Beale to Speak at Old Anna Church Sunday
Wiscasset residents prepare for Sunday services as Rev Charles H Beale D D of St Petersburg Florida will speak at the old Anna church Sunday at two. Dr Lawrence Averill of Worcester will speak briefly on the church history. Rev Robert Lewis Weis of Scituate Mass will occupy the pulpit at 10 30. Community updates follow including guests, camps, and local events across Wiscasset Edgecomb and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Beale
D. D
Congregational Church
St. Petersburg
Fla
Old Anna Church
Lawrence Averill
Worcester
Robert Lewis Weis
Unitarian Church of
Francena White
Main Street
Parish sale at St Philip’s marks 77th annual event
Mrs Barbour hosts guests as Mrs Chadwick, sister to Miss Gertrude Murray, and Williams Lineau spend the weekend with family. Mr J Nelson Berland IT and Misses Leslie Kate and Penny Larned join Mrs Fuller for a summer visit. St Philip’s parish house hosts its 77th annual sale on Wednesday August 23 from two to six p.m.
Local Social News From Bath and Vicinity in August 1894
Mrs Mavis Moody and others from Bath visit town while residents like Joseph Coffin and Miss Jesse Owen travel between Bath Dorchester and Linckla. Pile driving barges near the W & Q railroad wharf, a Westport fire, and a busy harbor scene feature ships schooners and a lecture by Flora Bette Card.
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Echoes From August 1908
Ned Bailey returns from Gardiner for a week as Miss Curtis of Boston stays at Bert Fowles. James Hunter visits Mrs. Tucker. Day family in Damariscotta. Harriet McGill arrives from Medford. Boston guests Hunt family occupy Joseph Smith house. Foote guests from Chicago with Erastus Foote. Neal Creamer from Pittsburg visits grandfather E. B. Neal. Mrs. Vaughan of Skowhegan visits the Vaughan home. Cobbesseecontee Inn boys camping on Westport. Marion Albee visits sister Mrs. Rines. Will Clark from Boston returns home. Gus Johnson to Albion for cork factory work. Mrs. Nute of Somerville visits sister Mrs. Reed. Pierce, Sidelinger, Metcalf at Camp Doughnut on Westport. Beatrice Clisby and Lottie Dow return from Boothbay Harbor. Lida Ourish and Dorchester friends at Burtet Island. Bert Henderson of Whitman visits town. 8. L. Miller of Waldoboro in town. Freeman Southard returns to Latah Wash after visiting home, first time in thirty years. Jack Cowan of Portland visits. one of the first W. W. & F. engineers. Mrs. Ervine packing to move to Bath. mother and sister accompany. Mrs. Elliott and daughter Lil-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Dyer
Auburn
W. C
Christine McCarthy
Lawrence
Mass
M. A. Plumstead
Birch Point
Carl Patterson
Boston
Davis Camps
Davis Island
Patterson
North Edgecomb
Charles A. Day
Prout'’s Neck
North Eddgecomb Congregational Church
Stanley W. Dodge
West Brooksville
Charles Bush
Wilmington
Del
Davis
Edgecomb
Wiscasset-Edgecomb Bridge
Ring
Orrington
William E. Gorham
Federal Street
Helen Piper
Betty
Mabel Piper
Damiariscotta
Francena White
Natalie Mayo
Portland
Charles H. Hendrickson
Orono
Wilder Hobson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Hobson
Southport
Charles Reed
Boothbay
Charles West
Horace W. Day
Wesley C. Day
Union Street
J. P. Tucker
Josephine
Frances Creamer
Alta Ferguson
Skowhegan
Susan Smith
Emerson
Hollywood
Calif
Frank Lambert
Somerville
Charles Grover
Douglas
Walpole
Frank Bean
Lincoln Home
Mary Elizabeth Ifill
Sarah Ifill
Floyd Irving
Fred L. Moody
Exeter
N. H
Charles Plumstead
Katherine Crutcher
New Jersey
Elm Lodge
High Street
Wiscasset
Sheep
Sheepscot Echo
Ned Bailey
Gardiner
Miss Curtis
Bert Fowles
James Hunter
Joseph Tucker
Day
Robert
Harriet McGill
Medford
Hunt
Joseph Smith
Wilmot Foote
Chicago
Erastus Foote
Neal Creamer
Pittsburg
E. B. Neal
Vaughan
Charles Vaughan
Westport
Marion Albee
Alna
Henry Rines
Will Clark
Gus Johnson
Albion
George Nute
R. W. Reed
R. M. Pierce
Fred Sidelinger
Frank Metcalf
Camp Doughnut
Beatrice Clisby
Lottie Dow
Boothbay Harbor
Lida Ourish
Dorchester
Burtet Island
Bert Henderson
Whitman
Thomaston
L. Miller
Waldoboro
Freeman Southard
Latah
Wash
Jack Cowan
Thompson's Point
Cowan
Charles Ervine
Bath
William Elliott
Lil
Notable Summer Visitors and Local Improvements in Town
