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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1940

Page

2

Whitmores Of Phippsburg And Local Life Reflections

The article recalls three Whitmore houses on the hill near the Morrison-Oliver-Doughty estate with a famed big square house said to be haunted long ago. It traces ownership by the Daley and Black families, the Reed and Pease line, and notes the lone Whitmore home on Parker Head road now owned by EF H Cools of West Newton. It also covers Sunday service at Center Congregational, Miss Lynette Caverly's text and plans, and a raft of local social notes including engagements, travel, and summer visits by residents and visitors such as the Minotts, Hatchs, and Stevens family, plus river survey work by the Massasoit.

Whitmore Morrison-Oliver-Doughty Big Square William Daley Park” Whitmore Whitmore House Tommy” Black Treland John Black Reed-Morse Parker Head John Pease Basin Road Thomas Jewell Tom” Sprague EF. H EF. H) Coolies West Newton Mass Whitmores Drummond Lynette Caverly Berkeley Calif Caverly Samuel Young New Hampshire Hatch Henry Webb Wiscasset Phippsburg Congregational Church Massasoit Kennebec River Daniel Driscoll Cape Elizabeth Margaret Minolt Commercial Bank Portland Riverview Abbie Minott Rebecca Minott Ada Catherine Minott Jocelyn Society Minott's William's Fowl Moran Porter New York Mr Moran Lucy Alice H. Minott Sebasco Lodge Charles P. Percy Phippsburg Canada Marilla Williams Adelbert Williams F. H. Cookes Scales Elm Street Bath A. Frost Washington Street Norton Henry Minott Pauline Wyman Boston Lakeview Garet Walker W. D. Dawson Camden Del Leslie H. Clark Clark Charles H. Clark Madeline Gushue J. Ashton Nickerson Eileen Crowell Herbert Bassett Arthur Bassett East Boston Samuel Sternberg Grace Kraft Pennsylvania John Rollins Bonney Constance Robichaud Herman Hallett Ralph McEwen Ruby Bruce Herschel Bowdoinham Earl Lowell Allie Rollins Walter Cushing Lewiston Eddie Hemmingway Albert Fuller Herbert Doughty Dan Miller Roslindale Moore Edgecomb Harry D. Mank H. D. Mank Marjorie Alice Doughty Falmouth Bert Oung Della Morey Bert Young Phyllis Ernest Doughty Elsie Doughty Bree Jr

Coastal summer guests and gatherings at Small Point Beach

A stream of summer visitors joins residents at Small Point Beach Maine with Mrs Walter Edge and their children heading to Restigouche River New Brunswick for a week of fishing. Ed Johnson Jr Baltimore visits. many knit or sew for Red Cross. Various guests from Boston New York Chicago and Ontario attend club events and luncheons at the cottages and clubhouse.

Walter FE. Edge Camilla Mary Esther Loyall Howard Restigouche River New Brunswick Mr. Edge John W. Williams Sewall Arthur Foster Williams Edward J. Johnston Baltimore Edward J. Johnson Edward, Jr Mathilde Williams Cottage Virginia Trott Edgartown Mass Wnllys Terry New York Norman Sturgis Boston Julian Mason Red Cross Loyall F. Sewall L. B. Chandler Sterling Chandler Fassett Woodmere L. I Frederick B. Percy Verman Forbes Morristown N. J Baldwin Terry Richardson Dunbar Chicago Howard Davidson Newcastle Edward Broyles Eleanor Curtis John W Williams Miss Curtis Martha Curtis Washington Hildreth Dunn Lanier Dunn Hot Springs Walter E Edge Louis Raynal Loyall John E. Jayne New Canaan Conn Jayne Small Point Beach John McInnes, Jr Stroudwater Rupert H. Baxter Harry W. Tucker Clarence W. Morse Clare Coombs Club Charles J. Donnell Jane Barbara Popham Beach Mabel Williams Bath

Local notes highlight gatherings and outings in Bath area

Community listings show Girl Scouts selling for Red Cross, church services, a 26-person picnic on Weiner Rock, and multiple coastal visits. Several residents including Miss Lynette S. Caverly and Edwin M. Wyman host and attend events. a drowning scare ends safely with Lloyd Lowell helping.

