Ethel Barrymore to sue for divorce amid Maine banquets
The article notes Ethel Barrymore plans to sue husband Russell G Colt for divorce. The Maine Bar Association will host a complimentary banquet for Chief Justice Lucilius A Emery of Ellsworth in Bangor on July 27 after his retirement, with about 150 expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
America
Russel G. Colt
Maine Bar Association
Lucilius A. Emery
Ellsworth
Bangor
Elm Street defeats Norway Pines 16 to 7 at Sebasco
Elm Street baseball team beat Norway Pines Camp 16 to 7 in Sebasco Saturday afternoon. Elm Street players McNeil Skinner Wildes L Miller D Miller Morse Atwood Silsby Burgess and Norway Pines players Anderson Wells W Brackett H Brackett Norton Pine Lavieson Walker Tarquhason contributed hits. Elm Street pitcher Atwood faced 13 batters. Pine pitcher Walker struck out three. Umpire Mr. Wilson. Bath boys enjoy a delightful trip and fine treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Sebasco
Norway Pines
McNeil
Skinner
Wildes
L. Miller
D. Miller
Morse
Atwood
Silsby
Burgess
Anderson
Wells
Ww. Brackett
H Brackett
Norton
Pine
Lavieson
Walker
Tarquhason
Sushy
Norway Pires
W. Brackett
H. Brackett
Tarjuhason
Pines
Wilson
Bath Boys
DOW DOEN Births and Local Visits Reported
A daughter was born Tuesday, June 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Lane. Prof. H. Z. Kip arrived from Nashville to spend the summer with his family. Louis Keenan of Sabattus visited town Sunday. Elsie Pratt visits relatives in Litchfield. Mrs. Robert Hood of Gardiner stayed with her grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Allen. Mrs. Kip spends the week in Lewiston. Dora Mann, boarding with John Decorin, visits her mother for two weeks. Mrs. A. D. Chase and daughters returned from a visit in Fashion Falls. Frank Chase in Wales. Mrs. C. Hollen returned from a week in Litchfield. Ferdinand Small and family arrive from Waltham, Mass. Ralph Cornish, working in Lakeville, Mass., vacationing with his parents. Clara Marshall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Marshall, ill at Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Crosby
Dorothy E. Crosby
Pittsfield
Mass
Hillcrest Hospital
Neigibors
Jerry Trepanier
Whttam Hughes
Auburn
Pleasant Street
Trepatier
Hayes
Columbia Mills
Frank
Labrador
Fraser
Otter
Christian Science Church
Boston Back Bay
The
Faith
Edidy
Mt Auburn Cemetery
Mire Wedily
H. Z. Kip
Nashville
Tenn
Louis Keenan
Sabattus
Elsie Pratt
Litchfield
Robert Hood
Gardiner
Sarah Allen
Kip
Lewiston
Dora Mann
John Decorin
Fashon Falls
A. D. Chase
Frank Chase
Wales
C. Hollen
Ferdinand Small
J. W. Small
Waltham
Ralph Cornish
Lakeville
E. E. Cornish
Clara
Chester Marshall
Branawick
Heat Brightens Hatch's Corner July Fourth Gathering
SOUTH DRESDEN reports a goodly turnout at Hatch's Corner despite intense heat. Ernest Perkins of West Somerville is home on vacation. Mrs Isa Perkins and daughter Chela of Chelsea Mass visit Gustav Perkins. Fourteen autos pass through Sunday. Jesse W White and family visited Gorman Lilly. Mrs A J Tibbetts has boarders. Miss Frances Toajer hosted by Leland Siegars. Soda fountains and ice cream dispensers busy all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch’'s Corner
Ernest Perkins
West Soniér- Ville
Isa Perkins
Chela
Chelsa
Mass
Gustavus Perkins
William Brockman
Gardiner
Herman Lilly
Gorham
B. Lilly
A. J. Tibbetts
Frances Toajer
Leland Siegars
Lorenzo's Courtship in the Maine Marsh
Lorenzo W. and Godfrey P. of the Ninth Maine Volunteers plan a rendezvous with a cousin of a host at Small Point and Deacon Percy's in Maine. Lorenzo overcomes a flooded marsh crossing barefoot after his shoes fail, wading through salt ponds and creeks to reach his love amid dwindling daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Hunt
Lorenzo W
Godfrey P
Maine Volunteers
Lorenzo
Small Point
Winnegance
Ninth Maine
Godfrey
Deacon Percy
Mt. Ararat
Great Marsh
Old School Road
Sprague’s
Desert Spoon Laxative Ad and Mountain Love Tale
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle universal laxative. A mountain tale follows a young man aided by a hospitable Deacon, meeting his future wife during a perilous trek, marrying after a successful, charm-filled visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Califor Fig Syrup Co
Death of Harpswell Elder Samuel Toothaker at 84
Samuel S Toothaker, bookkeeper for the Torrey Roller Bushing Co., died at 84 after a brief illness of pneumonia leading to paralytic shock. A Harpswell native and longtime farmer, he served on the Board of Selectmen and is survived by ten children. his wife predeceased him nineteen years ago, and he lived on the family homestead with his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Toothaker
Torrey Roller Bushing Co
Harpswell
Samuel S. Toothaker
Mr. Toothaker
Samuel Toothaker
Board of Selectmen
Lewiston Polks Wick and Boothbay Harbor timetable
The Lewiston Journal notes the Eastern Steamboat Co schedule limits for day trips to Boothbay Harbor. A Auburn party spent only an hour and a half on the islands before the return trip, with boats leaving Squirrel Island at 30 p.m. and no train until after midnight. Residents consider a special boat service between Squirrel Island and Bath.
