Lions honor at Wiscasset Inn dinner crowd
An Annapolis style Lions Club dinner in the dining rooms of the Inn featured Rev Charles E Titus as vocalist and Rev Ernest G Spinney as toastmaster. Leaders eulogized Lions across Bangor Rockland and Richmond clubs while celebrants sang and danced into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Titus
King Lion
Earle P. Parker
Ernest G. Spinney
Horace Nelson
Murray Senter
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
Bradford C. Redennett
Legion Civic Club
Alexander M Weatherbee
Charles E Titus
William Dawes Veazie
Portland
Portland Lions Club
Lion John M. Riley
H. R. Pease
Bangor Lions Club
Gus T. Sturtevant
W. M. Emerson
Bangor
Camden Rockport Lions Club
Waterville Lions Club
Melvin Jonies
Lions Internations of
Chicago
King Lion Rarpn Nutt
Rockland Club
Richmond Club
Phil Willey
Augusta Club
Neil Parson
Damariscotta
Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club
County of
Lincoln
Thaddeus Orne
Civic Club
Boothbay Harbor
Max L. Pinanscky
Portland Municipal Court
Portland Club
Patterson
Lion
International
Lions
George E. Coleman Jr
Lions Club of
Wis- Casset
C. H. Plumstead
L. B. Haggett
P. P. Pendleton
A. M. Wetherbee
B. H. Adams
J. M. Riley
F. B. Adams
G. E. Coleman Jr
M. FP. Day
G. L. Flood
C. L. Greenwwool
F. M. Haggett
W. P. Mumsey
E. P. Parker
F. F. Pendleton
E. S. Sherman
E. G. Swinney
A. M. Weatherbee
A. W. Wilband
S. Wingren
Used Cars Sale Ad Highlights 1929 Ford Models
A rural dealer lists several used cars including a 1929 Ford Tudor Sedan for 350 dollars, a 1929 Ford Closed Cab Pickup and Sport Roadsters, a 1930 Ford Sport Roadster, a 1928 Chevrolet Coach, 1925 Chevrolet Touring, 1922 Chevrolet Truck, 1926 Ford Touring, and a 1925 Ford 12 ton Panel. The ad stresses value and reliability, noting none are rare but all are good money bargains and promising fair dealing.
Christmas season town notices and social brief
Mrs Mosher assists as clerk during the Christmas sale. Captain and Mrs Schofield report well on Donald Wilband’s work at McGill Medical School in Montreal. F H Theakston and Miss Jackson motor to Portland on Saturday. All town schools closed for Christmas vacation with trees and entertainments. Miss Josephine Plumstead visited Birch Point. Seth Wingren in Boston for several days. Fred Bean takes his place at the fish market. Mrs Lester Main operated on for appendicitis at Bath City Hospital and is doing well. Dorcas club meets Thursday at the Inn with Mrs Ernest Spinney as hostess and Dorothy Greenwood Ruth Jones Hazel Mayo F Burton Haggett birthday celebrated at home on Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Philip’s
St. Philip's Church
Williams Lienan
Sortwell
Cambridge
Boston
Nash
Episcopal Young People’s Conference
Bowdoin
Gardiner
Kennebec Valley
Hallowell
Bishop Brewster
Hayden
Bryant
Pressey
Oakley
Bessom
Kenyon
H. v. B. Nash
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Thomas Oakley
Henry Wirm
Woman's Club
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
Azariah
Charles E. Titus
Ambrose
Pred Blagdon
Nellie
Edith MacMahan
Carl Main
Soldier of Bethlehem
N. Gratz Jackson
Karcher
Richard
Bath
Emma Stinson
Miss Jackson
High Street
Lothar Lowell
Woolwich
Christine Hathorne
M. D. Glidden
Fred Merry
Ellsworth Holbrook
Roy Dickinson
Richard Rimes
Walter Leavitt
Rines
Dorothy Chase
Bath City Hospital
Alice Hodgcon
F. R. Hodgdon
Birch Point
Neal Creamer
Frank Creamer
Lawrence Haggett
Portland
Joseph P. Tucker
Josephine Tucker
Carrie Knight
June Tucker
Roy R. Marston
Charles S. Sewall
Wesley C. Day
Earl Aines
Harry Mosher
Katherine Jackson
Varney
L. D. Rogers
West Beth
Wilbur Lowell
Hodge Street
Jesse F. White
Pomona
Bristol
Water Street
Johnson's
Cora M. Groves
Elm Lodge
Harold Haggett
North Edgecomb
Masachusetts
Mosher
Ellis Schofield
Donald Wilband
McGill Medical School
Montreal
F. H. Theakston
Josephine Plumstead
Seth J. Wingren
Fred Bean
Lester Main
Lees
Dorcas Club
Ernest G. Spinney
Dorothy Greenwood
