Day of Prayer spans 53 nations with Wiscasset service
In Wiscasset St Philip's parish house a sunrise to sunset Day of Prayer linked New Zealand to Honolulu with women and girls praying in 53 nations. Local events included Miss Ogden of Portland leading, monthly Female Charitable society meetings, Lenten services, and a moving picture program on health, drinking cup dangers, and Byrd South Pole footage.
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New Zealand
Honolulu
Wiscasset
St. Philip's
Ogden
Portland
Webb
Titus
Hobson
Anna Helbrook
Susan Smith
New York
W. S. Warland
Joan
Cambridge
Scriwell
S. H. Erskine
Damiariscotta
Female Charitable Society
Miss Hobson’s
Charles BE
Ford
River Rouge
Bose
Elton Bassett
Boothbay Harbor
Spinney
Bassett
Bradford C. Bedennett
Congregational Church
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Natalie Mayo
Grace C. Pease
Zina Davis
Pease
Water Street
W. S. Small
Jennie Gray
Mary M. Marston
Grace G. Albee
Woman's Club
Grace M. Sewall
Committee On Education
Augusta
Prin
Charles S. Sewall
Charles S. Sewall and Mrs. Sewall. Samuel J. Sewall
Bradford C. Redennett
William G. Hubbard
Wilbur PF. Merrill
Freeman D. Southard
Hooper Street
Ernest Stinson
Bangor
Stinson
Emma Stinson
High Street
Garrison Hill
Masonic Hall
Frank D. Foye
Frank H. Hutchins
Washington Street
Stanley W. Dodge
Lawrence B. Haggett
Myrtie G. Kinney
Maine Children's Home Society
Miss Kinney
B. A. Bailey
Main Street
Sidney G. Evans
Pine Cone
Wiscasset News Roundup March 1908 Social Bits
Wiscasset residents with ties to Gardiner Augusta Lewiston Boothbay Harbor and Bath share travel visits. Dr Leathers heads to Boston for hospital time. Masons attend Boothbay Harbor meeting. A Red Men masquerade drew about forty couples. Ezekiel Blackman of Woolwich notes Eliza Blackman and Albert Cutting wedding in Bath with home to Woolwich after May 1.
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Sheepsecot Echo
Alfred Pushard
Gardiner
Webster Southard
Augusta
Mary Stinson
Lewiston
Farley Merry
Boothbay Harbor
W. C. Williams
East Edgecom
Mr. Thompson
Southport
Edith Bellas
Newton
Mass
Rena Albee
Augusta Journal
Fred Albee
Bath
Cora
West Bath
Leathers
Boston
Fred Erskin
Sigrid
Woodshole
John F. Young
Alter Guild
Freeman Southard
Tusday
L. W. Gibbs
North Reading
Renesselaer
N. Y
Gibbs
Robinson
D. Phelan
Rockland
M. E. Church
Scott Bailey
Portland
Scott Turner
Sunshine League
Abiel Greenleaf
Lowelltown
Wiscasset
Ezekiel Blackman
Woolwich
Eliza
Albert D. Cutting
Town notes and residents of Sheepscot Echo 1894
The March 10 1894 issue lists local movements including Nina Rundlett visiting Boston Mrs Abiil Greenleaf in Bath and Hon W F P Fogg in Lewiston Names appear across towns Wiscasset and Westport with Rev C W Lowell and T S Ross aiding revival The item notes Mrs Mary Sewall illness Fred Albee buying P N Nute Main Street Market and a 90 year old Mr Turner McKenney driving to Westport poised as a notable town character
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Sheepscot
Nina Rundlett
Boston
Abiil Greenleaf
Bath
Geo. Blagdon
W. F. P. Fogg
Lewiston
Carrie Varney
West Upton
John Dow
C. W. Lowell
Southport
Sol Holbrook
Wiscasset
Everett Groves
Mrs. Bailey
Federal Street
Mary Sewall
T. S. Ross
Woolwich
Joseph Groves
Lisbon
W. F. Merry
East Boothbay
Fred Albee
P. N. Nute
Kate McKenzie
Randlett
Ship Building and Navigation Co
Turner McKenney
Westport
Foods of American origin enrich world diet says curator
Dr. B. E. Dahlgren notes many global foods originate in the Western Hemisphere. Potatoes came to Europe in 1580, sweet potatoes from the Americas, and rubber from the Amazon region. Coffee dominates tropical South America, while grapes and watermelon spread widely.
