Sunday Parish Services and Local Events in Wiscasset
The Larg er Parish schedule lists church schools in Wiscasset and Sheepscot worship services with regional gatherings in West Anna and South Newcastle. A community Christmas tree at Sheepscot Methodist church is planned for Dec 21, and the Edgecomb town hall hosts the play Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
West Anna
South Newcastle
Sheepscot Methodist Church
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Edgecomb Town Hall
Tom G. Akeley
St. Andrew’s
Newcastle
Woman's Club of
George Swain
Portland
Red Men’s Hall
Redmen’s Hall
Cities Service Five
Thomaston A. A
Thomaston
Service Five
Cities Service
Iocal
St. Peters A. A
Masonic Hall
A. W. Richardson
Open Door Novel by Miss Blanche Howard
Miss Blanche W. Howard publishes The Open Door set in Germany. The item appears in a roundup noting local literary news and a Boston trip by Miss Mary Hobson. Also mentioned are Knox and Lincoln railroad freight traffic and the election of John T. Berry as president with John G. Richardson as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilliputian
Mary Hobson
Boston
Johnson
Gardiner
Augusta
Isa Kennedy
Portland
Blanche W. Howard
Germany
Mary Lincoln
Kent's Hill
Knox & Lincoln
Old Folks Concert Rehearsals Begin in Local Church
Patience Sta pelton notes a promising start to a series of Old Folks concert rehearsals at the Methodist church. The first session last Thursday drew strong local talent with plans to continue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings toward a January performance. A strong Franklin club meeting on Monday December 17 features piano, essays, duets, declamation, and readings from town participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patience Stapelton
Wiscasset
Franklin Club
Abbie Hodge
Canonchet
C. H. Dennison
Miss Rundlett
Miss Young
W. G. Patterson
Napoleon Bonapart
F. E. Johnson
Bertha Folsom
Carrie Knight
Miss Wright
Local News From Sheepscot Echo In December 1904
F W Sewall and wife return from St Louis last Wednesday. Miss Mabel Fish goes to Appleton to teach. Miss Mary R Emerson visits Bath. Miss Elizabeth Patterson travels to Boston for the winter. Mrs Ada B MacMahan of East Boston in town for Joseph Sylvester death. Funeral held at 1 30 p m at residence officiated by Rev E W Moore. Arambec lodge I O O F members attend. George Lowell returns from Dakota with family, bought a large Dresden farm to move next spring. prospered since leaving Wiscasset years ago. friends welcome his comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepscot
F. W. Sewall
St. Louis
Mabel Fish
Appleton
Mary R. Emerson
Bath
Elizabeth Patterson
Boston
Ada B. MacMahan
Joseph Sylvester
E. W. Moore
Arambec Lodge
George Lowell
Dakota
Dresden
Wiscasset
Maine State Grange opens 56th convention in Bangor
The Maine State Grange opened its 56th annual convention in Bangor with about 1,000 delegates. Routine business filled the morning. State Master John E. Abbott’s annual address was set for the afternoon. Treasurer E. E. Addington reported receipts of 40,444 and year end cash of 20,731 with 53,684 members, a net loss of 188. Two juvenile Granges were organized, one at Dover-Foxcroft and one at Auburn, and 102 members were initiated into the highest degree during two special sessions. Standing committees appointed last September by the Statemaster were convened in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Grange
Bangor
E. H. Libby
Auburn
K Cushman
Steuben
Steward
John E. Abbott
North Berwick
E. E. Addington
Grange
Dover-Foxcroft
More Seed Potatoes Shipped From Maine Season
The seeds from Aroostook County will rise at least 30 percent this season says Erlon L. Newdrix, plant industry chief. Most seed goes to Hastings Florida where one buyer ordered 35 000 barrels. About 100 000 barrels of Spaulding Rose expected. price is 6.75 dollars per barrel delivered. Seed stock inspected in the field and each barrel passed by the state before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aroostook
Erlon L. Newdrix
Department of Agriculture
Hastings
Florida
Newdick
Maine
Mass for Mrs. Julia Conley at St Marys
A requiem high mass for Mrs. Julia Conley widow of Martin Conley was held at St Marys Tuesday at 8 30. Miss Elizabeth Conley organist and granddaughter officiated. Francis McDonald sang Ave Maria and O Salutaris. Bearers were Stephen John Bart Conley grandson Martin Conley and sons in law Thomas Mc Hugh Addison Jones. Burial in Calvary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy C. Maney
St. Mary’s
Julia Conley
Martin Conley
Elizabeth Conley
Conley
Francis McDonald
Thomas McHugh
Amesbury
Mass
Addison Jones
Bath
Calvary
West Bath Social Notes and Local Visits
