Wiscasset Town Meeting Proceeds Quietly Despite Contest
The annual Wiscasset town meeting at Red Men’s hall ran 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with orderly proceedings and a $6,000 cut in appropriations. Harvey R. Pease was chosen moderator, A. W. Keirstead clerk, Warren Rice and J. E. White selectmen, H. W. Hawes treasurer, and Charles S. Sewall tax collector, among others.
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Wiscasset
Red Men's Hall
Harvey R. Pease
A. W. Keirstead
Warren Rice
J. E. White
H.W. Hawes
Charles S. Sewall
Fred W. Blagdon
George Sproul
Fred Soule
A. H. Dodge II
Birch Point
Benjamin F. Blagdon
Ilness
Budget Committee
Local K of P Hall nearly finished in town
The K P Hall is nearly finished on the exterior. Several vessels are loading bricks and hay for regional shipments. Mariners and townsfolk are noted visiting, repairs underway on Vincent House, and families arriving at Hilton House as Warren Pushard intends to relocate.
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Sheepscot Echo
P. Hall
Samuel Haynes
Alfred Call
Warren Munsey
John Lynch
Coquette
J. S. Pries
Susie M. Plummer
Mary Groves
Edward Boston
Richmond
Stephen Coffin
Patterson
James Hunter
North Adams
Mass
Joseph Tucker
Eben Haley, Jr
Gardiner
F. E. Johnson
Joseph Call
Boston
Millie Washburn
Dickinson
Boothbay
Lennox Wharf
Fred Albee
Main St
Stacy House
Middle Street
Newell B. Hawes
Wiscasset
Newell Jackson
Vincent House
Warren Pushard
W. F. P. Fogg
Hilton House
Susie M. Plummer Arrives To Load Ice For Demerara Mission
The four masted schooner Susie M. Plummer reached port Thursday night to load 875 tons of ice before sailing to Portland to complete cargo with general merchandise for Demerara, South America. Memorial services are held for Charles Weeks at Wiscasset Quebec Railroad Co. headquarters. Geddes linked to late John Geddes and Caroline Page.Aberdeen University figure Geddes knighted in Aberdeen lineage context.
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Susie M. Plummer
Portland
Demarara
South America
W. L. Lowell
Fred Greenleaf
Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad Co
Charles Weeks
Geddes
John Geddes
Caroline Page
Wiscasset
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Echoes Local Happenings
Ida West traveled to Boston. Mrs. Emily Holmes Boyer of Wiscasset died in Somerville at age 71. Local residents, visits, new signs, sales, and church events fill a page of notes from March 7 1908 with reports on families, stores, and town activities.
Bath residents attend Bates basketball tourney in Lewiston
Mr and Mrs Carl C Anderson of 23 Andrews road were among Bath people at the annual Bates basketball tourney in Lewiston. Sacred Heart circle 551 Daughter of Isabella held its March social with 90 in attendance at the K of C hall. Rev Samuel A Dougan spoke on St Patrick. Mrs Catherine OHara chaired the social committee. Central Church league held a book social with 15 attendees at the Central church parish house where members dressed as book titles and guessed them. Refreshments were served. The League will meet next Monday.
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Carl C. Anderson
Andrews Road
Bath
Bates
Lewiston
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
K. of C. Hall
Samuel A. Dougan
St. Patrick
Catherine O'Hara
Central Church League
Central Church Parish
League
Local social notes from West Bath and surrounding towns
Mrs. J Everett Mayo recovers from a bad cold. Families visit relatives in Bath and Sanford's Crossing. Morse High School honors Miss Dorothy M Bryant for high scholastic standing with an 88.85 average, tracing her lineage through several Bryant siblings with high honors. A village dance led by Eva L Fulton draws a large crowd as the West Bath school committee praises Bryant’s Morse achievement.
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J. Everett Mayo
Dwinald
Cornish
Carl
Washington Street
Bath
Ernest E. Williams
Carolyn B. Rogers
First National Bank
Courtney E. Stover
Edward, Jr
John
Footer
Hyde Park
Dorothy M. Bryant
Maude E. Bryant
Witch Spring Road
John H. Bryant
Morse High School
Assembly
Bryant
Morse
John G. Auban
Mallet Road
Topsham
Margaret L. Bryant
Earl C. Bryant
Ruth E. Bryant
Mary O. Bryant
William H. Bryant
Auban
Miss Ruth
Dorothy
Ruth
Williams
Phi Beta Kappa
Edgett Street
Joseph W. Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
Larrabees
Walter Larrabee
Belle C. Donnell
Lily S. Pray
Center Street
Mabel Reed
Pray
Fred A. Bubier
Foster's Point Road
Anstress Larrabee
Larrabee's Grove
Reg B. Lemont
Sanford’s Crossng
Eva L. Fulton
Grange Hall
West Bath
Littlefield
Morse High
Social notes from local residents around Inauguration time
Mrs. Morris S. Povich returns home after visits to Boston New York and Washington D C where she stayed with sister Mrs. Mensh Their mother Mrs Nathan Povich accompanied her to Washington A funeral procession from Florida brought Mrs. Sawyer’s family through New York with Mrs. Shaw joining them in Pelham Manor New York Mrs Shaw plans a brief stay with her mother before returning to New York City Mrs Max Katz hosts a bridge gathering at 5 Cobb Road with Evelyn Petlock winning first prize and Mary Brown second The Sasanoa tribe members attended Cumberland county Red Men's association meeting in Yarmouth with supper served and a warrior degree conferred The Bath trio Miss Alden G Smith Miss Marcia Moulton and Miss Carrie Shaw dined in New York with Mr and Mrs Robert Shaw prior to their Bermuda voyage aboard Monarch of Bermuda with Captain A R Francis Their ship returns to New York next Monday two Bath women will be greeted by the Shaws and Mrs Tiemer on arrival.
