Christmas Social Notes and Local Changes in Wiscasset
The town's social season centers on the annual library tea hosted by Sortwell and associates with Mrs. Lennox at the tea table. Members of the Woman's Club hostesses and a musical program mark the holiday gathering. Multiple residents and visitors enjoy Christmas and New Year events, with travel plans to Bermuda and visits by Col. Rowe, Miss Rowe, and Mr. Iverson. Church activities include baptisms and Epworth League events as the New Year approaches, with several meetings and guest speakers noted.
Stanley Raymond Watch Clock and Jewelry Repairing
A local repair shop run by Stanley Raymond located on Middle Street in Wiscasset Maine offers watch clock and jewelry repair services. The entry notes the business operates in Wiscasset with a December 12 implied date.
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Middle Street
Wiscasset
Maine
Imo
Local notices and small town notes from Wiscasset 1839
From the Lilliputian dated January 5 1839 items include civic routine mentions Mrs Jesse White and Miss Mary Hobson returning from Boston Winfield Peaslee at Johnsons drug store ice on Birch Point pond eight inches L R Gibbs back from Middletown Conn J M Knight selling over 1500 dollars of grain E C Varney home from Shaw s Portland four months Mrs Wilder McClintock visiting in Wiscasset returns to Portland Mr and Mrs N Lincoln host a year end gathering in Union street Marriages in Wiscasset December 24 George McPhea of Gardiner to Mary Cowley of Wiscasset December 31 Augustus Blagdon and Elmira Jackson both of Wiscasset Died December 26 Emma Lowell aged 29 years 5 months.
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Eaturcay
Jesse White
Boston
Mary Hobson
Winfield Peaslee
Johnson's Drug Store
Birch Point Pond
L. R. Gibbs
Middletown
Conn
J. M. Knight
E. C. Varney
Shaw's Business College
Portland
Wiscasset
C. H. Leverton
George McPhea
Gardiner
Mary Cowley
Augustus Blagdon
Elmira Jackson
Emma Lowell
Christmas at Home: Local Residents and Visits
Clarence Dickinson was at home Christmas. Ben Crossman stayed home the first of the week. Ned Rines spent Christmas in Bath with Mrs. and Mr. Rines. Mrs. James Bimson of Bath visiting friends in town this week. Fred Wright home from Brain tree, Mass. Miss Marvy L. Stinson home from Lewiston over Christmas. Miss Mary Emerson in Bath on business last Thursday. Odbury West home from Boothbay Harbor over Christmas. Mrs. Emma Stinson staying with Mrs. Frank Hodgdon for a few weeks. Congregational church held Christmas tree event. Page Povle and barchter Louise of Everett Mass were in town. Congregational Sunday school concert at church last Sunday evening. Fred Albee farmed in Anna for George Lowell who returned from the west. F. H. Alber, jailor for two years, returned to his farm in West Anna. Mr. and Mrs. N. Gratz Jackson and children of Bath spent Christmas with Silas and family. John H. Dow appointed deputy sheriff and moved to the jail house. Irving Stinson, draftsman with Geo. F. Blake Mic Co. of Last Cambridge Mass, spent Christmas at home on High Street. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grant of 2138 Michigan Ave, Chicago, announce engagement of daughter Susan Grant to Harold Emerson Smith of New York.
