Local Notables and Visitors Open Summer Greetings in Wiscasset
A long list of guests and residents in Wiscasset flows through this week from Cumberland Foreside Prout's Neck and Niagara Falls to Bath and Bath Road. Visitors include Clarence Blake and FX Jamele, E Clinton Perkins and Mary Campbell, and Dr. F. S. Wright attending a family burial. many locals host family gatherings, church services, and summer outings at camps along the Sheepscot river and coastal roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Blake
Cumberland Foreside
FX. Jamele
Prout’s Neck
Charles A. Day
North Edgecomb
E. Clinton Perkins
Mary Campbell
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mr. Perkin
Foster Perkins
Fort Hill Street
F. S. Wright
Bellaire
Ohio
John F. Wright
Lee Street
Charles Rawley
North Adams
Mass
Camp Chewonk
al Ales Tucker
M. A. Plumstead
Fred Moody
Exeter
Bitch Point
George M. Prichard
California
Hall House
Mary Greenough
Churchill Street
Walter Langaitt
Winena
Ruth
Farmington
Freda Merry
Poisantia Ds Inter Impr
J Wo Simpson
Larchmont
Wiscasset Tan
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Echoes Local Life and Events
In July 1908 the Wiscasset Echo reports Gardiner visits, weddings, travel, and social notices. Notables include Rev. R. M. Pierce in Gardiner, Edith Bellas visiting Northeast Harbor, Miss Carrie Fowles in town, and Syracuse–Boston connections. The isle and harbor bustle features the big steam yacht Isis in the harbor, coal shipments, a Sagadahoc victory, a 90th birthday celebration, and a funeral at Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Sheepscot Echo
R. M. Pierce
Gardiner
Edith Bellas
Northeast Harbor
Joshua Hilton
H. B. McKenney
Charles Leavitt
Dr. Leathers
Prindle
Portland
Carrie B. Fowles
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Edward McLaughlin
Boston
Alice Albee
Somerville
Hudson
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth
Francis
William Hubbard
Eliabeth
Francis Hubbard
Isis
Spaulding Bros
Our Harbor
Joseph Jones
Sheepscot
Sarrah Campbell
Gertrude Lowell
Maria O. Teele
O. Benson
George Scott
Harvard College
Henry Scott
High Street
City of Augusta
Dunton
Railroad Wharf
Erskine Wharf
Sagadahocs
Bath
Illsley
Oliver
Frank Blair
Ed. Blair
Charles Grover
Greenlawn
Harriet Blair
Local Family Celebration Highlights Smart Family Ages
Cake was served and Mrs. Blair received a small remembrance. Her sisters Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Lincoln attended, with one sister at Boothbay. Combined ages total 311 years, described as exceedingly smart for their ages. Mr. Blair, 87, farmed by hand this year and cared for two year old steers. Mrs. Blair manages the housework and is in good health without glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Mrs. Blair
Town Gossips and Rail Work Highlight Sheepscot News
Mrs. Benjamin Smith returns from Europe and many visitors from Massachusetts and Maine pass through. A Chicago attorney visits, the W. & Q. and harbor activity continue with repairs and new rails. A near accident injures Alfred Lennox and a lightning strike damages Samuel Averill’s house. harbor notes report schooners Leggett Rundlett and Cocheco docking with cedar ties and lunchexws for the Erskine wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepscot Echo
Benjamin Smith
Europe
James Hunter
North Adams
Round Pond
Harry Pyne
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Mass
Fannie Tucker
W.S. Damon
Walter Wardwell
Wiscasset
Northampton
Eva Hubbard
California
Ethel Kennison
Waterville
