Richmond notes: local visits and community updates
Mrs Abbie Kent of New York visits the Sylvesters on Brunswick road. Seth Watson dislocated a shoulder on Main street. John Allen to Washington DC for Veterans Bureau auditing work. Amy Bradley Tent meets with a Valentine program. The Richmond Sportsmen host a shooting contest against Damariscotta with Damariscotta winning. Miss Phyllis Choate undergoes appendicitis operation in Brunswick hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Kent
New York
Charles Sylvester
Brunswick Road
Seth Watson
Main Street
William Sutcliff
Auburn
William Champney
Alphonse Martel
Marco
Allen
Post Office Department
Washington, D C
Muriel White
Wallace Severy
Augusta
Amy Bradley
Charles Rogers
Clarence Rogers
East Madison
Charles Morang
G. B. M. Soule
Palermo
Richmond
Walter Maxwell
Freeport
Wallace Curtis
Gardiner
Lila Curtis
Alexander Road
A. L. Buzzell
Litchfield Plains
H. A. Tarr
Joseph Morton
Winthrop
E. O. Tarr
Farm Bureau
Mabel Lancaster
Weeks
Hattie Ring
John Clark
William Dingley
Rachel Varney
John William
Ridge Road
Roland Grant
Earl B. Preble
Hinkley Express
Thomas Hinkley
Portland
Kennebec Valley Trucking Co
Gerald McGinn
David McGinn
Carding Machine Road
Verna White
Gardiner General Hospital
Idsal Home Corner Club
Beatrice Lemont
Front Street
Mabel Crillin
North Front Street
Louise Hewitt
North New Portland
State House
E. F. Pratt
Harry Merriman
John Skillen
Town
Margaret Grover
George Leavitt
Melvin Hutchinson
Maine Pharmaceutical Association
Augusta House
Roy Cheney
Augusta A. & P
Ethelyn Gertrude Johnson
Dresden
Ward Harold Bickford
Harold Bickford
Epping
N. H
George S. Gilmore
Mildred Groves
Wiscasset
Bertha Leavy
Boothbay Harbor
Vincent Reed
Augustus Johnson
Carrie Haskell
Arthur Skillen
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Huntley
G. Pitts
F. Pitts
Small
Warring
Batteese
Prior
C. Sherman
Martel
Wing
Sidelinger
Carr
Hoyt
C. McFee
Waltz
Randall
Little
E. McFee
Damariscotta
Infant Douglass Dies After Short Illness
The ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Everett Douglass died Tuesday evening at his home on Pleasant and Main streets after a brief pneumonia. Born in Winthrop April 5 1935 he leaves his parents two grandfathers Harry Douglass of Richmond and Charles Knight of Winthrop three aunts and several cousins. Funeral services were held at the home with Rev C H Bryant officiating and burial planned at Bay View cemetery in Bowdoinham Evergreen tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Edward Douglass
Everett Douglass
Pleasant
Main Streets
Winthrop
Everett
Viola (Knight) Douglass
Harry Douglass
Richmond
Charles Knight
C. H. Bryant
Evergreen
Bay View
Bowdoinham
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Amy Bradley
No. 15
U. V
C. W
Lincoln
Valentine
Adele Maloy
Vanessa Beedle
Sadie Waltz
Washington
Ruse Curtis
Augusta
Waterville
Durand Aces
Camden
Richmond High School
Paul Jack
Elva Purinton
Hilda Toothaker
Gordon Curran
Velma Longley
Richard Thompson
Dorothy Averill
Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion
American Legion Hall
Lawrence Staples Wedding Planned for Saturday
Miss Pearl Alice Staples daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Staples of 48 Meadowway will wed Sister Ryan Lawrence son of Lee Lawrence of Berwind WV and the late Myrtle Lawrence on Saturday evening at eight in the First Baptist parsonage 138 North Street Rev Charles R Sims will officiate in a single ring ceremony with about 20 guests A reception will follow The couple will reside at 722 Washington Street after a weekend wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Alice Staples
George W. Staples
Meadowway
Ryan Lawrence
Lee Lawrence
Berwind
W. Va
Myrtle (Jewell) Lawrence
First Baptist
North Street
Charles R. Sims
Staples
Bath Iron Works Corp
Lawrence
Washington Street
Armand Petit
Lovell W. Staples
Roland G. Staples
Carl C. Anderson
Mary Anderson
Betty Anderson
Hilda Staples
Anna M. Packard
Mildred Chaney
John Sylvester
J. Kish
W. P. Milner
Juniors Entertained On Monday Evening
Beacon Street Methodist church junior aid members were entertained at 3 Winship Street by hostesses Mrs. Warren A. Parris and Mrs. Walter L. Elliott with Mrs. Arthur G. Gilmore. Seventeen attended. A pre Easter sale on March 18 was planned with committees named for aprons, novelties, candy, cooked foods, and entertainment. The next meeting is set for March 2 with three hostesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street
