Richmond Summer Social Notes and Inland Visits
Local life notes cover weekend guests at Swan Island and Richmond camps, traveling relatives from Boston Portland and New Jersey, revival services at the baseball grounds, and a Norwich style civic meeting. Details include the Derby and Bascome families, the Lane field carnival, and a 1000 mile car trip to Galerouse.
Quick voyage by tug and barges breaks record
Capt J F Hallowell made a 72 hour round trip from dock to dock aboard tug Pejepscot with barges 1 2 and 3 to St Martin and back and then set off again with barges 2 and 4 for Salmon River and St Martin foggy seas tested the run, surpassing coal fueled records from earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hallowell
St. Martin
Cleveland B. Swett
Hallowell
Salmon River
Five Islands Grange fair today at the hall with sales and supper
The 15th annual Five Islands Grange fair is at the Grange hall today. Afternoon offers sale of useful and fancy items and ice cream. Supper from 5 30 to 6 30 features baked beans brown bread salads pickles pies doughnuts and coffee. An eight o clock entertainment follows. Nearby notices list residents visiting and staying through August with families from Bath Cambridge Waltham and Dorchester among others. the death of Leo E. Dutton is noted with service in Milford, N H, and burial in Milford after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands
William Belanger
Bath
James McMahan
Marion Ainley
Cambridge
George Ainley
W. J. Spurr
Montreal
G. W. Moulton
Seguinland
J. T. McMahan
James Stevens
Derby Line
Ellsworth Pinkham
L. E. Dutton
Milford
N. H
Hartley Harley
Charles Kenney
Everett Cromwell
Harmon's Harbor
Alexander Marr
Everett
Mass
Joseph G. Rowe
Bassett
Blaisdell
Dexter
Grohwall
Dedham
Addie Stevens
Leslie Ainley
F. B. White
Orrin
Winthrop
Madge O’brien
Hallowell
T. N. Blaisdell
Woolwich
William Davis
Melba Davis
Medford
J. P. Lewis
Malden
Arthur Marr
Guy McVicar
Waban
William Renaud
Charles Moore
Leo Cunningham
Johnson
Frank Doland
Boston
Webster Blanchard
West Acton
William Gage
J. P. Wylie
Harry Greenlaw
Robinson Cottage
Wollaston
Faye
Carlton Hinckley
Quincy
Viola Hinckley
William Youngworth
Adrian Hadley
Carl Pierson
Frank McMahan
Paul Thompson
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
J. G. Stevens
Fercy Allen
Oakland
Allen
Clayton MacMahan
Samuel Boyd
Clara Hinckey
Seguinland Hotel
A. J. Shaw
Merle Porter
Brookline
Ethel Hall
Dorothy Lewis
Virginia West
Richmond
M. E. Lewis
Fred S. Coburn
Worcester
Philip Y. Storer
Mas
George Noyse
Waltham
George Hunt
Charles McMahan
Walter L. Beane
Barbara McIntosh
E. W. Beane
Willis Beane
Leo E. Dutton
Pembroke
Ethelyn
Marilyn
Maxine
Lorraine
Norris
Last Sun
Marrs Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Georgetown
The 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Marr was marked at their Georgetown home with family and friends. Relatives performed music and readings, and a duet by the couple was a highlight. Gifts included gold and various keepsakes. Attendees included numerous Marr relatives, friends from Bath, Malden, Five Islands, Augusta, and Medford, with many aunts, uncles, and grandchildren listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Marr
Barbara Marr
Aurelia Pinkham
Beulah Miller
William Marr
George Gray
Almon Marr
A. A. Marr
Nora Marr
Kathleen Rittall
Arthur A. Marr
Barbara
Almon
Malden
Mas
Woodrow
Five Islands
Mass
Lloyd Pinkham
Horace Rittall
Marie Evelyn
Edward Lewis
Augusta
Clarence Stevens
Hampton
J. P. Lewis
Watertown
W. H. Davis
Melba
Thelma
Medford
Delphina Perry
Richmond
Esmerelda Marr
Auburn
C. J. Rowe and Son
Dana
C. E. Tucker
John Wiley
Elbridge Southeard
Arletta Hartford
Joseph Blaisdell
Hovey
Georgetown
James R. McKay Dies After Long Illness at 66
James R. McKay, 66, of 238 North Street, died Saturday night after a lingering illness. He spent 40 years with the largest organ manufacturing firm, installing organs nationwide including the Kotzschmar at Portland City Hall and others in New York, Salt Lake City, and Philadelphia. A Bath native, he was a noted oarsman, former amateur US single scull champion, and taught swinging Indian clubs at St. Michael's School. He is survived by his wife, four children, and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. McKay
North Street
John and Marie McKay
Mr. McKay
United States
Kotzschmar