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Warner Ilsley
Methodist Church
Wiscasset
George Graffam Jr
Robert Graffam
John Graffam
George Graffam
Anna
Charles E. Titus
Mary
Epworth League
Woman's Association of the Methodist Church
George Coleman
Old Stone Farm
Miss Serah
Cornelius Turner
Clarence Dickinson
Ben Crossman
Ned Rines
Bath
James Bimson
Fred Wright
Braintree
Mass
Marvy L. Stinson
Lewiston
Mary Emerson
Odbury West
Boothbay Harbor
Emma Stinson
Frank Hodgdon
Congregational Church
Page Povle
Barchter Louise
Everett Mass
Congregational
Fred Albee
George Lowell
West
F. H. Alber
West Anna
N. Gratz Jackson
Jackson
Silas Jackson
John H. Dow
Irving Stinson
Geo. F. Blake Mic Co
Cambridge
Highstree
John C. Grant
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Susan Grant
Harold Emerson Smith
New York
Zina Clifford
Auburn
George Clifford Jr
Topshaw
Clifford
Rosedale
Chester King
Foster’s Point
Oliver Street
Fred Rose
Marion
Beatrice
West Paris
Mr. Rose
Frances Noyes
Noyes
Hezel Heath
St. Mary's Hospital
Ralph Kenney
Edward
Rosedale Farm
Marguerite Williams
Winthrop
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell’s Pond
West Bath
Red Cross
Annie Trufant
Wendall Williams
Needham
Campbell's Pond
Men’s Farm Bureau
Women’s Farm Bureau
Grange Hall
Robert Metcalf
Attleboro
Amy Coombs
Julia Coombs
Portland
James Coombs
Coombs
John Larrabee
Littlefield
Lowell
Gordon Preble
Clarence S. Whittam
Priscilla
William
Whittam
Earl C. Donnell
Ralph Hart
Bath Iron Works
Philip Stackpole
B. H. Stackpole
Bates College
Edward Footer
Hyde Park
Bath City Hospital
Footer
J. B. Lemont
C. C. Chesley
Boston
C. S. Lemont
Harry Lemont
Herbert White Ane
Mr. White
John White
Huse Street
Senator Edge and Mrs Edge Sail to France in Bangor Coat
Former Senator Walter Edge becomes Americas new ambassador to France aboard the Isle de France with Mrs Edge. Reporters praised his long raccoon coat bought in Bangor last summer. The Edges spent the summer in Bangor. Mrs Edge is daughter of Hon. Harold M. Sewall of Bath with many Bangor friends.
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Walter Edge
America
France
Isle de France
Edge
Bangor
James Main Returns to Boston After Holiday Visit
James Main has returned to Boston after spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald M. Main, on Middle Street.
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James Main
Boston
Mrs
Archibald M. Main
Middle Street
Will safeguard Maine agriculture against imported potatoes
Maine Governor Gardiner announced steps to protect local agriculture after inspecting 1000 sacks of Esthonian potatoes arriving in New York. Tests showed medium to small tubers with black soil residues and yellow boiled tint, but no dangerous diseases found. hot house tests planned to check for virus diseases.
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Maine
Esthonia
Gardiner
Maine Department of Agriculture
Esthenia
Department of Agriculture
New York City
C. M. White
Division of Markets
Agricultural Department
Folsom
Rotary attendance improves in Bath club contest
President Clinton D Wilson of the Bath Rotary praised members at the Tuesday lunch at Hotel Phoenix as attendance rose from near the bottom to No 11 of 34. John Conti's team won the latest contest, to be rewarded at the next meeting. Conti spoke on American Telephone and Telegraph Co after tracing its growth from Bell's 1875 invention. Visiting Rotarians included Dr C Earl Richardson Dr G M Eliott and Harold E Laws of Brunswick. President Wilson set a Ladies night for Jan 21 and district leaders planned the event.
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Clinton D. Wilson
Bath Rotary Club
Hotel Phoenix
Bath Club
John Conti
Sheriff Henderson
Walter Ey
McIntosh
Conti
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell Companies
Bell
Boston
Cambridge
American Bell Companies
Electra
Pacific
Atlantic
Tie
Wilson
C. Earl Richardson
G. M. Eliott
Harold E. Laws
Brunswick
Davenport trustees make New Year gift to Old Ladies Home
A $1,000 gift from the George P. Davenport estate trustees supported the annual silver tea and pound party at the Old Ladies Home on New Year’s afternoon at 800 High street. The event drew many guests, with decorations, groceries and household necessities donated. Tea was poured by Mrs. Frederick H. Kimball and Mrs. Wilber G. Cahill. desserts were served by the board members.
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George P. Davenport
Old Ladies Home
High Street
Frederick H. Kimball
Wilber G. Cahill
Mrs Davi S Smith Visits Father in Elm Street Home
Mrs Davi S Smith of Brookline Massachusetts is passing a few days at the home of her father Isaac Mikels on Elm Street.
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Davi S. Smith
Brookline
Mass
Isaac Mikels
Elm Street
West Bath Christmas News Notes and Local Visits
Christmas day at the Clifford cottage in Rosedale is noted for Zina Clifford of Auburn and grandson George Clifford Jr. Many neighborhood families share holiday meals and visits. Local residents travel to West Paris, Winthrop, Lewiston, and Portland for family gatherings, work, and hospital trips including Miss Hezel Heath’s return to Rosedale. Community events include Red Cross meetings, Farm Bureau planning, and school term openings at Littlefield and Lowell.
