New Year's Party at Orphans Home Draws Many Visitors
The Orphans' Home in Bath Me hosted a New Year's concert and tree reception Saturday night with wide attendance. Guests praised the home's neat rooms and orderly children while gifts from donors included cash, toys, and fruit. Mayor Cahill and others attended as the program featured prayers, readings, and holiday entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans Home
Louise Staples
Charry A. True
Doston
New York
Mrs. Staples
Orphans’ Home
Bath
Harry LU. True
J. Quincy Adams
Houston
Kate
Choate
Old Folks Home
Harry B Sawyer
Charles V M. Cahill
Scott R. Frye
Fire destroy Higgins home in East Brunswick dawn blaze
Mr and Mrs Alfred B Higgins son Ralph and daughter Margaret escaped the Thursday night fire in their two story Hardings road home in East Brunswick in night clothes. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Fred Cary hosted them as the Brunswick fire department fought the blaze which consumed the dwelling and nearby outbuildings though the barn stayed intact. The 1870 Colonial home with admired architecture was lost though snow aided protection for the barn and Cary structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred B. Higgins
Ralph
Margaret
Hardings Road
East Brunswick
Fred Cary
Cary
Higgins
New Bass Drum Debuts With Gaudreau Concert Band
A fine new bass drum, likely the best in the state, was first used Sunday afternoon during Gaudreau's Concert band weekly rehearsal. The 22 inch drum sports Rogers heads and bears the inscription Gaudreau's Concert Band Bath Maina on one head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaudreau
Bath
Maina
Men’s Club New Year Party At Grace Church
The Grace church Men’s club held a New Year party Friday night with a march to ring in 1921. An arrayed program featured Mrs. Fred Sturtevant, Mrs. Joseph Carvill, Jennie the trained elephant, G. Stuart DeMott, Charles I. Hall, trainer W Thayton Till, Chester Vrant, and the Black and White quartet with Ruth Fox leading the artistic figures. After the show, a dance lasted until one with music by Mrs. Carrie Buck, Alfred Thomas, and Earle Sanborn. refreshments and festive decorations completed the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Fred Sturtevant
Joseph Carvill
Barnum & Bailey
Jennie
G. Stuart DeMott
Charles ID. Hall
W. Thayton Till
Chester Vrant
Ruth Fox
Dayton Hill
Carrie Buck
Alfred Thomas
Banjo
Earle Sanborn
Frederick E. Baker
Carroll, Watson
Charles Hall
Howard Hawley
W. Dayton Hill
Central Maine Co Gains Approval to Buy Several Utilities
The Public Utilities Commission rules Central Maine Power Co may acquire Hartland Electric Light & Power Newport Light & Power Ania Light & Power Waldoboro Water & Electric Light & Power Penobscot Bay Electric Solon Electric Light Bath & Brunswick Light & Power, except Belfast gas plant. They may cancel subsidiary stock and keep up to 10 shares for organization. One system will reduce costs and unify books and officers, potentially equalizing rates for districts served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Central Mainé Power Co
Hartland Electric Light & Power Co
Newport Light & Power Co
Ania Light & Power Co
Waldoboro Water & Electric Light & Power Co
Penobscot Bay Electric Co
Solon Electric Light Co
Bath & Brunswick Light & Power Co
Penob
Central Maine Trowero
Utilities Commissioners
Walter S. Wyman
Methodist Watch Meeting At Beacon Street Church
A 1920 New Year watch service at Beacon Street church kept attendees busy from opening song to New Year greetings. Rev BL EL Platt of Wesley Church and Rev Louis W. West of Peoples Baptist led delegations. a strong sermon followed by heartfelt testimonials and silent prayer preceded three tolls of Old Hundred Doxology. The crowd shared handshakes near midnight and rang the church bell to welcome 1920.
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Beacon Street
Duces
Reve
BL EL Platt
Wesley Church
Louis W. West
Peoples Baptist Church
Hall
de Thilton
Windlass Employees Enjoy Jolly Office Party
Up to 40 Windlass Co employees and their spouses gathered Saturday night in the Hyde Windlass Co drawing room for a holiday party hosted by office staff. Santa Claus entertainment, gift exchanges, cream and cake provided by the presidents' and manager's wives, and dancing to a Vietrola made the evening merry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windlass
Hyde Windlass Co
Santa Claus
Rodney E. Ross
Fred I
Montsweag Farm Dishes Featured for Washington Guests
Montsweag Farm at Woolwich in Maine supplied New Year breakfast dishes for a Washington gathering at Charles Henry Butler’s 1450 T Street home. Guests included Vice President Marshall, Chief Justice White, Sir Auckland Geddes, and Mme Jusserand, among many other notable officials and society figures.
