Rotarians Hear Legislator Talk on State Work
Rotary luncheon at King Tavern featured Rep Langdon Q W Snipe and Dr Shipe outlining how a bill travels from introduction to governor's signature. The session praised limited fool legislation, fiscal restraint, and veto use. New member L Eugene Thebeau sat with a hat on as Penalty. guests included Rep Charles J Dkiin Edward D Kendall and J Warren Chase.
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Eghtieth
Rotary Ehib
Langdon
King Tavern
Shipe
Tie
Rupert T. Baxter
Pho
Baxter
L. Eugene Thebeau
Thebeau
Newell
Bath
Western Union Telegraph Office
Salem
Mass
Carrie L Gilchrist 52 dies at Portland home after brief illness
Carrie L Gilchrist wife of George W Gilchrist and former Bath resident died suddenly Tuesday morning at her Portland home after a brief illness. She leaves three sons one daughter two sisters two brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Grace Episcopal Church Bath with burial in Oak Grove.
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Carrie L. Gilchrist
George W. Gilchrist
Bath
Porthamd
Mrs. Gilchrist
Willian
Rachel Parshley
Portland
Captain Joseph Kenniston Dies After Ill Health
Capt Joseph Ross Kenniston of Boothbay Harbor died Monday night after a long illness. Born in Jefferson to David and Mary Kenniston he served at sea from youth and commanded his first vessel at 21. He retired to Boothbay Harbor investing in real estate and leaves wife a son Charles P Kenniston of Boothbay Harbor and two daughters Mrs Harold Bibber of Washington and Mrs Wesley Hyde at home. He was a Bath friend to William Mussenden and the late Sher John W Ballow. Funeral set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ross Kenniston
Boothbay Harbor
Tie
Jefferson
David
Mary Kenniston
Washington
Itse
Charles TP. Jenniston
Harold T. Bibber
Bath
TD. Co
Wesley IL Hiyde
Kenniston
William D. Mussenden
Sheri John W. Ballow
Bath speaker at Baptist Men's League meeting
Gane Warden Terbert I. Spinney of Bath will address the Baptist Men's League meeting on Wednesday night about Seguin the Lonely and his sphthouse experiences and bird life. An authority on both topics, he has spoken before clubs in Bath and Lewiston. The last meeting of the season is planned with a possible May session and strawberries on the side.
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Gane
Terbert I. Spinney
Bath
Baptist Men's League
Seguin
Lewiston
Mary
Rockland Courier-Gazette
Mrs Dorman Perkins Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Dorman Perkins, who recently underwent an operation at City hospital, has returned to her Turner court home and expects to be back about soon.
Farm Wanted and Maine Plants For Sale Ad
Wanted to hear from owner of farm or good land for fall delivery. LL Jones Bow 551 Olney 4-21-11p. Maine grown plants include strawberry raspberry and blackberry bulbs dahlia and gladioli bulbs. a 3 to wp.
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LL. Jones
Bow
Olney
Maine
Howard
Bliss Native Herbs Ad Seeks Agents in Washington DC
Bliss Native Herbs offers a remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness rheumatism and kidney troubles. The Bliss Medical Co. invites agents to double their money by selling remedies and provides free almanacs cook books and health books. Mention this paper. 3-17-6mo.
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Bliss
Lonso O- Bliss Medical Co
Washington, D. C
Rev I T Johnson to Lead Bowdoinham Methodist Church
Bowdoinham selects Rev. I T Johnson as new pastor at the Methodist church succeeding Rev J L Pinkerton who is transferred to Strong. Pinkerton praised by residents for six years of service and friendship across the town.
Bowdoinham in 1887 Easter Sun Brings Town News
Easter Sunday brings reminiscences of Bowdoinham's past as Martin E. Bibber recalls hauling wood in a two-wheeled wagon 52 years earlier. The report notes local commerce, tool sales, household movings, and town improvements including painting, mill work, and church repairs with comments on local residents and their early earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Leonard
Bowdoin
Benjamin Adams
Josiah C. Coombs
Seth
Martin E. Bibber
Charles Randall
Whitmore
Roland Rogers
G. M. Gowell
Kendall Bros
Trish
Tilly Gould
Joe Adams
Baptist Church
Kendall
Westport Visit Notes and Local Building Progress
Miss EF Hodgdon of Malden Maine arrived to stay through Tuesday while men work on improvements at her Summer home on the East Side. The Cobb cottage at Thar kman’s Point is under construction and building materials arrived from John G. Morse & Sons at Winnegance. Mrs Lt Pierce and granddaughter Miss Gladys Jewett visited Bath last week. Amos J Knight of Central Garage Mechanics Falls was in town Sunday. Mrs Mary Dickson of Boothbay Harbor was in town Monday. Percy Wedgdon has been scraping and setting highways recently.
