WISCASSET ORGAN SOCIETY CELEBRATES 112 YEARS OF SERVICE
The First Congregational Church organ society marks its 112th anniversary with an election of officers led by new president Mrs. Nina Fowles and a program highlighted by Mrs. Vivien Wright Dunn. The piece reviews the society’s long history from 1822 warmth, stove funding, and a 1909 rebuilt church, plus numerous fundraising efforts, concerts, and social events.
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Wiscasset
Organ Society
First Congregational Church
Annie L. Dedge
Ernest G. Spinney
Sarah D. Varney
Mary Marston
Vivien Dunn
Maine
Vivienne Wright Dunn James Barrie
Old South Church
Boston
Paul Revere
Dr. Packard
Temple of God
Rufus K. Sewall
Sarah Varney
Emma Weeks
High Street
Patterson House
Miss Varney
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Highlights
In the Sheepscot Echo issue of January 9 1909 local notes report Mrs Charles Vaughn traveling to Skowhegan Sheriff John B Rafter of Damarscotta visiting town James Wright returning from Woolwich visit Cyrus R Tupper of Boothbay Harbor in town for probate court Arthur Town attending probate court Charles White illness noted Harold M Bailey at a Portland poultry show Edna Mann of Millers Falls Mass secured as first a.s.
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Sheepscot Echo
Charles Vaughn
Skowhegan
John B. Rafter
Damariscotta
James Wright
Woolwich
Cyrus R. Tupper
Boothbay Harbor
Arthur Town
Charles White
Harold M. Bailey
Portland
Edna Mann
Miller’s Falls
Mass
Wiscasset Echo News Highlights Local Notables and Events
Miss Mann studies at Bates College in Lewiston while Miss Mary Wright returns to Bates. New county clerk W F Merrill vows model service. E E Seekins ill with pneumonia. Schooner Sullivan Swain arrives from Newport News with coal. Echo editor, family visit in Portland. Prof Mitchell to preach at Congregational chapel. Laundry fire on Middle street. New Year’s guest updates. January thaw, mud turns to frozen ruts. H Frank Williams travels from Boston for sister’s death in Boothbay Harbor. John H Southard, new county treasurer, busy with bills. Donald F Wright aboard U S S Missouri reports Japan trip and a million-dollar gold cabinet. Capt Joseph M Roberts, veteran New England shipmaster, dies at 88. born in Wiscasset. linked to Goree Station and Africa trade. survived by widow and daughter. last command was Fannie Tucker.
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Wiscasset Academy
Mann
Bates College
Lewiston
Mary Wright
W. F. Merrill
E. E. Seekins
Langdon Road
Sullivan Swain
Thompson
Railroad Wharf
Newport News
The
Echo
Frank G. Bragdon
Portland
Prof
Mitchell
Brunswick
M. O. Pease
Middle Street
H. Frank Williams
Boston
Boothbay Harbor
Jennie Williams
John H. Southard
Donald F. Wright
U.S. S. Missouri
Japan
Joseph M. Roberts
Melrose
New England
Capt. Roberts
Wiscasset
Maine
Roberts
Goree
Russisque
Africa
Samuel C. Cobb
Fannie Tucker
Thomas Brentnail
William §. Richards
Joseph P. Roberts
Local Notes From Gardiner to Boston and Back
Mrs Richard Tucker visits relatives in Gardiner. Miss Burgin heads to Portland for winter. Miss Helen Lennox visits Bath friends. Miss May Taylor stays with Boston friends. Mrs F W Sewall went to Portland. Miss Frank Bowman returns to Lasell seminary. Dr Peaslee comes from Augusta. Miss Maria Neal returns from Boston. Miss Edith Sawyer returns to Wellesley. F H Cushman and D S Hawes of Winslow visit. Smelts abundant for local smelters. Carrie Sears sick at home. Engineer Young and wife and Roderick return from Paris relatives. Large hay shipments to port. Apple buyers ship 600 barrels from Wisconsin. Visit with H J Day of Day’s Improved Spring Beds in shoe factory building. Day’s firm sold about $18,000 in Hancock past three years. Goose River Farmer sketch on Wiscasset native Frank W Ames. Ames started in Caledonia then Mayville. became lawyer, county attorney, bank director. Directors of W. & Q. meet.
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Sheepscot Echo
Richard Tucker
Gardiner
Burgin
Portland
Helen Lennox
Bath
May Taylor
Boston
F. W. Sewall
Frank Bowman
Lassell Seminary
Dr. Peaslee
Augusta
Maria Neal
Edith Sawyer
Wellesley
F. H. Cushman
D. S. Hawes
Winslow
Carrie Sears
Engineer Young
Roderick
Goose River Farmer
Mayville
N. D
Wiscasset
Frank W. Ames
Dakota Territory
Caledonia
George O. Stommer
Ames & Stommer
Ames
First National Bank
Lucia A. Phelps
Fargo
West Bath News Brews Local Visits and Events
West Bath residents mingle with relatives in Maine and Massachusetts. Morse Winslow game draw noted with visitors from Bath and Winslow. A birthday ball in Bath honors Roosevelt and funds the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. Red Cross units in Bath report annual meetings and secretary notes. A Newburgh clergyman dies in Florida after health decline.
