Richmond couple to wed as church marks engagement
Elaine A Lara- Flaten Rigby assistant rector conducted dedicatory ceremonies at Gardinér Episcopal church with David Hickland offering a prayer. Tomeley rector of Christ church Gar ee and chaplain spoke, remarks followed by refreshments. Local Ideal Home Corner club hosts Monday event at their hall honoring the upcoming marriage to Enoch.
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Elaine A
Lara - Flaten Rigby
Episcopal Church of Gardinér
David ‘Hickland
V.' Tomeley
Christ Church of Garee
Uard
Enoch
Richmond High Graduation and Club Gatherings Noted
A social evening featured a dance hosted by Mrs Perry and Mrs A with refreshments by Mrs Clarence Dunbar and helpers. Sixty members attended the club meeting at Mrs Edith Sullivan’s home with seven named participants. A June 12 gathering is planned at Mrs Sullivan’s home. Graduation exercises for Richmond High are set for Thursday at the Methodist church with a reception and ball Friday in the high school gym. Tempe revival voices to lead services at the Church of the...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vin Curtis
Mize Pushard
Mr Trick
Perry
Clarence Dunbar
Bell Call
Harold
Eunice Doyle
Dore
Roy Riffenburg
Roy Chadbourne
Merrymakers
Edith Sullivan
Mary Maisery Sullivan
Patricia McDermott
Eva L Papi
Jean Hanson
Sullivan
Canning
Richmond High School
Teen Rdon
Tempe
Church of the
Edwin L Emmons Leads Bath Memorial Day Parade
Edwin L Emmons aged 84, New England's oldest drum major, led Bath's Memorial Bay parade along the full route. Spectators cheered as he declared he never felt better and would like to go around again, prompting local hope for many more marches led by Eddie Emmons.
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Edwin L. Emmons
New England
Bath
Memorial Bay
Eddie
Mr. Emmons
Local News Items From Richmond Area Memorial Day Visits
Mrs Horace Purinton of Chestnut street improves from bronchitis as family visits. Drifting relatives include Mrs James Cleveland and sons Er my and Arthur from Portland, visiting after a US tour. Veterans and relatives travel between New England states sharing Memorial Day visits while others report fishing trips and military discharge updates.
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Horace Purinton
Chestnut Street
James Cleveland
Emery and
Arthur
Portland
Cleveland
United States
Herbert Fuller, Jr
San Diego
Cal
Hartley Ranger
Farmington
New Vineyard
Temple
Freeman E. Meader
Moosehead Lake
Edward Pinkham
Verona
Brockton
Mass
Lowell Terrell, Jr
Church Street
Gardiner General Hospital
Frederick A. Richter
U. S. Navy
Boston
George G. J. Richter
Nurenburg
Germany
Frederick Richter
Main Street
Richmond High School
George
Frederick
Maude Mooney
R. B. Derby
Winchester
Albert Converse
Woburn
Boston University
Helen Coutier
Lewiston
Clara Ames
Polly Bouche
Somerville
David Ames
South Pleasant Street
Cottage life marks Memorial Day in Kennebec area
A flood of visitors from out of town filled Oak cemetery and cottages as Memorial Day drew crowds to Kennebec Point and MacMahan. Walter Beane’s new float brightened the cove while locals reported calm after rain and frost. Many named residents from Elmira to Bath, Waltham, and Greenwich spent the holiday at cottages or visiting relatives, with several arrivals and departures noted through the week.
