Nequasset Lawn Party Clears Funds for Community Work
The Nequasset Woman's Auxiliary at the Congregational church raised over 65 dollars at a Thursday mid summer lawn party and sale. Proceeds support island projects such as lighting, a school piano, and community comfort initiatives with Mrs. Rachel Hodgdon leading the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Community Club of
Florence Hathorn
Eldie Wright
Bernice Bailey
Leona Carlton
Philadelphia
Frieda Dunton
Sarah Bailey
Elizabeth Ryan
Annie Lowell
Bertha Bernatto
Mae Gilmore
Ethel Bailey
Ina Leeman
Ruth Dubuar
Amy Cromwell
J. W. Brown
Nellie Bailey
Alice Colby
Burnett Bailey
Ruth Hodgdon
Roberta Hathorn
Dorothy Bailey
Irma Bernatto
Henry Dubur
Merle Jameson
Arthur Leeman
Alvin Leeman
Richard Grover
Chester Leeman
George Carlton
Hodgdon
Flora Hathorne
Ellie Wright
Nequusset
Sale of Home Cooked Food and Fancy Articles Thursday
A local notice announces vendors will sell home cooked foods and a range of fancy articles this Thursday. Details on location and start time are to be provided by the organizer.
Bath City Hospital Head Resigns After Ill Health
Miss Minnie EF Furbish, superintendent at Bath City Hospital for just over two years, resigns due to prolonged illness and a need for rest. President Sewall confirms the decision. trustees will consider it at the next meeting. Furbish trained at Boston City Hospital and served as a nurse in France during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie EF. Furbish
Bath City Hospital
Pres
William J. Sewall
Massauchusetts
Atlantic
Furbish
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Donnell in West Bath
Frank Alvah Donnell is the name given the son born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs C Donnell of West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Alvah Donnell
Ert C. Donnell
West Bath
Village Improvement Day at Topsham Draws Many
Hundreds gathered in Topsham on Thursday for Village Improvement Day at the town hall under the Topsham Village Improvement association. The hall was prettily decorated and featured a sale, an auction lunch, a one act farce Aunt Mehitable's Scientific Experiment, a musical program, and a supper served by World Wide Guild of the United Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Topsham Village
George Votter
Mabel Purinton
Ernest J. Small
Mary V. Hill
Mehitable
HL Failing Merriman
Elizabeth Merriman
Dorothy Edgecomb
Marjorie Edgecomb
Eleanor Merriman
Helen Hayward
Marguerite Clifford
World Wide Guild of the United Baptist Church
Irma Pierce
Althea Mc
Herbert Morrell
Fred Fernald
Ellis Marriner
William Marriner
Norman Marriner
Frederick Sprague
George Edgecomb
Robert Pennell
George Stevens
Bowdoinham Man Hurt by a Passing Auto
William H. Gould, a leading Bowdoinham citizen, was struck from behind while driving cows to pasture. He suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. the car belonged to Henry Perry of Chelsea and was driven by Arthur J. Chaisson of Jamaica Plain. The occupants were ordered to appear before Trial Justice James H. Ames on August 16. charge details pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Gould
Henry Perry
Chelsea
Mass
Arthur J. Chaisson
Jamaica Plain
Gould
Brunswick Hospital
Perry
William B. Edwards
Brunswick
Albert Henderson
Sagadahoe County
Guarantors Named for Chautauqua Event Preparations
The Chautauqua guarantors are active for the August 30 to September 1 event featuring famous artists. The list includes Arthur J. Dunton and many others, all tasked with preparations and ticket distribution. Nesting house wrens are sighted near Clarence Quarrars in Lewiston and Mes. Chapman's on Fairview avenue Auburn, plus a bachelor wren on Main Street Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Arthur J. Dunton
Richard Quick
Frances D. Lane
Olive Corliss
Allen S. Morse
M. E. Furbish
Effie Wright
Florence Watson
Dorothy A. Welch
Arthur Sh. Scott
Percy R. Low
Gardiner E. Roberts
Andrew M. Butterfield
Leroy F. Colby
Edward Coombs
Nina McRae
Forrest L. Littlefield
Wellington A. Moore
Hiram F. Bailey
Daniel A. Bishop
Mildred G. Nichols
George BB. Wolstenholme
Earle BB. Lermond
Edwin R. Andrews
Robert S. Gordon
John Shaw
N. Gratz Jackson
Marcia E. Kennerson
Fred P. Shaw
Brenda F. Hill
Nathan KE. Coffin
George Ingalls
Marion H. Morse
Mae Bickle
Joseph N. Day
Lillian Fisner
Bernice G. Cressey
Margerie W. Coleman
Helen D. Leonard
South End
T. A
Luther
Thompson
Harry P. Bridge
J. M. Allen
Rachel Hodgdon
Wilbur C. Oliver
Herbert KE. Worrey
Maurion
Dain
Clarence W. Morse
William J. Sewall
Mary Brown
Ruth E. Bryant
Clarence
Monarch drawn by crowd near Brooks residence
