Wiscasset Obituaries and Local Notices From 1898
Obituaries note Miss Munsey of Jamaica Plain died after a long Maine life. Annie Aines Smith of Damariscotta died suddenly, with services planned in Wiscasset and Newcastle connections. Social items, school events, and Lent services at St Philip's are listed along with brief personal notes on residents and travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica Plain
Merrill
Ellen Matson Munsey
Jamaica
Matilda Woodbury
Damariscotta
Massachusetts
Frank
Medford
Annie Aines Smith
Merrill Smith
Dam~etta
North Bath Notes Reflect Community Weekend Visits
Local residents from Auburn Bath Phippsburg Greene and Greenland visit relatives and friends across the area. Notables include Edwin Rogers recovering from a heart attack and Buddy Berry home from Bath Memorial Hospital. James Rockefeller and family are mentioned with Montauk Point leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Root
Jeffrey
Auburn
Edwin Hemingway
Earl Wing
Graydon Smith
Bath
Langdon Thistle
Phippsburg
Elmer Rogers
Robert Campbell
Greene
William Lenfest
Dennis Tardiff
Philip Tardiff
Mae Coombs
Shawstre
Edwin Rogers
William Nadeau
Bath Memorial Hospital
Buddy Berry
Raymond Berry
Wallace Cutting
Dover
N. H
Ralph York
Robert Quirk
Norfolk
James I. Rockefeller
Montauk Point
James
Rockefeller
Winfield Groves
Alice Dougall
Rooke Farm
Charles Temple, Jr
Richard Peterson
Cumerland Center
Frank
Lbourne Miller
Dromore Grange Honors Washington at Tuesday Meeting
Dromore Grange held a lively session honoring George Washington's birthday. The first and second degrees were conferred on candidates with Leo Hamel presiding. Attendees included Byron and Alice Harrington from Sagadahoc County. A March 15 third and fourth degree at Dirigo Grange was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Grange
George Washington
Byron Harrington
Alice Harrington
Sagadahoc County
Thomas Tracey
Leo Hamel
Bodwell Grange
Shirley Cormier
Lenora Gran
Esther Simmons
Milford Simmons
Nancy Simmons
Everett Wright
Hamel
Dirigo Grange
Grange
America the Beautiful
Jessie Morrell
Washington
Aletha Campbell
Elfreda Perkins
Donald Leeds
Leonard Ellis
Clara Ellis
Malvina Vachon
Ray Campbell
Edward Burns
Robin Purington
Helen Quimby
Cub Pack 52 Holds Blue and Gold Banquet at Church
Cub Pack 52 sponsored by Corliss Street Baptist Men and hosted a Blue and Gold banquet Monday at the church. Den mothers led decorations with the month’s theme Let Freedom Ring, awards were given to Bob Cat Carroll Moffatt Daniel Oliver Kenneth Oliver Bear Michael O’Donnell Lion Raymond Hutchins, Webelos Jack Page received highest award, Roy Lutz and Edward Page led ceremonies with nods to district leaders and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack 52
Men's Brotherhood of Corliss Street Baptist Church
Den
Oscar Marsh
Lauriston Caton
Alfred Oxton
Charles Swearingen
Edward Page
Stewart McAllister
Bob Cat
Carroll Moffatt
Daniel Oliver
Kenneth Oliver
Michael O'Donnell
Raymond Hutchius
Andy Eliason
Webelos
Jack Page
Roy Lutz
Raymond Hutchins
John Haley
Post Office Sells Aged Wood in Basement Sale
In Flagstaff the post office lists six cords of aging basement wood from 1936 for sale. Heat has been in use for the past 18 years, while mail rounds continue despite slow post office operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariff
Birth, deaths, and local visits in Woolwich and Arrowsic
