Unhappy 19 Married Pairs Mark Court Sessions
In Bowdoinham William J Graves vs Quirk Bros of Fall River settled by the defendant paying bill and costs. Justice Spear discharged jurors, heard Alfred S Maxwell vs Bowdoinham inhabitants, and dealt with divorce hearings. Nineteen divorces, a record, were granted at the Sagadahoc county session. Eight citizenships admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Graves
Bowdoinham
Quirk Bros
Fall River
Wheeler & Howe
Brunswick
Charles D. Newell
Richmond
Justice Spear
Albert M. Spear
Sagadahoe County
Charles A. Prest
Topsham
Farmington
Law Court
John Thomson
Washington St
Bath
Dumbarton
Scotland
Hermenegile
Abonte
Bridge St
St. Freme
Quebec
Tyko Carlson
Gotland
Sweden
John James McRae
Center St
Cardigan
P.E.I
John Joseph McRae
Court St
P.E
Wilson Freeman
Maxwell St
Maitland
Burton Hughes Wheelock
Plums Lane
Princeport
N. S
Andrew Gallant
Wilsow St
Abrams Village
P.E.T
Grace E. Hodgdon
Freeman R. Hodgdon
John James Frost
Cornelia Forrest C. Frost
George W. Talbott
Helen Talbot
Walter B. Burnham
Adgie W. Burnham
Victoria I. ‘Hawkes
Joseph T. Hawkes
Iva May Rice
Charles H
Descriptions of Desertion and Abuse in Maine Records
The notice lists individuals filing for alimony or support changes, listing petitioners and respondents across Bath Richmond Woolwich Phippsburg Bowdoinham Topsham with cases of utter desertion cruel and abusive treatment and name changes including Claire Louise Klein Walensky Gladys May Adams Edna N Blanchard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Claire Louise Nassauer
Gustave Nassauer
Phippsburg
Gross
Claire Louise Klein- Walensky
Arthur Lagueux
Fabiola Lagueux
Bath
Gladys Mary Dwyer
William Dwyer
Gladys May Adams
Doris J. Myers
Thomas E.myers
Lizzie May King
Joseph F. King
Edna N. Day
Lewis Day
Bow‘doinham
Edna N. Blanchard
Josephine E. ‘Harmon
Bertram C. Harmon
Topsham
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co Opens New Front St Dock
Progress at the Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co project on Front Street includes dredging mud from the Kennebec River bed to surface the new wharf formerly the Whitmore site. Steel dredging gear is used for discharging coal and dredging, with the northern end finished and the southern end near completion. The fill will enable deeper draft vessels and reduce disposal costs, bringing the first coal cargo closer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co
Front St
Whitmore
Kennebec
Oliver Brothers Bow to Farrar and Mallard in Park Alleys Match
A large Bath crowd watched Harold and Maurice Oliver win the second bowling match at Park Alleys, reversing last week’s score against Preston Farrar and George Mallard. Next week’s rubber in ten strings promises a new showdown with Carter and Bowker of Portland joining Farrar and Reynolds in a three match series. Prominent railroad men FC Wood J A Cullen and Thomas C Wallace attended, with George E Barker visiting Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Alleys
Oliver Brothers
Harold
Maurice
Preston Farrar
George Mallard
Olivers
Carter and
Bowker
Portland
Bath
Jimmy Reynolds
Bowlodrome
Carter
High Rollers
Farrar
Reynolds
Bowdoinham Social and Health Items Highlight January
In Bowdoinham news Bertha Graves and Llewellyn Welch plan a March wedding. A mild smallpox case in South Casco prompts quarantine and school closure. A cold week brings temperatures down to as low as 22 below zero. Community notices include visits, travels, and local engagements.
