Bath and Woolwich Girls Return From Portland Conference
The Bath and Woolwich young ladies return from the Portland Girls Conference with a large attendance, over 1,200, and praise for Rev. Plinette Allen who spoke on faith and humor. She urged smiling through life and adjusting values, comparing life to a Greek race and stressing the Sunday School’s opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath and Woolwich
Portland
Plinette Allen
Portland Express
Billy Sunday
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ
Bath boy Richard Matthews Hallet making literary name
Richard Matthews Hallet, age 27, the Bath writer whose travels shaped his career, pursued law at Harvard before turning to literature. He sailed as an ordinary seaman and fireman, wrote The Lady Art and Book of Swag in Australia, and authored works like Trial by Fire. He later explored labor theory and Australian stories for Everbody’s Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret A. Groves
William Groves
George Rice
Montsweag
Ernest T. Savage
Bath
Kennebec
Washington, D. C
Bath Iron Works
Thomas Wing
Patents
Canada
United States
Savage
Woolwich
Frank Jones
North Woolwich Methodist Church
S. A. Evans
People’s Baptist Church
Maxine Walker
Frank Whittum
John Reed
Evans
Dexter Baker
Richard Matthews Hallet
F. Harold LeMont
Harvard Law School
Judge Hand
New York City
Hallet
Sinbad
Small, Maynard & Co
Boston
Frank Hyde
Sydney
Australia
Botany Bay
Narandera
Melbourne
New York
Seaman
Melbourne Herald
Weekly Times
Mark Twain
Orvieto
Saturday Evening Post
Black Squad
England
Tilbury
Thames
Southampton
Admiralty
Frank LeMont
Middle West
Iowan State Senate Committee On
James M. Jenks
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Toledo
Small, Maynard and Co
Everbody's Magazine
Re settlement at Sagadahoc and Indian attack at Arrowsic
A detailed report by Col Walton details the 1722 defense against a large Indian uprising near Casco, with 150–180 men engaged, 3 killed and 3 wounded, and warnings that the enemy could strike Casco Black Point and Penobscot with 400 men available if reinforced. The letter notes highway raids, burned towns, and supply dispatches to Richmond garrison, plus letters describing winter provisions and loss of livestock at Mack's place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Casco
Black Point &c
Richmond
Penobscot
Walton
Stratton
Penhallow
Jacob Parker
Mack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woolwich Letter
Prinnette Allen
Groves
Allen
E. W. Spinney and Son
Rob
Boson
Gd. Crocker
Hursday
Dresden
Henry Jay
Lillian Blair
North Woolwich
Augustine Lavigne
William Walker
John Thwing
Wilbur Howe
Charles Prescott
Mr. Hall
Amelia Wright
Frank Savage
Rockport
Miss Adams
The
Grange
Newman Getchell
Alton Erskine
Will Blackman
John M. Clark
Conducted BY
Wm.c. Chadbourne
Front St
H. Harold LeMont
Nebigami
Sagadahoc
Rev. Henry
Thayer
Shadrach Walton
Col
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Exey
Harmon
Augusta
Temple
Paniys
the & Companys
Casco & Black Pt &E
Dickinson
Johnson Bros. Co
Bath, Me
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