Bits of Gossips on Bath and Nearby Islands
A panorama of Bath Maine and nearby areas features reminiscences of land schemes at Small Point and Morse's Mountain, local figures like Will McIntire, Ragged Island's literary ties to Edna St Vincent Millay, and a new hotel idea for the Albert H Shaw mansion. It notes seaside roads, tides, and meteors, plus visits by Syracuse coach James A Ten Eyck and local transit shifts, with updates on city administration and voter registration ahead of the September referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hunt
Franklin P. Sprague
Bath
Small Point
Morse's Mountain
Morse’s River
Sprague
Ragged Island
Casco Bay
Bailey
Elm Island
Kellogg
Bailey's Island
Miss Millay
Little Island
Eugene Jan Boissevain
Fidelity Trust Co
James A. Ten Eyck
Syracuse University
Ten Eyck
West Southport
Boothbay
Lithium Rock Prospect At Warren Could Spark New Industry
Hollis G. Starrett reported peculiar looking rocks on his Warren farm and shipped ore for years. Congressman Moran, joined by George Otis Smith of the Federal Power Commission, confirmed lithium presence and the potential value of separating it from alloy. Moran requested a USGS expert for formal Warren investigation, eyeing a Knox County industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis G. Starrett
Warren
Congressman Moran
Moran
George Otis Smith
Federal Power Commission
Smith
Starrett
Mr. Moran
Gull attacks on coastal blueberry crops spark legal worry
Reports from Phippsburg and Washington County describe sea gulls devouring blueberries, harming pickers and farmers. A Maine farmer has a permit to shoot gulls to protect crops, but only when birds actually take berries. Authorities warn shooting without consent risks prosecution. The article also mentions Mrs John A Morse of Bath and relatives from Worcester on vacation at Popham Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Washington County
Fish and Game Department
John A. Morse
Bath
Gee Censtor Peera Barbaraham Blandy
Worcester
Mass
Reo Cottage
Popham
Beac
Minstrel Show Returns to Community House Fund Drive
Avery Williams suffered a severe illness Sunday and is now homebound. Edgar W. Oliver advances improvements on High street near Bridge street with a new piazza. The June minstrel group rehearses for a benefit at the community house to aid the furnace fund. Telephone subscribers face a rate hike due to prior undercharges. Heavy Monday rain swelled the local lake. Winfield Morse visited Portland on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Arthur Williams
Edgar W. Oliver
Quincy
Mass
High Street
Bridge Street
Winfield W. Morse
Portland
Scribner New Head of Popham Colony
Large attendance at the annual Popham Beach Improvement Association meeting at the library. Albert W. Smith presided. Henry W. Owen Jr. reelected secretary. new directors chosen. Fred C. Scribner named president of the new board. Hill vice president. Martha P. Small treasurer. By-laws amended to allow nonowners membership upon dues. Resolutions honored late Ephraim Marr. Progress reported on road rebuilding to Phippsburg Center and interest in a Fort Popham public wharf. Plans discussed to keep the Beach library open as a community hub. Committees formed to restore the sidewalk, improve the tennis court, and obtain permission to use the grove tennis court. A youth play, directed by Albert Willard Smith, rehearsed for Aug 19 at Society hall to fund tennis court repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Ephraim 8
Marr
Hill
Col. Owen
Phippsburg Center
Fort Popham
Elizabeth Webber
Vernon H. Mattson
John Clair Minot
Fred
Albert Willard Smith
Society Hall
Malden Civic Opera Company Coming to Wesley Church
The Malden Civic Opera Company plans an August 30 concert at Wesley Church with tenor Whitman Sinclair Browne and soprano Melba Ryder Lindgren in excerpts from Bohemian Girl Martha Rigoletto and Faust. Supporting cast to be announced. tickets priced low with reservations via 985 or pastor Rev Forest L Littlefield. Also includes announcement of Barbara Sherrard and Arthur J Kavanaugh engagement with a Sept 1 wedding set at the Austin summer home in Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden Civic Opera Co
