Phippsburg Congregational church opens season with, visitors noted
Rain could not dampen turnout for the first morning service at the Congregational church in Phippsburg. Rev. M A Poulson of Penny Farms preached, with complex social ties linking Hanover New Hampshire and Bath Maine evident among attendees. A parade of locals and seasonal visitors, new camp openings, camp renovations, and social events filled the town bulletin as summer arrivals settled at Wynburg Meadowbrook and Rosebay camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton McCourt
Bessie Dickinson
M. A. Poulson
Penny Farms
Pia
Poulson
Roy B. Chamberlain
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Fla
Key West
Boston
Mass
Parker Head
Winnegance
Bath
Notice To Comply With Local Law At Beach Property
Public notice from B C Winston of Small Point Beach Maine stating a road use for one week from July 28 1934 at the north end of Moliee property near One Beach. Date June 27. 28 31 unclear but marks notice period and location.
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One Beach
Maine
B.C. Winston
Small Point Beach
Local Church Services And community notices
At Winnegance church Sunday special services were led by Pastor M Helen Sims who spoke about her Maine Baptist convention trip. Evening Workers hold a social Thursday with supper at six the season’s last. Randall Merry son of Mrs Winifred S Merry had a birthday surprise at his brother Ralph Merry’s cabin on Winneganee Lake. Mrs John W Waterhouse is ill at home after a motor trip. Lena Oliver visited Cora Campbell and Flora Risteen with Mrs George Larrabee in Brunswick. A son was born June 20 to Mr and Mrs Swanton Wyman in Bath Memorial hospital. Dromore Grange celebrated its 45th anniversary with two charter members present and lobster stew refreshments. Mrs Thomas Perkins hosted 18 Genesta Chapter O E S Past Matrons at Cox’s Head. George McCabe of McCabe Bros nurserymen Bangor visited town. Mrs Albert Smith of Rochester NY visited relatives. Stansbury Hagar and children arrived from New York for summer. Ernest Rogers and daughter Pauline attended Morse high School graduation in Bath. Harold Robbins and son William of Kittery joined supper guests. Leeman Drake vacations from Coast Guard Station. Mr and Mrs Leon Eaton of Bath visited Small Point Beach. Mrs H W Cutting and Annie visited Dromore.
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Guysbert W. Broom
Specht
William S. Beard
Congregational Christian Conference
Mr. Beard
Daniel Beard
Augustus F. Beard
Yale
Dr. Beard
Dr. Holt
Rawlins College
Fla
Roy S. Chamberlains
Brightwater Colony
M. S. Poulsons
Holton Camp
Huckleberry Hill
Poulson
Emma Perry
Lottie Cobb
Perry Camp
Rosebay
Catherine Berry
Lina Sewal
Bath
Wynburg
John C. Berry
Miss Berry
Rock Garden
Charles V. Minott
Ada Catherine Minott
Abbie Minott
Grevers
Meadowbrook
Roland Eatonson
Roland, Jr
Eunice
Swarthmore
Stbasco
Ruth Skillings
Sebasco
Roger Skillngs
Marjorie Dearborn
Anna Trott
Carrie Shaw
Gardiner Rogers
Robert Rudy
Sally Ann
Pauline
New York
Frank P. Leavitt
Guysbert B. Vroom
Harry Hill
Hill
Popham Beach
Henry Leonard
Damariscove
Coast Guard Station
Popham
Melvin Hodgdon
Fred S. Sawyer
E. L. Risteen
Thomaston
Melvin Wallace
Emma Ridley
Omar Perry
Susie Schofield
Winneganee
Fred A. Oliver
Humphrey Owen
Sabine
Lena Oliver
Woolwich
Mr. Sawyer
Frank Montgomery
Fred Ring
Small Point
George Ingalls
Eugene Ingalls
North Bath
Carl Haskell
Harry Berry
Eleanor
Portland
Albert Smith
Rochester
Winnegance
M. Helen Sims
Presque Isle
Randall Merry
Winifred S. Merry
Ralph M. Merry
Winneganee Lake
Merry
John W. Waterhouse
Bucksport
Castine
Cora Campbell
Flora Risteen
George Larrabee
Dromore
Brunswick
Swanton Wyman
Memorial Hospital
Dromore Grange
Order
Emma Ingalls
Belle Cutting
Grange
Thomas Perkins
West Bath
Club of Genesta
Coal washed ashore at Morse Mountain sparks renewed claim
A renewed press story claims coal lies beneath Morse Mountain near Small Point after seasonal storms. Investigations long ago found coal washed up on beaches, but deep drilling and divers yielded no results. A Bath resident quoted an engineer who suggests coal lies under Morse Mountain, challenging prior drill sites.
