Local Notes Mention visits and family ties at Small Point
In 1718 Walter noted Mia’s 1-2 acre tract and home lots totaling 168 acres for each man. Gilman at Summer School visits his father W. H. Gilman. Storey B. Howard of Boston stays at Se Basco Lodge. Dr and Mrs De Farge spend two weeks. Miriam Whitehead's daughter visits. Mrs Charles Oliver of Bath visits W. H. Gilman. Mrs J J William Mann Bath reports weights and measures sealer on motor trip to New Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Mia
Henry O
Squirrel Point
Roslindale
Mass
J. D. William Mann
Bath
New Brunswick
Fire destroys barn occupied by railway express company
Fire destroyed a barn occupied by the Railway Express Company. The blaze began in the end of the barn and caused extensive damage. Firefighters reported quick control but significant property loss. No injuries were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Express CO
Bath Party Sets Sail for Months Cruise
The Lady Beth, a 42-foot Eco cruiser, leads a Bath party departing for a months long voyage aboard the trim craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Party
Lady Beth
Unclear text fragment hints at plan involving Mr and Mrs
Readable portion suggests a private plan involving Mr and Mrs with names partially shown but details are garbled and incomplete.
Brackett Funeral Follows Belfast Vehicle Crash
William A. Brackett, 49 Meadowway, North Attleboro, injured when struck by Arthur Metters vehicle in Belfast last Thursday, dies from skull fracture and internal injuries. Brackett, longtime North Attleboro Chronicle printer, deputy grand patriarch of Taunton Foxboro Encampment, survived by two sisters, a brother, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral held Sunday at Sperry chapel North Attleboro with Odd Fellows, Esther Rebekahs and ministers participating. burial in Belfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Jones
Meadowway
Charles W. Leavitt
Fisher's Court
Belfast
North Attleboro
Mass
William A. Brackett
Jones
Leavitt
Brackett
North Attleboro Chronicle
Arthur R. Metters
Norton, Maes
Odd Fellows
Taunton and
Foxboro
Jackson
David
Harriet Brackett
Maine
Massachusetts
Olive M. May
San Diego
Cal
Charles
Arlington
Sperry Funeral Chapel
Aurora Lodge
Howard
Esther Rebekahs
Bath Fighters Win Bouts in Wiscasset
Three Bath fighters were knocked out or stopped as K O Chubuck earned a technical knockout after Burke's seconds threw in the towel to save Ned Ferris for Friday night. Palmer Brown, Young Riddle, Young Clancy, and Firpo of Bath fell early, while Jackie Fields halted Battling Nelson in the Shipping City. Daredevil Joe Gillo of Bath defeated Smoky Woods of Brunswick in the third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
K. O. Chubuck
Burke
Ned Ferris
Palmer Brown
Young Riddle
Wiscasset
Young Clancy
Young Firpo
Jackie Fields
Nelson
Joe Gillo
Niagara Falls
Smoky Woods
Brunswick
Haggett injured by fall from road machine
Edwin W. Hagegett, selectman of Weert Bath and vice president of the rained, was injured when a road machine struck a rock, mounted it, and he fell from the seat. Local Sabine residents offered alternate explanations including a bear encounter with Hummie Owen's bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin W. Hagegett
Weert Bath
Bill Brown
West Bath
Hummie
Owen
Bath Men Tour Quebec Province
A Bath friend reports Oliver V. Webster and Howell Smith touring Quebec. They are in Lennoxville and visited Ayers Cliff for the fair. The pair traveled many rivers and lakes and toured the Belnap Fish Hatchery where they viewed over a million trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Oliver V. Webster
Howell Smith
Quebec
Lennoxville
Ayers Cliff
Webster
Mr. Smith
Belnap Fish Hatchery
Teuce Declared Amicable Settlement in Pole Dispute
Eliza Atkin son of 152 Commercial Street reached an amicable settlement with the A and K Railway over a pole alleged to stand on her land to support a curved wire. Eliza consented to the company placing the pole there.
