Young People Conference and Camp Held at Richmond
The Richmond event saw large attendance from across the state with a record 100 children from Maine and Massachusetts at the camp. Directors Rev. Jesse Starr and Rev. Maurice E. Jacques led programs with music, prayer services, meals, and educational activities as improvements to the campground included roads and electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Conference
Maine
Massachusetts
Jesse Starr
Old Town Indian Reservation
Starr
Maurice E. Jacques
Young People's Conference
Jacques
Private funeral for Mrs Myra F Curtis
Private funeral services for Mrs Myra F Curtis 76 were conducted Monday from her home after several months of ill health. She was born in Richmond December 27 and lived here all her life. She was a member of Enterprise Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra F. Curtis
Georgetown Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Community Events
The Georgetown Farm Bureau met at Overlook hall Kennebec Point with Mrs. John R. Blackie presiding. Berlin guest Mrs. John Holt contrasted life there with local comforts and praised efforts to improve daily life. A Pearl Buck Kinfolk review followed, then Till We Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Overlook Hall
Kennebec Point
John R. Blackie
Rey of America
Alfred Rowe
Joan Hagan
Faylene Rowe
King’s Review
John Holt
Women’s Affairs Office
Berlin
City of Darkness
Pearl Buck
John Blackie
Widow Curtis Dies. Burial in Richmond Cemetery
Mrs. Curtis widow of Carlton H. Curtis died after attendance at the Baptist church. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Mrs. Pauline Cronk, a grandson Roger Pierce, and a granddaughter Mrs. Robert Shaughnessey of Melrose Massachusetts. Bearers were James Meserve, John Parker, Chester Foster, and Russell Ring. Burial followed in Richmond cemetery as local stores closed during the service hour.
Obituary of Irving H Hodgdon Died After Illness
Irving H. Hodgdon died Sunday evening at his home on the New Road after a several month illness. He was born in Boothbay Harbor June 11, 1878, a son of Jackson and Elizabeth Blake Hodgdon. He had lived in Richmond for 50 years. Survivors include his wife Edith Trott Hodgdon and several nieces and nephews. Guests last week included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mellion with daughter Marilee and Erica from New York City, and Janette Harford, who visited her uncle George Harford in Boston. Mrs. Robert Sommer, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Perley Joy, Pleasant Street, has returned to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hinkley
Odd Fellows Hall
Joel Weldon
John Weldon
Maxine Waltz
Ann Hodgkins
Rodney Little
Sarah Chipman
Carolyn Walch
Martia Hinkley
Enterprise Grange
Dana Sullivan
Yayf Society of the Methodist Church
Bessie Sedgley
Pleasant Street
George Hoyt
Diana Foster
Chester Foster
North Front Street
Bruce Dickinson
Janice Ziegel
Katherine Cadenelli
Gordon Sherman
Paul Sherman
Sharon Sherman
Sharon Foster
Tommy Sullivan
Billy
Cheryl Woods
Bowdoinham
Harold Averill Jr
Hoyt
Foster
Eric Stilphen
Paul Stilphen
Long Island
N. Y
Laura Stilphen
Winthrop
Russell Ring
Lowell Savage
Roseland
N. J
West Bath Grange
Edwin Pratt
New Hampshire
Louise
Hanover
Carl Reynolds
Norman Call
Rangeley
Ralph Fossett
Gardiner
Canada
William Teakles
Salem
Lexington
Mass
Teakles
Alexander Road
Jennie Neilson
Hamilton
Robert White
Dorchester
Milford Andrews
Essex
Charles Dore
Hartland
Arthur Fossett
Frank Beedle
William Sullivan Jr
Elial Merrifield
Portland
Bailey Island
Frank E. Preble
Ray Sedgley
W.S.C.S
Irving H. Hodgdon
New Road
Boothbay Harbor
Jackson
Elizabeth Blake Hodgdon
Richmond
Edith Trott Hodgdon
Fred Mellion
Marilee
Erica
New York City
Perley Joy
Janette Harford
Boston
George Harford
Robert Sommer
New York
Death of Mrs Ruth Carr Hall in Norwood Mass
Bath native Ruth Carr Hall died Saturday morning in Norwood Massachusetts after living there 27 years. She was born March 12 1895 in Bath daughter of Fred Carr and his wife. Survived by husband Leslie W Hall two sons Robert Hyde Park Mass Walter E Walpole Mass daughter Mrs Maxine Berkovitch Norwood five grandchildren. Funeral services were Monday afternoon in Walpole with burial in Bath area. Weekend visitors at Mrs Marche MacFadden included sister and brother in law Burton and Lyon Saugus and John and Edna Swett Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Ruth Carr Hall
Norwood
Mass
Fred Carr
Hall
Leslie W. Hall
Robert
Hyde Park
Walter
E. Walpole
Maxine Berkovitch
Walpole
Marcie MacFadden
Bedford Street
Burton L. Lyon
Saugus
