Obituary of Frank H. Percy 60 in Bath on High Street
Frank H. Percy 60 died early Sunday at his Bath home after years of frail health, 24 hours after sudden illness. Born May 6, 1862 in Bath, he built a large Bath department store, remained active in community affairs, and traveled for health. Survived by wife Neilie J. Watson, son Sewall W., daughters Mrs. Edward O. Cutler and Mrs. Langdon Simons, four brothers, and five grandchildren. Body to be brought to Bath for spring burial at Oak Grove.
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Frank H. Percy
Percy
High Street
David Thomas
Adrianna (Bosworth) Percy
Bath
California
New London
Neilie J. Watson
Sewall W
City
Edward O. Cutler
Langdon Simons
Brookline
Frederic B
George E
Salem
David Thomas, Jr
Arlington
Augusts A
Virginia
Anna Percy
Sewall
Alice Cutler
Carol Simons
Old
Kennebec
Thomas Percy
Swan 'Shind
Hunnewells Point
Thomas
Arthur
Francis
Phippsburg
Elsie Grace
Adrianna Bosworth
Capt
Robert Bosworth
James
Jane Grace
Alexander Drummond
William Grace
Sarah Andrews
Funeral held for Benjamin Harris longtime Portland grocer
Benjamin Harris aged 50 died February 15 at his Deering street home after a four day illness. A Westbrook native, he lived in Portland 70 years and led a wholesale grocery business for 40 years before retiring. He later ran a real estate office and served as its head for 25 years. He directed Worumbo Manufacturing Co and led the Saga dahoe Real estate Association of Bath. Survived by wife two sons Oliver M and Galen M both of New York and daughter Louise Hf Beach of Cape Elizabeth. He was active in First Parish church and Portland fraternities.
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Giglen
Moses
Oliver Moses
Lillian’ Moses
Walter KE. Viummer
Portland
Benjamin Harris
Deering Street
Westbrook
Worumbo Manufacturing Co
Lisbon Falls
Sagadahoe Real Association
Bath
First
Oliver M
Galen M
New York
Louise Hf. Beach
Cape Elizabeth
Harris
Edith Thompson Dies After Portland Hospital Transfer
Miss Edith Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther S. Thompson of Andrews Road, died en route to Portland after being taken to the Children’s hospital for treatment. A Morse High freshman, she had a large circle of friends.
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Luther
Thompson
Edith
Children’s Hospital
Portland
Miss Thompson
Luther S. Thompson
Andrews Road
Morse High
Death of John H. Brawn of Oregon, Civil War officer
John H. Brawn aged 89 a native of Corinna died in Oregon last week. He served as lieutenant colonel of the 2d Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War and is survived by two sons and three brothers. One Bath brother has not seen him for over 30 years.
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Sumner Brawn
John H. Brawn
Oregon
Corinna
Wisconsin
Bath
Burial of Miss Flora J Williams in Bath Oak Grove
The body of Flora Jane Williams who died in Thomaston was brought to Bath Monday for burial in Oak Grove. A former resident, she had lived with her niece Mrs. Edward D. Risteen for many years. The funeral was held at the Risteen home in Thomaston and accompanied to the city by relatives.
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Flora Jane Williams
Thomaston
Bath
Oak Grove
Flora Jane Williams Dies at 82 in Thomaston
Flora Jane Williams aged 82 died in Thomaston after a hip fracture and recent blindness. A Bath resident for life, she was the daughter of the late Gardiner Williams a longtime shoemaker on Washington Street. She had lived with her niece Mrs Edward Fisteen in Thomaston for 353 years. She died after a fall and hip fracture while at Knox hospital.
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Flora Jane Williams
Thomaston
Miss Williams
Gardiner Williams
Washington Street
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
Elijah Sawyer
Edward Fisteen
Knox
Death of James W P Larrabee aged 65 at Maine Central
Raymond Larrabee of the Coast Guard station at Popham and his wife returned Saturday morning from Larrabee after being summoned by the death of his father James W P Larrabee. He died after a brief illness at age 65. He was long employed on the Maine Central as a steward on a construction train. He is survived by his widow four sons and one sister.
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Raymond Larrabee
Coast Guard
Popham
Reading Pleases Local Audience At Bowdoin Event
Mr and Mrs John Shaw with Mrs Walter S Glidden and Margaret Whalen attended a reading of The Copperhead in Memorial hall by Bath resident James L Webber. Bowdoin organized the show open to students amid a stormy night with a large turnout and hearty applause for Webber a Bowdoin and Columbia graduate and Exeter drama teacher. Webber has spent summers with the Stuart Walker Co in Minneapolis performing roles and teaching a broad repertoire including The Taming of the Shrew Hamlet and The Copperhead.
