Samoset Steamboat Virginia Busy With Summer Travel
The Samoset Steamboat Co operating the Virginia between Bath and Boothbay Harbor reports strong summer patronage. Capt. Walter E. Farmer commands the vessel with a steady freight and passenger trade including island resort calls at MacMahan Five Islands Southport Capitol Island Squirrel Island and Boothbay Harbor. Sunday's Bath departure at 10 a.m. returns 5 50 p.m with a four hour Boothbay harbor stop.
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Samoset Steamboat Co
Virginia
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Walter E. Farmer
Southport
Sasanoa River
Capt. Farmer
Clifford Buck
Will Emerson
Boothbay
Raymond Swett
Edmund Lewis
Sam Lee
Augusta
MacMahan
Five Islands
Capitol Island
Squirrel Island
Kindergarten System Dates From 1837 Germany
The article notes the origins of the kindergarten concept in Germany dating back to 1837. It highlights Friedrich Froebel as a key figure and references the early adoption of structured early childhood education in German society.
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Germany
French Registration Plate Interest Draws Attention on Broad Street
Frederick G. Aulsbrook, his wife, and Mrs. Ella S. Knight display white F plate from Paris on a black car drawing curiosity as they travel. The Aulsbrooks, American and French citizens, are at Christmas Cove for the summer with son Knight in France. The license is valid until next January and the party has faced numerous bets over the plate’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Frederick G. Aulsbrook
Paris
France
Ella S. Knight
Washington, D. C
Mr. Aulsbrook
New York City
Aulsbrooks
Aulsbrock
Automobile Club of France
Knight
Christmas Cove
Knight G. Aulsbrook
Isaiah R. Morrell
Park Row
Brunswick Record
Delightful program at Old Folks Home in Bar Harbor
An evening of entertainment for Old Folks' Home residents featured violin and piano solos by Eleanor Wright and G Eunice Whittall, readings by Hazel Higgins Jellison and others, vocal performances by Laura Hall and others, and an ode to Old Couples Home by Miss Groves. Accompaniments were by Mrs Whittall, Mrs Roberts, and Miss Groves. A separate note mentions a boat cruise visit by Dr and Mrs Langdon Thaxter and a sale listing for a 34 ft Lux cruiser plus farm equipment including horses and harnesses in Bath Maine.
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First Baptist Church
Eleanor Wright
G. Eunice Whittall
Hazel Higgins
Hazel Jellison
Carolyn Oliver
Rosamond Stover
Laura Hall
Mary Childs
Irma D. Groves
Roselyn E. Hall
Roselyn Hall
Whittall
Sadie Downing
Roberts
Frederick H. Kimball
Marjorie Thaxter
Portland
Bar Harbor
Langdon Thaxter
Retired Coast Guard Commander McLellan Honored by Maine Community
The Brunswick Record profiles Charles Hugh McLellan, 91, retired Coast Guard commander, summer resident of Boothbay Harbor, noted for leading Life Saving Service innovations. The piece recounts his navy service with Lincoln era ties, explorations of the Aleutians, and design feats such as the self-bailing boat and gasoline motor craft, plus his critique of a modern Mall flagpole.
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Brunswick Record
Brunswick
Charles Hugh McLellan
Coast Guard
Mere Brook
East Indies
Navy
Abraham Lincoln
Lady Oer
Lincoln
McLellan
Revenue Cutter Service
U. S. Coast Guard
Cutter Service
Commander McLellan
America
England
Life
United States
Manning
Aleutian Islands
Alaskan
Pacific
Bering Sea
Attu
Asia
Maine
Naval
Theodore Roosevelt
Boothbay Harbor
Skolfields
George Skolfield
George Sheffield
Thomaston
Death, family ties, and town notes in Bowdoinham
Alphonzo Wood dies at 43 after long Bowdoinham residence. Funeral at Methodist Church with Masonic rites at Village cemetery. He leaves a sister Edith and brother Frank, plus nieces and nephews. Obituary details his Pittsfield birth, California stint, church membership, and family links. Other local notices cover visitors, summer residents, and community events including baseball, charity meetings, and club activities.