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Ena Hodgdon
Malden
Mays
Ezekiel Tarbox
Tharkman'’s Point
John G. Morse & Sons
Winnegance
Lt. Pierce
Gladys Jewett
Bath
Amos J. Knight
Mechanics Fells
Mary 4 Dickson
Boothbay Harbor
Victorio
Percy Wedgdon
Recent Ship Sales and Reacquired Steam Yacht Winchester
The France and Canada Steamship Corp sells four schooners Camilla May Page Dorothy Palmer Martha D Simall and Oakley C Curtis to Huron Navigation Corp Peter W Rouss repurchases steam yacht Winchester from the Navy after selling it to the government for war use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla May Page
Dorothy Palmer
Martha D. Simall
Oakley C. Curtis
France & Canada Steamship Corp
Huron Navigaton Corp
Peter W. Rouss
New York
Winchester
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Navy Department
Pastor to Move, Delivers Beacon Street Sermon
Final services at Beacon Street Methodist Church feature Dr. Post leading a praise service and brief sermon on Thursday night ahead of his move to Westbrook for a new pastorate. He will preach again Sunday, with Rev. J Browne, the new pastor, visiting the parsonage Thursday night.
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Beacon Street Methodist Church
Post
Westbrook
Beacon Street Church
J. OR. Browne
Beacon Street
Progressive Peas Raise Hopes For July Harvest
Walter M. Potter, a noted contractor and builder, reports his pea vines are six inches high and sturdy despite recent cold weather. He believes his crop may yield an early harvest and hopes to beat competitors by picking peas before the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Potter
Mrr. Potter
Name for New Ship Beal After Boston Banker Beal
The 10.00 ton turbine cargo carrier under construction at Bath Tron Works for Crowell and Thurlow Steamship Co Sister ship to JA L Kent launched last Pall to be named for Thomas P Beal president of the Second National Bank of Boston. Mrs Ivory Hall entertained friends at her Summer Street home Tuesday afternoon. Guests included several named ladies and Mr and Mrs Eewin Vinson and son Carl. The Arsenault family traveled to Lewiston in the Pinson car after Mrs Arsenault's recent surgery at St Mary's hospital in Lewiston with Dr Gassilyne.
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Carrie
Bath Tron Works, Ltd
Crowell & Thurlow Steamship Co
JA. L. Kent
Thomas P. Beal
Second National Bank of Boston
Ivory Hall
Summer Street
Rufus J. Moulton
Wallace Hanson
Harry Pendleton
Frank Handley
Frank VP. Lord
Alfred Rowe
Davey
Fred Courser
David Wilson
Eewin Vinson
Carl
T. M. Arsenault
Mary
Lewiston
Pinson
Arsenault
St. Mary's Hospital
Gassilyne
Nine women hike to Sabine with Delmar Bates cottage visit
Flora Fraser Annie Burnham Pauline Kingsbury Mildred Howe Kathleen Bailey Katherine Harrington Florence Longley Marion Bates and Eleanor Bates spent Tuesday hiking to Sabine and visiting the Delmar Bates cottage for the day.
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Flora Fraser
Annie Burnham
Pauline Kingsbury
Mildred Howe
Kathleen Bailey
Katherine Harrington
Florence Longley
Marion Bates
Eleanor Bates
Sabine
Delmar Bates Cottage
Local residents spend holidays with family and friends
Hugh Wimmer returned from Boston after the holiday visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elwell spent the weekend in Northport with their parents. Mrs. Jennie Jewett of South Portland visited her cousin Mrs. Ida Beals in Bedford street. Fran ces Louise Miller and daughter from Middlestreet were in Portland for the holiday. Miss Millie McPherson left for Portsmouth New Hampshire due to her sister in law's illness. Karl and W Carroll Webster of the Webster Jewelry Co. enjoyed holiday at Foster's Point Camp in Foster's Point.
