Christmas in Wiscasset and town events recalled
The piece recalls holiday happenings in Wiscasset including visits by James Holleran and Royce Quinnam from New York, a Christmas program at Hunton Hill Grange, church meetings, and social gatherings. Edwin Eastman died at his Gardiner road home after a long illness. Many residents celebrated with family visits, church activities, and community events amid a spell of extreme cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Holleran
Royce A. Quinnnam
New York
Quinnam Hill
S. S. Quinname
Catherine Sanders
Damariscotta
Local notices and gatherings in Sheepscot area
Representative Peaslee traveled to Augusta Monday Verdiel Jones returns from Massachusetts Revival meetings begin at Methodist church Sunday Miss Carrie Varney returns to Upton school Augustus John and Josie Thompson announce engagement Wiscasset Fire Society marks ninety fourth annual meeting Officers chosen Rundlett as moderator and Young as treasurer Patterson as clerk Lincoln academy and Pedagogical Society attendees urged to value meetings Next meeting to be held in Bangor Dandelion fleet schooners await spring business in harbor Nigre Coquette D L Sturgis W E Legectt Millie Washburn Fannie Hodgkins Nat Meader and Ir an D Sturgis loading lumber at Birch Point Augustus Hunt loaded ice and lumber towed by Nahanada Rundlett loaded with steel rails for W R R arriving Sheepscot river mouth Coal schooner to arrive with hard coal cargo
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Sheepscot Echo
Peaslee
Augusta
Verdiel Jones
Massachusetts
Carrie S. Varney
Upton
Augustus John‘son
Newton Center
Mass
Josie Thompson
Wiscasstt Fire Society
Richard T. Rundlett
Silas L. Young
William D. Patterson
Lincoln County
Auburn
Dinsmore
Lincoln Academy
Winnie Miller
Damariscotta
Varney
Bangor
Nigre
Coquette
D. L. Sturgis
W. E. Legectt
Millie Washburn
Fannie Hodgkins
Nat Meader
Iran D. Sturg
WISCASSET 25 YEARS AGO Echo 1909 Highlights
Wiscasset notes from the Sheepscot Echo dated January 2 1909 recount visits by Lester Day home from Boston for Christmas Miss Gladys Reed of Woolwich in town Priday Miss Rena B Albee returned home from Augusta and Edith Jackson staying with relatives from an unspecified location
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Wiscasset
Sheepscot Echo
Lester Day
Boston
Gladys Reed
Woolwich
Rena B. Albee
Augusta
Edith Jackson
Dr Eben J Marston remembered for medical and Masonic service
Dr Eben Jordan Marston 63 of 918 Washington Street died Sunday after years of illness. A Bowdoin Medical College graduate and physician since 1896 he served patients with compassion while active in Central church and Masonic bodies. He was past master Polar Star lodge past commander Dunlap commandery grand marshal and grand senior warden of Maine Freemasons. Funeral at Masonic Temple followed by Knight Templar service and burial in Oak Grove. memorial poem attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Jordan Marston
Washington Street
Dr. Marston
Edward B
Frances J. Marston
Upper High Street
Old Bath High School
Bowdoin Medical College
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Bath
Marston
Nellie Pomeroy Clark
George H. and
Addie
Central Church
Polar Star Lodge
Dunlap Commandery No
Grand Lodge of
Maine
David L. Wilson
Dunlap Commandery
Arthur B. Stilphen
William A. Furber
River Moses
Charles E. Curtis
Eugene McGrath
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Oak Grove
Local Notables Travel and School Moves in Bath Area
Gorham Normal school notes and Bath area social updates. Clifton Lewis visits Bath relatives. Miss Mary Stinson home from Lewiston for Christmas. Charles E. Bailey returns from Belfast. Miss Lena Dickinson to Stonsham Mass. Miss Olive Thompson of Bath visits Dickinsons. Mrs. Blaine Hall and Mrs. Albert Cutting of Woolwich in town. Day of Augusta returns home after Christmas. Mrs. F. E. Johnson and son Henry visit Nathaniel Lincoln. Downing family from Augusta Christmas with Munseys. Miss Cora Daniels resigns Lowelltown school and moves to Massachusetts to teach. Fred Carlton of Augusta in town. Carlton sells Augusta business. Dr. and Mrs. Gaillard and two children go to Philadelphia. Bessie Fowle of Westport accompanies them. Sewall Work of Waterville hosts at Yorks. Otis Albee home from The DeWitt Lewiston for holidays. Harry Dow visiting from western US and Canada. J Ingraham Taylor returns to MIT. R. H. T. Taylor and daughter Alice head to Boston then Havang Cuba trip planned for May. Dick delivers safe journey. Miss Belle Foye of Wiscasset Academy goes to Woolwich Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond White
