Local Jottings Highlight Insurance Results and Shipping Notes
At the Maine Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co annual meeting in Lisbon Falls Arthur J. Dunton of Bath was reelected president with Samuel Perkins of Durham as vice president. Other officers include H B Coolidge and E T Smith. A shipping man notes spruce frames could speed up vessel building in Maine, contrasting with hard pine frames. Frederick Vanderbilt bought the steam yacht Virginia, built 1899 at Bath Iron Works, and Roscoe Carleton runs a Farmingdale grocery with five elderly customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouichita
Big Sandy
Mr. Frear
Maine Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Lisbon Falls
Arthur J. Dunton
Samuel S. Perkins
Durham
H B.coolidge
E. T., Smith
Lisbon
Charles W. Coolidge
Henry E. Coolidge
George H. Whittier
Samuel
Perkins
Sam Haynes
Highland Park
Mich
Jaiasys
Ford’ Company
Tanen W
Colonial Boys
Thie Zyni Thesday
Bears
Finn
White Bears
Sewall
Maine Woods
Haines
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
New York
Virginia
Isaac Stern
Tams, Lemoine & Crane
Mr. Vanderbilt
Conqueror
Columbia
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
F. W. Vanderbilt
Bath Iron Works
G. L. Watson
E. C. Benedict
Amazon
Roscoe B. Carleton
Farmingdale
Elisha S. Newell
Dewitt C. Foster
C. W. Stetson
Frank White
Gardiner
Andrews
Warmingdale
Local Events and Notices Highlight Community Week
Village news covers school activities at Morse High School and church efforts to boost attendance, with lectures by Prof. Barrows and a postponed Winters Street talk. Other items note a piano rescue after a fire, a voyage of the Eleanor A. Percy ship, insurance settlements, a Civil War survivor’s death, and road campaigns in Sagadahoc and Androscoggin regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iin of
Portia
Iusie M. C. A. Wednesa Phippsburg
Morse High School
Winnegance
W. B. Barrows
Bowdeinham
Rockland Courier Gazette
Knox County
Sagadahoc
Aterton
Fred Rich
Frank Ward
Eggleston Place
Pine Tree Cire Companions of
Cham Dlé
Ethel Warnér
Dewey
U. B. Shipping
Portland
Eleanor A. Percy
New York
Philadelphia
Times Office
Bath
Local Club Meetings and City News Highlight Sweeping Page
The Kickers Club met at 97 Green St and the Elks Lodge held a regu lar session. Mercury stayed above 80 degrees as various locals attend meetings, births, funerals, and a probate case unfold.
Local Social and River News From Winter Street Church and Vicinity
Community notes recount society meetings at Winter Street Church and nearby homes, including the GIAIR remeeting, Odd Ladies Sewing Circle, and Dunlap Commandery honoring six Red Cross candidates. Reports mention Fox hunting, winter ice on the Kennebec, and Capt Ira Lewis’s illness. Interwoven are local business moves, railcar counts on Knox & Lincoln Division, and a charity transport order for two Malaga Colony children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GIAIR
Society of Little Girls of
Winter Street
Murray Club
John “C. Moulton
Dummer
Webber Drug Store
Rockland
Wiscasset
Amelia Mitchell
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Red Cross
Collies
Reynard
Richmond
W. E. Wilson
Bath
Telephone Dance at Bath Music Hall Aids NET&T Night
The fifth annual telephone girls hop at Bath Music Hall drew a full crowd despite rain. Viola O'Hara and Josephine Fraser managed the punch table amid rose and pink decor while Prof Hiram T Stevens led an acclaimed orchestra. Out of town guests included Carrie J Reed and W F Clapp among others. Adelaide Costain Mae O'Brien Catherine Kane Katherine Edgecomb and Louise Child led the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Universal Film Co
Bath
N.e.t.&t. Co
Viola O’hara
Josephine Fraser
Hiram T. Stevens
Stacy
Plummer
Hartleb
Margaret Foster
Louise Child
Carrie J. Reed
Boothbay Harbor
W. F. Clapp
Portland
Bernard Scannell
Lewiston
Phil Holt
Bowdoin College
Adelaide D. Costain
Mae O’brien
Catherine Kane
Katherine Edgecomb
Bath Aerie Installs Officers In Fraternal Ceremony
Bath Aerie No. 875 Fraternal Order of Eagles held an officers installation Tuesday evening led by Past Worthy President E S Farrell. William L Cullinan John J Lee Edward M Robbins Thomas C McCabe Edward T Whitehouse Harry A Miller Frank A Hall Charles B Farrar William C Perkins C A Peaslee Edward H Cook William F Ham Isaac C Coombs were installed with a social, music and refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Aerie No. 875
Order of Eagles
E. S. Farrell
W. L. Cullinan
YACHT FOR BATH
The New York Sun reports C. K. J. Billings bought the Flying Fox after selling his Vanadis and will use it next season. Cox and Stevens are preparing drawings for a 260 foot steamer to be built by Bath Iron Works for Billings, while the Rouss yacht, over 200 feet, is being designed by Cox and Stevens for Peter W. Rouss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
C. K. J. Billings
Flying Fox
Winchester
Cox & Stevens
Pastor Harrison to lead Wesley M E Church in Bridgeport