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Hugh Wimmer
Boston
Charles Elwell
Northport
Jennie Jewett
South Portland
Ida Beals
Bedford Street
Keff. Miller
Frances Louise
Middlestreet
Portland
Millie McPherson
Portsmouth
N. H
Karl Webster
W. Carroll Webster
Webster Jewelry Co
Foster's Point
Jack Laing
Charles Laing
William Laing
Quincy
John Nocton
City Hospital
Louise Duker
Fidelity Trust Co
George A. Baker
Milan Street
Roger Trainor
Whitefield
Bath
A. J. Trainor
Crescent Street
Trainor
Evelyn Goff
John Parris
Upper Washington Street
Charles E. Doten
Earl
Doten
Benjamin Eastman
Eastman
Charles W. Clifford
Washington Street
George Pinkham
Damariscotta
Harold Wiswell
Nobleboro
Social Notes From Bath and Portland Maritime Area
Mrs M E Bailey went to Five Islands Tuesday and Mrs Minnie Lord of Bangor visits Mrs Barker in Bath. John B Crosby and family return to Toston after weekend in Bath with Mr and Mrs Charles Harriman. Mrs Edward Ford recovering in Camden NJ Homeopathic Hospital. Gilman Standish returns to WPortland after Bath visit. he has been a patient at the Maine Eye and Infirmary. Ex Gov and Mrs William T Cobb return to Rockland with daughter Martha Cobb from Wellesley Mass. Warren Mayers leaves for New Haven where he works for Southern New England Tel Co with Mrs Edwina Mayers to Boston for a week. Samuel Mack of Dike road and Mrs Samuel Gordon attend wedding of Harry Mack and Miss Mary Goldberg in Portland. Ceremony at Robinson Hall officiated by Rabbi Serig and Rev Dolgoff. many relatives attend. After a New York Montreal Niagara trip, Mr and Mrs Harry Mack plan to settle in Portland.
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M. E. Bailey
Five Islands
Minnie Lord
Bangor
Barker
High Street
John B. Crosby
Toston
Bath
Charles A. Harriman
North Street
Edward Ford
Homeopathic Hospital
Camden
N. J
Gilman Standish
Wportland
Fred Merchant
Standish
Maine Eye
Infirmary
Portland
William T. Cobb
Rockland
Martha Cobb
Dike Road
Samuel Gordon
Mack
Harry Mack
Mary Goldberg
Robinson Hall
Rabbi Serig
Dolgoff
George Mack
Robert Armontz
Annie Goldberg
Nathan Mack
Samuel Mack
Ao. Levy
Louis Matson
Jacob Mack
Harris Matson
Rose
Jennie Mack
Ruth
Isadore Matson
Louise
Isadore Mack
Myer
Morris Matson
New York
Montreal
Niagara
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David T. Percy & Sons
H. P. Boudreau
Snipe
Fremont Tlowe
Frelind Dehine
Washinton Treet
Nosy
Howard Wharf
C. A. Peaslee
Sagadahock
Liberty Theatre
Paramount and
Artcraft Pictures
Bath Opera House
J. R. Kenniston
Bowdoinham
Methodists
J. L. Pink
Erton
I. T. Johnson
Methodist Church
J. L. Pinkerton
Strong
Pinkerton
Arline Pierce
Frank
Beatrice
Miss Grace Prown
Miss Scott
Stephen Gould
Mary Hall
Purinton
Brunswick
M.T. Purinton
Jenkins
Little Daughter
Melvin Jenkins
Beatrice Small
Annine
Doris Pierce
Grace
Marion Mealey
Noua Fogg
Wilhelmina Newton
Amanda Ho
Albert. Siegars
the Ridge
Frank Siegars
F. K. Jack
Richmond
Bowdoin Libby
Richard
Massachusetts
Georgie Robinson
America Purinton
Porth
C. J. Browne
Ernest Carr
Ernest Davis
Saco
Tack Temple
J. &. Cornish
Newtonville
D. Cornish
Charles Perry
Elzabeth Gass
Lena Patten
Florence Cook
Porthand
Eliza Lancaster
Bert Jack
Studebaker Ow
George Cummings
Partridge Place
William Adams
Topsham
Merry Meeting Grange
West Bath
Lee Nichols
Waterville
IL Jack
Llewellyn Smatley
LL. D. Small
George Pratt
Helen
Woodfords
Pratt
Emeline Pratt
Charles McEwen
Togus
Reed
B.S. Douglass
Blake
State of Maine
Frank Currier
Mr. Estabrook
Frank Vaskell
Augusta
Frank Curries
Bowdoinham Advertiser
Westport
Progressive Peas
Unicorn Dairy Ration
Bath Grain CO
Viola Evans
Newburyport
Texas Steamship Co
Ecru
Bath Dept Store
J. M. Reardon
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