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Abbie Purington
Lynn
Mass
Miles
Purington
Emily Larrabee
Leburton D. Sheldon
Bath
Ardenne A. Stott
Trufant’s Crossing
Carolyn B. Rogers
Louise M. Stewart
Beatrice Duprey
Winslow
Morse
Black Raiders
J. Everett Mayo
J. Gertry Silsby
George O. Curtis
Morse High School
John P. Carey
Roosevelt
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
James B. Lemont
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Sagadahock Block
Annie Wylie Stackpole
West Bath
J. R. Halmshaw
Newburgh
N. Y
Beresford
Fla
Halmshaw
Lettie Searles
Lowell
Thomas Searles
Bar Harbor
Florida
Chelsea
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Hodgkins
Brunswick
Harry F. Morin
Rail line advances toward Weeks Mills in snowbound corridor
Passenger cars a baggage express and mail car drawn by engine No 1 went over the lines as far as North Whitefield. Rails laid to the gravel pit two miles beyond Weeks Mills with the pit open. Management hopes passenger trains run from Wiscasset to Weeks Mills by February first and possibly to Branch Mills by then. Engine No 3, injured in the recent accident, remains in Portland shop. Gen Fogg says $500 will cover all repair bills from the accident.
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North Whitefield
Weeks Mills
Wiscasset
Central Men's Club Hosts Interchurch Gathering
The Central church men's group hosted members from other church clubs for a Tuesday evening event. A 140-seat supper featured chicken pie, ice cream, and coffee served by Central members. Rev. Charles R. Sims of First Baptist spoke, and congratulations were offered for future joint club events. The evening ended with a songfest conducted by John Shaw and a lecture by Prof. Albert Abrahamson of Bowdoin before adjourning to continue activities on Page Five.
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Central Church
Marius Page
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Thomas Huston
Sydney Lermond
Madison Moore
Louis Sanborn
Karcher Jackson
Sheriff Henderson
Central
Simeon Prodroncos
Leon Guenther
Olympia Cafe
David L. Wilson
Mr. Sims
First Baptist Brotherhood
Arthur J. Dunton
Brotherhood
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Charles Andre
N. Gratz Jackson
Albert Abrahamson
Economics
Bowdoin
West Bath Grangers Install Officers in 1934 Ceremony
West Bath Grange No. 154 Patrons of Husbandry installed its 1934 officers Monday evening in the West Bath hall. Mrs. Patten of Topsham Grange presided, with aids Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hildreth and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snow. Attendance reached 202, including 63 visitors. Officers include Henderson master Thurston overseer and Cavanaugh treasurer among others. Returning officers are Lillian Lewin lecturer and Grace Waterman assistant steward. A reception followed with chrysanthemums and pastel decor.
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West Bath Grange
Grange
West Bath Hall
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham Grange
Harold Hildreth
Ernest Snow
Patten
Flora
A. Bernard Henderson
James A. Thurston
Charles B. Doyle
Kenneth Smith
John M. Howe
William H. White
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Dorothy A. Welch
Harold Peacock
Charles T. Henderson
Pomona
Albert F. McFadden
Ceres
Christine Hanscom
Everett G. Lemont
White
East Brunswick
Fred K. Sturtevant
God
Edwin W. Haggett
Henderson
Lillian E. Lewin
Scott R. Ward
Grace Waterman
P. M. Olm
Harry E. Peterson
David S. Henderson
E. Mason Wright
Ralph P. Dunbar
Wallace L. Atwood
Edward A. Footer
James B. Lemont
Helen E. Hartwell
Bernice M. Carr
Alice F. Johnson
Marion L. Jacques
Haggett
Doyle
Herbert A. Henderson
Former Woolwich Girl Located in Africa
Miss Anne B Brookings daughter of Mrs Winfield G Brookings of South Manchester Connecticut now teaching at Inanda Seminary South Africa under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. A Bates College alumna who went to Africa in 1929 she reports resilient growth of spirit despite malaria drought and depression and notes beans sprouting where old stalks rotted. She is supported by several Congregational churches in Connecticut and East Hartford Somers and Glastonbury.
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Africa
Anne B. Brookings
Winfield G. Brookings
South Manchester
America
Miss Brookings
Miss Brookngs
Bates College
Spelman College High School
Atlanta
Georgia
Second Congregational Church
Manchester
Conn
Congregational Churches
East Hartford
Somers
Glastonbury
Harold P. Small Named Automobile Inspector
Ex Mayor Harold P. Small is appointed auto mobile inspector for the district by Secretary of State Robinson C. Tobey. Maine adds a dozen inspectors to monitor out of state trucks and revenue. Small works in Rockland this week guiding inspections and fees. Inspectors oversee trucks over one and one half tons, acting independently of state police.
