Bath society notes include art gift to Children's Room
The Patten Free Library Children's Room received a sepia reproduction from Vittore Carpaccus's Presentatio in the Temple, donated by Dr. Langdoy T. Snipe. The piece, framed, hung on the northeast wall and drew local admiration from readers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten Free Library
Langdoy T. Snipe
Italy
Vittore Carpaccus
Venice Academy
Mary Knight Potter
Monuta
Miss May Bickle to Visit Boston Thursday
Miss May Bickle departs Thursday for a visit in Boston. Capt. Denny M. Humphreys hosts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballard and their sons John and Willis of Woodfords who were guests Sunday. Henry W. Owen Jr. spent the weekend aboard the Larra bee houseboat on Little Sheep Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Bickle
Boston
Robert Ballard and Sons
John and
Willis
Woodfords
Denny M. Humphreys
Henry W. Owen,Jr
Little Sheepscott
Larrabee
Dorchester Visitors Stay at Elm House Auburn
Mrs Fred Dean Miss Marion and Master Russell of Dorchester Mass have been guests of Mr and Mrs F L Gardner at the Elm House Auburn. One of the prettiest sights on the river was the Topaz coming up the Sasonoa with Dr Robert Donnell at the wheel following a jolly party aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dean
Marion
Russell
Dorchester
Mass
Dummer Street
F. L Gardner
Elm House
Auburn
Sasonoa
Robert Donnell
Lunt Announces Engagement to Willis Roberts Brunswick
Miss Grace Marion Lunt daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Lunt of Brunswick becomes engaged to Willis Elmer Roberts The announcement follows a brief note of social activity as Miss Louise S Fuller travels from Monday to join a Fryeburg house party of Smith College friends for a two weeks outing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Marion Lunt
John L. Lunt
Brunswick
Willis Elmer Roberts
Louise S. Fuller
Smith College Friends
Fryeburg
Rose Maid heads west for week at Jefferson Theatre
The Rose Maid, playing at the Globe Theatre New York, transfers Monday evening to the Jefferson Theatre Portland for a week engagement. Bath residents will attend in large numbers as the production enjoys noted success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
New York
Jefferson Theatre
Portland
Bath
DeLong hook and eye inventor aids New York woman
A New York woman ill in Rangeley travels with a local helper to Lewiston for surgery at St Marys Hospital. Dr William Ness and Mrs Ness host the visitor after the operation. The visitor is revealed to be Mrs Evans daughter Mary Elizabeth known for a $300,000 candy business and the DeLong hook and eye fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth
Maine
New York
Rangeley
St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston
William Ness
Lewiston Hospital
Bread and bread making in early 1900s cookbook notes
Fannie Merritt Farmer, culinary editor, writes in the September issue about bread history and methods. She explains bread as the principal starchy food, discusses wheat flour benefits, fat balance, and the roles of compressed yeast, water versus milk bread, lard versus butter, and fermentation stages from alcoholic to acetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Womans Home Companion
Bret
Bath guests of Lieutenant and Mrs Arthur Crenshaw
Dr and Mrs Dennis of Philadelphia have been guests of Lieutenant and Mrs Arthur Crenshaw this week. Miss Margaret Dike of Braintree arrived Wednesday for a visit at the Dike homestead on Lincoln Street as guest of Mrs Edward Kimball and returned home yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Philadeldelphia
Bath
Arthur Crenshaw
Margaret Dike
Braintree
Mass
Dike Homestead
Lincoln Street
Edward Kimball
Winter Street Church to Welcome Rev Nehemiah Boynton
Mrs Harland P Small returns to Springfield after visiting her mother Mrs George Moulton. Rev Nehemiah Boynton of Boston will preach at the Sunday morning service of the Winter Street Congregational Church. Miss Miriam Kimball enjoys a two week Maine wood life at Pyramid Camp as guest of Mrs Fred H Kimball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland P. Small
