Richmond Social Roundup Highlights Anniversary and Local News
Mrs John Skillin formerly Bahel Kennedy marked their first wedding anniversary at home in Togas with relatives and friends from Richmond and West Bath. The event featured music by George and Hollis Kennedy and gifts for the couple. The column also notes church events, meetings, and several residents’ summer travels and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Skillin
Bahel Kennedy
Skillin
Togas
George
Hollis Kennedy
Richmond
Ray Sawyer
Wilma
Shirley
Lorraine
West Bath
John Chambers
C. B. Kennedy
Marjorie
Hollis
Merie
Edith Davis
Augusta
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Babylon
Charles White
Orange
Shenandoah Valley
Lester Norton
Baptist Church
Jesus
Myron Douglass
Gardiner General Hospital
Poland
Myrtle Gordon
Spokane
Wash
West
Minola Farnsworth
Gardiner Hospital
Phyllis Witham
Bernard Morse
Auburn
Miss Dorothy Thebeau announces engagement to Webster Starr
Mr and Mrs L Eugene Thebeau announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Dorothy Ruth Thebeau to Webster Bogart Starr son of Mrs Charles Cromwell Starr of White Plains New York at a dancing party Saturday night at the Country club Over a hundred guests attended with Grindell s orchestra Supper was served Miss Thebeau a Morse high school class of 1936 and Good Counsel college graduate plans to enter Packard school in New York this Fall Mr Starr a 1935 White Plains High School graduate attended Columbia School of Journalism and works in the advertising department of the White Plains Evening Despatch Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Walter N Wilhelm Miss Mary Nickerson Mrs Philip Van Hook Mrs Paul Columbus Miss Lucille Johnson Mr and Mrs John Gross Dr and Mrs Paul Tuttle Mr and Mrs Charles Morgan Miss Kathleen Scott Levi Smith and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Eugene Thebeau
Dorothy Ruth Thebeau
Webster Bogart Starr
Charles Cromwell Starr
White Plains
N. Y
Country Club
Grindell
Miss Thebeau
Morse High School
Good Counsel College
Packard School
New York
Starr
Mary Nickerson
Dover
N. H
Philip van Hook
Wilbraham
Mass
Paul H. Columbus
Waltham, Mass
Lucille K. Johnson
John Gross
Portland
Paul Tuttle
South Portland
Charles Morgan
Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr
Phippsburg
Kathleen Scott
Brunswick
Levi P. Smith
Burlington, Vt
Boothbay Players Entertained After What A Life Show
William Flworthy of Bath treated the Boothbay Playhouse staff and acting company to a wiener roast after the four sold out performances of What A Life at Playhouse Point. The group formed an Indian fire, cooked hot dogs, and enjoyed harmony and barbershop singing led by Sherwood Keithh. John Allyn played the lead and Henry Aldrich arrived late amid Tarzan yells echoing around the inlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Flworthy
Bath
Boothbay Playhouse
Playhouse Point
Sherwood Keithh
Mark Andrews
Frank Rossi
Elworthy
John Allyn
Henry Aldrich
Local Social Notes From Dexter and Nearby Homes
Mrs Edmund A Rothwell state chairman of roadside development federation of Maine was luncheon guest of Mrs Ralph O Hrewater in Dexter Miss Thalia Bailey daughter of Clarence and Mrs Bailey of Wiscaset has returned home after a week with her sister Mrs Raymond R Palmer in Middle Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund A. Rothwell
Washington Street
Comden Federation of Maine
Ralph O. Hrewater
Dexter
Thalia Bailey
Clarence Bailey
Wiscaset
Raymond R. Palmer
Middle Street
St Marys Lawn Party Net Near $2000 Says Organizer
The St Marys lawn party ended its four day run with gross receipts around $2000. Rev Rollin A Martineau noted net figures depend on final bill checks but expected a substantial sum. Prizes awarded included coal, flour, a toaster, quilts, sugar, and assorted gift items to numerous residents and donors. A ticket holder with number 2532 wins a barrel of flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Rollin A. Martineau