West Medford residents Carl and his son, Henry Plummer of Reading, and Mrs. Helen M Winslow visit Lewiston area. Miss Winslow, famed pianist, stays with Miss Mary E. Carlisle. Mrs. Leverton visits as friends regret her brief stay. Schooner Horatio sails to Philadelphia with lumber after fog delay. Jefferson Club of Everett campers depart Bailey's Point. Main Street work nears completion with a new sewer laid across near C E Knights and Farnham's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lian
Carl
West Medford
Mass
West Southport
Henry Plummer
Reading
Wiscasset
Helen M. Winslow
Lewiston
Mary E. Carlisle
Charles L. Macurda
Francis Leverton
C. H. Leverton
M. E. Church
Horatio
Kelley
Philadelphia
McCarty's
Silent Defendant Fined $25 By Court
Chester L. Carr, 19, Bath, found guilty in municipal court of theft of sprocket chain from a State Highway Commission machine at Phippsburg about Aug 7. Judge Keegan fined him $25 plus $10.54 costs or 60 days in Auburn jail. Carr remained silent as his attorney argued chain ownership and evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester L. Carr
State Highway Commission
Phippsburg
John J. Keegan
Auburn
Carr
Abram C. Oliver
Edward W. Bridgham
Oliver
George E.coggeshall
Coggeshall
John P. Carey Jr
Clark Matthews
Young Carr
Matthews
Bridgham
Keegan
Carey
Distinguished Visitor Preaches Here Sunday at Wesley Church
Rev John Y Willey president of The Lords Day Alliance and his wife pass August at Holly Inn Christmas Cove. He formerly led Christ Church Pittsburgh and helped found St Marks Brooklyn. He is an author of several books and will speak at Bath's Wesley Church next Sunday morning. Mrs Helen Shaughnessy spent the weekend at Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Y. Willey
Lords Day Alliance
Willey
Holly Inn
Christmas Cove
Christ Church
Pittsburgh
St. Marks Church
Brooklyn
New York East Conference
Bethlehem
John Chrysoston
Joshua
Lyman Abbott
Newell Dwight Hilles
Parkes Cadman
Ralph Connor
Harry Fosdick
Henry van Dyke
Charles B. Jefferson
Alpheus Hewey
Whiliam Carter
James B. Thames
M. D. Kneeland
Emil Kubek
Charles D. Crane
J. C. Massee
Charles Fiske
Joshua the Warrior Prince
Larry Chittenden
Ranchman
Pastime Horse Show Set for September Ninth at Bath
The Bath Riding Club stages the second annual Pastime Horse Show on September 9 at the Dunton home in West Bath near New Meadows Inn. Entries due by September 2. 17 classes including draft horses and musical chairs. No entry fee. ribbons for top three, trophies in many classes. Contact Judge Dunton for details. An earlier date of September 7 was corrected to September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Riding Club
Arthur J. Dunton
West Bath
New Meadows Inn
Jerusalem
Dunton
Boilers for Phelps arrive here Monday
The three boilers for the U.S. destroyer Phelps, under construction at Bath Works Corp., arrived from Quincy Massachusetts. They were moved by James F Huse Transport Co with extra gear to hoist and skid them onto the destroyer for installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Phelps
Bath Works Corp
Quincy
Mass
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Fore River
Bath
James F. Huse
Clara Doane
Resolute
Huse Co
Iron Works
Portland
Saturday Night Social Planned by Sabino Improvement Association
The Sabino Improvement Association opts for a public hot dog roast at the hall Saturday at 6 30 followed by a social. A Wednesday card party is anticipated with many Winneganee Community Club members. Friday’s weekly dance will be led by Mr and Mrs Bernard Pratt and attendance is expected to be high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabino Improvement Association
Winneganee Community Club
Bernard Pratt
Sabine
Sabino Colonists Host August Card Party
Sabino Improvement Association opened August activities with a card party in the association hall. Mrs. Arthur G. Oliver, Mrs. Horace Aitken and Mrs. Henry Henderson chaired the committee. Mrs. Hilda Cameron directed. High in bridge were Mrs. Warren Oliver and Mrs. Harry Stendrup. Whist winners included Robert Metcalfe and Mrs. Humphrey A. Owen. Consolations went to Mrs. W. C. Oliver and Robert Coombs. Next card party is Wednesday. first dance of the season tonight, with Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pratt in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabino Improvement Association
