Richmond Social News and Obituaries Digest
The Richmond column reports multiple funeral services including Mrs. Hermine Carriveau and Abiud Randlette with interments in Montreal and Portland areas. Notables attend from Bath, Yarmouth, and Dorchester. Numerous locals visit, travel, and host neighbors, with rifle results, visitors from Worcester and Strathmore, Calif., and community events at homes and camps.
Funeral Held For Mrs Frances Libby of South Portland
Portland mourns Frances Libby 65 wife of Irving Libby died Friday after an illness of three months. The service was at Cathedral church St Luke where she was active in the Ladies Guild and Woman's Auxiliary. She leaves husband nine children eighteen grandchildren and sisters and brothers in Bath Portland Scarboro and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ham
James Bimson
Portland
Frances Bimson
Libby
Irving
Burnham Street
South Portland
Cathedral Church of St. Luke
Crewe
Cheshire
England
Pythian Sisters of
Scarboro
St. Luke’s Cathedral
Ladies Guild
Woman's Auxiliary
John B
Melville R. Libby
Maud A. Libby
Lawrence Clark
Frank Hale
I. Ray Libby
Frank Harmon
Robert Kearin
Lee
Mass
Margaret Smith
Boston
Bath
Maud Given
Grace Akin
Gregory Bimson
Joseph Bimson
Thomas Bimson
Philadelphia
Bowdoin Portraits Loaned for Newport Exhibit
Bowdoin College Art Museum lends the portraits of Mr and Mrs William Bowdoin by Robert Feke to the Retrospective Exhibition in Newport for the Rhode Island Tercentenary through August 16. The show features works by artists tied to Newport from 1728 to 1935 with 40 artists represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bowdoin
Robert Feke
Bowdoin College Art Museum
Newport
Rhode Island
Bowdoin
Walker Art Museum
Bowdoin College
Feke
Eleanor Cozzons
Former Policeman Dies at West Bristol
Lorenzo Feltis 79 a Bath police veteran died at his West Bristol home after a two year illness. He served in Bath during World War II and later joined the police force for many years. Survived by wife Cora two daughters Edith Weston Charlotte Cline two sons William and Warren Feltis two brothers Leland Harry Feltis and two sisters Mrs Harry Heath Boston and Mrs Cora Poland Lisbon Falls. Bruce Grace son of Mr and Mrs Allen Grace of Staten Island N Y visiting Edward and Mrs Edward Cooke of Willow Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Feltis
Bath
Bristol
Feltis
Cora E. Feltis
Edith E. Weston
Charlotte Cline
William
Warren Feltis
Leland
Harry Feltis
Harry Heath
Boston
Cora Poland
Lisbon Falls
Social Notes From Georgetown Bath and Vicinity
Col George Baker of Bath called in town Saturday. Several Bath residents and visitors from Memphis St Louis Kingston Canton Waltham Waterville and New York were seen at homes and summer cottages. Notices include church services Aug 30 and Aug 19 supper, plus a large list of local visits, arrivals and outings at Robinhood Five Islands Kennebec Point and Seguinland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Baker
Bath
Augusta Rowe
T. M. Hagan
Emma Billings
Harry Heald
Alvah Reynolds
Heald
Gilbert Standish
Five Islands
Arthur B. Newman
Memphis
Tenn
Harold G. Newman
St. Louis
Roy M. Newman
Kingston
Mass
Dorothy W. Oliver
Clarence B. Hill
Boston
George Williams
Waterville
West Georgetown
Katherine Morse
Canton
Newell Campbell
Robinhood
Bath Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Hunt
Harold F. Hunt
Brunswick
Gilbert Gunnell
Edward O'Donnell
Waltham
Gunnell
Mitchell
Otto Schoepfer
James and
Leonard
Pawtucket
R. I
Walter Schoepfer
John E. Wilson
Miss Kenway
New York
Ruth Hicks
Howard S. Fletcher
Belmont
Horne
Dowell
Carrie Heald
North Edgecomb
Thomas Hagan
Frank G. Wren
Wren
Medford
Kennebec Point
Nancy Russell
B. H. Woodside
Portland
J. H. Brown
Vermont
Edward Wren
Stephen T. Clarke
Brooklyn
N. Y
Minnie I. Hicks
Henry E. Snow
Malden
Carroll Powers
Howard Horne
Edgar Warren
William Collins
Harold Hunt, Jr
Howard M. Trafton
Camden
M. Belle Heald
Emma B. Billings