Nellie Hilton
A. C. Chase
Roslindale
Alfred Lennox
Lennox
Samuel Averill
Cocheco
Erskine
Appeal Upholds Probate Notice in Larrabee Estate Case
Justice Powers sustains Judge Glidden in probate appeal over Edward W. Larrabee estate. Alfred S. Metcalfe claimed notice for will probate was insufficient. county attorney led appeal, executor’s counsel argued validity. Also notes Hazel Gardner named second grade teacher at Emerson school Richmond with background in Richmond High and Lesley School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Thompson
Superior Court
Herbert T. Powers
Edward W. Larrabee
Bath
Alfred S. Metcalfe
Larrabee
Glidden
Justice Powers
John P. Carey
Metcalfe
Edward W. Bridgham
Hazel Gardner
Emerson School
Richmond
Miss Gardner
Wallace Gardner
Lesley School
Cambridge
Mass
Richmond High School
Kents Hill Seminary
Sebasco Gardens Draw Crowds On Scenic Maine Coast
Visitors admire Mrs Freeman Merritt’s rock gardens and a heart shaped petunia bed at Sebasco Lodge. Dahlia beds at Judge and Mrs Kenyon’s summer home rival prize stock. A frog and toad entertain guests at Merritt’s pool while aviator Clarence Chamberlain visits Powers Field nearby. Parachutist Chick Taylor thrilled a Sunday crowd, landing bull’s eye in a field circle. Roadside stands report fewer motorists due to the Chicago Century of Progress, yet clam shacks thrive as campers fill cabins and buses head to Boston and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
Freeman Merritt
Sebasco Lodge
William S. Kenyon
Kenyon
Clarence Chamberlain
Charles Levine
Albany
Powers’ Field
Brunswick Road
Christmas Cove
Chick” Taylor
Frank Simpson
Taylor
Chicago
Maine
No. 1
New York
Boston
West Bath Cottage Guests Mix With Local Visitors
West Bath notes list a sequence of visitors and residents at Sabino Camp Sabine and Sabine Cottage areas. Names include Giarra Chesley Bonney Neiley Haggett Owen and Metcalf among Bath Everett Buffalo Swampscott Philadelphia and Hamilton. The column also mentions a West Bath M E church service and the annual grange lawn party with a late dance finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis L. Giarra
Nicholas
Lucille
Brooklyn
N. Y
Larrabee's Grove
Charles C. Chesley
Boston
Dean Bonney
East Brunswick
Mr. Bonney
Cushman Bakery
Edwin W. Bonney
Bath
Nathan E. Coffin
Florence A. Neiley
Elburn Nichols
Manchester
N. H
Ira B. Neiley
Trufant’s Crossing
Miles S. Purington
Warren E. Kershner
Witch Spring
Harold J. Haggett
Charles L. Haggett
Old Orchard
M. A. Gusdlavson
E. Kehoe
Swampscott
Mass
Owen Cottage
Elmer TD. Hodgkins
Luella M. Noyes
Sabino
Walter B. Potter
Theresa Small
James H. Thorpe
J. Henry
Eleanor
Mary
A. Horden
Wayland
John Sylvester
Donald
Alston E. Oliver
Carlton Jenson
Dorothy
Wollaston
Charles E. Hewitt, Jr
Winnegance
Sabine
O. A. Belgrade and Son
Herman Haverkamp
Buffalo
Humphrey A. Owen
Everett G. Lemont
Bernard Pratt
Bertram Willis
Carl Stinson
Pratt Cottage
Walter M. Hill
Aiken Cottage
Robert Greer
Philadelphia
Delmar E. Bates
Wildwood
N. J
Frank C. Knight
Lemont Street
Arthur C. Lemont
Hattie and
Mabel Sabine
Elizabeth Lawson
Marion Johnston
Hamilton, Ont
Miss Maine Contest Crowned At Ocean Pier Beach
Miss Iva Barbara Stewart of Hebron chosen Miss Maine in a beauty contest at the Marine Ballroom Ocean Pier Old Orchard Beach. She competed as Miss Auburn and was formerly employed in a Bath ere. She has many friends in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva
Barbara Stewart
Hebron
Maine
Marine Ballroom
Ocean Pier
Old Orchard Beach
Auburn
Miss Stewart
Bath