Planning Meeting For Farm Workers At West Bath
A cooperative extension led planning meeting at West Bath Grange Hall discussed farm and home economics programs. Charles L. Eastman urged attendees to arrange extension work, while film strips on corn borer control, rat control, quack grass, farm plumbing, water supply, and health topics impressed many visitors.
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Cooperative Extension Work In Agriculture and Home Economics
College of Agriculture
University of Maine
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Twin County Farm Bureau
West Bath Grange Hall
Charles L. Eastman
Orono
Sunday School Tree at Nazarene Church
The Nazarene Sunday School staged a Christmas merit program with class songs dialogues and readings. Each class contributed gifts to the Florence Crittenden Home Swampscott Mass. The pastor superintendent and secretary received gifts and praise for a growing active Sunday School with classes for all ages.
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Nazarene Sunday School
Florence Crittenden
Swampscott
Mass
Harry Berry
Augusta Pitts
Golden Rule Mission Holds Annual Christmas Reunion
The Golden Rule Gospel Mission held its yearly reunion at Christmas with a four course chicken dinner. Men from Bockland Wiscasset Auburn Lewiston Portland Brunswick and Bath attended and many stayed over. The pastor thanked all for orderly attendance and generous donations.
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Golden Rule Gospel Mission
Bockland
Wiscasset
Auburn
Lewiston
Portland Brunswick
Bath
Bath girl engages in hospital relief work in California
Miss Evelyn Sutherland daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Sutherland 269 Center street has moved from Florida to Merced California to join Red Cross and California tubercular service She conducts home hygiene and patient follow up visits trains mothers in first aid assists in schools with nursing training and notes California climate resembles Florida while enjoying San Joaquin valley fruit harvest scenes and a 1200 acre fig ranch operation
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Evelyn Sutherland
Robert Sutherland
Center Street
Florida
Merced
Calif
San Joaquin Valley
Miss Sutherland
California
American Red Cross
Veterans Bureau
Saranac
The
Red Cross
Sutherland
San Francisco
Fresno
Golden Gate
Salvation Army Christmas Tree Delights Local Children
The Salvation Army hall hosted its annual Christmas tree event on Thursday night. More than 110 children received toys, underwear, 30 suits, stockings, rubbers, and other clothing, plus candy, nuts, an orange, and an apple. George Patterson funded clothing for the needy, while Miss Alice Potter directed a children’s program and the band performed. Brother Fox portrayed Santa, leaving each child with a smile and happiness at headquarters.
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Salvation Army Hall
Alice Potter
George Patterson
Brother Fox
Santa
Salvation Army
Strout Blagdon couple wed and honeymoon in Maine
Mr. and Mrs. Sewall P. Strout returned to Malden after a Christmas honeymoon in Bath and Wiscasset with both families present. The bride, formerly Miss Marjorie Blagdon, married December 21 in Malden, Rev. Arthur MacCullum officiating. They will reside at 21 Kenilworth Street, Malden. he works for Edison Electric and she for Malden Electric Co.
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Sewall P. Strout
Malden
Mass
Bath
Mr. Strout
Albert L. Strout
Wiscasset
Strout
Edison Electric & Illuminating Co
Boston
Malden Electric Co
Kenilworth Street
Bath Veteran Firemen Elect Their Officers
Officers of the Bath Veteran Firemen’s association for the coming year were elected. E F Miller will serve as president with Truman King as vice president. W P Lemont becomes clerk, Frank H Turner treasurer and purchasing agent. Directors include L T Thompson for three years, E M Pye for two, E B Hawcett for one. Fred Proctor is foreman, C W Colby 1st and Scott Morse 2nd assistant foremen, with George Worrey and Benjamin Cressey as stewards.
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Bath Veteran Fireman’s Association
E. F. Miller
Truman King
W. P. Lemont
Frank H. Turner
L. T. Thompson
E. M. Pye
E. B. Hawcett
Fred Proctor
C. W. Colby
Scott Morse
George Worrey
Benjamin Cressey
Aged Man Falls at Woolwich Home
Captain Edwin O. Day of Flushing New York aged ninety fell in the shed at his Day s Ferry Woolwich country home Saturday breaking his hip. The retired mariner probably faces several weeks of bed confinement due to the injury.
