Community club events and auctions in Winnegance
Friday activities include Squaw club auction prizes awarded to Mrs. Sherman L Morse and Mrs. Frank R Perry with next meeting planned at Mrs. Morse's home. Community house hosted a whist party and a women’s auxiliary reception with officers installed. Bridges prizes went to Mrs. Manson and Mrs. Small, with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Club
Walter Morse
Sherman L. Morse
Frank R. Perry
Robert P. Manson
John G. Morse & Sons
Bath
Fred L. Parks
Joseph B. McCutchoosn
Marion Morse
Women’s Auxiliary
Charles T. Small
John G. Morse
Omar R. Perry
Reuben Purington
High Street
Arthur Totman
Scott Morse
Phippsburg
Freeman H. Merritt
Emery Footer
Ralph O. Dale
John Freeman
Mason Lemont
Danford McDonald
Joseph Cyr
Ralph Gay
Almon Perry
Kittery Navy Yard
Perry
Beulah McIntire
Charles E. Preble
Albert Morse
Richard C. Morse
Lewiston
Abram C. Oliver
Winneganee
Federation Sponsored Essay Contest Why Should I Vote
Maine and national groups announce a two tier essay contest on voting duties. Local women’s clubs will judge high school and college entries with state prizes of 15 dollars and national prizes up to 200 dollars for top essays. Submission deadlines run January 15 for local clubs, March 15 for state winners, with final awards by June 1 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Chase
Lewiston
Department of American Citizenship
Maine Federation
John Hays Hammond
National Civic Federation
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
John C. Pearson
General Federation
Lewister
Graduation Exercises May Be In Auditorium
Morse high school's senior class graduation may be held in the new high school's auditorium, a planned advance praised by the building committee. Walls are up, roof on, plastering to begin next week. Temporary stoves will dry walls. electric outlets for labs and manual training were discussed. $15 000 insurance will be added as construction progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High School
Bunker & Savage
N. W. Downing
Trawler Georgetown Capsizes Through Rough Seas
The beam trawler Georgetown endured rough seas during a Bath Iron Works cruise to Boston Tuesday night but completed the trip satisfactorily to Pres. William 5. Newell and Archibald M. Main. The vessel left Bath at 2 pm and arrived in Boston at 7 30 am, covering about fifteen and a half hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Boston
William 5
Newell
Man
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath
Phippsburg Visits and Local Social Roundup
Mrs. W R Bowker returns home after weeks with daughters in Gardiner. Miss Alice Minott and Abbie Minott visit aunt in Bath and plan Christmas in Roxbury Mass. J E Perry hosts guests from North Woolwich and Winnegance. Various locals from Woolwich to Bath attend calls, dinners, and shop visits amid other social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Bowker
Earl Pickering
Charles McNamara
Gardiner
Alice Minott
Abbie Minott
Etta Morrison
Bath
Roxbury
Mass
Charles V. Minott
J. E. Perry
North Woolwich
H. Moore
John Carter
Woolwich
F. S. Bowker
Martha Small
Dromore
Grace
Bess Dickinson
Omar Perry
Arthur
Winnegance
Ernest Williams
Campbel's Pond
James Perry
W. G. Jefferson
Alston E. Oliver
Parker Head
Sagadahoc Bridge Legislation Faces Session Agenda
The upcoming legislature will consider Sagadahoc bridge matters including Arrowsic tolls and possible state takeover. A Merrymeeting Bay bridge rebuild proposal from Brunswick to Topsham is noted, recalling a 1912 plan with $30,000 state aid and county funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Arrowsic
Merrymeeting Bay
Brunswick
Topsham
Edward W. Bridgham
Up County
Kennebec
Richmond
Dresden
Sterling Bible Class Plans Christmas Tree and Charity
The Corliss Street church Sterling Bible class held a monthly meeting with 18 members and one visitor. Plans for a children’s tree in the vestry and candy bags for the aged were approved. Members will decorate the tree and fill bags on Monday afternoon. Officers will be elected January 7. Hostesses and gift committee were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Bible Class
Corliss Street
Ethel Hatch
Anne Deering
Clara Albee
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Lizzie B. Coombs
Harriet Oliver
Minnie Paisley
Mabel Harford
Grace McIntire
Ina Spinney
Susie Mitchell
Annie Coombs
Pearson Welcomes Virginia Louise Daughter of Scott Pearson
Mrs. Scott R. Pearson of Upper Washington Street welcomed a daughter, Virginia Louise, born Sunday December 16. Miss Alice Hartnett of Lynn Massachusetts will visit Friday to spend the holidays with Mrs. Fred W. Hartnett of High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Louise Pearson
Scott R. Pearson
Upper Washington Street
Alice Hartnett
Lynn
Mass
Fred W. Hartnett
High Street
Good Roads Bulletin Compares Northern New England Road Growth