Red Triangle Y M C A Dedication at Popham Beach for Fort Baldwin
The Red Triangle Y M C A at Popham Beach was dedicated last Sunday night for the 13th Co M C A stationed at Fort Baldwin. Bath and surrounding village residents attended along with most soldiers on duty. George E. Graham led the service with a stirring talk and the soldiers joined in readings singing and other activities. Miss Miriam Kimball directed the music and Francis McPherson played a piano donated by the Mikelsky sisters. The choir included Marguerite Hennessy Elizabeth Houghton Madelyn Chase Margaret Hanson Mary Elliott Isabel Palmer and others. The Y M C A room in the old 29th Co barracks is well fitted with literature and furniture donations are welcome. Ernest L. Davis has moved from Bath Opera House to the Texas Steamship Company as pianist after five years. Armory Orchestra will mark its 2,000th engagement within two weeks under manager Hiram T. Stevens. Corp John Crosby and J Roscoe Chase of Battery D 56th Artillery home from Fort Levett were home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Triangle Y.M.C.A
Popham Beach
13Th Co
M.C.A
Fort Baldwin
George E. Graham
Bath
Miriam Kimball
Francis McPherson
Mikelsky
Marguerite Hennessy
Elizabeth Houghton
Madelyn Chase
Margaret Hanson
Mary Elliott
Brunswick
Isabel Palmer
Portland
Y.M.C.A
29Th Co
Lily Pond Races Draw Enthusiastic Colt Owners
Enthusiasts braved the cold for Lily Pond colt races led by Dixie Forbes owned by Mr. Dunning, with several strong performances though turnout was light outside main classes. The day also featured a bowling match where The Wonders beat Bath Iron Works 1357 to 1259 and McFadden led with 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunning
Dixie Forbes
Brunswick
Wonders
Bath Iron Works
Bowling
Doe
Pomeroy
McFadden
Pupils Buy Thrift Stamps in Large School Drive
Nearly 1 000 thrift stamps have been sold in local schools as pupils pool pennies to support the war effort. Scott R Frye, local director of war savings, visits schools weekly to replenish supply, with stamps valued at four dollars per set and growth of student ownership. The movement gains broad support from business and professional men and fosters habits of thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott R. Frye
War Savings
Frye
Real Estate Officials Elected by Saga dahock Association
At the annual meeting held at nine o clock Wednesday officers were elected Benjamin F Harris of Portland as president Oliver I Moses as treasurer and clerk Directors elected include Harris Sewall Tarbox Davenport Moses Baxter Beach and S J Beach all listed with affiliations in Augusta and Sagadahoc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sagadahock Real Estate Association
Benjamin F. Harris
Portland
Oliver
William D. ‘Sewall
Alfred L. Tarbox
George P. Davenport
Oliver Moses
Rupert H. ‘Baxter
S. J. ‘Beach
Augusta
Steamer Virginia Delayed by Ice at Bath Popham Route
Captain Perkins reports Virginia failed to reach Bath from Popham on Tuesday due to river ice and warns of further danger. Copper sheathing was ripped from the steamer on Monday, and he refuses to push through the thick ice, preferring a 24 hour wait for ice to clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Bath
Popham
Vaccou
Perkins
Winter Street Parish Supper Attracts 150 Members
Nearly 150 attended the Winter Street Congregational Church annual parish supper. A post prandial letter from former pastor Rev. Maurice J. Duncklee praised the church, outlined future plans, and noted the wartime menu. Attendants included Ladies' Aid volunteers and several serving committees. Separately New York attorneys visited Bath to take testimony in a suit by Walter E. Reid against Charles W. Morse over enlistment services, with a party including stenographer Fred S. Rand traveling to Portland after Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Maurice J. Duncklee
New Orleans
San Antonio
Texas
Red Triangle Y. Im. C
Camp Travis
Duncklee
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Ralph Conforth