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Montsaweag Farm
Wiscasset Road
Charles Hlenry Butler
Washington, D. C
Thomas G. Marshall
Auckland Geddes
Geddes
M. J.J. Jusserand
Edward J. White
United States Supreme Court
Mes
Preakfast
Montsweag
Tennery
James
Washington Movening Star
Butler
Charles Henry
Marshall
White
Mme. Jusserand
Mme
Peter
Grouiteh
Dimock
Holmes
Kellogg
Anderson
Sydney Appleton
F.1. Appleton
Brownson
Davenport
Fellows
Harlow
Hart
Ralph Jenkins
PD. Anderson
I. Appleton
Appleton
John Barrett
Daauseh
Mars
James A0. Beck
William T. Black
Mer
Gist Blair
Tasker T. Bliss
Branhany
J. Joyce Broderick
Bronson
Edward —. Burling
Mitchell Careall
Abe
MM. Collier
Ed. Tlarry Covington
RR. G. Davenport
Mes. Dimock
Albert Douglas
Wade
Ellis
Henry Pairbanks
I. Defaust
T Harry A. Fellows
John Sohinnery
James TH. Gore
A.V. C. Griffin
Frank S. Green
James S. Harkin
Richard A. Harlow
B.A. Harriman
Thomas Short
Davidl Jayne Thi
Ralston Colmes
U. S
M. . C. Tivde
Yout EB. Johnson
Julian James
Francis Tal Junking
Kimball
Henry T. Oxnard
Janes Parmelee
J. BL Partington
Representative Peters
Th. Kirke Porter
Herbert Putnam
Mero C. Broderick Rafter
William Cary Sanger
James Brown Scott
Christina Sedgwick
Thomas W. Shelton
APO
Clyvarles Spalding
Marien
George Squier
W. C. Stowell
Charles C. Swisher
George Sutherland
Howard DD. Talbott
Tanni Taylor
Teal
Alt. Thom
Corcoran Thom
Huston Thompson
Henry Tf. Tryon
Charles Watcutt
Charles Warren
Farm dealer Fred Sanders Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Fred Sanders of Presque Isle a 51 year old prosperous farmer and farm equipment dealer ended his life with a gunshot to the head. He had shown signs of derangement for some time and leaves a wife three sons and one daughter.
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Fred Sanders
Presque Isle
Former Home for Aged Couples Sold to Become Convalescents Home
Deeds filed show the former Home for Aged Couples and Old Men at High and Harvard streets sold to Mars Alma BH. Pushard of Bath by Fred Ward via the Charles LT Jackson agency. Pushard plans a May opening as a convalescents home, with nursing experience and strong local ties.
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High
Harvard Streets
Charles
LT. Jackson
Fred Ward
Mars Alma BH. Pushard
Bath
Jackson
Ward
South End
Randall J. Bibber
D- Win M. Puller
Massachusetts
Mes. Pushard
Raymond Court
Aso
Woolwich
William Allen
Pushard
Thomas Harward
King Dock
Kenne- Hee
Pashard
New England
Pine Tree Outing Club Enjoys Moseley's Dinner and Shows
Twenty two Pine Tree Outing Club members attended a Saturday trip to Moseley’s Pine Tree Inn for a lavish chicken dinner. After gifts and a one act comedy by Miss Margaret Wishart and Alice Marks, the group toured Nordea theater in Freeport and danced. They returned by train around 12:45 a.m. and called the outing the most enjoyable of their trips. Ina BL Matloon of Bowdoin and Ernest M Hebb of Litchfield were married at Lisbon Falls with Rev W M Davis officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moseley’s
Pine Tree Outing Club
Kimball
Pine Tree Club
Harry
Santa Claus
Margaret Wishart
Alice Marks
Freepors
Nordea Moving Picture Theatre
Sagidahoe Square
Ina BL
Bowdoin
Ernest M. Hebb O
Litchfield
Lisbon Falls
W. M. Davis
Arthur Mitchell
W. J. Maloon
Litchfield Academy
Farmington Normal
Municipal court expansion could cut county costs and delay
In support of raising municipal court jurisdiction, WM. T. Hall argues that increasing the court's reach to 300 or 500 would reduce expenses, citing a $1200 county cost from a Supreme Court case that could have been handled locally. He notes quicker, cheaper trials and fewer jury appeals, urging legislative action. Bath, December 30.
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the Independent
Preme Court
Sagadahoe County
Bce
Supreme Court
WM. T. Hall
County Officials Qualify for Duty in Sagadahoc County
George M. Stinson of Woolwich qualified for a six year term on the Sagadahoc county board of commissioners before Dedimuas Justice Fred H. Thompson. David W. Scribner of Tops ham also qualified to succeed the late Charles Hy Mason of Bath and County Attorney Arthur J. Dunton of Bath had qualified earlier. Sheriff Wilburn Oliver of Bath qualified before Mr Thompson. New Year's was observed as a holiday in all departments except the clerk of court's office where Mr Thompson was busy all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Stinson
Woolwich
Sagadahoc
Court House
Mr. Thompson
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Alfred B. ‘Higgins
Grace Church Organization
Central Maine Power Company
Central Maine Power Co
Augusta
Maine
The
Central Maine CO
Public Utilities Board
Montsweag Farm
Charles Henry Butler
Washington
Alma E. Pushard
Maj
Thomas W. Harvard
Squire Hall
Bath, Dee
Smeltville
Limerick
Kirby
Johnson Bros Co
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