Richmond Fire Fight Burns Out Of Control Barn Blaze
Fire in woods near Harvard's Crossing burned six inches underground and raged for days until Maine Central pumper aided by locals brought it under control. The Tarr farm near Richmond Corner suffered total loss of buildings and cattle escaping only with difficulty. one calf and several chickens perished while owner John Tarr was badly burned trying to save stock. The fire also damaged adjacent properties and tools, with an estimated $7,000 loss and partial insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Harvard
Maine Central
Frank Berdle
W. H. Johnson
Dresden
John Tarr
Richmond Corner
E. O. Tarr
A. G. Baker
Mr. Tarr
William E. Tarr
Dick Palmer
Enterprise Grange
Baptist Church
Young People’s
Marion McFarland
Augusta
Albert L. Mahew
Gardiner General Hospital
Mahew
Canada
Durand
Bessie Mahew
Ernestine
Esther
Ernest
Edwin Durand
Robert Dickerman
Clarence Lang
St. Ambrose Church
Charles Biglin
William Meader
Charles Meader
Henry Plaff
Arthur LaChance
J. Norris Sidelinger
Lynn
Mass
M. Cromwell
Evelyn
William Maloy
Gardiner
Nettie Leavitt
Augusta Trust Co
Ruth Robinson
Ella M. Call
Eugene Call
South Front Street
William O
Sarah (Densmore) Crosby
Co. H. Bryant
Harold Libby
John Parker
Don Cate
James Fields
Richmond Cemetery
Rena B. Brown
George Brown
White Street
Wiscasset
James
Josie Pottle
Bath
Josephine Hathaway
Georgia Malloy
Henry
Nelson
Nicholas
Dewey
James Pottle
Emma Boyd
Boothbay Harbor
Walter Pottle
Auburn
Theodore Pottle
Boothbay
Henry Pottle
New York City
Frank Lemire
Sanford
Minnie Hartford
Clifton Babb
Augus
Morse High Golf Team Rout Cony at Bath Country Club
Morse golfers dominated Cony High at Bath Country Club, extending an undefeated run. Vin Henderson shot 43 for nine holes, with Morse winning all foursomes and singles as Buck, Marco, Owen, Henderson, and Ross claimed decisive margins. Morse meets Edward Little next Saturday, featuring Arthur Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morses
Morse
Cony High
Bath Country Club
Bath
Vin Henderson
Buck
Elvin
Cony
Marco
Corey
Edward Little
Arthur Johnson
Georgetown Social Notes Reflect Community Roundup
Georgetown residents host guests from Bath Portland and Salem while families plan social events at First Baptist and Five Islands churches. Memorial day services local preparations for union evangelistic meetings and open air baptismal services are noted with plans through June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Heald
Gilbert Standish
Five Islands
Seward E. Emmons
Working League
West Georgetown
Howard Trafton
Everett Trafton
Lincoln Street
Bath
Frank E. Hollis
Eleanor F. Hollis
Clyde Jordan
Portland
Nancy Russell
Ralph Scott
Boothbay
Phillip Dalrymple
Newton Center
Mass
Kennebec Point
First Baptist
Clarence Oliver
Dorothy W. Oliver
Kingston
Warren S. Todd
Melrose Highlands
J. H. Brown
Indian Point Road
Adams
Auburn
Robinhood
Mattie Fielding
Eula Fielding
Harold
Wilton Campbell
Sabattus
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Christian Endeavor societyWy
First Baptist Vestry
Amy Hovey
Ernest Curtis
Salem
Scott
Daniel Bliss
Boston
Dorothy Stuart
Richmond
E. B. Billings
Sydney Dalrymple
Massachussetts
Sanford Mitchell
Winchester
New Cove
Angus MacDonald
Thomas Hagan
Harry L. Tarr
Ida Oliver
James Combellack
Gardiner
Georgetown
Sewall Webster
Indian Point
Walter Newdick
Oak Cemetery
Ernest Heald
Nelle F. Thompson
Lena D. Donnell
Frank Churchill
Edward Wren
Roy M. Newman
Carrie L. Oliver
Harry L. Horne
Son Chester
Bliss College
Cathie Oliver
John Thibodeau
Beckett
Maude Thayer
Elizabeth Hunt
Walter F. Powers
Center School
Ruth Powers
God's Acre
Martha Rich Bowen
Ferry
Woolwich
Dorothy Farrew
George Loveitt
First Baptist Church
Hagan’s
Judge Keegan Hooks Large Salmon in Rangeley Lakes
Bath municipal court judge John J. Keegan fished at Haines Landing over the weekend and landed a salmon near five pounds in what onlookers called one of the season’s largest catches in the Rangeley Lakes area. His son Jack also caught a two pounder, his first salmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
Bath
Rangeley Lakes
Haines Landing
Keegan
Jack
Mrs Wishart returns from Massachusetts visit
Mrs John Wishart of 70 Oliver street came back Saturday night after ten days in Massachusetts. She stayed with Rev. Joseph O. Purdue who preached at the Winter street church on May 21 in Shelburne Falls and with her son Robert Wishart in Griswoldville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wishart
Oliver Street
Massachusetts
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Robert Wishart
Griswoldville
Sacred Heart Circle Raises Nearly Seventy For St Marys Church