Mr and Mrs Walter Smith of Middle Road Woolwich announce the birth of a son at Memorial hospital weighing six pounds seven ounces. Mr and Mrs Paul Drouin and family visited Mrs Drouin's parents Mr and Mrs Larry Vail of Arrowsic. Wilson Wright 90 Woolwich native died after three weeks illness at Cumberland Mills home of Rev and Mrs Clarence Clark. George Wright family hosted by Clark at Bonnie Brae Farm. John E Rogers son of Mr and Mrs Ernest A Rogers Jr of Woolwich spent Washington's Birthday with grandparents at Bonnie Brae. Schools in Woolwich and Arrowsic closed for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Middle Road
Woolwich
Memorial Hospital
Paul Drouin
Jan
Joyce
Larry
Saugus
Mass
Philip Griffin
Lynn
Earl Colby
Newark
N. J
George Wright
Clarence Clark
Cumberland Mills
John E. Rogers
Ernest A. Rogers, Jr
Washington
Bonnie Brae Farm
Arrowsic
Pirates Upset Wildcats In Bath Intramural Meet 40 30
In Bath Intramural League action the Pirates upset the Wildcats 40 30 at Morse gym. Bishop led the Pirates with 11 points as they moved ahead 17 16 at halftime and 34 24 after three quarters. Kingsbury paced the Wildcats with 20 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcats
Bath
Morse Gym
Pirates
Bishop
Kingsbury
Weybrant
Mohawks
Red Devils
Rams
Sprague
King
Stinson
Bulldogs
Plante
Salt Proves An Efficient Means Of Melting Ice
A historical note on salt's rise from horse era feed to winter road use. It details early snow removal methods, the shift to salt for de icing, economic gains, and environmental considerations. It also cites salt’s practical effects on abrasion, storage, and sewer systems with data from North American usage and a Detroit engineering panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Salt
Canada
United States
The
Engineering Society of Detroit
Engineering Society
Montana
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
West Bath 4 H Club Plans Orange Monday Program
The Shamrock 4-H club met at Judy Ashe’s Bath home with a business session. Bonnie Belanger demonstrated fabric shrinkage and measurement techniques. Members present included Ring, Earle, Grindell, Snowden, Hennessey, Belanger, Fuller, Ashe, Woods, Bennett, Mitchell, and others. Weekend and Sunday visits by relatives from York Topsham Searsport Harrington and Gardiner were noted alongside school vacation changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock 4-H Club
Judy Ashe
Bath
Bonnie Belanger
West Bath
Orange
Joan Ring
Marie Earle
Sally Grindell
Dottie Snowden
Rita Hennessey
Barbara Fuller
Barbara Woods
Carol Bennett
Meredith Mitchell
Leon Belanger
Marion Ashe
Trafton Swain
Deborah
Marvin
York
Joseph Larrabee
Walter Larrabee
David
Joseph
Topsham
Oliver Wass
Patricia
Colin Difismore
Harrington
George Stanley
Lizzie Wass
Searsport
Wass
Roy Moore
Ernest Ward
Dromore Grange
Isabell Bryant
William
Woolwich Grangers Present Program and Dinner Plans
Woolwich Grange held its regular meeting with good attendance despite illness. Clyde Bailey welcomed members and guests as plans were finalized for the third roast turkey and baked ham supper Sunday 12:30 to 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Grange
Clyde Bailey
the Grange
Beatrice Bailey
Marion Chubbuck
Grange
Margaret Gardiner
Rose Hathorne
Jackie Chubbuck
Jessie Spaulding
Bath Garden Club hears Mrs Powers on birds and animals
Mrs. Carroll Powers of Georgetown spoke to Bath Garden Club on daily visitors at her Robinhood Tea Room feeding station. She described hundreds of birds and about 30 raccoons with squirrels and other creatures, and recounted saving a chickadee. The meeting covered garden tours, displays, and plans for Garden Club Day at University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Powers
Georgetown
Bath Garden Club
John Spiller
Washington Street
Robinhood Tea Room
Mrs. Powers
Len Howard
England