Miss Jennie Larrabee visiting from Portland stayed with Mr and Mrs John Larrabee. Annie Wylie Stackpole confined by illness. I M Trufant and F W Larrabee build motor and row boats at New Meadows Marine Garage. Mildred Strout of Brunswick visited Annie Stackpole. Red Cross West Bath met at Annie Trufant’s. quilts and clothing prepared for needy children. lunch by Donnell Stackpole Lemont. Loring Small and son Wilbert to return after visit in Beachmont. J Edward Drake of Bath visited Birchwood Farm. Marguerite Williams to spend holidays with Ernest and Mrs Williams at Campbell's Pond. Edward Thompson employed in Bath by Perry Thompson remodeling Elm Street barn. Elm Street First Baptist sale and supper attended by Alfred Snow, Charles Lemont, C C Chesley, Fred W Larrabee, Belle Donnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Red Cross
Annie Trufant
Bebe Donnell
Annie Stackpole
Marguerite Lemont
Loring Small
Wilbert
Beachmont
J. Edward Drake
Bath
Birchwood Farm
Birch Point
Marguerite Williams
Winthrop
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
Edward Thompson
Perry Thompson
Elm Street
Elm Street First Baptist Church
Alfred Snow
Charles Lemont
C. C. Chesley
Fred W Larrabee
Belle Donnell
West Bath Grange Fair Clears Over $200
The West Bath Grange reports more than 200 dollars raised at its recent fair. At Monday night’s meeting Mrs. Joanna Hodgkins resigned as chaplain and William H. White was elected as her successor. Installations are set for January 6. Harry Peterson led talks on improving meetings, with plans expected to benefit all members amid a program including singing, stories by Leland Plummer and William H. White, a cornet solo by David Henderson, and readings by Hope Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Grange
Joanna Hodgkins
William H. White
Harry Peterson
The
Leland Plummer
David Henderson
Hope Ward
Motorists warned against carbon monoxide danger
Washington warns motorists as cold weather brings closed garages and running cars. The American Automobile Association urges opening a window or door to vent exhaust gas which can kill in minutes in a small enclosed space. Deaths from CO nearly doubled since 1923 per census data. If exposed, victims should be moved to fresh air and artificial respiration or oxygen therapy provided as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Automobile Association
Association
DAR honors Grace Lincoln Bresseau with bronze window
Washington presents a $10,000 bronze window to honor Grace Lincoln Bresseau, former president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Alfred J. Bresseau of New York funded the gift for the new Constitution Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred J. Bresseau
New York
Grace Lincoln Bresseau
Constitution Hall
Lost four days in mine near Pikeville Kentucky
Jerome Dial of Road Fork near Pikeville returned home after four days missing in an abandoned coal mine. He said his carbide light failed while he went in to fetch a sack of coal and he could not find his way out, surviving by chance until his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville
Jerome Dial
Road Fork
Here
Boston Seston Maine Rail Directors Postpone Dividend Decision
Boston Seston and Maine railroad directors suspend action on resuming common stock dividend payments not paid since 1913 until early 1930, delaying payout plans amid financial review and corporate guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston—Seston & Maine Railroad
Woolwich native helped Santa Monica highway plan
A Woolwich native who lived in Santa Monica helped promote the route that linked Santa Monica with Highway 66 and Chicago. He organized entertainment and funded the party, later involved in civic life, business, and church treasurer duties. He died after a career in Boston and New York, leaving a wife and three sisters. Funeral was December 4 with cremation in Inglewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
San Bernadino
Boston
Boston Elastic Fabric Co
Boston Excelsior Co
New York
Florida
Henry M. Flagler
Miami
Dickinson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
First National Bank
Sarah Abbott
Anne Davis
Dorchester
Mass
Mary Blair
Salem
Todd
Bath alumni urge saving Erudition schoolhouse
Two Brunswick men Henry C Up ton and J W Fisher sign the Independent Year 1929 urging inclusion with others interested in saving the old Erudition schoolhouse in Bath Maine as it faces destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Henry C. Upton
J. W. Fisher
Union National Bank
Erudition
Bath
Maine
Destroyer Trippe’s wartime service and postwar fate