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Eliza Atkinson
Commercial Street
Eliza
National Canning Contest Offers 470 Prizes Across Divisions
The Capper medals supplement 470 prizes totaling 4250 in cash loving cups and ribbons. The grand sweepstakes award carries 600 cash. Open to all women and girls with no food restrictions. Entries may hail from fruit vegetable or meat divisions or any two or all three. Entries must be canned and exhibited at Shenandoah until closing date. Judges include five home economics experts led by Dr Louise Stanley. Contestants must use standard quart jars and ball jars provided via mail request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenan
America
Louise Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shenandoah
Iowa
Bath Mayor seeks new fire aid agreement with surrounding towns
Mayor Harold P. Small asks selectmen from Bath Woolwich Arrowsic West Bath East Brunswick and Brunswick to approve an arrangement ensuring Bath Fire Department receives timely expense reimbursement when responding to fires beyond Bath. The current system requires two phone confirmations and delays response, as in the Gilmore fire at Murphy's Corner road where aid arrived only after selectmen approved the expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Fire Department
Harold P. Small
Bath
Bath Department
Woolwich
Arrowsic
West Bat
East Brunswick
Brunswick
Charles Parks
Parks
Fire Department
Selectmen
O. K
Gilmore
Murphy's Corner Road
Engine Four
Small
All State Cars Seen At New Meadows Inn
All state cars arrive at the New Meadows Inn expanding its reach across the Union. The Inn now attracts customers without relying on electric or steam cars. Longtime Bath staff, led by Landlord Cahill, have provided steady service as meals remain constant year after year. The establishment previously stayed open year round and now reports increased business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Meadows Inn
Bath
Cahill
Bath Minstrel Troupe Gaining Prestige in Bath
A Bath group led by tal man Saunders Freeman Wilson Wally Clark Eugene Hart presents a minstrel show with Johnny and Joe Burke as the end men. Miss Mary Ellers handles piano and vocals while Gediman Saunders and Burke Marks perform lively acts and guitar numbers. The act draws applause and boosts Bath pride in local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Talman, Saunders
Freeman Wilson
Wally Clark
Eugene Hart
Johnny
Joe Burke
Fred L. Sutherland
Mary Ellers
Pew Bath
Johnny Marks
Gediman and Saunders
Miss Ellers
Venetto
Burke
Marks
Inquiry to Maine teachers on qualifications and work
An official survey to all Maine school teachers and officers seeks data on teaching qualifications methods and facilities used in training the nature of teachers positions and the work performed The study may also ask about outside work supplements and the teacher's environment It would mark the first time facts are gathered directly from teachers themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ma’ Aivn
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Sagadahoc County
Six transfers led Sagadahoc County counts with Bath and Phippsburg listing the most recent deeds. Richmond notes four transfers while Topsham West Bath and Georgetown show single deeds. Names include Newcomb Grover Robinson Varney Conroy Kaler Ferris Miron Bowker Tracey Marley Pierce Ring Phinney Eaton Jordan Williams Robertson Snow.
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Bath
Phippsburg
Sagadahoc Coun Seayeaten
Richmond
Will Newcomb
John C. Grover
Leola M. Robinson
Louise C. Varney
Harriet C. Lord
John J. Conroy
Howard E. Kaler
Leslie Bernard Ferris
Edith L. Miron
Emma C. Dun- Dara
Former Bath Lawyer Speaks on KTAB Radio
Bath native Arthur H. Stetson, a former country attorney and brother of Harry E. Stetson of 955 Middle Street, spoke on KTAB in San Mateo California. He boasted about his status with the Saw yer of Commerce. The note mentions James M. Jackson and his parents, Hon and Mrs. M. Gratz Jackson, who recently moved from Eldon Missouri to Shaw Street.