St.Mary's Church
Father Martineau
Eugene G. Hart
Alexander Burgess, Jr
Earl H. Allen
Booth
Harry W. Thebveau
J. M. Allen
Robert Sturtevant
F. J. Coughran
D. W. MacDonald
John Conley
William Hillgrove
Wilfred Thibeault
Joseph Marchetti
D. M. Hart
Joseph Fraser
John Allain
J. A Goodman
Ladies’ Sodality
Mary Meehan
Freeport
M. Pachelder
Helen St. John
John P. Hayes
Isabbella
David Thibeault
Adele Mansfield
Foster's Point
A. F. Bowditch
M. Thomas
Stonehouse Farm
J. Kelly
Providence
R. I
Anna Burnham
Emmanuel Arsenault
Margaret Conley
Granite Street
Martineau
Central Maine Power Co
Great Atlantic &Pacific Tea Co
Sisters of Mercy
W. H. Smith & Son
John MacDonald
Lester McNeil
Henry Sbiggins
Della Gaudet
Frank Mellon
Daniel T. Dougherty
August Walker
N. Gratz Jackson
Congress Shirt Co
A. D. Stetson & Son, Inc
Harry B. White
W. T. Grant Co
Cyr's Market
North -End Community Club
West Bath Grange
Roland Smith Post
A. L
William D. Sewall
Crocker Faces Superior Court After Florida Return
Charles E. Crocker 21 of Damariscotta is bound over to Sagadahoc Superior Court for October after pleading guilty in municipal court to forging and cashing a $25 check drawn on Pete Moran’s account. Crocker was arrested by Deputy Galvin after returning from Florida where he worked as a chauffeur. The 1938 forged check at Churchill's shop led to the arrest and bond set at $1,000. additional intoxication charges were resolved in court with fines or suspended sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Crocker
Damariscotta
Florida
Sunshine
Sheriff's Department
Sagadahoc County
Churchill's
Crocker
Garrett J. Galvin
Harold J. Rubin
Sagadahoc Superior Court
Pete Moran
Wavenock Country Club
South Bristol
First National Bank of
Miami
Fla
Churchill
Maine
Rubin
Augusta
Fog halts trials for destroyer Niblack at Bath Iron Works
Fog off the coast halted the destroyer Niblack's preliminary acceptance trials at Bath Iron Works. The 1630 ton ship remained at its berth after a morning attempt, then anchored offshore before returning to dock. Officials expected trials to resume Thursday with a two day completion outlook. sister ship Gleaves faced a similar delay in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niblack
Bath Iron Works Corp
Iron Works’ Dock
U. S. S. Gleaves
Death of Prof Frank G Wren former Tufts dean
Georgetown mourns the death of Prof Frank G Wren 66 a longtime Tufts University faculty member who died of angina at his Kennebec Point residence. Funeral was held at the Tufts college chapel with about 500 attending and burial in Medford. Survived by wife son Paul sister Minnie and brother Edward. Community members and alumni note his long service from 1894 to 1939 and his summer cottage life at Kennebec Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Wren
Tufts School of Liberal Arts
Angina
Wren
Kennebec Point
Tufts College
Lee S. McAllister
Mt. Auburn
Medford
Paul
Georgetown
Minnie Wren
Boston
Edward G. Wren
Mac Hagan
Helen Koehlwetter
Faylene Rowe
Alfred Rowe
Clayton Stevens
Hagan
Nellie N. Percival
East Weymouth
Mass
D. L. Pettingill
Kennebec Point Road. Mrs. Percival Returned To Massachusets
Mahton Wood
Pettingill's
Sally Ann Calhoun
Indian Point Road
Delrymple
Willard
Chester Delrymple
David Wallace
Harlan Trott
Mt. Vernon Street
Woolwich
Paula S. Chapin
Cambridge
Wiscasset
Alton L. Berry
Anna May Berry
Paul Berry
G. E. Emmons
West Georgetown
Five Islands
Trott
Christian Science Monitor
Kennebec
Bay Point
Five Islands Vacation Bible School Opens Week
Vacation Bible school at Five Islands opens with Miss Phyllis Holmes of Cambridge in charge assisted by Rev Kechlwetter Mrs William Marr Mrs Norman Harley and Miss Edith Fellows. Local residents and visitors man the summer cottages and social events fill the season.