Association
Arthur G. Oliver
Horace Aitken
Henry Henderson
Hilda Cameron
Beachmont
Mass
Warren Oliver
Cambridge
Bridge
Harry Stendrup
Little Neck
L. I
Warren D. Oliver
Robert Metcalfe
Campbell's Pond
Humphrey A. Owen
Bath
Ruth Metcalfe
W. C. Oliver
Robert Coombs
Bernard Pratt
West Bath Social News Riders of Birch Point and Sabine
Chester Lorentsen of the Corsair visits Brooklyn sisters. numerous Bath area residents vacation at Birch Point Sabine and Shelburne cottages. Fire department promotions eyed in Everett. multiple trips from Bath area to Rangeley Lisbon Falls and Mount Vernon. Attending gatherings include Topsham Grange No. 37, Sabine weenie roast, and family visits across Bath and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Lorentsen
Sanford’s Crossing Road
Topsham Grange
Topsham
Edwin Ahlin
Everett
Mass
Birch Point
Ahlin
Florence Swan-Chadwick
James A. Scott
Everett, Mass
Scott
Junior
Joseph
Chester Stevens
Auburn
Frank Daniels
Malden
Silas Bates
Shirley Bickford
Stanley Bickford
Beachmont
Tibbetts Farm
Brigham’s Cove
Dwinal E. Cornish
Carl
Bath
Swan Cottage
J. Everett Mayo
Rangeley
Andrew E. Greene
Lisbon Falls
Mount Vernon
Edmund Searles
New Bedford
Robert Halmshaw
Newburg
N. Y
Kent's Hill School
Mayo
Charles H. Bates
Leon
Wilbert Small
West Bath
Henry W. Henderson
Marjory
Donald
Winthrop, Mass
Thea Nelson
Theo
Marblehead
Cameron
Buddy
John Pooler
Waterville
Walter Gilpin
Irwin, Daley
Mary
George
North Danville
N. H
Humphrey A. Owen
Sabino
A. J. Hawley
Janet
Cotteau
Camp Cozy
Arlington
A. E. Nelson
Braintree
Hewitt Cottage
Birches
Sabine
James B. Lemont
Bazin and
Paul
Arthur C. Lemont
South Harpswell
Home cleaning rugs saves money with at home method
Edna M. Cobb of the University of Maine Extension Service explains that rug cleaning at home with water and soap jelly can be cheaper than dry cleaning if colors are fast. She notes test for fastness, application with a bristle brush, thorough rinsing, and drying precautions for various rug types. Mr and Mrs Carl K Crosby of Brooklyn visit Islesboro and stay with Helen Crosby before Crosby's departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna M. Cobb
Extension Service
University of Maine
Carl K. Crosby
Brooklyn
Islesboro
City
Mr. Crosby
Helen Crosby
Crosby
New York
West Bath Grangers To Confer Degrees
West Bath grangers held a meeting with 101 attendees to plan degree conferrals on August 21 for first and second degrees and August 28 for third and fourth degrees followed by a harvest supper. Events included music, talks on the No-repeat movement, a planned dance, picnic at the Hendersons farm, and a grange hall program with local performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
James A. , Thurston
Grange
H. R. Pierce
Harpswell Center
Grange Hall
Pierce
Bowdoinham Farm
Sheriff
Albert Henderson
Eva L. Fulton
Sidney Holbrook
Topsham
Edwin W. Haggett
Chester E. McCrater
John M. Howe
George R. Booker
Barnacle Bill the Sailor
Robert W. Oliver
Henderson
Miles
Purington
Forsaken
Fred K. Sturtevant
Emma G. Brown
Grangers
Harry E. Peterson
Holbrook
Third generation cousins attend West Bath church social
About 75 people including Wilbert Small Betty McNary and Marjorie Henderson joined a West Bath M E church social and weenie roast last Wednesday. A fire on the church ledge and a brief program by Rev Forest Littlefield marked the event which raised over 12 dollars for the church treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
M. E. Church
Wilbert Small
Betty McNary
Marblehead
Mass
Marjorie Henderson
Winthrop
Loring D. Small
Ralph H. McNary
Henry W. Henderson
Charles H. Bates
Beachmont
West Bath M. E
Bates
Jenks Mitchell
Forest’ L. Littlefield
Bird A. Shellenbarger
Catherine
Beth Trott
Ernest E. Williams
No Repeal Meeting at West Bath Grange
Mrs Grace Howard spoke to a large audience at West Bath grange hall Monday evening about the No Repeal situation. She recounted a story of Neal Dow kissing a flaxen haired toddler who grew up to advocate prohibition, illustrating personal impact of the movement. Mrs Howard, noted as an engaging speaker, was a guest at Ridin Light Lodge in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Howard
West Bath Grange Hall
Local notes from Woolwich and Day's Ferry news