Springfield
Mass
George Moulton
Nehemiah Boynton
Boston
Winter Street Congregational Church
Miriam Kim Pall
Maine Wood
Pyramid Camp
Fred H. Kimball
Miss Alice Upton Visits Townsend Sister
Miss Alice Upton left Thursday from Middle Street at the Clark homestead to visit her sister in Townsend Massachusetts. Mrs Benjamin Wilmott and Mrs George Humphreys are guests at the Sewall summer homes at Small Point with Miss Alice Sewall and Mrs Harold Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Upton
Briggs
Clark Homestead
Middle Street
Townsend
Mass
Benjamin Wilmott
George Humphreys
Englewood
N. J
Alice Sewall
Harold M. Sewall
Sewall
Small Point
Hawley cottage guests and houseboat visitors noted
Mr and Mrs George E Thomp son and family occupy Hawley cottage at Popham for the month. Mrs Francis Faxon of Poughkeepsie N Y, Miss Ethel Hitchcock and Miss Anne Kimball were weekend guests of Miss Margaret W Metcalfe aboard the Larrabee houseboat anchored in the Little Sheepscot, returning home Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Thompson
Hawley
Popham
Francis Faxon
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ethel Hitchcock
Anne Kimball
Margaret W. Metcalfe
Little Sheepscot
Tuesday Dinner Party at Small Point Hosts Notables
Mrs Harold M Sewall entertained sixty guests at her summer home in Small Point for an informal Tuesday dinner party honoring Miss Ruby Sewall of Kansas City and Miss Marcia Humphreys of Englewood New Jersey. Arthur S Hyde organist of St Bartholomews New York performed piano solos before dancing until eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Small Point
Ruby Sewall
Kansas City
Marcia Humphreys
Englewood
N. J
Arthur Sewall Hyde
St. Bartholomew's Church
New York City
Kindy
Bath
Samuel S. Sewall
Mark Sewall
Thomas W. Hyde
Arthur Ss. Hyde
Arthur Crenshaw
Dennis
Philadelphia
Henry Douglas Bacon
Anne Kimball
Phillips Kimball
Outing and Homecoming Hints in Local Scene
Dr and Mrs Charles D Moulton Mrs Rowe and family from East Orange N J left Monday for a two week outing at Ocean Point Miss M Janet Cutler expected home Tuesday from Wells Beach where she has been guest of her aunt Mrs G Fred Simms of Somersworth Bread
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Moulton
Rowe
East Orange
N. J
Ocean Point
M. Janet Cutler
Wells Beach
G. Fred Simms
Somersworth, Breet
Local Notes on Residents and Education Moves
Miss Ruth Whitney returns home midweek from Boston. Owen Emmons of Bath is ill at his sister Olive Spofford’s home in Lisbon. Miss Beryl Mitchell of Oakland California, former North Primary School teacher, studies at the University of Southern California this summer and will enter the State Normal School at Santa Barbara on September first to specialize in home economics and sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth SS. Whitney
Boston
Owen Emmons
Bath
Olive Spofford
Lisbon
Beryl Mitchell
Oakland
Cal
North
University of Southern California
State Normal School
Santa Barbara
Miss Elizabeth Dean Visits Portland Cousins
Miss Elizabeth P. Dean returns home from a two week Portland visit as guest of cousin Miss Dorothy Laughlin. Mrs. Sewall and Miss Ruby Sewall of Kansas City, guests of Mrs. Edward Sewall, proceed to Small Point to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth P. Dean
Portland
Dorothy Laughlin
Mrs. Sewall
Ruby Sewall
Kansas City
Edward Sewall
Bath native Winslow Rouse in Connecticut field hospital service
Winslow Rouse, formerly of Bath, serves as an officer in the field hospital No. One, Mass Militia, attached to the victorious army that captured New York. He reports persistent discipline and hard work from camp to final victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow Rouse
Bath
Connecticut
New York
Local Social Notes Record Weekend Visits
Miss Elizabeth P. Dean left Thursday to pass Sunday at Bonnie View Sabine. Mrs A Frederick Duniels of Lowell, summering at Popham, visited Thursday to be guest of Capt and Mrs D M Humphreys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth P. Dean