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Edwin O. Day
Flushing
N. Y
Day’s Ferry
Woolwich
Capt. Day
Frye Funeral Held Private at Oak Street Home
Michael J. Frye died recently and his funeral was held privately Monday afternoon at his home 185 Oak street with Rev. Charles officiating. Pallbearers included his son Harry Frye Frederick Richards Fred J. Lakin and Thomas R. Huston. Burial took place in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Michael J. Frye
Oak Street
Charles
Harry Frye
Frederick Richards
Fred J. Lakin
Thomas R. Huston
Oak Grove
Woolwich Notes From Town and School Activities
Woolwich briefs report Mrs Bleike Reed calling on friends in town Elmer ns a University of Maine student returned from vacation Mrs Maxine Walker resumed school duties in Connecticut with her mother Mrs F J Walker also visiting Schools reopen Monday after Christmas Miss Elizabeth Trott Worcester Mass guest of Mrs Samuel Hathorne Elmer Hayward Bangor visiting with parents Barbara and Priscilla Trott Bath grandparents Mr and Mrs A E Trott Donald Preble returned home after visiting sister Mrs Wendell Nelson Harpswell Miss Lucretia Willey No 1 school teacher lists honor students and punctual pupils Frederick Scott visiting grandparents Waldoboro Katherine Beebe Hyde Park Mass two weeks at summer home Loss of next Winter's firewood reported Mrs Josephine Cunningham Bath guest of sister Mrs Fred L Carlton.
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Bleike Reed
Flushing
N. Y
Elmer Ns
University of Maine
Sadie Higgins
Maxine Walker
Connecticut
F. J. Walker
Elizabeth Trott
Worcester
Mass
Samuel Hathorne
Elmer Hayward
Bangor
Artell Hayward
Barbara
Priscilla
Milton C. Trott
Bath
A. E. Trott
Donald Preble
Wendell Nelson
Harpswell
Lucretia Willey
No. 1
Helen Baker
Mary Perkins
Elsie Baker
Howard Preble
Helen
Kenneth Baker
Frederick Scott
Fred Scott
Waldoboro
Katherine Beebe
Hyde Park
Josephine Cunningham
Fred L. Carlton
Woolwich Ladies Farm Bureau Meeting on Vegetable Cookery
The Woolwich Ladies Farm Bureau will meet at Mrs. Mabel Jack's home on Tuesday January 7 at 10 30 a m The program centers on Vegetable Cookery with recipes read and demonstrated Attendees may bring a box lunch and sewing time is provided The group urges strong attendance to begin the new year with 160 per cent attendance
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Woolwich Ladies Farm Bureau
Mabel Jack
Siegars Visit Regions Across State in Weekend Travel
Mrs Leland Siegars spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Tozier and sister Mrs Lawrence Mulholland in Waterville. Glenwood Siegars went to Richmond on Monday. Margaret Pashard stayed Monday night with her sister Mrs Lot Call in Dresden Mills. Joseph Siegars visited his aunt Mrs James Lynch in Lawrence. Southard was a business visitor in Augusta Saturday.
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Leland Siegars
Elmer Tozier
Lawrence Mulholland
Waterville
Glenwood Siegars
Richmond
Margaret Pashard
Lot Call
Dresden Mills
Joseph Siegars
James Lynch
Lawrence Southard
Augusta
Four Knocked Down By Snow Slide At Center and Water
Four people were knocked down by a snow slide from a roof at Center and Water streets owned by J. C. Ledyard heirs and housing John J. Desmond Co. The children Olive Seavey and Betty Lee, both 11, along with Minnie Woodman and Bertha McCullough, 24, were struck. Wary onlookers escaped injury as ice and two electrical wires broke. Woodman and McCullough initially appeared hurt but recovered.
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Water Streets
J. C. Ledyard Heirs
John J. Desmond Co
Olive Seavey
Middle Street
Betty Lee
Pearl Street
Minnie Woodman
Bertha McCullough
West Bath
Miss Woodman
Miss Weedman
Water Street
Old City Hall
George Middleton
Sunday School Elects Officers for Year
Corliss Street church Sunday school members elect officers for the ensuing year. Richard Seavey is superintendent, Silas Plant assistant superintendent, Miss Elvira Coombs corresponding secretary and treasurer, Nellie Hunt recording secretary, Lizzie B. C. Chaney junior department superintendent, Lois Ames primary department superintendent, Mary Bowker and Martha Preble home department, Ruby Preble and Vivian Plant cradle roll, Pearl Campbell pianist, Clarice Berry assistant pianist, Nellie Hunt Pearl Campbell Annie Jewett and Clarice Berry concert committee, Mary McIntire Lizzie B. C. Chaney Seavey decorating committee, Ida Purington floral committee Abby McCabe and Mary McIntire missionary committee.
