Wiscasset History Notes Peleg Tallman and Maritime Links
Historic letters from 1811 1812 reveal Peleg Tallman and the Lincoln and Kennebec Marine Insurance Company in Bath and Wiscasset. The records recount war talk with England, trade restrictions, and Tallman’s roles in banking and shipping as Col. Cony and Samuel Cony’s family enter local history.
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Judge Cony
Lincoln and Kennebec Marine Insurance Company
Wiscasset
Hare
Perseverance
Bowdoin
Evergreen
Robert Elwell
Insurance Company
Boston
Elwell
Colonel Cony
King
Great Britain
First July session of Sagadahoc probate court busy
Judge Walter S. Glidden presided over a crowded July term in Sagadahoc probate court. Wills were allowed for Jacob L. Coombs of Bath and Novella J. Trott of Woolwich. executors named without bond. Petitions for probate, administrations and bonds were filed and approved across multiple estates, with inventories and accounts ordered recorded and various administrators and guardians appointed or continued.
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Walter S. Glidden
Sagadahoc
Jacob L. Coombs
Bath
Elizabeth Fulton Coombs
Novella J. Trott
Woolwich
Freeman A. Trott
George M. Stinson
John F. Skillings
Edith F. Skillings
Ann Maria Crosby
Elwell S. Crosby
Joseph M. Lemont
West Bath
Laura E. Lemont
James B. Lemont
Joseph Chase Ryan
Edith M. Ledyard
Henry M. Hartleb
Daniel Williams
Sidney L. Eaton
Arthemise Lavoie
Tonsham
J. H. Rousseau
Bessie M. Williams
Ann Maria. Crosby
Helen Clinto Crosby
Topsham
Florien Lavoie
William F. Simpson
Herbert L. Simpson
Theodore M. Getchell
Asbury G. Bailey
Ambrose Reed
Gilbert M. Elliott
Oscar C. Smith
Richmond
Rosa J. Hathaway
Alburtus D. Hathaway
Bowdeinham
Walter ©. Perry
Margaret F. Holland
Harry G. Swett
Jennie W. Swett
G. Allen Howe
John Francis Eaton
Carrie J. Haskell
Frank G. Eee
Benjamin O. Emmons
Leslie F. Roberts
Harry L. Curran
Mary E. Kilby
William M. Dingley
Sarah E. Giles
Ellen B. Patten
Warren L. Patten
Winnegance Notes With Outing Hearth and Local News
Mr and Mrs Charles E Hewitt Jr and their son Charles E Hewitt 3d return from a two week cottage stay at Capitol Island Parker O Rogers buys a new Chevrolet coach The Squaw club misses a bridge session as meetings are suspended through summer Mrs Beulah McIntire visits daughter Mrs John G Morse Several locals work on the State aid road at Small Point Mr and Mrs Richard C Morse welcome a son Former Winnegance residents plan a Fourth visit John G Morse and Sons mill crew head out for a raft of logs for the mill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Charles E. Hewitt 3d
Capitol Island
Parker 'O
John G. Morse
Richard C. Morse
Popular Bath Girl Weds Brunswick Man
Miss Alice Bernier of Bath marries Ferdi nand Dumais of Brunswick in a St Marys church ceremony. The bride wore nile green satin and tulle with pink roses, with cousin Jeanne Drapeau as maid of honor. The couple will reside in Brunswick and take a wedding trip after a reception at the bride’s home.
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Bath
Alice Bernier
Ferdinand Dumais
Brunswick
St. Mary's Church
Father Maney
Jean A. Bernier
Joachin Dumais
Jeanne Drapeau
Emile Dumais
Miss Bernier
J. A. Bernier
High Street
St. Mary’s
Bridge-Merrill
Dumais
Androscoggin Railway Co
Elizabeth Conley
John Allain
Rosario Tardif
Josephine Tardif
Packard Nominated as Education Head
Bertram F. Packard of Augusta nominated by Governor Gardiner to be State commissioner of education to succeed Augustus O. Thomas. Packard, 52, longtime education official, Bates College 1900 graduate, former superintendent in Camden Turner Sanford and other schools, Maine history author, law degree holder, married with two children. Confirmation set for July 9 session.