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Walter Beane
Beane
Oak Cemetery
Ehain
George Kahrl
Elmira
N. Y
Kennebec Point
Howard M. Tratton
Arlington
Mass
Gardner Hanson
Rudolph Tratton
Walter Taylor
Bath
Vern De~mico
Turner
John Williams
Alvah Reynolds
George Laskey
Albert Deermont
Chipley
Fila
Elsie Jordan and Son
Everett Haines
Waltham
Morse Cottage
William Bonyan
Westport
Spears
John Thibodeau
Candy’s Harbor
Philo Calhoun
Bridgeport
Billa Tarr
Richmond
Lauretta Jones
Carroll Powers
Edwin Adams
Louise Searle
Haverford
MacMahan
Lester Powers
Boothbay Harbor
Friay
Richard Hohenberg
New York City
Deermont
Mattie Fielding
Eula Fielding
Beatrice Abott
Harold Fielding
Hartley Harley
Cundy’s Harbor
John Gunnell
Thomas Williams
Theodore Roscoe
Portland
Benjamin Riggs
Charles Nelson
Augusta
Little River
Ernest Curtis and Son
Edwin F. Hussa
Rose McClafferty
Helen Walker
Irene Iddy
Providence
R. IL
Lillian Wheeler
New York
Donald Walker
O’connor
Dorothy Stuart
Wheeler
Roy Newman
Andover
N. H
Proctor Academy
John Sterling
Slosson
Farley
Greenwich
Sidney Dalrymple
Chester Dalrymple
Brookline
Middle Dyke Farm
Ralph Carlisle
Wakefield
J. H. Brown
Harbor View area as three new eating houses open this summer
Weten’s notes a busy summer with Harbor View hotel and restaurant reopening next week formerly Hinckley House. New managers Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, plus staff, prepare for deep sea cruises and hosting duties. Other lodges and boarding houses open July 1 and summer visitors fill cottages across Malden Island, Kittery, and nearby towns.
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Weten's
View
Hinckley House
William Jones
Bath
Jones
Moore
Margaret Jones
Bina Marr
Good Neighbor Club
Edith McMahan
Rowe Cottage
Woodrow Gray
Mary Hanna
William Marr
Margaret
Harbor View Hotel
Victor Pinkham
Bath Memorial Hospital
Jean Thompson
Roger Ayer
Augusta
P. B. Savage
Kittery
Walter
E. M. Horton
C. H. Sanford
Exeter
N. H
Blasi
William Chafe
Charlotte Gray
North Yarmouth Academy
Lilla M. Gray
WAVE
Mary
Barbara Pinkham
Richard Berthal
Fossett
Berthol
Anne Fossett
Raymond Belanger
J. Clifton Little
Buckley
Cunningham Cottage
Walter Savage
Warner Eustis
Ralph Washburn
Lincoln Telegraph of Bath 1841 Preview
A copy of the Lincoln Telegraph weekly from Bath dated November 18 1841 is described. Elisha Clarke is editor and proprietor with a 2.00 annual subscription. It covers moral and religious topics a northern boundary dispute a chamois hunter a railroad view to Portland Bath and Kennebec and Obooks. The paper includes shipping news and ads and notes Sagadahoc county was not yet formed.
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Lincoln Telegraph
Bath
Elisha Clarke
Boston
Portland
Augusta
St. M. B
Sagadahoc
Lincoln County
Haggetts Funeral Held for M A Haggett at Mayo
The funeral of Melvin A Haggett took place at the Mayo Funeral residence on Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. Rev Joseph O Purdue led the service. Honorary bearers included Marious Page Clinton D Wilson Joseph McCole Edwin Ramsay Allen M Irish and Fred P Shaw. Active bearers were Roland Robinson Donald Jewett Alfred Parks Elwood Toothaker Howard Mayo and Emery Freeman. All bearers are Colonial Club members, with Mr Haggett long associated. Burial was in the family lot at Oak Grove.
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Melvin A. Haggett
Mayo
Joseph O. Purdue
Marious Page
Clinton D. Wilson
Joseph McCole
Edwin Ramsay
Allen M. Irish
Fred P. Shaw
Roland Robinson
Donald Jewett
Alfred Parks
Elwood Toothaker
Howard Mayo
Emery Freeman
Colonial Club
Mr. Haggett
Oak Grove
William F Parks Funeral Observed at Elm Street Church
The funeral for William F. Parks was held at Elm Street Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, led by Rev. Charles R. Sims. A large turnout of relatives and friends attended, with Bath Fire Department members present in full. World War II veterans served as bearers: Joseph Babine, Wesley Simpson, Arthur Poulin, Charles Sullivan, Hiram T. Stevens, Z Jr., Lawrence Russell, Charles Mitchell, and David Clark. Burial followed in the family lot at Oak Grove.
