Fire damages Richmond home and repairs needed
Esther Dick ey home in Richmond suffered serious fire damage Sunday morning starting in the ell and spreading to the main house. Top floor was tiled and much bedroom furniture destroyed with damage about 1800, partly insured. family to rent while repairs are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Dickey
Franz S. Hutchins
Fuller Street
Bristol
Alfred
Mary J. Page Hutchins
Richmond
Ellis Island
George Volz
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Barbara Bond
Merrymeeting Grange elects new officers for year
Merrymeeting Grange Bowdoinham convened Friday with strong turnout. New officers elected include Chester Hobart master Arthur Curtis overseer Carl Rogers lecturer R W Chesley steward Malcolm Lamoreau assistant steward Mrs Mabel Peckham chaplain Mrs William Gould treasurer Mrs C P Curtis secretary Wallace Hunter gatekeeper Mrs Harold Conley Pomona Mrs Chester Hobart Ceres Miss Bertha Heath Flora Miss Margaret Curtis lady assistant steward Cleveland Curtis executive committee The installation by Charles White Augusta is set for Jan 14. No meeting Dec 24 due to holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrymeeting Grange
Bowdoinham
Chester Hobart
Arthur Curtis
Carl Rogers
R. W. Chesley
Malcolm Lamoreau
Mabel Peckham
William Gould
C. P. Curtis
Wallace Hunter
Harold Conley
Pomona
Ceres
Bertha Heath
Flora
Margaret Curtis
Cleveland Curtis
Thelma Maloon
Charles White
Augusta
Sagahoc County
Topsham Grange Hall
Georgetown spelling honors at grammar school week
The Georgetown grammar school week of December 10 featured spelling honors for Barbara and Audrey Pinkham Rebecca Grover and several others across grades 5 6 7 and 8. Local activities included Mr Winters Pan ama photographs a Santa Claus reel and a vote of thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Audrey Pinkham
Rebecca Grover
Mary Hanan
Leona Tibbetts
Jeanette Pinkham
Clayton Heald
Eugene Reynolds
Harold
Clayton Stevens
Charles Hinckley
Winters
Seguinland
Panama
Liut
Everett Haines
del Rio
Texas
Chicago
Working League
Ernest Heal
Robinhood
Spear
Tne
Vernon Gray, Jr
U.S.N
Cosmopolitan Cosmo Club Christmas Tea Planned
The Cosmopolitan club will host its annual Christmas tea at the club house Sunday from four to six. Proceeds fund Christmas baskets for the needy. Mrs. Fred Quimby chairs the tea with a committee including Mrs. Wallace Ham and Mrs. Roscoe P McFadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Club
Fred Quimby
Wallace Ham
Roscoe P. McFadden
Bernard Knight
Julia Field
Garden Club
Mabel Harris
Anne Hod
Paul G. Bagdikian
Granville Colby
William Davis
William H. McGlinchy
Homer Johnson
Charles Messenger
Arthur Burgess
Clyde Pinkham
LeRoy Lord
Melvin Howe
Joseph Yates
Albert Whitney
Ivan A. Trueworthy
Solar Lodge Installs Officers On Monday
Solar Lodge F and A M installed officers Monday at the Temple with Edwin H P Lowell as installing officer assisted by Karcher S Jackson Rev C M Tubbs chaplain and others Charles S Bartlett Worshipful Master and a full slate of officers were named after the ceremony gifts were presented to Lowell Jackson and Tubbs refreshments followed by dance music Jan 3 next meeting and news of Pfc Charles A Flewelling’s safe arrival in Italy included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solar Lodge
A. M
Temple
P. M. Edwin H. P. Lowell
P. M. Karcher S. Jackson
C. M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Lowell
Charles S. Bartlett
Jackson
Mr. Tubbs
Herbert R. Morse
Raymond Fogg
Harold E. Tobey
Karcher S. Jackson
Duncan S. Farrell
Edwin S. Stiles
Five Islands Births and Local Social Notes
Five Islands reports the birth of a son, Franklin Allen, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham on December 6 at Bath Memorial hospital. The piece also tracks furloughs, visits, club meetings, church events, and assorted local social news including residents traveling, family visits, and community activities in Bath and nearby towns.
