Richmond area social notes and local visits include travels and events
Joseph Bijean and friends visit his mother in Richmond as Mrs. Carroll Young visits her husband in Maine General Hospital Portland. Frank Reynolds and Gertrude go to Miami for winter. Local clubs, church services, school honor rolls, Epworth League officers, and many visits across Maine and nearby states detail a busy community week with travel, hosting, and social gatherings.
Bath Town Notes and Social Highlights
Georgetown residents and visitors are shown in a snapshot of weekly life. The report lists gatherings at Sagadahoc Bay and Five Islands, travel to Lewiston and Boston, hunting notes, new radios, church events, a Christmas sale, and local updates on residents and property transactions.
Kelley field drainage project eyed for baseball diamond
Horace W. Ward, superintendent of the Cemetery and Park Board, says Kelley Field will be well drained when the CWA project is finished. The plan includes 126 feet of eight inch pipe and 66 feet of ten inch pipe to divert water, aiming for a dry diamond. Payroll for 75 men totals $1923.50 from the last pay date as timekeepers prepare figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Lewiston
Mr. Ward
Ask Your Druggist Rog Nu Vlta and Iron Tonic Claim
An advertisement from Freedman Medicine of Senington promotes NU VLTA and IRON TONIC as cleansing and purifying tonics. It asserts safety and reliability and urges readers to consult their druggist for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerson
Freedman Medicine
Smenington, Ne
Former Bath couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Wright was observed at their home in Mount Vernon Washington on Armistice Day with guests visiting both Saturday and Sunday. A dinner at son Leland Wright’s home featured yellow white decor and a five tier cake. Attending were family including son Leland daughter Mrs Walter Wass sister Mrs Olive Bowker grandchildren Lela Margaret Wilma and George and relatives from Bath and elsewhere. James Wright born 1883 married in Bath in 1883 moved to Mount Vernon 1908 and has two sons Edgar of Portland Maine and D Neale of Portland Oregon unable to attend. Gifts included a radio shrubs baskets chrysanthemums silver vase money and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bijean
Boston
Mary Bijean
Carroll Young
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Frank Connor
George B. Kimball
Louise Shepard
Byron Higgins
Bath
Melvin Leavitt
Frank Reynolds
Gertrude
Miami
Fla
William H. Haynes
Richmond Methodist Choir
Charles Webber
Herbert Stuart
Wade Farm
Swan Island
T. J
Yarmouth
Frank Beedle
Margaret Peabody
Rebekah Assembly of Maine
Everett Douglass
Noble
Richmond Lodge
Douglass
Noble Grand
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
Elton H. Fales
Grand Lodge of Maine
Lewiston
Arthur Lancaster
Long Island
Frank Lancaster
Frank Hae
Cambridge
Mass
Richmond
Ladies’ Aid
Enterprise Grange
Alice Lewis
Front Street
Fredericine Fellows
Lura Howes
Annie Beauregard
Pearl Perry
Etta Seekins
Pittston
Charles Everett, LeBaron
Charles LeBaron
Main Street
Ideal Home Corner Club
Annie Thompson
Sewing Club
Inez Stins
Mae Alexander
Sterling Williams
Brunswick
Leighton Gardner
Contract
Harry Curran
Leslie Roberts
Edwin Pratt
Victor Carry
Raymond Libby
Linwood Castner
Augusta
Zoe Rogers
Vernon Little
Dresden
Frank Stetson
Robert
Litchfield
George Hawkes
Florence Chapman
Current Events Club
Capt. Towle
Philippines
Emerson Lane Post
A. L
Kennebec County Council
Ivan Bicknell Post
Togus
Opera House
Kennebec
Winthrop Post
Chef-de-Gare
Roy H. Gilpatrick
Epworth League
Gilbert Edgett
Paul Given
Gordon Howe
Lois Small
Albert Sedgley