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Kennebec
Independent
Bath
Morse
Funeral for Mrs Ellen Smith Harvey in Portland
The funeral of Mrs Ellen Smith Harvey wife of Theodore S Harvey was held Thursday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Cale Burns home 47 Shepard street Ewen D Lemont of the Church of the Seventh Day Adventists Portland officiated Bearers were Mr Chase of Brunswick Ray Farley George Burns and Earl Burns Burial followed at Oak Grove She is survived by her husband a daughter three granddaughters and one grandson all of whom attended the service The granddaughters named were Mrs L H Lord Mrs R F Bragdon of Portland and Mrs W C Davis of Pittston Pa with Reginald R Burns of Bath Te: 1900s New England obituary style preserved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Smith Harvey
Theodore S. Harvey
Cale Burns
Shepard Street
Ewen D. Lemont
Church of the Seventh Day Adventists
Portland
Mr. Chase
Brunswick
Ray Farley
George Burns
Earl Burns
Oak Grove
L. H. Lord
R. F. Bragdon
W. C. Davis
Pittston, Pa
Reginald R. Burns
Bath
Mrs Colby's Funeral Held at Highland Street
The funeral of Mrs Sarah H Colby widow of Capt George W Colby was held Thursday at two o clock at 26 Highland street with Rev Charles H Berry officiating. bearers included sons Capt Perry A Colby Russell M Colby Leroy Colby and Arthur B Stilphen. Burial followed in Oak Grove. She is survived by four sons one daughter eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah H. Colby
George W. Colby
Highland Street
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street
Perry A. Colby
Russell M
Leroy Colby
Arthur B. Stilphen
Oak Grove
Funeral for Mrs Addie Purington at West Bath home
The funeral for Mrs Addie F Purington wife of Miles S Purington was held Sunday afternoon at their home on Truant's Crossing Road West Bath Reverend Joseph O Purdue of Bath officiated The bearers were W Emery Chase Jr Earl C Donnell Joseph Higgins and Harry E Paterson Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie F. Purington
Miles S. Purington
Trufant’s Crossing Road
West Bath
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street Church
Bath
W. Emery Chase, Jr
Earl C. Donnell
Joseph Higgins
Harry E. Paterson
Oak Grove
Eleanor Drake dies suddenly wife of former mayor
Mrs Eleanor Dickson Drake 62 wife of Hon J Edward Drake died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs Reginald T Lombard in South Portland Dr Lombard attended but she did not respond Born Sept 12 1872 in Westport she lived much of her life in Bath She was active in Winter Street church and West Bath grange Survived by husband two sons George Jewett and J Edward Drake Jr a daughter Mrs Lombard two grandchildren and other relatives The passing follows a wedding attended by the family last week30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Dickson Drake
J. Edward Drake
Reginald T. Lombard
South Portland
Lombard
Winter Street
Chester A. Plant
Mrs. Drake
Westport
George H
Mercy Ann Dickson
Bath
Drake
Ladies’ Aid
West
Sagadahoc County
George Jewett
West Bath
J. Edward Drake, Jr
Bermuda
Nassau
Deborah Lombard
Reginald T. Lombard, Jr
Cone
Thomas Dickson
New York
Harriet Burkhardt
Roslyn
L. I
Fannie Ingalls
Mrs. Addie F. Purington 65 dies in West Bath
Mrs. Addie F. Purington wife of Miles S. Purington 65 well known farmer and milk dealer died Friday afternoon at her West Bath home after a brief illness Born in Bath daughter of George E. Chase she lived in Bowdoin and West Bath taught in West Bath two years later married and remained active in town affairs For 30 years she served on the school board active in Red Cross liberty bond drives helped lead in building the new grange hall in West Bath She was a past grange lecturer and taught the first degree team Survived by husband one daughter Mrs Marion Erswell wife of George Erswell of Brunswick and one grandson George Biswell Jr of Brunswick A second daughter Miss Doris Chase Purington died in 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie F. Purington
