Richmond Bride Earle Mealey Married in Gardiner Home
Margaret Beryl Hooper and Earle H. Mealey wed at the Hooper residence in Farmingdale with Rev. Royal Brown performing the double ring ceremony. Attendants included sister of the groom Roberta Cate as matron of honor and Robert Cate as best man. The couple will reside at 314 Maine Avenue, Farmingdale after a Boston honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrafton ‘Hooper
Maine Avenue
Farmingdale
Margaret Beryl
Earle H. Mealey
Harold Mealey
Bridge Street
Richmond
Royal Brown
Gardiner Highland Avenue Methodist Church
Robert Cate
Hobart Ames
Bath
Forrest Grant
M Priscilla Mealey
Marguerite Tribbit
Dale Gowan
Abbott Gowan
Marion Bisbee
William Towle
Harvey Har
Boston
Gardiner High School
Wilder
Augusta
Richmond High School
Bethel
Northern Mining Company
Community Notes From Gardiner and Nearby Areas
Mr and Mrs Charles James and Calvin James attended the funeral of brother Harry James in Yar mouth Wednesday. Washington DC residents Mr and Mrs J E Edwards and Mrs T H Christopher of Gardiner visited Mr and Mrs Daniel Bettle Monday. Elaine Gilpatrick Norma MacCormick Dorothy Patten and Wilbur Cooper returned to university studies after home stays. Lucy Hill of Portland visited Carl Anderson in Front Street. Six Progressive Grange members attended Sagadahoc Pomona meeting inerry. Erland and Ernest Curtis Lucy Tarr Elmer Purington Arthur Johnson James Jones. Mr and Mrs Ralph Brown earned the 5th degree at State eene. Bruce Henderson and family visited grandparents C B Kennedy in Ferry Road. Arthur Bowley Harald Weston Frank Lancaster and families visited Alice G Baker on Kimball Street. Raymond Bourgier and family welcomed a 7 lb 3 oz son at Gardiner General Hospital Friday. Harold Bates hosted friends with music and buffet on North Front Street Sunday. Elson Harford moved to Parker apartment on Water Street from Gardiner River Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vre
Charles James
Calvin James
Yarmouth
Harry
James
J. E. Edwards
Washington, D. C
T. H. Christopher of
Gardiner
Daniel Bettle
Elaine Gilpatrick
Norma MacCormick
Dorothy Patten
Wilbur Cooper
University of Ne
Carl Anderson
Lucy Hill
Portland
Progessive Grange
Seta
Sagadahoc Pomona
Erry Meeting
Ernest Curtis
Erland Curtis
Lucy M. Tarr
Elmer Purington
Arthur Johnson
James Jones
The
Grange
Ralph Brown
State Eene
Bruce Henderson
New England
Melrose
Mass
Henderson
C. B. Kennedy
Ferry Road
Arthur Bowley
Harald Weston
Litchfield
Frank Lancaster
Richmond Corner
Alice G. Baker
Kimball Street
Raymond Bourgier
Gardiner General Hospital
Harold Bates
North Front Street
Elson Harford
Parker
Water Street
Gardiner River Road
Funeral services for Harry Edmund Tabb held in Gardiner
Harry Edmund Tabb died suddenly at his North Street home in Richmond. Services were Saturday at Amesbury-White Funeral Home Gardiner with Rev. Tom G. Akeley officiating. Born October 7, 1880 in Chelsea Mass he was survived by his widow Gladys Rodick Tabb a brother Foster F. Tabb and three nephews. He belonged to the Episcopal church Chelsea the John Abbott Lodge of Masons Somerville and the Gardiner Elks. A Bath Iron Works delegate attended. The body lies in a private vault in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Edmund Tabb
North Street
Richmond
Amesbury- White
Gardiner
Tom G. Akeley
Mr. Tabb
Chelsea
Mass
Edmund J
Alice M. Vaughn Tabb
Gladys Rodick Tabb
Foster F. Tabb
Forty Years Ago Brings Recollections of Naval Work Friends
The recollection recalls meetings with Andrew Shaughnessy of Bath at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington in 1928 and earlier in 1910 at Gorgona. Lon Wildes appears again in 1910 and 1911 events in New York and Bath, with mentions of Flavel Pierce and Fred Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Shaughnessy
Bath
Empire
Andrew
Naval Gun Factory
Washington, D. C
Gorgona
Lon Wildes
New York
Flavel Pierce
Fred Orr
Canal Zone
Minott
Church Women Council Plans Annual Meeting at Wesley Methodist
The Bath Council of Church Women met at Mrs. Louis A. Dole’s home to plan the annual meeting set for January 22 at Wesley Methodist Church. A luncheon at one, a business session with officer elections, and a program are scheduled with Wesley church ladies serving the meal for a minimum fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Georgetown P T A Meeting and Community News
The Georgetown P T A gathered at Central School with good turnout despite illness in the villages. A kitchen shower christened the new gas stove and sink for lunch service. Social time followed proceedings.
