Wiscasset Picnic At Sewall Home A Delightful Event
The Congregational church school picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Sewall drew more than 70 adults and children who enjoyed sandwiches cake cookies ice cream punch and coffee. Guests noted the missing host but praised hospitality before a busy week with other community events and gatherings across town.
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Congregational Church
J. Sewall
Sewall
Josephine Tucker
Geraldine
Elaine Munsey
Mildred Main
Albert
Donald Blackman
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Winona Leavitt
Birch Point
Farmington Normal School
Lions
Legion
Atlantic Fleets
Williamson
Wiscasset
Village Improvement Society
Alvan F. Sortwell
Main Street
Lawrence Haggett
Biddeford
Rumford
Royal Arch
Jerusalem
Auburn
Thomaston
Ledyard Southard
John H. Southard
Federal Street
Joseph P. Tucker
Varney
Liberty
Belfast
Rose Vaughn
California
John H. Dow
Skowhegan
Elwell Stimpson
Commander MacMillan
Bowdoin
Bristol
Charles
Mary Metcalf
Ruth Sewall
Walter Chase
Jack Crowell
Clarence A. Richards
Florence
Grace Knight
Plymouth
Mass
Mary Rafter
Washington, D. C
Bath Road
Mabel A. Rhoades
Wellesley Hills
E. W. Isley
Union Street
Morton Holton
Boston
Luther Hall
North Edgecomb Cottage
Rita Gillatt
New York
Carl] Brant
Alexander Morrison
Lee Merry
Water Street
H. G. Hilton
Edith
Whitman Holbrook
Isaac Jackson Returns Home from Boston
From the July 2 1892 issue of Sheepscot Echo. Isaac Jackson is home from Boston. The J C Budd Co begins to look like business. The frame of the new schooner at Howser's Island is going up. Lillian D Smith goes to Newburyport for a few weeks Visit. Rev E H Boynton and wife of Bucksport were guests at the Echo home Thursday and Friday. Rev N B Cook attended the Lewiston District Epworth League at Beacon Street church Bath last Thursday. A telegram brings news of Cora Tucker Hunter's death at North Adams Mass. Her remains were brought to Wiscasset for interment. The schooner Little David arrived from Columbia with Dr Leverton's goods and later carried granite and hoop poles to Rockland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jackson
Boston
J. C. Budd Co
Howser's Island
Lillian D. Smith
Newburyport
E. H. Boynton
Bucksport
Echo
N. B. Cook
Lewiston
Beacon Street Church
Bath
Dr. Leverton
Columbia
Wiscasset
Rockland
Wiscasset Echo notices from June 30 1906
In brief notices from Sheepscot Echo edition 25 years ago Earl Dow returned to Skowhegan last Monday. South Berwick resident Mrs James White visited Bath this week. William McKenzie returned to Bath last Tuesday night. Mrs Sanford Lewis returned Friday night from a Boston visit.
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Wiscasset
Sheepscot Echo
Earl Dow
Skowhegan
South Berwick
James White
Bath
Wm. McKenzie
Sanford Lewis
Boston
Sparks Circus Brings Equine Stars to Bath July 3
The Sparks Circus visits Bath on Friday July 3 featuring equine displays with high and broad jumpers, Kentucky racers, dancing and fancy gaited horses. Allen Hauser and 12 Military Blacks perform with clocklike precision, joined by the Guice family of trick riders on their initial American tour. Holland's top circus contributor, the Guice troupe, headlines. Two performances daily at 2 and 8 p.m., doors open one hour early. Downtown ticket office at Webber's Drugstore on circus day.
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Sparks Circus
Bath
Kentucky
Allen Hauser
Guice
America
Holland
Webber
New Telephone Cable Planned Between Brunswick and Lewiston
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co will start construction Wednesday on a 18 mile cable project linking Brunswick to Lewiston. The $150000 outlay includes 93200 feet of aerial cable 4060 feet underground and 428 poles with work to be completed by Christmas. The line taps into the Portland Bangor network extending to Greenville and Kansas City. Belanger sisters are in Boston on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co
Brunswick
Lewiston
Portland-Bangor
Greenville
South Carolina
Kansas City
Portland
Yarmouth
Westbresk
Windham
Deep Cut
Liwiston Central
Public warning against depositing flammable materials on highways
All persons are warned against depositing any flammable materials along the highways of Sagadahoc County. Any violators will be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
West Bath Social News and Local Visits
West Bath notes report visits and dinners among local families including Haggett Chesley Williams Larrabee Small Bates Mayo and others. Residents recount thefts milk and gasoline losses along with heroic river rescue by Capt Lillian Brown and several out of town guests vacationing at Sabino Birch Point and Brighams Cove cottages.
