People's Church Nears Completion After Renovation
The bath Maine church prepares for renewed activity as 100 new opera chairs brighten the auditorium. Ladies' aid and Delta Alpha class fundraise for seating while Sunday school rooms are rebuilt making space for five departments. The building project echoes past peace jubilee memories in Boston with emphasis on community effort and new facilities.
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People’s Baptist Church
Charles W. Morse
Delta Alpha
Clayton Mulehay
Maud Orr
Tax Penalties Tightened to Enforce Income Law Compliance
The federal government signals strict penalties to enforce income tax laws, aiming to remove laxness as in wartime draft enforcement. It pledges no tolerance for noncompliance and vows decisive action against violators.
Wedding and community notices in Winnegance area
Local brief covers weddings, anniversaries, gatherings, and illnesses in Winnegance and nearby towns. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Leon Pennell honoring their second anniversary with friends, Miss Billa Watts and Levi Sewall Dow wedding in Bangor, Conductor Alton Oliver's ankle injury and recovery, church events, visits, illnesses, and social gatherings at homes along Clifford road and Perkins Siding in Aroostook county area.
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Leon Pennell
Raymond B. Welch
Frank M. Lemont
Milton C. Trott
Alton P. Reed
B. R. Wright
Parker J. Adams
Lawrence Putnam
R. B. Welch
Frank M. Semont
Pennell
Alton Oliver
Billa Watts
Levi Sewall Dow
Bangor
Seymour Hayden
J. Hilton
Dow
Perkins Siding
Aroostook
Ormond Rogers
Clifford Road
Pitch Pine Hill
Phippsburg
Street Railway
Loyall Bole
Class of Peoples Church
Stephen Hogan
Fort McKinley
Portland
Wilton Bates
Hannigen
S. A. Evans
The
Peoples Church
Norman ‘Smith
Levi Dow
Obituary of Bertha McKenney Former Bath resident dies in Worcester
Miss Bertha McKenney aged 48 formerly of Bath died Sunday in Worcester Massachusetts. She leaves a sister Mrs Sofia Newlander of Worcester and a brother in Sweden. Funeral was Tuesday at Oscar Linquist chapel with Rev William Carlson officiating. Burial followed in the Swedish cemetery in Worcester. In Maine the temperance committee reported ought to pass a new draft for celebrating national prohibition with an appointed committee from Senate and House to hold a public meeting in the House of Representatives hall.
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Bertha McKenney
Bath
Worcester
Mass
Sofia Newlander
Sweden
Oscar Linquist
William Carlson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Committee On Temperance
Maine
Senate
House
House of Representatives
Willard H. Sampson dies after typhoid pneumonia in Bath
Willard H. Sampson, 67, a noted spar maker and ship carpenter, died at City hospital after a week with typhoid pneumonia. A Waldoboro native, he lived in Bath 18 years, turning out spars for ships statewide. He leaves wife Carrie, daughter Lafayette Lake, sons Arthur P., Jesse W., and John, and brother Capt. C. B. Sampson. He was active in Masons and AOUW lodges.
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Willard H. Sampson
City Hospital
Belfast
Pine and
Middle Streets
Mr. Sampson
Waldoboro
John and
Adrian
Bradford) Sampson
William F. Kreger
Fairfield
Bath
Sampson
King Solomon Lodge
Masons
Henry Knox Chapter
Thomaston
Stonington
Carrie M. Sampson
Lafayette Lake
Arthur P
Jesse W
John Sampson
Capt
B. Sampson
Kreedom
Widow Caroline Skillings Dies After Long Life of Service
Caroline Fisher Skillings widow of Capt. Isaac Skillings died suddenly Monday at 1059 Washington Street. She left a daughter Mrs James Sawyer and two sons Frank Skillings and Capt John Skillings, plus two grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 at 1059 Washington Street with Rev E Hilton Post and church members assisting. burial at Oak Grove.