Melvin Cunningham
Albert Diamant
Florida
L. Earle Hagan
White Mountains
Amy
Grace Hovey
Richmond
Frank Hovey
First Baptist Church
Loveitt
Chapel Hill
N. C
Bay Point
Roscoe P. Todd
Melrose Highlands
Todd
Warren
Arrowsic
Lloyd A. Doty
Bed Rock
Arrowsie
Arrowsie Town Hall
Ladies’ Aid
Ruby Willis
Gardiner
Herman Spinney
Mary M. Campbell
Female cyclist sets 68 mile one day record in Maine
A traveling salesman reports a 68 mile single day distance by a female cyclist in Maine this month. She asserts cycling on highways is safe with proper signaling and daytime riding only to save expenses. Mr and Mrs Percy of Brooklyn visited Mrs Donnell in Oak Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Thornton O. Percy
Brooklyn, N. Y
Percy
Roy A. Donnell
Oak Street
Five Islands lawn party planned with games and food
The Five Islands Improvement Association schedules a Saturday Aug 15 lawn party at 3 on the hotel lawn. Home cooked foods, candy, hot dogs, white elephant table and races will entertain. Mrs. Marie Peters leads the event as club activity continues with recent clambake on Damiscove Island and a covered dish supper plus scavenger hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Five Islands Improvement Association
Marie Peters
Damiscove Island
Arrowsie
Georgetown
Islands
Miss Wells
Reid
Doty
Walter Schoepfer
Earl Hinckley
Quincy
Mass
Jones Cottage
J. C. Briggs
Susan Briggs
Somerville
Elizabeth Vickerson
Milton
Werdlow Johnson
Sterling Cottage
G. G. Ainlee
Marion Ainlee
Cambridge
Charles Boucher
Sailors Snug Harbor
Staten Island
N. Y
Harbor View
Daniel W. Staffeld
Betty Staffeld
Briggs House
Sedgemere Road
Fred
Barbara Marr
Malden
Parker Start
Audrey McKown
Marr
Almon
Katharine Cobb
South Portland
Nancy
Latitia Blenn
Fred Johnson
Waltham
Alton Reed
Woolwich
Leon Williams
Mr. Williams
T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Burt Lewis
Auburndale
Frank ‘Currie
Currie
George Hennan
Norman Howard
Betty
Glenda
Gilbert
Bath
Albion Fields
Rumsford
Elisha Fields
Frank Farwell
Portland
Merton Davis
Priscilla
Dorothy
Merton, Jr
Woodfords
Davis
C. C. Davis
L. H. Rowe
G. Ronald Smith
Franz Stevens
Billy Blenn
Belmont
Gertrude Bradley
Westfield
Frank Biggins
Roscoe G. Bailey
Orville Rowe
Donald McLeod
Ann
Lewiston
McLeod
Ina McLeod
Wilkins
Pauline Ranson
Norwood
Otis Baker
D. L. Howard
James
Charles
Hinckley House
Harmon's Harbor
Frank Perkins
Joseph G. Stevens
Marion Stevens
Paul A. Thompson
Bucksport
Bath Public Schools to Open September 15
Bath public schools will reopen on Tuesday September 15 for the Fall term following an adjourned board meeting. Miss Phyllis Richardson of Brunswick was elected first grade teacher at Center Street school. A blower for Morse High School manual training was approved not to exceed 300. Edward C Plummer fund prizes in spelling debating and prize speaking will be awarded again. Blair C Wilson’s high school resignation was accepted and he moves to Melrose Mass. without announcing new Morse hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Schools of
Bath
Clinton D. Wilson
Board of Education
Phyllis Richardson
Brunswick
Center Street
Morse High School
Edward C. Plummer
Blair C. Wilson
Wilson
Melrose
Mass
Horace P. Herrick
Richardson
Earle Richardson
Wheelock School
Boston
Gallagher Family Weekend Visit Noted in Norway
Mr and Mrs William J Gallagher and their son John of Norway were weekend guests of Mrs Gallagher s brother Andrew Flaherty on Front Street. They were accompanied by Mrs Gallagher s mother Mrs Margaret Flaherty who has been staying several weeks with the Gallaghers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gallagher
John
Norway
Obituary Mrs Mary Bonney Lamb 79
Mrs. Mary Bonney Lamb died at her Mechanic Falls home at 12 30 Friday morning after a six month illness. She was born in North Auburn to Tristram and Maria Bonney and later moved to Turner. Survived by husband Rev Frank M. Lamb daughter Mrs Jason Merrill of Bath son Merrick Lamb of New Haven Conn grandchildren Marie and Leah Merrill Bath sister Laura B Stevens Turner brother W L Bonney Gardiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermine Carriveau