Edgecomb Man Files First Correct Nomination Paper
Edgecomb resident Cleveland B. Swett filed with Secretary Robinson C. Tobey the first correctly completed nomination paper for a delegate to Maine's constitutional convention. More than 12,000 papers had been distributed. The convention will have 80 delegates and the deadline is August 11 for filing. The election is September 11 and the convention begins December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland B. Swett
Edgecomb
Robinson C. Tobey
Maine
Secretary Tobey
Local Hosts Welcome Mr and Mrs Rogers of Glen Cove L I
Mrs. William Rogers formerly Miss Marjorie Head daughter of Walter Head Bath and Mr and Mrs Cahill of High street hosted them as overnight guests Monday by Glen Cove New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rogers
Glen Cove
L. I
Wilber G. Cahill
High Street
Paul Tiemer
New York City
Grange Party Names Additional Lawn Committee Members
West Bath Grange held a Monday night meeting with 98 members and 10 visitors to appoint more lawn party committee members for the grounds on Wednesday and Thursday. The program featured vocal solos, harmonicas, dances, poems, readings, and a West Bath fire brigade piece. Winners in the recent contest will be treated to a supper by the losers in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
The
Grange
Beano
Muriel H. Howe
James B. Lemont
Charles L. Haggett
Bessie F. Greenblatt
David
John Davis
John H. Sylvester
Hadley
Brunswick
Dorothy A Welch
Cogan
West Bath
Chester McCrater
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Roamin
Gloamin
David Fields
Mr. Fields
Amy A. Irish
Lillian E. Lewin
Harold E. Freeman
Everett G. Lemont
Skipper the Cat Flits Between Two Homes
Skipper, a tiger cat owned by Mr and Mrs Edwin W Haggett, wandered between two Sanford homes two miles apart for 12 trips before vanishing. The Haggetts, stopped at the Lemont residence at Sanford's Crossing then returned to Berry's Mill road, while neighbors hoped for the cat's safe return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipper
Edwin W. Haggett
Haggetts
Berry's Mill Road
Haggett
Laura E. Lemont
Sanford's Crossing
Lemont
Haggetts and
Lemonts
Community notes and upcoming events at Day's Ferry
Woolwich residents and neighbors share visits from Eliot Portsmouth Worcester and Bath while planning August activities. The Day's Ferry Community club schedules a August play dance and vaudeville, with auxiliary meetings and suppers. A hospital patients list and family visits appear among local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey T. Bailey
Elsie
Mmother
Charles Smith
Eliot
Ralph Siegars
Portsmouth
Willard E. Gove
Dresden
G. W. Shaw
Carl Longfellow
Shirley
Worcester
Mass
Day's Ferry
Tuessie Hall
Harry T. Fitch
New Hampshire
Fitch
Mary Veazie
Rockland
Edward V. Reed
Angie Hunnewell
East Boston
Velma Strout
West Somerville
Portland
Emily Otis
Medford
Ann Dodge
George Rice
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Nequasset
Frank Bailey
Schenon Hall
Nequasset Ferm Bureau
John W. Brown
Woolwich
Brown
Charles R. Farnham
Carrie Wing
Edwin L. Holbrook
Costello P. Hall
Lowell B. Brown
Navigation on River Brings Busy Week for Harbor Trade
Shipping activity rises as bridge draw has increased. Tug Somers N. Smith from Snow Bros. tied at Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co. and cleared for Rockland with barge East. U S tender Shrub set buoys in upper Kennebec. New York Socony carried oil to Hallowell and left. Oil steamer Geneorge from Tiverton to Woolwich cleared for Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somers N. Smith