Sacred Heart circle No. 551 Daughters of Isabella held a card party at Hotel Phoenix Friday evening to benefit St Marys church. 53 tables played with prizes awarded in separate women and men contests. Guests included Mrs Mary Savaze and Mrs Alice Maney. A June 9 event at Hotel Phoenix will aid Red Cross fire relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Phoenix
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. Mary's Church
Nellie C. Jones
Emily Morgan
Harry Cook
Henry O. Trowbridge
Ciarron Davis
Mehlhorne
Brunswick
Frank R. Durant
John Mulcahy
Scond
Carrie Warner
John F. Hayes
Andrew C. Flaherty
Wilfred F Skaling
Joeph Vardon
Felix Gallant
Celia Plant
Mr Wilson
Roger Monin
Brown
John P. Hayes
Isabella
Mary Savaze
Portlan
Alice Maney
Bangor
Two Bath Girls Among Graduates at Bates
Bates college marks the class of 1933 with graduates from Two Bath and other towns. Amy A. Irish Morse and Elizabeth D. McGrath are listed among the local honorees. The program spans June 16 to 19 with meetings, parades, class day, receptions, plays, sermons, and the 67th annual commencement and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATES
Bates College
Amy A. Irish
Morse
Fred E. Irih
Elizabeth D. McGrath
Morsr
Eugene McGrath
Delta Sigma Rho
Phi Bets Kappa
Phi Sigma Iota
Alumni Association
Gray
Aristophan
Bath boys placed on Cum Laude honor list at Kents Hill School
Leonard P. Litchfield and Donald J. Lennox, Morse high school graduates, were named to the Cum Laude honor society at Kents Hill School based on scholarship and character. Earlier recipients include George L. Littlefield and Paul Burns Wilson, with Philip A. Stackpole elected to honorary membership. Frank W. Chipman spoke on Sandwich glass at the Pejepscot Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard P. Litchfield
Harry E. Litchfield
Bath Street
Donald J. Lennox
Charles F. Lennox
Pine Street
Bath
Kents Hill School
Edward W. Hincks
Morse High School
George L. Littlefield
Morse
Aso
Forest L. Littlefeld
Union Street
Paul Burns Wilson
David L. Wilson
Middle Street
Philip A. Stackpole
Bates
Benjamin H. Stackpole
Campbell's Pond
Frank W. Chipman
Sandwich
Mass
Pejepscot
Five Islands Residents and Guests Gather at Sedgemere
Boston couple Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Perry purchased the Knowlton cottage on Sedgemere road and plan rock gardens. Numerous visitors and residents from Bath, Malden, Newton, and Cambridge occupy cottages on Five Islands as garden and social activity flourish through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Perry
Boston
Knowlton
Sedgemere Road
Mr. Perry
Perry
G. H. Smith
Leon Williams
Waltham
Mass
Tf Fur
Hagan's Cove
Sacra
Mroo
Jobo
Grindell
Bath
Helen Rowe
Vernon Gray, Jr
Woolwich
Leslie Beebe
Malden
Malden Island
Alice Cromwell
Alman Murr
Theodores Thibsdeau
Esther Worthing
Charles A. MacMahan
Cambridge
Basil
Chester MacMahan
Natilie
Boothday Hospital
Theo McNeil
Walter E. Reid
Canada
Forrester Eisenhauer
O. A. Kunz
East Weymouth S
Eisenhauer
H. B. Cranshaw
Newton
A. W. Walker
Wekend
Ellis el
Rutledge Fost
Fremont
N. H
Joseph G. Stevens
P. B. Savage
Arthur Hunt
Dorchester
Otis Baker
Norwood
Herbert Fisher
Baker Cottage
D. L. Howard
Five Islands
Harmon's Harbor
Gotts Cove
Ledegemere Road
Madelyn Berry
Grange Circle
Grange
Charles and
Herbert
Belmont
T. J. Hanna
Lettie Harford
Russell Harford
Charles MacMahan
Barbara Gray
Edith Pinkham
Quincy Wales
Aliie Hinckley
Sagadahoc Bay
Memorial Day Observance Remarked by Veteran Groups
A lengthy Memorial Day procession in the city honored fallen soldiers with services at Maple Grove and Oak Grove cemeteries. Frigate Constitution post, W. of F. and T. W. Hyde camp led ceremonies, wreaths, taps, and Gettysburg addresses amid rain, with Legion and naval veterans participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
Elm Street
Center
Front
Linden
Washington
Oak
Middle
North Streets
Maple Grove Cemetery
Frigate
Constitution Post
F. W
Burt M. Dyer
United Spanish War Veterans
Harold Corliss
Peter Young
Bertram Crocker
Roland Haining
Lester Young
Auxiliary
Wesley Lemont
Littlefield
Maple Grove
Oak Grove
George Melzard
T. W. Hyde Camp
S. of U. V
Arthur I.stuart
John A. Lord
F. L. Littlefield
Gardiner Crocker
Lincoln
American Legion
Roland Smith Post
A. L
Fred Veilleux
Mark Arsenault
Phoebe Arsenault
Paul
Rosa
Ralph G. Stetson
Pat
John C. Fitzgerald
Brunswick Road
Lincoln, Green and
High Streets
Soldiers Monument
Maine Central Wharf
Vine and
Water Streets
Depot Square
Kennebec Naval Veterans
Kennebec
Church Evening Services Schedule Through June
Services begin next Sunday at 7 30 p m and run each evening except Saturdays through June 18. Weeknight meetings start at 8 p m. All church activities observe daylight time.
