French Spoliation Claims Stir Bath Residents
A Maine report outlines a 6th Congress push to fund French spoliation claims paid in part earlier. It notes vessels seized by French warships between 1798 and 1800, including the sloop Townsend from Boothbay, and cites total damages, prior appropriations, and heirs in Maine awaiting settlement as Congress weighs action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Republican
Senate
Lodge Lil
Senator Lodge
Congress
Maine
New England
Louis XVI
Louis
France
Great Britain
United States
Spain
Isol
Bonaparte
Lownsend
Daniel Campbell
Boothbay
Massachusetts
Antigua
le Velietier
Townsend
Guadeloupe
Campbell
Tribunal of Commerce
United States Court of Claims
Chumants
Thomas Vickertagge
Hall and Farnsworth Wed at Bath Home in Simple Ceremony
Harold G. Hall of Bath and Union Missouri and Miss Hazel L. Farnsworth of Orono were married at the Hall home 46 Dummer Street. Rev E Lewis Wall officiated the one ring service under an evergreen arch. The bride wore cream chiffon with lace and roses and was attended by her sister Doris Farnsworth. Best man Edhwold F. Carter. Hall, a 1922 Maine graduate and civil engineer for Missouri, will relocate to Union Missouri with his bride next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Hall
Bath and Union
Hazel L. Farnsworth
Orono
Dummer Street
E. Lewis Wall
Doris Farnsworth
Edhwold FF
George Farnsworth
Orone
al of M
Orony Exchange
New England
Tel. Co
Junior Auxiliary Organizes to Aid City Hospital
The Junior Auxiliary held its first meeting at Mrs. John L. Crosby’s home with Miriam W. Kimball chairing pro tem. Officers elected include Mrs. Robert Tk. Hatch as president, Mrs. James Hunter as secretary, and Mrs. John B. Crosby as treasurer. A three member sewing work committee was created. The group planned another meeting for 2:50 PM yesterday at Miss Gladys Olm’s North street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
John L. Crosby
Charles A. Harriman
North Street
Miriam W. Kimball
Robert Tk. Hatch
James Hunter
John BB. Crosby
Gladys Olm
Funeral services for Abbie Lois Purrington in West Falmouth
The funeral for Abbie Lois Purrington widow of Humphrey Purrington was held Saturday at her son Charles G. Purringtons home in West Falmouth. Born July 19 1888 in Bowdoin she had long residence in West Falmouth. Survived by two sons Rev Harry M Purrington of Warren and Charles G Purrington of West Falmouth and two daughters Jennie Abbie Purrington and Constance Calder.
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Abbie Lois Purrington
Humphrey Purrington
Charles G. Purrington
West Falmouth
W Purrington
Bath
Bowdoin
Marshall H. ’ J . Ier
Angie May Dunton
Community Notices From Georgetown First Baptist Supper and Social Planned
The Working League of the First Baptist Church will host a supper on Friday and a Valentine social in the evening, with a rain date the following night. Numerous town residents and visitors are mentioned, including W A Todd, Mr and Mrs Stearns Scott, Mrs Samuel Mereen, and others. activities at the vestry included sewing and committee appointments for fancy work and apron tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of
First Baptist Church
W. A. Todd
Popham
Stearns Scott
Bath
Scott
A. K. Rowe
Samuel Mereen
Austin Ratleff
Marrtown
The
Cove
Charles Campbell
W. F. Hagan
Arowsie
Willard Oliver
Frank Oliver
George Wills
Woolwich
Josie Williams
Mark Marr
John D. Williams
West Georgetown
First Baptist
Colleed Barnes
Gladys Oliver
Henry Reynolds
George Laskey
Brunswick
Powers Bros
Robinhood
Howard Heald
Abbie Reynolds
Y. Pinkham
Frank Heald
Dutch
Ralph
Howard G. Heald
Rev. W. T Boyd
Probate court ends second session with multiple estate actions
Sagadahoc County probate court in its February session granted and filed numerous actions. Administrations appointed for Elizabeth Day Woolwich and Mary Smith Richmond. Guardianship set for Maud Heald Bath. Executors named for Spinney estates Bath and Richmond. Inheritance tax petition filed for Spinney estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Lowell
Sagadahoe County
Elizabeth A. Day
Woolwich
Charles C. Low
T. A
Mary A. Smith
Richmond
George W. Emery
Sarah J. Cutting
Bath
George Y. Cutting
Sarah A. Greenwood
Mabel G. Robinson
Martin M. Greene
Bowdwin
Norman HK. Curtis
George VY. Cutting
Ida F. Lemont
Mason M. Lemont
Herbert D. Maxwell
Louise Fr. Maxwell
Lewis KR. Gaubert
Thomas J. Gallant
William J. Graves
Mary A. Graves
Bowdoinham
Rose J. Allen
Everett L. Allen
Jennie DB. Spinney
J. Arthur Spinney
Bath Marine Construction Co Sold to Los Angeles Man
Papers recorded in Sagadahoc show Bath Marine Construction Co property at the North end sold from Frank Bacon of Los Angeles to C. J. Healy of Los Angeles. The asset includes the Peterson house site wharves and docks. No stated plans for Healy accompanied the conveyance.
