Local groups hold meetings as elm trees removed and community events unfold
Social notes recount the Rose lore elm tree removal in town and a Garrison Hill Chapter OES officer installation with a post meeting supper. The Wiscasset academy reports basketball wins over Litchfield and Richmond, honor roll lists, and a pep meeting skit. Community clubs host dinners, Scout events, and the Wiscasset school faculty notes mark a new grammar school principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oie Sestoite Wilee Nichols
Paulie Petrie
William Townsend
Valeria Bean
P.G
Aurolyn Ames
Academy
Litchfield Academy
Litchfield
Richmond
Richmond High
Mr. Hildebrandt
Sherman
Wakefield
Stanier
Brown
Marjorie Niles
Hodge Street
Wiscasget Grammar School
James Ferguson
Georgia
Francis Soule, Jr
Oxhorn Corner
Adams
Garrison Hill
O.E.S
Lincoln Lodge F. & A. M
West Bath Couple Marries 57 Years in Town
The West Bath couple marked 57 years of marriage. He, a Brunswick native and boat builder, spent youth in Hardings and recently sold the old homestead on the Thomas Point road. They remained active in local groups and hope for many more years together. Modern first aid traces to the medieval Order of St John. Bombay remains India’s cotton hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Larrabee
The
Grange
Mr. Larrabee
Brunswick
John Larrabee
Hardings
Thomas Point Road
Or Larrabee
West Bath
West Bath social and business notes span week events
West Bath news highlights a well attended bean supper at the age hall, the New Meadows Co purchasing a Flyers Incorporated saw mill site on the old Bath road, and multiple visits and gatherings. Residents include Lemont, Hollocks, Libby, and Larrabee families with church, Red Cross, and Pomona grange activities noted along with visits to Bath Memorial Hospital and various family dinners in Waterville Portland and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bather Welfare Committee
New Meadows Co
Bath Road
Lindsay Fowler
Saa
James Lemont
Washburn
Harding's
Blaire Mitchell
Dummer Street
Bath
Blanche Poca
Nellie White
Geraldine Barter
Louise Hamlin
Alberta Brooks
Ruth Hawks
Harriet Cotton
Simone Barter
Pauline Belanger
Mitchell
Munsey
Linwood Miller
C. L. Farnham & Co
Earl Donnell
Marguerite
Frank
Henry Donnell
Waterville
George Booker
Frank Magno
Mayland Booker
Portland
Richard Renshaw
Theresa Burgess
Bazin
Paul
Eugene Footer
Bath Morday
Maynard Carleton
James Fred
Bath Memorial Hospital
Fred Rose
Leon Felker
Edward Burns
F. Deehan
Richard
Jackie
Elaine
Henry White
Warren Davis
Bertha Ward
Loring Small
American Red Cross
Winter Street Chapel
L. D. Small
Blaine Mansion
Ppd
Horace A. Hilreth
Education
Harland A. Ladd
Boston
George Stafford
Howard Carlton
Arrowside
Roland Carlton
John Perkins
Stanley Williams
Pomona
West Bath Grange
Edward McMann
Marie
Bertha Wakefield
Augusta
Joseph Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
Topsham
Shower and Bridge Held for Mrs Johns at Pearl Street
Mrs Edward Lee Jr and Mrs Frank Johnson hosted a pink and blue stork shower and contract bridge party for Mrs Stephen Johns at the Lee home on Pearl Street. Four tables played with awards to Mrs Edward Lee, Mrs Teka Sonia, and Mrs James Callan. guests included Mrs Steven Johns and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Street
Edward Lee, Jr
Frank Johnson
Lee
Stephen Johns
Edward Lee
Teka Sonia
James Callan
Steven Johns
Henry Mank
Ak John Sonia
Frank Durant
Paul Stinson
Edward Lee, Sr
Maurice Upham
Warren McNeil
Francis McLaughlin
Bath Considering School Rebuild After Fire
Bailey argues for new construction over remodeling citing structural limits and costly modernization. He notes windows and stairs fail state codes, and a new building could include facilities impossible to add to the old site. State guidance suggests 125 to 150 units of land, but not mandatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabai
Mr. Bailey
Bath
Bailey
Two Good Speakers Address Rotarians
At a Rotary luncheon President Charles Shepard hosted guests including Joe Melanson of Damariscotta Rep. Roger E. Williams of Topsham and Norman E. Curtis of Bowdoinham. Senator Neil S. Bishop spoke on county salary bills and fair treatment for taxpayers noting likely modest increases for those serving full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears Roebuck
General Electric
American Telephone
Neil S. Bishop
Sagadahoc
Court House
el Ment
Charles Shepard
Joe Melanson
Damariscotta
Roger E. Williams
Topsham
Norman E. Curtis
Bowdoinham
Cox's Head wharf sees unusual traffic this January
Weekly traffic to Cox's Head wharf draws notice as cars and trucks pass through. A Winnegance truck owned by Mr. Holbrook got mired near the Wilbur place and was abandoned until help arrived Sunday. Local residents report numerous visits by Bath and Brunswick locals, including the Priestly family of Holliston announcing a birth, and social events at School Street Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox’s Head Wharf
Holbrook
Winnegance
Wilbur Place
Harlan Priestly
Holliston
Mass
Brenda Elaine