Ruth Sewall
Boston
Philip Burnham
Bowdoin
Wiscasset
Dorothy Chase
Georgia McPhee
Morse High School
Donald Knight
Bath
J. Edward White
Sheepscot Road
Frederick Brown
New York
Dana Rines
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Carroll Berry
Portland
Leon A. Francisco, Jr
Federal Street
Roy W. Dickinson
Bath City Hospital
Ralph P. Robinson
Worcester
Mass
Mary Sewall Metjcalf
Damarin
Austin H. McCormic
Thas
Correction
LaGuardia
New York City
Williams Lineau
Gardiner Road
Mr. Eastman
Middlesex
Rose ‘Eastman
Eastman
Warner Nelson
Clyde Nelson
Stowe
Rollin Lewis
Waterbury
Charles E. Titus
Ann Jackson
Everett Jackson
Capt. Coffin
Blaine Hall
Albert Cutting
Woolwich
John Day
Augusta
F. E. Johnson
Henry
John Dow
J. Ingraham Taylor
William Taylor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R. H. T. Taylor
Alice
Havang
Cuba
Joseph Hubbard
School Post Vacated by Illness of Teacher Miss Sushman
The charge of a local school falls vacant as Miss Ethel Sushman must relinquish duties due to her mother's illness. The departure opens the position for a replacement teacher and outlines the need for a capable successor.
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Ethel Sushman
Joke Tree Pleases Dike School P T A Members
A Dike School P T A meeting ended with a joke tree and gift exchange. Hostesses Mrs Scott M Golder Mrs E Mason Wright and Mrs Ralph P Dunbar opened the session at 715 p m in Summer Street rooms. Mrs Frederick J Hoffman received a National Congress of Parents and Teachers certificate for last year s round up work. Committees planned February or March entertainment and a February party for fifth to seventh graders. Next meeting January 16 will be hosted by Mrs Clifford B Wilb with Mrs Daniel J Perry Mrs John Sampson and Mrs Fred B Kitt ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
Summer Street
Scott M. Golder
E. Mason Wright
Ralph P. Dunbar
Frederick J. Hoffman
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Hoffman
Daniel J. Perry
John Sampson
Lena Shepard
Carl B. Swanton
Wilbur H. Crocker
Clifford B. Wilb
Fred B. Kittridge
Dummer Sewall D A R Holds Regular Meeting
Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter D A R met at Central church parish house Tuesday afternoon. Miss Marian Jacques led an illustrated Maine Indians talk. Two new members transferred in from Emily Nelson Washington DC and Mary Kelton Dummer Hall
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Colonel Dummer Sewall
Central Church Parish House
Marian Jacques
Central Grammar School
Jacques
Maine
West Bath residents share holiday travels and snowfall notes
Wendell L Williams returned to Needham Heights Mass after Christmas with his parents in Campbell's Pond. He faced an 11 hour Bath to Boston bus trip amid heavy snow and late trains. Neileys report warm days in De Land Florida with oranges grapefruits and tangerines from their cottage yard. Other locals mention family gatherings and travel as roads stayed open after the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell L. Williams
Needham Heights
Mass
Ernest. E. Williams
Campbell’s Pond
Ira B. Neiley
Trufant’s Crossing
de Land
Fla
Neileys
Ernest 5
Williams
Campbell's Pond
Bath
Boston
Miles S. Purington
George A. Erswell
Erswell
George, Jr
Pleasant Street
Brunswick
J. R. Halmshaw
Newburgh
N. Y
Halmshaw
Bexesford
Lettie Searles
Lowell School
West Bath
Helen H. Rogers
Clementine K. Burns
Saco
Llewellyn D. Rogers
New Year Party at West Bath Grange Ends Year Merrily
Grangers at West Bath Grange hall held a New Year party with a tree and joke gift exchange. 103 attendees including four visitors enjoyed dancing after the event and a piano solo by Mrs. Edwin W Haggett. A golden wedding bouquet was given to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Snow. Officers will be installed next Monday with a supper to follow.