Wesley Church
Massachusetts
Whitman Sinclair Browne
New England
Melba Ryder Lindgren
Mr. Browne
Albert F. Austin
Bedford Street
Barbara Sherrard
Arthur J. Kavanaugh
New Haven
Jolly Costume Party at Small Point Draws Bath Guests
Nearly 100 attendees from Bath gathered at the Small Point Beach club house for a masquerade dance benefiting the City hospital. Costumes ranged from Godey era outfits to gypsy queens with prizes for best female and male attire and most original. Mrs Sumner Sewall won best costume. Mrs John Williams wore an elaborate figurehead getup. Doug lass Campbell earned top original costume as Robin Hood. a six foot three resident won most amusing as a three year old girl. Judges were Mrs Rupert H Baxter, William S Newell and Mrs Carey. Music by John Grindell’s orchestra and Rainbow Hawaiians provided dancing entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Small Point
City Hospital
Sumner Sewall
John W. Williams
Alden G. Smith
Henry C. Wright
John K. Jayne
Com
Robert W. Ferrell
Wilbur C. Oliver 2d
Edith Mackinnon
Margaret Mackinnon
Elizabeth McGrath
John Newell
Edes Johnson
Newell Wilson
Robert B. Hatch, Jr
Edward DeLong
Popham Players to Present Comedy Lucky Seven
Final rehearsals are under way for the Popham Players comedy Lucky Seven to be staged at the Po Hall Saturday evening. The cast, drawn from local society residents, is coached by Albert Willard Smith of the Portland Playhouse and directed by him. Proceeds benefit the Village Improvement Association treasury. Tickets are on sale at McNulty grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Players
Po Hall
Popham
Albert Willard Smith
The
Playhouse
Portland
Village Improvement Association
Smith
McNulty
Sebasco Enjoying Successful Summer Season
The Sebasco resort reports near capacity at the golf course and busy tennis courts on a foggy Sunday. The new annex to Sebasco Lodge accommodated July and August demand, with many guests enjoying a robust summer. Judge William S. Kenyon remains convalescent at home. Rock Gardens cottages are full under Mrs. Freeman H. Merritt. Sebasco golf's annual tournament qualifiers take place this week with many entries anticipated. Popham Beach summer residents joined meals at Sebasco, while John Wishart and family spent the weekend at Hall Quarry and toured Mt. Cadillac Bar Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
Sebasco Lodge
William S. Kenyon
Freeman H. Merritt
Rock Gardens
Sebaseco
Shore Acres
Popham Beach
Local notes from Phippsburg and Cox's Head parish life
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend guests across Phippsburg and nearby towns. Families from Wilmington North Haven Bath Augusta and Portland visit friends at Sebasco Rosebay Cox's Head and East Wolfboro. Various residents harvest hay attend church revival meetings and participate in local road work and beach outings.
Defendant Discharged in Neighborhood Case
A South street woman accused of vexing and harassing a neighbor was found not guilty after an all day hearing led by Judge John J. Keegan. The trial featured witness testimony over August 9 and noted disputes about a notary letter warning cessation of torment. The verdict came despite cross arguments about timing from defense and plaintiff witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Watson returned home from Sebago Lake after a weeklong visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Josephine
King's Dock
King’s Dock
Dock Bridge
Kennebec
South Street
John J. Keegan
Keegan
Attornees
Ralph O. Dale
Edward W. Bridgham
Bridgham
Lee
Theodore Watson
Andrews Road
Sebago Lake
Mrs. Watson
Mr. Watson
Field Day Tour Outlined by Hortense Welch in Twin Counties
Hortense Welch through Sagadahoc and Androscoggin counties invites 635 Farm Bureau and grange members to the third annual extension field day tour starting August 23 at 9 am. stopovers include Hatch poultry and a dairy barn, a lime study, a septic tank, and a lunch at East Auburn Fish Hatchery with a clam bake. local demonstrations cover dairy, vegetables, lime use, safety pens, and cucumber disease control with experts from Orono.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Welch