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Harold P. Small
Robinson C. Tobey
Secretary of State
Maine
Small
Rockland
Woolwich Notes: Charities, Socials, and Local Happenings
Woolwich society reflects community life with a birthday cake for Mr. Hathorne, a poverty social for the Woolwich Union for Christian Service, and a week of illness and visits. Residents include Lucilla Stinson, Miss Jeanette Colby, Mrs. Ardene Stott, Emma Barnes, Myra Thwing, and Horace Wade funeral attendees. Browntail moth removal provides local employment.
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Roy Shackford
Harriet Johnson
Ida M. Beals
Clara Corliss
Flora Leonard
Fred L. Jack
Flossie M. Beals
Sebenon Hall
Woolwich
Woodfords
F. W. Carlton
Emma Barnes
Myra Thwing
Richard Hunnewell
Plinette Allen
Montsweag
Horace Wade
Fred Potter
Pomfret
Conn
George Levyn
Bath
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
J. W. Reed
Charles Alexander
Richmond
Isaac B. Howard
Sanford
Everett
Boston
Weekend Visits and Local Relatives in South Dresden
South Dresden residents share weekends with family and friends across Cedar Grove Richmond and Freeport. Cedar Grove’s Lowell Good spent time with Joseph Siegars while Miss Perkins stayed with the Woodwards Dresn Mi. Andrew Hatch and the Munsey family moved to Richmond. The Burkes returned from Massachusetts and Leland Siegars led a trip to Freeport.
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Lowell Good
Cedar Grove
Joseph Siegars
Fred Carleton
Carrie Grover
Ana
James Cameron
West Dresden
George Tibbetts
Richmond
Mildred Perkins
Bridge Academy
A. T. Perkins
Miss Perkins
Yran
Lester Woodward
Dresn Mi
Thomas J. Burke
Massachusetts
Irving Lilly
Joseph
Logan Jones
Perley Road
Sumner Siegars
Freeport
Ann Barter
Lower Road
Charles Pushard
Poverty Social Draws Good Attendance at Woolwich Event
About 70 people attended a poverty social at Sebenon hall Woolwich on Tuesday evening to aid the Woolwich Union for Christian Service. Attendees wore old clothes, played games, and paid fines for banned items amid laughter. Committee included Florence Carlton Bertha Presley and Mrs John Gilmore Edward V Reed and Frederic Gilmore with Mrs Edward V Reed in charge of the kitchen.
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Sebenon Hall
Woolwich
Gertrude Gilmore
Edward V. Reed
Frederic D. Gilmore
North Woolwich Vestry Opens With Community Sing
The North Woolwich vestry reopened after about three years with a cheerful gathering of 30 people on Wednesday last. Mrs. Florence Temple led on the organ, and refreshments of hot chocolate and cake were served by Mrs. Carolyn Wings and Mrs. Temple. Duncan McIntosh donated apples for all.
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North Woolwich
Florence Temple
Carolyn Wings
Temple
Duncan McIntosh
Dr Langdon Snipe Declines Board Re Election
Dr Langdon T Snipe announces he will not seek another term on the Board of Education after ten years of service. His term expires this year and he will not be a candidate for re election.
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Langdon T. Snipe
Board of Education
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Vivian Wright Dunn
Society
James Knight
Carrie Knight
Charles Knight
Old Church
Old Lace
Ann Bailey
Ann
Harriet
Emma Clapp
Alice Taylor
Roy Reed
Fw.sewall
Annie Dodge
Fred Wi. Sewall
Miss Bailey
Josephine Tucker
Nina Fowles
Verna Bailey
Emily Groves
Mabel Lewis
Grace M. Sewall
Edna M. Southard
Mary M. Marston
Wilbur F. Merrill
Mary Lincoln
Joseph H. Smith
Parker B. Stinson
Grace C. Pease
Carolyn S. Varney
Grace G. Albee
Harriet C. Jackson
Forest Lewis
Christian Endeavor Society
Forrest Lewis
Leon G. Flood
Litle Son
Ellsworth
Henry v. B. Nash
New York
Williams Lienan
Freeman D. Southard
Hooper Street
Emily F. Wade
Horace E. Wade
Paul Curtis
Barbour
John Merry
Gardiner Road
Norman Holbrook
Clarence Blagdon
Pine Cone
Rebekah Lodge
Norris A. Miller
Fred M. Coffin
Albion
Coffin
Thomas Holbrook
Holbrook
Frederick
Samuel Holbrook
Emily W. Wade
A. W. Wilbind
John Jackson
Georgianna Lilly
W. W. Dodge
Donald F. Preble
Central Men’s Club
Prof. Abrahamson
Bowdoin College
L. F
Atwood
West Bath Grangers
Annie B. Brooking
Dresden
North Woolwich Vestry
DR. Snipe
DR. H. B.duce
Osteopathic Physician
Center ST
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