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B. E. Dahlgren
Field Museum of Natural History
eOnguistadars
Andean
Cuny
Cotomber
South Ca
Lima
Orellano
Amazon
Dahlgren
America
Dr. Dahlgren
South America
Europe
Africa
New World
Colombia
United States
California
Hawaiian Islands
Saatul
Old World
Americas
Young man praised for years and a town in brief
A remarkably smart youth is noted for his age. A Wednesday singing school concert pleased attendees with standout solos. W A Sanborn of Somerville Massachusetts, co owner of Wiscasset Brick Works, says May 1 will see full operation with 15 workers. Knights of Pythias plan a two story hall and rental first floor on Middle Street. Charles Weeks dies at his High Street residence Monday March 5 after brief illness begun Feb 23. born Jefferson January 1 1846.
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W. A. Sanborn
Somerville
Mass
Wiscasset Brick Works
Knights of Pythias
Leonard B. Marston
Middle Street
Charles Weeks
High Street
Jefferson
Day's Ferry Church Service Well Attended
Sunday evening worship at Day's Ferry drew a good crowd with special music by a male quartet. Next Sunday Merle Jameson is slated to perform a violin solo during the service. Everyone is invited to join in the song service.
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Day
Reading fortunes by cards or checks in Brooklyn Eagle
In the Brooklyn Eagle a quip notes that fortunes from cards are not read by Eileen who instead claims better accuracy reading checks, reflecting a humorous take on prediction methods. The line frames a light clash between fortune telling and finance as a local paper joke.
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Arthur
Eileen
Brooklyn Eagle
Ice Harvesting and Local Happenings in West Bath
Loring D Small harvested ice at Campbell's Pond with Andrew Black hauling in a Bath truck. Various residents attended Augusta farm products hearing, visited, or hosted gatherings at Campbell's Pond, Trufant's Crossing, and Berry's Mills. An accident near Simpsons' Corner left both drivers unharmed. Llewellyn Rogers returned from Newton and started a Boston gems business. Rufus Lombard, 82, attended town meeting after illness, now walking with friends welcoming him back.
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Loring D. Small
Berry’s Mills
Campbell's Pond
Andrew Black
Bath
Chester Stevens
Auburn
Birch Point
Ernest E. Williams
Thelma Cotten
Miles S. Purington
Trufant
Sabine Road
Augusta
Fred J. Rose
James B. Lemont
Llewellyn D. Rogers
E. Mason Wright
Harold B. Wing
David S. Henderson
Earl E
Scott R. Ward
Herbert E. Worrey
Belle C. Donnell
Courtney E. Stover
Mabel Hunter
Brunswick
Simpsons’ Corner
Rogers
Three Teams Topped Bowling Standings In League Title Chase
A two pound trout caught at George's Lake in Liberty on Tuesday by Ray V Royal of Gardiner surprised locals while fishing with Dean Lougee. Frank Towle notes it the first trout seen there in memory. Fingerling trout planted last year are now about six inches long. No ice fishing ban exists for trout or salmon, and Gardiner fishermen aimed for salmon but caught none.
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George's Lake
Liberty
Ray V. Royal
Gardiner
Dean Lougee
Frank Towle
Farmers unite in Iowa councils to address mortgage woes
Iowa farmers form county agricultural councils bringing merchants, lawyers, bankers and farm bureau agents into a shared effort. They seek local solutions to farm mortgage foreclosures, press banks for fair collection practices, and urge community action over federal rescue. The tone remains hopeful as they prefer homegrown remedies while continuing legislative lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Elmer T. Peterson
Peterson
Corn Belt
Washington
Agricultural Credit Council
Brunswick Rotary Club Keeps Bath Visit Casual Lunch
The Brunswick Rotary club cancelled its noon meeting due to town meeting interest and held a joint session with Bath Rotarians in Bath at Hotel Phoenix. Omar Tondreau presided as Brunswick president with Farber assisting. Lieut. George P. Hunter spoke on athletics in the Navy, noting shipboard exercise and Navy prize funds. The event featured songs led by Dr. Wilbur F. Browne Chester Plant and Sheriff Henderson, plus performances by Bunny Stanwood at the piano. Obituary notices followed for Miss Lucile Morse, head of Western University history department, who died February 21 in Oxford at age 39. she was a Tufts graduate with a Clark University Ph.D., survived by her parents and a brother.
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Brunswick Rotary Club
Bath
Hotel Phoenix
Omar Tondreau
Brunswick Club
Farber
Wilbur F. Browne
Chester Plant
Sheriff Henderson
Bunny” Stanwood
Bunny
State of Maine
Parke Grindel
Stanwood
Tondreau
Clinton D. Wilson
George P. Hunter
Iron Works
Navy
Uncle Sam
Tropics
Navy Department
Sharkey
Tunney
Lucile Morse
Western University
Oxford
Brunswick
Frank J. Morse
Arlington
Mass
Annie Jacques
Tufts College
Clark University
College For Women
Louisiana
Harold
Dalhousie
N. B
Canada
Miss Morse
Nathan True
Freeport
Ta Bowl Tournament Proceeds This Week at YMCA
The second annual Ta Bowl tournament runs this week at the YMCA with 21 boys competing. Edward Lee, last year's champion, is not entered this year, so a new title holder will be decided. Drawings show first round pairings and tournament rules, including match lengths, timing, forfeit criteria, and a Friday finish before Saturday night close. Also noted is the birth of Joseph Albert Caton Jr. at Bath City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joseph A Caton of 12 Russell Street.