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West Bath Grange Hall
West Bath
David S. Henderson
E. Mason Wright
Ralph P. Dunbar
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Queen Esther Lodge Members Celebrate Christmas Event
Queen Esther Rebekah lodge members enjoyed a Christmas tree in Odd Fellows hall after their regular meeting. A gift exchange followed by readings and jokes featured the three Harriets as committee. Plans for a public card party were made for next Tuesday with Mrs. Warren A. Parris and Mrs. Frank J. Farrin in charge.
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Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Harry O. Richardson
Herbert H. Huggard
Alfred H. Bunker
Warren A. Parris
Frank J. Farrin
Leonard M. Munsey
Lodge
Lincoln Lodge
Odd Fellowship In
America
Thomas Wildey
Odd Fellows Hall
Elton H. Fales
West Bath Schools Reopen After Christmas Observance
West Bath pupils return after holidays with a large attendance at the Lowell school event. John F. Larrabee aided by Mrs. Gordon F. Preble directed a festive program where grammar pupils painted vases, made candle holders, exchanged gifts, and sold ice cream. The varied recitations, dialogues, songs, and a candle drill featured numerous students, with Ethel Waterman and Barbara King among participants and Mrs. Preble accompanying the violin.
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West
Lowell
Evenepniitch
Orbe Aes
John F. Larrabee
Gordon F. Preble
Earle C. Donnell
Ethel Waterman
Barbara King
Eleanor King
Reno
Richard Brown
Evelyn White
Frank Donnell
Ethel
Robert Waterman
Santa Claus
William Bailey
Vivian White
Clarence White
Mary Bailey
Paul Lemont Long
Peerer
Marilyn Booker
Ste Harold Bailey
Arthur Reno
Patricia Booker
Philip Reno
Maine
Caette Stele
Francis Miller
Beverly Haskell
Georgie Rose
Ernie Henry Rose
the Herald Angels
Leon White
Mrs. Preble
William Stilphen
canppeEine
Carlton Bailey
Bazin Lemont
Barbara Miller
Charles White
Ginia Reno
Herald Angels
Ralph Wright
Sata Leute
Marian Gatchell Herman
Read Pitman
Beatrice Rose Makiens
Margaret Browrm
Barbara Pitman
Winifred Brawn
Grandstand Planned at Kelley Field Under Civil Works Project
Alderman Joseph Charles Footer, on the Kelley field grandstand committee, says a substantial wooden structure with 100m facilities beneath and dressing rooms may be built as part of the Civil Works Administration project now underway. Weather and snow have slowed progress, but plans aim to place the stand behind home plate with a screened front and dugouts for teams, totaling about a $16,000 appropriation.