Rev C W Harrison of Bridgeport Rhode Island has been named pastor by Bishop Hamilton and will begin his pastorate on Sunday January twenty eight. Rev H A Corey retired due to ill health and is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Harrison
Bridgeport
R. I
Hamilton
Wesley M. BE
H. A. Corey
Kearns and Roach United in Richmond Church Ceremony
Miss Mary B. Kearns and Davis Roach of Richmond were married Sunday morning at St. Ambrose Church by Rev. Father Carey. The ceremony united the couple in a private church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Kearns
Davis Roach
Richmond
Father Carey
St. Ambrose Church
Funeral of Sheriff John W Ballou Attracts Richmond Visitors
Charles B. Tallman U.S.N. retired visited Richmond on business and attended the funeral of the late Sheriff John W Ballou along with Charles E. Newell and J. Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Richmond
Charles B. Tallman
U.S.N
Charles BE. Newell
J. & Carter
John W. Ballou
Wounded Boothbay youth loses arm in hunting trip accident
Alonzo Thebedeau an 18 year old from Boothbay shot himself in the left arm when his loaded shotgun struck a rock after a stumble. The hammer discharged at three feet, the forearm bones shattered, and Dr. Horace Cragin amputated above the elbow. Theodore Thebedeau of the city traveled to Five Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Thebedeau
Boothbay
Thebedeau
Mr. Thebedeau
Horace 8S. Cragin
Georgetown
Theodore Thebedeau
Five Islands
Half the Gasolene
Charles W. Walsh president of the Maine Association of Cleansers and Dyers went to Bangor on association business ahead of the annual meeting held in Waterville. He notes the industry uses about 50 percent of the nation’s gasoline, underscoring its significance in the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Walsh
Maine Association of Cleansers and Dyers
Bangor
Waterville
Pres
Walsh
Bath Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Daily Life
Arnold from Portland visits Bath on the schooner G G Deering. Rachel F Potter joins the New England Telephone regular force. Burnham of Boothbay stays at American House on business. Miss Ethel Oliver returns from East Boston. Roy E Thistle moves with son Roy Jr to Waterville, becoming Singer Sewing Machine Co manager. Alma LeMoine joins Clary candy store as chief clerk. Orville Page and son Marius travel to Lewiston for Maine Monumental Dealers Association convention. John W Roberts nearing 96 and famed fountain namesake. E S Hosmer visits Redman family from Shenandoah. R R Richardson of Boston visits brother Alden in town. head of Kimball Building, Boston, plans expansion to include inn, two stores, and offices totaling over 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
G G. Deering
Portland
Bath
Rachel F. Potter
New England Telephone Exchange
Burnham
Boothbay
Ethel Oliver
Roger Pierce
Boston
Roy E. Thistle
Roy, Jr
Waterville
Thistle
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Alma LeMoine
Shaw Bookstore
Clary Candy Store
Edna Marr
Orville E. Page
Marius
Lewiston
Maine Monumental Dealers’ Association
Atwood
John W. Roberts
Roberts
E. S. Hosmer
E. S. Redman
Leonard Mitchell Pharmacy
Shenandoah
Crawford House
Kimball
Samuel Moorh Dies at 84 in Dresden
Samuel Moore aged 84 formerly of this city died at his Dresden home Monday. A longtime caulker, he is survived by three sons Samuel William and Alonzo. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at Woolwich from his son William’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde
Elmhurst
Martin
E. ‘Randall Leonard
EB. B. Smith
Sewall
Frank Dingley
Music Hall
Bank
Knights of Pythias
Stevens
Oliver
Phippsburg
Augusta
Tripp
Malaga
Bowker’s Shore
Samuel Moore
Dresden
Samuel
Woolwich
Plinette Allen
Ralph Rice
Edward Rice
Eben Dana
Frank Card
Newcastle
Holbrook
Patterson
Ira Lewis
Kennebec River
Five Islands
Georgetown
EB. M. Lewis
Capt. Lewis
Eastern Steamship Corporation
William
Alonzo
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Grace Sage
Universalist Church
Miss Sage
Eugene Aderton
Bradish
D. M. Humphreys
Aderton
Eggleston
John Potter
Maine
Brunswick
McGillicuddy
Carl Troop
The
Board of Highways
and Sewers
le Bt Ae
Ceriter
High St
Sweatoa
Kickers Club
Green St
Lodge of Elks
St. Church
John Lord
Lermond
Robert M. Silsby
William B. Mussenden
Bessie E. King
Wilbur L. King
Academy St
Lida Talbot
Frederick
Archangel
Russia
Morse High ‘Sivls
Greeley Institute
Cumberland Center
Green
Greeley
Morse
Lincoln B. Farrar
Bowdoin
Mandolin Club
Hallowell
Damariscotta
Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
Brotherhood of
Maine Central Railroad
Frank Brown
Thompson
Horatio A. Duncan
Patten Library Association
Duncan
Montgomery and St. Bernard
Solar Lodge
Withal
Grace Plummer Cobb
Frederick E. Drake
Maine Belting Co
Benjamin M. Plummer
Henrietta Thompson Nickels
J.c.nickels
Searsport
Maine Central
Knox & Lincoln
Bath Aerie
Farrell
Wesley
Kearns
U. S
Samuel Moorh
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