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce releases a Good Roads Bulletin with a two color map showing annual hard surface road construction in seven neighboring states and New York. It compares current mileage, total road length, and state highway systems, noting Vermont and New Hampshire lag behind milestones set in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York State
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Highway Transportation Reports
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
The
Bulletin
Maine Warden Visits New England Prisons on Inspection Tour
Warden George A. Baker and Maine Prison Commissioner Phineas H. Gay toured Weathersfield Conn Concord N H and Charlestown Mass to review prison conditions. Baker met Jesse Pomeroy observed the electric chair and Hoppe security details and noted past inmates among the group touring with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Baker
Maine State Prison
Phineas H. Gay
Newcastle
Portland
Weathersfield
Hoppe
Thomaston
Eaton
Baker
Rogers Moody union ties Boothbay Harbor
James R B Rogers and Blanche S Moody of Boothbay Harbor wed at Central church parsonage in a quiet ceremony. They left for an automobile honeymoon. Rogers works at the U S fish hatchery and Moody is a former teacher and daughter of the late D H Moody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. B. Rogers
Blanche S. Moody
Boothbay Harbor
Central Church
David L. Wilson
Rogers
United States Fish Hatchery
D. H. Moody
Former Bath Pastor Praises Catholics in Bradford Talk
Rev. John G. Rogers former Beacon Street Bath pastor and Zion's Herald field agent spoke to Bradford Massachusetts Methodists praising Roman Catholics and their loyalty while stressing the authority of the 16th chapter of Matthew. He admitted not fully understanding Jesus rock statement yet urged respect for Catholic devotion and warned against relying on other groups to shore up Protestant faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Rogers
Beacon Street Church
Bath
Zion's Herald
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bradford
Mass
Rogers
Peter
Lewiston
Genesta Circle Annual Sale Brightens Measonic Halls
Genesta sewing circle held its annual sale of fancy and useful articles cooked foods candies and books in Measonic halls Thursday afternoon. Over 85 dollars was cleared despite a postponed date due to an epidemic. The hall was festively decorated and many tables served refreshments with numerous volunteers overseeing each list of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesta Sewing Circle
Grace Sampson
Anne Derring
Elnore Oliver
Jennie Small
Lida Howard
Sarah Shaw
Harriet Morse
Mae Ward
Ruby Curtis
Annie Bonney
Marilla Morse
Annette Merrill
Flora Hodgdon
Elizabeth Jackson
Lillian Hull
Bertha Davis
Gertrude Wallace
Agnes Perry
Ada Deering
Rose Rogers
Esther Oliver
Alice Soule
Nellie Carr
Margaret Henderson
Alice Shackford
Nellie Harriman
Julia Bailey
Edith Rich
Olive Tait
Olive Corliss
Kate Perkins
Mabel Merrill
Annie Cox
Eaith Savage
Susane Congdon
Sarah Wakefield
Frieda Bagdikian
Clara Combs
Bertha Pepper
Susan Quick
Eva Helah
Madelyn Skelton
Josephine Coombz
Bath man convicted in assault and battery case
A Bath man was found guilty of assault and battery against his wife after a Sunday struggle. Judge J. J. Keegan imposed a $5 fine and $17.50 in costs, denying extra time to pay. Both parties received family advice from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Keegan
Wesley Church Christmas Sale Aids Raise Funds
The Ladies aid and the sorority of Wesley Methodist Church united for an annual Christmas sale in the vestry on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Carrie Sampson and Mrs. Ralph C. Covel led the event with teams handling apron tables, fancy articles, cooked food and refreshments. Assistants included Mrs. J. O. McBean, Mrs. Edward Cook, Mrs. E. A. Farrar, Mrs. Warren A. Lowell, Miss Annie Trufant, Mrs. Edward Ripley, Mrs. George A. Cahill, Mrs. F. L. Littlefield, Mrs. Flora Reed, Mrs. Charlotte Day, Mrs. Eleanor Butterfield, Mrs. Ena McLean and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid and Sorority
Wesley Methodist Church
Carrie Sampson
Ladies Aid
Ralph C. Covel
J. O. McBean
Edward Cook
E. A. Farrar
Warren A. Lowell
Annie Trufant
Edward Ripley
George A. Cahill
F. L. Littlefield
Sorority
Flora Reed
Charlotte Day
Eleanor Butterfield
Ena McLean
Arthur C. Whittier
Walter
Miss Bates to Perform in Bay Path Christmas Glee Concert
Miss Rosina L Bates of Andrews road is a member of the Bay Path Institute Girls Glee club in Springfield Massachusetts. She takes a secretarial course and will take part in the Christmas concert tonight by the combined Girls and Men’s Glee clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Patterson
George
Alice
Central Grammar School
Andrews Road
Patterson
Murphy's Corner
Woolwich
Marlboro
Mass
Methodist
East Livermore
Mary Staples
Bates College
Lewiston
Christmas events and visits mark Bath area
