Valley Forge re enactment to mark pivotal evacuation
The Sesqui Centennial Exhibition Association and City of Philadelphia stage a June 15 pageant reenacting Washington and the Continental Army’s evacuation of Valley Forge. About 5000 participants in period uniforms join 100000 spectators for a staged parade and battle maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Cen. Pershing
Steuben
Tafayette
Knox
Sterling
Gates
Anthony Wayne
Lee
Clinton
Continental Army
Life Guards
Caleb Gibbs
Massachusetts
Toston
New Jersey
U. S. Regulars
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Veteran Guard
1St
Pennsylvania Militia
Swarthmore
Boys and Girls Clubs Attract Prizes From Local Banks
1925 report shows 2714 members in toys and home making clubs, with feed and clothing valued at 0.07 and 5953 in prize money. Augusta Savings Bank issued prizes for six years, listing 1997 in prizes 1920 1924 and noting deposits dividends and balances. Auburn Savings Bank awarded 100 in prizes to Twin County clubs, boosting accounts through new bank books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Savings Bank
Richard F. Goodwin
Auburn Savings Bank
Twin County
Central Maine Power officials host public relations meeting
About fifty Central Maine Power Company employees from the Southern District attended a social night at the Oak Street parish house in Augusta. Maj Farnum spoke on public relations, George S Williams discussed company growth, and Ralph Bragg shared district challenges and experiences. Music, banjo, and solos complemented a fish chowder supper, ending with a vote for a social gathering.
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Maine
C'o
Oak Street
Maj. Farnum
Augusta
George S. Williams
Ralph Bragg
Southern Division
M. TP. Co
Lillian Lee
Margaret Daley
Albert Rhompson
Ernest Fulton
William Chaney
Frank Saunders
Brunswick
Chester Plant
Thorne Marital Case Nears Out-of-Court Settlement
Henry Sanford Thorne's divorce battle over alimony and trusts shows movement toward a likely settlement after an adjournment in the New York supreme court. Bel Bacon Thorne cites agreed terms and seeks to overturn a modification while Thorne reconciles with his second wife. the dispute centers on alimony, a trust fund for their daughter Rosalie, and terms of support.
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Henry Sanford Thorne
New York Supreme Court
Bel Bacon Thorne
Henry I) Bacon
Bath
New York World
Stelen Mitchell Havemeyer
East Gist Street
John PF. Havemeyer
Ardsley on-the-Hudson
Thorne
Supreme Court
Proskauer
Benoit
Rosalie
Beaster sale at People's Church a successful event
Ladies' aid of People's Baptist church held a Beaster sale and supper in the vestry with booths decorated in crepe paper and Easter lilies. Committees directed by Mrs A L Coleman and others ran aprons candy and kitchen articles. supper featured baked beans pickles salads hot rolls pie tea and coffee and was well received.
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Ladies’ Aid of
People’s Baptist Church
A. L. Coleman
Harry Cressey
G. J. Wolstenholme
Clarence Seavey
LeRoy Colby
Fred Bragg
Evelyn Grant
Bertha Poshard
Coleman
Governor King Makes Voyage to Portland
The state ferry Governor King, given a triad on the river, departed Portland at 7 0 percent and arrived Worthind at 12 08. Capt. Charles W. Dingley led the voyage with John Cross in the engine room Victor Spicer as fireman and Walter Dingley as deckhand. The ICC in Washington denied Aroostook County a 20 mile extension, saying the territory does not warrant it.
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King
Portland
Charles W. Dingley
John Cross
Victor Spicer
Walter Dingley
Worthind
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Aroostook County
Colonial Currency Note and Village News Highlights
A Winnegance note keeper values a 1778 act Spanish milled dollar piece in a safe. Community parties, school events, illness updates, found flowers, and local committee plans fill the village report with names like Morse, Trueworthy, Oliver, Perkins, and Spinney, alongside navy yard ties and school openings.