The article details U S S Trippe’s WWI patrols including a near-miss with a U-boat on July 30, 1918, its decommissioning in 1919, transfer to the Coast Guard in 1924, and conversion with guns removed for anti smuggling work. It compares Trippe’s long overseas service to sister ship Patterson’s steady wartime mileage, highlighting Bath shipbuilders' output and enduring utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trippe
Trip
Philadelphia
U.S.S. Belknap
Back Channel
U. S. Coast Guard
New London
Coast Guard
Fanning
Cassin
Henney
McCall
Monaghan
Navy
Roe
Patterson
Paulding
Terry
Bath
U.S.S. Patterson
Sedgwick Circle Elects Its Officers
Sedgwick circle elected its officers for the coming year at a Tuesday night meeting except for the treasurer. Installation is expected January 14. Officers named include Mrs. Lucelia Blake president, Mrs. Effie Parrish senior vice president, Mrs. Marion King junior vice president, Mrs. Florence Robinson chaplain, Mrs. Elizabeth King patriotic instructor, Mrs. Annie Johnson conductor, Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard guard, and Mrs. Edith Miller councillor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick Circle
Lucelia Blake
Effie Parrish
Marion King
Florence Robinson
Elizabeth King
Annie Johnson
Elizabeth Pollard
Edith Miller
Topsham Grange Tops State Attendance in 1500 Plus Clubs
At the annual State Grange meeting in Or, figures from Al lison P. Howes of Palmyra show 23 granges with over 1500 members. Topsham led with 6215, Cape Elizabeth followed with 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham Grange
Allison P. Howes
Palmyra
Topsham
Cape Elizabeth
Woolwich Town Pastimes and Holiday Preparations
Woolwich residents hear about church services and auxiliary meetings. Reports from Nequasset and Moatsw zeg churches. plans for Christmas tree, program, carol singing on December 23. Day's Ferry Community Club hosts free entertainment, supper, and sale with Christmas gift items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghey
Oliver
Nequasset Thurch
Frank Bailey
Henry Dubar
A.W. Hall of
Bath
John Gilmore
John Carter
Nequasset
George Burchardt
West Somerville
Mass
C. Pitball
A. A. Stott
Eugene Hunnewell
Richard Hunnewell
Leon A. Dodge
North Edgecomb
Hubert Reading
Massachusetts
Reading
Duncan Melia
Vernon Ayer
Winthrop
Delia Card
Fred Carlton
Annie Cunningham
Ella Legard
Earl Dow
Alfred Humphreys
Portland
Moatsweag
Lewiston-Auburn
Bruce Dickson
Albert Bailey
Day's Ferry Community Club
Federal aid road money allotted to Maine in 1931 plans
Secretary Arthur M. Hyde apportioned 73 125 000 in federal aid for road building to 48 states and Hawaii for the 1931 fiscal year. Maine’s share is certified at 675 106, with 28400 000 available for winter and spring work and a total matching fund of 101 125 000 for 1930 projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur M. Hyde
States
Hawaii
Congress
Hyde
State Highway Department
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Maine
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meets December 19
Nequasset Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting on December 19 at the home of Mrs. Frank A. Hodgdon. A committee led by Mrs. Hodgdon Mrs. Percy Bailey Mrs. Eldie Wright and Mrs. Charles Farnham organizes the gathering. Members are asked to bring a 10 cent gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequacset Farm Bureau
Poe
Frank A. Hodgdon
Hodgdon
Percy Baily
Eldie Wright
Charles Farnham
Maine manufacturing outlook sees 1930 employment rise
A forecast from Maine labor commissioner Charles O Beals on 1930 prospects foresees higher total employment driven by general construction and gains in mills and factories. Pulp paper and steel shipyards hold steadier work, with woolen and cotton mills improving and a large Bucksport newsprint mill planned. Road and bridge projects totaling about 18 million dollars are expected to add jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Commission of Labor
Charles O. Beals
Bucksport
Bingham
Fraser Company
Madawaska
Portland
Lewiston
Auburn
Bangor
Gardiner
Robbinston
Waterville
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M Wells
I. A. Oliver
Treasury
H. Louise Lincoln
Porto
Irene Plummer
Edwena
Anna
Ella Abbott
Federal Street
E. Fred Albee
Lillian D. Smith
Josie Blagdon
Deering Street
J. P. Tucker
Josephine Tucker
A. H. Ismex
Portand
Tucker
Josephine
Grace Knight
Beverley
Plymouth
Organ Society
Jessie, Jackson
John Currie
Richard Palmer
Burnham
Maine Central R. R
Frank Gray
S. Frank Coughlin
Belfast
Coughlin
Moosehead
C. A. Richards
Our
Trust Department
Bond Department
Wiscasset, Maine
State Grange
Aroostoook County
Mrs. Conley
Stanley Raymond
Middle Street
Bath Maine
Chadbourne
Ambulance Service
Woolwich Diks
California
Woolwich
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Victor Radio
Mikeisky
Victor
Victrola
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