Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Sagadahoc Registry
Over the past two weeks the Sagadahoc registry of deeds shows transfers in Bath Bowdoinham Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath. Notable moves include Edmund F Foote to May Morse Elizabeth Snow to Georgie Oliver and City of Bath to Howard Carr. Several transfers involve Cora L Miller and Edward J Bernier among others.
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Sagadahoc Registry of Deeds
Bath
Edmund F. Foote
Als
May Morse
Elizabeth A. Snow
Georgie A. Oliver
Bath Loan and Building Association
Frances H. Peaslee
City of Bath
Howard J. Carr
Bowdoiniam
A. Lincoln
George F. Denham
Georgetowne
Mildred M. Clarke
Cora L. Miller
Chester A. Miller
Howard W. Howard
George A. Bishop
Oora L. Williams
Max Reghr
Phippsburg
Martha A. Campbell
Wallace L. Atwood
Richmond
Mina E. Floyd
Frank Anderson
A. J. Simpson
Alexander F. Fuller
Topsham
William A. Foster
Joseph L. Foster
Freddie Desjardines
Edward J. Bernier
Bertha KE. Mann
John A. Shore
Dozen Robins Reported Arriving in Bath
A flock of twelve robins was seen in Bath as winter lingers, sparking debate whether the birds signal early spring or simply stay through cold weather. Game Warden Herbert L. Spinney reported the sighting in his yard at 218 Washington Street.
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Bath
Herbert L. Spinney
Washington Street
Two Small Blazes Reported Thursday Forenoon
Fire department responded to two minor fires Thursday morning. The first, at 1205 High Street, involved a blazing mattress in a brick dwelling, alarm at 9 40 and extinguished by 10 05. The second, at 5382 Washington Street behind Frank Shepards barber shop, was put out by 11 12.
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High Street
Meadow Way
Washington
Spring Streets
Frank Shepard
Washington Street
Eastporter William H. Smith Jr Named Supt of Boston G A P Tea Co
A young Eastporter, William H. Smith Jr, advances to superintendent of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co in Boston after eight years with the firm. Deering High School receives several pictures from Edward D Noyes from the Deering estate, mostly copies of famous paintings.
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William H. Smith, Jr
Boston
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Deering High School
Edward D. Noyes
Deering Estate
Central Grammar Pupils Win Honors
At Central Grammar School, eighth grade pupils earning highest honors and honors for the past month are listed. The highest honors include Margaret Holland, Amy Irish, Edward Lee, Lawrence Mac Donald, James Miller, and many others. Honors recipients cover a wide group led by Millicent Brown and Marion Cooper with additional names across grades.
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Central Grammar School
Margaret Holland
Amy Irish
Edward Lee
Lawrence MacDonald
James Miller
Charles Maxwell
John Newell
Alfred Russell
Russell Kenney
Vivian Nye
Listher Voetlock
Mary Philpot
Mary Twomey
Thomas Johnson
Lemont McInnis
Marion Cloutier
Sophie Greenblatt
Marjorie Legard
Marguerite McNinch
Ralph King
Eunice MacDouglass
Herbert Collar
Julia Iathorne
Millicent Brown
Marion Cooper
Elmore Hall
Newell Hamilton
Madelyn Milliken
Donald Crosby
Cleveland Rowe
Fred Lacey
Catherine O'Brien
Dorothy Potter
Fred Washard
Hazel Scott
Catherine Vanscoten
William O'Brien
Earl McCabe
Erma Clark
Verna Day
Elizabeth Fletcher
Nelson Waters
Dorrce Miller
Merline Brackett
Former Bath Woman Fireman At A Mill
A Durham woman formerly of Bath fired as a mill fireman for a day after a wager. A Boston paper featured her photograph, and a Post letter from Raphael Lajoie extols her beauty and unusual riding lines in vivid reminiscence.
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Bath
Charles Greene
Durham
Boston
Raphael Lajoie
Boothby Baths at Portland Armory Draw Massive Public Use
The Boothby Baths in the Portland armory basement attracted 25 000 admissions last year, averaging over 500 weekly. The bath service is free as are towels and soap, with users asked to leave the towel and remaining soap. In Ellsworth, clergy and laymen are debating Bible study in schools and holding meetings to discuss the issue.
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Boothby
Armory
Portland
Ellsworth
West Bath Community Notes From Banquet To PTA Meeting
West Bath and nearby towns are active with visits and gatherings. Wendall Williams and Clarence Johnson joined friends in Bath and Sabine while Eleanor Bates vacationed with her parents in Sabine. A PTA meeting discussed buying a piano but postponed decision. Red Cross held an all day session in the grange hall amid bad travel weather. Regulars include Mrs. Lemont regaining health, and New England Telephone workers repairing lines. Next West Bath PTA meeting set for February 1.
