U. Purington residence on lower Main Street, made many improvements in the house and grounds, and in 1931 this home was one of the finest in Bethel.

Dr. Twaddle is a member of Bethel Lodge F & AM, Strathglass Commandery, Kora Temple and Eastern Star, and the Bethel Lions Club.

 

Dr. Sherman S. Greenleaf was born in Starks, Maine, March 8, 1893, the son of Zelber E. and Lena (Flu) Greenleaf. His education was received in the schools of Starks, the Toronto Veterinary College and at the Veterinary School of Ontario. He received a degree from the Massachusetts School of Embalming.

Dr. Greenleaf married Miss Mabel Stevens of Chesterville, Maine and they have four children: Arlene M., Robert L., John S., and Sherman E.  Dr. Greenleaf has been located in Madison, Skowhegan, and in 1920 came to Bethel. He is a popular mortician and veterinary.

Dr. and Mrs. Greenleaf are pleasantly located with home and office in the G.L. Thurston homestead in Kimball Park.

He is a member of the Bethel Lions Club and the Sudbury Lodge, K. of P.

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