Arthur G. Gilmore
Winship Street
Warren A. Parris
Walter L. Elliott
Gilmore
Aubrey Steen
Arthur Gilmore
Forrest Lewis
Curtis Hughes
Whitman R
Dyer Stinson Wedding Saturday at Central Church
Miss Leora Ruby Stinson of Woolwich became the bride of Leslie E. Dyer of Phippsburg Saturday after 1.00n in Central Church parsonage at 898 Middle Street with Dr. David L. Wilson officiating. The couple's families are named Stinson and Dyer with details of parentage. Three Auburn fire alarms in one hour seven minutes produced two false alarms and minor damage from the third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leora Ruby Stinson
Woolwich
Leslie E. Dyer
Phippsburg
Central Church Parsonage
Middle Street
David L. Wilson
Everson Carlton Stinson
Ruby Esther (Wheeler) Stinson
Edward F. Dyer
Elsie F. Knowles
Dyer
Auburn
Batharea engagements and town meeting update
Georgetown William Collins drove to Boston Sunday with clams for Alex Cunn accompanied by Harold Pinkham of Five Islands. Everett Stevens of Robinhood entered Bath Memorial hospital and was operated on for appendicitis. Numerous Bath area visits and social gatherings are noted including Mrs. Hagan, Rev. and Mrs. Schoepfer, the Todd hosts, and aWorking League meeting. Selectmen finish town business and plan the March 2 town meeting. influenza illness affects John D. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collins
Boston
Alex Cunn
Harold Pinkham
Five Islands
Everett Stevens
Robinhood
Bath Memorial Hospital
Alice Cromwell
Cora Mae Hanna
Thomas M. Hagan
Walter T. Schoepfer
Donald
Pawtucket
R. I
Alex Cunningham
W. T. Powers
Bath
Sumner Mains
Edgar Warren
Burton Radley
William A. Todd
Harold J. Brown
Rapheal Higgins
John R. Blackie
Walter V. Cummings
Joseph F. Higgins
Walter T. Powers
B. H. Woodside
Walter Newdick
Frank Heald
First Selectman
John D. Williams
Joseph Smith
John Gordon
Portland
C. L. Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Elizabeth Hunt
Harold Hunt
Brunswick
Walter Powers
Harold Brown
Working League
Harry Carlisle
North Edgecomb
T. M. Hagan
Marilla Tarr
Dorothy Stuart
Richmond
Emma B. Billings
Augusta Rowe
Thomas Hagan
West Bath Farm Bureau Holds All Day Session
West Bath Farm Bureau met in the West Bath Grange Hall for an all day session on Raising and Preserving Food at Home. Nineteen members attended with Mrs. Doris Ladd in charge, substituting for two weeks for Miss Hortense Welch. A dinner was served and the afternoon included a business meeting led by Mrs. Loring D. Small. Next topic on March 5 will be The Herb Garden and Seed Catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Washington
Ellery E. Whittemore
Loring D. Small
Ladd
Whittemore
Guy Crosby
Charles E. Ripley
Lincoln Williams
Hiram C. Brown
Scott R. Ward
Harold Peacock
Jackie Rose
Brown
Harris T. Rodick
Williams
Ripley
Day
Earl C. Donnell
Haggett
Ernest E. Rose
Charles T. Small
Hugo F. Sandelin
Hazel Heath
Edna M. Higgins
William A. Coombs
Vaudeville at Colonial smoker features three acts
Three professional vaudeville acts performed at the Colonial club smoker Monday night in the club rooms. Miss Evelyn Lewis hosted and introduced Miss Mildred Leddy and Mel Campbell with dance, accordion numbers, and a new magic routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Evelyn Lewis
Mildred Leddy
Mel Campbell
Miss Lewis
Miss Leddy
Mr. Campbell
Ross Frisco Agency
J. Haviland Torrey
George Field
Treasure Island
Paul A. Gregware
Eugene Desmond
William H. Gove
Gregware
John Grindell
Gove
George A. Field
Clifton Leeman
Carroll Watson
Lewiston Police Matron Reappointed For Fifth Term
Mrs. Irma Michaud, Lewiston police matron, was reappointed for a fifth two year term by the police commission announced by Chief Ashton. She first served starting August 9, 1926, succeeding Mrs. Joseph E. Cloutier, and received her initial two year appointment in 1928. Police officials regard her as especially well fitted for the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Michaud
Lewiston
Police Commission
Ashton
Michaud
Joseph E. Cloutier
First Baptist Missionary Conference Set for Thursday
The First Baptist Church of Bath hosts an all day missionary conference with the theme Thy will be done. Rev C D Nutter of Brunswick presides at the morning service starting 10 am. Dr E B Condict Burma speaks. Mrs John C Killian China and others share messages. Afternoon sessions feature Rev Walter Schoepfer and Rev H H Bishop with a final address by Rev C S Roddy Portland. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church of