Mild Bay Point conditions and local notes
Weather remains mild with little ground frost as early perennials show life. Vandalism reported at Renaud camp with broken and jimmied windows and removed gas tanks. sheriff to take fingerprints and an inspector to investigate old versus new tanks. Local residents, visits, and health updates follow, including Bath Memorial pneumonia case recovery and Western Maine sanatorium patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renaud
Davis
Waldoboro
Bussey
Jean Reed
Emory Mills
Arthur Ashton
Edward
Arthur
Charles
Woolwich
Maurice Burns
Thomas
Hagan Monay
Roland Peterson
Robinhood
Bay Point
George Renaud
Bath
Bath Memorial Hospital
Karen Furbish
Sumner Mains
Western Maine
Dwight Furbish
Westport
Madison Mooore
Madison, Jr
Thomas Hagan
Grace Church Parish Holds Annual Meeting
The Grace church parish held its annual meeting at the parish house Monday evening with supper at six. Harry L. Day elected chairman and officers named for the coming year include Clerk George H. Fox and senior warden Walter M. Hill. Residents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hodgkins of Bar Harbor visited relatives in town over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
George H. Musk
Clinton V. Owen
George D. Field
Walter M. Hill
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Peter Owen
Harry Musk
Scott Morse, Jr
Arthur Mayo
Arthur Burns
Harry L. Day
Women's Auxiliary
Mary Stafford
Ralph G. Stetson
United
Justice H. Miller
St. Mary's Guild
Wilmer I. Voorhees
H. Kenneth Smith
Daniel Williams
Alex Robertson
Ruth Field
Five Islands Church Attendance Amid Storm and Missionaries
Large crowd attended Sunday services despite the storm. Rev and Allen Franz missionaries to Alaska shared slides of their work among Indians. They fly a plane to travel between villages preaching the gospel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Franz
Alaska
Vernon Gray
Good Neighbor Club
Rudolph Pinkham
Orville Rowe
Bath Memorial Hospital
Lloyd Pinkham
George Gray
Wiscasset
Harold Rowe
Westbrook
Russell Pinkham
Kittery
Navy Yard
Edward Clarey
Harold Pinkham
Bath Iron Works
Irving Hanna
Carol Jean
Boston
Central League Enjoys Supper and New Year Joke Tree
The Central League met at the parish house Monday with about 35 members for a covered dish supper. Highlights included a New Year joke tree, hat parade prizes, and centerpieces of small plastic Christmas trees. Members were urged to bring items for the Seacoast Mission and plans for a Scotch auction on Jan 22 were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Rudolph McRae
Horace Morse
Howard Steen
Zina Eaton
Bart O'Donnell
James Caverly
John Grindell
Blair Bailey
Lorna Newcomb
Wilbur Fowden
Seacoast
J. Haviland Torrey
Laforest Hodgkins
Eleanor Thornton
Elsie Small
League
Donald Preble
Joseph Cyr
Henry Mank
Arthur Pratt
Howard Parks
Hollis Bailey Fined for Using a Siren in Woolwich
Hollis Bailey of Woolwich was fined 10 dollars and 7.82 dollars costs by Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Bath Municipal Court after pleading guilty to illegally sounding a siren on his car. Police report multiple complaints and Bailey was arrested by Patrol man Raymond Hatch under Maine vehicle laws limiting siren use to emergency responses. He received two weeks probation to raise funds for the fine and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Bailey
Woolwich
Gardiner R. Deering
Bath
Bailey
Raymond Hatch
Maine
Third grade pupils study proper telephone use
Mrs. Maurice Hutchins class at Huse Memorial school produced illustrated booklets on proper telephone usage. The students received two telephone instruments two local directories and a booklet set after viewing Adventure in Telezonia and How We Use the Telephone to deepen their understanding and foster better future customer habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Hitchins
Huse Memorial School
William P. Meannealy
New England Tel. & Tel. Co
New England Tel. & Tel
Hutchins
Blind Lad Seeks To Help Others With Cards
Winfield E. Lewis a blind young man living at 7 Tarbox street appeals to Bath residents for discarded Christmas cards. He plans to send them to shut ins Hyde Memorial Home and a disabled girl living downstream who enjoys using them. He notes a generous donor gave him about 200 cards and offers card pickup by calling 995-M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield E. Lewis
Tarbox Street
Bath
