Bath Sea Captain Save Gold as Sallie Fearn Burned
A Bath Maine newspaper reproduces letters and praise for Capt. Charles Owen who saved gold from the burning ship Sallie Fearn off New Orleans in 1851. Insurers provide $1100 in drafts to Owen and his crew as thanks. the story ties to a Portland public labor note and ten hour work limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
George Ross
Cyrus M. Plummer
Patten’s Block
Front Street
Lord
Charles Owen
Sallie Fearn
Owen
Granite Street
Andrew M. Buttefield
New York Mirror
New Orleans
Liverpool
Northern Tribune
New York
Walter R. Jones
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company
Joseph Walker
Mercantile Insurance Company
T. B. Sutterthwait
New York Mutual Insurance Company
Maine
Sutterthwait
Esqis
Groves
Highway near Winnegance near completion boosts village access
The state aided highway between the schoolhouse and Bridge Hill top on High Street is nearly finished, improving traffic. A Fourth of July crowd passed through Winnegance en route to West Bath and Phippsburg, while a large sewer pipe was laid to drain surface water west of the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Hill
High Street
Boothbay
Herbert Morse
Erroll Blaisdell
North Abbington
Mass
West Bath
Phippsburg
Harry Knight Place
John G. Morse & Sons
Winnegance
Kennebec
Notable Village Society Sees Leaders Elected In Wiscasset
At the Village Improvement Society meeting at Mrs. Gertrude Sortwell’s home, officers were chosen led by P. Larrabee as president Carroll T. Berry vice president Mary M. Marston secretary Frances Sortwell treasurer Edith Bellas White assistant treasurer Open House Day set for Aug 16 from 11 am to 6 pm and 1000 copies of Old Wiscasset to be reprinted A public dump committee was formed and thanks given to Mrs. Sortwell for hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levander F. Young
Portland
Village Improvement Society
Gertrude W. Sortwell
Main Street
P. Larrabee
Carroll T. Berry
Mary M. Marston
Frances Sortwell
Edith Bellas White
Wiscasset
Sortwell
Joseph E. Hubbard
Somerville
Mass
Alice Taylor
Hodge Street
Paul Hulburt
New York
Webster
Howard Armstrong
Washington, D. C
William Elliot
Federal Street
Margaret Rees
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mary Hobson
George Bemis
Lawrence Marston
Malden
Squirrel Island
Helen Brown
South Portland
Elden P. Munsey
Alvin Polk
West Roxbury
Ernest G. Spinney
First Congregational Church
Spinney
William Frye
Sheepscot
Somersville
Conn
Harold Perkins
Billy
Jackie
Niagara Falls
Perkins
Earle D. Rines
Rines
Robert E. Merry
Princeton
N. J
St. Phillips
Charles 8. Sewall
Mary Sewall Metcalf
Mary Susan Metcalf
Doris Cox
Sewall
J. Kenneth Burnham
Phebe Sewall
Elmhurst
L. I
Frank Reynolds
Bath Road
Davis
Ellsworth
Reynold
Dexter Groves
Lynn
Alfred Groves
Grace L. Knight
Florence Corey
Plymouth
Lester Romaine
Brockton
Grace
Lucy Hildreth
Beverly
Knight
Moosehead
Kenneth Gordon
Little
Waterville
George E. Millard
Congregational
Crescent Beach
Jefferson
Parker Marean, Jr
Cambridge
Birch Point Summer Colony Notes and Obituary
The Birch Point summer community reports numerous visits and gatherings at cottages and camps with many guests from South Boston Norwood Tops ham Natick Saugus Bath and Waterville. Leroy Burnham a member of the colony died, many residents host and travel for holidays and several cottages change hands or open for the season.
