Wiscasset Notes Of Visits Projects And Social News
Readers follow a string of local goings on in Wiscasset and surrounding towns. Jul 15 weddings in New York City are noted along with visits by residents to Bath, Bangor, Holden, and Dresden.
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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
2
Readers follow a string of local goings on in Wiscasset and surrounding towns. Jul 15 weddings in New York City are noted along with visits by residents to Bath, Bangor, Holden, and Dresden.
Miss Mary Nate returns from Boston while many guests arrive for summer at the Albee. Steamer Newcastle brings crowds. trips include visits by Mrs Farley Merry and Dr Fred Albee. Local residents and visitors, including James Hunter and the Gibbs brothers, are noted along with hay hauling and a Congregational church ice cream sale.
Flora A Lowell of Wiscasset expresses thanks to friends for flowers expressions of sympathy and acts after her accident and stay at Bath city hospital dated July 23 1919.
The undersigned extends thanks to those who helped save some of the fire. Miss Edna Rider of lower Middle street has recently accepted a position at Potter's candy shop.
A historic ship's paper signed by Presidents Monroe and Madison and issued for the Topsham built ship Franklin has changed hands. Dr. William J. Rouse sold the document to J. L. Cook of Waterville after study of the Franklin's wartime voyage and final fate aboard the North Star near Jamaica in 1815.
Local society items document Mrs A E Rowe of Georgetown visiting sister Mrs Sterns W Scott in Andrews road. Several families from New England travel or host visits and day trips to Portland Cohasset Rockland Owls Head Mehodowbrook. U S Customs officer Isaac Coombs sails to Salmon River aboard the William Bisby tow tug Pejepscot.
West Bath reports numerous visitors and vacationing families at Sabino and Sabine cottages. Residents from Bath and nearby towns host relatives from Boston Everett Concord and Portland. Several outings include Red Cross picnic and weekend stays, with multiple arrivals and departures across July.
M W Sewall and daughter in law Mrs Donald Sewall travel to Boothbay Harbor by horseback. Eleanor Ferguson returns home after a week with sister Shirley Allen in Auburn. Dr Percival F Butler of Harvard Square spent weekend with mother Mrs F F Butler in Boston area. Norman Rand of Portsmouth NH stays with family at Hennessey cottage Popham. Roland E Sturtevant of Cleveland visits aunt Mrs E Motley Fuller at Popham Beach. Arthur Sewall family arrives from New York at Small Point. Mrs George P Addition, two weeks with Mrs Edward H Kimball at Dike Farm, returns Monday.
Local items from Woolwich and nearby areas include visits by Fred and Ida Pierce, Charles Wright in Boston, and Mrs. Reed at Capitol Island. A sale at Montsweag manse funds the church 150th anniversary. a Hillcrest sale supports Willing Workers with a baby clinic. Grange degrees, harvest feast, and Christian Service services scheduled across Nequasset, Day's Ferry, Sagadahoc Ferry.
The Woolwich grange held its weekly meeting with the third and fourth degrees worked on 15 candidates. Six applications for membership were received as the group nears a 200 member goal, with four past masters present and a salad cake and punch supper served. Past Masters' night is set for next Wednesday with all chairs filled by past masters.
Mrs. Vesta Siegars dies Monday, mourned by daughter Mrs Harold Wall in West Dresden. Visitors include Mr and Mrs George Tibbetts of Richmond, Mrs Leland Siegars with mother Mrs Elmer Tozier, and the Siegars relatives hosting relatives in Dresden Mills War ren and Winslow. Also listed are guests from Gardiner Waterville Woolwich Attleboro and Kittery with extended family ties.
The Maine Central Railroad announces a seven car Special Livestock and Farm Development Train touring Maine from July 29 to Aug 8. Stops include Fryeburg Hiram Cornish Gray Poland Canton Farmington Leeds Junction Readfield Oakland Norridgewock Waterville Hinckley Skowhegan Lewiston Upper Sabattus Wiscasset Warren Brunswick Bowdoinham Richmond Durham Pittsfield Harmony Dover-Foxcroft Dexter Newport Jct Carmel Bangor Mattawamkeag Lincoln Bangor Cherryfield Machias Calais Ellsworth Holden with exhibits on home grown seeds grains and grasses and a crew of agricultural experts.
Poem contrasts the majestic new bridge with the former faithful ferry that crossed the bay. It recalls the ferry’s nights of service and people watching as it approached shore, and laments the vessel’s silence now that time and steel prevail.
Parker Starrett and Arnold Hooper of Warren were calling on relatives in town Friday.
Arrowsic community reports Thursday Vacation Bible School at the schoolhouse led by Rev. Eugene Modlin and Mrs. Modlin. Distinct visits include families from Waterville Woolwich Fitchburg Lewiston Orange Bath Portland Providence and West Roxbury among others. Dorothy Sturner recovering after surgery in Portland.
Judge Glidden ruled on numerous probate matters in Sagada hoe county during a special session. Wills approved include George Ainley of Cambridge and Marg ret A Yeaton of Richmond. Petitions for administration and licenses to sell real estate were granted for several estates.
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