Winneyance Community Club Plans Summer Party and Club Work
Winneyance Community club held a Thursday meeting with strong attendance. A party at the community house and lawn was approved with invitations to Sabine and nearby resorts, committee led by Wilton G. Bates, Reuben H. Puringten, and J. Parker Morse. Painting the clubhouse flagpole and installing new halyards were approved to be completed before the Fourth if possible. I. A. Trueworthy and Olney Terry named house committee for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winneyance
I. A. Trueworthy
Olney
Terry
House Committee
Robert Manson
Roberta
Harry F. Oliver
Caroline
Portland
Edwin Small
Dorchester
Mass
Charles T. Small
Harry C. Webber
Doris Morse
White Mountains
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Kittery Navy Yard
John G. Morse & Sons
Georgetown
Ray Oliver
Quincy
Alfreds
Oliver
Robert
Kittery
Frank Perow
Hockomock
Almond. Perry
Joseph N. Day
Sidney Coffee
Winnegance
Bath
City Street
Personal notes from Augusta and surrounding towns
Albert Thompson and George Perry spent a Wednesday in Augusta. Miss Bertha Tellerose travels to Schenectady for a visit. Miss Eva Maloi of Millinocket visits Miss Anna Averill at 5 Federal street. Eugene Jewett returns from Portland. Sumner Bragdon goes back to Boston after Bath days. George W. Dow visits Boston on a multi day business trip. Mr and Mrs Horace Ropes arrive from Minneapolis to spend the summer at Small Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Thompson
George Perry
Augusta
Bertha Tellerose
Schenectady
N. Y
Eva Maloi
Millinocket
Anna Averill
Federal Street
Eugene Jewett
Portland
Sumner Bragdon
Boston
Bath
George W. Dow
Middlestreet
Horace Ropes
Minneapolis, Minn
Small Point
Change in Hours at Freight House
T Eugene Thebeau Maine Central railroad agent announced a change in hours at the freight depot effective Thursday. Under the new arrangement the hours will be from 7 a m to 4 p m instead of 7 30 a m to 4 30 p m as heretofore. Thebeau says the change is an accommodation to merchants operating on daylight saving schedule who want to visit the freight depot early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Thebeau
Maine Central Railroad
Thebeau
Charles Duncan suffers hand injury at Kennebec Wharf
Charles Duncan of 150 Commercial Street had a hand badly crushed while unloading the coal steamer By law at Kennebec Wharf and Coal Co. His fingers were crushed in a steam hopper and he was taken to City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Duncan
Commercial Street
Bylaw
Kennebec
Twin Calves Born At Stone House Farm Draw Crowd
E Mason Wright owner of Stone House Farm reports twin calves born a few days ago. The calves are described as perfect and have attracted many visitors who have come to see the new arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Mason Wright
Stone House Farm
Two Children Die From Sparklers Burn Injuries
Julienne Guilmet ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Guilmet of 6 Lafayette Lewiston died at St Marys General Hospital after burns from sparklers at home. Her dress caught fire and clothes burned off before flames were extinguished. In Bar Harbor Bessie May Parsons, sixteen, died from burns caused by a sparkler held by her three year old sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julienne Guilmet
George Guilmet
Lafayette Street
Lewiston
St. Mary's General Hospital
Bessie May Parsons
Bar Harbor
Fine Flag Raising At Popham Beach
Flag ceremonies marked the Fourth at Popham Beach with events at Newton mass residents Kellaway home and at the Stacey cottage. Civil and World War veterans attended as speeches were given, the flag raised by Ephraim Marr and William Hutchins, and a crowd enjoyed lemonade. The article notes hotel arrivals, local improvements, and a car mishap near Spinney's store with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Beach
Herbert Kellaway
Newton
Mass
William Hutchins
Kellaway
Miss Fischer
Hiram T. Stevens
Bath
John H. Stacey
Frank A. Smmall
Dunlap Hatch
Henry W. Owen
Popham
Pew
Sabine
Society Hall
Stacey House
Elizabeth Webber
Chicago
Helen Stearns
Hartford
Conn
G. W. Rogers
R. B. Hatch
Randall W. Leonard
Rath
Thomas Conoven
Charlie Conoven
Bernardville
N. J
Mechanic Falls
Roy Myers
Spinney’s
Oliver's
Mr. Myers