Herbert 'Hodgkins
Isabel Carter
Irving Trufant
Herbert ‘Mallard
Allen Irish
Charles Webber
Clara ‘Coombs
Samuel R. Percy
John A. Morse
Clara Coombs
John L. Evans
Sarah Lermond
Julia Watson
Emma Small
James B. Drake
Abigail ‘Carter
Harry F. Morin
Clarence W. Morse
Edward B. Smith
Langdon T. Snipe
Herbert Mallard
Byron ‘Smith
Charles C. Low
BE. Randall Leonard
Ralph H. Dunton
Allen
M. Irish
Ashton Wardwell
New York
Walter E. Reid
Charles W. Morse
Bath
Mr. Reid
Morse
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Fred S. Rand
Warren C. Philbrook
Augusta
Portland
Rand
George M.burditt
Barker, Watson & Gibbons
Frank M. Swacker
Washington
United States
Stamps sales push toward 200 at grammar school
At noon Thursday the school sold 189 thrift stamps at 25 cents each in the Washington Street Grammar School. Miss Blair the principal predicted the afternoon session would raise the total to about 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Candy Shortage Hits Jackson Wholesale Store
George F. Jackson, a confectioner, reports about half the usual candy supply arriving at his wholesale store due to reduced sugar availability and coal shortages affecting manufacturing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Jackson
Bath Iron Works Must Shut Down Without Coal
Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass Co in Bath warn they must close immediately for lack of coal. President Cobb calls the situation serious and expects shutdown within a week or ten days without relief. Hyde Windlass reports eight tons of soft coal left, burning five tons daily, with only hard coal available for partial heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Company
Bath
James C. Hamlen
Hamlen
Washington
William T. Cobb
Rodney E. Ross
The
Hyde Windlass Co
the Times
Smith Shop
Doctor Stott Departs Woolwich for Navy Duty
Dr A A Stott of Woolwich left Thursday to report for duty as lieutenant junior grade in the U S N R F at Charlestown navy yard. Friends gave him a wrist watch a signet ring and a box of cigars. Sagadahoc ferry school children gathered at Woolwich station to bid farewell to the popular doctor.
Student saves war bonds to buy stamps at fourteen
A 14 year old pupil has purchased four war savings stamps at 4.12 each, total 16.48, redeemable for five dollars on January 1 1923. He earned the money himself and his teacher and friends praise his effort.
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Hamilton
Georgette
Renview
Hank Briecischer
Maine
C. L. Farnham CO. Inc
Elm St
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Whitmore Wharf
FC Wood
Maine Central
J. A. Cullen
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Thomas C. Wallace
Union Pacific
George E. Barker
Boston
Miss Graves
Wm. J. Greaves
Bertha Mae
Llewellyn S. Welch
L. W. Welch
South Casco
Post Road
Shaw Business College
Upper Post Road
B. R. Temple
Temple
Lena Patten
W. W. Denham
Paul Hatch
Ida M. Fowle
Council of National Defense
D. B. Holt
S. C. Irish
Bertha
R. D. Purinton
Jean Garland
Albert Senderson
Charles Blodgett
Bertha Graves
Jessie and
Pearl Ames
Hattie O. Perry
John Nealey
Sedgley
Brooklyn
Sarah Baker
Agnes Gardiner
Nassan Institute
Springvale
Hazel Cornish
S. B. Rand
Clara Fogg
I. T. Cornish
Grace Brann
S. of W. Auxiliary Ladies’ Aid
C. A. Newton
Mary Wilson
J. H. Wilson
E. B Duran
LD. Small and Alton
C. O. Purinton
A. C. Carr
C. T. Mosher
C. B. Randall
G. R.cutler
F. K. Jack
E. T. Jackson
Red Cross
A. G. Hulse
Yilcla
Ernest L. Davis
Bath Opera House
Texas Steamship Company
Opera House
Armory
Hiram T. Stevens
Old
Columbia
Gruen
A. G. Page Company
Big Ben
Lily Pond Races
B. G
King Sidnut
Wright
Bennie Todd
Prince Jacobs
Jim Todd
Bl. G
Lemont
Lott McKinney
Gor
Thompson
Hall
Neil
MeFadden High Man
Wonders McFadden
Doe . Be Ee
R Andrews
Bath Iron Works Marr Sewn Eee
Further Wee Eees
Albis Wee Ee Eee
Allard
Brookings
I Moses
D. T. Percy & Sons
Winter ST
Dorondo
Swastika Exchange
Windlass Works
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