Thespians stage successful Affairs of State at Morse High
The Thespians drew over 300 attendees for Affairs of State a political comedy set in a Chevy Chase State Senator home. Mary Haskell Kay Legard and Peter Piscitelli lead a romantic and political triangle as the play entertains and ends happily with proceeds donated to charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High Auditorium
Chevy Chase
Washington, D. C
Mary Haskell
Constance Russell
Peter Piscitelli
George Henderson
Russells
Kay Legard
Irene Elliot
Mr. Russell
F. Waldo Marshall
Carl Meister
Byron Winkler
Bob Luton
Lawrence
Mildred Marshall
Samuel French
Marjorie Biette
Bill Fogg
Judy Legard
Gretchen Trott
Joan Hawks
Kay Watson
Rena Legard
Grange Social Event Highlights Readings and Refreshments
Local social gathering featured Alton Smith and Maggie Grange song numbers plus Doris Haley humorous reading and Jackie Chubbuck animal piece. Mrs Jessie Spaulding and hostesses Ethel Reed Nessie Chubbuck and Harvey Chubbuck served refreshments. In Moscow a new European observatory claim is noted in Soviet Culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutter
Alton Smith
The
Grange
Maggie
the Grange
My Hart
Doris Haley
Jackie Chubbuck
Jessie Spaulding
Ethel Reed
Nessie Chubbuck
Harvey Chubbuck
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bakhchistrai
Crimea
Europe
Panama's Uncharted Mainland Territory Remains Largely Un explored
The report notes that Panama hosts the first Spanish colony on the mainland of the New World but parts of its territory remain largely unexplored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
New World
Morse High routs Cony 89 to 40 in Friday game
Morse High School Shipbuilders opened slowly but surged to an 89 40 victory over Cony High Seacoast Rams. Thaxter Trafton led Morse with 17 points as ten players shared scoring duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Cony High
Augusta
Morse
Cony
Gene Hunter
Shipbuilders
Rams
Thaxter Trafton
Harry Musk
Phil Weybrant
Dick Bishop
Prime
Wakefield
Bishop
Billington
Tardif
Weybrant
Anderson
Trafton
DeCapua
Marchetti
Musk
Haggett
Waterville High
Waterville
Bangor
Colby Frosh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wiscasset
Suorgan Society
Irish House Thursind
St. Philip's Ch
St. Philip's Rch
Merle Day
Nowetonn
Ternd
Johnson
Reginald
Oger Cowley, Jr
U.S. Navy
North Bath
Dromore
CUB Pack
Kennebec
Detroit Lions
Buddy Parker
Hoboes
Trojans
F.G
Wilson
Bradway
McGlaughlin
White
Leask
Stone
Harris
Thayer
Charpentier
Caton
Larrabee
Loeschner
Comeau
Officials
Lanclais
Estes
Goody
Ames
Robinson
Luke
Costain
BEG
Flagg
Cooper
Legard
Burnham
McElman
Leanglais Rams
Mitchell
Smith
Hatch
Rogers
Bull Dogs
Douglas
Hanson
Shaw
Norton
See
Durgen
Stanford University
Wells Fargo Bank
San Francisco
Woolwich Grangers
Mrs. Carroll Powers
Cornwrell Rogers
Cosmopolitan Garden Club
Morse High School
Joseph Mullaney
Clinton Owen
Sumner Sewall
John Parker
Edward Reed
Arthur Colby
Joesph Mullaney
Frank Reinoehl
Burt Osgood
Duncan McInnes
Frank Sparks, Jr
George Sargent
Arthur Burgess
Observatory Claim
Elizabeth
Shah
Queen OF
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlev
Soraya
Buckingham Palace
London
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Chandler
MatDonald
Carol
Edna
C Wakefield
Quinion
A Rollins
Lg Brown
Rg Cooper
Crozier
Slattery
Morse JV
Russell
F Newcomb
F Chandler
Langlois
F MacDonald
C Anderson
G Stewart
G Soule
G Tardif
Cool
Beckim
F Rowe
Lasso
Parent
Evers
Savage
Wood
St. Pierre
Veilleux
C Pierce
Pappanikou
Davis
Freeman
Giddings
Williams
Bourget
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