Department of Agriculture
Sagadahoc
Androscoggin
Farm Bureau
H. D. Hatch
Court Street
Auburn
Mr. Hatch
H. S. White
White
East Auburn
J. W. Larrabee
West Bath
Frank P. Washburn
Augusta
Lake Auburn
L. N. Thorne
West Auburn
W. D. Walker
S. N. Turner
Orono
Eunice Buck
Naples
Log Cabin Bungalow Built at Small Point
A splendid log cabin bungalow is completed at Small Point for Mrs. Abbie Sutherland Brown, owner of the Ogontz School for Girls near Philadelphia. The site serves as a rest place for herself and guests, possibly including teachers or guests from her White Mountain camp. Amelia Earhart Putnam, alumnus of Ogontz, has connections noted in the state. Also mentions the upcoming wedding of Miss Jane Smith of New York and Loyall F. Sewall of Washington Street at Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich, Conn, with a reception at the bride’s sister’s estate. Mrs. Robert B. Hatch and son Daniel visit Popham Beach for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scholfield
Otis Austin
Richard Baker
Carl Lewis
Dorothy Porter
Edna Sawyer
Leon Smith
Augusta McIntire
James Manning
William Blaisdell
George Lewis
Cox's Head
M. L. Trask
Shaw
Lynn
Mass
E. P. Thomas
Hattie Bowie
Dunham
W. R. Bowie
J. B. Jobling
Katherine
Leslie Lawrence
Newton Center
Jobling
Mae Schofield
Ida
Henry
Austin
Columbus
Ohio
White Rock
James B. McGrath
James Jr
Kathleen
Medford
Mae Scholfield
William P. Morrison
Bath
Everett Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Charles Perkins
Everett
Lester Oliver
Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver
Coast Guard
Popham Beach
Martin Goodwin
Paul
Concord
Goodwin
J. W. Goldthwait
East Wolfboro
Charles Robbins
Falmouth
Dorothy Wilbur
M. E. Wilbur
Harry Hannaford
Lide Oliver
Cox’s Head
Annie Lowell
Portland
James E. Percy
Bay View
Edward
Frederick Thomas
Katherine Johnson
Jennie Woodward
Harold Woodward
George
Swampscott
Ed. Sawyer
Little Cox's
Lewis Cottage
Arthur L. Lilly
Gertrude Murray
Luther Thompson
Clifford Smith
William Cullity
Bucksport
Small Point
Abbie Sutherland Brown
Ogontz School For Girls
Philadelphia
White Mountain
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Boston
Rockland
Bangor
Ogontz School
Jane Smith
New York
Kansas City
Loyall F. Sewall
Washington Street
Round Hill Community Church
Greenwich
Conn
Henry Corwin Fowler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atlantic
Pond
Seguin Islands
Parker Head
Atkins Bay
William E. McIntire
Roosevelt
Albert H. Shaw
High
Center Streets
Smail
Atlantic City
Pampas
Nature
New Meadows
New Hampshire
Old Merrymeeting Park
Bridge Toll House
Gilmore
Albert J. Grassy
Board of Registration
Scribner
Popham Colony
Improvement Association
Malden Civic Opera Company
Coming
John Wishart
Oliver Street
Hall Quarry
Mount Desert
John Harkins
Margaret Wishart
Mr. Harkins
Bar Harbor
Samuel Stafford
Dorothy
Wilmington
Del
Roland Eton
Elizabeth Greenlaw
Carolyn
Donald
North Haven
Greenlaw
Asa Smith
Squirrel Point
Edwin Farr
Media
Edith Farr
Emma Perry
Rosebay Cottage
Dorothy Marston
Montclair
N. J
C. H. Hathaway
Guy Crowley
Jonesport
Irene Graham
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Grevers
Harry Tucker
Roy G. Marston
Lester Perry
Randolph
Alton Perry
Braintree
Campbell Farm
W. B. Perry
Doris Perry
F.S. Sawyer
Harold Shaw
Lloyd and
Ivan
Woolwich
Roland Eaton
Eleanor Brown
Olive Porter
George H. Ingalls
J. L. Morse
Omar Perry
Augusta Campbell
Harry Blaisdell
William
Cora Campbell
Five Islands
Everett Farr
Rantoul
Ill
Irvin Dobbin
Frank W. Bevan
M. E. Church
Saranacake
Nellie Cutting
Derwent
Walter J. McCourt
Durham
Helen A. Driscoll
Grace Dickinson
Maurice Pye
First Baptist Church
Henry W. Peabody
National Committee For Law Enforcement
Frederick W. Smith
Civic League
Grace Howard
Maine Children's Council
Center Church
Old Home
Roy S. Chamberlain
Jane Crosby
Nashville
H. B. Wyman
Crosby
Everett Harrington
Henry Minott Place
Miss Parry
Alice Minott
Small Point Baptist Church
S. S. Plank
Atlanta
Plank
Kingdom of God
White Rock” Cottage
Ida Scholfield
Miss Welch
Robert B. Hatch
Daniel
Samuel D. Hooper
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