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Joseph N. Day
Philadelphia
J. Yorker Morse
T. A. Trueworthy
Edgar Oliver
Studebaker
Harry S. Oliver
Town Hall
Oliver
Pitch Dine Hill
Winneganee
Herbert Russell
Vermont
Frank Perry
Eugene Spinney
Portland
Thatcher Pinkham
Thatcher
Pinkham
Kittery
Mr. Pinkham
Kittery Navy Yard
Lincoln Parks
Robert DP Manson
Leff
William Daley
Frank Allegrtin
Sherman II. Morse
Eugene Spin
Winfield W. Morse
Joseph S. McCutcheon
Harry F. Oliver
Marion Raffaell
Bertha Coombs
Almon R. Perry
Charles Perkins
Phippsburg
I. A.frueworthy
Fred I. Parks
Elbridge B. Malcolm
Reuben Purington
Sarah Hunter
Rockland
I. A. Trueworthy
Berlin
N. T
Sherman L. Morse
Herbert Willis
Dromore Grange
Harriman Couple Leave for Boston Visit
Mr and Mrs Charles A Harriman depart Wednesday by automobile for a brief visit with their son Alonzo Harriman in Boston.
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Charles A. Harriman
Alonzo Harriman
Boston
Morse High School Speech Contest Winners and Honors
Miss Mary MacDonald won representation at the statewide contest in Portland after impressive portrayal of The Tell Tale Heart. Alfred Gannon took first among boys for The Admiral's Ghost while Harold Donnell and Scott Feere earned second and third. Miss Alice Whalen and Miss Winifred Kennerson earned second and third for the girls with Jane and Sacrifice respectively. Judges praised the ten speakers and the overall contest as among the best in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary MacDonald
Morse High School
Morse
Portland
Alfred Gannon
Harold Donnell
Scott Feere
Alice Whalen
Winifred
Alfred Noyes
Jane
Booth Tarkington
Kennerson
Sydney Carton
Harold Tnounell
George Lippard
Rubin
Cemetery and Park Board Organized in City
The Cemetery and Park board organized Wednesday night with Hon. Arthur J. Dunton as chairman and Miss Mary Hewey as clerk. Horace W. Ward was reappointed superintendent of burials and burying grounds. A garage for its motor vehicles is needed. A land offer on Centennial avenue north of the City farm from William J. Sewall is being considered. The old tool house must be removed to restore the area's beauty. The Board of Highways and Sewers organized with Edward W. Sampson as chairman. Oscar F. Williams was reappointed superintendent and Herbert L. Brinnell secretary. The joint standing committee on taxes will meet Friday at 4:50 to review unpaid taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Dunton
Mary Hewey
Horace W. Ward
Centennial Avenue
William J. Sewall
Board of Highways and Sewers
Edward W. Sampson
Stanley M. Brown
Oscar F. Williams
Herbert L. Brinnell
Bath Veteran Firemen Ball a Big Success
The Bath Veteran Firemen Association held its annual Easter Ball at the Music Hall with over 150 attendees. The Grand March opened at 8 30 led by President Ralph Boardman and May Sherman, featuring about 60 uniformed members in line. Elmer's orchestra provided music as refreshments and candy tables were organized by volunteers under Levi Thompson and Catherine Durgan.
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Boys of the
Bath Veteran Firemen’s Association
Music Hall
Ralph Boardman
May Sherman
Levi Thompson
Vernon Miller
Catherine Durgan
High Street House Blaze Damages Wall Areas
Bath Fire Department responded to a blaze at the unoccupied double house on High and Bedford streets. The fire caused water damage and wall demolitions after a stove fire in a sealed chimney area, with origin likely a defective or absent chimney. The fast response kept total damage limited.
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Bath Fire Department
High
Bedford Streets
Levi Qouillet
Phippsburg Residents Noted For Work And Travel
Walter Kennedy of Peaks Ishind ships clams to the Pemaquid factory with two trips in the river last week. James Harrington of Parker Plead dug 64 bushels in the past week. Oscar Gilliam’s ill son at West Point improves. Much local travel and commerce shown by students, teachers, and trades, with several residents visiting Bath and Boston.
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Walter Kennedy
Peaks Ishind
Pemaquid
James Harrington
Parker Plead
Harry Mank
Oscar Gilliam
West Point
Eugene Farrington
Parker Head
Cox's Head
Charles Vo Minott
Boston
William Wyman
Ralph Kenney
West Bath
Frank S. Bowker
Charles Y. Minott
Porth
Popham Beach
N.C. Morse
Andrew Perry
Meadowbrook
Fern Gregg
Center School
Emma Perry
Eric Carlsoen
New York
Gino Baten
Winnegance
Town Hall
Catherine Weston
W. G. Jefferson
Eugene Harrington
Alston B. Oliver
Bath
Ora Hallet
Cathance
Herman Hallet
Alston EK
Oliver
Parker Heard
L. Knight
Alma
Javwrence
Portland
J. DD. Baxtman
the Basin
Past Commander Is Presented With Jewel At Dunlap Commandery
Eminent Sir N Gratz Jackson of Dunlap commandery retires as commander and receives a beautiful past commander's jewel on Tuesday. Eminent Sir Walter S Glidden presented the jewel and led installation of officers for the ensuing year. Jackson served as grand marshal with Melvin H Beerwort as prelate.