Hyde Memorial
Winfield
Scout Troop 57 Investiture and Meetings Overview
Scout Donald Mank received an investiture at Beacon Street Methodist church Tuesday as Tenderfoot. Fred Fox was sworn in as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster by W. M. Fowden. Explorer Crew enjoyed a hobo lunch with adviser H. V. Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Street Methodist Church
Donald Mank
Fred Fox
Carl Fogg
W. M. Fowden
H. V. Carter
Beacon Street Church
Daniel Lord
James Steen
A. M. Packard
Obituary of Gretchen Elizabeth McMann
Gretchen Elizabeth McMann six year old daughter of Albert H and Evelyn Plummer Mc Mann of 1492 Washington Street died Tuesday night at Memorial hospital after a short illness She was born April 30 1944 in Portland Surviving include her parents two brothers Jeffrey Albert and Peter Leonard paternal grandmother Mrs Mary E Gallant of Bath maternal great grandmother Mrs Evelyn uncles and cousins Funeral Friday at two o clock from Grace EpISCOPal Church Newcastle with Rev Nelson Gildersleeve officiating Burial in Oak Grove family lot Friends may call at Mayo Funeral Residence until noon Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Elizabeth McMann
Albert H
Evelyn Plummer McMann
Washington Street
Memorial Hospital
Portland
Jeffrey Albert
Peter Leonard
Mary E. Gallant
Bath
Evelyn
Grace Episco
Parchurch
Nelson Gildersleeve
Newcastle
Oak Grove
Mayo
Veteran rigger Frank Duley dies after long illness
Frank Lincoln Duley 86 of 52 Beacon Street died Sunday at Memorial hospital after a long illness. born Oct 4 1864 in Phipburg he began sea life as a cabin boy at 14 and worked 11 years coastwise. He rigged ships at Kennebunkport Bath and Phippsburg, famed for a 100 foot mainmast feat. Survived by widow Susie Kenney Duley two sons Frank P Duley Nanopore and Earle H Duley Woolwich a daughter Louise K Duley Bath two grandchildren Frank P Jr and Yonone Duley Kennebport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lincoln Duley
Beacon Street
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Duley
Phiburg
William H
Rachel McKinley Duley
R. E. Fletcher
Samuel R. Percy
Frank A. Palmer
Duley
Kennebunkport
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Daley
Eleanor A. Percy
Addie M. Lawrence
Ruth E. Merrill
Alice M. Lawrence
Edward J. Lawrence
Edward B. Winslow
Wyoming
Davis Palmer
Oakley C
Curtis
Governor Brooks
Robert P. Murphy
Evelyn Hinkley
S. P. Blackburn
William H. Clifford
Woolwich
Louise K. Duley
Bath
Frank P. Jr
Yonone Duley
Mary D Butterfield 77 widow dies in Winthrop
Mary D. Butterfield, 77, widow of Spurgeon Butterfield, died Thursday morning in Winthrop. Born July 17, 1873 in Carthage, daughter of William and Ella Goodwin, she lived in Canton and is survived by two sons Ralph W. Butterfield of Rumford and Hollis S. Butterfield of Philadelphia, one daughter Mrs Arthur Footer of Wiscasset, one brother Burton W. Goodwin of Rumford, and one granddaughter. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star and Rebekah lodge and frequented Bath to visit family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Butterfield
Spurgeon Butterfield
Winthrop
Carthage
William and
Ella (Berry) Goodwin
Canton
Ralph W
Rumford
Hollis S. Butterfield
Philadelphia
Arthur Footer
Wiscasset
Bath
Burton W. Goodwin
Butterfield
Order of Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Mrs. Ethel H Buck Dies at 76 in Topsham Home
Mrs Ethel H Buck 76 widow of Samuel P Buck died Wednesday at Griffin Convalescent Home Topsham two months after her husband. Born October 29 1874 in East Orange New Jersey she was daughter of William and Louie Ramsey. She lived most of life in Woolwich surviving daughter Charlotte Chase Woolwich son Axford New York City brother Axford V Ramsey Baltimore and a grand child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel H. Buck
Samuel P. Buck
Grffin
Topsham
East Orange
N. J
William and
Louie Davis Ramsey
Woolwich
Charlotte Chase
Axford
New York City
Axford V. Ramsey
Baltimore
Funeral for Donald E. McEachern Held in Bath
Donald Edward McEachern born December 25 1875 in Charlottetown P E I lived in Bath 27 years working as a fireman at Bath Iron Works and Kennebec Coal Co He died recently leaving a wife seven daughters four sons and several siblings Funeral service set for Friday at 10 am Curtis Funeral Home Washington Street Portland with Rev Charles Berry officiating Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Canton Maine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Edward Meids