Snow Bros
Rockland
Kennebec
New York Socony
Hallowell
4-H Field Day Draws Hundreds To Bear Pond
Androscoggin Sagadahoc and Franklin county 4-H clubs plan an August 11 field day at Bear Pond with 500 to 800 participants. State leaders Lester Shibles and Loana Spearin will attend along with county home demonstration agents from Twin and Franklin and club agents from Kennebec and Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Androscoggin
Sagadahoc i
Franklin
Bear Pond
Lester H. Shibles
Loana Spearin
Twin
Kennebec
Oxford
Community Visitors and Helpers Share Sunday in Town
South Dresden residents and friends from Warren Wa terville and Gardiner spent a weekend visiting relatives and calling on friends. Local couples Mr and Mrs Elmer Tozier and Mr and Mrs Fred Carleton were among those noted for Sunday and Monday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dresden
Fred Starrett
Cornell
Warren
Elmer Tozier
Waterville
Leland Siegars
Fred Carleton
Frank McCobb
Augusta
Inez Stinson
Richmond
Albert Hodgdon
Gardiner
West Dresden
Fred Ricker
Lena of
Harold Wall
Joseph Siegars
Chickens Slain by Dog Hit North End Again
A dog killed 63 six week old chicks at George Delano home on Upper Washington Street early Saturday. A setter seen leaving the pen was identified by the Delano family. Police dog fatalities at Bradford and Clark homes involved 57 chickens and 16 hens, with the state taking liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
George Delano
Upper Washington Street
Liberty National Bank to End Conservatorship in Ellsworth
Frank J. Dunleavy announces the termination of the conservatorship of Liberty National Bank Ellsworth by order of the comptroller of the currency. The bank may resume operations under Treasury approval. Deposit segregation ends 15 days later after compliance with the reorganization plan including assets from 1500 stock shares and depositor waivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Dunleavy
Liberty National Bank
Ellsworth
Secretary of the Treasury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aucusa Prust Company
Red Men's Hall
William R. Pattanpall
Wuld
A.W. Wilbund
C. M. P. Larrabee
Raymond Fowles
Helena
Tunkhannock
Penn
Herman S. Fowles
South Windham
G. H. Fowles
Madison Moore
John Fowles
J. W. Fowles
Effie J. Poole
Pemaquid Point
R. F E. Farmer
Boothbay
Nettie E. Knight
Camden
Martha E. Knight
Charles Legrow
Grace L. Knight
Federal Street
Robert McElroy
Louise McElroy
White
Martin
Freeman
Parker FE. Marean
Edna Nash
Nash
Philip Burnham
Bristol Road
Damariscotta
John B. Payson
Ernest G. Spinney
Josephine P. Tucker
Josephine
Earle Clifford
South Bristol
Joseph P. Tucker
Josephine Tucker
Varney
Bucksport
Bangor
George Sawtelle
Providence
R. I
Arthur Durgen
Squantum
Nettle Knight
Haverhill
Phyllis K. Conley
F. B. Dunn
Dunn
Ernest Stinson
Emma Stinson
F. B. Haggett
Lawrence B. Haggett
Harry
Lewis Oliver
East Waterboro
Frank K. Frye
John
Bath City Hospital
Neal Creamer
Frank A. Creamer
Peters
David Faurer
Smith's Corner
Bernice Webber
Louise Adams
Arthur Hatch
Marie Antoinette House
Bar Harbor
George Carlisle
North Edeecomb
Driftwood
Quinnam Hill
Nellie Nutter
B. K. Hobbs
Katherine Sanders
B. F. Blagdon
Earl Dow
J. H. Dow
Robert E. Maass
Arrowsie
Harry Quinnam
A. H. Durgin
R. T. Maloy
Town
Donald F. Preble
Optician
Center St
Toad
Mrs. Kenyon
New
L. F
Atwood
Grange Party
Aco
Piccadilly
HOTEL
Piccadill
45Th Street
LE Way Tihmfor Ouare
WM. Madlung
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