Local Jottings of March and April Events in Maine
Augusta and Bath senators entertain at the Richmond Opera House as basketball hosts. Shipping news includes U S indemnity talks over a schooner cargo valued at 228058 dollars. The Ransom B Fuller sails from Houghton’s wharf to Boston for summer Portland service. A Norfolk schooner Baker Palmer is reported ashore in Lynnhaven Inlet after a blizzard. The M H S Athletic Association hosts an entertainment to clear debt featuring soloists and the play A String of Pearls. Bath Loan and Building Association directors are elected. the capital stands at 115000 dollars with 50th series shares issued. The American Shipping report presents maritime standards with colorful flags, including the U S President’s. State Sunday School Convention committees meet in Bath to plan the October event. The Colonial Club discusses finances and purchases two pool tables and two billiard tables. Casco Aerie celebrates Joseph Lynch with a gold watch and purse as Eagles gather from several cities. Vaudeville acts entertain Bath, Biddeford, Lewiston and Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Bath
Richmond Opera House
Frye
Gardiner Journal
U.S
Bowler
Ransom B. Fuller
Houghton’s Wharf
Boston
Portland
Hathorn
Boston Post
Hart
Norfolk
Baker Palmer
Lynnhaven Inlet
M.H.S. Athletic Association
Bath Loan and Building Association
Joseph Torrey
Frank W. Thompson
Charles P. Knight
U. S. Shipping Bureau
Department of Commerce
U. S. Navy
United States
Winter Street
Casco Aerie
Order of Eagles
Joseph Lynch
Caseco Aerie
James Rogers
Brother Lynch
Joe
Andrew Waite
Lynch
Tipper- Tary Boys
Big Dick Conway
Johnnie Gibbons
Biddeford
Lewiston
Rockland
McAuliffe
Hodgkins
Owen
Erskine
Sullivan
Ramsay
Wakefield
Bangor
Maine
Sedgewick Post
G.A.R
Sedgwick Circle
T. W. Hyde Camp
Sons of Veterans
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lee
Grand Army Hall
Kennebec
People’s Ferry Board
H. L. Grinnell
L. Eugene Thebeau
Boardman Mains
Woolwich
Charles E. Bachelder
H. E. Worrey
George Hathorn
E. Randall Leonard
Bowdoin College
Arthur B. Chapman
Syracuse
N. Y
Bowdoin
Austin H. MacCormick
Boothbay Harbor
MacCormick
Smythe Mathematical Prize
The
Bugle
Orient
Y.M.C.A
Charles Carroll Everett
Ibis
Deutscher Verein
Friars
Phi Beta Kappa
Kennebec salmon time as shad move earlier
A busy day with sightings of salmon near Kennebec and shad arriving earlier due to weather. Lighter Hattie B. ferries sand on the Sasanoa River while barge Saucon unloads 1477 tons of coal at Howard's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie B
Sasanoa River
Saucon
Philadelphia
Howard's
Mark Hall
Boothbay Harbor
Many Town Mumps Reported and Local Notices
Mumps case clusters noted around town while prices hold at eggs per dozen. Church groups, yacht club plans, and Boys Week activities fill the social calendar with meetings, vacations, and guest speakers from Bowdoin College and Syracuse aiding youth programs.