Burma
John C. Killian
China
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church
Cedric Martin
Arthur I. Stuart
Walter Schoepfer
Georgetown
A. T. June
D. D
West Harpswell
H. H. Bishop
Westbrook
Western Maine
Condict
C. R. Sims
Bath
Mr. Nutter
John ©. Killian
Blues Win Bath Iron Works Safety Contest
At Bath Iron Works Corp the Safety contest ends with the Blues captained by William Daley scoring 430 points against 490 for the Reds led by Francis Holmes. A private February 28 celebration at Morse High School features Harold L. Adams and 21 entertainers from RKO with Joe Gaudreau’s orchestra. 1600 participants expected. admission via non transferable pay-check slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Blues
William Daley
Reds
Francis Holmes
Morse High School
Boston
Harold L. Adams
Employment Bureau
RKO
Joe Gaudreau
Youngster Feeds Gull Colony On Court Street
Five year old Just Wold, son of a former Alderman, has become a devoted gull feeder. He canvassed neighbors for bread crumbs to sustain the flock near the Court street home as gulls nest in the snow and move between Court street and Maine Central docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just Wold
Leslie J. Wold
Court Street
Daddy
New Maine car plates due by March reminder
Secretary of State Lewis O. Barrows urges Maine motorists to display 1936 registration plates by March 1 to save time. Chief Wilbur G. Rumery and Old Orchard Beach police seek the person who spiked tires at five cars near the town hall Friday. motive remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewis O. Barrows
Wilbur G. Rumery
Old Orchard Beach
Five Islands Club News and Local Visits
The Mothers club gathered at Mrs. Franz Stevens with a surprise birthday for Mrs. Victor Pinkham. Guests included Mrs. Horace Rittall Mrs. Harold Pinkham and others. News notes mention visitors Gilbert Lewis Linwood Stevens Walter Reid and families as well as upcoming Grange meetings and a storm affected events. A Sunday sermon by Rev. Walter Schoepfer preceded by singing and instrumental pieces is noted. Next Grange gathering slated for Feb 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Club
Franz Stevens
Victor Pinkham
Horace Rittall
Harold Pinkham
Thomas Hanna
Lloyd Pinkham
Percy MacGillivary
Basil McMahan
Gilbert Lewis
Georgetown
Five Islands
Linwood Stevens
Robinhood
Drummond Stevens
Walter E. Reid
New York
Ardene Pinkham
Ardene, Jr
Maurice Pinkham
Lincoln Campbell, Jr
Morse High School
Bath
Lincoln Campbell
Everett Stevens
Thelma Davis
Hope Berry
Grange Circle
Grange
Walter Schoepfer
Kings
Beulah Miller
George Gray
Alice Cromwell
William Marr
James Stevens
Harry Tarr
Dorothy Stuart
Richmond
E. B. Billings
Caribou High Coach Thanks Bath for Winter Carnival Hospitality
Caribou High School coach Harry L Richardson thanks Bath city and Rotary club for hosting the Winter Carnival. The Caribou boys traveled 620 miles to attend and enjoyed the stay despite weather. Richardson is a former University of Maine cross country national champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Richardson
Caribou High School
Caribou
Richardson
University of Maine
Hig
Bath Times Co
Bath
Rotary Club
Resolutions From Chaver Cemetery Association Mourn Lincoln Bailey
The Chaver Cemetery Association issues resolutions mourning Lincoln Bailey a loyal member. The note expresses sympathy to his widow and bereaved, cites faith in home beyond the Golden Gate, and directs copies to the Bath Independent. A carrier pigeon with silk marked M. E. D. 774 I. F. 35 arrives at Carrabassett mill, remains as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaver Cemetery
Lincoln Bailey
Golden Gate
Bath
Billy Burton
Carrabassett
Death of Harry B. Knowlton in Bath storm
Harry B. Knowlton aged 60 died suddenly of a heart attack Friday night at 23 Pine street Bath after a day as a Hyde Windlass Co. foreman. He walked home through heavy snow, rested briefly at the H. W. Crosman grocery, then suffered a fatal second attack at 10 15. Born in Camden he lived in Bath about 45 years and leaves three daughters, three grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. His wife had died two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Knowlton
Pine Street
Hyde Windlass Co
H. W. Crosman
Camden
George and
Florentine Anderson Knowlton
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Thomas W. Hyde
Knowlton
John H. Wilson
Frances Knowlton
Edythe Knowlton
John H. Jr
James
Sally Ann Wilson