Carroll Terrell
Esther Parker
Oscar Smith
Annie Knight
Georgia Wakefield
Roscoe Given
Wallace Gardner
Lawrence Kimball
Edward Bailey
Auburn
Mabel McFee
Clyde McFee
Waltham
Albion Raynes
William Dingley
Mabel Lancaster
John Clark
Harold D. Lancaster
Gardiner
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Evelyn Pratt
Elsie
Freeport
Earl Frost
Lincoln Street
Samuel Baldwin
Florence
Frank Booth
Inez Hutchins
Arthur Whittier
Seth Watson
Carl Robinson
Rex Robinson
Annie Stinson
Ellsworth Reed
M. S. Castner
Arthur Adams
Earl Castner
Bangor
M.S. Castner
Carne Hall
Robert Spaulding
George Yeaton
Spaulding
John Grandin
West Townsend
Elmer C. King, Jr
Audrey
Lorraine
Hampton
N. H
Vern Beckwith
Shirley
Carl
Pleasant View Farm
Olive King
Frank Curtis
New Haven
Thomas Grindell, Jr
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
C. L. Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Carrie L. Oliver
William A. Todd
Elizabeth Hunt
Harold
Walter W. Cummings
Edgar Warren
Burton Radley
L. H. Rowe
Five Islands
Wilton Campbell
Edward Adams
Sabattus
First Baptist Church
First
Edward Carlisle
Burnside Powers
Robinhood
New York
T. N. Williams
West Georgetown
Hyde Park
Nancy Davis
Working League
Martha Rich Bowen
E. B. Billings
Belle Heald
Billings
Joseph F. Higgins
W. A Todd
Earle Hagan
Seward E. Emmons
Amy Hovey
B. H. Woodside
Roy M. Newman
Loring Small
Jesus
Henry Moore
Thomas Hagan, Jr
John Thibodeau
William Farnsworth
George T. Williams
Canton
William C. Craft
James A. Wright
South Thirteenth Street
Mount Vernon
Wash
Leland J. Wright
Wright
South Eleventh Street
Leland Wright
James Wright
Leland
Walter P. Wass
Olive Bowker
Jeez Wright
Lela
Margaret
Wilma
George
John C. Wright
Elbridge F. Wright
Cora Robinson
Skagit County
Edgar
Maine
D. Neale
Oegon
George Bowker
Phippsbore
Walter Wass
Buffalo
Seattle
Leland Wight
Morse Hich
Gorham Normal notes show holiday programs and club activities
The Gorham Normal school plans Christmas entertainments with Boy’s and Girl’s Glees clubs, a combined concert, carols on Christmas Eve, and Camp Fire Girls projects such as card making and spatter painting. A YWCA county fair featured decorated booths, candy, and an acrobatic dance, while poetry talks and library science courses were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Normal School
Miriam Andrews
Brunswick
Camp Fire Girls
Burnett2 Bailey
Woolwich
Y. WC. A
Supvision
Evelyn Littlefield
W.C. A
Hilda Scott
Bath
Marjorie Palmer
Mary L Hasings
Josiah Wederwood
Nellie King
Louis Bo Woodward
Sculty
Mises Lydia Jenks
Five Islands Grange Sale and Entertainment Highlights
Five Islands community held a successful grange sale and evening program featuring a diverse lineup. Performances included a violin duet, choral numbers, a one act comedy titled Five Island and the Radio, various readings, and a full committee of organizers. Cast members, guests, and visitors from Bath Malden Dorchester Groton and Brunswick joined in the social event with food tables, games, and a candy stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Pendergast
Genevieve
Orissa Carr
Media Nocton
Alto
Five Island
Simpson
Addie Gray
Fichiit
Eva Campbell
Mes Sphrow
A Jones
Ethel Stevens
Hicks
Geneva Rowe
Hoobs
Madeline Berry
Jenkin
Vernon Gray
Tmmy Lincoln Campbell
America the Beautiful
Percy Lascge
Forrest Hanns
Lermond Rowe
Media Needon
B. Perry
Mabel Dickey
Carrie H. Stevens
Westport Life and Local News Highlights
Community notes from Westport and nearby towns list residents moving homes and jobs. Mentions include Melvin Cromwell and Cam Thomas McLaughlin workers on road projects, Maurice Jewett as timekeeper in Damariscotta, and Horace Jones with others on Main Street in Wiscasset.
