Maine highway work progressing finely
Announcement from the state highway commission says traffic passes through all construction zones except Livermore. Detours are in place in Frankfort and Turner. Sections under work include Kittery Turner Livermore Winn Houston Frankfort Gray Paris Woodst ock New Sharon Greene Windham Raymond York and more with finish dates or detour guidance. Normal travel advised via designated alternate routes. Norman Jackson from Kendall Green Mass arrives at Popham Beach to a hearty reception. Mrs. Fred Duren and daughter visit Sabino relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Livermore
Frankfort
Turner
Kittery
State Park
Turner Village
Turner-Auburn
Stetton’s Mills
Livermore — Falls
Strickland Ferry
Livermore Falls
Androscoggin
Four Corners
Winn
Houston
Woodstock
Gray
Gray Corner
New Gloucester
Volind Spring
Oxford County
Paris
New Sharon
Greene
Windham-Raymond
York
York Corner
Cape Neddick
Shore Road
Bath City Grays and the Third Maine Regiment History
The Bath City Grays formed in 1850 served as two Bath companies that joined the Third Maine Regiment in 1861. Officers changed with promotions and resignations as the unit served mainly with the Army of the Potomac. 36 Bath men entered the rebellion, reaching ranks up to colonels and generals, with a notable 1850 militia parade and 1858 Boston water-works celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Augusta
Bath
Bath City
William Rogers
Reuben Sawyer
W. D. Haley
C. A. J. Sampson
William H. Watson
Warren Watson
Rogers
J. S. Wiggin
O. O. Howard
Joseph S. Smith
Army
Sampson
W. T L. Watson
Co. D
ISG1
Sawyer
George W. Harvey
Co. A
Lieut
Wiggin
Bath City Grays
Edward K. Harding
John G. Richardson
Thomas
Brunswick
J.C. Cleveland
Tontine Hotel
Harding
J. G. Richardson
BE. SK. Harding
City Grays
Boston
Funeral of Mrs Cornish Held at Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Eewin Ll. Cornish were held Wednesday afternoon at two o clock at the family residence 2 Highland street with Rev George Wilson Scudder officiating. The bearers were Charles EK Ervine Harry Thurlow John Conant and Oscar Thornton Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eewin Ll. Cornish
Highland Street
George Wilson Scudder
Charles EK. Ervine
Harry Thurlow
John Conant
Oscar Thornton
Oak Grove
Petersen Funeral Held for Veteran Master Builder
The funeral for John H. Petersen longtime master builder at Kelley Spear Co was held Thursday afternoon at 2 50 at his home 12 Dunimer Street The service recalled his decades of work in the shipyard and his contributions to local construction projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Petersen
Kelley, Spear Co
Dunimer Street
Probate Court Transacts Second August Session Business
Judge James S Lowell rules Sagadahoe probate court cases including probate petitions for William C Walker and Harvey Fe Vateh estates, final accounts for Ray Purinton Clara Purinton and Bernice Meserve Annie W Oliver estates, guardianship for Ann J Spinney, and commission on disputed claims from Mary K Houdlette Richmond estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Lowell
Sagadahoe
William C. Walker
Richmond
Grace KE
Walker
Harvey FE
Vateh
Harriet F. Pateh
William I. Hogan
Bath
Viola G. Hogan
Henrietta F. Kidder
Mary D. Kidder
Ray Purinton
Clara Purinton
Bowdoin
Bernice O. Meserve
Annie W. Oliver Iate
Josiah L. Walker
Josephine Walker
Woolwich
Ann J. Spinney
Wilfred C. Trott
Mary Kk. Houdlette
Henry E. Houdlette
Alumni reunion planned for Richmond High school