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Portland City Hall
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Church of Ascension
New York City
Wanamaker's
Philadelphia
Hotel Astor
New York
Chapel of Intercession
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Bath
Kennebec
St. Michael's School
Springfield
Mass
Hudson River
Pop” Courtney
Cornell College
McKay
Watkins Glen
Hamilton
Charles River
Austin Organ Co
Hartford
James McKay
Chicago
Ill
Richard McKay
The
Beaman Organ Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Ross Taggart
van Etters
Leroy Burnham
Mary Anderson
Schenectady
E. A
Military funeral conducted by Legion for Paul G Honst
A Monday funeral in the Roland Smith post memorial hall honored Paul G Honst a World War II veteran cited for bravery in France. His death at Popham Beach occurred while attempting to save his son Paul Jr. in the Kennebec river. Relative attendance included Roland Smith post Solar Lodge Masons and American Legion members in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Honstvet
Champagne
Marne
Roland Smith
A. L. Honstret
Popham Beach
Paul Jr
Kennebec
Casco Bay
American Legion
Gardiner D. Rogers
Oak Grove
Samuel Povich
Rogers
Earl Maxwell
Ralph G. Stetson
Waldo Weston
Morris Brown
Oliver V. Webster
Smith Post
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Solar Lodge
Eugine M. Desmond
Burgess Funeral Held at St Marys Church
The funeral for Mrs. Mary Louise Burgess wife of Fred Burgess was held Monday at eight in St Marys church with Rev Timothy C Maney presiding. Bearers were Edward Blanger Stephen and Worthley McPhee Alexander Charles and Carlton Burgess. Burial followed in Oak Grove. Eugene Desmond and Freeman Trott attended the Lakewood performance Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Burgess
Fred Burgess
St. Mary's Church
Timothy C. Maney
Edward Blanger
Stephen
Worthley McPhee
Alexander
Charles
Carlton Burgess
Oak Grove
Eugene Desmond
Freeman Trott
Lakewood
LeMont's Antique Shop Draws Summer Crowds
LeMont's Antique Shop attracts thousands of visitors this summer as L Earle LeMont showcases historic pieces in a house dating to 1813. A red tag sale offers many items at inviting prices, including rare tavern tables, a William and Mary mirror, copper and iron andirons, carved chests, and bentwood lamps, all presented with detailed histories by the proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMont
Georgetown
England
San Domingo
Mank Taken Through Bath to Wiscasset
Sheriff Arthur R. Greenleaf of Lincoln County and William G. Mank of Waldoboro were en route to Wis casset for arraignment on a murder charge. The victim, Reddington Genthner, a 65 year old Waldoboro farmer, was shot in his home on July 13 and found July 15 after Mank’s disappearance. Mank was located in Albany, N Y, after a botched suicide attempt and identified the next day by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Greenleaf
Linccoln County
Maine
Willam G. Mank
Waldoboro
Wiscasset
Harold R. Smith
Lincoln County
Reddington Genthner
Mank
Genthner
Albany
N. Y
Greenleaf
Weston M. Hilton
Bath
Wife of Andrew Bremner Dies After Ten Days Illness
Fizateth C. Bremner aged 53 wife of Andrew Bremner died Monday morning after a ten day illness. Born in Monson she was daughter of the late Benjamin and Sarah Cowan and lived there until moving to Bath fourteen years ago after a spell in Topsham. She is survived by husband two Bath sons Roland Cunningham and Newall Hamilton a Lewiston daughter Mrs. Mary Hadakin four brothers Frank of Monson and a sister Mrs. Flora Moore of Topsham. A group from Turnercourt and Lower Figh Street drove to Bingham Sunday and walked the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Stanley Card
Elizabeth Gross
Chebeague Island
Cyrus W. Oliver
Portland
Oregon
Robert Simpson
Oliver
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
George Hale Reed
Unitarian Church
Winchester
Mass
Mrs. Derby
Swan Island
Grace E. Bascome
East Hampton
Derby
Harold K. Barrows
Grace Bascome
Richard Derby
Bascome
Ocean Point
William Noble
Wallace F. Griffin
Charles Griffin
Griffin
Boston
Roy Patch
J. L. Pinkerton
Dresden
Adisa Williams
Jane Harvard
Wiscasset
Frederick Skillins
Sarah Skillins
Bertelle Skinner
Augusta
A. H. Ware
Yarmouth
Vanesa Beedle
Lillian Johnson
Richmond
W. H. Johnson
John Coughlin
Malden
Coughlin
Sarah Coughlin
Perkins
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