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Bath Marine Constructon CO
Los Angeles
MAN
Sagadahoc
Parsons Gives Fine Talk on the State's Beauties
Willis FE Parsons Dover-Foxcroft State Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game spoke to the Central church Men's Club on Maine's fishing and game. He highlighted 2500 lakes and deep scenic spots, noted new fishways costing 100000 at Bangor, Dennysville and Grand Lake Stream, and praised hatcheries that release millions of fish yearly. He urged deer hunting limits to one per hunter and commended wardens including Spinney of Sagadahoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis FE. Parsons
Dover-Foxcroft
Inland Fisheries and Game
Central Church
Parsons
Maine
Florida
Rockies
Grand Lake Stream
Dennysville
Bangor
Spinney
Sagadahoe County
Paradise
Mt. Katahdin
Merry Meeting Bay
Atlantic
Watsons
Maine County Agents Aid Movement for Maine Products
County agricultural agents in 16 Maine counties join a campaign to promote Maine farm and factory products. The Know Maine Products week on March 27 will feature farm product displays beside local industry goods to boost Maine progress. Local chambers urge merchants and citizens to participate and support Maine produced articles.
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Maine
Maine Farms
A. B. Holmes
Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
Brunswick
McDonald
Vortland
Home Nursing Course At Bailey Evening School
The Bailey Evening School offers seven lessons in home nursing starting tonight with Mrs. Sara Munsey, a registered nurse, as instructor. Open to any mother or interested person, the course covers malnutrition signs and home care basics. Free guidance available for individual health problems, with likely large enrollment due to its home health importance. Rupert H. Baxter travels for a four week business trip to New York with Bruce H. M. White, visiting major cities including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Kansas City.
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Bailey Evening School
Sara Munsey
Munsey
Rupert H. Baxter
New
New York
Bruce H. M. White
H. C. Baxter & Bro
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Five Islands Grange Confers Degrees and Local Happenings
At a Five Islands Grange meeting last Tuesday the third and fourth degrees were conferred on Mrs. J. D. Williams and John D. Williams Jr. A lunch with sandwiches and coffee followed. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed with home towns including Bath Georgetown and Georgetown residents visiting Five Islands.
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Five Islands Grange
Six Divorces Granted by Justice Barnes in Sagadahoc Court
Justice Charles P. Barnes in Sagadahoc supreme court granted six divorces. Cases include Hazel L. Elwell from Floyd M. Elwell and Helen L. Chaplin from Wallace I. Chaplin. Lamps include cruelty and abusive treatment, intoxication, and statutory offense. Alimony set at 10 and 15 dollars weekly with child support for two girls. The libellee in Coombs case granted access to visit children, with conditions on timing and overnight absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Barnes
Sagadahoc Supreme Court
Hazel L. Elwell
Bath
Floyd M. Elwell
Helen L. Chaplin
Wallace I. Chaplin
Myrtle KF. Urquhart
Richmond
David S. Urquhart
Clara E. Willett
William J. Willett
Ida Belle Morse
Guy Alton Morse
Jeannette A
Juanita L
Bertha Marion Coombs
Earl Hamlin Coombs
Millinocket
Priscilla R
Phyllis M
Local Docket of Names and Social Trips Moves Through City
Mrs George A Coombs is visiting Richmond for a few days. Willis A Frost of Berwick was in the city on business Tuesday. Mrs Jennie S S and June Rideout spent Tuesday in Portland. T A Morin of Portland was a business visitor Monday. Langdon Hill visits his parents on High street. Harold Ward of Porthind spent the weekend with his father. Rev Harold Arnold leaves for Providence to join Mrs Arnold visiting her mother. Carlton and Mrs C A Peaslee visit Augusta to see their husbands Senator Carlton and Representative Peaslee. Dr George Holden Coombs will address Sagadahoc Medical Association in Bath Friday night. Bath folks at Andrews Post games in Portland include Morse high tracksters Herbert L Douglas ... Vincent Whalen, James Jackson, and others.