Montreal
Cote de Neize
California
Olive Wallace
Portland
Earl A. Randlette
Kittery
Fred Strout
Kimball Street
Thomas Hinkley
Alice M. Lewis
North Front Street
Gilbert Edgett
Frank Pushard
Ernest Stewart
Ellsworth Reed
Charles Alexander
Richmond Cemetery
Beatrice Page
Louise Shepard
Bath
Alice Lilly
Yarmouth
Roger Pierce
Curtis
Dorchester
Mass
Chester Call
Harvey Bates
Augusta
Charles Stetson
Norwalk
Conn
Frank Elliott
Oakland
John Parker
Marion Jack
Thomaston
Olive Suilphen
J. W. Randlette
Howard Farwell, Jr
Barbara Ann
Kermit Darrah
Lynn
Candy’s Harbor
George Tibbetts
Howard Knight
William
Edna Lane
Willis Lane
Cynthia Willis
Beatrice
Bertha Parker
Geneva
Estella Brown
Genevieve Lynch
Elizabeth Kelley
Brunswick
Maude Caswell
Greenfield
Lewis Gilpatrick
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Hoyt
Hanson
Seekins
Thompson
E. McFee
Alexander
C. McFee
Farley
Watson
Sidelinger
Carr
George Clarke
Winnifred Bigelow
Worcester
O. G. Hamilton
Strathmore
Calif
Maine
Nellie A. Getchell
William Allard
Gardiner
Plummer & Merrill
Roy Cheney
Epworth League
Church Street
Lois Small
Beatrice Parker
Florence Finnigan
Donald Mosher
Robert Corthell
Seth Watson
Elizabeth Watson
Florence Watson
Mable Rumrill
Charles Watson
Canada
Ida Lawrence
Bobby
Elbridge Southard
Frank McMahan
Somerville
Arthur Baird
Hallowell
Baird
Madge O'Brien
Lester Davis
Arthur and
Vincent
North Anson
Davis
Joseph Rowe
Alexander Reynolds
Newton
F. M. McDonald
Boothbay
Virginia
Beverley Ann Rittal
Warren Ralph Kenney
Horace Rittall
Charles Kenney
Norman
Donald
Lloyd Pinkham
Reginald
Beverly
Marie
Betty
W. W. Smith
George Smith
Gertrude Smith
Norman Dubois
Stoughton
Daniel Staffeld
Briggs
Sedgemere Road
Dorthin Williams
Malden
Rockcrest Cottage
Basil McMahan
Somersworth
Dover
N. H
Herbert Moore
Boston
Mary Bonney Lamb
Frank M. Lamb
Jason A. Merrill
Mechanic Falls
Lamb
North Auburn
Tristram
Maria Bonney
Turner
Merrick Lamb
New Haven
Marie and
Leah Merrill
Laura B. Stevens
W. L., Bonney
Mrs. Barler’s Death Prompts Chicago Funeral Outing
Mayor and Mrs. Arthur Sewall travel to Chicago following the death of Mrs. Sewall’s mother Mrs. Richard O Barler after a stroke. Survived by three daughters and son Richard Barler of Goshen Ind. Funeral set in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
Stone House
Chicago
Sewall
Richard O. Barler
Barler
Edward Bouchelle
Long Island
Richard Barler
Goshen
Ind
Death of William M. Shaw Man of Greenville Roots
Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball of High street mourns the death of her brother William M. Shaw in California after a yearlong illness. Born 1861 in Greenville he worked with M. G. Shaw Lumber Co. and later in real estate owning a Sacramento ranch. Survived by sister Ida M. Kimball wife Ida M Shaw son Hugh E Shaw and grandson William Albert Shaw. Funeral in Oakland with interment in Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Kimball
High Street
William M. Shaw
California
Mr. Shaw
Greenville
Milton G
Eunice S. Shaw
Eaton School
Norridgewock
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
Sacramento
St. John's Commandery
Bangor
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Kimball
Ida M. Shaw
Hugh E. Shaw
William Albert Shaw
Oakland
Death of Mrs Edna Smalley in Massachusetts
Mrs. Edna Smalley 37 of State Farm Mass formerly Bath died suddenly from intestinal trouble. Born in Bath to Leonard and Cressey, she lived ten years in State Farm and is survived by her husband Edwin and five children, plus her aunt Mrs Mary Gallant. Funeral held in Tit Titicut Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Gallant
Edna Smalley
Edwin Smalley
State Farm
Mass
Bath
Gallant
Titticut
Frances Bimson Libby Obituary Noted in South Portland
