West Bath Grange History and Activities Outlined
Annie Wylie Stackpole recounts the origin of West Bath Grange No. 154 founded April 14 1875 in District No. 1 with 22 charter members including Joseph White and Silas Trufant. The record covers the first hall dedication in 1876 and the current hall in 1902, twenty two masters, and ongoing Monday meetings. The piece honors past masters and notes community involvement and annual regalia creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Stackpole
West Bath
Sagadahoc Pomona
Nelson Ham
Maine State Grange
Joseph White
Silas Trufant
Joseph M. Lemont
Melville Smith
Grange
David R. Wylie
Amos B. Williams
Silas S. Trufant
Alden Rogers
Cyrus Teterson
Milton Grows
Alvah H. Donnell
Lincoln Williams
Fred Wright
George Wright
Owen E. Rogers
Elmer J. Rich
Thomas ¥. Perkins
Harry E. Peterson
Fred P. Ring
Fred Willis
Herbert Hodgkins
Edwin W. Haggett
Everett G. Lemont
Fred Colby
Harry W. Lemont
Thomas F. Perkins
Gardiner
Frank S. Adams
Bowdoin
Local Building Crew and Community Events At Framingham
Coombs occupies Brigham lot with Stackpole, Stackpole, Jewett, King and others working on the building. Helpers included Mrs. Percy, Mrs. Bowie, Mrs. Evans and many neighbors. A poverty social at Littlefield School, no admission fee, proceeds to the School Improvement League. Lowell School social, candy sale raised funds for the League with a varied program. Grange Hall Monday features singing, solos, recitations, and a Rusgles family tableau planned by local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson
A. G. Fisher
Roy Shackford
Harry Richardson
T. C. Hughes
B. F. Stackpole
Frank Knight
Charles Small
J. A. Redion
George Jewett
Littlefield School
Ruth Eaton
School Improvement League
Lowell
Robert Boudreau
Dennis Boudreau
Mocking Bird
Erwin Whorff
Helen
Carolyn Rogers
Donald Brewer
Hiawatha
Grange
Grange Hall
Hlppe Ward
Joanna Hodgkins
Wiliam White
Maine News Notes and Local Civic Movements
The Bangor pool fishing opened at 12.01 Saturday morning with Michael Flanagan as the first angler last year planning to be at the pool early. Old Town considers appointing a woman city clerk amid many candidates for offices. Freeport votes prompt a committee to reorganize the Fire Department. In Lewiston, the Androscoggin Valley Mill Men's Association forms with officers H J Evans, H H Edgerly, William Allen, Samuel Stewart, James E Coburn, Fred F Wagg, W S Libbey, R A Julia, and C O Bower. Mill men from county cot ton towns may join. At a banquet, 45 Lewiston mill representatives attended at the Exchange Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor Sahnon
Michael Flanagan
Old Town
Freeport
Lewiston
Androscoggin Valley
England's Film City at Walton-on-Thames
The article calls Walton-on-Thames a budding film city with six large studios under construction and Oatlands park acquired for film manufacture. It notes Cecil Hepworth began moving pictures in Hurst Grove 21 years ago and that Hepworth’s firm produced about 5,500 films from one studio, many famed worldwide. It praises Thames valley scenery as superior to California settings and credits Britain with strong film potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Los Angeles-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames
Oatlands Park
Walton
Hurst Grove
Cecil Hepworth
Hepworth
Great Britain
Los Angeles
Thames Valley
Mustache Cup Satisfies A Detroit Dilemma
An elderly Detroit resident broke his mustache cup and feared losing his last friend. His grandson sought a replacement, but no shop in Detroit had a mustache cup. Younger clerks puzzled by the item while older clerks recalled not seeing one in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Stuca
Detroit News
Comprehensive Exhibition at Field Museum in Chicago
The Field Museum in Chicago hosts a vast food exhibition praised by President Stanley Field as the greatest in the West. It covers the entire vegetable kingdom with the botany department listing over 250 000 items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Museum
Chicago
Stanley Field
Department of Botany
The White Plague Statistics Highlight TB Deaths
The article cites that tuberculosis causes 10 percent of all deaths in the United States and 15 percent of deaths from infectious disease. It notes about two people die annually from these diseases, with claims that over 70 percent of lives could be saved through early diagnosis and proper treatment, according to the Tide Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Feldspar Mining Syndicate Forms in Phippsburg