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Morris S. Povich
Middle Street
Boston
New York
Washington, D. C
Washington
Benjamin F. Mensh
Nathan Povich
Povich
Mensh
Robert P. Shaw
Pelham Manor
Harry B. Sawyer
Walter S. Brennan
Harry Sawyer Brennan
Florida
Sawyer
Shaw
Fred R. E. Dean
Summer Street
Max Katz
Cobb Road
Evelyn Petlock
Mary Brown
David S. Cogan
Morris H. Povich
Arthur W. Gediman
Morris H. Cohen
Reginald Stacy
Harold L. Troop
Harold W. Lupovitz
Sam Levin
Bessie Brown
Marcia Petlock
Ralph J. Boardman
Charles H.ansert
Everett G. White
Arthur B. Haggett
Ernest R. Avery
No. 64
Yarmouth
Cumberland County
Red Men
Cumberland Mills
Alden G. Smith
Marcia Moulton
Carrie Shaw
Monarch
Bermuda
Paul Tiemer
Ellen Newell
Bath
A. R. Francis
Robert Shaw
Miss Shaw
Tiemer
Moulton
Dr Snipe Historic Sketch Highlights Winter Street Church
Dr Langdon T Snipe entertained Auxiliary members with a history of Winter Street church tracing Congregational roots to Witch Spring. Mrs Snipe reviewed the Auxiliary’s origins and two speakers lent charm to a covered dish supper. Officers were elected and flowers given to retiring president.
Birth announced for son of ex Alderman at 912 Middle Street
A son, Edward Torrey, was born Tuesday morning at the family home located at 912 Middle Street to the ex Alderman and his wife. The birth adds a new member to the local family network and is celebrated by relatives.
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An Ts. J
Middle Street
Edward Torrey
Woolwich Residents Advised On Road Commission Account Revisions
Local notice from J G Bailey explains errors in the last annual town report road commission section. Corrections suggest higher outlay due to misplaced items. Community updates include church talks, school term start, hospital recoveries, and union gospel meetings at Montsweag church.
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Woolwich
Selectman's Office
Town Meeting Halts to Quell Grass Fire at Barley Neck Road
Town meeting recessed for an hour and a half to battle a grass fire threatening Charles T. Chappell’s property on Barley Neck road. About 20 attendees returned to complete business. John Brown presided, Edward V. Reed elected clerk, and several town officials were re-elected. Major appropriations included 4785 for common schools, highway and road funds, and debt service. Joseph E. Leonard named principal of Aroostook Central Institute in Mars Hill succeeding R J Carpenter.
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Woolwich
Charles T. Chappell
Barley Neck
John Brown
Edward V. Reed
John G. Reed
Board of Selectmen
Asa Hathorn
Carleton Day Reed
Duncan McIntosh
Edgar Blanch
Georgetown
Arrowsie
Dresden
Montsweag
Gardiner
Joseph E. Leonard
Somerville
Mass
Aroostook Central Institute
Mars Hill
R. J. Carpenter
Presque Isle-Westfield
Mr. Leonard
Tufts College
Freeport High School
Woolwich School Committee Chooses Baker Chief and Cuts Wages
The Woolwich school committee met at the superintendent John Carter’s home and elected Clarence Baker chairman. Teachers’ weekly salaries were reduced to 15 and jani tors were dispensed with. a pupil helper may assist for a small wage. The panel authorized 154 for hard wood and 30 for soft wood, with delivery and fitting, to be bought at set cord prices, citing high unemployment. Mrs Ruth Shaw and Mrs John G Reed were named to terms on the committee.
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Woolwich
John Carter
Clarence Baker
Rtth Shaw
John G. Reed
From Stages to the Present on Morse and the Telephone
Omar W. Folsom recounts Morse and Vail’s early work on the telegraph, the first official message, and the vast scale of telephone production. He notes global material sources and enormous industry statistics, highlighting the Bell System’s expansive reach from wires to structures.
Danforth Student Chairman at Farmington Conference
Miss Eleanor P. Danforth Morse 28 daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank W Danforth of 410 High street served as student chairman for the annual superintendents conference at Farmington Normal school on March 7. She is active in the field service committee and several campus groups including the glee club Girls F club Modern Authors club Girls Athletic association and Christian association.
