Richmond Home Hosts Notable Family Reunion
A large Richmond gathering at George N. Libby’s Spruce Street home drew relatives from Buckfield Sabattus Bath Portland and beyond. Attendees included Mrs L A Waterman Mr and Mrs Archie Perkins and four children Mr and Mrs Gerald Bessey and daughter Erland Waterman and many others. Several guests visited prior and after the event, and local activities included a dance at the Grange hall and a fire alarm at main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Libby
Spruce Street
L. A. Waterman
Sabattus
Archie Perkins
Gerald Bessey
Erland Waterman
Buckfield
Maurice Waterman
Harpswell
John McCormick
R. FE. Libby
Harold Libby
Josie Libby
George Baker
Richmond
Jackson Quinnan
Cleveland Quinnan
Portland
Mary E. Curtis
Bath
L. Blair
Helen N. Lanes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Esther
Rachel Carter
E. G. Caston
Natalie
Keezar Falls
Houston
Joseph Pray
Frank Prebley
Pleasant Pond
Caratunk
Benjamin Kendrick
Lawrence Call
West Dresden
Alice Favor
Augusta Trust Co
Rena Ludwig
George B. Kimball
Samuel Spear
Main Street
Lawrence Oddy
Alice
Arthur CC. Morse
Newburyport
Mass
Seth C. Watson
Grange Hall
William Miller
Bowdeinham
Charles Allen
White Street
Earl Cronk
Farmington
N. H
Wesley Webber
Ray Mescarve
England
Albert Meserve
Spaulding
New York City
Eugene Smith
Norway
J. W. Reed
EF. P. Day
Lois Day
J. O. Carter
William Leet
Harry
Guy
Springfield
George W. Despenaux
West Somerville
Harry Whitney
Ray Leet
Gardiner
John
Rutherford, N. J
Personal Notes From Bath and Nearby Sheenings
Miss Marion Wakefield of Bath visits her aunt Mrs A H Fowlie in Portland for a week. Albert Flint of Farriv street hosts guests Mrs DeWolfe Mann of Calais and Charles E Flint of Lebanon. Mrs Georgie Sidelinger of Mechanic street recovers after a fall. Mrs F M Briggs returns to Bath from St Paul to settle, visiting Mrs J E C Sawyer then Mrs Frost. Dr and Mrs Johnson move to New York for Hunter College. Doris Perkins and family return from Concord after Berry reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wakefield
Bath
A. H. Fowlie
Portland
Albert Flint
Farriv Street
DeWolfe Mann
Cal Ais
Mr. Flint
Charles E. Flint
Lebanon
Georgie Sidelinger
Mechanic Street
F. M. Briggs
St. Paul
J. E. C. Sawyer
Washington Street
Frost
Briggs
Roger A. Johnson
St. Paul. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson Are Moving To New York Where Dr. Johnson
Hunter College
H. Dorman Perkins
Doris
West Bath
Perkins
Richard Berry
Concord
N. H
Archie S. Morgan
Ronald
Russell, Ky
Charles Nicholas
Ashland
Letitia Haskell
Abner Haskell
Worcester
Mass
Perkinses
Ada Berry
Berry
Fitchburg preacher among weekend churchgoers in Georgetown
Rev Judson L Cross of Fitchburg Mass preached a fine sermon at First Baptist on Sunday to a large crowd. Miss Frances Holt of Chicago sang Light with Miss Margaret Cross at piano. Mrs Shirley Hicks of Jamaica NY hosted a 23 guest summer party with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson L. Cross
Fitchburg, Mass
First Baptist Church
Shirley Hicks
Hey
Fitchburg
Mass
John Prindle Scott
Frances Holt
Chicago
Earle Hagan
Charles MacMahan
Everett
Bliss
Frederick Rouse
Monson
Kennebec Point
Charles Hinckley
Quincey
Robinhood
Everett Campbell
Nancy Davis
Hyde Park
Sarah McKenney
Dorchester
Jennie Todd
Henry Albers
Henry, Jr
Daniels
Ornsey
Andover
Albers
West Georgetown
Samuel Mereen
Bath
Marrtown
J. D. Henry
Weymouth
George Williams
Carl Scott
Ralph
Rosa Smith
Melrose Highlands
Frances Tracey
Sarah Emery
Fort Fairfield
Potter
Haverhill
Cora Searle J
Marguerite Vohek
Somerville
Southport
Walter Powers
Gilbert Gunner
Waltham
Gunner
T. N. Williams
William Farnsworth
Walker Head
Everett Kimball
First Baptist Parsonage
Glover
Melrose
Carl Ncott
Sagadahoc
Hollis Webster
Lexington
Augusta
Alida
George Smith
Sidney Lermond
Clara Albee
Howard Trafton
Miss Wyman
MacMahan
Five Islands
Walker
Camp Overlook
Harry Horne
Chester
Lillian Berry
Wiscasset
Philip Dalrymple
Newton Center
Reade’s Point
Ida Hooker
Belmont
Sagadahoe House
Roy Newman
Darien
Henry Reynolds
Willian W. Patton
A. W. Butler
Watertown
Edward Jessup
Robertson
Boston
Quimby
Robert Coombs
Natick, Maass
Harry Moulton
Nathan Dickson
Dorothy
Agnes
Robert
Billy
Hinckley
Quimby Cottage
Edward Norton
Jamaica Plain