Bonnie View
Sabine
A. Frederick Duniels
Lowell
Popham
D. M. Humphreys
Maine Federation dinner draws forty autos to White Mountain hotels
Ten cars from Maine arrived for luncheon Saturday at White Mountain hotels. The Fortnightly Club entertainment committee met Thursday at Miss Jane Murphy’s home. The Maine Federation sessions loom near with Bath club women eager for the program, the first for the state federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Mountain
Maine
Maine Federation
Jane Murphy
Bath Club
Montreal Woman Miss Leeda Ramsay A Guest At Ottawa House
Miss Leeda Ramsay of West Mount Montreal, cousin of the Misses Folsom of Washington Street, visits the Ottawa House at Cushing's Island. Friends expect her to visit the Shipping City before returning to Montreal. Last summer she spent several weeks here. The Ottawa attracts many guests this season, including numerous Montreal visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FL. Dinecar
West Street
Portland
Siummer
Mt Washington
Bretton Woods
Duncans
Leeda Ramsay
Westmount
Montreal
Folsom
Washington St
Ottawa
Cushing
Bath People Around Town In Brief Notices
Miss Esther Jones plans return to Boston Conservatory for second year in mid month. Rev. C R Chappell returns from New London Conn. Albert Tedford becomes linen manager at J R Libby Co Portland on Monday. he receives a leather traveling bag from Walter O Parker Co. at handover. Superintendent Charles P Wetherbee sails to New York aboard Mauretania for a three week business trip. Mrs Martha Ramsay visits Portland and Boston after stays with Olis and Luce. Roscoe P Ham and Virginia Shaw return from Temple Heights. William P Hatch enjoys Bay Point outing. Mrs Oliver Moses and Frances visit Lisbon Falls. John McInnes and family head to Bald Head and Smat Pots for two weeks. Charles Lincoln family arrives for fortnight in former home. Clara Goodwit of Augusta visits grandmother Mrs G E R Patten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Jones
Popham
Boston Conservatory
C. Raymond Chappell
New London
Conn
Albert Tedford
J. R. Libby Company
Portland
Walter O. Parker
Parker
Mr. Parker
Mr. Tedford
Bath
Charles P. Wetherbee
New York
Mauretania
Martha Ramsay
Paul Oli
Caroline Luce
Boston
Roscoe P. Ham
Virginia Shaw
Temple Heights
A. H. Blackington
Rockland
William P. Hatch
Bay Point
Oliver Moses
Frances
Lisbon Falls
John McInnes
Charles Lincoln
Clara Goodwit
Augusta
G. E. R. Patten
Bishop Codman Visits Belfast for Communion Service
Bishop Codman of the Diocese of Maine preached and led a communion service at the North Congregational church in Belfast. A baptism for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Everett drew a large attendance while he stayed as a guest of Albert Gammons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Codman
Maine
Belfast
Episcopal Mission of
Alfred Everett
Albert Gammons
Local Shore Dinners Highlight Bainbridge Area
Mrs Rupert Baxter serves on the Mere Point Casino entertainment committee for next Saturday evening. Ira Robinson of Boston, formerly of this town, is among guests registered at Hotel Riverside in Popham. Autoists praise Tacoma Inn shore dinners as a highlight of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Baxter
Mere Point
Ira Robinson
Boston
Bungalow Planned On Sturgeon Island by Hyde Guards
Major Baker and Ray Parker oversee a bungalow project on Sturgeon Island in Merrymeeting Bay. The Beacon Street Patrol of Boy Scouts will camp August end and early September at Five Islands for a two part summer outing following a first trip to Birch Point to start the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon Island
Merrymeeting Bay
Major Baker
Hyde Guards
Ray Parker
Beacon Street
Boy Scouts
Five Islands
Birch Point
Social Notes From Portland and Nearby Homes