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Samuel D
Abbie Thorne
Biddeford
Belfast
Village Cemetery
Alphonzo Wood
Methodist Church
J. N. Palmer
W. H. Gould
Village Lodge
A. M
Mr. Wood
Pittsfield
William and
Chariety Wood
Bowdeinham
California
Os Electa
O. E
W. T. Hardie
C. B. Randall
E. B. Sprague
Herbert Merrill
Edith Wood
Frank Wood
Nellie Minott
Upper Main Street
William Sparks
Gerard College
Philadelphia
Lang Farm
Ellen Sparks
Montclair
N. J
Florence Neff
Andrs
Alfred Sparks
Rumford
Richmond Favor
Hot Springs
Ark
Fisher Road
Cushing Favor
E. P. Gile
Philip Exeter School
E. P. Kendall
I. M. Feowle
Ida
Freeport
Fred Higgins
Loretta Hodgdon
Cora Wilkinson
Bath
Rosa Brown
Popham Beach
Brunswick
Pythian Sisters Aid
George Sedgley
Eastern Star Aid
George M. Stinson
Marcia
Port
Hollis Family Hosts Visitors From Port
Mr and Mrs George E Jack and two daughters of Hollis spent the weekend with Mrs Tina Jack, mother of Mr Jack. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Purington the fourth and Mr and Mrs Ployd Purington with two sons from Port.
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George E. Jack
Hollis
Jack
Tina Jack
Harry Purington
Ployd Purington
Port
Bowdoin Log Cabin Reopens For Season Lunches
The Log Cabin at Bowdoin opens for the season serving home cooked lunches. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Huse and son of South Portland visited Mr and Mrs Ernest Gylvester the Fourth. The McAfee family spent time in Dixfield. Millay served as a judge at the Franklin County Guernsey Breeders field day held at Temple last week.
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Bowdoin
Huse
South Portland
Ernest Gylvester
Robert McAfee
Dixfield
Millay
Franklin County
Temple
Bath Boys Train At Fort McKinley Camp
Among 923 youths from rece, three Bath boys join a four week training and recreation program at Fort McKinley Citizens Military Training Camp. Robert B. Hatch, Russell W. Kenney, and Thomas J. McDonald form a Bath contingent. The stay combines drills with sports, movies, and entertainments while medical and religious mentors attend to health and faith needs.
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Rece
Bath
Fort McKinley Citizens
Robert B. Hatch
Washington Street
Russell W. Kenney
Bath Street
Thomas J. McDonald
Upper
High Street
Port McKinley
Medical Reserve
Dental Reserve
Philip FP. Coholan
Father Coholan
William Dawes Veazie
Church of the Messiah of Portland
Boys of the Faith
Abraham Miller
Prtland
Lee Farrell
Stee
Government Wharf
Portland
Fort McKinley
Montsweag Sunday School Election Names Leaders
Montsweag Sunday School elected a superintendent and an associate. Hunnewell leads the Good Cheer Morning worship at 10 30 with daylight saving time observed. A two week Vacation Bible School runs daily from July 18 2 30 to 5 pm under home pastor and workers. Rev James of Nobleboro and Mrs F A MacConaughy of New York visit Mrs Guysbert Vroom.
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Fred Soule
Hunnewell
Rev
James
Wnobleboro
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Senter’s, Inc
Samoset Steamboat Company Prosperous
Opera House
Paramount Publix Theatre
Walter Huston
Anita Page
Ben Lyon
Barbara Weeks
Jack Oakie
Andy Clyde
Joan Bennett
Weneday
Jackie Cooper
Chic Sale
James Duny
Pessy Shannon
OLD Folks Home
Erio Cruisette
Rogers
City Hall
M. Wick
H. L. Tarr
Ee Me
Pine Tree State
Lenard Townsend
Charles Townsend
Brunswick Post Office
Brackett
Dunlap
Nathaniel Badger
Benny Swift
Benny
Historical Society
Cr. H. McLellan
Ealth
Bowdoin College
U.S.C.G
Bowdoinham
Elsie
Malden
Mass
Frank Siegars
New Brunswick
Karl D. Hatch
Charles Hatch
Humphrey Randall
Maps N. Fogg
Cont Club
Cecil
Marjorie Wall
Tenant’s Harbor
Forest Wall
Jane Given
Connecticut
A. P. M. Given
Peggy Hamilton
Boston
George
Ethel Willis
York
Kenneth Wilson
Hartford
Conn
E. E. Wilson
A. K. Powers
Gardiner
Alice
Elizabeth Pratt
Richmond
Jane Browne
Pleasant Street Club
Hazel
Samuel Allen
Fort Mkinley
Montsweag
F. A. MacConaughy
New York
Guysbert Vroom
Hatch’s Shoe Store
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