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Bertram F. Packard
Augusta
Gardiner
Augustus O. Thomas
Elmer F. Campbell
Washington Street
Bath
Packard
Litchfield
Litchfield Academy
Bates College
Leavitt Institute of Turner
Hallowell High School
Camden- Thomaston School Union
Sanford
Maine Teachers’ Association
New England Association of School Superintendents
University of Maine School of Law
Maine
Personal Notes From Local Social Roundup
Personal notices summarize residents visiting and staying with families across town. Mentions include Kerwin Butcher Reynolds families at Popham Beach, McFarlands guests of Crockers, Kenneth Sheldon visiting from Falmouth, Mrs Green at Rostoen, Lena Donnell with aunt in Georgetown, Frank Percy visiting Sagadahoc, Simons at Prout's Neck, Mark Sewall luncheon at Mill Creek Tea Room, and John Sheldon from Boston staying with the Sheldons on Hig d street.
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Kerwin Butcher
Thomas Reynolds
Sarah Reynolds
Helen Reynolds
Popham Beach
Lawrence McFarland
Len
Wilbur Crocker
Park Street
Kenneth Sheldon
Falmouth
Mass
William Sheldon
High Street
Samuel Green
Rostoen
Mill Creek
George R. Drake
New York
John Sheldon
Boston
Wrass
William.h. Sheldon
Higd Street
Sheldon
New England Conservatory of Music
Electric shock ends life of Ash ley Falls gardener
A gardener spraying elms on Ash ley Falls street was shocked by a bare electric wire delivering 4400 volts. He fell about 40 feet and died instantly. Funeral held Friday at South Congregational church Pittsfield with burial in Milo. Various summer visitors and residents arrive at Sebasco and Popham Beach for the season, including Emma Hathaway, the Brown family, and Rev. Charles Stevens at Center and Popham Beach.
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Ashley Falls
Mass
South Congregational Church
Pittsfield
Milo
Emmons Hathaway
Cambridge
Popham Beach
Roy Marston
Augusta
Harry Tucker
Bath
Emma Hathaway
Reese Eby
Peru
Ind
Sebasco
Helen Crossman
Mary Morse
Rock Gardens
Taunton
Alexander Brown
Sebasco Priday
Brown
John C. Berry
Catherine Berry
Wynburg
Allan Spear
Frank Torrey
McKay
Grace Cullity
Rockport
Nathaniel Percy
Ella Arras
George Ingalls
Edith Bolton
Portland
J. E
Riley Williams
Harriet
Elinor
Jane Bailey
Springfield
Stanley Huntington
Jack Lindburg
Washington, D. C
Jones Cottage
Annie Cutting
En County
New Bruns
Henry Jackson
William Fields
Port
Meadowbrook
Percy
Dorothy Marston
New York
Amy Parker
Jennie Feere
Ernest Rogers
South Deerfield
Westport Town Meeting Discusses Extra School Funds
A special town meeting at the Westport town hall addressed raising additional money to lengthen the school year as mandated by the legislature and reconsidering continuing the Center school. The vote to keep Center school passed after strong turnout.
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Center School
Center
Mabel P. Heal
Bath City Star
Carl N. Garland
Augusta
Charles J. Tilton
Belle Tilton
South Portland
the Cedars
Maud Webber
Kenneth R. Bruce
Boston
Thomas McLaughlin
Olivia Barker
Portland
M. O. Webber
Charles W. Collins
Wallingford
Conn
Collins Cottage
East Side
Ellen Collins
Carrie Collins
Gladys Jewetts
Westport
Lynn
Mass
Ruth White
Lillian Anderson
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
E. V. Lewis
Odway Lewis
Stoughton
Percy W. Hodgdon
Milford
Lauretta Hodgdon
South Freeport
Edna Pierce
California
James H. Tarbox
Bath Women Attend Wedding Anniversary
Mrs. Roscoe G. Bailey and Miss Laurice Smith joined relatives in South Newcastle to honor the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury A. Smith at their Bath home. The ceremony was by Rev. G. M. Prescott. 12 children survive, including five daughters and four sons. The event followed a family noon dinner and highlighted Mr. Smith’s prominent local roles.