Richmond notes list weekend visitors and social events with many names. Alumni from old Academy and Richmond High are urged to attend Friday eight o clock reunion at the high school, with a short program, refreshments, and social hour. Several residents and visitors are recorded through Monday, including families from Dresden Auburn Bath and Boston, plus a lightning fire at Groves place on Pond road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Grondin
Mildred Beedle
Dresden
Miss Beedle
M. H. Johnson
Charles Lilly
Alfred
Richmond
Charles Morton
West Dresden
Old Academy
Richmond High School
Walter Tibbetts
South Dresden
F. S. Sirois
Bowdeinham
Thelma Powers
Whyllis Ranger
Clara Thompson
Dora Foster
Edna Marshall
Irene Chase
Louise Trott
Farmington
Charles B. Bowden
Elizabeth
Elizabeth G. Kelley
New Meadows Inn
Bowden
Bath
Edward McAuliffe
Ambrose Hicks
Waverly
Mass
W. W. Gardiner
William Clark
Mary
Oakland
EB. C. Hussey
Congregational Sunday School
Pleasant Pond
A. al Williams
William Haynes
Brunswick
Charles Bowden
Swarthmere
Penn
Pleasant View Farm
Oak Grove Hotel
West Boothbay
Raymond N. Libby
Presque Isle
Leighton EB. Gardiner
Percy Baker
Lewiston
Blanche Scott
Mae Thompson
Harley
Alice Mae
Cleveland
Ohio
BE. J. Curtis
Byron Curtis
Phillips
James Meserve
Carol Clark
Harold Livy
Madison
Roy Patel
Boston
BE. OE. Durand
Mrs Leydon Returns After Weeks with Sister at Squirrel Island
Miss Margaret Leydon returned to her passing several weeks with her sister Mrs Howard Mildrain at Squirrel Island. Mr and Mrs L T Wright and son Richard Brookfine Mass were in Bath Tuesday calling on friends. They have been enjoying life at South Harpswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Gray
Bath
Evelyn Smith
Selool Street
Harry L. Stilphen
Virginia
Olive
Dresden
Marjorie Bainham
Sydney Haynes
Boston
Rosalie Tarr
Mary Jackman
Brewer
Deatrice Tarr
Margaret Leydon
Howard Mildrain
Squirrel Island
L. T Wright
Richard
Brookfine
Mass
South Harpswell
Bonney sells Bowdoinham home moves to Gardiner
The Bonney couple have sold their Bowdoinham residence and will relocate to Gardiner where their new home will be occupied by Lyman Nelson’s son in law, Rood, who plans a poultry venture. The article notes extensive local ties and party gatherings as well as many neighborhood visits and visits to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Bonney
Gardiner
Portland visitors and village social notices highlight regional life
John Denham and daughter Lillian of Portland visited Loren zo Minott's with Lillian staying longer. The East Bowdoin Ladies aid met Mrs. Adisa Varinton with eleven present and work on a crazy quilt. Several residents attended events from Brunswick to Augusta, while others planned relocations and local property changes. The town saw gatherings, visits from Bath and Rumford Falls, and plans for a Knights of Pythias outing at Mosquito bay Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Denham
Lillian
Portland
Lorenzo Minott’s
East Bowdoin
Adisa Varinton
Given
Jack
Litchfield Vilains
N. M. Fowle
Ida
Annie Tyler
Wortland
Fannie Carr
Brunswick
Nealey
W. W. Browne
R. A. Dickinson
Dorothy
Bell Umberhind
Georgia Whorf
Lacoma Inn
Litchfield
Lewiston
Herbert Veath
J. Wall Denham
Charles Hackett
Richmond
I. V. Clark
Central Maine Power Co
A. H. Hillman
James A. Dunlap
Albert Dunlap
Cromwell Farm
Mr. Dunlap
Harvard
Mass
Wemple
Charles McEwen
Eugene Temple
Irvin Temple
Augusta
Francis G. Cook
Bath
Washington, D. C
Cook
Maronic
J. Bk. Cornish
North & Haynes
Kendall
Mosquito Bay
Knights of Pythias
Frank Long
Westboro
N. H
Home Visit at Millay Road Noted in Jenkins Recap
A fragment notes time spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jenkins on Millay road. The brief reference suggests a social or domestic context without further details of event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Frank Jenkins
