Valley School Valentines Mark Evening In West Bath
Pupils at the Lowell school enjoyed a Valentine evening with tree decorations shaped like hearts, verses read by recipients, and candy sales. Wesley church youths rode hayrack runners to Lemont’s store. town treasurer Walter H. Larrabee readied his annual report. Communities shared visits, weddings, and social events through the week in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Wesley Church
Will A. Brown
Thomas M. Perkins
Bath
Lemont
Walter H. Larrabee
Selectman
Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point
I. B. Neiley
Portland
George Marks
Bubier
E. R. Brown
H. Conley
Lillian Rogers
Grange Hall
Grange
Eula Wright
Ruth Martin
Reading
Louise Smiley
BE. W. Haggett
Lee
Ward
Rogers
Joanna Hodgkins
Jav- Jean
Lillian Lemont
Peterson
H. E. Peterson
Everett G. Lemont
Herbert Cavanaugh
Arthur Gilley
Bernice
Louise A. Smiley
Vaughn
Marjorie
Henry Cotreau
Samuel Bates
Delmar E. Bates
Smiley Cottage
Sabine
Cotreau
Colonial Club Whist Players Dominate Sixth Duplicate Match
Twelve pairs played the sixth Colonial club duplicate whist, eight scoring positives at the expense of four. Fuller and Owen led for the third time with Greenough and VPage a close second, as totals and averages shifted slightly but the top standings remained largely unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Owen
Greenough
Vpage
Ils Waller
Gwen Iosccet
Greenough-Wage
Powers-Turner
Kingsley-Merrill
Veeck
Pee Ieee
Lowell-McV’hee
Bonney-Work
A. Fitzgerald-Morse
E. M. Fuller, Jr
Merrill
Bursting Steel Demonstrates Greater Strength Than Stone
An experiment tested steel against corundum, placing cubes under pressure. Six tons crushed the corundum, while forty two tons failed to crush the steel. When finally yielding, the steel exploded into powder and its sparks bored tiny holes in the crushing machine.
Rate Cutting Plea At National Republican Club
Edward C. Plummer of the U S Shipping Board urged subsidies to restore American control of ocean trade. He said lowering rates could attract cargo and boost employment if the government backs U S vessels. Other speakers included Winthrop Marvin and William Hoppin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
National Republican Club
New York
Mr. Plummer
Winthrop JL. Marvin
American Steamship Owners Association
William W. Hoppin
Plummer
Shipping Board
Marvin
Vlummer
Democratic Party
United States
Origin of Names and Surnames Through Occupations
The origin of names often traces to ancestral occupations and their evolution. Many name meanings reflect how a person was distinguished by work, appearance, or resemblance to animals, shaping identity across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penzance
Oliver Not Running for Phippsburg Road Commissioner in March
Fred A. Oliver, longtime Phippsburg road commissioner, will not seek re election at March town meeting due to plans to move to the Kelley farm and reside at Parker Head for a time. Rodney Wyman eyed as a possible successor. Oliver notes his records rebuilding bridges and maintaining highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Oliver
Xome
Oliver
Mr. Oliver
Kelley Farm
Parker Head
Rodney Wyman
J. F. Upton
Everett Harrington
F. W. Ridley
Mill Point
N. W. Eaton
Ashdale
Small Point
John Holbrook
William Wyman
Frank Frisbee
William R. Bowker
Thomas Dukeshire
Gardiner
Doris Davis
Bath
Ina Pease
South End
Co. A. Woodman
James. Perry
Nellie R. Perry
J. H. Pease
Edward Chaplin
William Roderick
Emma A. Perry
James M. Wyman
Fakes to Fool Editors and the Cambridge Club
A Cambridge undergrad group allegedly created dog and animal stories for the press and rewarded authors with feasts and wine. Some fakes reached print in Spectator while editors battle over genuine versus exaggerated natural history tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Observer
Ondor
Cambridge
Spectator
Soft Soap for Plain Mugs in Boston Tran Script
A readable fragment notes a saying about appearances and suggests a Boston Tran script context. It mentions handsome versus homely men and the value of agreeable surprises, reflecting a humorous or ironic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Suit over Texas Co property seeks return of 37,500 acres
Texas Coast Development Co sues Texas Co in Supreme Court alleging misrepresentation and concealment in leases on 40,500 Brazoria County acres plus 3000 acres of the Mound Co. It claims mortgages totaling 200,000 were left unpaid while the Texas Co claimed a 60,000,000 sulfur mound existed. Plaintiff seeks 37,500 acres valued at 25,000,000 plus the sulfur-bearing portion. Plaintiff owner Thomas A. Nevins, a New York banker, holds a 70 percent stake in the Mound Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Supreme Court