Woolwich Reopens Vacation School With Strong Enrollment
The Daily Vacation School of the Woolwich Union for Christian service opens with higher enrollment than last year. Miss Mary A Hull from William Smith College New York directs, aided by Misses Anna Kaler and Geraldine Stott. A North Woolwich session starts July 1 three days weekly at two. Community support is urged with contributions to the treasurer or pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Mary A. Hull
Woolwich
William Smith College of New
Woolwich Union Christian Service Schedule July 5
Woolwich Union for Christian Service outlines services on Sunday July 5 at Nequasset church Day's Ferry church Nequasset Methodist Sagadahoc school house with leader Miss Hull pastor preaching time 10 a.m 11 15 a.m and 7 30 a.m. Tourists welcome and public invited to attend all meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset Church
Hull
Day's Ferry
Nequasset Methodist Church
Sagadahoc
Woolwich Friends Celebrate Dexter Bakers Surprise Birthday
Dexter Baker enjoyed a surprise party at his home hosted by neighbors and friends last Saturday evening with ice cream and cake. Several residents, including Lemuel Preble returning to Bath Garage, and families from Bath and surrounding towns, were noted in a series of social updates and travels across Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter Baker
Lemuel Preble
Bath
Sarah Bagley Wright
Eliza Holbrook
Wiscasset
Leland Savage
Ralph
Nellie
Harriett Halpen
Eben Dana
Mary
Chester Dana
White Mountains
Eugenie Bartlett
Topsham
Moses Kennerson
Delia Card
Wesley Wright
Dresden Mills
H. P. Hathorne
Mosehead Lake Lake
Sara Bailey
Edna Currier
Farmington
F. W. Carlton
Josiah Walker
Moorsehead Lake
Frank Carter
Julia Clough
Livermore Falls
William Delong
Augusta
Delong
Bertram Crocker
Richard Lowell
Bath City Hospital
Lucille Stinson
Gertrude Gilmore
John Carter
California
Katherine Beebee
Hyde Park
Mass
Kennebec
J. Benjamin Shaw
Marcia Stinson
Portland
Edna Nickerson
John Preble
John Brown
N. Gratz Jackson
John Gilmore
Miss Hull
Melvin Drummond
Norman Drummond
John Reed
Flora Houdlette
Farmingdale
Lincoln Houdlette
Sagadahoc Ferry
Carroll Houdlette
Lincoln Pomona July Meeting Highlighted by Speakers
Mrs Henrietta Turner of Lincoln Pomona led a July gathering with Eastern River grange of Dresden featuring piano solo Neeta Fowles and remarks by J H Mayers of Dresden. Victor W Canham spoke on Lincoln Home for the Aged with Mrs Lillian Nash, followed by vocal solos by Sister Good, Lu Laws, and an encore from Sister Clary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Turner
Lincoln Pomona
Eastern River Grange
Dresden
Neeta Fowles
Whitefield Grange
J. H. Mayers
Dresden Grange
Heilen Linscott
Dyers Valley Grange
Arthur Turner
Victor W. Canham
Lewiston Sun and Journal
Lincoln Home For
Lillian Nash
Sister Good
Sister Clary
Jefferson Grange
Lu Laws
Bro. Nary
Arlington Grange
Unspecified Families Visit in Waterville and Nearby Towns
South Dresden residents and relatives from Richmond Bath Gardiner Ran dolph and Woolwich gathered Sunday visiting L H Siegars and other family homes. A birthday party honored Betty Todd’s first birthday with eleven attendees.