Ruth Jones
Hazel Mayo
F. Burton Haggett
Middle Street
Hayden Rogers
Orono
Pane
Llewellyn Rogers
Courtney Stover
University of Maine
Bates Stover
Stover
Mayo Farm
Annie Williams
Old Ladies
J. E. Mayo
Percy Marks
Brigham's Cove
Farm Bureau
Annie Trufant
Grange Hall
Ida Colby
J. Everett Mayo
Cooper's Mills
J. B. Lemont
Bazen and
Paul
Mics
Lemont
John McLellen
Upper Washington Street
Chester Lorentsen
Edwin W. Haggett
Corsair
Howard P. Jett
the Nazarene Church
Friends
West Bath
West Bath Grange
Bertha Dunbar
Wallace Hatch
Rosedale
E. E. Whitemore
Elizabeth
Grace
Mary Holbrook
Fred W. Lerrabee
Miles Purington
Lowell
Anne Na Patricia Booker
Santa Igus
Anley Rose
Edna Brown
Opal Brawn
Henry Down
Read Pitman
Marguerite Donnell
Cook
Dorothy Waterman
David Wharff
Carpenter
Leon White
Carlton Bailey
Santa
Fred Brown
Grace Waterman
Emily Larrabee
Betty Rose
Mehitable
Beatrice Rose
Su- San
Correnne Brown
Berlinda
Winnifred Brown
Captain
Kenneth Patterson
George Rose
Brazen Lemont
Harold Bailey
Robert Waterman
Marion Rose
Stanley Brawn
Henry Rose
Barbara Pitman
Judea
Richard Brawn
Winnefred Brawn
Correnne Brawn
Old Fort plates feature in Christmas gift from Sheepscot
Geo E Emery and wife of Randolph visit town this week. Fishers prepare for a vigorous winter smelt campaign. Geo Waters buys the house north of Geo B Sawyers on Federal street. W R Bailey cuts down trees killed by fire. Mrs Arnold Greenleaf hosts Capt James E Ballard and wife of Freeport visiting his mother. Ballard just back from a world voyage. Snowfall thinned sleighing. Edith Sawyer returns home. The Sagadahoc steamer is in harbor for the winter with no ice to damage vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Emery
Randolph
Geo. Waters
Geo. B. Sawyer
Federal Street
W. R. Bailey
Old Fort
James E. Ballard
Freeport
Arnold Greenleaf
Ballard
Edith Sawyer
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Echoes Cold and Snow
In December 1905 the Sheepscot Echo notes deep cold below zero, 16 inches of snow, and strong sleighing. Mark Stinson visits from Lewiston, Edna Jones travels to Portland and Freeport, and ships C H Vannah and Eliza Levensaler discharge coal. William McKenzie returns from Casper, Rev J H Peardon visits Fairfield, a chapel sale yields nearly $70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Stinson
Lewiston
Perkin
Edna Jones
Portland
Freeport
C. H. Vannah
William McKenzie
Casper
Wyoming
E. Alma- Rines
Farmington Normal School
Eliza Levensaler
F. D. Southard
Thomaston
Congregational Chapel
J. H. Peardon
Fairfield
Wiscasset Academy Notes And School Social Activities
Wiscasset Academy reports seniors and juniors with four A's and three A's respectively in the second rank. A junior and sophomore social took place at St Philip's parish house Tuesday evening, with games and entertainment. Basketball games at Redmen's hall featured junior boys versus sophomores and senior girls versus juniors, the junior team winning 26 to 12 and 24 to 6 respectively. The Congregational church school Christmas party is set for December 24 at seven, with a tree, entertainment, and Santa gifts, plus a Cradle Roll event from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Mrs Helen Haggett invites enrollment and participation. Rose Blair relocates to Main and Middle streets. restaurant opening postponed to January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Adams
Helen Bailey
Edna Beane
Kathryn Perkins
Esther Pray
Bernice Webser
Fred Hilton
Dorothy Merry
Anne Melle
Pauline Rines
Hazel Mayo
Anne Nelder
Ruth Nichols
Etta Blair
Mary Colby
Mildred Cunningham
Josephine Sutter
Grace Nichols
Dorothy Higgins
St. Philips Parish House
Redmen's Hall
Congregational Church
Des
Helen Haggett
Corfield elected to Boston University Writers Club