Local Residents Update in Bath and Nearby Areas
The week-long social notes mention Mrs. Donald Leavitt of Bath as sister to a core figure. Chester Merry and family occupy a newly renovated home on Hodge street. Visitors include Mrs. Hattie Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson, and Mrs. Jesse Lambert from Massachusetts calling on Mrs. Lee Merry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Leavitt
Bath
Chester Merry
Hodge Street
Hattie Wilson
Howard Wilson
Jesse Lambert
Massachusetts
Lee Merry
Battery H Makes Good Time On Road
Battery H 240th CA arrived at Fort Williams by motor convoy from Bath. They reached Fort Williams in 102 minutes after leaving Bath, with camp areas regraded under a WFP A project. The unit was mustered in at 7 p.m. and new men received inoculations and promotions to privates first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Williams
H. V. Sims
Joseph E. Babine
Lawrence R. Babine
Ralph H. Card
Cleveland C. Elsemore
Mark W. Harrington
William H. Ketchum
Samuel P. Lakin, Jr
Charles F. Mitchell
Peter O. McVicar
Arrivals and Festivities Brighten MacMahan Fourth
Camp openings at Aye M Y and Allenook for boys and girls set the season with health building programs. Mrs Rathbun and Mr Rathbun from Detroit expected to attend church services at St Cuthbert's Chapel. Fourth of July field day culminates in fireworks as MacMahan hosts boating parties, bridge, picnics, and a Dunton boat run to Boothbay Harbor. Notables include Margaret Lee wed to Richard Cross at Bryn Mawr. Pauline Cutler from New York visiting Gilman, and local garage expansions by Roland Peterson at Robinhood aiding island travel.
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George St. John Rathbun
Mary Rathbun
Detroit
Mich
Lee Cottage
Treetop
Rathbun
St. Cuthbert’s Chapel
Alexander Green
Chicago
Ill
Edwards Cottage
Bridge
H. J. Painter
Rebeccah Taft
Frederick Taft
Wakefield
R. I
Dunton
Sheepscot
Ovens
Richard Oller
MacMahan
Margaret W. Lee
Richard Cross
Bernardsville
N. J
Bryn Mawr
Penna
Allan Whittemore
Order of the Holy Cross
Pauline R. Cutler
New York City
the Sea
Porpoise
Gilmanton
N. H
Pauline
Cutler
William
Roland Peterson
Robinhood
Ralph Dunton
MacManan
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Woolwich Week of Social Visits and Club Events
Woolwich residents host visitors and entertain with community gatherings. Family guests come from Nequasset, Philadelphia, Boston, and Rockland while local clubs plan card parties and a baked bean supper for charity, with multiple meetings at Day's Ferry and the Woolwich Union services and talent parade announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gainsley
J. Walker
3Ceton
Thomas Church
Philadelphia
George M. Carlton Ard
Nequasset
J. Edgar Hunnewell
George Dolloff
Lake Nequasset
Earl Cooper
Augusta
Good Will Club
Arthur Orr
Charles Haley
White Mountains
David G. Reed
C. P. Hall
Rockland
The
Partridge Cemetery Association
Duncan McIntosh
Bleike Reed
William Orr
Donald
Orland
Fla
New York
John W. Brown
James Ryan
Connecticut
Elmer Demerritt
Roy Carpenter
Clayton Carpenter
Lynn
Mass
Woolwich Union
Day's Ferry
Sagadahoc Ferry
Tuessie Hall
Winifred Brown
Glenda Wright
Kenneth Thorpe
Brunswick
Annie Carter Webb
Winfield Webb
Somerville
Riverside Cemetery
Day’s Ferry
Maxine Walker
F. J. Walker
No. 6
North Woolwich
Union For Christian Service
Wilbur Howe
Elwood Howe
Providence
R. I
Chester Howe
Watertown
Seahaven
Capitol Island
Anne
Peggy Prekop
James Prekop
Suffield
Conn
Harold Washburn
Bridgeport
Harry Walters
Lawrence Putnam
Harvey P. Hathorne
Waldo Hathorne
Cummington
Woolwich
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Fred L. Rice
Edward V. Reed
Eugenie Hunnewell
Fire alarms continue in Ward One with nine calls on Tuesday
Twelve fire alarms were sparked in Ward One on Tuesday including nine fires and one false alarm. The last call came at 12.26 Wednesday for a false alarm from Box 78 on York near Middle. Local officials pursue leads to identify those responsible. Fred C. Scribner and family from Portland spent the holiday at their Popham cottage. Charles Smith of Chattanooga referenced.