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Caroline Fisher
Isaac Deering Skillings
Mrs. Shillings
John
Frances Drummond Fisher
Washington Street
Calcutta
India
James EK. C. Sawyer
Frank Skillings
John Skillings
Roger Deering Skillings
Ruth Fisher Skillings
Caroline
Death of Capt Leonard Rand former Gen Randol master
Capt Leonard L Rand senior navy lieutenant and former master of the Gen Randol at Portland died suddenly in New London Conn on Monday night He was 57 born in Cape Cod Mass and began seafaring early He served in government ships including during the Spanish war and with the present war effort Burial will be at Boothbay home of Mrs Rand who has lived in Portland since last spring He belonged to Har vard lodge Casco Harbor Masters Pilots and Portland Power Boat association
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Leonard L. Rand
A. M. Randol
Portland
Keenah
New London
Cuba
Rand
Harvard Lodge
Qold Fellows
Charlestown
Mass
Casco Harbor
Portland Power Boat Association
Boothbay
Snce
Land
ANNA H NOYES Zina WH NOYES Died In Topsham After Illness
Zina WH No yes died Saturday afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs Hattie Hennessey of Topsham after months of illness. Born in Gray he lived in Topsham since age seven. A stone mason, he helped lay the foundation of the Brunswick town hall. He served as corporal in Co A 24th Maine, married May 27 1857, and is survived by four children William S Joseph E and Mrs Hattie Hennessey of Topsham and Mrs Morence Shenman of Brunswick, plus seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren. He was buried or interred after death.
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Boston
George’. Cook
Weeks Street
Bostor
Mr. Cook
Times
P. S. Gilmore
Shawmut Ave
John L. Cook
City Hall
Old Dwight Grammar School
Worcester Street
Page
Bumstead ‘Hall
Eben Tou- Zee
Mr. Coook
Old Coliseum
Rice Grammar School
Dartmouth Street
Carl Zarahn
Pat Gilmore
Grenadier Guards
England
Gilmore
Cook
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Zina WH. Noyes
Hattie Hennessey
Topsham
Gray
Brunswick
Co. A
Maine
Miss Survives
William S
Joseph E
Morence- Shenman
Active F. K. Church Member and Topsham Grange Involvement
A fragment notes continued involvement of an individual as an active member of the F. K. church and Topsham grange, indicating ongoing community roles.
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Merly
F. K. Church
Topsham Grange
Obituary for J. J. Mallett of Topsham
J. J. Mallett aged 76 of Topsham died at his brother Humphrey Mallett's home after a long illness. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Jack Mallett and lived his life in Topsham. He belonged to the Topsham Grange and was well known. Survived by wife Elizabeth Crowley two children F Lester Mallett and Mrs Annie Alexander a daughter Mrs Edwin C Hall died about eleven years ago. Also survived by one brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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J. J. Mallett
Topsham
Humphrey Mallett
William
Elizabeth Jack Mallett
Death of W F F Osborne in Charleston D C remembered in Bath
News reports the death in Charleston of W F F Osborne U S N longtime Bath area figure former member of the engineering crew of a destroyer built at the Bath Iron Works He belonged to Bath lodge Elks and the Suffolk club No cause given but details expected soon.
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Charleston
D. C
W. FF. Osborne
Bath Tron
Bath Lodge Elks
Suffolk Club
Bath native longshoreman and tobacconist dies at 90
Frank Minnick, 90, died Saturday night at City Home after a weeklong illness and a shock. A Canada native, he worked as a Bath longshoreman and later ran a Water street tobacco store. After retiring he lived in Brunswick briefly before returning to Bath four and a half years ago to live in the home.