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John Shaw
Walter S. Glidden
Margaret Whalen
Brunswick
the Copperhead
Memorial Hall
James L. Webber
Bath
Phillips Exeter Academy
Webber
Bowdoin
Columbia
National Conservatory of Dramatic Art
News
Exeter
Stuart Walker Co
Minneapolis
Lockwood
Banker
John Riley
Gibson Upright
J. Worseley Ford
Piccadilly
John Maelenden
Henry
Smith
Fred Penzer
Girl from Porcupine in Portland Photoplay at Opera House
Pine Tree Pictures Inc booked The Girl from Porcupine for two days at the Portland Opera House Thursday and Friday. Dorothy Mason, a dancer in the film, is noted for a significant role. the company is led by ex Governor Milliken.
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Portland
Pine Tree Pictures Inc
Milliken
Opera House
Dorothy Mason
Harry E. Mason
Bath
Five Islands caucus selects town officers in Georgetown
Five Islands Republican caucus met at Georgetown on Monday with W. L. Berry chosen as chairman EK M Cunningham secretary J G Stevens treasurer Eb C Higgins member county committee T N Williams delegate and Mrs T N Williams alternate to state district conventions Others attended including Miss Julia Davis Mr and Mrs Merton Davis visiting from South Portland. Local events included a grange meeting social and many small community notes.
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Georgetown
W. L. Berry
EK. M. Cunningham
J. G. Stevens
Eb. C. Higgins
T. N. Williams
W. N. Berry
F.C. Higgins
W. VP. Baker
Emma _ Billings
Carol Powers
J. M. Stevens
Franz
Bath
Elizabeth Cook
Will Stevens
Boston
I. BR. Stevens
Alton Reed
Charlie Lewis
T. M. Hagan
Robinhood
W. A. Todd
Vive Islands
Grange Hall
T. N. Hanna
Victor Winkham
Horace Rittall
T. N. Hagan
Five Islands
Wiscasset
Boothbay
ID. R. Stevens
Esther Worthing
Alonzo Thibodeau
Seguinland
Ellen Cromwell
George Rowe
W. F. Delano
Howard Heald
Elbridge Mains
A. A. MacMahan
Mr. MacMahan
William Belanger
Arthur Berry
Grange
Grange Treading
Seawater
Addie Davis Singson
Amanda Blaisdell
Alceitaliono
Aurelia Grey
Delia Davis Weide
Betrothed at Eleven: Anne of Austria and Louis XIII
Anne of Austria daughter of Philip III of Spain and Marguerite of Austria was betrothed to Louis XIII at age eleven. The arranged marriage was intended to bind France and Spain though the union began amid court intrigues and sadness. Anne outlived Louis XIII, who left a son and heir.
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Anne of Austria
King of
France
Marie Anne Mauricette
Philip III of Spain
Marguerite of Austria
Louis XIII
Anne
Louis
Luynes
Driccc TM s te 7.57) nt. The game of draughts origin
Fragmentary OCR note mentions draughts and ancient Egypt but remains unreadable. The snippet hints at a discussion of historical existence. No clear event or person is identifiable from the legible text.
SETH DESCRIBES A SALE IN WHICH BOY GETS A COAT
The letter recounts a small town clothing sale where a boy receives a donated coat after a buyer, Cy Hall, helps fund it. The narrative blends personal reminiscence with a vivid anecdote set around Center street near City Hall and a local auction led by Andrew Jackson.
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Seth
Toy plant planned by local joiner at Falmouth Foreside
Harry Stovold, once a leading man in the joiner department at the Texas yard, plans the first toy and furniture factory on the Falmouth Foreside shore of Casco Bay. The firm leased a large rear building near the Falmouth Foreside garage, now remodeling for an up to date plant. Machinery expected next week as work rushes ahead. Bath friends wish him success.
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Harry Stovold
Texas Yard
Falmouth
Casco Bay
Bath
Burkhardt Files for School Board Candidacy
Nomination papers of John E. Burkhardt as candidate for member of the Board of Education were filed today with the city clerk. The term of Fred F. Drake expires and he declines to be a candidate for another term.