Three Tons Tin Cans Collected Locally in Scrap Drive
A little over three tons of tin cans were collected locally in the scrap drive conducted Saturday. Chairman John Parker of the local salvage committee said the results were very good given the difficulties faced. A bad snow storm and cold weather reduced the total. Residents with uncollected cans should take them to the rear of the city barns for pickup by midweek trucks under the State Salvage committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
State Salvage Committee
Funeral services for Henry E. Harford held Tuesday
Henry E. Harford of this city was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon at 1 o clock in Mayo Funeral Home on High Street. Rev Chester B Oliver of Wesley Methodist Church officiated. Pallbearers included William Temple James E King Philip Boutin and A Farley Mayo Jr. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Harford
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley Methodist Church
Williiam Temple
James E. King
Philip Boutin
A. Farley Mayo Jr
Oak Grove
Funeral services for Benjamin Larrabee held in Milan
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three for Benjamin Larrabee of Milan street from Mayo Funeral Home with Rev. Charles L. Kinney officiating. Bearers were Charles Ridley Albert Ridley John Larrabee and Eugene Footer. Burial was in the family lot in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Larrabee
Milan Street
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
Charles L. Kinney
Beacon Street
Funeral service for J. Fred Tobey conducted at Mayo residence
The funeral of J. Fred Tobey was held Friday at 2 PM from Arthur F. Mayo Funeral Residence at 19 High Street. Rev. Dr. David L. Wilson officiated. Bearers were Harold Wam, John Lynch, William Ryan, and John Pickering. Burial followed at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Tobey
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Harold Wam
John Lynch
William Ryan
John Pickering
Mrs MccQuaide Heads to Florida for Winter and Spring
Mrs Sherman MccQuaide left Thursday for Clarwater Florida to pass the winter and spring after a visit with her sister Mrs Herbert Erwin of 171 Oak Street. This marks the third season she has spent in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman MccQuaide
Clarwater
Fla
Herbert Erwin
Oak Street
MccQuaide
Florida
Bath Pupils Sweep City Scrap Paper Drive
Bath schoolchildren collected five and a quarter tons of waste paper in a Friday drive. Students started at dawn with carts and boxes, delivering to a Portland dealer. Dike School led with two and a half tons, followed by North Primary, North Grammar, and North Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chidren
Bath
Portland
Dike School
North Primary
North Grammar
North Central
Wesley Church Women Run Successful Sale and Supper
The Wesley Church Women's Union for Christian Service hosted a sale and supper in the vestry. About 130 suppers were served featuring chicken, shortcake and sides. Kitchen chairmen included Mrs. Willard McLean and Mrs. John Sampson. dining room lead was Mrs. Merle Niles with assistants listed. Every item on display sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Union For Christian Service
Wesley Church
Willard McLean
John Sampson
George Hopkins
Elnora Oliver
Ellery Whittemore
Bertha Davis
Mer
Boy Scouts Earn Merited Awards and Eagle Rank Rise
The article notes merit badge requirements, Court of Honor reviews, and how badges guide youths toward their future careers. It highlights 1933 lacking Eagles, now at least 15 Bath Scouts achieving the rank, and explains palms after Eagle plus new Air Scout phase with a Lewis ton squadron at a Portland council meeting alongside Sea and Explorer Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor
Bath
Air Scout
Lewiston
Portland
Sea Scouts
Seabee Charles McIntire Returns From Leave
Charles H McIntire M M 2 c of the Seabees has returned after nine days leave with his parents at 70 Russell street. He trained at Camp Peary Williamsburg VA and is now at Camp Endicott. He is a second class diver and one of two young men selected before enlistment he worked at Bath Iron Works outside machinists division and served years in the submarine division before an illness led to his honorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. McIntire
Seabees
Dana McIntire
Russell Street
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Camp Endicott
Charles
Bath Iron Works
Navy
Joseph G. Stevens dies at Five Islands after illness
Joseph G. Stevens a Five Islands civic leader died at Maine General Hospital Portland after months of illness. Born September 1 1871 in Georgetown he led in local business farming and public service. He leaves wife Flavilla daughters Caroline and Marion four grandchildren and several relatives. Funeral Thursday at Two from Five Islands church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Stevens
Five Islands
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Georgetown
Joseph
Sarah
Heath) Stevens
Stevens
Washington
Caroline Thompson
Michigan
Marion Stevens
Hiram T. Stevens
Register of Deeds
Sagadahac County
Carrie H. Stevens
Isabell L. Stevens
Charles Knight
Waterbury
Conn
Thompson
Bath
Five Islands Church
Clyde A. Mains Dies at 45 in Bedford Veterans Hospital
Clyde A. Mains 45 formerly of Bath died Sunday morning at Bedford Massachusetts Veterans hospital after years as a patient. He was WWI veteran born in Georgetown and worked at Bath Iron Works. Survived by widow two sisters two brothers and several注册 veterans groups members funeral Thursday at Mayo Funeral Home with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Mains
Veterans Hospital
Bedford
Mass
Georgetown
Joel and
