Christmas Day Observances Continue With Gift Drive
Pres Kingsley acted as Santa Claus distributing toys and gifts from Wiseman Farms to attendees. Music was provided by the Colonial club orchestra. Committee members leading the event included Mrs Arthur Crockett and others, with thanks to Prof Emmons, Wiseman Farms, and the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiseman Farms
Pres
Kingsley
Santa Claus
Colonial Club Orchestra
Arthur Crockett
Seth S. Mullin
William H. Small
E. M. Fuller
L. F. Gannon
J. A. Redlon
Charles H. Cahill
Thomas S. Gibbons
Emmons
Orchestra
Christmas tree exercises at Bath Orphans Home delight children
Major William R. Kimball, president of the board of trustees, arrived as the Bath Military and Naval Orphans Home held its Christmas tree event. The matron oversaw toy and fruit distributions funded by the State Relief Corps and gifts from local donors. Trustees visited, noting the happiness the holiday brought to the children, followed by a special chicken dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Military and Naval Orphans Home
William R. Kimball
Board of Trustees
Louise R. Staples
State Relief Corps
John Shaw
John McInnes
James A. Bimson
Emmons and Swain Entertain at Old Folks Home
Prof Edwin L Emmons and William Swain delighted residents at the Old Folks Home during a Christmas afternoon program from 2 30 to 4 00. Emmons amused with animal and wife impersonations while Swain sang and played banjo to well attended numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Emmons
William Swain
Old Folks Home
Mr. Swain
Talented Men Honored For Their Endeavors
A brief note expresses gratitude to skilled men for their efforts and dedication, recognizing their hard work and promising continued support. The ceremony conveys warmth and appreciation, highlighting the value of their contributions to the community.
Christmas Joy at Old Ladies Home Acknowledges Benevolence
A Christmas note from the Old Ladies' Home expresses happiness and gratitude for donor generosity. An unidentified resident calls attention to four envelopes with one containing a substantial check and asks space to extend thanks to benefactors for their kindness.
Christmas Tree at City Hospital Laundry Event
The City hospital laundry held a Christmas tree event Monday afternoon with Mrs. Florence Robinson acting as mistress of exercises. It was a pleasant time for all as gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Florence Robinson
New England Gains in Savings Deposits
New York report shows New England sav ings up $36 per person to total $4,631,531,000 with 7,425,519 depositors as of June 30, 1928. Despite floods in Vermont and textile troubles in Massachusetts, per capita gains rose while Rhode Island lagged. Compton Mackenzie learns Gaelic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
W. Espey Albig
American Bankers Association
Savings Bank
Albig
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Chevrolet Now in New Garage for Storage and Service
Chevrolet dealer Mr. Plant opens a woodfree steel framed, fireproof garage on Washington Street with 30 to 35 car storage, specialty equipment, modern office suites, wash rooms, and gas pumps. The facility features display windows, climate control for winter, and shop areas with certified staff and annual Chevrolet training. Plant's six year dealership spans Nash Pontiac Oakland and Chevrolet with extensive regional agency coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
City Hall
Washington Street
Plant
Chevrolet
Water Street
Nash
Pontiac
Oakland
Richmond
Turner & Gilpatrick
Boothbay Harbor
McKown
Kerr & Houston
Bath
Portland
Davenport Memorial City Hall
Frank W. Churchill
Charles Andre
Fred Higgins
Guy Hosmer
Joseph Terrill
Frank Given
Leland Bryant
Carl Albee
Five Ton Truck Wrecked At Richmond Corner
A five ton A. and P. Mack truck carrying groceries was wrecked on a hill near Richmond Corner while traveling from Portland to Waterville. Driver Maurice Caton of 351 Forest Avenue Portland swerved into a ditch when the drive chain broke to avoid a collision with a following truck, destroying fence posts and damaging the cargo. The driver escaped injury and the truck will be repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & P. Mack
