Winnegance Community Notes and Club Activities
Mrs Jennie Rogers cares for Miss Elizabeth Webber of Cambridge ill at her brother and wife Harry C Webber's home. Evening Workers party welcomed the new year with cribbage and refreshments. Club officers re elected include Charlotte Owen president Annie Malcolm VP Cleora Coombs secretary Mena Preble treasurer. Squaw club postponed its party due to icy walking and will host husbands later. Women's auxiliary enjoyed a New Year party at the community house with gift exchange. Winneganee Community club discussed matters Thursday. John G Morse & Sons cutting logs at Bowdoinham Lake lot bought by Winneganee mill. Almon R Perry ill with intestinal flu. Ormond Coggshall returns to Gorham Normal. Squaw club to meet Friday. first prize at bridge went to Walter Morse and consolation to Harry B Williams. Weekly Winneganee legion meeting held with scripture, prayers, songs, and planning 10th anniversary of prohibition celebration. Ice on Winnegance Creek unusually clear. smelt camps displaced. Kennebec river reports low ice. seals plentiful this winter. City street crew clearing walks and trenches for runoff. Mrs Herbert W Cutting of Dromore recovering. postcard shower showered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Rogers
Elizabeth Webber
Cambridge
Harry C. Webber
Charlotte Owen
Mena Preble
Annie Malcolm
Cleora Coombs
Squaw Club
Community House
Winneganee Community Club
John G. Morse & Sons
Bowdoinham
Winneganee
Almon R. Perry
Ormond Coggshall
Gorham Normal School
Robert P. Manson
Walter Morse
Harry B. Williams
Harry Oliver
Winneganee Legion
Anna Perkins
L. B. C. Chaney
Clarice Berry
Edward Brown
Winnegance Creek
Kennebec
Herbert W. Cutting
Dromore
Edward H Morse Dies in East Boston at 86
Bath friends mourn Edward H Morse of East Boston who died at his home January 2 at age 86. Born in Bath in 1843 he worked at Charlestown Navy Yard then owned clothing businesses before joining the Boston Budget and rising to manager. He married Louisa Brewster in 1860 and was active in fraternal orders, with Mt Tabor Masons paying tribute at his funeral. Interment was at Maplegrove Cemetery Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Edward H. Morse
Boston
Mass
Mr. Morse
Washington Street
Edward W. Bridgham
Massachusetts
Ned Morse
Mt. Tabor
Temperance notes from Dummer Street girls legion meeting
The Dummer street girls legion met at Mrs. Leland Plummer's home Tuesday afternoon with 11 members present. The program featured recitations and musical numbers including Annie West, Dorothy Kingsbury, Priscilla Blake, Anna Perry, Lorraine Mitchell, Dorothy White, Vera Hudson, and Isabelle Hagan performing solos, duets, and trios after prayers, scripture, flag salutes, and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dummer Street
Phippsburg School Term Honors Local Students
Phippsburg Center School lists pupils with perfect attendance Lester Beals Hamilton McCourt Catherine McCourt Irving Harrington Mark Harrington Carlton Brown Durwood Wyman Wesley Harrington Those absent only half days Charles Wyman Arthur Harrington Also noted are social visits Burns and anniversaries with locals including Clark Bowker Ray Campbell and George Beals amid community updates on store plans and winter road conditions.
Legion Auxiliary Plans Supper and Activities
The Roland Smith post A L auxiliary met Tuesday at the Legion hall with Mrs. Helen Shaughnessy presiding. Plans were made for a January 28 ladies night Rotary supper and a January 21 card party led by Roscoe Shaw Carl C Anderson and Eugene Desmond. A Christmas tree for post members was given, with gifts exchanged, and a social evening of cards dancing and refreshments followed, led by tree committee members Karcher S Jackson Allan Spear and Freeman Trott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Legion Hall
Helen Shaughnessy
Auxiliary
Rotary Club
Roscoe Shaw
Carl C. Anderson
Eugene Desmond
Karcher S. Jackson
Allan Spear
Freeman Trott
Research class election at Corliss Street church session
A Corliss Street church research class held an all day session at Mrs. Cora Small’s home on Tuesday. Eighteen members attended and elected Mrs. Charles Plant teacher with officers Fannie Burden president Jennie Curtis vice president Lizzie French treasurer Nellie Bonney recording secretary Fannie Burden floral committee Annie Chesley and Lizzie French purchasing Maud Clark press committee. Yearly reports noted growth with many new members added. patchwork sewing occurred before noon and a dinner followed at one o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Cora Small