Texas Coast Development Co
Texas Co
Texas’6
Hoskins
Brazoria
Mound Co
The
Producers’ Oil Co
Thomas A. Nevins
New York
the Mound Co
Figures Favor the One Man Car
Comparative results for accidents in 1921 on one-man and two-man street cars on 13 properties managed by Stone & Webster Inc are presented. Four omitted companies had only one-man cars or have not yet adopted them, leaving limited comparative basis for car miles operated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone & Webster, Inc
Sunday Evening Concert At A North End Home
Capt and Mrs Frank Hagan hosted a musical evening featuring a four piece orchestra with Forrest Moody violin Mrs Edmund Ford piano Miss Moody piano Iva Hagan cello and Wilbur Hagan cornet The program included popular and sacred numbers Miss Christiansen sang a solo and offered an encore Miss Leeman played a piano solo Guests included Forrest Moody Charles Bachelder Maxwell Powers Mary Day Edmund Ford Eleanor Christiensen Ethel Totman Lillian Leeman Vesta Hinckley and Trafton The Hagans received thanks for a delightful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hagan
Upper High Street
Forrest Moody
Edmund Ford
Miss Moody
Iva Hagan
Wilbur Hagan
Christiansen
Leeman
Hagans
Charles Bachelder
Maxwell Powers
Mary Day
Eleanor Christiensen
Ethel Totman
Lillian Leeman
Vesta Hinckley
Trafton
Hagan
Former Bathman Edward Rice Dies at Lake George Camp
Edward Rice, 59, former Bath Iron Works draughtsman and longtime General Electric Co. of Lynn general manager, died suddenly at a Lake George camp. A Rockland native and Stevens University alumnus, he received an honorary Doctor of Engineering. He moved to Lynn in 1903 and led GE’s turbine department before becoming GM in 1910s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward (. Rice
General Electric Co
Lynn
Lake George
N. Y
Bath Iron Works
Rockland
Stevens University
Providence
Local Social Notes From Woolwich and Nearby Areas
Mrs Leon Kelley of the Lakes visits her parents Mr and Mrs F W Carlton. Mrs Artell Hayward and Ruth visit Mrs Charles Crosby of Arrowsic. Rosa Vail returns from Wiscasset. Myrick Heath and Mrs Ralph Cunningham of Bowdoinham visit D W Blair. Mrs Samuel Wildes of Bowdoinham visits town. Mrs George Hathorne in Maine General Hospital Portland for treatment. John Kelley of Small Point to sister Loretta Carlton. A A Stott returns from Portland. Ladies aid sociable and supper at William Leeman’s. Church met at Mrs Merton Wright. Mrs Alfred Trott and Mrs Alice Jones shop Brunswick. Freeman Trott returns from Boston. Mr and Mrs Roland Beals of Bath stay with Hathorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Kelley
the Lakes
F. W. Carlton
Artell Hayward
Ruth
Charles Crosby
Arrowsie
Rosa Vail
Percy McPhee
Wiscasset
Myrick Heath
Ralph Cunningham
Bowdoinham
D. W. Blair
Samuel Wildes
George Hathorne
Maine General Hospital
Portland
John Savage
Roland Beals
Bath
Freeman Trott
Boston
South Methodist Church
William Leeman
John Kelley
Small Point
Loretta Carlton
A. A. Stott
The
Merton Wright
Alfred Trott
Alice Jones
Brunswick
Dresden Birth and Local Social Notes
A girl baby was born Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Martin with Dr. Bailey of Wiscasset and Mrs. John Martin in attendance. The Ladies circle met with Mrs. N A Fitch on Thursday. Mrs. A J Tibbetts visited sister Mrs. Daisey Munsey last week. Mrs. Kimball of Birch Point cares for Mrs. Eugene Martin. Mr. Fred Carleton passed Saturday in Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Martin
Bailey
Wiscasset
John Martin
Ladies Circle
N. A. Fitch
A. J. Tibbetts
Daisey Munsey
Kimball
Birch Point
Fred Carleton
Bath Folks Celebrate Rural Comedy Sketch at Opera House
Bath residents plan show nights at the Bath Opera House for Helpin' Celebrate a humorous rural sketch written by H. A. Huse. The cast includes Seldon Hammons Chester Plant and Ethel Oliver with musical numbers and a village setting in Woolwich. The performance promises good singing dancing and a strong program as winter amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Old Homestead
Jed Prouty
H. A. Huse
Woolwich
Obadiah Strout
Seldon Hammons Squire Blake
Chester Plant
Evelena Strout
Ethel Oliver
Dessie Pond
Solomon
Merton Dearing
Hazel
Frances Mallett
Margaret Costello
Hannibal Hamlin
Owen Wallace
Squire Blake and
Squire
Obadiah
Sterling Bible Class Jolly Valentine Party At Corliss Street
Sterling Bible class of Corliss street church hosted a Valentine party Tuesday evening in ESP T A rooms with 25 members. Children wore old kid costumes and enjoyed games music and candy refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs. Coombs for the peanut race and Mrs. Dunbar for longest distance peanut on a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Bible