Richmond Corner
Portland
Waterville
Maurice Caton
Forest Avenue
Christmas events and town notices in Bowdoinham
The article details Christmas dinners and gatherings across Bowdoinham including Webber and Bailey families, a successful P T A minstrel show at town hall featuring The Last Day of School, songs by Mabel Millay and Grady Robinson, and a large school program with a dolls first Christmas and a Sunshine society donation. It notes residents visiting relatives in Waterville and York Beach and lists Christmas dinners and guests at many homes. The piece closes with the death of A D Hathaway, 72, on State Road and local holiday events at Pleasant Street and the Methodist society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Webber
Elisha Webber
Clinton Bailey
Parent Teachers Association
Town Hall
Charles Hackett
John Gibson
John McCart
Delmer Curtis
Norman Rowe
Bugbee
Ruth McEwen
Waterville
Charles McEwen
Harry Mosher
Wiscasset
Robert Temple
Vendella Mosher
Mosher
Mildred Small
Ancle
York Beach
Owen Small
Milton Given
J. Hall Denham
Travers
Selectmen’s Office
J. Court
Bath
Dwight Ames
Belfast
Paul Ames
Pearl Raymond
William
Berlin
N.H
A. E. Raymond
Erland Powers
George G. Powers
G. C. Brown
Nona Fogg
Brunswick
Fred Cheney
John O. Sedgley
George Hamilton
Fred Leavitt
Adams
Boston
James Brown
Lauris Wilson
George Brown
Alphonso Berry
William Foster
Watertown
Mass
John Kendrick
Lewiston
Lillian Elliott
Edward Wilson
Lauris
Cleora Lang
Augusta
George Cutler
Edward Gile
M. D. Pratt
Ruth
Bishop School
Lida Maxwell
Carlina
Barbara Lancaster
Minty Maloney
Evelyn Webber
Santa Claus
Wendall Heenie
Daniel Craney
Hall Craney
Roberta Lancaster
Linwood Hackett
Blue
Horace Lancaster
Miriam Littlefield
Danco Icatacs Opecneie
Piers Linwood Hackett
Wendell Heenie
Hall Crancy
Robert Lancaster
Joseph and
Mary
Horace
DeForest. Pratt
The
Sunshine Society
Illness and Christmas Socials Mark Busy Maine Town
Short illness with pneumonia leaves a wife and relatives in distant states with remains sent to Massachusetts for burial by a brother. Augusta and Portland visits mark Christmas. many families hosted gatherings, including the Given and Downing households. Knights of Pythias in Kennebec held a New Year planning meeting with refreshments. Numerous hospitality events, travels to Rockland and Malden, hospital visit for appendicitis, and college students home for recess fill the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
W. T. Given
Augusta
Roscoe
Murl Downing
I. M Fowle
Knights of Pythias
Henry E. Cornish
Karl Hatch
Siegars
Grant Hulse
George Cutler
Lysle Temple
W. S. Given
Herbert
Auburn
William
Lewiston
Georgia Wakefield
Richmond
Gertrude
Rockland
Mary Lilly
Malden
Mass
Charlie
Bert Temple
Brunswick Hospital
Nellie Rideout
Fisher
Cathance
Eva
Camden
Philip Rideout
Mary Dodge
Connecticut
Elmer
Winnie Dodge
Hebron
George H. Hackett
George Hackett
Charles Hackett
James Brown
Foster Meserve
Frank W. Hackett
Rochester
N. H
Bertha Cour
Henry Cornish
Philip Nealey
Brunswick
Kenneth Webber
U. of M
Frank Webber
Hortense Cannon
Leland L. Bishop
South Portland
Wiscasset City Service Five Triumphs Over Rockland
In a Monday night game at Wiscasset the City Service Five defeated Rockland 20 to 17 while the Universalist Bath Church league beat Wiscasset Academy 22 to 18. Golf and hockey activities continued on Christmas day with clear courses and skating ponds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Rockland
Universalist
Bath Church League
Wiscasset Academy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge-Merrill, Inc
Kenmoor Sport Coats
Beaver
Kenmoor
Mendous
Orphans’ Home
East Rochester
New Hampte
Coffin
OLD Ladies’ Home
Compton Mackenzie
Corliss Street
Rev. R. C. Carey
Beulah Pratt
Santa
John Russell
Melvin Pratt
Carolyn Chaney
Silas Plant
Harry McIntire
A. H. Fowlie
Emma Wakefield
Middle Street
Bowdcinham
Emma
Mary Denham
A. D. Hathaway
State Road
Senter
Maine
Spencer
Beatrice E. Rand
Dummer St
Spencer Corsetiere
Phippsburg Center
Morse High
Lauriston Trott
Quincy
James L. Trott
Bath Department Store
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