Farm Insulation Studied by Experts
A National Committee on Wood Utilization report on farm insulation examines materials and economical methods for insulating farm dwellings and shelters. Led by Wal lace Ashby the group of agricultural engineers covers climate differences and uses lab data and practical experience. The non technical report will be distributed by the public printer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Committee On
Department of Commerce
Wallace Ashby
Bureau of Agricultural Engineering
U. S. Department of Agriculture
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Towne Named Assistant Principal and Instructor at Falmouth High
Erwin I. Towne, Hebron Academy instructor and Winter Stars coach, elected assistant principal and instructor at Falmouth High School with duties starting next September. A 1931 Bates College BA graduate, he previously studied at Partonsfield Seminary, Bowdoin two years, and taught two years. He will teach history and mathematics and may assist in coaching basketball and baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin I. Towne
Hebron Academy
Almouth High School
Mr. Towne
Partonsfield Seminary
Bowdoin College
Bates College
Su. Wash
Falmouth High
Hemost
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. D. Chase
Malcolm O’brien
O'Brien
Walter Miller
Farm Bureau
Lelia Douglas
Myrtle Gordon
Newcastle
Frances Knapp
Connecticut
Reading
Charles Thompson, Jr
Elizabeth McAfee
Painter
Francis Sherman
Charles Cobb
Gilbert Edgette
American Legion Auxiliary
U. S. Veterans
Togus
Maynard Brown
Guy Siegars
Richmond Village
S. E. Tarr
North Litchfield
N. E. Curtis
First Selectman
Bowdoin
John Sheffield
Curtis
Main Street
Leslie Burnell
Emile Sylvain
Yvonne Emmons
Bertha
Venise
Ellsworth
Richmond High School
Winthrop High
John Towne
Waterville
Harold Wade
George F. Baker
Bingham
Milliken Lumber Co
Mary Thurlow
Bingham Masonic Lodge
Bingham Library
Mary Baker
Bridgton High School
Harry Howes
Vassalboro
Geraldine Hanney
Higgins Classical Institute
Charleston
Ellsworth Reed
Charles B. Day
Rangeley Lake
Day
Rangeley Lake House
Joseph Alexander
Richard Derby
Elmer Rogers
E. F. Pratt
Stella King
Sarah Coughlin
Huntley
Bowdoinham
Amandus Borjesson
Fred S Curtis &Funeral Service
Thomas R. Huston
Lavoy
R. Ath
Morse High
Owen
Williamson
Henderson
Hall
Ross
Tyson
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Sacred Heart Party
Atwood
L. F
Atwood’s Medicine
C. M. Bigelow
Islands
Fred Carr
Russell Pinkham
Joseph P. Davis
E. A. Freeman
Everett Cromwell
Wallace Freeman
Gene Stevens
James M. Stevens
George Gray
Joan Sedgwick
Grand Army
Center Street Hill
Sedgwick
A. Lerd
Hinis
Florence Eilis
Carrie Wilson
T. W. Hydecamp
U. V
Vernon W. Miller
Lincoll Miller
Roland Crocker
Everett Crocker
Meric Niles
Battery H
240Th C. A
Lawrence Pauner
Wiliam Steadman
John Roberts
John Osborne
Willison Parks
Edmund Stapies
Arthur Holmes
Clafton Palmer
Bath Savings Institution
Beacon Street
Beacon Hall
State House
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