Bangor Optometrist Plans Bath Office Opening
Arthur Allen, Bangor optometrist and longtime Allen Optical Co. manager, moves with his family to Bath to open an exclusive optical office at 37 Oliver Street in the North End housing project. A Philadelphia Optical College graduate and Augusta native, he notes Bath’s salt water proximity and good transport, water, and schools. He has rented a Bath Trust Co. building office and will open on July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Allen
Allen Optical Co
Bangor
Bath
North End
Oliver Street
Mr. Allen
Philadelphia Optical College
Augusta
Parker Head
Popham Beach
Georgetown
Lisehbean
Allen
Bath Trust Co
Avour
Hardest Known Wood Lignum vitae and its uses
The article explains that lignum vitae, the hardest wood from the West Indies and tropics, achieves toughness through interwoven fibers. When cut, its sap fills with resin, weighing about eighty pounds per cubic foot, making it heavier than water and unsuitable for rafts, though ideal for mallets, tool handles, and carpentry due to its non splitting durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Americas
Change of Physicians Cooks Five in Five Weeks
A Boston paper notes a woman with five different cooks in five weeks was advised by her doctor to change her diet. The tale ends with the remark that smelling salts were deemed necessary. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the humorous medical suggestion as a light society item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia Inquirer
Scotland Yard officer inherits fortune from Buenos Aires tycoon
Omeer, honored as Scotland Yard officer, receives a substantial inheritance from a Buenos Aires millionaire who credited him with saving the life or preventing a swindle in London shortly before the donor’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Buenos Aires
London
Probate Notice appoints Fred L Lawrence in Sagadahoc
On June eighth 1926 the Sagadahoc Probate Court appointed Fred L Lawrence of Lewiston without bonds as trustee of the estate of James D Lawrence late of Arrowsic and accepted the trust. Register William F Dunham notes the filing and acceptance on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Lawrence
Lewiston
Sagadahoc
James D. Lawrence
Arrowsic
Geecaced
Bath fire threat averted by quick Bath crew
Fire damaged the A B D Getchell house shed and spread to nearby structures on a Sunday morning. The Bath fire department Combination 4 pumped water from the river, preventing a larger disaster if delayed by tide. Local residents and visitors from Brooklyn note a cottage stay at Meadowbrook on the New Meadows river as well as several town visits and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combination 4
Bath Fire Department
Phippsburg Center
Herbert N. Doughty and
A. BD
Bath
Printers Defeat Y And Take The Lead In Twilight League
The Times beat the Y.M.C.A. Twilight team 7-2 at Kelley Field to grab first place. Cannonball tied up the game with a homer and Bills, Burns, McMann, Perry, and Moses powered a 10-hit attack. Bonney and Oliver battled in a sharp mound duel as the Times opened a two-game lead in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PC. Sema
ROMA
Mt. Maers
Times
Kelley Field
Tiver
F’resxmen
al Bonney
Maine
Bills
Fildie “Farmer” Burns
McMann
Perry
Moses
Whitey Lothrop
Bonney
Oliver
the Times
Gilmore
Hayward
Taibron Scor
Jerry Hat
Tess Wilton Art
Heath
Price
Daley
Ff the Rae
Stover
Casand
Cilmore
Staver
Duler
Het
Meister
Revver
Sierrer
Lerver
Pepe Oliver
Deen
Prine Barns
Tathran
Cos
Parns
Lathran
Storer
Warward
Wilson
Barns
Heth
Ai Olive
Harvard
McMean
Pete Oliver
the &Ainmear
Ac Meister
Steves
Daler
Berns
Sriemer Ta Hargant Tethres Fame
Imi
Fie
Olives
Rimr
Renner
Lathrop
Lathron
Ronney
Fime
Billy
Dolev Wes
Ronner
Bill Oliver
Short
Teek
Eddie
Lothhrop
Mesex
Spinney
Duleying
Bonner
Lothrop
Ring
Calendar Reform Proposal for a Thirteen Month Year
A long excerpt argues for a new calendar with thirteen 28 day months and an extra month named Sol between June and July. Leap days become universal holidays, with one extra day each year and another in leap years. Proponents cite global adoption and efficiency for business, while acknowledging confusion and historical dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Chambers of Commerce
Brotherhood of Man