Frank Biggins
Camden
Stemamer
Aslesford
Boothbay
Ruth
Margaret Hall
West Acton
Hall Cottage
Warren Davis
Auburn
Charles Amunzeen
Dena Pratt
Norwood
James Hyatt
Camp Overlook Girls Delight With Evening Entertainment
Tuesday evening the girls performed in the recreation hall, followed by Baptist church women selling ice cream and cake in Georgetown, raising over $30 for the church treasury. The program featured Edith Sundell and Polly Blaisdell on piano, group songs, readings, Moravian dance, and tableaus with a long list of participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gay
Ruth Kimball
Reading
Alice Greenwood
Barbara Davis
Betty Gray
Evelyn Kelley
Betty Stone
Isabelle Riley
Margaret Eastwood
Barbara Bastwood
Janet Townend
Peggy Greenwood
Jeanette Pearson
Minuet in a Very Fine Manner of Ukulele Songs
Thursday the girls enjoyed dinner at New Meadows Inn then rode in a farm truck to the Cove for Governor Brewster's talk. Friday they heard speakers, Saturday a camp dance, city clothes for the first time, guests from Fitchburg and Lawrence, and departures on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Inn
Cove
Governor Brewster
the Point
Veggy
Roy Greenwood
Robert
Fitchburg
Carrie Stone
A. B. Kelley
Lawrence
Mass
Herbert Kimball
Mercer Kendig
Red Book” Magazine
New York
Mel Robbina
Allen
Bath
Davis
William
Arlington
Golf and Yachting Event Honors Cushman at Sebasco
A large Sebasco gathering honored Nathan A Cushman of Portland for Sebasco Shore Acres golf course work with golf and yacht events and a testimonial dinner. Winners included Charles Sadler for low score, Margaret Hall for women’s handicap, Robert Minter for men’s handicap, Burleigh Pye taking the sailboat prize, and Freeman Gillam winning the motor boat race. The dinner featured Miss Gania Zelinski, Judge Kenyon, and many guests from Bath Sebasco and West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
Nathan A. Cushman
Portland
Shore Acres
Charles Sadler
Brunswick
Margaret Hall
Meredith
N. H
Robert Minter
New York
Burleigh Pye
A. E. Coffin, Jr
Freeman H. Merritt
Sebasco Estates
Freeman Gillam
West Point
Cushman
Gania Zelinski
San Carlos Opera Company
WEAF
Bonnie
America
Ralph J. Walker
Brooklyn
William 8. Kenyon
Iowa
Miss McCracken
Denby
von Bonowitz
Albion K. Parris
Bath
Charles W. Clifford
Henry W. Butler
J. Horace McClure
John F. Skillings
Roger Skillings
Albert Redlon
William A. Furber
Stansbury Hagar
Emma Haskell
Riley Williams
Williams
Kenyon
Alex Brown
H. Allyn
Grace Allyn
E. C. McKane
Emma Houston
Tench
Norwood
Rock Gardens
George Ballou
Vincent Munier
John Denby
Miss Denby
Walter Keyes
Special Election Likely for U S Senate Seat in Maine
Governor Brewster will call a special election probably in November to fill the Bert M Fernald seat with a primary in October. Leading Republican names include Percival Baxter Carl Milliken White Guernsey Cobb and John K Nelson while Democrats may field Bertrand McIntire Charles Starbird and Louis Brann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster
U.S
Bert M. Fernald
Percival L. Baxter
Portland
Carl E. Milliken
Port of
White
Frank Guernsey
Dover-Foxcroft
Fernald
William T. Cobb
Rockland
John K. Nelson
Bertrand G. McIntire
Waterford
Charles M. Starbird
Auburn
Louis J. Brann
Lewiston
Five Islands Grange Fair Delights At Hall Event
The tenth annual grange fair was held at the grange hall with a family sale of crafts aprons candy cakes flowers books and a fish pond for children. A 6 30 supper fed about 150, followed by a strong program of music dances and one act plays. Receipts exceeded 225 aiding the grange hall project as visitors and summer guests offered thanks and praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BK. B. Billings
Mire
Pauline Moore
Grange
Republican leaders plan speakers for Maine campaign
Arthur K. Purington attended a Portland conference with State committee leaders and Congressman Tilson to select speakers for Maine. Named to appear are Theodore Roosevelt, James J. Davis, John H. Bartlet, Fess, Willis, Moses, Begg, Hooper, Melaferty, Lehrbach, Stobbs, Hale, Risley and others. Also present were Hale, Reedyan Nelson, Joseph W. Simpson and Mrs. Gannett among Cumberland committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur K. Purington
Republican State Committee