Foreclosure of Bowdoin land mortgage by Lewiston Trust Co
Lewiston Trust Company claims foreclosure on half interest in Bowdoin land of about 100 acres due to breach of December 8 1926 mortgage. Security includes buildings. bounds touch Percy Lane Abram Strout Reuben Arsenault Garfield Mitchell Claire Farnum and Lyman Waterman. Dated June 26 1931. George J Wallingford treasurer swore to truth before notary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Verney
Bowdoin
Sagadahoc
Maine
Lewiston Trust Company
Lewiston
Androscoggin
Percy Lane
Abram Strout
Reuben Arsenault
Auburn
Garfield Mitchell
Claire Farnum
Lyman Waterman
Geo. J. Wallingford
Treas
State OF Maineroscoggin
werotelle—Greorge
J. Wallingford
New England Behind in Model Arson Law adoption
Percy Bugbee of the National Fire Protection Association told the New England Association of Fire Chiefs that Maine Vermont Connecticut and Massachusetts have not yet adopted the model arson law. He noted New England lags behind the nation as the law defines degrees of arson and aids officials in fighting incendiary fires. He urged continued adoption efforts until all states implement the model law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Percy Bugbee
National Fire Protection Association
New England Association of Fire Chiefs
Bugbee
United States
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Far and Near Missionary Society Meets at Corliss Street Church
The Far and Near Missionary Society of the Corliss Street church held its regular monthly business meeting at the president Mrs. Lois Ames home on Weeks Street. Fourteen members and three guests attended. Reports were given after prayers and scripture readings. Members packed 144 clothing items for Mather School for Girls and sent them May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far and Near
Missionary Society
Corliss Street Church
Lois Ames
Weeks Street
Annie Towle
Mather School For Girls
Clarice Berry
Assam
Crystal Berry
Lizzie Coombs
Society
Nellie Bonney
Ruby Preble
Vivian Plant
High Street
Obituary Emma J. Lewis 76 Widow of Henry Lewis
Emma J. Lewis 76 widow of Henry Lewis died Sunday evening in Sabine at the summer home of her brother Humphrey A. Owen and Mrs. Owen where she had gone Friday to make her home. She was born in the city to Benjamin and Nancy Owen and lived here nearly twenty years. Her first husband was Rufus Robbins. She had lived in Westbrook for 30 years and was a former matron of the Westbrook Eastern Star chapter and a Rebekah. Survived by a niece Emma Brown and a nephew Charles A. Owen and a grandson Arthur Robbins. Funeral and private services will be at Humphrey Owen’s home Thursday at two. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Buck
Lily Stitphen
Eleanor Kilby
Allen
Eliot Marshall
Annapolis
Portland
Antoinette Plumstead
Birch Point
Albert Somes
Sawtelle
Providence
R. L
Nahant
Mass
George W. Carleton
John Currier
Gardiner
Farmington
Farmington Normal School
John Currier, Jr
John E. South
Edwin
Philadelphia
Cyril Grant
New Bedford
Alex Grover
Molly Seamon
Boston
Elizabeth Clarke
Cambridge
Buckingham
Dorothy Washington
New York
Red Cottage
North Edgecomb
Ethel Reed
T. F. Reed
Ina B. Doughty
Evelyn
Edison
Gray
Albert
Lewiston
Clinton Shea
Elwell Sampson
Showhegan
John H. Dow
Leslie Ferri
Bath
Chester Sewell
Bonnie View Farm
Mabel
Thaddeus Reed
Burleigh Munsey
Thomas Merrill
Francestown
N. H
Wiscasset
Grace Methodist Church
Henry Clark
Charles
Boston City Hospital
Rufus
Sarah Clark
Wiscaset
Annie Gilpatrick
Boothbay
William
Nellie Peters
Somerville
Andover
St. Philip's Church
Charles M. Tubbs
A. Williams Lienau
Dover
C. W. Leslie
Alna
Sheepscot River
Ros Sawtell
Martin Andrews
E. W. Haggett
Arthur
Laura Lemont
Doris Jordan
Southport
C. C. Chesley
Harry Williams
Lincoln Williams
Foster's Point
C. E. White
Lemont Street
Miles 8
Purington
New Meadows Marine Garage Co
West Bath
Lillian Brown
New Meadows
Emma P. Lewis
Sabino
Humphrey A. Owen
Owen
High Street
Annie Butler
Butler
Shirley Foster
Cathance
Samuel F. Bates
Eleanor Bates
Oscar Landean
Frederic Drake
Drake Cottage
Thelma Dotton
Richmond
Marguerite Williams
Campbell's Pond
Gorham
George Hunt
Daniel Williams
Elizabeth
Ruth
Oscar Williams
Ina Williams
Charlotte Wyman
Harry Hall
Cotreau
Ida Colby
J. E. Mayo
Coopers Mills
Miss Colby
Mrs. Mayo
Howard Bates
Annabel Lord
Miss Bertha Lord
Delmar Bates
Margaret Bickford
Shirley
Stanley
Silas Bates
Beachmont
Tibbetts Farm
Brigham’s Cove
Leslie Bates
Tibbett’s Farm
J. Everett Mayo
Bailey's Island
James Thorpe
Highsel
Emma J. Lewis
Henry Lewis
Sabine
Mrs. Lewis
Benjamin and
Nancy Rubens Owen
Rufus Robbins
Westbrook
Order of the Eastern Star
Rebekah
Lewis
Emma Brown
Park Street
Charles A. Owen
Woodfords
Arthur Robbins
Toledo
Robbins
Oak Grove Cemetery
Deaths of Fred W. Baker and a Brockton obituary
Fred W. Baker of 11 Somerset place Brockton Mass died June 21 at Deaconess Hospital after a long illness. Born April 17 1878 in Woolwich he was a blacking manufacturer with C L Horton Co and later became ill May 3 and did not recover. Survived by wife Eva two sons Earl Medford Kenneth a Brockton High graduate one grandson Russell Medford two sisters Mrs N L Stover Mrs E A Garrelon of Bath and brother N J Baker of Portland. Funeral was held Tuesday at Terrell and Russell Brockton with Massapoag Tribe Red Men and Melrose cemetery interment.