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William F. Parks
Elm Street Baptist Church
Charles R. Sims
Bath Fire Department
Joseph Babine
Wesley Simpson
Arthur Poulin
Charles Sullivan
Hiram T. Stevens
Z Jr
Lawrence Russell
Charles Mitchell
David Clark
Oak Grove
Death of William B Blanchard in St Petersburg Florida
William B Blanchard died in a St Petersburg Florida hospital after a brief illness with pneumonia. He worked for the Maine Central Railroad, serving six years as agent at the Bath station on the afternoon and evening shift. He lived on York Street Bath and later on Bath Street near his wife who died there. He had been transferred to Dover Foxcroft before retirement, winters in Florida, and he attended Elm Street Baptist church. Surviving relatives are nephews and cousins. The body will be brought to Bangor for interment.
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Bath
William B. Blanchard
St. Petersburg
Fla
Blanchard
Maine Central Railroad
York Street
High Street
Bath Street
Florida
Elm Street Baptist Church
Bangor
Mrs Minnie Cahill Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Minnie L Cahill widow of Fred R Cahill died Tuesday forenoon at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born Bath February 17 1869 she lived in the area all her life. Survived by son Andrew 686 South Street daughter Mrs Ernest M Hall of Brunswick four grandchildren. Funeral at Curtis Funeral Home Thursday at two with Rev Joseph O Purdue officiating. Interment planned.
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Minnie L. Cahill
Fred R. Cahill
Memorial Hospital
Cahill
Bath
Joseph C
Louisa Cullen Hicks
Andrew
South Street
Ernest M. Hall
Brunswick
Curtis Funeral Home
Joseph O. Purdue
Oak Grove
Death of Melvin A Haggett in Bath Portland Era
Melvin A Haggett dies in Portland on Sunday at age 78. A longtime Colonial club steward and Bath billiard enthusiast, he served on Bath's Common Council and counted P T Barnum among his patrons. Survived by son Frederick Haggett of Portland and three grandchildren.
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Melvin A. Haggett
Portland
Colonial Club
Mr. Haggett
Edgecomb
Harrison
Caroline Dodge Haggett
Bath
Pa Ber
Sagadahock House
P. T. Barnum
Tom Thumb
Howard D. Spear
Willie Hoppe
Haggett
Frederick Haggett
James L. Roberts 58 dies at Richmond home
James L. Roberts of Richmond dies suddenly at his High street residence. Born December 6, 1888 in Auburn he worked as a carpenter, last five years at Bath Iron Works. Survived by wife Mattie, son Paul, three half brothers and a half sister. Funeral from his home Thursday at 2 PM.
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James L. Roberts
High Street
Richmond
Auburn
George L
Carrie Doughty Roberts
Bath Iron Works
Richmond Lodge
Emeth
Royal Arch
Mattie Alexander Roberts
Paul
Topsham
Mrs Velma Payson Dies After Brief Illness at Memorial
Velma L Payson 39 wife of Clarence E Payson of Bay Point Georgetown died at Memorial hospital Sunday after a brief illness. Born in Georgetown she was daughter of Joseph W and Mary Harford. She leaves four brothers Fred Harold Roland Ellery and three sisters Mrs Cunningham Mrs Thibodeau and Mrs Ellis. Funeral held at Center church Georgetown Wednesday at two o clock.