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George A. Coombs
Richmond
Willis A. Frost
Berwick
City
Jennie SS
June Rideout
Portland
T. A. Morin
Langdon Hill
Fred AD. Hill
High Street
Harold Ward
Porthind
Horace Ward
North Street
Harold
Arnold
Providence
Flow. Carlton
C. A. Peaslee
Augusta
Senator Carlton
Representative Peaslee
George Holden Coombs
Division of Social Hygiene
State Department of Heath
Sagadahoc County Medical Association
Bath
Andrews Post
Porth
Morse High
Herbert L
Douglas Raymond V. Hayward
Arthur B. Scott
Clinton D. Wilson
Frank Talbot
Frank and Vincent Whalen
Charles W. Peterson
James Jackson
Edward N. Hartnett
Brunswick Ice Races Highlight Accessible Action
Frank Chellis' Lady Mack won the second heat of the Class A pace while Couture's Frankfort Jr. dominated the early heats. Irene May finished second in Class C as Don J. held off. Star Marque swept the matched race to claim the $100 purse after a 0-2 start.
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Frank Chellis
Lady Mack
Sausayck Driving Club
Couture
Frankfort, Jr
Bath
John Norris
Irene May
Sheldon
Don J
Star Marque
Princess Milda
Star
Frankfort Jy
Chellis
W.G.H
Oulette
Class C Pace Don J Sheldon Irene May Norris Rincess Donner
Don J Sheldon Irene May Norris Rincess Donner are listed with time markers 386 and 3644 36 in a fragmented race card. The readable portion presents names and partial times from a track or cycling event in an old newspaper snippet.
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Pace Don J
Sheldon
Irene May
Norris
Rincess Donner
Stuart
Young People Union Visits Brunswick Union Service
The Y P C U of the Universalist church and 34 friends attended a Brunswick union service Sunday night with the Bath and Brunswick unions. George Upson Scudder led with Dorothy Furber Donnell Carr and others in major parts. solos by Carrie Shaw and Bessie Hunt. An oyster supper followed. Mrs M Ey Rice returns to Woolwich from South Windham after a son’s illness. Allan Spear refereed a Westbrook Rockland basketball game Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.P.C.U
the Universalist Church
Brunswick
Brunswick Union
Bath Union
George Upson Scudder
Dorothy Furber
Donnell Carr
Willian Brown
Frederick Irish
Edwin Spaulding
Carrie Shaw
Bessie Hunt
Brunswick. Y.P.C.U
Allan Spear
Westbrook
Rockland
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Company Omplete
State of Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland Automobile Dealers’ Association
Howard B. Chandler
Mgr
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
Farnsworth
Hone
MRS
Georgetown
Working League
William Mann
Ace of Maine
Sanfordee
Carl Liberty
Tortland
George A. Hunt
School Street
Know Maine Products
Grange
J. D. Williams
John D. Williams Jr
Aurelia. Gray
Alice Cromwell
Lloyd Pinkham
D. L. Howard
Ocean View
Clinton Hanna
George Hanna
Walter Newdick
Five Islands
Alton Reed
Union
Jolly
Clarence MacMahan
Bath Hospital
Will Field
Ellsworth Pinkham
Harold Rowe
Everett Higgins
D. R. Stevens
Wesley Church
Julia Boyd
Eliabeth Cromwell
Eugene Rowe
T. M. Hagan
Son Junior
Horace Rittall
J. H. Rowe
George Gray
Vernon Gray
Fred Carr
Sunshine Circle
Ethelsa Grey
Gilbert
Charlie Lewis
Justice Barnes
Supreme Court
Kuppenheimer
John J. Desmond
C. Russell
Princess
Milda
Shirley Bingen
Williams
Eed Ora DeLopez
Jackson
Lady Bergen
Holbrook
Young People’s Union
Eveready
Federal
Ross
Crosley
Crosley X. J
Small’s
Center Street
Small’s Radio Shop
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