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Fred W. Baker
Somerset Place
Brockton
Mass
Woolwich
Deaconess Hospital
C. L. Horton Co
Mr. Baker
James P
Jennie Colby Baker
Dionysius Lodge
K. of P
Massapoag Tribe of
Red Men
The
Masons of
Roxbury
Shadad Grotto
Chapter
Council
Eva
Earl of
E. A. Garrelon
Bath
N. J. Baker
Portland
Funeral Home of Terrell and Russell
White Avenue
Robert Wood Coe
South Congregational Church
Melrose Cemetery
Bath Man, 62, Chief Petty Officer Charles Burgess Dies
The body of Charles Burgess, 62, chief petty officer, USN, reached Bath Friday afternoon with naval escort at the Trevett lot in Oak Grove. A Bath native and former Bath Iron Works boilermaker, he served in the navy 24 years ago and planned retirement in two years. Death followed a surgical operation. Funeral services were arranged for Portland after arrival Thursday, and Burgess leaves a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Brown of Rutherford, NJ, and a sister, Mrs. Neilie Trevett of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burgess
U.S. N
Bath
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Trevett
Oak Grove
Burgess
Beulah Brown
Rutherford, N. J
Neilie Trevett
Portland
Nettie McCurdy Dies at 83 in Lisbon Funeral
Nettie McCurdy 83 of Lisbon died after attending her aunt’s funeral in Lis bon, where she had lived with her husband Joan McCurdy and earlier Nettie Groves Beal. She was born in Topsnam and married Nathaniel Beal then Joan McCurdy. A Baptist member active in church societies, Rev. Roberts conducted the service with interment in the Lisbon family lot amid generous floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoyle
Woodbury Foster
Bedford Street
Lisbon
Nettie McCurdy
McCurdy
Topsnam
Nettie Groves
Nathaniel Beal
Lisbon Falls
Joan McCurdy
Baptist Church
Mr. Roberts
The
Mrs Mary F Bonney dies at 85 in Newcastle
Mrs. Mary Frances Bonney, 85, died Monday in Newcastle after a nine week illness. Born March 19, 1847, she was known in Bath and attended Beacon Street church. Survived by daughter Mrs Frank Decker, sister Mrs Susanne Lamson of Newcastle, and cousins Mrs A L Shaw of Damariscotta and Mrs Scott Chapman of Millville New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Bonney
Newcastle
Bath
North End
Beacon Street
Frank Decker
Susanne Lamson
A. L. Shaw
Damariscotta
Scott Chapman
Millville, N. J
Death Notice for Mrs Annie R Thompson of Bangor
Mrs Annie R Thompson died Wednesday at her home 372 Hammond Street Bangor after a long illness. She leaves sons Arthur R Thompson and E Allen Thompson of Bangor a brother Dr Arthur P Allen of Bath and a sister Mrs F B Fairbanks of Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie R. Thompson
Annie R. ‘Thompson
Hammond Street
Bangor
Arthur R
E. Allen Thompson
Arthur P. Allen
Bath
F. B. Fairbanks
Winthrop
Funeral for Alvah J Higgins Held in Medford
The funeral for former West Bath resident Alvah J Higgins who died in Medford Massachusetts was held Thursday afternoon at 130 at the Curtis funeral chapel 105 Center street Rev Charles R Simms of the First Baptist church officiated Bearers were Fred Bubier E W Haggett I B Neilley and Elmer J Rich Burial followed at Oak Grove
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvah J. Higgins
West Bath
Medford
Mass
Curtis Funeral Chapel
Center Street
Charles R. Simms
First Baptist Church
Fred Bubier
E. W. Haggett
I. B. Neilley
Elmer J. Rich
Oak Grove
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Rock‘lal
Frank Jackson
Bates College
Rena Albee
Sam- O-Set
Rockland Breakwater
Rena Pashard
W. H. Sheldon
Maine Historical Society
Newport News
Railrae
Vassalboro Woolen Mills
E. W. Moore
Daisy L. Jackson
Lincoln M. Harris
Boothbay Harbor
D. L. Brackett
Ethel Wilson Lewis
Harry Lewis Bradford
Chevrolet
U.C.C
Hagcett’s Garage
Ford Dealers
Misses Belanger
Clifford W. Gray
Woolwich Services
Norway Mepiomn Co
Norway
L. H. Siegars
Joe
Joseph Burgess
Waterville
George Tibbetts
Maple Farm
Fremont Rowe
Moses Rowe
Scott
Albert Pushard
Randolph
Arthur Siegars
Arline
G. L. Siegars
Irving Lilly
John Todd
Betty
Ee Et NE
Westbrook O. E. S
Atwood’s Medicine
Nettie Beal McCurdy
Mary F. Bonney
Fred S. Curtis
Thomas R. Huston
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