Local notes on residents and caretaking visits
Mr Hagan has improved in health since spring and returned to Massachusetts on Sunday. Mrs Harr Hopkins of Washington D C is staying with Mrs Wenzell in the Winslow cottage on the Indian Point road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Hagan
Belfast Man Charles A Bruce dies after illness
Charles A Bruce of Belfast aged 65 died Wednesday in a Bangor hospital after months of illness. A Bath native, he lived on Bruce's Hill and worked in the New England area before settling in Belfast 28 years ago with his brother Harold. He was a Masonic master and Belfast city council member who served two terms in the Legislature and chaired the Cemetery trustees. Survived by wife Georgie Lemont of Bath, daughter Mrs Sturgis Dexter of Lynn, Mass., son Alfred Bruce of Belfast, brother Harold of Belfast, and sister Mrs E R Wright of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Bruce
Belfast
Bath
Bangor
Mr. Bruce
Alfred L
Mary H. Bruce
Bruce's Hill
North End
New England
Harold G. Bruce
Rees
Bruce
Blue Lodge of Masons
Georgie Lemont
HH Sturgis Dexter
Lynn
Mass
Alfred Bruce
Harold
E. R. Wright
White Toothaker wedding in Brunswick
Walter Philip White and Barbara Ann Toothaker were married Monday morning at St Charles church in Brunswick in a single ring ceremony officiated by Rev John Doherty. The groom is a Lake Shore High School class of 1934 graduate and a loftsman at Bath Iron Works. bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Toothaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Philip White
Walter So White
Spring Street
Barbara Ann Toothaker
Guy Toothaker
Brunswick
St Charles
John Doherty
Miriam A. White
Gerald Tatro
Dr Bernard A Bailey Dies in Wis Caset
Dr Bernard Andrew Bailey, 72, died Thursday morning at his home in Wis Caset from a heart condition. He was born in Woolwich December 2, 1467, son of Benjamin and Marjore Bailey, educated in Bath, and salutatorian of Bath High School in 1687. He studied at Bowdon College and Dartmouth Medical School, practiced 30 years in New York, served in the Medical Corps in World War I, and later returned to Maine. He was a member of the Maine Medical Association and Memorial Hospital staff. He is survived by several relatives and his son Bernard A Bailey Jr. of Wis Caset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Andrew Bailey
Wis
Caset
Bailey
Miama
Frair Bailey
Woolwich
Benjamin
Marjore Bailey
Bath
Dlas
Bowdon Colene
Dartmouth College
New York
Medical Corp
United States Army
Alabama
Bailes
Maine
Wincaswire
Ths
Maine Medical
Walt
McKay
Funeral Services for Prof Frank C Wren at Tufts
Funeral services are set for Prof Frank C Wren 66 longtime Tufts faculty member and senior dean emeritus who retired in 1939 after 24 years of service. He died last Wednesday in Somerville Mass leaving a son Paul Ingraham Wren and sister Minnie Wren. Dr Leonard Carmichael then head of Tufts was one of his students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Wren
Kennebec Pow
Edward Wren
Georgetown
Tufts College School of Livers Arts
Chiddard Chapel
Tufts College
Tufts
Talbot Avenue
Somerville
Mass
Wren
Leonard Carmichael
Paul Ingraham Wren
Boston
Kennebec Point
Minnie Wren
Mrs Georgiana Oliver Rites Held For Bath Widow
Mrs Georgiana Oliver 95 widow of Silas Oliver long time Bath resident interred at Maple Grove cemetery after marrying in Roachmond Hill New York over the weekend She was daughter of Ben and Meuntabie Allen and lived in Bath 25 years ago before moving to Richmond Hill with daughter Mrs George Pembroke Survived by three grandchildren two nieces and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theody
Georgiana Oliver
Silas Oliver
Bath
Roachmond Hill
N.Y
Maple Grove Cemetery
Pine Street
Corhas Street
Oliver
Hiram Oliver
J. Johnsbury
Herold Hedger
Carl Pembroke
New York
Carl Liberty
Walter Murtaugh
Portland
Hutchins Funeral Held for Brunswick Pharmacist