Pine Street
Charles Plant
Fannie Burden
Jennie Curtis
Lizzie French
Nellie Bonney
Annie Chesley
Maud Clark
Former Bath Boy Joins a Law Firm
Charles Leo Thebeau, a former Bath boy and brother of Bath Iron Works Corp. treasurer L Eugene Thebeau, has been admitted to partnership in Carpenter Nay Caiger of Boston. The firm Swain Carpenter Nay Caiger dissolved after William N Swain’s death. surviving partners continue at 73 Cornhill with Thebeau and Frank Harding Jr. admitted. Thebeau earlier gained Maine bar admission in Sagadahoc Circuit Court Bath with Justice Charles P Barnes presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Leo Thebeau
Bath
Treas
L. Eugene Thebeau
Bath Iron Works Corp
Carpenter, Nay & Caiger
Cornhill
Boston
William N. Swain
Swain, Carpenter, Nay
Obituary Gusty Life of Ida Totman Buck in Bath and Florida
Ida Totman Buck widow of Dr Fred Buck died January 1 at her home in South Jacksonville Florida after six months of ill health. She grew up near Sewall mill pond Bath attended Winter Street church and graduated Bath High School 1880. Survived by son Arthur Buck of Miami and daughter Elsa who cared for her at their plantation home since Dr Buck’s death in 1922. Prayers for Mrs Venetia Mellon widow of John Mellon were offered at home by Rev Charles Berry. Body to Lowell Massachusetts for funeral. Funeral for Mrs Eleanor Arnold widow of Augustus Arnold will be Thursday at 2 pm at 894 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Totman Buck
Fred FE. Buck
Jacksonville
Fla
Sewall Mill Pond
Brunswick Road
Bath
Winter Street
Old Bath
Arthur Buck
Miami
Elsa
Buck
Mellon
Venetia R. Mellon
John L. Mellon
B. P. Frazee
Middle Street
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street Church
Lowell
Mass
Maine News Notes Mixed Local Tales and Coastal Trade
A Waltham resident reports a brisk misinformed caterpillar on snow. Clergy moves include Rev Edward F Lynch to St Patrick's Portland replacing Rev John Curran of St Joseph's Old Town. Ocean trade: Oakey L Alexander coal steamer set coastwise record with 374,921 tons discharged at Portland Boston and Salem. Rabbit skin found near Mere Point linked to an owl. A stray yellow butterfly in Brunswick. rescued duck on Pride Meadow and a boy scout helped secure shiners as the duck travels toward Portland Baxter Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Lynch
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Presque Isle
St. Patrick’s Church
Portland
John J. Curran
St. Joseph’s Church
Old Town
Father Lynch
St. Patrick’s
South Portland
Father Curran
Lewiston
Norfolk
Oakey L. Alexander
Pocahontas Fuel
Thompson E. Ashby
Mere Point
Brunswick
William Coffin
Harold Hackett
Pride Meadow
Norway
Baxter Boulevard
Free Will Workers Social and Supper Meeting Notes
The Free Will Workers of the Corliss Street church held an afternoon meeting last Wednesday. They tack ed 54 quilts for the year, learned a sale brought in 111 dollars, and voted to donate 100 to the church. Annual officers were elected: Nellie Hunt president Emma Knowlton vice president Bowker second vice president Bessie Knowlton secretary Mildred Walker treasurer. Supper committee listed and a New Year joke tree gift exchange occurred. A silver tea is planned for a month at Mrs Pea Campbell’s home. A regular business meeting is set for the first firm in Lizzie B C uate and Mrs Berry with refreshments by Annie Jewett Ethel and Clara Coombs. The meeting will be tracking in the try next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will
Corliss Street
Nellie Hunt
Emma Knowlton
Bowker
Bessie Knowlton
Mildred Walker
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Temperance
Phippsburg
Center School
Lester Beals
Hamilton McCourt
Catherine McCourt
Irving Harrington
Mark Harrington
Carlton Brown
Durwood Wyman
Wesley Harrington
Charles Wyman
Arthur Harrington
Frank Sprague
West Bath
Clark Bowker
D. A. Merry
Fred Sawyer
Annie Cutting
Bessie Galvin
Ruth Mills
Fryeburg
Parker
Gertrude Blaisdell
James Morse
James E. Perry
Alvah Holbrook
Ray Campbell
Ernest Rogers
Omar Perry
Herbert Cutting
Page Wyman
Popham
Eric J. Carlson
Anthony Thomas
Freemont Street
Elknah Wyman
E. Bridges
the Coast,Guard Station
Elbridge Morse
Charles Perkins
High Street
Miss Miller
Miss Galvin
Parker Head School
Legion Auxiliary
Vienna
Albania
New York
Sharkey
Scott
Catan Oe
Chevrolet
Fisher
Delco-Lovejoy
Phaeton
SPORT
Club Sedan
Flint, Michigan
Atlantic Motor Co., Inc
Damariscotta
Maine News Notes
Waltham
Emery Kent
Higgins Hill
Fort Fairfield
George Pierce
Salem
Qaut
Maine
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