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Washington
York
Francis Holmes
Middle
Ward One
York Street
Middle Street
Fred C. Scribner
Fred C. Scribner, Jr
Portland
Popham
Peters at PN Gather for July Meeting at Henderson Home
The Peters at PN event occurs Thursday July 27 at Mrs. Charles T. Henderson’s home 1322 High Street. Attendees include West Bath residents Mr. and Mrs. James B. Lemont and others, plus Brunswick guests and Groton connections, listing multiple local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Henderson
High Street
West Bath
James B. Lemont
A. B. Snow
Dillingham
Walter Marco
Marion Henderson
Clifford B. Wilband
Henry Adams
Harry Wallace
David
Henderson
David Lee
Brunswick
Hugo F. Sandelin
Phyllis Sandelin
H. E. Peterson
Scott Ward
Ruth Martin
Groton
Conn
Vacation Bible School At Small Point Ends With Program
Small Point daily vacation Bible school closed Friday evening with a short program in the church. Fifteen children attended and built a miniature temple with handwork on display. The rhythm band wore blue and white capes and caps. Miss Colleen Wyman won a Bird Book for first place in the third seeing contest. The church was decorated with wild flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Point
Colleen Wyman
Winners Appreciate Entertainment at Nequasset Church
Communities of Day's Ferry and North Woolwich praised the Monday Nequasset church event for the Woolwich Union for Christian Service contest. Nequasset and Sagadahoc Ferry’s entertaining program, decorations, singing, and refreshments drew high praise, with the banner presentation as the evening’s highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day's Ferry
North Woolwich
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Nequasset
Sagadahoc Ferry
Nequasset Church
Probes WPA Scandal Widens as Grand Jury Invoked
Central Press reports the WPA scandal probe broadens as a grand jury begins hearing testimony and names several individuals linked to proprieties and potential wrongdoing.
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Pratt
Central Press
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Dorothy Thebeau
Good Council College
White Plains
L. Eugene Thebeau
Eleanor Thebeau
Edward Clarence Plummer
OF Bath
Henry W. Owen, Jr
Full
the Times Company
Bath, Maine
Broderick Rafter
Little Daughter
Cambridge, Mass
Mary Grant Rafter
Organ Society
R. D. Metcalf
South Boston
Burnham
Loring D. Small
Wilbert B
Dana W
New York State
Smaill
C. H. Williams
Arthur
Ruth
Topsham
Ernest E. Williams
Harold Gay
Ruth Adams
Davis Neale
Natick
Robert R. Coombs
Campbell Pond
Ruth Williams
H. E. Williams
Oscar F. Williams
Birch Point
Melford N. Perham
Janice
Woodstock
Mr. Perham
Nelson Perham
David N. Wilson
D. L. Wilson
Winchenbach
Percy Low
Robert Thompson
Percy Holbrook
Harry Moulton
Dwinal Cornish
Carl and
Christel
Clarence Flood
Flood
F. W. Larrabee
Bath Water District
New Meadows
Arthur Holbrook
Freeport
Holbrook
Clair Davis
Saugus
Butterick
Burnham Cottage
Raymond Small
Small
Carlton Andrews
Andrews
Charles Andrews
James Brann
Peggy
Cooper's Mills
Brigham’s Cove
Alvah Lewis
Orrington Lewis
Oscar Tanguay
Sabine
Henry Cotteau
Elinor
Sunset
Delmar Bates
Malcolm Doble
Beatrice
Robert Small
Thersa
Albert Larrabee
Joan
Albert Horley
Janet
Stanley
Lincoln Williams
Helen Caper
Grace Beiler
Eastport
Fred Williams
Fred Wil
Tibbetts Farm
Flora Hunt
Nellie
John
Peggy Brown
Wollaston
Brown West Bath
George Roundy
Barbara Brown
Brown Farm
Llewellyn Rogers
Worcester
L. R. Rogers
Williams
Foster's Point
Wolf
Ralph McNary
Betty
Jack
Marblehead
Charles Bates
Robert van Amringe
van Amringe
Rufus Lombard
Lombard
Chester Freeman
George Bailey
Samuel Bates
Leonard Oliver
Sabino
Leo Pooler
John Pooler
Charles E. Hewitt
Charles Hewitt
Walter Gilpin
Everett
Aye
M. Y
Allenook
Charles B. Mayhew
Ada Kinch
Vineyard Haven
Charles Smith
Chattanooga, Tenn
William H. White
Harpswell
Rene A. Viosca
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