Mrs Herbert Munsey returns from Boston visit and a Day's Ferry circus draws a large crowd. Various social events unfold including luncheons, contract games, and a Nequasset Mothers Club dance with plays. Funds from the door support Nequasset school. others host guests from New York, Dorchester, Bath, and Waterville. John Carter attends Castine summer school. Mortality in Lewiston prompts relatives’ travel. Emma Day houses for Munsey’s Boston visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Munsey
Boston
Perry
Stanley Jack
Ora ‘Reed
Richmond
Marcia Stinson
Charlotte
Mary Stinson
New York
Henry Dubar
J. W. Reed
Carlton Reed
Chesterville
Town
Nequasset Mothers Club
Day's Ferry
Nequasset School
Charles Butches
Dorchester
Mass
Warren Trott
Day’s Ferry
Silas Adams
Waterville
Ernest Hathorne
Robert Rice
Boothbay
William Bourke
John Carter
Castine
Ella Legard
Bath
Fred Carlton
Emma Day
Ethlyn Marston
Lewiston
Courtney Marston
Morning services and union meeting planned in Arrowsic area
Morning service at Arrowsic begins 10 30 a m with a sermon on the first Psalm. At 2 30 Sunday Rev Grant B Wilder of Red Oak Iowa preaches at Robinhood on The Incarnation. A 7 30 Sunday union meeting returns to Arrowsie with Brother Hovey from Georgetown. Vacation Bible school meets Aug 23 and midweek services run Thursday at Arrowsie and Friday at Robinhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrowsic
Grant B. Wilder
Congregational Church
Red Oak
Iowa
Robinhood
Arrowsie Church
Brother Hovey
Georgetown
Vacation Bible School
Arrowsie
Past Matrons' SAE Meets in Woolwich
The Past Matrons' club of Genesta chapter No. 73 O E S held a bi monthly meeting at Hill Top Woolwich, hosted by Mrs Olive Corliss. Attendees included Miss Annie Cox and several named members. luncheon featured chicken salad and assorted sides. an August outing at Cox's Head is planned with shore dinner, coordinated by Mrs Perkins and transportation chair Mrs Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club of
Isaac B. Howard
Clover
Sanford
Perkins
Cox’s Head
Free Will Workers Pay Woolwich Visit
Mrs. Harold Walker hosted Free Will Workers of Corliss Street church all day Wednesday at her Woolwich home. Families rode from Bath in cars of several members. Picnickers and guests enjoyed lunch on the lawn with coffee and ice cream served by Mrs. Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Corliss
Harold Walker
Corliss Street
Woolwich
William P. Hatch
John L. Russell
Pearl Dunbar
Lucian R. Ames
Frank Curtis
Bath
Woolch
Russell
Wilfred W. Chaney
William Sheldon
Walter Taylor
Pearl
Frank Bowker
Ann Blodgett
Emma Knowlton
Hattie Mac . Scott
John Hunt
Arthur L. Plant
Chester A. Plant
Edwin McCabe
Abby McCabe
Ames
Nellie Bonney
Ruby Preble
Frank Preble
Warren McIntire
M. Eugene Watson
John Nocton
James W. Gillespie
Dunbar
Hatch
Walker
Greeting From Rudy Vallee Reaches Brunswick
A signed greeting from Rudy Vallee, the Maine born radio star, was received Monday by Mrs. Pamilin C. Coffin at 907 High street where she remains ill. The message honored her birthday as do recent gestures from friends. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Blackwood, visiting Brunswick, called on Mrs. Coffin and plan to return to Washington, D. C. after week with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Vallee
Radio Star
Maine
Pamilin C. Coffin
High Street
William J. Blackwood
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Merry
Capt. Coffin
Col
Mrs. Vaux Chadwick
Toronto
Canada
Donald F. Prebleeeee
Optician
Center St
Steeves Market
Mavis Moody
Joseph Coffin
Jesse Owen
Abbie Hodge
Isaac Car
William Farnham
Miss Davis
Maud Sherman
Damariscotta
Grace Hilton
Eddie H. Clark
Revere
J. W. Barbour
Palermo
J. F. Atkinson
T. R. Atkinson
Whitefield
Lena Atkinson
North Anson
Emma Hilton
Ledge Lawn
Linckin
Jennie Armstrong
Richard Tucker
W. H. H. Bailey
Dahlgreen Post
G.A.R
Togus
Brooks
Flora Bette Card
Boston School of Oratory
Music Hall
Carleton
Maine Central
Johnston Wharf
Annapolis
Nova Scotia
Wiscasset Brick Works
Hope
Lawrence Haynes
Margaret B. Roper
Fortress Monroe
Magnolia
Maid of the Mist
Peaslee Bros
Longfellow Farm
Millie Washburn
Wavenock
the Historical Society
Mavooshen
Sheepscot
Helen Shaughnessy
Popham
Dunton Summer Home
Bath Iron Works
HALL
West Bath Grangers
West Bath Grange
L. F
Atwood’s
Robinhood Services
SAE
Rudy