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Wendall Williams
Campbell's Pond
Fred D. Winter
Y. M
Eleanor Bates
Wortland
Samuel F. Bates
Sabine
Parent Teacher Association
Kall
Clarence Johnson
John Sylvester
Bath
Rev
G. D. Riley
J. Everett Mayo
H. A. Owen
James B. Lemont
Alvah H. Donnell
Lewiston
West Bath
Red Cross
Grange Hall
Funch Committee
Annie Peterson
Ebner Hodgkins
Hattie Oliver
Herbert Cavanaugh
Delmar Bates
Howard
John McLellen
Boston
James Lemont
Ralph Kenney
EB. W. Haggett
Florence Neiley
Brunswick
Bhmer Craig
Addie Warington
Ada Larrabee
Lillian Rose
Pine Tree State Co Issues Catalogue
The Vine Tree State Seed Co. of Bath issues its annual catalogue prepared by Major William IR. Kimball. The 34 page illustrated catalog promotes seeds suited to New England and marks the company in its 31st year with strong growth and Bath advertising reach.
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Vine Tree State Seed Co
Bath
The
Times Co
William IR. Kimball
Dine Tree State Seed
New England
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Reed Main of Bath
Mrs Margaret Reed Main wife of Hon RH Reed Main died after a long illness at her River Road home aged years and months. She leaves two daughters Mrs Gorham Barwell Sotherlind Center and Mrs Leslie A Bailey Dresden Mills, five granddaughters and five sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were on Sunday at the Congregational church with Rev Edwin Dodge Hardin officiating. flowers included Easter lilies and ferns. Interment in Riverside cemetery.
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Margaret Reed Main
RH. Reed Main
River Road
Gilbert Reed
Martha Treble Reed
Gorham Barwell
Sotherlind Center
Leslie A. Bailey
Dresden Mills
Caroline Miampel
Minnie IH. White
Willian A. Ware
Edward T. Cook
Bath
Frances A. Keen
South Weymouth
Mass
Jothim DP. Reed
Frank G. Reed
Congregational Church
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Wae Street
Tennyson
Jotham Reed
Frank Reed
Edward Cook
N. Gratz Jackson
Riverside Cemetery
Winter Street Men's Club Meeting Highlights
A large crowd attended the Winter Street church Men's Club gathering Friday night. The program featured music by the orchestra and motion pictures about the United States Navy. Refreshments were served and Massachusetts proposed a law to prevent sending small flowers out of state to protect scarce plants in many areas.
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Winter Street Church
United States Navy
Massachusetts
Uniform registration proposal examined by legislature
The Judiciary committee debated a measure to standardize women’s voter registration. Proponents led by Charles B. Carter and board chairs Mrs. Bedell and Mrs. Chase argued for registering women under married names, with provisions to cover surname changes from marriage or probate actions. Critics worried about disenfranchising women not changing names.
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Judiciary Committee
Charles B. Carter
Auburn
Androscoggin
L. E. Bedell
Auburn Board of Registration
George C. Chase
Lewiston
Bedell
Chase
Carter
South Portland
Saco
Wath
Eastport
Old Town
Bangor
Gardiner
Rep. Holmes
J. F. Chaplin
Board of Assessors
South Portland Board
Maine Farmers Urged to Grow Seed Peas for Canneries
President Jorge IF of the State Chamber of Commerce forms a special committee to study expanding Maine pea production for canneries. Maine currently imports seed peas from Idaho or Wisconsin at $10 per bushel, with four bushels required per acre. The panel includes Dr. W. E. Elwell, William G. Huntoon, John I. Baxter, and A. K. Gardner.
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Jorge IF
State Chamber of Commerce
Maine
Idaho
Wisconsin
State Chamber
W. EE. Elwell
Burnham & Morrill Co
Tortland
Maine Canners’ Association
William G. Hunton
Maine Central Railroad
John I. Baxter
Brunswick
A. K. Gardner
Orono
College of Agriculture
University of Maine
Minstrel Show by Universalist Youth in Bath Vestry
The YO PC UU of the Universalist Church plans a minstrel show in Bath on Monday evening February 16 at 7 45. The cast features noted end men and a strong group of other performers from Bath and Morse High with Lloyd Coombs George Dow and Stubby Carr leading the acts. The program includes Circle girls and multiple skits with Dorothy Barber and George Scudder in key roles. Frank Wade sustained a severe foot injury while on a hunting trip and required amputation of a toe after a lengthy, cold journey to hospital.
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YO PC. UU
Universalist Church
TS i
Bath
Lloyd Coombs
Morse High
George Dow
Morse
Stubby” Carr
Freddy" Trish
Cy" Longley
Roland ‘Pibbhetts
Vilie’ Brown
Barnes“ Dutton
YT. UV
Sole
Aresileen Parker
Catherine Golder
Eleanor Perry
Dornice Gilley
Beatrice Reed
Goldie Harford
Bernice Carr
Carrie Shaw
Gertrude Maxwell
Dorothy Barber
Pine
George Scudder
Bessie Skunt
Frank Wade
Percy Paulding
Vandine Brook
Tobique
Perth
Mr. Wade
Woodustock
Woolwich Community Notes Amid Illness and Activities
Woolwich residents share news of illnesses, visits, and social events. Mrs. Clarence Baker’s daughter cared for locally. a major operation at Bath City Hospital was followed by hopes for recovery. Many neighbors host guests, attend church services, and plan fundraisers, clubs, and social gatherings at Montsweag and Sagadahoc Ferry.