Miss Bertha M Corfield of West Somerville Massachusetts daughter of Mr and Mrs William Corfield has been elected a member of the Writers club of Boston University This year the clubs annual publication Varia will be combined with a student directory containing individual photographs of freshmen and so will assist in the publication Mr and Mrs B H B Woodside and Mrs Nancy Russell of Georgetown were visitors in the city Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Corfield
West Somerville
Mass
William Corfield
Bath
Writers’ Club
Boston University
Varia
B. HB. Woodside
Nancy Russell
Georgetown
City
West Bath notes holiday arrivals and local events
Visitors and residents gather for Christmas holidays across West Bath. Hayden Rogers and Courtney Stover plan to join families in Orono and Bath, while others attend farm bureau sessions, a grange meeting, and a school craft sale. Rumors circulate about Bucksport developments including harbor deepening and a rayon mill amid ongoing Maine Seaboard Paper Co. expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucksport
Leach's Point
East River
Down River
Maine Seaboard Paper Co
Former Bath Woman Wins High Honor
Mrs. Margaret I. Howarth, a Bristol County attorney and early Portland school board member, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in April 1924 after graduating LL B magna cum laude from Portia Law School Boston. She taught in Fall River schools, studied at Columbia University, and aspires to a judgeship while actively serving professional and women’s legal groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret I. Howarth
New Bedford
Fall River
Alfred A. Howarth
Howarth
North Main Street
Massachusetts Court
Portia Law School
Boston
Law
Columbia University
Bristol County
Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth
West
Queen’s Daughters of Fall River
American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Fall River Bar Association
Massachusetts Women's Lawyers’ Association
Bristol Women Lawyers’ Association
Fall River Quota Club
First Baptist Ladies Hold Annual Christmas Sale and Supper
The Ladies sewing circle of First Baptist church held its annual Christmas sale and supper in the vestry last week. Committees led by Mrs. Ada Larrabee for fancy work and Mrs. Harriet Wright for aprons organized the event, with Mrs. Clifford Harrington as president and general chair. Dining tables featured small Christmas trees and elegant decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ada Larrabee
Julia Worrey
Harriet Wright
Simon Moore
Charles
William Furber
Ralph Legard
C. E. White
Clifford Harrington
Girl Scouts Enjoyable Social Program At Legion Hall
Pine Tree Troop No 1 of the Girl Scouts held a Wednesday evening party in the American Legion building. Barbara Norton led singing with Ellen Hodgkins on piano. Marjorie Furber told a Christmas tale, Jane Donnell sang, and Arlene Littlefield led ghost stories after cookies and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Tree
American Legion
Barbara Norton
Ellen Hodgkins
Marjorie Furber
Jane Donnell
Catherine Shellenbarger
Charlotte King
Arlene Littlefield
Amy Wade
Norton, Furber
Danforth
Cotteau
Hodgkins
London
Shellenbarger
Littlefield
Donnell
Capt. Carr
Veterans Nominate Officers in Bath Firemen Meeting
The Bath Veteran Firemen's Association nominated Melvin H. Savage and Frank T. Fernler for president, Walter Grover for vice president, Frank Turner for treasurer, Edwin L. Emmons for clerk, and several others for trustee and foreman roles. Elections fixed for December 31 due to Christmas Eve. Also noted are Dr. A I Stuart expanding office space and residents traveling to Portland for the Ay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
Melvin H. Savage
Frank T. Fernler
Walter Grover
Frank Turner
Edwin L. Emmons
Alexander McDougall
Fred Proctor
Charles Colby
Edward Miller
Frank Farrin
Herbert Anderson
Woolwich News Highlights Local Events and Accidents