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Civil Works Administration
Kelley Field
Joseph Charles Footer
Alderman Footer
Former Bathman Serves as South Portland City Clerk
Charles A. Owen a former Bath man and son of Humphrey A. Owen of 100 High street is the city clerk of South Portland. He swore in the new city council under the council manager form and also administered the oath to the new city manager Harry A. Brinkerhoff. Owen was educated in Bath schools and learned the jewelry business of the late Charles A. Harriman. He has been a public accountant for many years and makes his home in South Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Owen
Bath
Humphrey A. Owen
High Street
South Portland
Harry A. Brinkerhoff
Owen
Charles A. Harriman
Mrs Bowers Dies in New Jersey After Bath Years
Mrs Charles B Bowers widow of an early Bath Iron Works draughtsman died December 27 in Elizabeth New Jersey. She spent many summers at Christmas Cove and lived with her husband on South Street in half of the Shaw Block. Mr Bowers had died years earlier. She leaves a son and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
B- Bowers
Bath Iron Works
Elizabeth
N. J
Christmas Cove
South Street
Shaw
Bowers
Woolwich News Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Movements
Woolwich faces a precarious wait for medical services after Dr. A A Stott left for Bath. Families relocate to Potters apartments while residents anticipate a local doctor. The article also notes upcoming depressions party at Day's Ferry, Farm Bureau postponement, Union Council and auxiliary meetings, university reentry, and shared social visits among Woolwich residents.
Sign of W. H. Smith landmark in Bath
Longstanding Bath business W H Smith and Son retires after about 92 years in operation. The store began in 1842 at Front and Commerce, moved across town, and stayed in the Smith family through multiple generations before being shut. Nearby notes recall Bath’s growth from wharves to a thriving streetscape. Miss Helen A Grange returned home to Napanee after holidays in Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen A. Grange
Napanee
Ontario
Bath
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Welsome Eecates
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Alton Barnes
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Jessie's
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Marten Sanborn
Richard Sanborn
Boal
Holbrook Blagdon
Christ
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Vinnie Quinnam
DeForest Munsey
Octavia
First Congregational Church
Vestry
The
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Charles S. Sewall
Roy R. Marston
Lincoln County Ministerial Association
Congregational Vestry
Ernest G. Spinney
Carroll L. Berry
George Bemis
Mary Hobson
Christian Endeavor
Phyllis Lewis
Forest Lewis
Lawrence B. Haggett
Haggett
F. B.haggett
Jennie Chase
Edgecomb
White Elephant Club
Mabel Lewis
Louise Blagdon
Lewis
Miss Blagdon
Edith Day
Viola Adams
Fannie Adams
Hattie Mosher
Vera Quinnam
Sue Bailey
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Amy Libby
Fred Blagdon
Hortense Burleigh
Dorchester
Barbara Hobbs
Swampscott
Simmons College
Joseph Coffin
Davis Island
George E. Coleman
Little Son
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Parker Marean
Ira Redonnett
Bradford C. Redonnett
Hodge Street
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Kenneth Burnham
Elmhurst
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Mildred Holbrook
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D. R. Sortwell, Jr
Margaret Alexander
Shirley White
Donald F. Preble
Optician
Center St
Steeves Market
Eben J. Marston
Dunlap
Knights Templar
Belle Foye
Wiscasset Academy
Dike School
P.T.A
Dummer Sewall D.A.R
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Queen Esther Lodge
Front Street
John J. Keegan
William Esmond
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Harry Cook
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Henry Dubar
Council of Woolwich Union
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Ladies
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Earl Bailey
Alice McKenney
Nancy McKenney
Frederick Robinson
Ivan
Lloyd Shaw
Eben
Teddy Perry
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset
Holy Communion
Sagadahoc
Day’s Ferry
Union Council
Day's Ferry
Alice Trott
Donald
Howard
Wendell Nelson
Trott
G. D. Trott
H. P. Lilly
Dresden
W. H. Smith
William H. Smith& Son
Smith
William H. Smith
Front
Commerce Streets
Columbia
Columbian Block
Converse L. Owen Smith
Sagadahock Block
Edward B. Smith
Hodgkins
Commerce
Front Streets
Eastern River
Mr. Smith
Johnson Rideout
DR. H. B. Duce
Osteopathic
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