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Clarence Biker
Bath City Hospital
Hollis Leeman
Bath
Artell Hayward
Gordon Preble
Clarence Baker
Harry Allen
Welden Preble
John Wreble
North Methodist Church
Varying State School Attendance Laws Across America
The article reviews how compulsory attendance rules differ by state, noting Mississippi as late to adopt and most states now require schooling until age 16 with conditions. It details age limits, required days, exemptions, and trends toward fewer exemption categories and stronger enforcement.
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Mississippi
Wis
Department of the Interior
America
Texacty
Illinois
Iowa
Michi
Implied Improvements in Means and Methods of Enforcement
The text notes that enforcement methods and means have been appreciably improved, indicating progress in the ability to apply and enforce relevant measures. It implies enhanced efficiency and effectiveness without detailing specific strategies or outcomes.
Lincoln Lodge Whist Party Offers Pleasant Evening
Lincoln lodge 1 O F held a Thursday night whist party. Mrs Eva Helch won first prize a box of stationery and Edward Cornish won first men prize a pack of playing cards. Second prizes went to Mrs A T Tunker and Nathaniel Stover. Consolation prizes were decided by card cuts with several tight scores. A second party is planned in two weeks.
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Lincoln Lodge
Eva Helch
Edward Cornish
Helch
Cornish
A. T. Tunker
Nathaniel Stover
Sarah Munsey
Charles Ansert
Weight of Snow Causes Collapse of Pine Grove Dance Hall
A snow load collapsed the Pine Grove dance hall behind Thompsonws Brook Pumping Station in D Bronswick this week. Built last year by William Heskitt as an experimental venue, it expanded after patronage and a new floor was never completed. The accident represents a heavy loss to Heskitt who plans to clear debris and decide on rebuilding after snow departs.
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Pine Grove
Thompsonws Brook
Bronswick
William Heskitt
Simmer
Heskitt
Representative Wing Chosen House Leader
Aton Cauens of the Republican members of the House announced Representative Wing of Auburn was unanimously chosen as House leader for the remainder of the session. The move signals restoring the floor leader role to its former importance and aims to solidify party discipline in the Legislature. Newall T. Maddocks, cashier of the First National Bank Boothbay Parker, was in the city Saturday.
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Aton Cauens
House
Auburn
Newall T. Maddocks
First National Bank
Boothbay Parker
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Bath Savings Institution
Entral Grammar
Arletta Stuart
Alice Sturtevant
Dorothy Wakefield
Dorothy Wiley
Charlotte Artis
Gladys Fuller
Leon Genthner
Beatrice Greenleaf
Selma Gulliver
William Harrison
Stanley Hatch
Anna Kaller
Elizabeth McGuiggan
Wilbur
Oliver
Lucy Peters
Agnes Sullivan
Doris Stanley
Lawrence Thayer
Donald Wilson
Herbert Anderson
Frank Barker
Virginia Hamilton
Ruth Leavitt
Leonard Litchfield
Edith Oliver
Lola Vereau
Margaret Whilpot
Elena Vecci
Louise Gallagher
Mary Larrabee
the Bath Independent
Bution
Universities
Pine Tree State CO. Issues Catalog
Mrs
Winter Street Men's Club
Universalist
Woolwich
Lincoln
Hall of
Frank J. Walker
Isle of Shoals
Irving Miller
Harold Arnold
North Woolwich
Roy
Roland McIntosh
Vine Tree College
Sagadahoc Ferry
Kt. J. Gilmore
A. W. Hall
Jasper Mains
Sheldon
Woodfords
Main
John Sheldon
Choral Society
Providence
R. 1
Arnold
Leon Kelley
Kelley
F. W. Carlton
Harold Hall
Missouri
Hall
Jessie Mains
Carrie
Minnie Rice
Windham
Everett
Thomas Reed
Cumberland Center
Rose Vale
Thomas I. Reed
Cumberland
Wiscasset
Grovers Tavern Cemetery
John Rice
Rice
Montsweag Grange
Baptist Church
Alton Berry
Bessie Rogers
Barbara Ayers
Thelma Campbell
First Baptist Church
Elizabeth
Dwinal Cornish
Mrs. Perey Canbam
BVA Melo
Catia East
Mr Parks
Clarence
N. Y
Lansdale, Pa
Park & Pollard Co
Wm. C. Frederick
Park
Poitany
Buffalo
Hertel Ave. N
Aed Sa
Epperk
Poland
Yale
Ansie Tee
Pollard eurrAa Lo
Trott Bros. Grain CO
Tel
Representative Wing
Norway Medicine Co
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