West Bath schools will close Friday for Christmas with a tree and program at each school. Pupils at Lowell school will exchange presents. A Pomona grange session was held at Topsham. Numerous residents from Bath and nearby towns are noted as guests or visitors at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Pomona Grange
Topsham
Jennie Silsby
Green Street
Bath
J. Everett Mayo
Florence Neiley
Brunswick
I. B. Neiley
Trutant’s Crossing
Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Arthur Brown
Massachusetts
Charles S. Lemont
Emma Cox
Lexington
Mass
J. M. Lemont
Wendall Williams
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
FE. R. Brown
Philip Stackpole
Bates College
Lewiston
Fred W. Larrabee
E. W. Haggett
Portland
Eleanor Bates
Oscar Landean
Bates
Samuel F. Bates
Sabine
Charles
Mrs
Everett Lemont
High Street
West Bath Grange records strong attendance despite rain
Attendance at West Bath grange meetings totaled 4537 over the past year with 4076 members and 461 visitors. Herbert Simpson presided in the master’s absence as David Henderson recovers from illness. New officers for the coming year were elected and will be installed in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Herbert Simpson
David Henderson
Eva Lemont
Alice Johnson
Leigh Reed
Simpson
State Grange
Leland Plummer
Pearl Lemont
Eva Atwood
Charlotte Owen
E. Mason Wright
Hope Ward
Herbert Henderson
William H White
Herbert Cavanaugh
Lillian Rogers
Wilbur Hagan
Mercie E McFadden
Ceres
Agnes Wright
Pomona
Flora Reed
Flora
Margaret Holland
Winter Street Church Holds 133rd Annual Roll Call
The Winter Street Church held its 133rd meeting with strong attendance. Over $1509 was raised for missions and benevolences. Officers elected include Charles C. Low as clerk Frederic H. Low as treasurer Edward B. Smith as auditor. Standing committee members Rev. O. W. Fosom and Miss Frostina Marston. Sunday school committee members Mrs. Langdon T. Snipe and Mrs. Edwin D. Hardin. Letters from non resident members were read. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Charles C. Low
Frederic H. Low
Edward B. Smith
O. W. Fosom
Frostina Marston
Langdon T. Snipe
Edwin D. Hardin
Personal notes on regional residents and visitors
Joseph Doyle completes duties with Standard Oil in Bath next week then heads to New York City for the winter. Mr and Mrs G Fulmy of Var mouth along with Mr and Mrs Arthur Lilly of Portland visited Mr and Mrs Frank Turner of Union Street. Charles E Emerson, 4 years publisher of the Sheepscot Ed, now in the printing business at Wiscasset, was a local visitor on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Doyle
Standard Oil Co
Bath
New York City
Toby Ryan of Bath Chief Quar Toby Ryan of Bath Chief Quar
Toby Ryan, a Bath native, has become chief petty officer in the U S Navy after long service. He now commands the U S S Mindanao, a light draft gunboat, amid the Sino river patrol duties in Chinese waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Ryan
U. S. Navy
U. S. S. Mindanao
Jae River
Toby
Bath
Navy
Virginia
Vermont
Florida
Denver
Pittsburgh
Duncan
Jarvis
Walke
Gridley
Poote
Jacob Jones
Reno
Goff
Vixen
Isabel
Princeton
Yorktown
Anniston
Boxer
Cumberland
Princess Matoika
San Francisco
Ryan
Near East
Smyrna
Navy Department
U. S. S. Vermont
U.S. S. Celtic
Philadelphia
U. S. S. Idaho
Bath Iron Works launches trawler Georgetown in 1928
The Bath Iron Works Corp. launched the 124 foot trawler Georgetown on Saturday at 2.22 pm for the Atlantic and Pacific Fish Co. The ship, designed by company engineers, is nearly ready for fuel and expected to depart for Boston Monday. About 500 in yard and 1,000 outside witnessed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Georgetown
Boston
Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co
Edward N. Hartnett
Boston College
Holy Cross
William S. Newell
Archibald M. Main
Francis J. O'Hara
Treas
E. L. Dunn
William 8Ewell
Students to Take Three Week Vacations from Phillips Academy
Frederick E. Drake Jr. will arrive Thursday from Phillips Academy Andover Massachusetts for a three week vacation to stay with his parents on Washington street. John Newell also comes Thursday from Phillips Academy Andover Massachusetts for three weeks with his parents on Washington street. Hubert H. McCarty was a business visitor in Boston on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Drake, Jr
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
John Newell
W. S. Newell
Hubert H. McCarty
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jake
Bridge
Frank Perry
Bath Grain CO
Bath, Maine
Arrowsic, Merrymeeting
Richmond-Dresden
Good Roads Bulletin
Vermont State Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Pomeroy
Islands
Victor Paquet
Mabel Paquet
Russell Street
Monmouth
Evelyn May
Clinton Maxwell Ham
Wales
Milton C. Trott
Hotel Statler
Genesta Circle
Wesley Church
West Bath
Winter Street Church
Quar
Yangtse
China
Bath Iron Works
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