Red Cross John D. Libby Lynette S. Caverly Edwin M. Wyman Weiner Rock Raymond Woodward Samuel Sternberg Merrill Bassett Robert Arndt Boy Scout Patrol No. 92 Karl Stiles Ashton Nickerson Bar] Lowell Barbara Mank Lloyd Lowell China Harold Rogers Bath George Morong Clayton Howe Leslie Logan Charles Perry Earl Lowell John Libby Eugene Harrington Beatrice Denningham West Georgetown Walter Cushing Herbert Doughty, Jr

Baxter presents 4174 more acres near Mt Katahdin

Augusta July 23 Hon Percival P Baxter of Portland former Maine governor proposes to add 4174 acres to his Katahdin region gifts bringing total to 74533 acres. He aims for 100000 acres and asks acceptance as trustee for state forest park and recreation, noting camps lean tos and trails on the base of Katahdin.

Augusta Percival P. Baxter Portland Maine Barrows Lewis O Barrows Senate and House of Representatives W. FE. L. Piscataquis County Mt. Katahdin State of Maine

Three Quarter Century Club Meeting Set for Aug Twenty Sixth

Maine Three Quarter Century club prepares for its annual meeting at Old Orchard Beach on Monday August 26 with Frank H. Holley returning as State Chairman of Transportation. Linwood F. Jordan urges Maine residents aged 75 or more to join, contests and a picnic lunch planned, and memberships via Maine Public Health Association in Augusta. Fred Merchant of Clyde Windlass Co on vacation.

Maine Old Orchard Beach Frank H. Holley Old Orchard Linwood F. Jordan Norway Portland Maine Public Health Association Water Street Augusta Three Quarter Century Club

Popham Beach Residents Rally For Road Work

Petition drives circulate urging immediate completion of the cross road from the Small Point highway. Popham Beach Improvement Association plans summer events including a pot luck supper, white elephant sale and lobster stew, to fund village improvements while noting increased beach activity and signs limiting driving and fires on the south beach.

Small Point Fred Humphreys Popham Beach Fred Waterhouse Society Hall Mountain Ranger Portland John Langhorn Morris State of New York S. M. Kookogey White Spot Popham Rockaway Beach Coney Island Rolalot Robert Cody Milton, Mass Cody Priscilla Montgomery Cambridge Mass Edwin Booth Grossman Lois Grossman Henry C. White Fishkill N. Y Dorothy Coolidge Brooklyn N.Y Ogunquit Mary C. McDonald Jessie C. Houdlette Gertrude Cate Avis Houdlette Dresden Mills Norma Trussell Constance Osgood Cedar Grove John B. Field M. C. Fischer Carmel, N. Y

Wren remembered as Tufts dean at Bay Point

Prof Frank G Wren of Somerville and Kennebec Point died suddenly after a long Tufts tenure. Former dean of Tufts College and head of the liberal arts school for 32 years, he was to teach mathematics this fall. Funeral was held Saturday at Godard Chapel Medford.

Frank G. Wren Somerville Kennebec Point Wren Tufts College Godard Chapel Medford Bay Point Tufts Liberal Arts School Tufts College of Liberal Arts Niblack Bath Tron Works Kennebec Stage Island Friendship Quincy Mass Augusta Bible School Five Islands

Bowdoin Church Services and Local Visits Noted

Dr. William R. Wood of Penny Memorial church will conduct services at East Bowdoin chapel Sunday at three daylight time. Mrs. Sarah Small visits Beverly Massachusetts with her daughter and son in law Arthur and Harriet Carr. East Bowdoin Ladies aid meets with Mrs Harry Purington on her Bowdoinham farm. Other locals visiting include Mr and Mrs Arthur Nelson and Hattie Babb hosting a Sunday call with Ina Jordan Benjamin Smith Helen Higgins and a Waterville friend. Mr Clifford Starbird and child spend the week in Portsmouth New Hampshire for employment.

Maurice A. Hatch Henry Minott Hatch University of Kansas Cornell University Ithaca N. Y New England Maurice Hatch Milan Hatch Wakefield Mass Henry Heald Ohio Nebraska California Stevens Henry Davenport Berkeley Calif General Council of Congregational Churches Laura Cutting Meadowbrook Horace Holton Brockton William Greevers Lynette Caverly Samuel Young Dorwi R Bess Grace Dickinson Under-the-lee Phippsburg Harry Butler Dromore Alston Robert Whitehead Brightwater Mt. Vernon William R. Wood Penny Memorial Church Augusta East Bowdoin Chapel Sarah Small Beverly Arthur Carr Erland Rogers Hattie Babb Lisbon Falls East Bowdoin Harry Purington Bowdoinham Arthur Nelson Lewiston Ina Jordan Benjamin Smith Helen Higgins Waterville Clifford Starbird Little Son Portsmouth N. H Starbird

Gowell Family Luncheon Guests at Sebasco Estates

Mr and Mrs John Gowell of Norwalk Conn entertaining at Sebasco Estates with luncheon guests including sisters Mrs Fred Nichols Mrs J Edward Pomeroy Mrs Carrie Gowell of Portsmouth NH Mrs Leonard Gowell and Master Bill Pomeroy all visiting for a few weeks at the seaside resort.