Millay Road
Vacant houses fill as local estates change hands
Dennis White place sold to Mr Callahan of Lewiston while John King homestead transfers to a Stott family. Nedgley Hamlet Woodworth Dunn enter poultry business with 200 plus chickens. Grand View hosts guests from Maine to California, including long-absent relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis White
Mr. Callahan
Lewiston
John King
Stott
Nedgley
Hamlet
Woodworth and
Dunn
Hammer and Tongs
Grand View
Maine
California
Woodworth
Harriott Ledyard
Miss Trufant
Miss Knight
Card
Anna
J. P. Card
Frances Hamlet
Stanley Hamlet
Paul Ames
Portland
Boston
Emma Bradley Sylvester
Leilia Carr Polley
Nellie Woodworth
Laura Dunn
Farmington
St Mary's Party Sets Up Busy Garden Event
Sophine Arsenault and Katherine Mullaney led the Grab Bag booth while John Conley presided over the Roll em down booth. Arline McNeill and Lillian Lewin assisted nearby. A radio concert from 6:30 to 8:30, thanks to Joseph F. McCole and Crafts Battery Shop, featured Monroe Royal and Eugene Hart as electricians. A new stock, band concert and Thursday lawn party promise another success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophine Arsenault
Katherine Mullaney
John Conley
Arline McNeill
Lillian Lewin
Joseph F. McCole
Monroe Royal
Eugene Hart
Misses Clemence Baker Guests in Brooklyn Home
Mrs Laura Appleton hosts the Misses Clemence and Margaret Baker of Brooklyn on Cummings street. Mrs William Robson returns from Portsmouth New Hampshire with her sister Mrs Alonzo Darks. Mrs Fred Raymond of Dedham Mass visits Mr and Mrs Edward C Siiness in North. Mr and Mrs Daniel Brierly return to Brooklyn after visiting Mr Brierly senior Daniel S Brierly of Green street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemence
Margaret Baker
Brooklyn
Laura Appleton
Cummings Street
William Robson
Farrin Street
Portsmouth
N. H
Alonzo Darks
Fred Raymond
Dedham
Mass
Edward C. Siiness
North Street
Daniel Brierly
Mr. Brierly
Daniel S. Brierly
Green Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge-Merrill, Inc
Atlas EZ
Elange
Norman Jackson
Kendall Green
Pophiam Beach
O the Pier
Popham
Fred Duren
Charles Bates
Sabino
Cornish
New York
Bath Department Store
Bowdoinham
W. L. Bonney
Lyman Nelson
Rood
C. FE. Hackett
Old Orchard
Merline Lowell
Ted Kendall
R. D. Purinton
Putnam
Fitchburg
Bay Road
Beatrice
I. C. Nealey
Bay Shore
Raymond
Charlotte Blodgett
George Weeks
Togus
Elliott Fuller
Norway
John Minott
Flora Randall
Lorenzo Minott
Mat Rai
Frank Dickinson
Celia Dickinson
West
Darton
Field, N. J
Fair Ground Grove
Litchfield Corner
W. B. Hervey
Bowdoin Center
Lisbon Falls
West Bowdoin
H. B. Cornish
G. R. Cutler
Charles Terry
Emily Rideout
Miller’s Inn
Cecil Craney
Massachusetts
Emma
Mary Denham
Thompson
Ruth Jones
Loriie Rogers
Litchfeld
F. K. Jack
Lauris Wilson
I. E. Wilson
Orrs Island
J. M. Fowle
Freeman Trott
Wath
Westport
Philip Rideout
Rumford
Rideout
Jewett
Hamlin
The
Ridge Church
W. 2
Nature Study Club
W. H. Watt
Sherman Nelson
Hattie Brooks
Annie
A. G. Trulse
Frank Hackett
Allston
Muass
G. H. Hackett
Charles Fisher
Fannie Williams
Topsfield
Charles Berry
Watertown
Norman Cook
Robert Gardiner
Frank Seigars
Karl Hatch
Frances
Mere Point
Garnet
Addie Mit Ied Meer
Margaret
Merrith
Nhs
Nellie Minott
Miss Minott
Hank
Vina Brown
Rockland
Mrs. Hall
Silk and
Voile
George G. Bean, Inc
Dexter Bldg
Senter
Sabine
J. H. Stacey
Popham Beach, Maine
Bridge-Merrill
Bowdoinham Ridge
ENDA
Lco-Ight
Propuct
Roy H. Genthner
Waldoboro, Maine
Illinit Hosiery Co
Dept
C-15
Greenfield
Popham Beach
Bvd
Max Kutz
Elm Street
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