Bowdoinham Town Meeting Passes Quietly
Town meeting held Monday with about 100 voters due to a severe storm. Elective officers were chosen and town appropriations approved, with possible tax rate increase after adding state and county levies. Various local notices follow including school agriculture course approval, road crew pay rise, and civic events at the Town Hall Grange Hall and nearby halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. White
George F. Denham
I. C. Irish
W. J. Graves
B. B. Douglas
Benjamin Adams
George H. Hackett
EB. L. White
C. H. McEwen
Ius
G. Boardman Smith
Smith
Lewiston
Town Hall
Grange Hall
Constantine
U. S. Navy
Brock
Portland
Long Branch Farm
BE. E. Gifford
Farmington
C. A. Newton
Llunch
Georgie Berry
Elizabeth Brett
Alice Fulton
Albert Gowell
Bath
Harmon
Weeks of
Weeks ‘Mills
Bowker’s Fertilizer
I. M. Fowle
John T. Gray
America Purinton
Carmaline Rogers
Bowdoin
Helen Denham
Lizzie Williams
T. H. Ward
Clinton
John A. Cone
Topsham
EB. B. Duran
Probate Court Administrations Granted and Wills Filed
Administrations granted for the estate of James Jones of Bath to James Sargent Jones of Portsmouth New Hampshire and for Esther P. Hinckley of Arrowsic to Alice N. Drummond of Arrowsic and for Grant Gifford of Bath to Henry E. Coolidge of Lisbon. Wills filed include Martha L Tarr of Topsham and Maynard H Tarr of Topsham with executor Fred B Foote of Bath and Annie N Foote of Bath as executrix, plus Daniel A Hall of Topsham with Adelaide F Haskell named executrix and Clara P Hussey of Topsham and Jennie Silsby of Bath as executrix candidates. Wil lam Dean of Bath and Mary E. (incomplete).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
Bath
James Sargent Jones
Portsmouth
N. H
Esther P. Hinckley
Arrowsic
Alice N. Drummond
Grant Gifford
Henry E. Coolidge
Lisbon
Martha L. Tarr
Topsham
Maynard H. Tarr
Fred B. Foote
Annie N. Foote
Bath area probate notices and guardians named
Dean of Bath executrix named Guardians appointed Flora E Hatch of Bowdoin guardian of Oscar E Hatch Arthur F Larrabee of Bath guardian of Mary L Larrabee minor Accounts allowed Final account of William B Smith administrator estate of Albert J Smith Late of Richmond First and final account of James C Purinton executor estate of Israel C Purinton Late of Tops ham First account of Lillian J Tucker executrix estate of John W Roberts Late of Bath First and final account of Horace J Whitney and all executors estate of Joseph Whitney Late of Topsham Final account of George A Coombs administrator estate of Helen J Coombs Late of Bath First account of Henry G Hodgdon administrator estate of George W Hunt Late of Bath Final account of Charles F Dodge administrator estate of Alpheus Dodge Late of Bath First and final account of Joseph R Hall administrator estate of Clarence J Hall Late of Tops ham Third account of Margaret B Morrell guardian of Francis L Morrell Jr minor Fourth account of Fred Peacock guardian of Mary Starkey of Richmond Inventories filed Estate of Patrick Mullaney by Mary EB Mullaney executrix Estate of Louis A Thompson by Mary A L Thompson administratrix Estate of Arthur H Brown by Frank Brown administrator Accounts filed Final account of B S Sewall executor of estate of Sarah B Sewall Late of Bath First and final account of Retta M Savage administratrix estate of Helen A Smith Late of Bath Supplemental account of Maria M Graves executrix estate of Agnes M Tarbox Late of Topsham
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Flora_ E. Hatch
Bowdoin
Oscar E. Hatch
Arthur F. Larrabee
Mary L. Larrabee