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Y.M.C.A
Edward Lee
William Mussenden
Warren McNeil
Harold Fuller
Leland Fortier
Wilfred Gaudet
John Murray
Earl Fortier
James McQuarrie
Herbert Henderson
Douglas Crosby
William Stacey
James Gallant
Frederick Hamlin
Charles Plummer
Joseph Belanger
Donald Perry
Henry Sarkis
Edward Brown
William Owen
George Perry
Wilfred Chaney
Joseph Albert Caton, Jr
Bath City Hospital
Joseph A. Caton
Russell Street
John J. Murray
Murray
Howard Mayo
Mayo
Bartley O'Donnell
Lawrence Lord
Ronald Smith
Robert Donnell
Glenwood Snowden
Harold Burns
Arthur Sarkis
Paul Stinson
Herbert Closson
Ernest Sarkis
Linwood Haynes
Edward Larrabee
Edward Jenks
Douglas Croby
Woolwich Social Roundup and Town Notes
Mrs Isaac Howard hosts Day's Ferry visit after winter in Boston. Trott from Portland spends a week at home. Reed couple entertain multiple groups. County official Stinson at town meeting. Frost moves to Nequasset. Guests include Colby sisters and Ann Gearing. Walker family from Newton visits Reed. Schools to reopen March 13. Grace Preble and daughter return from Boston. David Reed hospitalized for fractured ankle with cast planned.
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Isaac Howard
Day’s Ferry
Boston
Sanford Millard Trott
Portland
Edward V. Reed
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Men’s Forum
Day's Ferry
Henry Dubar
John Gilmore
Hollis Leeman
George M. Stinson
Woodfords
Frost
Nequasset
Percy Bailey
Eugene Cromwell
Misses Colby
Westport
Ann Gearing
Sarah Bagley Wright
Frank J. Walker
Newton
Mass
John Reed
Grace Preble
Betty
David Reed
Bath City Hospital
Murray Wins YMCA Chess Championship in Close Final
John J. Murray emerges as the YMCA chess champion after a week long tournament finishing Saturday night with a 3 2 victory over defending champ Howard Mayo. Mayo showed strong play throughout though Murray captured the title in the final match after a series of rounds and semifinals.
Popularity Contest at Morse High School
A popularity contest at Morse High School runs as part of St Patrick's Day events in the school gym. Tickets for a card party and evening show provide 50 votes each, with vote counting by three disinterested persons daily during the March 17 finale.
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Morse High School
St. Patrick's
Morse High Gym
John H. Grindell
North Center
Grindell
Charles R. Farnham
Ee T. A. Committee
Halet's
Tarr Reelected To Arrowsic Board Of Selectmen
Hon George L Tarr was re elected for his 27th term on Arrowsic board of selectmen with Roland Raynes and John Curtiner also elected. Frank H Snipe remained clerk and Collingwood C Shea treasurer. Aubrey Steen joined the school board. The town approved highway and bridge funds and state aid for roads, plus school and other allocations. Fishing rights on the Kennebec river were discussed amid a winter ban and prior loosened rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Tarr
Board of Selectmen
Arrowsic
Mr. Tarr
Roland E. Raynes
John H. Curtiner
Frank H. Snipe
Collingwood C. Shea
Aubrey Steen
Back River
Betwen Arrowsic
Georgetown
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Frank H. Gray
Rachel Hodgdon
Helen Day
Marion Haggettt
Harriet L. Merrill
Tyler Hodgdon
Miss Hope
May Mathews
M. A. Plumstead
Addie Merry
Federal
Ellsworth Holbrook
Hutchins
John Blagdon
Orono
Belfast
F. J. Dyer
Donald F. Preble
Steeves
Day's Ferry Service
Brown
Norway Medicine Co
Norway
Benny Frates
Baxters
Park Alley
Shamrocks
Willows
P.C .Baxters Bet
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Pete Oliver
Poke
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McMann
F. Ham Cpt Bb
Lothrop Sete Ewe
Philbrick
Robson
Trask Cette
T. Burns Rw
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Morrison
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MacDonald
McDougall Bee
Pulla
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The
Phoenix
Y.M.C.A. Tourney
St. Patrick’s
Tarr
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