Busy Island harbor hosts as summer season unfolds
Five Islands Harbor View House has hosted many guests this season including Mrs. E. G. Southard Medford Massachusetts W A Reed Reading Massachusetts and Mr and Mrs Morton Voelp Brooklyn New York Attendees reported excellent music from Providence Bible Institute students at a Georgetown church Fellowship meeting Local events included a Community club gathering and Vacation Bible school exercises and handiwork The drought continues lowering town wells and a heavy rain would be needed to replenish supplies The fire department was called for a chimney blaze at Miss Edith Pinkham’s home with no damage other visitors came from Woolwich Bath Portland and Philadelphia for various stays and events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor View House
E. G. Southard
Medford
Mass
W. A. Reed
Reading
Morton Voelp
Brooklyn
Georgetown Church
Providence, R. I., Bible Institute
Howard Hall
Vacation Bible School
The
Library Association
Edith Pinkham
Alton Reed
Woolwich
E. E. Pinkham
Edward Clarey
Vernon E. Gray
Elsie Crocker
Bath
Melvin Comeau
Edith
Helen Huskins
Lettie Southard
Portland
Dr. Parisi
Yarmouth
Stanley Lewis
Harlan Pinkham
John McKeown
Allston
Frank Doland
Kenneth LaRose
Wayne
Freemont Rowe
Warren S. Houston
Elizabeth
N. J
Walter H. Scholl
Pleasant Villa
Ralph Blakeney
Lulu Hanna
Ellen
Rosemary Cunningham
Augusta
Thomas Hanna
Radarman
USN
Bath Memorial Hospital
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Otis Baker
Norwood
Frank W. Hagan
Daniel Blake
Dorchester
Parker Start
Melrose
John V. Blasi
William Chafe
Chestnut Hill
D. W. Staffeld
George Ince
Ince
Jennifer
Conway
N. H
Luke Roy
Beulah Miller
McMahon Island
Lester Lewis
Richmond
Roscoe V. D. Edwards
Robert Yeo
Horace McClure
Cummings
Harry Peterson
East Brunswick
Ellsworth Reynolds
Thursday visitors at Mrs George Phillips home
Mr and Mrs Allen Rowe of Portland called on the Blakes Sunday indicating social visits in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Phillips
Allen Rowe
Portland
Blakes
Highway survey delays new Reid State Park approach
State Highway Commission announced a one week delay in surveying the new approach to Reid State Park at Georgetown. Surveyors finished work in another area before moving to Georgetown, with bids for park development to follow after completion of within park surveys. Attendance at Sebago Lake State Park set records over July 4, and overall state park attendance this year already surpasses prior totals, signaling a possible year end exceedance of last year’s 250 000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid State Park
Georgetown
State Highway Commission
Seguinland
Five Islands
Walter E. Reid
Park Commission
The
Sebago Lake State Park
Camden Hills State Park
Sebago
Elisha G. Pierce Jr. Dies Aboard Sabre Cruiser
Elisha George Pierce Jr. 42 president of the Boston Filter Company died Tuesday in Boothbay Harbor aboard his cruiser Sabre. He was a Williams College graduate and once part of GE Boston refrigeration division before leading his filter firm. Survived by wife, son Elisha III, daughter Mary Anne Dabney Pierce, and mother. Funeral Thursday in Ripley Memorial Chapel Winchester with burial at Wildwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha George Pierce, Jr
Boston Filter Company
Boston
Boothbay Harbor
Sabre
Williams College
General Electric Company
Winchester
Mass
Main Street
Westsport Island
Elisha III
Mary Anne Dabney Pierce
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Ripley Memorial Chapel
Wildwood Cemetery
Funeral set for Frederick D. Worth of Bath
Frederick D. Worth 27, of Bath, a missing trio member from a May clamming trip, died with his body found near MacMahan and Georgetown islands. The service will be held at 10 a.m. at A. F. Mayo and Son funeral home. He is survived by his wife Phyllis E., father Floyd J. Worth of Chatham, mother Mabel Cotton of Malden, two sisters, and three children. Rev. Charles R. Sims will officiate. burial at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick DD. Worth
Bath
Sasanoa River
MacMahan
Georgetown
A. F. Mayo and Son Funeral Home
Boston
Floyd J. Worth
Mabel Spencer Worth
Worth
Phyllis E
Chatham
Mass
Mabel Cotton
Malden
Pearl O’brien
Mary Buckner
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Mrs Ira Davis Admitted for Surgery at Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ira Davis of 62 Middle Street entered Memorial Hospital on July 19 awaiting surgery to be performed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Davis
Middle Street
Memorial Hospital
Mrs Ridley Burial Sparks Portland and Bath Burials
