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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1931

Page

8

Lois Marr 73 Dies in Boothbay Harbor After Illness

Lois Ardelle Marr wife of Town Clerk Will T. Marr died at home in Boothbay Harbor after months of illness. Born in Georgetown she and her husband long ran in Boothbay Harbor where he has served as town clerk since 1889. She leaves son Roy P. Marr daughter Mrs. Arthur K. Purinton and sister Mrs. Lena Lewis. Funeral set Friday at 2 30 in Boothbay Harbor Congregational church. Deputy Collector Louis H. Veilleux of Augusta visiting Bath on official business.

Lois Ardelle Marr Will T. Marr Boothbay Harbor Georgetown Joseph Rowe Marr Southport Boothbay First Congregational Church Mt. Pisgah Arthur K. Purington Bath Roy P. Marr Lena Lewis Malden Mass Congregational Church

West Bath social notes and camp gatherings

West Bath highlights include weekend visits by Rockland and Campbell's Pond families, Red Cross picnic plans, and multiple guests at Sabino, Birch Point, and New Meadows cottages. Local church services, craft repairs, and summer retreats mingle with holiday visits from Lewiston, Portland, Everett, Weymouth, and Malden residents.

Secret City Wedding at The Little Church Around the Corner

Miss Helen S. Cassidy of Augusta married Frederick Coonley Jr. of New York in a quiet ceremony at The Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. Rev H Lyman Johns officiated. the union had remained secret until recently.

New York City Helen S. Cassidy Augusta Frederick Coonley, Jr New York H. Lyman Johns

For Sale: Maine Coast Summer Home and Acreage

Classified notice offers a nine room hillside cottage with electric lights and running water, a small hotel near a top Maine coast beach, and development acreage. All properties feature ocean views. Inquiries to Box 26 Popham Beach Me.

Maine X. Y Popham Beach

Richmond Maine notes and social roundup show many local activities

Florence Carrick and others from New Jersey and Massachusetts join a Rangeley Lakes motor trip. J H Ames and family attend Eames Ames reunion in Turner. Frank P Curtis, 79, dies on the state road after farming at the old home. Judge Ames handles a reckless driving case with suspended sentence. Numerous visits, travels, and social calls unfold across Bowdoinham and nearby towns with weddings, farm news, and camp notes.

Local Notices From Bowdoinham and Nearby Areas

Reports from Bowdoinham and surrounding towns note W S Given returning from Aroostook with grain and potatoes looking fine. Frank P Curtis, 78, died after a period of illness, leaving a widow and daughter. A range of visits and social rounds fill the week with family and friends from Portland Hollis Freeport and Round Pond. A minor accident left Mr Bushway with back injuries treated at Brunswick hospital.

W. S. Given Aroostook Erland Curtis The Armour Co Gertrude Cornish W. J. Graves Edgar Temple Frank P. Curtis Mr. Curtis Merton Umberhind Augusta Will Curtis Michigan Curtis Bath Grange Richmond Corner Arthur O’brien Portland Herbert R. Heath Tina Jack George

Brown and Giles Wed in Local Baptist Parsonage

Charles M. Brown U S Customs inspector aged 28 and Eliza Giles 20 daughter of Mrs Nellie Giles of Southbay Harbor were married at the First Baptist parsonage on North street Thursday Aug 20 by Rev Sims. Isaac Coombs attended the couple. Brown is a son of Reuben M Brown of Covington Ky.

Charles M. Brown U. S Eliza Giles Nellie Giles Southbay Harbor First Baptist North Street Sims Isaac Coombs Reuben M. Brown Covington

Woolwich Residents Host Weekend Guests At Multiple Homes

A string of visitors and guests fill Woolwich and nearby towns including Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Kennerson of Portland with Mr. Gould at Sagadahoc ferry, ex Senator Carlton and others at Moosehead Lake, and families in Nequasset and Westport.