Enthusiastic Buy Brings Maine Property Sale
Dr Ralph E Pickett of Scarda,e N Y head of the evocational depart of New York University and Dr David Y Alkazin of Bath have purchased the Burnsee Powers property in Georgetown Kroena Rovinhood for use as a summer home. The deal arose after Alkazin befriended Pickett during a NYU course and located 260 acres including a farmhouse with shorefront and 250 acres more, plus timber and pasture. The sale was completed through the Fred B Reed agency in Bath and offers sweeping views of Sheepscot river and surrounding hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Pickett
Scarda
N Y
New York University
David Y. Alkazin
Bath
Burnsee
Kinlie
Georgetoan Kroena- Rovinhood
Pickett
Maine
Alkazin
Georgetown
Dr. Pickett
Ving H
Fred B. Reed
Boonhead
Sheepscot
Sasanta
Nequasset Bureau Plans Annual Meeting and Elections
Nequasset Bureau held its annual planning meeting and election of officers last week at Mrs. Charles R. Farnham's home. Officers elected include Mrs. Maurice Teathorne as chairman, Mrs. Carolyn Wing as secretary and treasurer, Percy Marston as clothing project leader, Jordan Wright as food project leader, and Mrs. Kenny Dubar as home management leader. The 1934 program lists monthly topics from purse making in January to jelly making in November, with a January planning meeting to be hosted by Mrs. Henry T. Dubar of Woolwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Parm Bureau
Charles R. Farnham
Forenson
Maurice Teathorne
Carolyn D. Wing
Percy D. Marston
Kenny T. Dubar
Jordar C. Wright
Hortense Welch
Auburn
Henry T. Dubar
Woolwich
Dubar
Frank R_ Bailey
Loxell
Great Contraltos Talk Highlights Musical Program
A Richmond event showcased Mr Careton Rice and Mrs Pred Cary with a concert of varied pieces. Performers included Miss Sines Mrs McPherson Miss Melcher and Mr Ramsay, with piano solos and arias by Verdi Gounod and Ponchielli. The note also records the death of Yraton Pred, born 1861, leaving siblings and a foster sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Careton LI. Rice
Turner 3
Waite
Pred H. Cary
Ms. al
Quaint
Pharl Osgood
Rice
Pield Ant M
McPherson
Qieilo
Rama Irs
Albee
Quiie
Holman
Mr. Field
Mrs. Albee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred S Curtise
Thomas R.huston
Hathaway
Max Katz
Elm Street
Kelley Field
Clifford Armstrong
Armstrong
Bath Road
Edwards
Charles Alexander
Alexis Fournier
Thelma Snow
Rockland
Mount Vernon, Washington
Ester
Lagrange
Charles H. Basics
Edith A. Dyer
Baz Ey
Lisbon Falls High School
Riverview Dance Hall
Clases
H E Bowman
Raymond
Jane Jones
Mzron Crosby
Ella Marziizan
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Givin
Garden of Love
Fred Rittell
Margaret MacMahan
Jingle Bells
Margery Berry
Gertrude Carr
Pary Gray
Shirley Moore
Berry
Barbara Gray
Raymond Belanger
Lincoln Campbell
Bonnie
Geneva Row
Orirsa Carr “Palmer Hayseed
Lila Belanger
Percy MacGillivary
Grange
A W Hunt
Mary Powers
Dorchester
Arthur W. Hunt
B. P. Peery
The
Lawrence Shea
Joanne
Malden
Ecrej
Will Field
B. F. Perry
Grange Circle
Percy Savage
Ban
L. H- Rowe
Orville Rowe
Thurs- Gaz
Newburyport
Horace Rittall
Westport
Melvin Cromwell
Ith Cam
Thomas Mec-Laughlin
Robert Greenleaf
Amos
Horace Jone
Lawrence Celby
Willis Colby
Wiscasset
Maurice Jewett
Damarises
Leela Wass
Bath Citys Hospital
Ale Whitten
Malcolm MacCocklin
Horace Jones
John Harron
Edwin Cromwell
Myrna
Boothbay Harbor
Twelson Barter
Trevett
Thomas McLaughlin
Allen Gove
Pear
Treslett
Arche Higgins
Joeph David
Lorcan Hodgdon
Stella Hodgdon
P. A. Nelder
Priday Granville Jiwell
Wicascot
Ethel Wass
Lester Hodedon
Dorothy Higgins
Leck Wass
Bath City Hospital
Our
Christmas Club
Bath Savings Institution
Zin
Dassy Bwatt
C. Wight
Howbrosk
Maurice T. Harym
Gumore
Costello P
Hen- Jernes
Jea al En D. Wing
Loring K. Soule
Loring K. Soule, Wate
Anhur
William Robon
Adelbert W. Hall and Walker
Nequasset Bureau Planning
Les Camarades Musicaux
Carleton L. Rice
Sena
Mendelssohn Uabye
Jocelsa
Godard
Cary
M McPherson
Haro
Harmosous Bickhomith
Primi Mis Bett
Mr Ramsay
Mr. McPierson
Mrs. Cav
My. Pield
Mr. McPherson
Field
Carmen
Bizet
Eimrr
Franklin A
Henrietta Woodworth Yeaton
Margaret Trott
Arthur L.tch
Springfield
Beacon Street
Beacon Hall
Theater Financial
Bach
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