Community house adds kitchen. Friday supper planned
The new community house addition with a large kitchen is complete and equipment installed. The Evening Workers publish plans for a first supper Thursday at 6 30 PM, proceeds to fund the building addition costing several hundred dollars. Proposals include weekly parties from September to benefit the project and an early fall start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar R. Perry
Cottage Park
Anne Malcolm
Quaker Point
Winneganee Bridge
Leavitt's
Ray Campbell
Dromore District
Harry C. Williams
Charles Perry
Lincoln Campbell
Providence
R. I
Omar Perry
Ruth Trueworthy
Charles Hutchins
Brooklyn
Arthur Totman
Totman
New York
Charles M.perkins
Parker Head
Charles E. Hewitt
Kittery
Hewitt
Navy Yard
Bangor
Three Quarters Century Club
West Bath Grange Opens For Season
A large audience attended the West Bath grange opening on Monday evening with forty members and two visitors. The program featured songs, remarks by officers, a keynote talk by Worthy Chaplain William White on living a good life, readings by Miss Lillian Rogers and Mrs. Ida Rowe, plus humorous stories from Leland Plummer and remarks by J Edward Drake and Owen Rogers. One new membership application was presented and the next meeting is scheduled for September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Brotherhood Field Day Postponed By Rain In Sabine
Heavy rain Saturday afternoon halted the joint field day event between Sterling Brotherhood of Corliss Street Church and First Baptist Brotherhood at Sabine. A community supper fed over 200 attendees at five o'clock, with national singing led by Chester Plant and a dance afterward under the improvement association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Brotherhood of
Shirley Povich and William Minch Return from Maine Trip
Washington Post sports editor Shirley Povich and friend William Minch of Washington D C. ended a two week vacation in Bath and Bar Harbor visiting Povichs parents Mr and Mrs Nathan Povich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Povich
The
Washington Post
William Minch
Washington, D. C
Bath and
Bar Harbor
Mr. Povich
Nathan Povich
Local Social Roundup Brings Guests to Woolwich and Nearby
Woolwich notices list Mr. and Mrs. George A. Erwin and son George of Fairhaven Mass visiting Thwing's Point. Numerous relatives and friends travel between Georgiaville Warren Underdale and Day's Ferry for weekends and weeklong stays including trips to Moosehead Lake and various tea and church events.
Local Visitors Call On Area Families
Mr and Mrs Fred Starrett son Parker and daughter Katherine of Warren were calling on relatives in town Sunday afternoon. Mrs George Wooley of Massachusetts visiting Mrs Wooley's sister Mrs George Bates and Mrs G L Seigars for two weeks. Katherine Starrett of Warren visiting relatives in town. Mrs George Wooley and Mrs George Bates calling on Mrs Vesta Seigars Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harold Wall and family of West Dresden calling on relatives at the South End Sunday. James Lawrence of Boston vacationing at the home of W L Seigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Starrett
Parker
Katherine
Warren
George Wooley
Massachusetts
South End
James Lawrence
Boston
W. L. Selgars
Bath People Attend Wedding in Lynn
Mrs. John H. Hyde of Elmhurst and Miss Anne Dwight attended the Carpenter Taylor wedding in Lynn Massachusetts Tuesday evening. Miss Francis Taylor and William Terhune of Phillips Beach were married at the Unitarian church in Lynn with Rev. Palmer officiating. Six attendants included Mrs. Laurence Leonard and Mrs. Dixwell Ketcham among others. the groom is a Cornell graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hyde
Elmhurst
Anne Dwight
Carpenter-Taylor
Lynn
Mass
Francis Taylor
Henry LaForest Tayolr
William Terhune Eee
Phillips Beach
Mar
Unitarian
Pensacola
Fila
Betty Carpenter
Dorothy Adams
Haverhill
Barbara Clay
Methuen
Virginia Maxwell
Manchester
N. H
Cornell
Obituary for John C. Morgan 56 Phippsburg Harpswell Fisherman
John C. Morgan 56 of Phippsburg died Tuesday at his home. Born in Harpswell to Thomas and Sarah Black Morgan, he was a fisherman by trade. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Phippsburg with burial in Harpswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Morgan
Phippsburg
Harpswell
Thomas
Sarah Black Morgan
Woman to Undergo Operation After Car Accident
Mrs. Eugene F. Bridges of 6 Maple street will be operated on at City Hospital Thursday morning after an automobile crash Sunday. She was riding in a Studebaker Commander driven by her husband when the car veered off the road and overturned after being struck by a Brunswick machine operated by Joseph Fortin, causing serious bruises and necessitating surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene F. Bridges
Maple Street
City Hospital
Wakefield Hoisting Engine Worker Laid Off Eleven Weeks
George Wakefield, an hoisting engine operator with the Maine concern on Solvee for St Johnsbury VT, suffered a severe rheumatism attack. The incident forced an eleven week layoff affecting tools, crew and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wakefield
St.Johnsury
Dromore Association Picnic At Phippsburg Today
The Dromore Burying Ground Association holds its annual picnic at Dromore today at noon. Details note yard fence upkeep by Walter McCourt and tidy grounds after weed and grass cutting along the roadside.