Everett E Hutchins of Brunswick died suddenly Friday at 11 Everett Street. Funeral Monday at St Charles Church conducted by Rev J L Doherty. Hutchins was a registered pharmacist for 38 years with Wilson’s Drug Store. Survived by wife Elizabeth A Hutchins and son Bernard E Hutchins of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett EB. Hutchins
Brunswick
Everett Street
St. Charles
Funeral Rites Held for Dr Bernard A Bailes in Woolwich
The funeral service for Dr Bernard A Bailes of Westasset (Wietasset) was conducted by Rev Lawrence Greenwood of Bath at Wootheak Church in Montsweag. Greenwood and Bailes were lifelong friends aged in their seventies. flowers were omitted per the deceased's wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Greenwood
Bath
Bernard A Bailes
Wietasset
Wootheak
Woolwich
Bailes
Trenis
Minty
Sturidhuit
Tiles Ting Vatasady
Charles Skinners Funeral Service Held at Oak Grove Cemetery
The funeral for Charh Skinner was held this afternoon at Oak Grave cemetery. Rev Chioster Bose led the services with Ostrolman Pros W Kiugesbors, Seth Stewart deroy, F Colbs among those attending. The ceremony took place on Worley street as part of the local observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Worley Street
Bose
Ostrolman
Kiugesbors
Seth Stewart Deroy
Reynold
Oak Grave
Local Page Fragment Casts Names At Old Ladies Home
A fragmented OCR item notes events at the Old Ladies home on Friday afternoon. Mention appears of Babe Manly, a ceremony called by Buds Was i Oak Grove and reference to the Cloud of the New Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton
Babe Manly
Old Ladies Home
New Jerusalem
Obituary of Charles Skinner 89 Bath native with local ties
Charles Skinner age 89 died at 46 Winter Street after five years of limited work from a broken leg. Born December 25 1850 on a North Carolina plantation he moved to Bath in 1864. He worked twenty years for Bagadahoe club and was a long time porter at Sagadahock House. He leaves son Harry C Skinner granddaughter Beverly J Skinner and sister in law Mrs Reynolds McCutcheon and brother in law William Carter of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Skinner
Bagadahoc Club
First National Bank
Winter Street
Mr. Skinner
North Carolina
Bath
Benjamin
Bronson
St. Michael's, Md
Skinner
Charles M. Bodfish
Auburn
Bagadahoe Club
Sagadahock House
Front
Center Streets
City Hall Square
Harry C. Skinner
Beverly J. Skinner
Reynolds McCutcheon
William Carter
Death of Bath Native Alexander W. Robinson
Alexander W. Robinson 59 former Bath Iron Works and Hyde Windlass employee was found dead in his bed at the American House Saturday morning. A hall roomer notified proprietor Alfred Hamelin after finding the door locked and unopened. Death attributed to natural causes by Dr. Albert S. Owen and Medical Examiner Joseph I. Smith. Robinson born in Bath son of John W. and Florence Matson Robinson. lifelong Bath resident. Former barber. retired after illness. He assisted Bath lodge Elks and tended grounds in later years. Survived by two sons Roland and E Stanley Robinson both of Bath and by one brother Edmund C. Robinson of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander W. Robinson
Bath Iron Works, Ltd
Hyde Windlass Co
Alfred Hamelin
Albert S. Owen
Joseph I. Smith
Mr. Robinson
Bath
John W
Florence Matson Robinson
Bathlodge of Elks
Roland
E. Stanley Robinson
Edmund C. Robinson
Obituary of Sarah K. Lake Beloved Massachusetts educator
Sarah Katherine Lake 56 wife of Dr Lafayette Lake of Belmont Massachusetts died Wednesday evening last week at Wyman House Cambridge after months of illness. Born Waldoboro daughter of Willard H and Carrie Pitcher Sampson she lived in Bath in early life and taught in Somerville Cambridge and other Massachusetts schools. She belonged to St Andrews Episcopal church Belmont and is survived by three brothers Arthur P Sampson Augusta Jesse W Sampson Jacksonville Florida and John Sampson Bath and one aunt Mrs Albion Wotton Friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Katherine Lake