Miles S. Purington
West Bath
Purington
Bath
George E. Chase
Bowdoin
William Fiske
Litchfield Academy
Farmington Normal School
Marion Erswell
George Egswell
Brunswick
George Biswell Jr
Doris Chase Purington
Mrs Flora A Bowie 86 dies after pneumonia illness
Flora A Bowie widow of Millard Bowie died Thursday at her daughter Mrs Wilbur Burns home 1093 Washington street after a three month illness begun with pneumonia in April She was born in Plymouth Maine and lived with her daughter in Bath since 1924 Survived by two sons John Bowie Jay and Bennie Bowie North Chesterville ten grandchildren twelve great grandchildren a brother Ora Witham Pittsfield and two sisters in law Olive Norton Pittsfield and Melissa Witham Lisbon Falls Funeral will be Sunday at 1 pm at F E Crosman Lisbon Falls with burial in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora A. Bowie
Millard Bowie
Wilbur D. Burns
Washington Street
Bowie
Plymouth
Wheeler Witham
Burns
Bath
Lisbon Falls
John Bowie
Jay
Bennie Bowie
North Chesterville
Ora Witham
Pittsfield
Olive Norton
Melissa Witham
F. E. Crosman
Durham
Mrs Eleanor Drake funeral at home on Washington Street
The funeral for Mrs Eleanor Dickson Drake wife of Hon J Edward Drake was held Saturday afternoon at two at her home 972 Washington Street Rev Jo seph O Purdue officiated. Bearers included James Benjamin Drake Dr Reginald T Lombard Ches ter A Plant Edmund A Rothwell Russell H Stodder and Henry C Wright. A committal service followed at the Drake mausoleum Oak Grove. Flowers filled the parlor and more tribute arrangements adorned the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Eleanor Dickson Drake
J. Edward Drake
Washington Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
James Benjamin Drake
Reginald T. Lombard
South Portland
Chester A. Plant
Edmund A. Rothwell Russell H.stodder
Henry C. Wright
Drake Mausoleum
Oak Grove
Eighty Bright Lads and Lassies Class Honors List
Long roster of graduates and prize recipients from Parker Head area. Notable names include Leola Marguerite Adams Ruth Cohen Dorothy Parshley Nellie Robinson Viola Arsenault Alfred Arnold Parks Jr. Paul E Stinson Ernest Sarkis and Mary Edna Gallant receive prizes. various honors cover athletic, citizenship, and academic excellence across college, general, commercial, and manual arts tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Head
Leola Marguerite Adams
South Street
Alice M. Mulligan
Robert C. Feere
Jane S. Donnell
Ruth E. Cohen
Morris H. Cohen
White Street
Frank Martin
Parks
Edward Owen
Elizabeth Randall Moses
Allan Spear
Charles W. MacKay
Tulsa
Okla
Moses
Names in a 1900s Maine graduating list with honors
A long list of personal names from Phippsburg Woolwich and Arrowsie, including Edwin Stinson Eleanor Voorhees Anna Allen Sylvester Barnes Marguerite Marion Louise Coleman Hazel Cooke Rita Cummings Stanley Curtis Sara Cutting Mary Gallant Margaret Gordon Rita Henderson Dorothy Jenkins Edythe Knowlton Ruth Lawrence Vanona MacDonald Katherine Marr Mary Frances McCabe J Hamilton McCourt Catherine McCourt Blanche Moody Philip Oliver Alfred Parks Elton Pinkham Marjorie Quinn Virginia Rines Harvey Rowe Frances Shaughnessy Wallace Sheldon Crystal Shorey Doris Spinney Frances Strout Elizabeth Sullivan Leonard Tedford Oscar Wright Florence Wyman Parker Head Ann Colby Ruth D Le Robert Feere Thomas Hall Ernest Sarkis Archie Trainor Eleanor Wright Priscilla Williams Manual Arts Course Herbert Allen Gerald Carr Carl Dearborn Paul Farley Willis Hall Chester Leeman Leslie Maass Wesley Marco William Small Herbert Wing With Honors and With Highest Honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Barbara Allen
Sylvester Merrill Barnes
Marguerite May Marion Louise Coleman
Hazel Paulyn Cooke
Rita Mary Cummings
Stanley
Curtis
Sara Annette Cutting
Mary Edna Gallant
Margaret Simpson Gordon
Rita Elizabeth Henderson
Dorothy Mary Jenkins
Edythe Estelle Knowlton
Ruth Grace Lawrence
Arrowsie
Vanona