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Frank Minnick
Canada
Bath
Water Street
Brunswick
Death of Renwood Brewer restaurant keeper in Bath
Renwood Brewer aged 67 a Bath restaurant keeper died Sunday night at his Elm Street home after about two weeks illness He was born in Freeport and had lived in Bath about 20 years He leaves a wife and several children
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Renwood Brewer
Ferry
Commercial
Elm Street
Mr. Brewer
Freeport
Bath
Death of George Pepper Former Bath Resident in Los Angeles
Word has been received of the death of George Pepper of Los Angeles California formerly of Bath. Mr Pepper was a brother of Lewis Pepper of Bath and his boyhood was passed here. About 44 years ago he.
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George Pepper
Los Angeles
California
Bath
Mr. Pepper
Lewis Pepper
Man Returns to California Home After Absence
A note states he went to California where his home has since been.
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California
Funeral and political notes from the region
The funeral of Renwood Brewer was held privately with Rev. KE Hilton Post of Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal church officiating and burial at Oak Grove. Maine native Gov Bartlett's visit included two New York addresses to Maine groups, with Major Roger Greene and W E Pulsifer among speakers. Local elections feature Clarence Turner and Dr Edgar Minot as mayoral nominees, while Earle Woodbury suffers critical burns from a kitchen oil stove incident.
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Renwood Brewer
KE. Hilton Post
Beacon Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Oak Grove
Carl KB. Milliken
Maine
Concord
N. H
John H. Bartlett
New Hampshire
New York
State of Maine Society
W. E. Pulsifer
Bates College
Astog
University of Maine Alumni Association
New Pennsylvania
A. D. T. Libby
Roger Greene
Lewiston
War souvenir cigar holder made from French shell
Priv Harold C. Hart shows a unique World War I relic at the Times office a cigar holder crafted from a French 7 centimeter shell with copper jacket bullets. Hart was gassed Aug 2 in the Chateau Thierry sector during the final drives that pushed Germans back and ended the war. An act to change primary ballot order by lot rather than surname was introduced in the House by Rep Frank H. Holley. Col Dummer Sewall chapter ER will host a Washington birthday party at Cosmopolitan chi rooms with proceeds aiding the Fren orphanage.
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Harold C. Hart
Cit
Times Office
Mr. Hart
United States
Young Hart
Chiteau Thierry
Frank H. Holley
Anson
Col. Dummer Sewall
D. ER
Washington
Cosmopolitan Chi Rooms
Wanite LogAg: Ancient Blood Purifier Promoted in Ads
Vintage advertisement touts Wanite LogAg as a potent blood purifying medicine made from roots, barks, and herbs. It claims hundreds of letters prove its effectiveness against scrofula, salt rheum, boils, pimples, and catarrhal eruptions. Aimed at forty years of use, it urges readers to purchase at their nearest drug store.
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New
Frs Cour
Alwa
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Bath Opera House
Geraldine Farrar
Hell
Louisa M. Alcott
Theda Bara
Fox
Liberty Theatre
Photoplay
Fred Stone
Pauline Frederick
Mabel Normand
May Allison
HER
George L. Cook
People’s Church
Mrs
Harry Oliver
Bridge Hall
Frank Perry
Eugene Spinney
Randall Coombs
Ormnand Rogers
Phippisburg
Ernest Knight
Augusta
Knight
Eugene Knight
al. Goodwin
Sybil Hondlette
Dresden
Ormand Rogers
A. Db. Adams
Ann M. Oliver
Harold Small
Charles Hewitt
Rufus Lombard
West Bath
Howard Spinney
Zina Eaton
Herbert Peltingall
Milton Morse
Lawrence
Small
George Eaton
Carolyn Oliver
Edith Small
List
William Perry
Harry Knight
Isaac Fisher Skilings
Anna H. Noyes
Dale
Bath Department Store
J.P. Mallett
W. BF. Osborne
Prank Minnick
Renwood Brewer Funeral
Clarence FE. Turner
South Portland
Edgar H. Minot
Saco
Prank J. Emery
Jood Citizens’ Association
Earle Woodbury
Reuben Kk. Woodbury
Long Island
Biccows Stone
Pon Rew Island
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