New arrivals at Hotel Riverside greet visitors
New arrivals at Popham Beach hotel include Miss E. L. Knult of Cincinnati and Mrs. Charles E. Barry of Watertown along with several guests from Massachusetts New Jersey and Bangor listing towns and initials in brief social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Riverside
E. L. Knult
Cincinnati
Harry H. Lareson
T. Wildey
Wellesley
Mass
Charles E. Barry
Watertown
Miss.Dale
Bangor
Emile Long, Jr
Hillsdale
N. J
Jessie Gilman
Qradell Manor
E. J
Keehn
Hackensack
Personal notes from Boston and Bath social round
Joseph S. Kimball returns to Boston after Bath visit with mother Mrs Samuel A Kimball. Dorothy Lowell returns to Boston after time with sister Mrs Lewis Spicer. Abbie Savage of Roxbury visits sister Mrs Frank Reed in Mechanic street. Susie Robbins leaves for Southport Bayview House with friends. George Brswell and son Junior two weeks at Lucerne camp with wife former Marion Purington. Winifred Aderton visits Deer ing cottage Bay Point. William Bourke arrives Newark to join family staying with sister Mrs John B Downey. Bourke will return Saturday with family. Ellen Newell leaves Bath Iron Works to work secretary in Boston after Old Colony school graduation. Evelyn Davis of Waterville visits parents on Granite street. Margaret Ethel Huse Harriet Lord Marjorie Legard return from Sabine with Mary Larrabee. James A Gillies of Bath Box Co with son James A Gillies Jr and Sherman Bearse return to New Haven Conn. Langdon Ty Snipe hosts supper bridge in Newton in honor of Mrs Walter Warren of Newton. John Black returns from Bangor after visiting aunt Mrs Irving Trufant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Erwin
George
Fairhaven
Mass
George M. Ames
Thwing's Point
Leander Erwin
Georgiaville
R. I
G.M. Ames
Annie Goff
Richmond
G. M. Ames
Edith McLain
Bremen
E. A. Copeland
Camp Cozy
North Woolwich
Alfred Bunker
Bath
Peabody
Starret
Ruth
Pauline
Warren
David Harris
Dorothy
Underdale, R. I
Moosehead Lake
Novella J. Trott
Augusta
George M. Stinson
Day’s Ferry
Samuel Buck
North Station
Boston
Roy Moore
Lawrence
North Edgecomb
Lawrence Putnam
Annie Moore
Skowhegan
Annie Cunningham
Mary Veazie
Edward Veazie
Louise
Rockland
Frank Farnham
George Farnham
Wellesley Hills
Laura Parnham
Everett Rice
South Windham
John C. Gilmore
Harold
Anthony Dodge
R. J. Gilmore
Edwold Carter
Loretta Carlton
Eleanor
Velma Strout
West Somerville
Edward V. Reed
Donald Preble
Wendell Nelson
Bowdeinham
Merrymeeting Camp
Mr. Webster
Flossie Beals
A. A. Stott
Windymere Lodge
Unity
William Adams
Belfast
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset Church
Day's Ferry
Dromore
C. V. Minott
Walter.McCourt
Mary P
Hannah Hill
Brunswick
Bess
Grace Dickinson
Under-the-lee
Bamforth Youill
Edna Youill
Jamaica Plain
L. W. Berry
Lida Gilder
New York
Charles M. Lincoln
Montclair
N. J
Dunnell
Popham Beach
Ray Marston
Emma Hathaway
Popham
James E. Perry
Hattie Bowker
W. R. Bowker
Miss Bowker
Stephen Small
Meadowbrook
Marion Dean
Carrie Shaw
Jack Dougherty
Donald Small
Martha Small
Nancy McInnes
Duncan McInnes
Phippsburg Center
William Bourke
Newark
City
Card Party at Popham Beach Raises Funds for Village Improvement
Mrs. Martha P. Small opened her Popham Beach cottage for a public bridge party benefiting the Village Improvement Society. About 15 tables played in a decorated setting with Bath residents and summer guests. Prizes went to Mrs. Hoppe of Ohio first, Mrs. Motley Puller of Bath second, and Miss Hobson of New York consolation. Ice cream and cake were served. thirty five dollars was realized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha P. Small
Popham Beach
Village Improvement Society
Bath
Popham
Hoppe
Ohio
E. Motley Puller
Miss Hobson
New York
John Boyd
William S. Newell
Walter Russell
Wilber Cahill
Harry Tucker
Prank B. Nichols
Owen Ledyard
Paul Niven
Belmont
Mass
Ray Marston
Augusta
C. FP. Hathaway
Service for Mrs Bowker Held at Grave