Mrs Charles Mason was a Wednesday visitor in Portland Capt Higgins of Bangor is a guest of Mrs James Murphy having arrived yesterday Lancelot Stafford of Queens Long Island is a guest of his grandfather John W Ballou Mrs Charles P Wetherbee George Wetherbee Miss Leonice Morse and Horace Morse have been enjoying an auto trip through the White Mountains and Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Higgins
Bangor
James Murphy
Lancelot Stafford
Queens
Long Island
John W. Ballou
Charles P. Wetherbee
George Wetherbee
Leonice Morse
Horace Morse
White Mountains
Massachusetts
Bangor guests hosted by Mrs Tarbox at Longview
Mrs William Higgins of Bangor and Miss Elizabeth Tarbox and Miss Margaret Tarbox of Brooklyn New York are guests of Mrs Aramede Tarbox at Longview The Bangor School Committee invites Superintendent John A Cone of Brunswick to be a candidate for Bangor superintendent position
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Higgins
Bangor
Elizabeth
Margaret Tarbox
Brooklyn
New York
Aramede Tarbox
Longview
John A. Cone
Brunswick
Church Guilds to Serve Meals for Maine Federation
Hospitality chair Mrs. Ernest A. Allan seeks guild volunteers to furnish rooms and provide meals during the Maine State Federation stay on September 24 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Maine State Federation
Ernest A. Allan
BostonSouthern Railway Ticket Agent Featured
Mr and Mrs N B Cortell visit Cherryfield and Bar Harbor. Mrs Charles Delano hosts her daughter Mrs Charles Hebbard of Boston. Mrs Walter Ellis and Miss Priscilla return to Nashua NH after a month between Bath and Southport. Ellis formerly resided here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
The
Southern Railway
N. B. Cortell
Cherryfield
Bar Harbor
Charles Delano
Charles Hebbard
Walter Ellis
Priscilla
Nashua
N. H
Bath
Southport
Ellis
Outings and Visits Highlight Local Social Scene
Miss Bernice Potter enjoys a two weeks outing at South port. Miss Nan Grindell returns from Penobscot after visiting Mrs. Harry Dunton. Mr and Mrs E Randall Leonard have visited Bangor. The Misses Oliver draw praise within Brunswick for Cumberland Theatre engagement. Walter S Lillis from Lawrence Massachusetts stays at Quaker Point with Reuben Purington. Miss Louise Keenan visits Mrs Charles Hewitt. Miss Lucy Hartwell, once of Bath, visits Miss Marguerite Hennessy in Bath. Mrs Octavia Thompson, Quincy resident, summer visitor at MacMahan. Mr and Mrs William D Sewall return from a White Mountains auto trip. Miss Jennie Colby visits Haverhill. Misses Maude and Eleanor Bruce of New York stay with Miss Jennie Silsby. Leonard Norsworthy, ex Bath Iron Works draughtsman and Grinnell College professor, will join Columbia University faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Potter
Hatch’s
Southport
Nan Grindell
Penobscot
Harry Dunton
E. Randall Leonard
Bangor
Oliver
Brunswick
Cumberland Theatre
Francis Faxon
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charles Lt. Farnham
Walter S. Lillis
Lawrence
Mass
Quaker Point
Reuben Purington
Louise Keenan
East Orange
N. J
Charles Hewitt
Lucy Hartwell
Boston
Bath
Marguerite Hennessy
Octavia Thompson
Quincy, Mass
MacMahan
William D. Sewall
White Mountains
Jennie Colby
Haverhill
Maude
Eleanor Bruce
New York City
Jennie Silsby
Leonard Norsworthy
Bath Iron Works
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
Columbia University
Boston Doctor Visits Aunt in New England
Dr. Charles White of Boston was the Sunday guest of his aunt Mrs. S D Bailey. Henry F Palmer returned Tuesday from a business trip through Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. Julie King in The Yankee Girl will be the attraction at the Empire Theatre Lewiston Monday night opening the theatrical season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White
Boston
S. D. Bailey
Henry F. Palmer
Minnesotta
Wisconsin
Michigan
Julie King
Empire Theatre
Lewiston
Notable Visitors in Portland and Old Orchard
Mrs. Fred Hartnett and son Edward visit Portland as guests of Mrs. Joseph McCole, formerly of this city. Rev. A. B. Hervey visits Old Orchard from New York to see E. H. Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hartnett
Edward
Portland
Joseph McCole
City
