Richmond Notes and Local People in Brief
Mrs. E B Dunn visits in Vassalboro. Mrs. Josephine Clark ill in Gardiner. William Pray visits Gardiner. Wadell of Eastport returns home for a few days. WPA workers cut wood on town lot for one month. Library officers elected including W W Gardner and Fred Naylor. New Isaac F Umberhind Library building underway with furnace and organized rooms. Various visits, church activities, and society events noted. Seven pound Barbara Ann Baker born in Chicago to Mr. and Mrs. William Baker in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Dunn
EB. C. Taylor
Vassalboro
Josephine Clark
William J. E. Pray
Gardiner
John Clark
Auburn
William Dingley
Brunswick
R. C. Conant
Mabel Lancaster
E. L. White
Augusta
Raymond Dodge
George Brown
Ipswich
Mass
C. W. Sylvester
Richmond Library Association
Selectmen's Office
W. W. Gardner
Fred Naylor
Ruth Howe
W. R. E. Carey
Mary Stewart
Iva Ring
Myrtle Stewart
Laura Stilphen
Rule Cur
Harold Harford
Gardiner General Hospital
Toby
Elizabeth_Kelley ha
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Hurley
Ware
Beulah Rebekah Lodge
A. E. Small
Henry, Tarr
Fletcher H. Knowlton
Baptist Churches of Maine
Richmond Baptist Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Margaret Grover
George Leavitt
Gardiner and Richmond Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Richmond
G. R. Danforth
L. M. Tarr
George A. Alexander
George Alexander
Harry White
Ray Stevenson
B. B. Douglass
Frank M. Yeaton
Warren Patten
Frank Beedle
A. M. Lancaster
D. A. Pinkham
Umberhind
B. L. Ludwig
Clinton Bishop
P. Cardenelli
Progressive Orange
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion
Treasures Picture of King George V
Timothy Wagner recalls naval service in World War I and brings a treasured photograph of King George V saluting Admiral Rodney aboard the USS New York in Forsythe Scotland 1917. The image also shows Captain Charles F. Hughes behind Rodney. Wagner later joined the Naval Air Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Wagner
Independent
King George
England
Admiral Rodney
Sixth Battle Squadron
America
Forsythe
Scotland
New York
Rodney
Charles F. Hughes
Bath
United States Navy
Mr. Wagner
Naval Air Service
The
Mrs Trask Rites Held at North Street Home
Stella F. Trask wife of Roy Trask died Saturday in Portland. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 pm at 209 North Street home of Mrs. Clif ford Harrington with Rev. Charles M. Tubbs officiating. Bearers Harold Harrington Vincent Henderson William Gove John McCarty. Body entombed until spring for Oak Grove cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella F. Trask
Roy Trask
Portland
Clifford Harrington
North Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Harold Harrington
Vincent Henderson
William Gove
John McCarty
Oak Grove Cemetery
Aunt Annie’s Cake Cutting at New Year Dance
Aunt Annie faced a tricky cake cutting task in Hancock county for a New Year’s dance. She cut 16 cakes into 36 pieces each, placing eight pieces on each of 53 tables for four, with eight firemen and a full orchestra to feed, all while navigating knife slips to tempo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Hancock County
Lulu
Georgetown Notes on Local Meetings and Visits
Georgetown society items recount attendance at the third Bath W C T U institute at the Y M C A. social plans, committee appointments, and forthcoming events. Local residents report illness, travel to Tops ham and Portland, visits from Gray, Sagadahoc Bay, and a candidate’s re election bid for state representative. A large moose sighting is noted along with gravel hauling from Walter Reid's pit to Seguinland road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Schoepfer
M. Bell Heald
Third Institute of Bath
W.C.T.U
Y.M.C.A
Joseph Higgins
William A. Todd
John R. Blackie
Walter Powers
Rapheal Higgins
Walter Reid
Trafton Place
Seguinland Road
Hartley Harley
Bath Opera House
Joseph F. Higgins
Harold Brown
Walter Cummings
L. Earle Hagan
Thomas Hagan
John Gordon
Gray
Walter Cunningham
Fred Harford
Mr. Todd
J. F. Higgins
Marion Cromwell
Stanley and
Wellman
Bath
Edgar Warren
Burton Radley
John Thibodeau
Florida
Herman Spinney
Portland
Bay Point
Leon Earle Hagan
Georgetown
Bowdoinham
Richmond
Bowdoin
Native Bath woman marks 84th birthday in Portland
Mrs. Alice H. Palmer of Bath and widow of Rev. George R. Palmer quietly observed her 84th birthday at the home of Mrs. Bion Bradbury in Portland. Born in Bath, she recalls a career spanning Boston retail work, church service with Rev. Ford and Rev. Palmer, and lifelong Congregational and Methodist loyalties.