Tuscany
Sven Street Y
Charlottetown
P. 1
John
Jane (McDougal) McEachern
J. McEachern
Bath
Bath Iron Works
Kennebec Coal Co
Sarah
Donn Pratt
Walter Oliver
Carl Delano
Ba Point
Arthur Knox
Land
Ruth Cramp
Wiscasset
John McLean
Vassalboro
William Holmes
Center Barnstead
N. H
Frank M
John B
Portland
Oregon
Seward
Westport
Robert McEachern
Boston
Arthur McEachern
Allan
Somerville
Mass
Rachel Duncan
Fannie McEachern
Mary McDougal
Kate Hume
Lottie Brad
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Charles Berry
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
Canton
Carrie Sears Dearing 72 Bath resident died after long illness
Carrie Sears Dearing died Monday at her son Merton L. Dearing’s Bath home after a lengthy illness. Born June 16, 1878 in Wiscasset, she was valedictorian at Wiscasset Academy in 1896 and worked as a typesetter for the Bath Enterprise and the Sheepscot Echo before marriage. Survived by son Merton, daughter Thelma, granddaughter Beverly, sisters in Wiscasset and Portland, and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Sears Dearing
Frank W. Dearing
Merton L. Dearing
Dummer Street
Bath Enterprise
Havin
Sheepscot Echo
Boothbay Register
Bath
Grace Episcopal Church
Thelma W. Dearing
Beverly A
F. Jackson
Lawrence Key
Wiscasset
George Stilphen
Portland
Butterfield Funeral for Mrs Mary D Butterfield Held
Funeral services for Mrs Mary D Butterfield were held Saturday at 10 30 am from A F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev C C Sargent of Wesley Methodist Church officiating. Bearers were Arthur Footer Hollis Butterfield Clarence Coburn Frank Grant Edward Hartnett and David Desmond. The body was entombed for burial in the Spring at East Dixfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Butterfield
A. F. Mayo & Son
High Street
C. C. Sargent
Wesley Methodist Church
Arthur Footer
Hollis Butterfield
Clarence Coburn
Frank Grant
Edward Hartnett
David Desmond
East Dixfield
Funeral services for Frank Daley held at Mayo & Son
Funeral services for Frank Daley were conducted Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with Rev Howard F Cramer officiating. The body will be entombed until spring for burial Bearers were Frank Daley Jr Norman Donald and Warren Kenney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Daley
Arthur F. Mayo
Lignite Moisture Levels Reach Forty Percent
A report notes lignite coal showing moisture content up to 40 percent, indicating high water content in the sample.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Dresden
Fred Stilphen
Gardner Street
William Bennett
Roland Jewell
Clyde Stilphen
Alvin Swett
John Frey
Winfield Southard
Bernard Bailey
Percy W. Chetley
Dover
Chetley
Bertha Trott
Harry Woodbury
Sadie Waltz
Donald
Wesley Webber
Walter James
Ann
Ane Waltz
Ane Layton
Leslie
Church Women Council
Egat
A. P. Denham, Jr
Corliss Street
Georgetown
Central School
James Oliver
Elmer Tibbetts
Terry Davis
Maureen Davis
Mary Stevens
Sink Fund
Harry Stone
Lewiston
Roy M. Newman
Hazel Gay
Walter Beane
Charles MacMahan
Malden
Walter Cunningham
Louise Peterson
Robert Jordan
Georgetown Baptist Church
Cleaves Henderson
Roy Moulton
Hotel Piccadilly
Earle Hagan
Nettie Gray
Maude P. Thayer
West Point
West Georgetown
Elizabeth Harris
Orange
Vernon E. Gray
Five Islands
Carroll Powers
William Bisseth
George Henry Powers
Ethel Patterson
Ruth Patterson
Highland Manor School
Valley Cottage
West Long Branch
Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Waukesha
Wis
Roland E. Peterson
Louise
Oak Grove School
Catherine Brown
Harold J. Brown
Kennebec Point
Edward C. Clarey
George
Guy Forbush
Emory Basford
Andover
Basford Cottage
MacMahan
Franz Stevens
Vincent MacMahan
Veterans Hospital
Togus
Everett Haines
M&m Baking Co
A&p
Joseph F. Higgins
George Laskey
Hazel Leah
Bailey Island
Lauretta
M. Jones
Aubrey Fullerton
George Powers
Virgil Stevens
Alvah C. Reynolds
State Road
Georgetown Central
Oor
George Harvey Powers
George A. Powers
Crue
Naval Station
Newport
R. I
Robinhood Church
Lloyd Doty
Robert Hodgkins
Bar Harbor
Lewis M. King
Central League
Canasta
Huse School
White Clover
Converse G. Fenn
Girl Scout Leaders Association
Girl Scout Leaders
Morse High School
Caroline Klein
Auburn
Gretchen E. McMann
Frank L. Duley
Samuel Buck
Donald E. McEachern
Butterfield Funeral
Fred S. Curtis & CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!