Lafayette Lake
Belmont
Mass
Bath
Wyman House
Cambridge
Lake
Waldoboro
Willard H
Carrie Pitcher Sampson
Gorham Normal School
Somerville
Massachusetts
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Arthur P. Sampson
Augusta
Jesse W. Sampson
Jacksonville
Flo
John Sampson
Albion Wotton
Friendship
Sylvia E Wallace obituary details Sebasco resident
Sylvia Ella Wallace 74 widow of Loring P Wallace died Wednesday July 17 at her Home in the Sebasco section of Phippsburg. Born in Bangor she was the daughter of Lyman and Louisa Holt Hersey and had lived in Phippsburg 60 years. She leaves a daughter Vesta Dunning and a son Lyman Wallace both of Sebasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Ella Wallace
Loring P Wallace
Sebasco
Phippsburg
Bangor
Lyman and
Louisa Holt Hersey
Vesta Dunning
Lyman Wallace
Mrs. Rachel J. Gilmore Funeral Held in Woolwich
The funeral of Mrs. Rachel J. Gilmore widow of John Gilmore aged 96 and Woolwich's oldest resident was held Thursday at 2 PM at the home of her son Cyrus H. Gilmore Barley Newkroyd. Charles Brown of Woolwich Union for Christian Service officiated with bearers Frank R. Bailes William Robson Everson Stinson Jordan Wright. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery in Dav’s Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel J. Gilmore
John Gilmore
Woolwich
Cyrus H. Gilmore
Barley Newkroyd
Charles Brown
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Frank R. Bailes
William Robson
Everson Stinson
Jiodan Wright
Riverside
Dav's
Perry
Funeral for Alexander W. Robinson Held in Oak Grove
Funeral services were held Monday at two at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 818 Hugh Street Rev. Charles H Berry officiating. Bearers included Thomas McCormack Maurice Perry John H Harkins Edward Jo McMann Ralph O Dale and Edward N Hartett. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander W. Robinson
Arthur F. Mayo
Hugh Street
Charles H. Berry
Thomas McCormack
Maurice Perry
John H Harkins
Edward Jo McMann
Ralph O ' Dale
Edward N. Hartett
Oak Grove
Merchint Family Plans Bath Residence After Camden Visit
Mr and Mrs Fred Merchint and their son Karl of 40 Meadowway are spending a few days in Camden while closing their home there. They plan Bath as their permanent residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Merchint
Karl
Meadowway
Camden
Bath
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Boothbay
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Chelmsford
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Ruth
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Morris Levine
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Ruth Ellen Dodds
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Westbrook Junior College
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Amos J. Steadman
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First National
Alden Specht
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First Baptist
B. H. Woodside
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A. E. Rowe
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John Grade
Mary Jovy
Ruth Hicks
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Coatesville
Dorothy Hill
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Harry Bedford
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Massachusetts State Agricultural College
J. W. Bedford
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Howard Trafton
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Leon Earle Hagan
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Montsweag
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Birmingham
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Dayton
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DR. Bailey
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Sarah K. Lake
Sylvia E. Wallace
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Fred S.curtis
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