Edwin A Potter dies at 93 in Winter Park Florida
Edwin Augustus Potter 93 retired Chicago banker died January 12 at his Winter Park Florida home after a brief illness. He led a long career from Bath to Chicago banking and civic work, survived by his wife two sons and a daughter with six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Burial was private in Locust Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Augustus Potter
Chicago
Winter Park
Fla
Mr. Potter
Bath
William and
Pamelia Gilmore Potter
Boston Crockery House
Abraham French & Co
French & Potter Co
Harriet A. Berry
Col
Alfred Berry
Lyon, Potter & Co
American Trust and Savings Bank
Potter
Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Union League Club
Kenwood Club
Chicago Athletic Association
Chicago Club
Midlothian Golf Club
William Forbes
Boston
William C. Potter
The
Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Edwin A. Potter, Jr
Edmund C. Stout, Jr
Roy Atwood
Shelia Potter
Potter Cox
Harriet Cox
Barbara Cox
New York City
Locust Valley
L. S
Lee Farm
Phippsburg
Widow Sybil Houdlette 87 Dies After Illness in Bath
Mrs. Sybil L. Houdlette 87 widow of Seth D. Houdlette of South Dresden died Sunday night at her daughter Mrs. Charles T. Small’s home 3 High street Bath after eight weeks of frailty. She born in Dresden Mills daughter of Milton and Elizabeth Winslow Houdlette lived in Bath over 25 years since husband’s death 32 years ago. She was a member of South Dresden Methodist church and Eastern River grange. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Small Bath and Mrs. Winfield W. Morse Phippsburg. two brothers David W. Houdlette West Dresden and Joseph L. Houdlette Dresden Mills. seven grandchildren Loring D. Small West Bath Edwin F. Small Dorchester Mass Mrs. Ralph Dunton Portland Charles T. Small Jr Mrs. Harold Haggett Mrs. Parker O. Rogers all Bath and Mrs. Ormond Coggeshall Phippsburg. five great grandchildren Harold Marjorie Rogers Wilbert Dana Small Lucy Ann Haggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
George Morris
Bowdeinham
Cobb Farm
Methodist Church
Lions Club
William Baker
St. Joseph's Hospital
Chicago
Gertrude Baker
Barbara Ann
Richmond Sportsmen's Association
Possible
Martel
Hoyt
Wing
Bide- Mager
Alexander
Royal
C. McFee
P. Randall
Hanson
Hatfield
McFee
Rankins
Lord
Pete Furlong
Robert Sidelinger
Thompson
Billy McKenney
Epworth League
Philip Libby
Richmond H. Sargent
San Francisco
Cal
Callaghan
Augusta
Emerson Lane
A. L
Ideal Home
Zada Emmons
Bertha Curtis
Myrtle Street
Benjamin Humphrey
Brunswick Road
James
Elizabeth
Gay) Humphrey
Progressive Grange
Ernest
Holbrook
Mass
Shirley
Arthur
Livermore
Lillian Hayes
South Weymouth
Olla Wing
Braintree
Ada Wright
Gladys
Blanche
Arthur Skillen
Bridge Street
John Skillen
Hazel Mealey
Celia Robinson
Barbara Weeks
Florence Weeks
Bertha Sencabaugh
Hazel ‘Gardiner
Ralph Groves
Ursula Howard
Main Street
Sybil L. Houdlette
Seth D. Houdlette
South Dresden
Charles T. Small
High Street
Dresden Mills
Milton
Elizabeth Winslow Houdlette
Bath
Ormond Coggeshall
Phippsburg
Harold and
Marjorie Rogers
Wilbert and
Dana Small
Lucy Ann Haggett
Bath Mourns George V. Downes Former Central House Proprietor
George V. Downes, 65, recently moved from Brunswick to Bath, died Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Myles Syphers on 30 Park Street. Born in Burnham to Oscar and Noriah Downes, he owned the Central House in Bath from 1930 to 1933 and belonged to the Knights of Pythias lodge in Pittsfield. Survived by his wife, his 82-year-old father of Parkman, a brother Benjamin of Parkman, and a sister Maud Southardson of Hartland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V. Downes
Bath
Brunswick
Myles Syphers
Park Street
Downes
Parkman
Benjamin Downes
Maud Southardson
Hartland
Katherine L Caddy Dies After Long Illness
Katherine L Powers Caddy 47 wife of Henry P Caddy of 42 Rock Hill Road West Medford Mass died Sunday night after a long illness. She was born in Boston daughter of Frank M Powers and the late Nellie M Powers and lived most of her life in Bath prior to her marriage about 22 years ago. She leaves her husband a son William F Caddy and a daughter Arline G Caddy both at home plus her father and sister Mrs Carl C Troop. The Maine Writers' Research Club meets February 14 in Lewiston at the DeWitt hotel with Mrs Jones C Sturtevant as chair. poetry and prose submissions invited. Lunch at 12 30 and business at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine L. Caddy