William 8. Smith
Albert J. Smith
Richmond
James C. Purinton
Israel C. Purinton
Topsham
Lillian J. Tucker
Alpheus Dodge
Joseph R. Hall
Clarence J. Hall
Margaret B. Morrell
Francis L. Morrell, Jr
Fred Peacock
Mary Starkey
Patrick Mullaney
Mary EB. Mullaney
Louis A
Obituary: Joseph Moody of Bath Dies at 80 Returns to Winnebago Cemetery
News from Lynn reports the death of Joseph Moody aged 80 a Bath native. Interment is planned at Winnebago cemetery this afternoon. He was the son of the late Joseph T. and Charlotte Moody a skilled joiner by training who worked mostly in Massachusetts. He lived with his daughter Mrs Julia M Young in Lynn and was a member of the Masonic fraternity in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Joseph Moody
Bath
Winneganee
Moody
Joseph T
Charlotte Moody
Massachusetts
Julia M. Young
Masonic
Boston
Aaron F Williams Undertaker Dies in Bath Area
Word came Thursday of Aaron F Williams death in South Paris. Remains to be brought to Bath today for interment. Williams long served Bath as a prominent merchant and had retired years ago. He resided with his daughter Mrs Wheeler in South Paris and belonged to Lincoln Lodge 1 C C F and Canton King Pr. The Hockomoth transfers daily 43 men and boys employed in Bath yards chiefly at the Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Curtis
Aaron F. Williams
Paris
Bath
Williams
Bath Opera House
Wheeler
South
Lincoln Lodge
1.C.C.F
Canton King
The
Hockomoth
Texas
Maine Seal Designer Controversy Traced to J R Penniman
An 1890 letter by Dr. William B. Lapham in Portland cites an old scrap book once owned by John Ritto Penniman, claiming he designed Maine’s seal in 1820. The note notes Penniman’s later fate aboard a government vessel bound for Russia, with him listed as illustrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Lapham
Portland
B. O. Pierce
Roxbury
Mass
Maine
John Ritto Penniman
Springfield
State of
J. R. Penniman
John R. Penniman
Russia
Penniman
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Bowdoinham
S. of V. Auxiliary
Arthur Beal
Brookline
Canada
Charles Seaman
Rumford Falls
E. T. Jackson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Brown
J. H. Ames
New Hampshire
Clara Choate
R. A. Dickinson
Epworth League
Jessica Ames
Francis Low
New York
Phillip Hutchins
Guy Webber
Rochester
F. P. Webber
Clarence Shoat
Augusta
Elsie Dickinson
Brunswick
George Ferguson
al Hilman
Ella Turner
Jessie Blackman
Wyman
Central Maine Power Co
Bert Pierce
Fred Cunningham
Richmond Corner
Charles Reynolds
East Bowdeinham
Wilbur Brown
Robert Brown
R. A. Cunningham
Mary Sward
Coombs High School
Carl Sward
American Purinton
A. S. Court
W. L. Bonney
Town
W. K. Denham
C. L. Mosher
William Blanchard
Electa
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
C. F. Staples
Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
C. W. Watson
Jack Brown
Ida Cornish
Ellis Sedgley
Philadelphia
Pearl Sedgley
F. K. Jack
S. W. Carr
C. B. Randall
G. R. Cutler
M. T. Purinton
H. EB. Cornish
W. BE. Rideout
Jacks
Main St
Sana
She Borghe
Sia
A. IL. Randall Fund
Eliza Mustard
Evans
Boys and Girls Agricultural Club
Bishop Schoolhouse
Dinsmore Corner
Auburn
E. W. Penley
Probate
Percys
Ysied
Thompson Bros
Conley’s Specialty Store
Miss L
Cummings
Miss Elsie
Groves
Annie L
Grant
Lucy A
Sanford
Bert
Tarbox
Thomas
Wood
Kathleen
B. P. Coombs
Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
H. A. Duncan
E. A. Farrar
A. T. Baum
W. F. Bowie
F. B. Church
Georgetown
National League For Woman’s Service
Oliver
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