Portland
Field
State Committee
J. Q. Tilson
Connecticu
Congressional Speakers’ Bureau
Maine
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
James J. Davis
John H. Bartlett
Willis
Ohio
Fess
Moses
New Hampshire
James T. Begg
Joseph L. Hooper
Michigan
Joseph H. Melafferty
Department of Commerce
Fred I. Lehrbach
Civil Service Commission
George R. Stobbs
Worcester
Mass
Fletcher Hale
Theodore L. Risley
Department of Labor
Hale
Reedyan Nelson
Joseph W. Simpson
Guy P. Gannett
Hra
0. Mason
William Linnell
Sarah P. Anthoine
Cumberland
Senator Fernald Passes Away at West Voland Farm
Senator Fernald, who took over the ancestral farm and built a leading Holstein herd, also founded a corn canning firm with canneries across Western Maine. Married in 1877 to Annie Keene, his wife and daughter Mollie served as secretaries in campaigns while his son James H. aided his business. He kept his home on the West Voland farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Annie Keene
Mellie
James H
West Voland Farm
Senator Bert Fernald Dies Shocking Maine Leaders Tribute Follows
Governor Brewster announced the death of United States Senator Bert M Fernald during an open air gathering in Damariscotta. The news prompted grief from 500 attendees and cancellations of subsequent meetings. Senator Fernald is lauded for four decades of public service, kindness, and loyalty, with tributes from Congressman Wallace H White Jr and Governor Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bert M. Fernald
Brewster
Damariscotta
Lincoln County
Wallace H. White, Jr
Kendall M. Dunbar
Wiscasset
Maine Statesman
Fernald
Maine
Congress of the United States
Mainé
White
2Nd
Auburn
West
Poland
Baxter's Fine Tribute to Maine's Deceased Senator Fernald
Ex Governor Vercival P. Baxter of Portland eulogizes Senator Fernald as governor and senator, praising his public service, honesty, openness, and trusted leadership. He notes Fernald's frank principles, loyal friendships, and the nation's and Maine's loss from his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fernald
Vercival P. Baxter
Portland
Maine
Senate
Senator Fernald’s Death Delights Maine Leaders
Senator Frederick Hale of Maine and ex-Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen mourn the death of Senator Bert M. Fernald of Maine. Hale visits the Frelinghuysen home amid expressions of sorrow and admiration for Fernald’s legislative skill and popularity in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert M. Fernald
Maine
Frederick Hale
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Senator Hale
Frelinghuysen
Senator Fernald Remembered By Frelinghuysen For Service
U S Senator Fernald was praised as a warm personal friend and a fine able statesman. Frelinghuysen said he served Maine and the nation with great ability and will be greatly missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Frelinghuysen
Fernald
Mayor Cahill Mourns Death Of Senator Fernald
Mayor Cahill ordered the city flag at half mast after learning of the death of his friend United States Senator Bert M. Fernald. Fernald was a frequent visitor at New Meadows Inn and held Cahill in high esteem. He was a great man a statesman and in his death the city has lost a distinguished citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
United States
Bert M. Fernald
Fernald
New Meadows Inn
Pelous
Sympathy for Fernald from Montsne Farm resident
Charles Henry Butler of Montsne Farm Woolwich and Washington expressed early condolences to the Fernald family after the Maine Senator Bert M. Fernald died at his West Poland home. Butler, lunching at Poland Spring House with a Ricker family member, called Fernald a great statesman and credited his influence on public building and national capital improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Butler
Montsne Farm
Woolwich
Washington, D
United States
Bert M. Fernald
Maine
Statesman
West Poland
Butler
Poland Spring House
Ricker
Fernald
Public Buildings Committee
Senate
Rallies Postponed In Maine After Fernald Death
Republican campaign meetings and speeches in Maine were canceled by Chairman Field as he learned of Senator Fernald's death. The suspension lasts until after the funeral with a message to Mrs. Fernald praising his esteem and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