Woolwich notes report James Woolwich and partners cutting wood for Albert Hathorne. The W. W. Quartet performed at Sagadahoc Ferry schoolhouse with John Carter on piano. Thomas Wheeler had a car accident near Sebenon hall, suffering injuries. Funeral attendance in North Turner. Christmas trees and music planned at Nequasset churches. Community sale at Day's Ferry well attended despite bad weather. School programs and club purchases noted. Baptist Ladies aid planned entertainment January 9. Mrs. Wright to return from Bath City hospital. Schedule of church services across Day's Ferry and Nequasset areas listed with Carter leading a 20 minute song service. Christmas tree event planned for Dec 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Goule
Edward
Albert Hathorne
W. W
Sagadahoa Ferry
John Carter
Thomas Wheeler
Sebenon Hall
Percy Marston
North Turner
Nequasset Congregational Church
Eugenie Hunnewell
Brunswick
Day’s Ferry
Fred Carlton
Arrowsic School
Georgie Walken
Earl Dow
Portland
Alton Thwing
J. Fred Toby
Bath
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Rose Baker
Hattie Dolloff
William Wright
Bath City Hospital
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Day's Ferry
Nequasset
North Woolwich
Sagadahoc School House
Carter
Nequasset Congregational Sunday School
Christmas entertainment and church program announced
Montsweag hosts a Friday 7 30 Christmas program led by Mrs. Fred Soule with Choral Club and orchestra practice. Monday 10 30 worship followed by a Bible questions session on John 14 to 17 and a Joy in the World expressional period. Friday Dec 26 7 30 features Chalk Talk by Mr Wooley Sr of Malden Mass with special music and surprise numbers by the choral club. Violinists Harlan Higgins and Ernest Colby will accompany. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Soule
John
Richard Hunnewell
Wooley
Malden
Mass
Harlan Higgins
Ernest Colby
Westport
Christmasat Gardiner and Dresden Briefs
South Dresden residents Mr and Mrs Harold Wall and Mr and Mrs Arthur Siegars enjoyed a Saturday evening in Gardiner. Mrs Leland Siegars hosted an all day club meeting with gifts and a Christmas tree. Isaac Wall visited his daughter Mrs Albert Hodgdon in Gardiner. Thelma Bailey of Dresden Mills ended a successful school term with a Christmas event. Mrs Raymond Trott plans to leave City hospital after five weeks and go to her parents home at 20 Corliss Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wall
Arthur Siegars
Gardiner
Leland Siegars
Alfred Handlett
Isaac Wall
Albert Hodgdon
Thelma Bailey
Dresden Mills
Raymond Trott
City Hospital
Frank E. Moses
Corliss Street
Tales of the Sea by Edward C. Plummer Excerpted
Maine readers learn of Edward C. Plummer’s Tales of the Sea a new volume recounting Bath built ships and Maine seafaring. The author blends memoir and history with vivid tales of mutiny Dash privateering slave trade and the Margaretta Boxer clash off Kennebec with Longfellow noted. The book offers strong Maine emphasis and makes a fitting Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Plummer
United Shipping Board
Maine
Col. Plummer
Bath
Paes
William Phips
Phips
Woolwich
William Tudor Gardiner
Thomas P. Gibbons
Dash
Longfellow
Margaretta
New Brunswick
United States
Kennebec River
Boxer
Munjoy Hill
Portland
Lumbering Outlook Dims for Har Rigson Area Winter
The Har Rigson lumber region faces a grim winter as supply routes from the Pacific coast and Russia dampen demand. Over the past year the industry has suffered from a weak pulp wood market and reduced orders, signaling a slow season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrigson Way
Pacific Coast
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford
Chevrolet
Landau
Haggett's Garage Company
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbott Village
Sheepscot Echo
Wiscasset Academy Notes
Fred S. Curtis
Thomas R. Nuston
Mgr. Tel
First Baptist
American Legion Hall
A. I. Stuart
Front Street
Cr Surrent Street
James Farnham
William Robson
W. A. Coombs
Montsweag
Dresden
Brown
Norway Medicine Co
Norway, Me
Modern Ambulance Service
High
Arthur F. Mayo
W. C. Chadbourne
Bath, Maine
A. F. Mayo
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