Nellie Dow Mains
Bath
Bath Iron Works Corp
Mabel Waters
Eva Hart
Forrest Mains
Arthur Mains
Mains
Roland Smith Post, A. L
Dyer- Flaherty Post Veterans of Foreign Wars
Modern Woodmen of America
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Death of Alphonso D. Cookson of Arrowsic
Friends and neighbors mourn the sudden death of Alphonso D. Cookson at his Arrowsic home after a brief illness. Born November 1895 on Ram Island Woolwich he worked as a boss riveter at Bath Iron Works. He is survived by his wife Dorothy daughter Doris and sister Mrs Thurlow Pinkham. The funeral will be Thursday at 10 AM at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles R. Sims officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonso D. Cookson
Arrowsic
Ram Island
Woolwich
Alphonson and
Mary (Campbell) Cookson
Bath
Cookson
Bath Iron Works
Dorothy
Doris Cookson
Thurlow Pinkham
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Benjamin F. Larrabee Dies After Ill Health
Benjamin F. Larrabee of 12 Milan Street died Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Born in Pownal on May 10, 1875, he was a son of W. Howard and Adrianna Fickett Larrabee. He worked for the New England Shipbuilding Co. for many years and is remembered for his long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Larrabee
Milan Street
Pownal
W. Howard
Adrianna Fickett Larrabee
Larrabee
New England Shipbuilding Co
Death in East Pittston Claims Fred E. Scott and Wife
Fred Emery Scott and his wife Margaret of East Pittston died within days of each other after attending his parents funeral. Scott, 76, and Mrs. Scott, 77, left a dairy farm and circle of friends in Maine. Survived by three sons John W. Lewiston Wilson C. Waterville Ernest B. Wilmington Del and a daughter Mrs H C Kierstead East Pittson. Mrs. Scott buried three days after her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Scott
Wilmington
Del
East Pittston
Scott
Fred Emery Scott
Margaret Scott
Hardings
Mr. Scott
Mrs. Kierstead
Ernest Scott
Violet Ward
Death of Laura Mellor Greenwood in Boston
Rev Lawrence B Greenwood reports the sudden death of his wife Laura Mellor Greenwood at Deaconess Hospital Boston after a morning illness. Daughter Mrs Albert Liston of Raymond New Hampshire notified his Pauline family. Survived by husband three daughters Ellen Greenwood Margaret Orr and Mrs Liston. Services will be held at St Pauls Church in Boston on Saturday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence B. Greenwood
Boston
Laura Mellor Greenwood
Henry E Harford Dies at 56 in Bath Residence
Henry E Harford of 40 Russell Street died Sunday at his home. Born May 14 1884 in Bailey Island he was a son of Loring and Melinda Harford. He lived in Bath 27 years worked for the Bath Box Co. Survived by wife Elsie and three stepchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm at Mayo Funeral Home with Chester B Oliver of Wesley Methodist Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey Roller
Bath Aerie of Eagles
Milan Street
Larrabee
Marguerite L. Beardsley
R.N
W. Howard Larrabee
Henry E. Harford
Russell Street
Bailey Island
Loring
Melinda
Gardiner) Harford
Bath
Bath Box Co
Harford
Elsie
Mayo Funeral Home
High Street
Chester B. Oliver
Wesley Methodist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Gotte held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Gotte wife of Vivian C Gotte were held Friday morning at 10 from Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street with Rev Charles M Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church officiating. Bearers were Herbert Gotte Vivian C Gotte Kleber J Perry and Owen W Locke. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gotte
Vivian C. Gotte
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Herbert Gotte
Kleber J. Perry
Owen W. Locke
Oak Grove
Baker Rites Held For Thomas M. Baker
Funeral services for Thomas M. Baker of this city were conducted Friday at 2 pm from Curtis Funeral Home on Washington Street with Rev. Louis Dole of the New Jerusalem church officiating. Mrs Warren Hawley resumes teaching at Center Street School after a weeks absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hawley
Center Street
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Esther King
Lois Webber
A. of M
Alfred Herbert
New Jersey
Bernard Alexander
George Alexander
Virginia
Melvin Hutchinson
Kansas State College
Cpl
Emery Purinton
Elva
James Cleveland
Hallowell
Walter Ayer
Union
William P. Marks
Front Street
Clarence Oliver
Herman Barter
William Stacey
Peggy Gray
Lauretta M. Jones
Carroll Powers
Belle Heald
Henry Heald
Alvah Reynolds
John Gordon
Bob White
Fr. Cummings
Roy Moore
J. A. Beyea
William Todd
J. F. Higgins
Walter Cummings
Edward Clarey
George Gray
John Olsen
Inlian Point
Aubrey Fullerton
George Jordan
Emily Foster
South Bristol
Ralph Davis
Maureen
Howard Barter
James Oliver
Arrow
Bath, Maine
RHOW
Cosmo Club
Genesta Chapter
M. Y. Lewis
Brigham’s Cove
Italy
Pfc
Charles A. Flewelling
Lloyd Pinkham
Franklin Allen
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lincoln Campbell
Camp Wheeler
Shea
New York
Good Neighbor Club
Francis Pierce
Mark Porter
Orville Rowe
Richard Campbell
Marlene Pinkham
Daniel MacGillivary
Reginald Pinkham
Clayton Hanna
Roy Crandell
Aterton Place
Edith McMahan
Cambridge
Judson Senecal
Fred Carr
Allie Carr
Carr
South Pacific
Lermond Davis
Melborn Stevens
Paul Thompson
Beulah Miller
O. F. Rowe
William Marr
Vincent Strout
California
Walter Moore
H. E. Harford
J. F. Tobey
BOY Scouts
Bedford, Mass
Boss Riveter
Pittston
Laura M. Greenwood
Mrs. Gotte
T. M. Baker
Thomas M. Baker
Louis Dole
New Jerusalem Church
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Washington St
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