Milford Hospital
Priestly
Percy Cottage
Stanton Dozois
Earl Lowell
Parker Head
Lawrence Thayer
School Street
Bath
Clara Foss
Clara Wrenn
Wayne
Edward Thomas
Frederick
Nellie Lord
M Lord
Harry Reed
Reed
Boothbay
Brunswick
Wyman Farm
Allen Thayer
James” Heald
Phippsburg Center
John Young
Popham Road
Richard Dozojis
Morse High Gym
Garlier Par Bae
Woolwich Congregational News and Local Events
Woolwich reports a Sunday service at 7 30 by Rev. with a public baked bean supper 5 30 Friday for church bene�t. Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavor elect officers. Father and Son banquet set. Troop 93 Scouts to Morse High gym Feb 7. Local visits note fire safety line: ninety percent of home fires are preventable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar Lowa
T Ken
Nequasset Soeseionel É Church
Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Virginia Baker
James Beck
Priscila Cromwell
Billy
Winter Street Men’s Club
Troop 93
Winter Street
Morse High Gymnasium
Frank Bailey
Walker
Woolwich
Blaine Mansion
Augusta
Congregational Church
Tuessic Hall
Sean Hathorne
Royce Howe
Kenneth Chub
Philip Trask
Tuessic- Hall
Morseigh
Union Bridge Mother's Club
Ee Merie James
Sagadahoc
O. W. Bailey
State Department of Education
Wiliam T. Wright
Sherwood Baker
Merle Jameson
Keith
Samuel Hathorne
Mechanic Falls
Wilbur Howe
Lewiston
Harry Mullen
Maine General Hospital
Mullen
Harry Watson
Bath
Harold Shaw
William Wright
Boothbay
Danny Shaw
Ivan Shaw
Grange Members Share Illness News and Hall Update
Pauline Colby and Mrs Amelia Williams were reported ill and receive visitors. Members were asked to send cards. It was announced there will be no more dances at the hall until further notice. A social hour followed with refreshments served by Marion Bailey, Julia Getchell and Beatrice Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Séaver
Robert
Woman's Auxiliary
Messocial Weenoven Ag
Charles W
Findlarge
Garrison Hill
O.E.S
Woman’s Club
Heo Cliffe
Boothbay Harbor
Huntoon Hill
River
West Bath
T Hong Me
Garrison Worthy
Vinnie Quinnam
Anne Whi White
Doris Foye
Parquette
Olive’ Dow
Tolan
Flora
Lucille Leighton
Aoe
Lucille
Delmas Leighton
Pauline Colby
Amelia Williams
The
Grange
Marion Bailey
Julia Getchell
Beatrice Bailey
Resolutions Mark Passing of Sister Grover in Loss
The Rose Hatho committee records a solemn resolution mourning Sister Grover. They drape the charter in mourning, spread a copy on records, and honor her memory through thought and deed within the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Woolwich Grange Honors Ruth Hanson Remembered
Our beloved sister Ruth Hanson is called to vo grange above. Woolwich Grange No. 68 P. of H. drapes its charter in memory. A copy of the resolution will be spread on records honoring the faithful servant and the bereaved family. Hathorne, Florence Smith, Sara Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hanson
Vo Grange
Woolwich Grange No
P. of
Sika
Eosanthaven
Hathorne
Florence Smith
Sara Bradford
Committee On
Harold Bailey
Woolwich Grange
Brother Bailey
Rose Hathorne
Brotherhood Brother Harold Bailey Remembered by Grange No. 68
A fraternal notice mourns Harold Bailey, member of Grange No. 68 P. of H., with a ceremonial draping of charter and memory pledge. It notes the bereaved family, sends an official copy, and honors his life with a final tribute. The passage ends with an unrelated line about electricity in lightning and a storage battery.
Beverwiae Botkin’s Restaurant Boasting Incident
A fragment notes boastful remarks about Beverwiae Botkin’s Restaurant with unclear details. The text hints at a boastful act tied to the venue but provides no concrete outcome or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveriae Tey Botkin’s
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Harriet Jenbackson
Seventh Degree
Ethel Reed
Maine
National Grange
Kane White
Welfare
Gerge Munsey
Report of Nation
Harriet Jackson
Inres
the Grange
Anna the
Bertha Day
Gertrude Munsey
Laura Seavey
Masonic Hall
Boy Scout Troop
Wiscassettee School
Red Men
Bowdeinham Grammar School
Wiscasset
Castner Grammar
Wesley Farmer
Alvin Reed
Maurice Foye
Robert Hersom
Robert MacQueston
Jerry Dalton
Donny Leavitt
George Main
Dicky Dalton
Roger Dalton
Gordon Merry
George Flanders
Gordon Huber
John Cost
Judah Rines
Sherry Somés
Janret Safford
Faylene Hunnewell
Priscilla Colby
Evelyn Cronk
Ann Grover
Claire Bailey
Gail
Helen Dickinson
Fifth Street
Fred McLaughlin
York
Fred Dunton
Munsey & Groves
Wiscasset Academy
Nurses’ Training School
Parker E. Marean, Jr
Haverhill
Ents
Parker E. Ma‘rean
Street
Newcastle
Frank B. Adams
William H. Barton
Harvey C. Bean
Order of Rainbow
Virginia Adams
Walter Adams
Dudley Dunphe
Carl M. P. Larrabee
Sandra Tripp
Rockland
Benjamin H. Adams
Union Street
Richard King
Fairfield
King
Mary Hunnewell
M. A. Plumstead
Bowdoin
William A. Moody
Bowdoin College
Prof. Moody
Bombay
India
Central Maine Power Company
Central
Cox
Joe Marsh
Slim
Slim Hines
Leafgreen
Andy
Fle
Tise
Wright
United States Brewers Foundation
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