A royal figure was seen in a yard near Stanley Roberts Brooks with several onlookers gathering around. An observer with a camera captured multiple photographs of the monarch as he approached the doorway undisturbed by the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Roberts
Brooks
Mrs Browne Hosts Card Party With Many Guests
Mrs Jane Browne entertained a large party at her home on Thursday with a card party. Guests included Mrs Bowdoin Lilly of Malden Miss Mary Lilly and many others. Prizes went to Purinton first Cannon second and Wilkinson consolation. Ice cream and cake served. Several local residents traveled to Portland Freeport and Bangor for visits and news of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. M. White
Mere Point
Bridge
Virginia Enos
Brookline
Mass
Alden J7. Smith
Bath
Edwin R. Andrews
Niles Langley
Portland
Allen FE. Morrell
Alonzo Holmes
Homuas Means
Morgan Cushing
Paul Laidley
Frances Smith
Isabel Forsaith
Martha Gilman
I, KE. Lauderburn
Carleton Young
Brunswick
Jane Browne
Bowdoin Lilly
Malden
Mary Lilly
R. D. Purinton
FE. P. Kendall
Albert Henderson
KR. FE. Ferguson
Clara Fogg
Florence Sparks
FE. L. Wilkinson
X. A. S. MacDougal
Mixx
Bessie MacDougall
Hortense Cannon
W. S. Darton
KD. Purinton
E. L. Wilkinson
H. D. Cornish
Bertha Moulton
L. U. Temple
Helen Britt
Freeport
Minnie Waldron
Martha Totman
Richmond
F. K. Jack
Ethel Littlefield
Harold Cheney
Bangor
Anson P. M. Given
Earl Blodgett
Caribou
Raymond Tibbetts
Irving Howe
John Anderson
Stockholm
Waklo Bigwood
Joyce Bigwood
Jackie Bigwood
Spencer
Frank Millay
A. C. Staples
Eive Denham
Evelyn
New York
John F. Libby
Marjorie
John Libby
Auburn
Lillian Bucknan
Lewiston
F. J. Wilkinson
Ray Skelton
Skelton
Myrtle Pirington
Carrie Merrill
Master Jimmie
A. L. MacDougal
Abbie Thorne
Lisbon Falls
Frances Merrill
William W. Brown
Gardiner Hospital
Central Maine Hospital
Lewinstown
L. G. Brown
George Weeks
Harrington
Boston
Bay Road
Merline Lowell
Viola Coombs
Mixs
Emily Rideout
Charles Randall
Ruth Walker
West Roxbury
Hazel Cornish
Pleasant Pond
Philip Rideout
S. A. Getchell
Lon Carr
Ellen Sparks
Mary T. Warinton
HI. F E. Cornish
Mere Veoint
F. E. Jack
Martha ‘Totman
Litchfield
Mr. Williams
Williams
Mr. Verrill
Caleb
Walter Sedgley
K. of I
Miss Whittier
Old Orchard
Winthrop
Master Linwood
Morse will filed leaves estate to three nephews and a niece
The estate of Jennie R. Morse of Bath valued at about 40000 with 35000 in personal property was named in a will filed in Sagadahoc county probate court. Executor named is nephew Erwin A. Morse of Washington D C. The will dated July 5 1925 directs equitable division among nephews Benjamin W. Morse Erwin A. Morse of Washington D C and Harry F. Morse of New London Conn and niece Mrs Anna Geiger wife of Dr John C Geiger of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie KR. Morse
Bath
Erwin A. Morse
Washington
Sagadahoc County
Benjamin W
D. C
Harry F. Morse
New London
New England Newspapermen Form Advisory Committee
A committee of New England Daily News publishers was announced to cooperate with the New England Council. It will advise on Public Relations and Community Organization, chaired by Col Frank Knox, with members Beeth, Matthews, Sands, Stone, Muebling, and Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Daily Newspaper Association
New England Council
Col Frank Knox
Manchester
N. H
Union and
Manchester Ledger
George F. Beeth
Worcester
Telegram-Gazette
Julius Mathews
Biddeford Journal
Frank FE. Sands
Meriden
Conn. Journal
Allixon Stone
Providence
R. L
Barstow Quinn Wed in Winchester Mass
Miss Sara Elizabeth Quinn of Bath married Walter Henry Barstow of Winchester at seven o clock Sunday in Winchester Massachusetts officiated by Rev. Fr. Quigley. The couple will reside in Winchester after a motor trip to the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mass
Fr. Quigley
Sara Elizabeth Quinn
Ath
Walter Henry Barstow
Mixx Winifred Quinn
Norman
W. K. Hutchinson Co
Norman Barstow
Boston
Bowdoin Farm Bureau Meeting Plus Local Notes
The Bowdoin Center Farm Bureau plans its next meeting at the grange hall on Wednesday August 17 with a topic on Selection of Clothing. Marion Meechem of North Bowdoin and Marion Curtis of Bowdoin are listed in obituaries or social notes. East Bowdoin Sunday School held its regular session at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Center
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Mixs
Marion Meechem
North Bowdoin
Mixx
Marion Curtis
East Bowdoin
Bowdoin News Roundup Highlights Local Events