Wiscasset Meeting Attendance and Local Visits

Wiscasset notes show attendees at a special Po monone meeting in Whitefield including Mr. and Mrs. J. F. White and several locals. Also reported are Mrs. George M. Sproul and daughter Elinor returning from Boothbay Harbor after visiting the Harris and West sisters.

Whitefield J. F. White Alton E. Ames Glanche Fowle Jean Shea Gertrude Munsey Georgia Berry Vinnie Quinnam George M. Sproul Elinor L. M. Harris Odbury West Boothbay Harbor

Lincoln and Knox Pomonas Hold Joint Meeting

A joint gathering of Lincoln and Knox Pomonas met at Whitefield grange hall on Friday with speakers National Secretary Harry Caton State Master Crawford and Mrs Crawford. About 225 attendees enjoyed a dinner of baked beans salads sliced ham and assorted cakes and pies. The next Lincoln Pomona meeting will be at Huntoon Hill grange Wiscasset with Henry Dunnack state librarian as speaker.

Lincoln and Knox Pomonas Whitefield Grange Hall Harry Caton Crawford

Local notes from Sheepscot Echo dated August 27 1892

Mrs. Arthur is seriously ill. Harry Greenleaf returned to Boston. Joseph Coffin is at home on vacation. Dr. Peaslee and wife went to Camden. Miss Sarah Burgess visits friends in Portland. F. E. Johnson and family to Boothbay. Miss Jennie Tucker visits relatives in Gardiner. Dr. Stedman of Needham Mass in town. Miss Eva Henderson visits Miss Edith Sawyer. Albert Erekin of Chicago visiting his mother. J. C. Budd Co. has steam on new mill boiler. New whistle sounds businesslike. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keating guests of Mr. Edmund R. Blinn. Large crew at work on schooner at Hobson Island. Jameline Dickinson visits relatives in Phippsburg. Frank Plumstead and Helen White go to Bates College Lewiston. Nettie Libby returns to Gray from Reed E. Brookings and family in Sambridge. W. C. Shea takes position in Boston printing office on Arch Street. The covering has been removed from

Charles Stackpole Rockland Auburn Methodist Church Alvah White White Lewiston Annie Staples Bath Staples Birch Point BE. W. Haggett Arthur Charles Harold Haggett Laura Lemont Delmar Bates Sabine First Baptist Church of Bath Emma Cox New Meadows Pierce G. Clinger John Larrabee Islington Mas Mgr Larrabee Con John Clinger Mis Lucile Bliss Portland Barbara Bliss Fred Toothaker Malden Mass Craig Cottage Henry Allaiie Weymouth Fred W. Larrabee Norman Thomas Stevens Cottage Lillian Fahnley Everett Edwin Ahlin Ronald Bonney New Gloucester Ernest E. Williams Campbell's Pond Wendall Daly Myrtle Myra Potter Fred Richardson Greene Lowell School Joseph Doucette Freeport Fred Brown Evelyn Parkhurst Revere C. C. Chesley Larrabee’s Grove Mabel Reed Waltham West Bath Red Cross I. B. Neiley Trufant’s Crossing J. Everett Mayo Luella Noyes Rexford Clark Noyes Sapino Elmer Hodgkins Rangeley Andrew Greene Charles Bates Beachmont Bates Sabino William Corfield Bertha Mae Sophie Briggs Adelaide Coombs Fred Butler Butler Cottage Lewis Williams Ralph Louise H. A. Owen James Thorpe High Street Thorpe Bernard Pratt Florence Carrick Jersey City N. J Grace Struck Sarah. Temple Lauraine Temple East Orange Ida Silverman Newark Isabel Kempton Charles Fogg Marshall Small Edward Graves Rangeley Lakes J. H. Ames Jessie Ames Paul Ames J. L. Sawyer Forest Wall Eames Luther Curtis Old Home Maria Temple Curtis M. R. Umberhind Augusta William Curtis Detroit Mich Curtis Progressive Grange Richmond Corner Kennebec Lodge K A. P. McWhorter W. H. Gould Bay View Cemetery Florence Neff Ellen Sparks Cora Wilkinson Turner Harvey Ames Ames Isaiah Wallace Gordon Wallace Watertown Judge Ames Tenant's Harbor Bridge Whist Club Jane Brown Verrill Place Norman Curtis Harold Varney Lancaster Hospital New Hampshire Varney State Road Vera Hall Moulton Massachusetts E. L. White the Ridge Farm Bureau Gardiner Raymond Holman Richmond Elizabeth Mitchell Bowdoinham Alice Mitchell John Lannigan Mitchell Emily Chase Town Hall Fred Leavitt Carvers Orchestra Marshall Davis Tenants Harbor Robinson Gertrude Robinson Clara Fogg R. D. Purinton Gertrude Roux Emma John Blake Worster House Hallowell Stanley Coolidge Boston Lorenzo Minott Vinnie Denham Fitzpatrick Tyler House Vine Street Robert Hamlet Davis Platz Switzerland Hamlet Olive Andros John Purington Wisconsin A. S. MacDougal L. A. Pennell Barbara Newport Viola Coombs George Cutler George Hamilton Frances Adams Fred _ Leavitt Helen White Bates College Nettie Libby Gray Annie Lewis Reed E. Brookings Sambridge Joseph Taylor W. C. Shea Arch Street

Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Echoes August 1906

Local items note taxes due, hot weekend weather, and a range of visits and travel. Horace Henderson returns from Canada. Ross Bailey sells honey and eggs in Boothbay Harbor. Rev. Fowles and Rev. Baker visit. A barn on the Alna road burned after a lightning strike. An Aug 27 excursion on the narrow gauge railway to Albion China and Winslow is announced.

Fred Coffin Albion Horace Henderson Davis Island Canada Wassimo A. F. Sortwell Camden Ross Bailey Boothbay Harbor Charles E. Littlefield Wiscasset Music Hall E. L. Hammon Gus Johnston Raymond Fowles Greenville Wellington Fowles J. R. Baker Rockland Charles Baker Homestead John Munsey Alna Road Edna Hammon Ablion China Winslow

Coffin Dow Reunion Marks 10th Anniversary at Anna Home

The Coffin Dow reunion celebrated its tenth anniversary at Stephen Odbury Coffin’s Anna residence with a large lawn table of famed family dishes. Officers for the year include Capt Warren Coffin as President and S Odbury Coffin as Vice President. The next meeting is set for June 22, 1932, at Clarence Coffin’s East Waldoboro home.

Coffin- Dow Stephen Odbury Coffin Anna Walter Coffin Capt Charles Coffin Guy Cunningham Leon Doris Boothbay Charles Coffin, Jr Elden Lawrence Albion Lloyd Meader Mervin Reginald Waterville Clarence Coffin Muriel Bud” Lermond East Waldoboro Robert Coffin Maxine Charles Dunton Harry DeForest Munsey Alden John H. Dow

Hathaway Robinson Wedding in Somerville Ceremony

Miss Shirley Mae Hathaway of Saga more and George M. Robinson of Somerville were married Saturday afternoon at four at the Beacon Street M I parsonage. Rev Weston P Holman performed the double ring service. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Edward Erickson. The bride wore green with matching accessories and the couple will reside in Somerville after a brief wedding trip.

Shirley Mae Hathaway Sagamore Mass George M. Robinson Somerville Beacon Street M. I Weston P. Holman Edward Erickson

Dromore Wins Farm Bureau Growth After Auburn Meeting

A meeting in Auburn planned a Maine Farm Bureau drive for members. Dromore Farm Bureau added 12 new members the next day and has 16 prospects to interview. A Bangor taxidermist reports the largest Sailfish ever caught, 10 feet 8 inches long and 180 pounds, caught by William M. Gray at the Pearl Islands off Spain.

Auburn Maine Dromore Farm Bureau Bangor William M. Gray Pearl Islands Spain

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