Henry P. Caddy
Rock Hill Road
West Medford
Mass
Frank M. Powers
Middle Street
Maine Writers’ Research Club
Lewiston
DeWitt Hotel
Jones C. Sturtevant of
Dixfield
Five Islands Grange Elects New Officers Then Winter Storm Hits
At a recent Grange meeting Five Islands elected officers led by Master Lermond H. Rowe and Overseer William L. Berry. The group noted a first real snowstorm of winter, with roads kept open by a snow plow and plans for winter sports and upcoming meeting with Mrs. L. H. Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Lermond H. Rowe
William L. Berry
Vernon E. Gray
Isabel L. Stevens
Harold Pinkham
Fred P. Carr
Russell Pinkham
Forest Hanna
Nora Hanna
Harold Rittall
Ceres
Geneva Rowe
Pomona
Madelyn Berry
Flora
Lena MacMahan
Thelma Davis
Miss Hope Berry
Cumberland
Henry Moore
Bath
Percy Savage
George Gray
L. H. Rowe
Tuezday
Boothbay
Orville Rowe
Mr. Rowe
Bath Iron Works
Grange Circle
Horace Rittall
True Blue Circle
Grange Hall
Walter Sc
Bath fund to aid infantile paralysis victims
Archibald M Main heads Bath fund committee for infantile paralysis victims. Proceeds from the President's Ball at Morse high gym on Jan 30 are expected to add generously. Dr Warren E Kershner chairs. Rep Wilbur C Oliver serves on the committee. Seventy cents of each dollar stay in Bath for local treatment under Birth day Ball leadership with John P Carey Jr as general chairman. Thirty cents goes to the National Committee for Warm Springs Foundation for the national fight. The Bath fund is held at Bath Savings Institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Bath
Morse High Gym
Warren E. Kershner
Wilbur C. Oliver
John P. Carey, Jr
National Committee
Warm Springs Foundation
Bath Fund
Bath Savings Institution
Professor Mitchell on Education and parental involvement
The article reports a talk on education by Professor Mitchell focusing on parental roles in college outcomes. He urges parents to know their child’s teachers, celebrate successes, investigate failures, and cooperate with schools before judging fault.
Annie Russell Dies After Long Cancer Career at Rollins College
Death ended Thursday the long career of Annie Russell who gained acclaim on two continents for her dramatic work. She had directed the Annie Russell Theatre on the Rollins College Campus since 1932. The Miss Russell spent recent summers in Rockport and prior to going South was a patient for some weeks at Knox Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Russell
Winter Park
Fla
Rollins College
Miss Russell
Rockport
Knox Hospital
Calendar Picture of Bath Built Ship
The M. W. Sewall Co 1936 calendar features color images of the Bath built sailing ships Gatherer and Joseph A Thomson. Gatherer led the pair before a stiff Kennebec breeze, both ships built at Albert Hawthorne shipyard in Bath over 60 years ago. Captains Thomson and Walter Lowell are recalled through memories tied to the vessel journeys and Bath’s maritime history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Sewall Co
Bath
Joseph A. Thomson
Kennebec
Albert Hawthorne
Washington Street
Standard Oil Co
Mr. Hawthorne
Green Street
Magoun
Mark W. Sewall
Bath Box Co Reports Satisfactory Year and Bright Outlook
Bath Box Co announced a satisfactory year for 1935 and a much improved outlook for 1936 at its annual meeting held at the local offices Tuesday. Directors and officers were reelected with James A. Gillies of New Haven president and treasurer, James A. Gillies Jr. as vice president and manager, Arthur J. Dunton as clerk, and Mrs Lora E B Courser of Warner NH among the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Box Co
James A. Gillies
New Haven
Conn
James A. Gillies, Jr
Arthur J. Dunton
Lora E. B. Courser
Warner
N. H
Gillies
Dunton
Woolwich Candidate Leads in Contests in Winter Carnival
Woolwich tops Winter Carnival Queen Contest as Marilyn Hatch leads with 5,200 votes to move from deep in the field. Gladys Comeau is second with 3,500 votes this tally and 6,600 overall, while Elizabeth Colby holds third with 2,200. Arline Thibeault remains near the top with 4,500 and Barbara Walsh at about 4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Marilyn Hatch
Gladys Comeau
Miss Hatch
Elizabeth Colby
Arline Thibeault