A. B. Hervey
Old Orchard
E. H. Roberts
New York
Boston social guests and a Providence trip noted
Miss Theodora Perry of Boston visited Mrs. Charles D. Clarke after spending several seasons here. Dr. Byron F. Barker returned Tuesday from a business trip to Providence. Fred F. Ingraham came down from Boston for the weekend to stay with Fred Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodora Perry
Boston
Charles D. Clarke
Byron F. Barker
Providence
Fred F. Ingraham
Fred Low
Local resident visitors and a Boston guest list
Miss Margaret Harding returned to Wollaston Massachusetts after visiting Mrs. Charles Brown. Miss Helen Newhall of Boston guests Miss Caroline Plant. Sydney J. Meeker Mayor Small Charles R. Donnell and Houghton McLellan returned home from a car trip to Bretton Woods and Boston. the ground was covered in Mr. Meeker's car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Harding
Wollaston
Mass
Charles Brown
Helen Newhall
Boston
Caroline Plant
Sydney J. Meeker
Mayor Small
Charles R. Donnell
Houghton McLellan
Bretton Woods
Mr. Meeker
George Popham Club Holds First Field Day
The George Popham Club plans its first Field Day on Thursday in honor of the 395th anniversary of George Popham's landing. The event features various races and an engaging program for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Popham Club
George Popham
Miss Emma Shorey Ends Summer School at Ocean Park
Miss Emma L Shorey of Brunswick finishes teaching at Ocean Park summer school in physical culture and nature study. She enjoyed large classes, plans to return home Friday, and will visit Bath several days before school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. Shorey
Brunswick
Ocean Park
Bath
Barbours Plan Boston Trip With Son from Pinehurst
Mr and Mrs Clifford S Barbour depart for Boston for a week with their son Percy Barbour of Pinehurst North Carolina joining them on a business trip. Afterward Mrs Barbour will return to boarding apartments on Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford S. Barbour
Boston
Percy Barbour
Pinehurst
N. C
Barbours
Davenport Family Donates to Animal Society for Summer Horse Work
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals receives a fifty dollar check for summer horse work from Mrs. A. H. Davenport Miss Alice Davenport and F. A. Davenport. Annie Torrey returns home from New London New Hampshire after visiting Mrs. Jelly then heads to Popham to stay at her brother Ex Mayor Torrey's summer home until school starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
A. H. Davenport
Alice Davenport
F. A. Davenport
Annie Torrey
New London
N. H
Jelly
Bath
Torrey
Popham
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Spectacle Island
Lake Winnepeesaukee
Allen Brown
Donnell
DPD
B. Beech
D. D
Banster Theological Seminary
Annie Shea
Martha Crosby
Boothbay Harbor
Charles Mason
Edes
Everett
Dora Howard
Bath Marine Band
Ernest Johnson
Boothbay
Moses White
Louise 3. Fuller
Miss Foster
Smith College
Fuller Cottage
Albert Bragg
Coyle Street
Arthur Pierce
William Pierce
Brighton Avenue
Ralph Winslow Bragg
Moose Pond Club
Moose Pond
George Luce
Arthur Luce
Helen Hodgkins
St. Johns
N. B
Leota Jacobson
Nova Scotia
A. D. Stetson
Back River
Edwin M. Fuller
Squirrel Island
Alton L. Grant
Grant
William DD. Mussenden
Z. F P. Swett
Arrowsie
Mr. Mussenden
Leland Mitchell
Happs Nook
Mary Mussenden
Sas
Rupert H. Baxter
Charles Hodgkins
Sower- Ville
Mas
LTS
Onea
Sain
Hes
Denham
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Lere
Smithfield
Robbins
William A. Guid
Cite Hall
Oakley C. Curtis
William C MacFarlane
R. Huntington Wood
MacParlane
Charles Heinroth
Pittsburg
Ralph Kinder
Mat Puctane Iz
St. Thomas Enhsopal
Woundman
Presbytteriat
Heiroth
Carnegie Hall
Kinder
Ron
Holy Trinity Church
Caratine
Take
George Monto
Edith Edyvard
Teward
Westport
Steryarm
C. ©. Marsh and Family
Cheltra
Robert M. Pennell
William M. Pennell
Pennell
Bowdoin College
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Mr. Cousens’ Hospital
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