State Committee
Field
Senator Fernald
Fernald
Contract Awarded for Covered Culvert in Woolwich
Trustees of the Bath Water District awarded Kerr & Houston of Portland a contract to build a reinforced covered culvert with retaining walls for 17450 dollars. The 150 foot long culvert will sit in a fill by Maine Central near Woolwich and accommodate two 16 inch mains. North and south retaining walls extend 75 and 40 feet respectively. Other bids included Lathrop & Shea Co. at 19341 and Stephen Litchfield at 21807.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Water District
Kerr & Houston
Portland
Maine Central Railroad
Woolwich
Bandcar House
Kennebec
Nequasset
Lathrop & Shea Co
New Haven
Maine Central
Stephen Litchfield
Brunswick
The
Foundation Co
New York
Kennebec Bridge
Grass fires sparked by train extinguished in two incidents
Sparks from a west bound passenger train are believed to have caused two grass fires in the early hours Monday. Firefighters Cook and Cloutier responded at 9 50 to a rear garden street dwelling blaze and extinguished it in under 30 minutes, then at 10 35 the crew tackled a second fire near Sewalls bridge but it was put out by a nearby section crew before the chemical unit arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Cloutier
Garden Street
Sewall's Bridge
Chemical Department
Combination 4
Maine Central Round House
Maxwell Powers
Middle Street
City Hospital Must Raise Five Thousand By Year End
The Bath City Hospital needs 5000 dollars before 1926 ends, per an official estimate. A card party at Mrs. George S Dearborn’s Summer home in Small Point raised 750 in gifts, providing a solid start for a drive. Trustees urged residents to host or support efforts to cover the remaining balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath City Hospital
George 8S. Dearborn
New York
Local News Notes On Residents and Visits
Mrs. John K. Bailey returns home from City hospital after appendicitis operation. Mrs. Ralph O. Dale comes back following a Portland visit with Mrs. Charles Dunn. Miss Ruth Dale spends a week in Portland with her uncle George A. Dale. S. Hall and family, long guests of Mr. and Mrs. Costello P. Hall of Sagadahoe Ferry, move to Hartford Connecticut where Mr. Hecht finds work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Preble
Crosby
Pee R. L
George C. DeMott
Margaret Scott
Farmington
Roger Cole
Providence
R. I
Belle Smith
P. H. Muse
Cambridge
Mass
Herman Muse
Bert Allard
Brunswick Road
Richmond
William H
Eleanor M. Allard
Order of I. O. O. F
Enterprise Grange
Episcopal Church
Edward McAllister
Episcopal Church of
Gardiner
Eleanor Allard
Florence Watson
Bath
Niles-Cahill
Amy Bradley
D. of V
Legion Hall
Jesse Tarr
Beatrice
Theresa
Lillian Johnson
Stella King
Edna Libby
R.N
Sanford
Lena Harlow
E. E. Edgecomb
Augusta
Elmer King
Olive
Hampton Beach
Harry Evans
Charles Swett
Frances
Franklin
Lake
John Stevens
Pine Grove
Dresden Mills
Arthur—Whitalen
Marjorie
Lewis Lowell
West Dresden
Alice Mansir
L. T. Bailey
Margaret Peabody
Everett Jones
Sabattus
Ellen Dyer
South Gardiner
Richmond Fire Apparatus Association
Durand
Calumet
Lanefield
Frank Worthley
Philip Wyman
Damariscotta
Norris Thompson
Augustus Wreble
Robert
Attleboro
C. E. Hewitt
Henry O. Flint
Richard
South Easton
Roy Brown
Charles Sherman
Carolyn
Frank Sherman
John Sharp
W. Lovely
Castle Hill
Frank Nickels
Wiscasset
Ruth Nickels
W. E. Douglass
John K. Bailey
Center Street
City Hospital
Ralph O. Dale
Charles Dunn
Portland
Ruth Dale
George A. Dale
Lis Hall
Hecht
Costello P. Hall
Sagadahoe Ferry
Hartford, Conny
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Hilda Scott
Nancy Carey
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Frances Reid
Baker Dure
Alfred and
Andrew Rowe
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T. W. Blaisdell
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Bradford Lawrence
Stanley Hall
Emma Currie
Roscoe Knowlton
Betty
Frank Knowlton
Bar Harbor
White Mountains
Leon Williams
Olive Frances
C. C. Davis
Daniel Payne
London
FF. Joy
Gotts Cove
Annie Donnell
Charles Nocton
Edward Davis
Whitefield
C. Davis
Arthur Marr
Malden
Theodore Thibodeau
Webster Harley
Hartley Harley
L. W. Hansom
A. L. Libby
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