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Roscoe G. Bailey
Pratt Street
Laurice Smith
Newcastle
Woodbury A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Freetown Grange
Lincoln Pomona
Lincoln County
John T. Smith
Dresden
Dora M. Dodge
Horatio Dodge
G. M. Prescott
Methodist Church
Auto pileups amid heavy rain on Bath to New Meadows road
Two crashes occurred Sunday evening on the Bath to New Meadows river route during a downpour. State officer Harry L. Thompson investigated the incidents near New Meadows bridge where the Stearns-Knight, driven by Peter Bates, and an Essex, driven by Leslie J. Davis, collided and toppled into mud flats. No injuries reported though tides could have worsened outcomes. A second collision near Prescott's garage involved a Chevrolet driven by Lucien Bisson and a Ford touring car driven by Lester Whitten. both vehicles damaged with no injuries.
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Bath
New Meadows River
Harry L. Thompson
Stearns-Knight
Peter Bates
Lisbon Street
Lewiston
New Meadows Bridge
Essex
Leslie J. Davis
Brackett Street
Port
Percy Marston
Woolwich
New Meadows
Prescott
Lucien Bisson
Shepard Street
Lester Whitten
Middle Street
Ford
Mr. Whitten
Frank Powers
Earl Peterson
Sylvan Avenue
Lucille Loebling
Laurette Burgon
Bath Woman Heads Maine Delegation to Mackinac Meeting
Mrs. Harry Thurlow will represent Bath at the National Convention of Business and Professional Women's Clubs on Mackinac Island Michigan from July 8 to 15. One hundred Maine delegates travel to Mackinac via Montreal Toronto and Detroit for sessions and social events. The program features top women speakers round tables with national officers and executive sessions.
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Harry Thurlow
Bath B. P. W
Mackinac Island
Michigan
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
St. Louis
Thurlow
Bath
Portland and Professional Women’s Club
Elks Club
Portland
Maine
Montreal
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Mackinac
Shipping board official lauds American shipbuilding effort
Col. E C Plummer of the United States Shipping Board spoke at the Bath Rotary luncheon. He noted the rise in U S ship tonnage under recent laws, with about 30 ships under construction for Atlantic and Pacific trade. He praised U S commerce goals and contrasted progress with other nations. Visiting Rotarians included Dick Vose, C C Keen, George Marr, and R F Raymond.
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E. C. Plummer
United States Shipping Board
Bath Rotary Club
Phoenix
Clinton D. Wilson
Eugene Desmond
Chester Plant
Col. Plummer
Poae Ward
Washington
Pacific
Shipping Board
United States
Col. Phimmer
Metcalfe Coombs Couple Wed at Campbell's Pond Home
The marriage of Robert Conan Metcalfe of Attleboro and Miss M Coombs of West Bath took place Tuesday at the bride's mother's home Campbell's Pond. Rev Edwin Dodge Hardin presided. The groom, foreman at The Watson Co. silver works, and the bride, a former Attleboro teacher, will reside in Attleboro after a White Mountains honeymoon with the brides family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Conan
Attleboro
Mass
M. Coombs
West Bath
Amy Coombs
Campbell's Pond
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street
Irving Coombs
Julia Coombs
Frank Metcalf
Maine Central Offers $1.25 Weekend Round Trip Fare
The Maine Central Railroad cuts to one dollar and 25 cents for a round trip between any two Maine Central stations as a response to declining local passenger traffic from car competition. Officials claim trains run below capacity, allowing a low fare without sacrificing comfort or safety on weekend travel.
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United States
Maine Central
Maine
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Sheenscot
John Merrill, Jr
Main Street
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Vernon
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General Cony
Easton
Massachusetts
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Daniel Cony
Timothy
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South Newcastle
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