Annie L Ridley 82 bought a Bath cemetery plot beside her husband after Portland residents funded the burial and a local monumental firm offered engraving without charge. Community pleas urged exceptions to burial rules, with Portland officials and Bath locals considering similar fund drives. Mrs Ridley died in Portland after a four year illness. old age aid details were provided by James Furnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Ridley
Bath
Portland
Mariam H. Page
Monumental Works
Bath Park and Cemetery
Ridley
James C. Furnival
Furnival
Funeral for Mrs. Prudence E. Brooks
Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at Grace Episcopal Church with Rev Gildersleeve officiating. Bearers were Ralph Cornish Homer Potter Edward Partridge and Alvah Morse. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence E. Brooks
Grace Episcopal Church
Gildersleeve
Damariscotta
Ralph Cornish
Homer Potter
Edward Partridge
Alvah Morse
Oak Grove
Coyotes Expand Territory Across United States
The coyote has extended its range from the western United States eastward to Ohio and northward toward Alaska, broadening its geographic footprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Alaska
Mrs Lutie Kellaway Dies After Summer at Popham Beach
Mrs Lutie C Kellaway widow of Herbert J Kellaway of Newton Center Mass died Tuesday at Bath Memorial Hospital. She spent summers at Popham Beach, wintered in Florida and Cuba. Active in Newton Women’s Club and church she supported village projects and formed friendships in all homes. Her daughter Mrs Peter Philips of New Haven and family arrived to spend the summer at the Kellaway cottage. Funeral service will be Saturday at 2 pm in Newton cemetery chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutie C. Kellaway
Herbert J. Kellaway
Newton Center
Popham Beach
Bath Memorial Hospital
Village Improvement Association
Newton Women's Club
Peter Philips
New Haven
Kellaway
Popham
Newton
Walter B Cromwell dies at 60 in Bath
Walter Blanchard Cromwell aged 60 of 7 Gerald Street Bath died at Memorial hospital Thursday Born in Bath August 11 1888 he was the son of Calvin E and Zephalinda Stilphen Cromwell A machinist he worked for Hyde Windlass Co for many years Survived by widow Fannie M two brothers Herbert and Willard of Bath and three nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Blanchard Cromwell
Gerald Street
Memorial Hospital
Bath
Calvin E
Zephalinda Stilphen Cromwell
Cromwell
Lewiston
Hyde Windlass Co
Fannie M
Herbert
Willard
Knight Funeral Arrives With Jackson Family Honor
The body of Harry Clifford Knight who died in New Haven Conn will arrive on the 620 train Saturday morning with a funeral party of ten. They will be guests for the day of Mr and Mrs Charles T Jackson at Crocker Crest 71 South Street. Committal service is at 11 Saturday followed by burial in Oak Grove. The Jackson home will be open to friends from 1 to 4 Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Clifford Knight
New Haven
Oak Grove
Jackson
Funeral for Walter Cromwell Held at Curtis Funeral Home
Funeral services for Walter Cromwell were conducted at 3 30 Saturday at Curtis Funeral Home with Rev. Laforest E Hodgkins of Central Congregational Church officiating. Bearers included Burnham Knight Willard Cromwell Wil lard Cromwell Jr Lewis Palmer Edward Lemoine and Alphonso Burnham. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cromwell
Curtis Funeral Home
Laforest E. Hodgkins
Central Congregational Church
Burnham Knight
Willard Cromwell
Willard Cromwell, Jr
Lewis Palmer
Edward Lemoine
Alphonse Burnham
Oak Grove
Funeral for Flora C Smith at 2 P M
Funeral service for Flora C Smith held this afternoon at her home 18 Russell Street with Rev Curtis L Stanley of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Bearers were Ralph Nelson Burt Johnson Donald Benson and Philip Larson. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora C. Smith
Russell Street
Curtis L. Stanley
First Church of the Nazarene
Ralph Nelson
Burt Johnson
Donald Benson
Philip Larson
Oak Grove
Funeral for Mrs. Clara A. Flanders
Mrs. Clara A. Flanders is buried at Summer Street cemetery in Lancaster New Hampshire after Thursday morning services at the A F Mayo Funeral Home 819 High Street Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Congregational Church officiated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara A. Flanders
A. F. Mayo
High Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Bath Men Missing Boat Tragedy Identifies Frederick D Worth