Evers
Masex B. Catswerk
FSA
FCA
International Fixed Calendar League
Cotswerth
Cotsworth
Sareceer
Jecob
Britisholumbia
Jacob
Naturalis
Moses
Exedes
Abraham
Ameries
Insernational
Fixed Calendar League
Liege
Belgium
Interna National Chambers of Commerce
Foster Ani
League of Nations
United States
Canada
Tea
Moving Pictures
Saudays
Mr. Cotsworth
Dearborn
Passage on a Conversationist Friend from Lanh
The fragment reflects a writer praising a man noted for flowing talk from morning till midnight, claiming his wit and conversation surpassed others. The speaker, a fifty year old friend, laments never seeing such depth again and hints at a world that may not witness his equal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helicon Lomvey
Whistling tree in Barbados noted for peculiar leaf
A Barbados feature describes a whistling tree with oddly shaped leaves and split-edged pods. The discussion references ancient Geld from the African Geld Coast, noting a span of over 7,000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbados
Many Summer Guests Arrive at Bay Point
Bay Point welcomes a stream of visitors and cottage guests for July. Mrs. Charlotte Rauser visits Worcester for a week while Mrs. Henry Kane and daughter Ruth of Brooklyn stay at Idle Hour. Numerous Bath Lewiston Dedham and Quincy residents, including the Keisting family and the Footers, enjoy holidays and cottage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Rauser
Worcester
Mass
Henry Kane
Ruth
Som Henry
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carrell Deering
Elizabeth
Bath
Mark Jackson
Sidney Cullen
Francis Duprey
Rasmond Small
Harry W. Crosman
Charles Keisting
Dedham
Rockledge
Bay Point
Holiday visits reported across Concord and nearby towns
Residents return from family holidays across Concord and neighboring areas. Courthouse and city figures such as Mrs. J Edward Pomeroy travel to Portsmouth. The report notes multiple households on Park Street High Street and North Street hosting guests and sharing holiday travel, including trips to Quebec and Norway, plus a notable ceremony at Summers of Mrs Harold and the infant daughter of Senator Walter Eij.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis W. Smith
Concord
N. H
Park Street
J. Edward Pomeroy
Court Street
Portsmouth
M H
Robert Gilber- Warren Parris
Upper Washington Street
Boston
Kathryn Long
Philadelphia
J. Edward Hackett
Leonard Gowell
Frederick
Kittery
High Street
Lifford Harrington
North Street
John A. Swetnam
Pittsfield
Forest Putnam
Fanny McNeil
Thomas’ Point
Harold J. Adams
Donis Dyer
Fred Humphreys
Quebec
George Ames
North Woolwich
Ames
David Henderson
North Bath
Donald Wishart
Bestop
Wishart
Fda Daley
Middle Street
Duncan Billing
Miss Billings
Somerville
Mass
Cedric Martin
Willow Street
Harry Cook
Hagel
Norway
Cook
Harley D_ True
Perrys Colby
Bath State Ferry
Chester PD. Colby
Hugh Chisholm
City Island
Rath
Harold
Mary Esther Fdge
Walter E Ij
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Ms
Omeer
William F. Dunham
Getchell House
Walter Hutchins
Stanley
James Neil
Thomas Neil
Alton Barteaux
Plainfield
Hutchins
Meadowbrook
New Meadows
Arthur Savage
Weeks Mills
Reilly Holt
Holt
Theodore Beaven
New Britain
East Toston
Lawrence Knight
C. S. Knight
North Haven
Knight
Rock—Light
A. Wyman
William Temple
Mary Gunn
Brother Dan
Woodfords
Elmer Tibbetts
Beachmont
Tibbetts
Harriet Morse
William Cullity
Buecksport
M. J. Perey
Cox's Head
Raymond Lowell
Annie Lowell
James F. Perey
Lowell
Roy Chase
Delis Hannaford
Lida Oliver
Cox’s Head
Elizabeth Wellman
Winterport
William Hodgkins
East Boston
H. D. Mank
Eugene Harrington
Arthur Thompson
Alonzo Terrill
Clifton Marks
Geraldine
Fred
Harrinetan
Austriaks
Ervin Towers
Burnham
Frederick PR. Sayward
Sayward
Towers
Dwyer Hunt
Waterville Hospital
Fabyans
Xni
Bretton Woods
Printers
The
Pe Stever
River
M. Oliver
Ad Bares
Lethrop
Ib Olsen
Jens Pe
Ymca
Bompey
Thaewanweeeune
Gilanere
W. Oliver
Bennecy
Ff Barney
Qiver
Bells
Smpires
McPhee
Kistridge
Bath Savings Institution
Rus
Arlene
Priscilla Foot
Parnham
Albert Swift
Gertrude
Clark's Island
Augustus Perew
Lelia Oliver
Laura Morse
Cahills
John C. Clark
Forest Hills
Roslindale
Clark
Copley Plaza
Frank Preble
Wallace Cottage
Arthur Smith
Smith
Cass
Herman Spinney
Realp Spinnney
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