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N. Gratz Jackson
Dunlap Commandery
K.T
Walter S. Glidden
Sir Glidden
Easter Program at First Baptist Church
The Easter program at First Baptist featured student songs recitations and a garden pageant. The program included multiple classes and remarks by Mrs Evins noting Portland faces loss of its railway mail station and a payroll impact of 155000.
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First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Linnie McNinch
Thelma Green
Laura Hall
Laura Harrington
Pearl Staples
Francis Stover
Gilbert Fifield
Evers
Hazel Higgins
Blanchard
Elizabeth Eaton
Worrey
Rosamond Stover
Eleanor Wright
Blanche Moody
Portland
Wetherbee Named Consulting Engineer by Westinghouse
Charles I. Wetherbee, appointed consulting engineer on marine work by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., earned international fame at Bath Iron Works and with Raith designs. Born 1871 in Detroit, he studied at MIT and Paris, later shaping turbine development with Parsons and collaborating with notable naval specialists.
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Charles I. Wetherbee
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co
Wetherbee
Marine Journal
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Bath
Maine
Raith
Mgr. Wwerherbee
John H. Biles
Glasgow
London
University of Glasgow
J. A. Normand
Havre
Charles A. D Parsons
Newcastle-on- Tyne
Detroit
Michigan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ecoles Application du Geni Maritime
Paris
Beuret
Woodward
Hasbrouck
Stocker
Snow
Ferguson
Watt
Zahn
Smith
Gilmore
Greenwich
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Columbian Iron Works
Baltimore
Bath Iron Works
Machinery Installations At Bath Iron Works Shaped Naval Vessels
The Bath Iron Works produced varied ships with Parsons Martine Steam T units. Wetherbee designed machines for the battleship Georgia and the scout cruiser Chester along with 25 destroyers. The final 11 destroyer plans also served other yards.
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Bath [Ron
Wetherbee
Georgia
Chester
Rev. Angus M. McDonald 58 Bat Harbor Pastor of Bar Harbor dies
Reverend Angus M. McDonald of Bat Harbor formerly Bath died Friday afternoon from heart trouble. He served as pastor of the Congregational church in Bar Harbor for 20 years before retiring eight years ago. He is survived by his wife, daughter Marion, sons Norman and Lowell, and several relatives. The funeral was held at the Bar Harbor Congregational church on Easter Sunday.
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Angus M. McDonald
Bat Harbor
Bath
Allen A. McDonald
North Street
Cat Harbor
Bath High School
Congregational Church
Bar Harbor
Agae
Annie McDonald
Atlantic
France
Marion
Norman
Lowell
Daniel McDonald
Rev. McDonald
Helmstead
Penn
J. J. Pennel
St. Helen Maryland
J. T. Palmer
Bar Harbor Congregational Church
Mrs Caroline Freeman dies after long illness
Mrs. Caroline Freeman 81 widow of Samuel F. Freeman died Tuesday morning at her daughter Jennie Brown’s Washington street home after a prolonged illness. Born in Greenfield daughter of David Thoebe Littlefield she lived in Bangor seven years with Mrs. Brown. Survived by Flora Leathers Bangor A R Peck Boston and Mrs. J Brown Bath plus siblings Elmira Littlefield Greenfield and S A Littlefield Greenfield Oldtown. four million fraudulent liquor prescriptions alleged in New York district for year ending June 1925.
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Caroline. Freeman
Samuel F. Freeman
Jennie Brown
Washington Street
Greenfield
David Thoebe Lattlefield
Bangor
Brown
Baptist Church
Flora E. Leathers
A. R. Peck
Boston
J Brown
Bath
Elmiratlefield
S. A. TD
Littlefield
Oldtown
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Peoples Church
Governor King
John E. Curtis Co
Clapp Mem. Bldg
Portland, Me
Act of Congress
Ethel Kencher
Republican State Committee
Hancock County
Kencher
Ethel Bruce
M’donald
Cemetery and Park Board
Bath Savings Institution
Westinghouse CO
Rev
Caroline Freeman
Bere
Johns-Manville
Commercial Street
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