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Corliss Street Church
Richard Seavey
Silas Plant
Elvira Coombs
Nellie Hunt
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Lois Ames
Mary Bowker
Martha Preble
Ruby Preble
Vivian Plant
Pearl Campbell
Clarice Berry
Annie Jewett
Mary McIntire
Seavey
Ida Purington
Abby McCabe
Fred C Potter Returns to Quincy After Christmas Visit
Fred C Potter came back to Quincy Massachusetts on Sunday after spending Christmas at home with his wife Mrs Potter and their daughter Rachel.
Bathman’s good luck when truck hits car
Promoter Nick Mihalos of Arcade Arena weeknight mischance led him to crash on Brunswick road while chasing last minute plans to hire Jimmy Bagley. The pursuing boxer turned truck driver happened to be Bagley, who had just avoided a meeting by pure coincidence.
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Dame Fortune
Nick Mihalos
Arcade Arena
Eddie Bernier
Lewiston
Cyclone Sawyer
Sanford
the Arcade
Nick
Jimmy Bagley
Portland
Sawyer
Bagley
Tom Morrison
Brunswick Road
Mihalos
Cushman
Bath
Grace Church School Christmas Party Delights Children
Grace Church School held a Christmas party in the parish house from 5 to 7 p.m. with many children, parents, and friends. Miss Mary Dempsey directed scenes of the Nativity with costumes and carol singing, while Mrs. Frederick E. Drake oversaw stage settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church School
Church School
Mary
Patricia Sewall
Joseph
Maynard Carlton
Angel
Eleanor Voorhees
Stephen John
Walter Carlton
Harry Fullerton
Howard Holmes
Priscilla Blake
Edith Barter
Barbara Tubbs
Janet Bridgham
Stanley Brown
Edward Sewall
Eleanor Fullerton
Mildred Perow
Louise Calderwood
Barbara Ross
Martha Cahill
Harry E. Collins
Jane Murphy
Edward Hyde
Mary F. Gibbons
Ralph K. Hall
Russell Phinney
Charles M. Tubbs
George Field
Sagadahook Veteran Fireman's Building Work Paused
The Sagadahock Veteran Fireman's association reports its new Middle Street building work halted until spring. Members have completed boarding and clapboard, with shingling and interior tasks to follow after winter. Emer son Glidden designed the project, all work done voluntarily, with plans to hire a small hall for winter meetings and urging timely bill payments.
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Sagadahock
Middle Street
Emerson Glidden
Eastport clam canning may start as fishermen called
Eastport reports a clam canning push with calls to Passamaquoddy Bay fishermen for shell clams. Plentiful clams found on beaches near the city. A second Eastport clam factory is expected to start up in January.
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Eastport
Passamaquoddy Bay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sortwell
Ger Sortwell
Jesse F. White
Theodore Sherman
Geneva May
Eva L. Rowe
Lewis Iverson
Miss Rowe
Capt. Rowe
Lucinda Allen
Iverson
Woman's Club
E. D. Hardin
Woman's Club of
Charles Titus
Adam
Benjamin Franklin
Chandler
Nellie Pusher
Sarah Keirstead
Idna Pomroy
Richard S. Hunnewell
Richard Plumstead
Antoinette Plumstead
Birch Point
Mabel A. Rhodes
Wellesley Hills
Emma W. Lulsley
C. A. Richards
Lawrence Seavey
Sidney Orne
Henry Johnson
Alice Dunning
H. Louise Lincoln
Hilda Brandt
Joe Labbie
Cecil Moore
Damariscotta
Rocky” Rittal
A. L. Groves
Cities Service Five
Portland Collegian Club
Red Men's Hall
Cities Service
Shirley West
Stanley Raymond
Contr
Telephone Company
Davenport
Old Ladies’ Home
Nazarene Church
Golden Rule Mission
Bath Veteran Firemen
M. J. Frye
Woolwich Farm Bureau
Dresden
Fred C. Potter
Quincy
Mrs. Potter
Rachel
Fred S. Curtis
Mortician
Thomas-R-Nuston
Met
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