A Portland syndicate plans feldspar mining on the Elijah Perry place in Phippsburg with expected parties arriving mid month to begin work. The report notes a deep water finding on the New Meadows river and preparations for extensive business. Various local residents are listed with travel, visits, and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Syndicate
Elijah Perry
Portland
Joseph L. Perry
New Meadows
F. Hy. Brigham
C. L. Knight
Nellie Brown
Eugene Coleman
Charles V. Minott
Alice
Abbie Minott
Stadford Belanger
Dromore
James EK. Perry
Meadowbrook
Beachmont
Mass
Thomas Dakeshire
Gardiner
Ralph Kenney
Walter H. Bowker
Bath
Ruth Sylvester
Westbrook Seminary
Alvin P. Sylvester
Smitts Point
Nellie W. Brown
Gerald
Auburn
Squirrel Light
Charles Totman
Berwick
BE. L. Totman
Ashdale
Ralph Pye
Center
Small Point
Bradford Sprague
Horace Woodman
Hyde Windlass Co
George
Pease
Phippsburg
Elijah P. Bartlett
Nellie Perry
Brunswick
The
Basin
Charles Perkins
Spinney
Popham Beach
Perkins
Coast Guard
Kenneth Wyman
Eric Cariseon
LOO Cortis
Pailo Wood
Cox's Head
Whippsburg
Harry McIntire
W. E. McIntire
Mountain View Farm
George Pye
Myrtle
John McPherson
Myrtle Pye
Tue
Perry Farm
Shoes and spurs exchange quips in bygone talk
A snippet of dialogue centers on shoes and spurs as a shoemaker and a married man exchange lines. The odd phrasing hints at a humorous or instructional exchange about asking the right person for knowledge. It reads like overheard street chatter from a past era.
Woolwich Health Crusade notes and annual report
A Woolwich summary of the Howe Service committee treasurer report highlights quiet relief work, community gifts, and Health Crusade efforts. It lists expenditures, donations, and items sent overseas, plus acknowledgments to Dr Stott and volunteers. Updates on officers and upcoming Community Day activities follow. Local residents’ family moves and seafaring book talk close the report with a brief anecdote on books aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe Service Committee
Red Cross
Woolwich
Bath Hospital
Teadher
Stott
A. J. Thwing
Percy Sailey
Herbert Leeman
Waldo Hathorne
Fred Corliss
Sam Moore
Eben Dana
Edgar Blanch
Ed Shaw
Home Service Committee
Wilson Wright
Alice Jones
Houdlette
Feero
Miss Buck
Downing
Wilbur Howe
D. E. Hathorne
Harriette Hathorne
George Shaw
Henry Butler
Maurice Hathorne
Lowell Brown
Frank Bailey
W.S. Brookings
John Carter
Harriett Hathorne
Portland
J. K. True
Lester Bailey
Elizabeth Mains
Dresden
E. R. Mains
Maude Hayward
Arrowsie
Turtle Music Study At Manchester School
A Manchester Ontario school teacher collected several turtles from various species to study their reaction to music. The turtles were housed together and showed attentive behavior when singing began, lifting heads and remaining still during the lesson. The teacher notes uncertainty about their sensations but suggests they seemed pleased and content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Jud Tunkins on rough exterior and hedgehog pet view
Jud Tunkins argues there is no advantage or kind heart in a rough exterior and asserts that no one wants to make a pet of a hedgehog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Tunkins
Birds of Prey Include Vultures Hawks and Osprey
Birds of prey include vultures that feed on carrion, rapacious hawks and eagles, and fish loving osprey and owls of varying habits. A fragment mentions a klee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klee
Bath Building and Loan annual meeting notes dividend
Bath Building and Loan association held its annual meeting on Tuesday night with a five and one half per cent dividend declared. Edward C. Hyde declined re election to the board and nominated William B Haggett who was elected. W S Newell and Harry W Crosman were re elected to the board along with Joseph F Carvill Hon Elwell Crosby Charles A Corliss George W Dean Herbert I Hopkins and Mayor Joseph Torrey. The annual reports were read and accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Building and Loan Association
Edward C. Hyde
William B. Haggett
W.S. Newell
Harry W. Crosman
Joseph F. Carvill
Hon. Elwell
Crosby
Charles A. Corliss
George W
Court ruling on five US Transport Co suits in port case