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Velma L. Payson
Memorial Hospital
Clarence E. Payson
Bay Point
Georgetown
Joseph W
Mary McFadden Harford
Payson
Georgetown Center
Fred Harford
Harold Harford
Roland Harford
Ellery Harford
Lexington
Mass
Walter Cunningham
Ambrose Thibodeau
Virginia Ellis
South Weymouth
Center Church
Funeral service for William H. White held at Curtist Home
William H. White's funeral occurred this afternoon at Curtist Funeral Home. Bearers included Perry Thompson Willard McLean Roscoe Higgins Joseph Melrose Ralph Burden and Earl Burgess. Rev. Joseph O. Purdue conducted the service and the burial followed at Oak Grove.
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William H. White
Curtist Funeral Home
Perry Thompson
Willard McLean
Roscoe , Higgins
Joseph Melrose
Ralph Burden
Earl Burgess
Joseph O. Purdue
Oak Grove
Legion Outing At Quinn Egan Home Attended by Hart and Rogers
Eugene G Hart and Gardiner Rogers joined about 200 American Legion members at West Gray for a Sunday outing hosted by Col Edward T Quinn at his Quinn Egan residence. Senator Owen Brewster addressed the gathering.
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Eugene G. Hart
Gardiner Rogers
American Legion
Quinn Egan
Col
Edward T. Quinn
West Gray
Owen Brewster
William Hanson White Dies After Long Bath Career
William Hanson White, born in Topsham, died Monday morning at hospital after years of work in Bath and West Bath communities. He married Annie Estey in May and lived in Bath where he held carpentry and treasurer roles, later at C. L. Farnham Co. He was a charter member of Modern Woodmen of America and West Bath Grange, a former Y M C A director, and survived by daughter Mrs Olney C Perry, brother Ernest L White of Seattle, nine nieces and six nephews.
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William Hanson
Topsham
Jordan Nancy (Cook) White
Inter
Jene
Annie P. Estey
Bath
White
James E. Haley
West Bath Grange
Olney C. Perry
Ernest L. White
Seattle
Wash
Winfield M Thompson Front Page Newsman Passes
Boston Globe yachting editor Winfield M Thompson died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday night. Born Spee Chebe War he covered Titanic and maritime affairs for New World Maine papers and the International Mercantile Marine Co. He moved to the Pacific coast in 1928 and retired in 1931.
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Winfield M. Thompson
Boston Globe
New World
Maine
Los
Spee
Mater World
W. Thomps Worlarson
P. A. S. Franklin
International Etcantile Marine Co
Miss Silsbys Funeral Reflects Long Bath Teaching Career
Funeral services for Miss J. Gertrude Silsby veteran Bath teacher were held from her home at 6 Green Street Friday at two oclock with Rev O O Purdue pastor officiating. She had long served the church as an officer and was beloved by former students. Bearers named were Harry L Day Allan Spear John Parker and Allan Ramsay. Burial followed in Oak Grove family lot.
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J. Gertrude Silsby
Bath
Green Street
O O. Purdue
John Parker
Allan Ramsay
Oak Grove
Social Eight Club Meeting At Mrs Rideout’s Home
The Social Eight club met Tuesday of last week with Mrs. Alice Rideout at North street extension. An evening of sewing and knitting featured a prettily decorated dining table with flowers and candles. Attending were Mrs. Ruth Young, Mrs. Josephine Pinkham, Mrs. Edith Burnham, Mrs. Flora Thayer and Mrs. Susie Darrah. Absentees were Mrs. Viola Melzard and Mrs. Frances Guerette due to illness.
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Social Eight Club
Alice Rideout
North Street Extension
Ruth Young
Josephine Pinkham
Edith Burnham
Flora Thayer
Susie Darrah
Viola Melzard
Frances Guerette
Reverend Nelson B. Gildersleeve to preach at Grace Church
Grace Episcopal church will host a Sunday sermon delivered by Rev. Nelson B. Gildersleeve, a faculty member at Manlius School in Manlius, New York. The service invites parishioners to attend and hear the speaker from the school.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Nelson B. Gildersleeve
Manlius School
Manlius, N
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