John Gowell Norwalk Conn Sebasco Estates Fred Nichols J. Edward Pomeroy Carrie Gowell Portsmouth N. H Leonard Gowell Bill Pomeroy

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ernest Rogers John Williams Doris Westal Peter Isaacson Tewiston State Committee Nancy Hyde Elmhurst Olive B. Guild Babson Park Hyde Corey Hill Hospital Brookline Parker Memorial Hospital David Harrington Bath Memorial Hospital Leston Harrington Henry Albert Jack Loring, Edgecomb A. L. Nickerson Nickerson Thomas Sadie Savage Prenee Wallace Phippsburg Center Ted Lufkin Gilpatrick H. D. Mank, Jr Baxter Transportation Committee Fred Merchant Meadowway Clyde Windlass Co Bear Pond North Turner J. J. Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Westbury Fischer Rotary Club Carmel Florence Doherty Danvers Katherine Doherty Rumford Press Concord D. L. Doherty Buchanan Cottage Norman B. Murphy Murphy Shirley Downing Muriel Walker Auburn William Rogers Long Island Orvil Hagaman Wilmer I. Voorhees Bath Country Club Constance McDonnell Eugene W. Osgood Ruth Hynes Barbara Donnell Kalamazoo Ing West Gouldsboro Smth College John Litchfield Dorothy Eleanor Melrose Brunswick Arthur King Anne Audrey Donald King Marion Pushard Peabody Omar King's Louis Gayton Barbara Rounds Deertrees Tallulah Bankhead Tanqueray Fort Popham Robert Hatch Stanley Hatch Tihaca Dan Hatch John Conley James Jenkins Ralph Crocker Russell Whitman Northeastern University New Meadows Howard Frykberg Robert Barlow Robert East Boothbay Francis Luke Gregory Luke Fast Boothbay Herbert Kellaway Miss Ida Gayle McCowan Nashville Frank Pfeiffer Worcester Waldo Weston John Bowie Jean Marr Beatrice King Barbara King J. C. Whitney Charles Small Cottage Edward Bridgham Janet Bridgham Lynn Bussey New Bedford M. J. Conley John and Kevin Ellen Buell Charles Small Henri Crosby True Sherman Crosby Waterhouse Cottage Henry Leonard Rockport Herbert Sprague Duncan Littlefair Bedford Webber Cottage Donald N. Small Atkins Bay Shore Henry Andrews Wendell Farrington Roxbury Bailey B. Chadbourne Frank Scott Chadbourne Harvard Odontological Society Carlson, Follette Patty Follette Naugatuck C. F. Bruno Plattsburg Weldon Hagaman Terryville Seguin William Wallace Stone House Peter Isaacsons Irving Isaacson Harvard Herbert Feinberg Charles Feinberg Isaacsons Edwin P. Webster, Jr Roger Moulton David F. Westall Renuan Isaacson Dorris Westall Wyilys Ames Rolf Marsh Ames James van Dyk Ann Montclair Nancy Bobby O'Neil Montclairr John Beebe Mr. Fischer and Sons West Point Wilmer Voorhees St Mary's Guild of Grace Church Susan Railsbach Newtonville Mattsons Philip Parsons Lexington Atkins’ Bay Mr. Parsons David Parsons Fam Herman A. Spinney E. J. Stewart Dalrymple Harold Robinson Thomas Hagan Georgetown Richard Taylor Hagan The Taylors Ralph Gould Dave” Noyes Harry Stone Green Pastures J. Walther R.N Rochester Maurice Burns Echo Valley Sylvia Warren Arthur Delano Clarence Kneeland Frank Berger Natick Easy Aces Nash Howard Nash Maple Lodge Miss Nash Augusta Hospital Fred P. Taylor Dickie” Hagan F. P. Taylor Clayton Doris LeClair Frank Rideau Miss LeClair Guy Sprague David Edward Coombs H. S. Keen Ruth E. Keen Jamaica Ily Parsons Sebasco Bowdoin
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