Barbara Walsh
Cora Mae Pearson
Nétta Briggs
Elizabeth Footer
Ruth Sprague
Dorothy Marshall
Dorothy Renaud
Refunds for Emma H. Moses Estate Announced
Refunds of federal estate and income taxes over $500 for Maine residents in the year ending July 1 1935 were announced by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Estate of Emma H. Moses including Bath Trust Co. received 924 dollars. Processing refunds over 500 dollars include Rockland Rockport Lime Corp at 453 Main Street Rockland with 822 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Emma H. Moses
e.-Bath Trust Co
Bath
Rockland
Obituary of Mrs Sadie Staples of Phillips
Mrs Sadie Staples of Phillips died Sunday night at Dr C W Bells hospital in Strong after leg amputation days earlier. Born Avon June 27 1875 to Joel and Ellen Billington she lived as a daughter and mother with two marriages. survived by sons Clinton Colin Staples and Charles Avery all of Phillips, stepson Arthur Staples of New Vineyard, four sisters and a brother, plus grandchildren and nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Staples
Phillips
Cora McDonald
C. W. Bell
Strong
Avon
Joel
Ellen Billington
Roscoe Avery
Andrew Staples
Clinton
Colin Staples
Charles Avery
Arthur Staples
New Vinyard
McDonald
Daisy Huff
Nellie Goodwin
Grace Foster
New Vineyard
Chester Walker
Mrs Stella Trask Dies in Portland Pneumonia Case
Mrs Stella F Trask 47 wife of Roy Trask died from pneumonia Saturday night at State Street hospital in Portland. Survived by husband and son Albert C Douglas of Bath. Funeral Tuesday at two at 209 North Street home of Mrs Clifford Harrington. Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace Church to officiate. Friends may call until Tuesday morning at Arthur F P Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella F. Trask
Roy Trask
State Street Hospital
Portland
Albert C. Douglas
Bath
Clifford Harrington
North Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Arthur FP. Mayo
High Street
William F Kittridge, 86, Woolwich resident, dies after injury
William Frank Kittridge, 86, of Barley Neck in Woolwich, died Friday morning at a memorial hospital from complications after a head injury suffered last week while chopping in nearby woods. He was a son of William B. and Emily Bowles Kittridge and was known to many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frank Kittridge
Woolwich
William B
Emily Bowles Kittridge
Samuel O Holbrook Funeral Held for Casco Bay Fisherman
Funeral services for Samuel O Holbrook longtime Casco Bay fisherman were held Thursday at his daughter Mrs Edward Hunt’s home at 379 Middle Street where he died Monday night Reverend Elton B Stetson of the Church of the Nazarene officiated Bearers were Jesse Ridley Kenneth Hunt Norman Holbrook and Herbert Holbrook Burial was in Harpswell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. Holbrook
Casco Bay
Edward Hunt
Middle Street
Elton B. Stetson
Church of the Nazarene
Jesse Ridley
Kenneth Hunt
Norman Holbrook
Herbert Holbrook
Harpswell
Funeral for William F. Kittridge in Bath
William F. Kittridge of Woolwich was buried in New Meadows Cemetery Brunswick after a two o clock funeral at Fred S. Curtis funeral home Bath Rev Harley A Shattuck officiated bearers included Clarence Allen William Duplisen Walter Miller and Jordan Wright Engagement announced Margaret E Huse to Max Porter Good of Monticello refers to the Huse family of Snow Park Maine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Kittridge
Woolwich
Fred S. Curtis
Bath
Harley A. Shattuck
Beacon Street
Harry M. Huse
Snow Park
Margaret E. Huse
Max Porter Good
Monticello
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the Times CO
Front Street
King George V
Late King
Mrs. Trask
Alice H. Palmer
Edwin A. Morse
George R. Palmer
Bion Bradbury
Brackett Street
Palmer
Central Congregational Church
Mr. Ford
Ray Palmer
Central Church
Christian Church
Methodist Episcopal
Ford
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Insurance
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Edwin A. Potter
Winter Park, Fla
Archibald M. Main
Mitchell
Arthur B. Scott
Morse High
Clinton D. Wilson
Annie Laurie
Leroy F. Colby
Grace
William W. Dennison
Marius H. Page
Walter M. Hill
M. W. Sewall Company
Mrs
Ss. O. Holbrook
W. F. Kittridge Funeral
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street