Corlissi Street Church
S.esp.t.a
Sterling
Clara Coombs
Ada Dunbar
Hunt
Dunbar
Preble
Stanley
Chaney
Recorder Thaxter Victim Of Hidden Alcohol Coops
Recorder Sidney St Melix Thaxter of the Vorthind municipal court, famed for sentencing violators of liquor laws, again found a hidden alcohol stash behind his home. A 10 gallon can was recovered, marked as stolen from a freight car bound for Dangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney St. Melix Thaxter
Vorthind
Dangor
Maine State Fair denies attempts to steal Gorham fair dates
Secretary James S. Butler of the Maine State Fair says the fair did not try to steal Gorham or any other fair dates. He notes the fair has long fixed Labor Day week and is returning to that custom after adjustments in recent years to accommodate Aroostook horsemen racing at the fair grounds before traveling to the provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Butler
Maine
Sir William Phips Native of This County
The Saunterer notes the varied career of Sir William Phips born February 2 1651 at Woolwich on the Kennebec river. He sailed from Boston to recover 800 000 pounds in bullion and coin, earned knighthood from King James II, led attacks on Quebec, built Fort William Henry at Pemaquid, and died in London February 18 1695 at age 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunterer
Portland Sunday Telegram
Sir William Whips
Woolwich
Kennebec River
James Whips
Bristol
England
William
Boston
Bahamas
James II
Sir William
Fort Royal
Quebec
Massachusetts
Pemaquid
William Henry
William Phips
London
Oldest Person In Patten Maine Celebrates 105th Birthday
Mary J. Taylor of Patten Maine is the state's oldest living resident at 105. Born Mary J Christopher in Calais in 191S she remains healthy though blind and slightly deaf. She married Capt William Thompson and later Charles B Taylor with five children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten
Maine
Mary J. Taylor
Calais
William Thompson
West Indies
Capt. Thompson
Charles B. Taylor
Frank Taylor
Seattle
Wash
Edward Taylor
Minneapolis
Minn
Leonard Ordway
Deputy Pierce Inspects Bath Elks Lodge in Gardiner
D. D. G. E. R. William Vierve of Gardiner inspected the Bath lodge of Elks drawing a large crowd. Three candidates received the degree as officers in full dress regalia performed well. Deputy Pierce closed with a brilliant speech as Gaudreau's orchestra and Seldon Hammond provided music. A capon dinner for 60 followed in the Dutch room. Officers serving included Stanley Brown and others. the lodge numbers 299 with 17 admissions and 10 deaths or demits that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Lodge of Elks
D.D.G.E.R
William T. Vierve
Gardiner
V Pierce
Gaudreau
George Fields
E. R. Stanley Brown
Stanley M. Brown
George Kallam
Arthur Brown
I. Eugene Thebeau
Lucius M. LeMont
Harold J. Adams
Tyler
A. E B. Desmond
Harry Grindell
J. Edward Hughes
DD. L. Howard
Finger prints identify Geary linked to series of cottage robberies
Photographs and prints from State prison officials confirm Harry Geary is Hobson Geary a longtime convict. Records show multiple Lincoln county sentences from 1897 to 1915 and early 1919 discharge. He was arrested February 6 in Monument Square after an escape linked to robberies at Falmouth Foreside and Cape Elizabeth. He formerly lived at 90 Deckett Street and 107 Veranda Street. Case continued to February 17 with remand to county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Porthind
Harry Geary
Hobson Geary
Lincoln County
Wid
Sagadahoe County
Geary
Monument Square
Mogan and
Wheeler
Irom
William Kennedy
Delano Park
Cape Elizabeth
Falmouth
Déckett Street
South Porthind
Veranda Street
Lincoln Club Banquet Guests Include Rev George C DeMott
Attendees at the Lincoln club banquet in Portland on Saturday met Rev George C DeMott formerly of Central church. DeMott has fully recovered from a severe illness and resumed duties as rector of St Stephens Episcopal church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirth
Lincoln Club
Portland
George C. DeMott
Central Church
DeMott
St. Stephens’ Episcopal Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Bath
Colonial Club Whist
Phippsburg
Charles Savory
George L. Oliver
Elbridge Morse
Leon Eaton
Winnegance
N.W. Eaton
Herbert May
Key West
F. OS. Bowker
New Orleans
Big Oil Concern
Insae
North End
Bathman
Dresden
Sterling Bible Class
Thompson Bros
Phips
Chadbourne
Adelaide M. Chadbourne
Hulls Neck
Quincy Hospital
Deputy Pierce
ELKS
L.F
Medicine CO
Vortland
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