Ernest
Bangor
Lewis Knowlton
Vinalhaven
Edmund Andrews
Death of D Ernest Hathorne 80 Woolwich is reported
Mrs Ambrose S MacFadden of 26 Deering Street was notified of the death of her brother in law D Ernest Hathorne 80 of Woolwich in St Petersburg Florida. He was born in Woolwich a retired farmer who served on the Woolwich board of selectmen and is survived by his wife Carrie Hathorne and their son Philip Hathorne who died in an accident at Fort Kent. Death followed a sudden attack of acute indigestion Thursday night at 10 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose S. MacFadden
Deering Street
St. Petersburg
Fla
D. Ernest Hathorne
Woolwich
David Hathorne
Mrs Rose Carpenter 66 Dies in Bath Memorial Hospital
Mrs Rose Carpenter widow of Charles Carpenter aged 66 died Monday morning at Bath Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. Born in Fort Kent she lived in Phippsburg 30 years. Survived by grandson Byron Clark and great granddaughter Catherine M Clark both of Bath. Funeral held Wednesday at Arthur F Mayo Funeral Residence with Rev David L Wilson officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Carpenter
Charles Carpenter
Bath Memorial Hospital
Carpenter
Fort Kent
Phippsburg
Byron Clark
Bath
Catherine M. Clark
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Herbert D. Cornish Dies in Bowdoinham at 70
Herbert D. Cornish 70 longtime Bowdoinham grocer died Saturday night at his Pleasant street home after a Tuesday stroke. Born in Bowdoinham he led J. E. and H. D. Cornish firm for years and served as deputy to Sheriff John W. Ballou. Survived by wife Lena Fogg Cornish and daughter Hazel M. Cornish. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert D. Cornish
Bowdoinham
Pleasant Street
Daniel and
Aurela Cornish
J. E
H. D. Cornish
J. E. Cornish
Newton
Mass
John W. Ballou
Lena Fogg Cornish
Hazel M. Cornish
Bridgton
Miss Charlotte B. Minott Rites Held in Bath
Miss Charlotte B. Minott died Tuesday evening February 18 at her sister Mrs Sarah A Given’s home 48 Oliver Street after a long illness She was born in Bowdoinham daughter of John C and the late Sarah Dennison Minott and lived much of her life in Bath A 1879 Bath High School graduate she worked in business and for 17 years was manager of the dining room and housemother at the Y W C A in Haverhill Mass She is survived by her father sister two half sisters two step sisters two nephews one niece and a funeral at two Friday afternoon at her late Oliver Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte B. Minott
Sarah A. Given
Oliver Street
Miss Minott
Bowdoinham
John C
Sarah (Dennison) Minott
Bath
Bath High School
Y.W.C.A
Haverhill
Mass
Fanny E. Minott
Eliot A. Fuller
Flora M. Randall
Minott D. Given
Melrose
Edwin H. Given
Eleanor Given
Frank P. Mellow Dies After Yearlong Illness at Bath Home
Frank P. Mellow 70 collapsed while preparing for bed at his Bath residence 280 Centar Street after a yearlong heart illness. Born in St Michael Portugal he came to Bath from Boston 48 years ago and worked as a rollsman at Bath Iron Works. He was a Bath Aerie F OE member with no immediate survivors besides his wife. Funeral held Thursday at St Marys Church. flowers omitted per family request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Mellow
Centar Street
St. Michael
Portugal
Michael
Mary Marshal
Bath
Boston
Bath Iron Works Corp
Bath Aerie, F. O. E
Mellow
St. Mary’s Church
Funeral services for Harry B Knowlton
Harry B Knowlton died suddenly from a heart attack at his home 23 Pine Street during the storm Friday night. Funeral services were held Monday at two in his home with Dr David L Wilson of Central Church officiating. Bearers were Fritz Klippel John L Russell Frank F E Moses and James Bonney Hyde Windlass Co coworkers where Knowlton was a department foreman. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Knowlton
Pine Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
Fritz Klippel
John L. Russell
Frank FE. Moses
James Bonney
Hyde Windlass Co
Knowlton
Oak Grove
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Phyllis Choate
Brunswick Hospital
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Ma
Room
Lawrence-Staples
Pearl Alice Staples of
West Virginia
Beacon Street Church
West Bath Farm Bureau
Baptist Missionary Code
First Baptist Church
Morse High Gymnasium
Caribou High Coach
Harry Richardson
Bath Savings Institution
Florida
Mrs. Rose Carpenter
MR. Knowlton
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Center Street