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Eleanor P. Danforth
Morse
Frank W. Danforth
High Street
Farmington Normal School
Field Service Committee
Miss Danforth
Farmington
Normal School Glee Club
Modern Authors Club
Girls’ Athletic Association
Christian Association
Danforth
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A. H. Lennox
H. W Webb
Luni
Sarah Bayley Wright
Kreister
Christine Bronson
Gluck
Ruthena Thompson
Joanna Evans
Helen Quinnam
Marion Rines
Anna Holbrook
Deutsche Tange
Schubert
Vienne
Mary Hobson
Charles Sewall
Holbrook
Clarence A. Richards
Kenneth Burnham
Henry Winn
Nash
St. Philip's
Lincoln Home
Mr. Nash
Female Charitable Society
Miss Hobson's
Simon D. Crosby
Rockland
Louise Colby
Linnens Colby
Bath City Hospital
George P. Hobson
Federal Street
Allena Jewett
Frank B. Houdlette
Sarah A. Keirstead
Main Street
H. E. Rines
T. B. Metzger
Los Angeles
Stanton Sherman
Bates College
Harold S. Sherman
Norman’ Lundy
Laurence B. Higgins
Middle
Harvey R. ‘Pease
Herman S. Fowles
Fowle
Ella G. Fowles
South Windham
Effie J. Poole
Julia Lewis
Henry Dyer
Hooper Street
Masonic Temple
O.E.S
Louise Blagdon
Cribbage
Nellie Pusher
Annie Donnell
Carolyn S. Varney
E. Fred Albee
Sidney G. Evans
C. C. Blagdon
Henry Rines
Dorothy Hilton
Frank Quinnam
Frank Adams
Roy B. Marston
John Riley
Eva Wise
Helen Gorham
Minnie Southard
Rose Chase
Marion Lewis
Marguerite Hall
Sewall Strout
Malden
A.W. Keirstead
Wilbur F. Merrill
Jessie Jackson
Laurence Haggett
William Gorham
Josephine Plumstead
South Portland
M. A. Plumstead
Josephine Sutler
Bryce J. Sutler
Forrest Johnson
William E. Johnson
Plinette Allen
Ralph Preble
Bridge
Ernest G. Spinney
Congregational Church
Boothbay Harbor
Elton K. Bassett
Spinney
Redonnett
Congregational Church School
Elizabeth Sewall
George Carleton
Bradford Redennett
John Blagdon
Donald F. Preble
Ida West
M. Ordway Lewis
Westport
Wilson Blagdon
Sheepscot
Miss Mary
Rufus Sewall
Fairfield
Damon
B. H. Reed
East Pittston
E. E. Seekins
Oscar Page
Damariscotta
Sewing Society
Jesse F. White
F. L. Erskine
Frank Colby
Daniel Colby
Frances Sortwell
Cambridge
T. H. Bellas
Henry Ingalls
Thurston
Howard Trussell
Elwell Stimpson
Edith
Skowhegan
Forest Kitchen
Della Day
Billy” Boudin
E. C. Seigars
George Jones
E. W. Moore
Mr. Moore
Bell
Moore
Bellas
Emily Holmes Boyer
Herbert L. Boyer
Brown
Norway Medicine Co
Norwi
Langdon T. Snipe
Winter Street
Auxiliary
Witch Spring
Brunswick
Parson Ellingwood
Alfred E. Carpenter
Catherine H. Emmons
Olney C. Perry
William R. Donnell
Clifford B. Wiltband
Arthur G. Lemont
Harry L. Horne
Carlton L. Rice Flower Fund
West Bath Grange
Everett Lemont
Lillian E. Lewin
No. 154
P. of H
Everett G. Lemont
Selectman
William H. White
Edwin W. Haggett
Harry E. Peterson
Herbert L. Simpson
Mr. Freeman
John M. Howe
Alice Mulligan
Miss Mulligan
Bill Jones
Mr. White
Mr. Plummer
Charles T. Henderson
Herbert C. White
Lewin
Alice F. Johnson
Ella J. Douglas
Sophie G. Greenblatt
F. Wilbur Hagan, Jr
George R. Booker
Edith G. Gott
E. Mason Wright
Joseph N. Day
Robert W. Oliver
Harold Peacock
Ralph P. Dunbar
Laura E. Lemont
Peterson
Miles S. Purington
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E. A. Strout Realty Agency
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Walch
Rep
Bowker &T
J. G. Bailey
Rodney Roundy
Nequasset Congregational Church
Avis Marston
Alice Irish
Winthrop
Laforest Savage
Miss Davis
Friendship
Sagadahoc Ferry
Gilbert Genthner
Barbara
Milton H. Carlton
Carter
Homer W. Grimes
Carl Frederickson
Wesley M. E. Church
Alfred Vail
Judge Vail
Young Vail
Baltimore
Wall
Samuel Morse
Supreme Court
Annie G. Ellsworth
Commissioner of Patents
Am, Tel. and Tel. Co
Alaska
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