M. C. Priest
Ellsworth Reed
Guy Polly
New York City
Raymond Libby
Aroostook County
Thomas Reynolds
Lynn
Freda Mariner
William Turner
Phippsburg
Richard Grindle
Exeter
N. H
Harold Castner
Pine Tree Inn
Richmond Camp Grounds
N. McDonald
Norman
Warner
Norwood
McDonald Cottage
Fred Vounburg
Priest
Helen Conant
Lewiston
Elizabeth Small
George Reed
American Legion
Lane Field
H. L. Stilphen
Paul Stilphen
Eric
Charlie Grant
Galerouse
Robert Stanley
Edson Farley
Jane McKenna
Henrietta Libby
Guy Farnham
Charles Donnell
J. Edwin Ames
Walter Maxwell
Charles Welch
Rangeley
Charles B. Day
Laura Kutcher
New Jersey
Anna Sherwood
Attleboro
Richmond Camp Ground
F. J. Waddell
Richmond Lions
Peacock Tavern
Toothaker
Arthur James
James
Charles H. James
Brunswick Road
Stephen Billings
Bowdoinham
Charles James
H. L. Tarr
Ida Oliver
Evelyn Kahrs
Songo River
White Mountains
Baseball Grounds
Gardiner
J. A. Rodgers
East Palestine
Jim
E. E. Durand
Chicago
Washington
D. C
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Linden Little
Greenfield
Minnie Waldron
Mis
Martha Totman
Harpswell Beach
James Wilson
Wilson
Waldron
Totman
S. M. Smith
Brunswick
Benjamin Jeffrey
Everett
Josephine Crowley
Arlington
Jennie Lynch
Jamaica Plain
Dinsmore
B. A. Marston
Central Maine Power Co
John Nelson
Atwood
Faith
John, Jr
Myanais
N. Y. Wir
Albert Towne
Waltham
Popham
Alex Cunningham
Fred Harford
Phillip Campbell
Fred M. Reid
Bath
William Card
Campella
Harry Horne
L. Earle Hagan
Ted Hunter
Hanover
Hooker
Clarence H. Blackall
Cambridge
Annisquam
Aaroh Walao Emerson
Rye
N. Y
K. J. Stewart
Kennebec Point
Christmas Cove
Walter B. Hill
Pottsville
Penn
Augusta Rowe
John L. Thompson
New Canaan
Ruth Powers
State Normal School
Castine
William Mains
Harry Heald
Bath City Hospital
Pline
Rumford
Sebago Lake
Alice Hovey
Ambrose McFadden
Abbie Morris
Stearns W. Scott
Gratz Jackson
George F. Oliver
Pond Island
Ernest Spinney
Bay Point
Alexander Law
Brookline
Arthur S. Rowe
Viola Buzzo
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Raey
Boothbay Monay
Curtis M. Saulsbury
New Haven
Conn
Robinhood
Saulsbury
Old Rugged Cross
E. B. Billings
Winfreld Rowe
Working League
First Baptist Vestry
Elabeth Thompson
Howard Filetcher
Fizateth C. Bremner
Andrew Bremner
North Street
Monson
Benjamin
Sarah Cowan
Topsham
Roland Cunningham
Newall Hamilton
Mary Hadakin
Frank
Flora Moore
Eastern Forests Draw Thousands for Summer Vacations
The Forest Service reports growing weekend travel to 16 National Forests in the East and South aided by better picnic grounds and roads. Short visits, not lengthy trips, are popular with many exploring White Mountains Alleghenies and other ranges. Over the Fourth 106 652 visitors were counted in the White Mountain National Forest with cars from 26 states and two Canadian provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Kircher
Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
White Mountains
Alleghenies
Mr. Kircher
United States
White Mountain National Forest
New Hampshire
Maine
States
Canadian Provinces
Bath Golfers Lose Match in Brunswick
Bath Country Club golfers dropped a 19 to 8 decision against the Brunswick Club in Brunswick on Saturday afternoon. Ten four sums from both sides competed with wins and best ball points counted. individual scores included Bill Girard of Brunswick carding 74 and Jack Hyde of Bath 75. A stray line notes Mrs Eleanor McDonald and her mother traveling to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Country Club
Brunswick Club
LA Crack
Clint Wilson
Ed Sewall
Ed Bridgham
Ralph Dale
Warren Hawley
Dayon Hill
Hyde and Ross
Bath
Baxter and Catlin
Bruns
Povich and Thebray
Sadler and Girard
Brunswick
Wilson and Sewall
Jeke
Forsaith and Nash
McCole and Merrill
Holmes and Bailey
Shorey and Irish
Farrar and
W. Brown
A. Smith and Shaw
I. Brackett and
Michaud
Bridgham and Dale
Turner
L. Smith
Gregware and Howe
Tibbetts and Hormell
Brownell and Morse
Saunders and Patterson
Hawley and Hill
Hubbard
F. Brown
Bill Girard
Jack Hyde
Eleanor McDonald
Howard Blake
Crescent Street
Portland
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Bentley School_of Accounting and Finance
Boylston Street
Massachusetts
A. Oc Cross
Stree Savings Emiaerenre Non
James R. M’kay
John H. Morsely
Jordan Marsh& Co
F. H
Bath Savings Institution
L’mont
Elizabeth C. Bremner
George Levyn
John
Turnercourt
Ralph Whittehouse
Stanley
Lower Figh Street
Bingham
College Town