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John E. Burkhardt
Board of Education
Fred FE. Drake
Longtime Georgetown mariner Capt Seward Emmons dies at 96
Captain Seward Emmons of Georgetown Lewiston died Wednesday at his Lewiston home aged 96. He sailed from Bath and Boston firms, captained the Palestine for 11 years, and served as a deep water master. He leaves a widow two sons Dr George Emmons and Seward Emmons of Lewiston and two grandsons. Funeral held in Lewiston then burial in Oak Cemetery Georgetown. Capt James Webber of Warrel Mexico visited Georgetown over weekend.
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Lewiston
Capt
Emmons
West Georgetown
Capt Emmons
George Emmons
Georgetown
Oak Cemetery
James Webber
Warrel
Mexico
Trarold Stunt
Capt. Webber
David Webber
Webber
Weeber
New York
South America
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
Wopham Beach
West Georgetow
Davis Cutting
Phippsburg
Hamburg
New Orleans
Liverpool
Emonus
George F. Patton & Sons
Bath
Ivanhoe
Boston
Baltimore
Savannah
John Patten
Japan
Bombay
Palestine
Bath Yards
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Horn
Bammon
Matchless
Davis
Concepcion
Chili
Valpariso
William V, Moses & Sons
California
Europe
East India
Masons
Simmondstown
Cape of Good Hope
Boston Maine Society
E Emmons
Ed. G. Page
First Baptist Church
Louisa A. Hinckley
Harvigt J. Scott
George I. Emmons
Seward KE. Emmons
Great Northern Paper Co
Kinco
George H. Emmons
John EK. Emmons
Melvin Cunningham
Stearns Scott
Marblehead
Mass
Scott
Horatio Douglass
J. M. Rowe
Dorothy Stuart
Belle Heald
Walter Cunningham
W. ©. Oliver
H. G. Heald
John Williams
Owen Marr
Roy Moore
John Blackie
Miss Haraden Speaks on Cooperation and Schoolwork
Miss Helen Haraden principal of North primary school addressed North Center PVT.A. on cooperation for the country likening it to threads in a flag. She outlined current conditions at North Ordinary School urging more parental support as teachers strive forward. The next meeting will be a question box format inviting written questions for discussion led by district teachers.
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Miss Haraden
Helen Haraden
North Primary School
North Center Pvt.a
North Ordmary
Maine Romance Ends in Wedding
A long time romance ends in marriage as Mrs. Leon E. Brooks of Portland wed Capt. Charles Love at the Maine Central Wharf. Both natives of Maine had connections in Boothbay Harbor Five Islands and Wiscasset. The ceremony united two lifelong sweethearts after decades of travel and separation.
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Leon E. Brooks
Chestnut Street
Portland
Charles Love
Maine Central
Capt
Love
Boothbay Harbor
Brooks
Five Islands
Capt. Love
West Africa
Contaf
Shipping Board
Vortland
Maine
Africa
South America
Germany
England
France
Baptist Church
Wiscasset
Btooks
Lothbay Harbor
Bath
Old Maine
Friday Night Play The Private Tutor At Morse High
The farce The Private Tutor will be staged at Morse high Friday night. It is hailed as one of the best high school class productions and repeats for those who missed the first showing and heard much about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Mrs Lucinda Ta bor Sprague Recovering After Surgery
Friends report Mrs Lucinda Ta bor Sprague is improving at City Hospital after an appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Tabor Sprague
Fruit Growers Convention to Feature New Fruit Show
The fifth annual Fruit growers convention will be at City hall Lewiston March 1 2 with a new fruit show. Prizes will be awarded for Baldwins Delicious Northern Spies and best 25 apples. prizes become donor property. Officials list lectures on pruning grafting and storage, with state horticulturist Frank H Dudley and speakers from Augusta Orono Fitchburg and Springfield among others.
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City Hall
Lewiston
Mane
Maine
Frank H. Dudley
Eva M. Winslow
Fitchburg
Mass
George F. Potter
Durham
N. H
State College
William Li
Wolff Springfield
Frank P. Washburn
Augusta
P. Mn
George A. Yeaton
HK. KF. Hitchings
Orono
William H. Wolff
Springfield
Free Tractor School For Farmers Week At University Of Maine
The University of Maine hosts a free tractor school during Farmers Week March 28 31 with new features. Different tractor makes will be loaned for lab practice with expert mechanics showing dismantling and reassembly. The program runs March 27 to Saturday noon with Prof Walter from mechanical engineering in charge and a tractor conference slated for March 28 in Winslow hall to discuss farm tractor work.
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University of Maine
Walter Chanical Engineering
Winslow Hall
College of Agriculture
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