Westport Mill Closures and Local Updates
Westport Morse's mill shut Saturday night due to lumber scarcity. Leavitt mill plans relocation up the island. Various local notes: Hodgdon foot injury sidelines worker. Huff steps in. Fowles assesses town property. Jameson’s son recovering from appendicitis. Family health, new construction, schooling, travel to Bath, and a near fire at the Judkins place are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Leavitt
Percy Hodgdon
Joe Huff
A. J.fowles
Westport
Mr. Jameson
al Harriman
Maria Heal
D. A. Greenlaw
Sheepscot
James Knight
Bernard Knight
Alfred Higgins
George Cromwell
Maine Central
Woolwich
A. F E. Gove
Parker Head Residents Visit Bath Notables
Mrs Richard Mann and daughter Alvina visit Mrs Albert Morse in Winneganee while Mrs H D Mank and daughter Julia stay with Morse in Bath. Irving Daley rests at home in Parker Head after Sunday visit. Charles Blaisdell at Parker Head as steamship Secconett undergoes repairs at Bath Iron Works. Everett Gurney improves after illness. Richard Mann tears down chimney in old Bradshaw house bought by William Mann. William Mann weekends at Parker Head while steamship F J Lisman is repaired. A newborn boy to Mrs Sherman Morse named Franklin W. Alvin Oliver of Georgetown visits Bath. William Hodgkins resumes post on F J Lisman after East Boston visit. Daniel Miller on Portland business. Everett Harrington and wife shop in Bath. Mrs Angie Mank visits Parker Head. Henry Leeman funds extensive grounds improvements in Somerset Place blasting ledge and grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.C. R.R
Norris
E. Randall Leonard
Sherman
Chataqua County
N. Y
Herbert D. Higgins
Bowdeinham
Bath
Somerset Place
Higgins
Kelley- Spear
Mark Gannon
North St. Maine Central
F. Ham
Pinkham
City Landing
Driftwood Club
Emblane
Bath Iron Works
E. W. Bliss Co
New York
Lane
Roscoe Palmer Owen
Boston
Mt. Vernon St
Owen
Bath High School
Harvard College
B. F. Butler
Bailey Nicholas & Co
Law Department of
Lewiston Sun
MecGillicuddy
Bryan
Democratic Party of
Maine
McGillicuddy
Lewiston and
Androscoggin
Iowa
Dirigo
Lewiston
Bath Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Henry Y. Moses
Augustus Perow
William Mann
V. D
W. H. McIntyre
H. G. Estes
I. C. Coombs
J. S. Place
William C. Hammacker
I. G
Harry W. Ward
O. G
H. L. Pettengill
J. E. Evrard
W. W. Hosmer
Fred Whitmore
Messrs. Ward
Warner, Daley and Mann
Richard Mann
Alvina
Albert Morse
Winneganee
H. D. Mank
Julia
F. J. Lisman
Irving Daley
Parker Head
Charlie Blaisdell
Secconett
Everett Gurney
Bradshaw
Sherman Morse
Franklin W. Alvin Oliver
Georgetown
Togus
William Hodgkins
Daniel Miller
Portland
Everett Harrington
Angie Mank
Smokestack Rises at Torrey Bushing Works
The large smokestack at Torrey Bushing Works has been installed, signaling progress at the industrial site. Local workers celebrated the milestone as construction moves toward completion.
Five Islands Ladies Aid notes and school windups
The Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Fred Rittal's home with sixteen present after the storm. Members sent flowers to sick and shut ins and noted Mrs. Rozilla Rowe's 82nd birthday. Primary students earned an attendance banner with a high average for sixteen weeks. Several locals and teachers are mentioned with school openings planned, and Capt. Everett Leonard sails for Gloucester to ship salt for his fish business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fred Rittal
George Rowe
Hannah Oliver
Libby House
Richmond
Rozilla Rowe
The
Little Society
Riggsville School
Agnes Jones
E. Edna Emery
Local Notices from Sebasco and Nearby
Seaside residents report health updates travel and moves. Sebasco residents Sebasco updates include Albertina Ridley returning to Hebron school and Loton Wallace family moving from Portland. Other items note visits sickness boat work and preparations for spring fishing crews at East Harpswell and nearby towns.
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Tag Ariel
Addie P. McFadden
Bristol
South Gardiner
McFadden
Colonial Club
George B. Moody
A. H. Kimball
Nebec
Topsham Town Hall
E. W. Society of First Baptist Church
Marion Larsen
Willow St
Lincoln
Joseph Sewall
Court St
Fred King
North End
Hodgdon
Center
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Judkins
Blaisdell
A. A. Whitten
Nat Stover
Whitten
Monson
A. W. Farrar
Anna Jewett
Judkins Place
Parker
Henry Leeman
Torrey Bushing Works
Eureka Suits
Thompson Bros. Bath
Five Islands News
Nettie Snowman
E. M.horton
Edward Hodgdon
J. B. Donnell
Oway
C. C. Davis
L. H. Rowe
Badge of Deering
Ida H. Rowe
Riggsville
Laura Oliver
the Woods School
Lillian Oliver
Sebasco
Albertina Ridley
Hebron
Ida Beals
William Wilson
Verna Alexander
East Harpswell
Vida Morgan
Louisa Murphy
Loton Wallace
D. P. Harley
Clarence Whittam
Priscilla
George H. Sanford
Center St
Portsmouth
Whittam
Kittery Navy Yard
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