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Lewiston Journal
Eastern Steamboat Co
Boothbay Harbor
Auburn
Squirrel Island
Squirrel
Bath
Old Roads Eastward and the Houses of Entertainment
Correspondent William James Rouse archives 18th century road travel notes from Boston eastward, listing distances and names of early homes of entertainment in Maine towns such as Yarmouth Brunswick Georgetown Pownalborough and Fort Western. He cites Ames almanacs 1760 1766 1767 entries and requests sketches of Old Houses of Entertainment along the old roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Allen
Bath
Seguin
Kennebec
Nathaniel Ames
John Draper
Cornhill
Boston
Falmouth
Yarmouth
Brunswick
Richmond
Fort Western
Fort Halifax
Norridgewock
Quebec
Ames
New England
Pownalboro
Loring
Ditto
Mitchell
Coffin
Tomson
Yeorgetown
Springer
Lower Road
Pownalborough
Lovejoy
Great Carrying Place
Ross
Hampson
Georgetown
Woolwich
Harnden’s Ferry
Read
St. Georges
Meintyre
Old Fort
Briggs
Penobscot
Fort Pownall
Fort Frankfort
Shirley
Goodwin
Court House
William James Rouse
Front Street
Maine
Probate Court Doings At Tuesday Session
Probate court adjourned session reports administration grants guardians appointed inventories filed accounts allowed and final acetts for multiple estates. A Bath Baths athletic field game notes Baths defeated Bowdoinham 11 to 3 at Kelley athletic field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Irving P. Davis
Georgetown
William H. Davis
Chas. C. Lancaster
Bowdoinham
Geo. C. Lancaster
Hannah Snowman
Sarah J. Snowman
Warren Day
Richmond
Lincoln O. Day
Daniels
Jaques
Benj
Charles C. Lancaster
Benjamin H. Woodside
Geo. H. Littlefield
Enoch H. Tomlinson
Mary A. Ferguson
Alexander Ferguson
Bath
Kelley Athletic Field
Baths
The
Bowdoinhama
Allen's Foot-Fase Powder Aids Troubled Feet
Shake into your shoes to relieve burning and stinging feet. Allen's Foot-Fase soothes nervous, tender feet and bunions while helping new shoes feel comfortable. Aimed at sweating, callouses, swelling, and tired feet and sold everywhere for 25 cents with a free trial offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
le Roy
Boys Summer Camp Showdown Draws Campers and Colonials
A lively summer camp scene features a team from the camp playing rivals from other colonies and Bath. Local crowds cheer the home team as seafood and garden greens supply meals, explaining why Keyes’ camp keeps drawing boys and their friends each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Keyes
Death of Miss Martha J. Delano in Everett Mass
Miss Martha J. Delano born in Woolwich in 1836 daughter of Percy and Mary Delano sister of the late Benjamin and John P. Delano of this city died July 10 in Everett Massachusetts after years of ill health. Her funeral was held at Oak Grove Cemetery with services by Rev. O W Rolsom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha J. Delano
Woolwich
Percy
Mary Delano
Benjamin and
John P. Delano
Delano
Everett
Mass
Oak Grove
O. W. Rolsom
Fire destroys Dickson Transfer Co stables in Chicago
A Sunday blaze at the Arthur W. Dickson Transfer Co stables in Chicago killed 263 horses and caused about 500 000 dollars in damage. The fire's cause is unknown as 350 draft horses valued at 250 each were housed in the four story building. Firefighters saved nearly 190 before the roof collapsed and sections fell into the basement amid a near fatal roof cave in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Dickson Transfer Co
Chicago
Bath Citizen Endorsement for Deans Kidney Pills
Walter Smith of 100 Court St Bath Maine testifies that Deans Kidney Pills cured his long kidney troubles after two to three years of pain and dizziness. He bought the pills at Webber's Drug Store and says one box completely cured him. Sold by all dealers 60 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doans and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Dean
Walter Smith
Court St. Bath
Webber's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Exeter
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Exeter High School
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DOW Doen
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Rebecca
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