Alberta MacDonald
Katherine Virginia Marr
Mary Frances McCabe
J. Hamilton McCourt
Catherine F. McCourt
Both
Phippsburg
Blanche Weymouth Moody
Philip Henry Oliver
Alfred Arnold Parks, Jr
Elton Lloyd Pinkham
Marjorie Joanne Quinn
Virginia Margaret Rines
Harvey Victor Rowe
Frances A. Shaughnessy
Wallace J. Sheldon
Crystal Fay Shorey
Doris Elizabeth Spinney
Frances M. Strout
Woolwich
Elizabeth Ann Sullivan
Leonard A. Tedford
Oscar Franklin Wright
Florence Elizabeth Wyman
Parker Head
Juniors serve as ushers at graduation exercises
The following juniors acted as ushers or assistants at the graduation exercises: Warren McNeil class president head usher Robert Burgon Richard Farnham Maurice Skaling Nicholas Vamvakias Robert Stevens treasurer Roberta Erwin secretary Ellen Stevens Ruth Cohen Mary Nickerson Dorothy Parshley Mary Hodgkins Marjorie Trott Margery Haskell Beth Trott Cora May Pearson Kathaleen Scott Ruth Clark Shirley Tobey Jennie Hodge Elizabeth Butterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren McNeil
Robert Burgon
Richard Farnham
Maurice Skaling
Nicholas Vamvakias
Robert Stevens
Roberta Erwin
Ellen Stevens
Ruth Cohen
Mary Nickerson
Dorothy Parshley
Mary Hodgkins
Marjorie Trott
Margery Haskell
Beth Trott
Cora May Pearson
Kathaleen Scott
Ruth Clark
Shirley Tobey
Jennie Hodge
Elizabeth Butterfield
Surprise fruit shower marks closing exercises for Miss O'Brien
Miss Alice M O'Brien seventh grade teacher at Weeks Street Grammar School received a surprise fruit and sweets basket during closing exercises. Pupils presented a heartfelt tribute with refreshments served by the teacher. Absent or tardy status noted for Miss Burgess and Misses Wood. Program included welcomes poems songs piano solos stories and a girls chorus with Beulah Pratt and Carol Wood among performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. O’brien
Weeks Street Grammar School
Miss O'Brien
Agnes Burgess
Barbara
Carol Wood
Priscilla Coombs
Jeannette Dowling
Marion Marshall
Hazel Plant
Beulah Pratt
Ruth Dobson
Annabel Lancaster
Leah Merrill
Hazel Banks
Sheldon couple visits Bath high school reunion and banquet
Mr and Mrs Kenneth P Sheldon of Falmouth Mass returned home after a stay with his parents at 581 High Street while attending Morse high school class of 1934 events where his brother Wallace J Sheldon is a member. They also joined the Bath high school association 43rd annual banquet in the Morse gym with Mr Sheldon a class of 1924 member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth P. Sheldon
Falmouth
Mass
William H. Sheldon
High Street
Morse High School
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Mabel Ingalls
Paul Gilmore
Annie Cutting
Mrs. Colby
Eleanor D. Drake
Miles Purington
Shorey
Poetry Week
Margaret A. Gallant
Liberty Street
South End P. T. A
Henry Eames Wood
Dike P. T. A
Lars
Arlene Evelyn Littlefield
Forest L. Littlefield
Wood
Ella E. Wood
Northampton
Herbert Bishop Wing
Harold B. Wing
North Street
John Huse
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy
N. Y
Elizabeth R. Mosés
Margaret E. Austin
Louise Elizabeth Briggs
Barbara True Brown
Mary Eleanor Cotteau
Robert Haskell Cressey
Jane Strong Donnell
Elizabeth Ellen Fuller
Mary T. Grainger
Abraham Eli Greenblatt
Fay Ethel Jerome
Donald Milton Jewett
Ellen Bailey Hodgkins
Grace Frances Hovey
Georgetown
John Ernest Linwood Huse
Charlotte Edith King
Jesse Herman Levin
Helen Claire Minott
Edward Henry Owen
Margaret Helen Pierce
Dorothy Patricia Reardon
Lester ‘Reynolds
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Paul
Edwin Stinson, Eleanor Hayden Voorhees
Ann Elizabeth Colby
Ruth Irene D:le
Robert Clyde Feere
Thomas William Hall of
Ernest George Sarkis
Archie Lloyd Trainor
Eleanor Mae Wright
Priscilla Williams
Herbert Archibal Allen
Gerald Frederick Carr
Carl Revere Dearborn, Jr
Paul Raymond Farley
Willis B. Hall, Jr
Chester William Leeman
Leslie E. Maass
Westley Gilbert Marco
William H. Small, Jr
Weeks Street
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