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Arthur H. Stetson
Bath
Harry E. Stetson
Middle Street
KTAB
San Mateo
Calif
Sawyer
Commerce
Stetson
James M. Jackson
M. Gratz Jackson
Shaw Street
Eldon
Bath woman 96 celebrates birthday at Old Ladies Home
Miss Olive Maria Thompson, a Bath tailoress for J B Young, marked her 96th birthday at the Old Ladies Home on High Street. Born in Wiscasset, she recalled a long career in men’s clothing, starting early and never liking millinery, and she joined the Home 16 years ago today she enjoys visits and auto rides.
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Olive Thompson
Old Ladies’ Home
Bath
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Olive Maria Thompson
J. B. Young
Miss Thompson
Wiscasset
John and
Charlotte (Parsons) Thompson
Boston
Warren Hawthorne
Church Block
Front Street
Jim Hughes
Mr. Young
Nequasset Auxiliary Lawn Party and Sale Success
Ladies' Auxiliary of Nequasset hosted a lawn party and sale on Miss Ann's lawns with volunteers managing fancy articles food candy grab bag vegetables punch flowers and salads. The event featured colorful evening lights and strong community participation.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Nequasset
Ann
Dora Bailey
Sara Bailey
Jennie Leeman
May Gilmore
Amy Cromwell Candy
Ruth Leeman
Bernette Bailey
Avis Marston
Elizabeth Wright
Ethel Bailey
Alice Colby
Mary Stinson
Ruth Dubar
Maude Wright
Topsham Young Man Recognized as Poet
Herbert Hall Fernald son of Mr and Mrs Irving H Fernald who graduated from Bowdoin College this year earned a place in The New World Anthology of Poetry edited by Carey Batchelor. He is a 1926 Brunswick High School graduate. Mrs Will Coombs sails from Panama with her mother and sister. Mrs Flavel Pierce and family plan open home on Corliss Street.
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Topsham
Herbert Hall Fernald
Irving H. Fernald
Bowdoin College
New World
Carey Batchelor
Pubcollege Publications
Brunswick High School
Flavel Pierce
Bath hosts successful benefit with musical entertainment
Mrs vant delivers a strong vocal evening at Bath as Wilbur Hagan Jack Eade and Mrs Sturtevant perform. President Jack McNary presides, auction led by Harry Huse and A G Oliver. Gifts from local shops fund a dancing party lasting late with Julia Clough Linwood Miller and Mel Robbins on the floor. About PL attendees present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Oliver
Bath
Irving Clark
Lynn
Mass
R. C. Covel
Allen’s Candy Store
Flint’s Drug Store
H. L. Troop
W. E. Chase Co
Hi. P. Bridge Inc
W. H. Smith & Sons
Julia Clough
Linwood Miller
Mel Robbins
E. W. Hazeett
PL Re
Exhibition Foursome At Shore Acres Course
A small gallery witnessed a golf exhibition at Shore Acres in Sebasco on Friday. Notable players included Mike Brady and Jimmy York facing Marshall Sewall and Small Point Sharman eeok. Brady and Yale posted strong scores amid applause with long drives pleasing the crowd.
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Shore Acres
Sebasco
Mike Brady
Jimmy York
Marshall Sewall
Redlands
Calif
Small Point
Sh Rman Eeok
Brady
Yale
Nene Han
Ciimately Sa Sa
Revered Father Horan Receives High Honor at Cape Parish
Fr Nicholas J Horan Dominios Parish Cape Cod receives solemn requiem high mass as centenary of church founding noted. Horan, Boston native and St Dominic Portland priest with 5009 parishioners, praised for devotion and kindness hailed as most beloved priest in Maine. Lieutenant John A Lord USS in charge of Constitution rebuild gave address at Nathan Dane Society reunion.
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Nicholas J
State of
Maine
John A. Lord
United States
Sons and Daughters
Nathan Dane
Keithebunk Baptist Church
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Bath Street
Edmund Rothwell
Plan
Mr. Sors
Mrs
Haggett
Quebec Province
Teuce
Bath Men
Burke and Marks Company
Nequasset Auxiliary
Ctaie
Sherman Yale
Sewall
Hammond
Brady Geez
Netto
SoaRene
Father Horan
Cape Cod
pOe
East Springfield
Sousas
NEW Ham
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