A body found Monday morning between McMahan and Georgetown was identified as Frederick D Worth 27 of Bath by the Arthur F Mayo & Son Funeral Home Bath. Worth was one of three Bath men missing since May 13 after leaving for a canal trip on the Sasanoa river. Worth's widow Mrs Phyllis E Worth identified the body by clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahan
Georgetown
William Biseth
Robinhood
Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Home
Bath
Frederick D. Worth
Sasanoa River
William Everett Cotton
George Powers
Worth
Phyllis E. Worth
Maurice E. Oliver, Jr
Cotton
Phillip S. Campbell, Jr
Harmon's
Five Islands
Sheepscot Bay
Oliver
Clayton B Armstrong Dies After Long Illness at 58
Clayton B Armstrong 58 of Day's Ferry died Monday morning after a long illness. Born in Toledo Ohio he was a machine rigger at Bath Iron Works. Survived by mother Mrs Oscar Armstrong wife Eleanor Perry Armstrong daughter E Roberta Day's Ferry son Harry O Rochester NY and three brothers and two sisters. Funeral was Wednesday at A F Mayo & Son Funeral Residence 819 High Street with burial in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton B. Armstrong
Day’s Ferry
Toledo
Ohio
Oscar
Elizabeth Taylor Armstrong
Bath Iron Works
Oscar Armstrong
Eleanor Perry Armstrong
E. Roberta
Harry O
Rochester
N. Y
Mrs Prudence Brooks 53 dies suddenly in Waterville
Mrs Prudence E Brooks age 53 died suddenly at her home 3 Washington street Sunday morning. Born Dedham Massachusetts she was daughter of John W and Flora Barrett Jones and wife of Alvah D Brooks. She leaves her mother and three brothers Alfred Everett of Waterville and Walter Gardiner. She was a member of Eastern Star and Rebekah lodges. Funeral Was Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church with burial at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence E. Brooks
Washington Street
Dedham
Mass
John W
Flora Barrett Jones
Alvah D. Brooks
Flora Jones
Waterville
Alfred
Everett
Walter
Gardiner
Eastern Star
Rebekah
Grace Episcopal Church
Oak Grove
Monroe E Wilbur Dies at Memorial Hospital
Monroe Elmer Wilbur known as Coxs Head died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Monroe Michigan to Elihu and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Elmer Wilbur
Cox
Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Michigan
Elihu Wilbur
Committal Service for Harry C Knight Held Saturday
Committal service for Harry C Knight occurred Saturday at 11 a m in the family lot at Oak Grove. Rev David L Wilson officiated with family and church members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Knight
Oak Grove
David L. Wilson
Funeral for George A. Merritt Held at Mayo Residence
The funeral for George A. Merritt was held Saturday afternoon at two from the A. F. Mayo Funeral Residence at 819 High Street with Rev. Laforest E. Hodgkins officiating. Bearers included Ernest Rogers Thornton Bates Reuben Purington Burleigh Williams Roy Lord and Alfred Neal. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Merritt
A. F. Mayo
High Street
Coyotes Grow Tame as Pets Amid Younger Captures
A brief item notes that caught young coyotes become very tame and are kept as attractive pets. The report emphasizes the unusual trend and potential implications for wildlife management.
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Trudy Lowe
R. N
Mary Merrill
U. S
Marine Service, Inc
Gospel Messengers
Charles Shain
Roy Newman
William A. Todd
J. H. Brown
Georgia Randall
Harry Horne
Roscoe P. Todd
Elizabeth Thompson
Howard Fletcher
Jessie Add
Philo Calhoun
Frederick Kuhn
Shelia Franz
Morris Levine
Robert Boyer
Frederick
James Beuchner
Elizabeth Nagle
Frederick Beck
Fred Worth
William Bisseth
Henry Moore
Robinhood Tearoom
Jessie Addams
Fisherman's Wharf
Boothbay
Charles MacMahan
Rudolf Trafton
Howard Trafton
Merrill and Son
Staten ‘Island
John Pollock
Os Campbell
Knubble
Joseph Liebes
Arthur Harris
Helaine D. Blum
Cleveland
Minnie Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Herbert Painter
Lee
Philadelphia
Judith Logan
Constance Ekstrand
Mac Hagan
North Edgecomb
Frank Brown
Warren S. Todd
William
Maisie Jarvis
Stoneham
Miss Jarvis
Fife
Scotland
Lillian Morse
Edith Powers
Alvah Reynolds
Carroll P. Powers
Elbridge Powers
George Laskey
Lauretta Pendergast
Hicks
Jamaica
L. I
William Hoyt
Fellowship
Peterson
Jean Smith
Virginia Peters
Belle Heald
William Carson
Ben Saint
Cleves Henderson
Harold J. Brown Jr
John B. Holt
Washington
Pemaquid
West Roxbury
Hunt Place
William Sherman
Gerald Carr
Corrine
Woodfords
Robert Meserve
Medford, Mass
Elisha George Pierce
Westport
Marius H. Page
North Street
Bath, Maine
Kennebec
Walter B. Cromwell
Monroe E. Wilbur
George Merritt
Fred S. Curtis & CO
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