In Portland before Judge John A. Peters five United States suits against United States Transport Co over crew hire for five ships Hartford Tellard Worcester and Naineag were continued to trial set for September. Shipping Board attorney Stetson and US Attorney Merrill represented the government. ALS Woodman for the transport company sought more time. Also noted is a $500 suit by James Davis against Banger & Brewer Shipbuilding Co for ship spars transport. Tug Seguin readied for coal barges. coast guardsmen report many fishing vessels off Popham in light northeast wind and calm seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Porth
John A. Peters
United States
United States Transport Co
Banger & Brewer Shipbuilding Co
Banger
Saeco
Bangor
Seguin
Popham
Classifying Girls Names Reflected in a Short List
A writer presents a list of girls names and traits. Lacey suggests tenderness and clinginess, Margaret and Elizabeth imply bearing a cross with patience, Susan and Sally are bewitched, Ethel is imagined, Madge is witty, and the piece ends by recommending a certain name as truly womanly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey
Margaret
Elizabeth
Susan
Sally
Ethel
Madge
Bates College 56th Commencement Set for June 21
Local column notes Bates College will hold its 56th commencement on Wednesday June 21. The Portland Museum of Natural History receives an extensive Maine flower collection from Miss Lillian Eaton of Mt Vernon totaling 8000 to 4000 specimens, with ferns and orchids abundant. Dexter natives in the Boston area plan a reunion April 21 at First Universalist church Roxbury. Kiwanis members in North America dedicate the week to strengthening US Canada ties amid armament talks. Maine agricultural groups schedule Lewiston meetings November 14 15 16 with exhibits at City Hall and a $2000 premium distribution plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates College
Portland Museum of Natural History
Lillian Eaton
Mt. Vernon
Maine
Dexter
Boston
First Universalist
Roxbury
Miss
Arthur P. Weymouth
Willow Avenue
Somerville
United States
Canada
Kiwanis Clubs
North America
ESIS
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Maine Dairymen’s Association
State Pomological Society
Maine Seed Improvement Association
Maine Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Lewiston
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agriculture
City Hall
Dairying Association
Pomological Society
Seed Improvement Association
Dr Bertram Van Dyck to Speak on Mount Ararat Climb
Dr Bertram Van Dyck Post of Constantinople will address Winter Street Church Men's Club in the chapel Friday evening. He joined a expedition that reached the 17000 foot summit of Mount Ararat, traditionally linked to Noahs Ark. He will share experiences and show pictures of the ascent, inviting friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram van Dyck Post
Constantinople
Winter Street
Dr. Post
Mount
Ararat
Tie
Unanimous trustee elected in Powers bankruptcy case
Ralph Dale was unanimously elected trustee at the first meeting of the creditors in the case of Raymond Powers bankrupt in the office of Referee Williams TP. Parker N. Moulton, George A. Herlihy and Arthur IK. Purington were named as appraisers all Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph ©. Dale
Raymond Powers
Willams
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West Bath Grange
Annie Wylie Stack
Pomona
Berry's Mills
Foster's Point
Campbell's Pond
George Whitmore
John Williams
Wil
Ther
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Ham
Topsham Fair
National Grange
Annie Wylie Stackpole
E. W. Haggett
J. M. Lemont
J. B. Lemont
Everett Lemont
H. FE. Peterson
Agnes Fields
Arthur Lemont
James Stewart
Abbie FE. Brann
Brann
Edward W. Sampson
Brighaim'’s Cove
Abner C. Johnson
Grove Street
Wendall Williams
Raysnund Williams
Granite Street
Fred W. Larrabee
Ladies Aid
Eha Street
Ernest FE. Williams
Lishem
B. R. Brown
E.W. Haggett
Orange
John Conway
Sole. Wallace Hint
Louise Smiley
Angel of Peace
Temnent
E. LB. Purington
Elmer Craig
Piazza Reef
Bh. W. Haggett
Mary Philpot
Flw. Brown
HE. EL Peterson
el Street First Baptist Church
North Street
James M. Fuller
Augusta
Larrabee’s Grove
Frederick Wright
North Bath
City Hospital
FE. BG. Warington
James Coombs
Maine News Notes
Sifu Vanesa
Willie Hesioted
Ville Thenel
Aavhet
TLV
Oye
Salo Oamy
Geerl Boanatag
Bese Lim Era
Montreal
Mary Wright
Irunswick
Wallace Reed
Ralph Wright
Charles Wright
Edward Shelden
Wiscasset
John Rice
Mariner
Turtle
Birds of Prey
Thompson Bros
Gouraud
Ford. T. Hopkine & Son
New York
Gouraud's Oriental
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