Frances Bimson Libby wife of Irving C. Libby of 10 Burnham Street South Portland died Friday evening. She leaves six daughters three sons and a sister and brother residing in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bimson Libby
Irving C. Libby
Burnham Street
South
Portland
Bath
Funeral held for William F. Ham and James A. Bimson
The funeral for William F. Ham and James A. Bimson was held Monday morning in South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Ham
James A. Bimson
South Portland
Death of Bath resident from fall injuries at home
George Ulysses Worrey 65 died at his Bath home after three weeks of confinement following a fall from a horse rack while haying at the Dunton farm in North Bath. He was born in Phippsburg and lived in Bath 42 years, worked at Bath Box Co. and M. G. Shaw Lumber Co. He leaves wife Mary Wilson Worrey, son George A. Worrey, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ulysses Worrey
Washington Street
Dunton Farm
Bath
Mr. Werrey
Phippsburg
Major
Lucy
Grant) Werrey
Hat
Bath Box Co
M. G. Shaw Lumber Co
Senator Baxters
Eagles
Mary Wilson Worrey
George A. Worrey
Herbert
Elbridge
Fred
Harpswell
Florence M. Willis
Cambridge
Mass
Angus E. Burden
Mrs Addia A Robbins Dies After Ill Turn In Bath
Mrs Addia A Robbins 77 widow of Bert Robbins died Tuesday in Memorial hospital where she had been confined since Saturday after an illness. Born Mayo Eden Mt Desert she lived in Bath 50 years and was active in First Universalist Church Ladies Aid and the W C Taw. She is survived only by cousins with funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. in the First Universalist church. Burial at Bar Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addia A. Robbins
Bert Robbins
Memorial Hospital
Robbins
Mayo
Eden
Mt. Desert
Bath
First Universalist Church
Ladies’ Aid
W. C. Taw
Bar Harbor
Mrs Lakin Funeral Service For Sadie A Lakin
Funeral services for Sadie A. Lakin widow of Albert Lakin were held at the Arthur F. Mayo residence in New York City region. Rev. Charles R. Sims officiated with bearers Edward W. Sampson Harold Wilke Joseph Thurlow and Harry W. Crosman. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery. Two hundred Boston newsboys vacationing at Agassiz Village met fund donor Maxmillian Agassiz and learned of the Harry E. Burroughs Newsboys Foundation gift in memory of his father. Rockland motorists touring across the border could not reach Rockland N B finding only a Thomas ton corner and the Knox Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie A. Lakin
Albert Lakin
New York City
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Charles R. Sims
Edward W. Sampson
Harold Wilke
Joseph Thurlow
Harry W. Crosman
Oak Grove Cemetery
Boston
Agassiz Village
West
Poland
Maxmillian Agassiz
Harry E. Burroughs
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Louise Whitney
Auburn
Milton Douglas
Gerald Witham
Alice
Capitol Island
Alice Hovey
Hawkes Cottage
Annie Hawkes
Annabel Hovey
Blanche Hannon
Chauncey Sargent
Dresden Mills
Walter Barnes
Jennie Foss
Mertie Stevens
Topsham
Llewellyn Alexander
Joseph Pray
Lakeside
John Dixon
Langdon Road
Emma Spicer
Charles Lewis
Gardiner General Hospital
Pleasant View Farm
Thomas Noonan
Timothy O'Meara
Patrick Clark
Patsy Ann
N. A. Cortell
Robert
Cliftondale
Melvin Dow
Cape Cod Canal
Plymouth Rock
Charles Gowen
Cora Conley
Joseph Costellow
Maurice Costellow
Kennebunk
John Skillen
E. F. Pratt
Ralph Patten
Rachel
Esther Cumtis
Pasadena
Cal
Rebecca Rogers
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Newport, R. I
West Bristol
Bruce Grace
Allen Grace
Staten Island, N. Y
Edward Cooke
Willow Street
Clark Rowe
Constance
Boothbay Harbor
Bath’s
Mexico
James Kerr
Rumford
Kerr
Jim Kerr
Little River Farm
Indian Point Road
Georgetown, Maine
Sherman Campbell
Bath Savings Institution
Mary B. Lamb
Mrs. Lakin
Rockland
N. B
Thomaston Corner
West End
Knox
Knox Presbyterian Church
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Iuston Ambulance Service