A funeral service for Mrs. Maria Bowker widow of Capt Isaac Newton Bowker was conducted Sunday at the grave with Rev George B Wolstenholme of People’s Baptist Church presiding. Attendees included numerous neighbors and friends and out of town grandson Wirdell Johnson and Mrs Johnson of New York. Mrs C W F Dietz of Cincinnati Ohio is visiting Brushwood Club on the Kennebec. Her daughter Mary Jane Dietz spends her third summer at Merrymeeting Camp for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Bowker
Isaac Newton Bowker
George B.wolstenholme
People's Baptist Church
Wirdell Johnson
Johnson
New York
C. W. F. Dietz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Brushwood Club
Kennebec
Mary Jane Dietz
Merrymeeting
Old Home Sunday Observed at Phippsburg Church
Despite rain and muddy roads, Phippsburg held its first Old Home Sunday with Rev. Charles L. Stevens. About 200 attendees included many former church members and families. Leon W. Berry suggested the event, and Stevens hoped it would become an annual observance with a half hour of greetings after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Charles L. Stevens
Charles Stevens
Bess
Grace Dickinson
Hyte Wyman
Annie Hovey
Leon W. Berry
Mary Pelham
Hannah Hill
Walter Bowker
Prank M. Bowker
W. V. Percy
Edmund P. Briggs
Louise Briggs
Tenry M. Minott
Eyte Wyman
Raymond Campbell
Anita
Marilla Williams
Bowker
Mrs Eunice C Greenough 82 Dies in Georgia
Mrs Eunice C Greenough 82 formerly of Bath died Aug 19 at the home of her daughter Mrs James Brewster in Thunderbolt Georgia after a short illness. She is survived by two daughters Mrs John Redkey Pueblo Colorado and Mrs Margaret G Clare Savannah and a son William D Greenough Los Angeles. Funeral held at Mrs Brewster’s residence with Rev John S Wilder Calvary Baptist temple officiating. Bearers named Chariton M Theus John L Cabell Thomas Gamble W Spencer Henley Jack Evins and A O Byhne Altick. Burial in Bonaventure cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice C. Greenough
Bath
James Brewster
Thunderbolt
Brewster
John Redkey
Pueblo
Colo
Margaret G. Clare
Savannah
William D. Greenough
Los Angeles
Calif
Maine auto fees rise from prior year
Maine reports 2,549,525.59 in registration fees earned since January 1, up 190,220.37 from the year before. Through the period, 129,324 passenger cars 1,950 for hire and 25,265 trucks were registered with 185,594 operators and 5,606 chauffeurs licensed. Mr and Mrs Henry Adams of Woolwich spent the weekend in Belfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Mondaly
Department of State
Governor Denies Pardon for James K. Guynn in Kennebec Jail
The governor and council rejected a pardon for James K. Guynn who serves 11 months in Kennebec county jail at Augusta for now support. Bath attorney John P. Carey Jr. argued for him, with no opposition present. Also noted, Mrs. D V Towle and Mrs. FP C Vickery of Bangor visited sister Mrs. E H Pert recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James K. Guynn
Kennebec County
Augusta
John P. Carey Jr
Bath
D. V. Towle
FP. C. Vickery
Bangor
E. H. Pert
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath Grange
Brotherhoods
Woolwigh
Dresden
Eugene Ingalls
North Bath
George J. Ingalls
Joseph S. Kimball
Samuel A. Kimball
Dorothy Lowell
Lewis Spicer
Bedford Street
Abbie Savage
Roxbury
Frank Reed
Mechanic Street
Susie Robbins
Rose Street
Bayview House
Southport
George Brswell
Marion Purington
Son Junior
Lucerne
Winifred Aderton
I4ward Street
Elizabeth Deering
Deering
Bay Point
Ellen Newell
Pres
W. S. Newell
Bath Iron Works, Corp
Old Colony School
Evelyn Davis
Keyes Fibre Co
Waterville
Robert Cameron
Granite Street
Margaret
Ethel
Huse
Harriet Lord
Marjorie Legard
Sabine
Mary Larrabee
James A. Gillies
Bath Box Co
James A. Gillies, Jr
Sherman Bearse
New Haven
Conn
Gillies
Bearse
Langdon Ty
Walter, Warren
Newton
John Black
Irving Trufant
Mrs. Bowker
Phippsburg Church
Bath Savings Institution
Henry Adams
Council
Guynn
Ana
Nouwat Maosersx Co
Norway
William T. Cobb
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