Large audience attendance noted at 124 event with strong turnout. Mrs. E. E. Purinten returns from illness. State funds approved for third class road work in Faxt L Bow doin section and construction underway. Wet weather slows farm progress. Mrs. Burton Wheelock and her son visit Canada two weeks. Pomona orange unit to meet at Bowdoin Center grange on D'axt Masters Day. Curtis and Mr. Bayer return from Kosten taxt week to spend summer in Bowdoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Purinten
Bowdoin
Burton Wheelock
Wiliam
Canada
Pomona Orange
Bowdoin Center
John Curtis
Mr. Bayer
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and News
Mr and Mrs Harry Warington visited with Mr and Mrs Kay Skelton who hosted them last week. The Skeltons welcomed a nine pound daughter. Mrs Martha Uickerson of Massachusetts visits cousin Mrs Annie Cobb. Kenneth and Adra Jack of Waterside visit their grandmother Mrs Vina Jack. The Vachon family Eliz‑beth and David stay at their farm for a few weeks. Helen Delong visits Mrs Ernest Sylvester. Harold Jack and family from Forest Glen Md were guests at Jacks mother’s home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Warington
Kay Skelton
Skelton
Martha Uickerson
Massachusetts
Annie Cobb
Kenneth
Adra Jack
Watersile
Vina Jack
Joseph Vachon
Elizabeth
David
Helen Delong
Ernest Sylvester
Harold Jack
Forest Glen
Maine Teachers to Have Meeting
Home Economics Miss Lena Shorey director of Home Economics Physical Education George H Vinall Deering High School Industrial Training Ernest Curley supervisor of Manual Training Lewiston Deans of Women Dean G S Gertrude Mayo Kent's Hill Seminary Rural Helping Teachers Miss Lertha Paul Skowhegan Secondary School Agriculture C A L Stover East Corinth Academy Evening Schools Principal Ralph E Rowe Portland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Shorey
George H. Vinall
Deering High School
Ernest Curley
Lewiston
Gertrude Mayo
Kent's Hill Seminary
Lertha Paul
Skowhegan
C. AL Stover
East Corinth Academy
Prin
Ralph E. Rowe
Portland
Navy Men Guests of Mayor Cahill
The Trenton crew visited Mayor Cahill as part of a ceremonial voyage. The cruiser, capable of 35 knots, slowed en route from Bar Harbor to Bath after a death among the crew prompted a post mortem in Portsmouth. It then sailed to Seguin in heavy rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Mayor Cahill
Trenton
Bar Harbor
Bath
Taussig
Portsmouth
Kennebec
Seguin
Foggy voyage near Seguin Island yields lighted landmark
Capt. Charles Alair of Bath piloted the Trenton up the river after joining at Bar Harbor. The vessel anchored off the Texas yard around 6.50 as rain and fog allowed the light to be seen. The Trenton, built by William Cramp & Sons Co. three years ago, had been at Bar Harbor over a week and heads back to Newport, R. I., by easy xtatex. The Raleigh, a sixter ship, arrived at Boothbay Harbor Tuesday morning. Capt. Taussig, unfamiliar to Bath, once commanded the destroyer Wadsworth at Bath Iron Works and stayed with the Hodgkins in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin Island
Charles Alair
Bath
Bar Harbor
Texas Yard
Trenton
Newport
R. I
Raleigh
Boothbay Harbor
Taussig ix Po
Wadsworth
Bath Iron Works
Elmer I. Hodgkins
Middle Street
William Cramp & Sons Co
Former Maine Governor Talks on Motion Pictures
Carl F. Milliken former Maine governor told the biennial conference of the World Federation of Education Associations that the motion picture industry hopes to film sympathetically the lives of world peoples and ensure wide distribution. He noted 50 000 theaters as a recognized force in world education and said he is Secretary of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl FE. Milliken
Maine
Federation of Education Associations
World Federation
Mr. Milliken
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
National Guard Small Arms School at Auburn September
The State small arms school of the National Guard will be held at the Auburn range from September 12 to 17 under Col. Charles W. Savage of Augusta. About 150 to 200 service members from all branches are expected. The program emphasizes marksmanship instruction over matches to train proficient instructors for home stations. Details on events and prizes will be announced soon. last year’s Infantry team winner was Company C of the 103rd Infantry, with Companies G and I of the same regiment in second and third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
State Range
Auburn
Charles W. Savage
Augusta
103Rd Infantry
Norway
Waterville
Millinocket
Also Mentioned on This Page
Happy Hostess
Woman’s Auxiliary
City Hospital Head
Minnie E. Furbish
Front Street
Bowdoinham
Jennie R. Morse
Barstow
Quinn
Winchester, Mass
Normandy
Bowcoinham Post Road
Carl E. Milliken
Mall Arms School For National Guard
Wendover
Bath Department Store
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