Phippsburg Notes and War Era Reflections
Charles Gomes and George Wallace visited Portland on business while Walter Ridley and Earl Bartlett enjoyed roller skating and pictures there for a few days. Elizabeth York joined Bates Street Shirt Co. of Lewiston and A C Gillies ships goods from Pine Ledge to Portland. Maeterlinck’s wartime reflections liken fallen soldiers to living virtues as Europe fights. A new baby arrives for Irving Joy at Dummer Street Court.
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Charles Gomes
George Wallace
Portland
Walter Ridley
Earl Bartlett
Elizabeth York
Bates Street Shirt Co
Lewiston
A. C. Gillies
Pine Ledge
H. A. Allens
Sebasco
Dazzled Bath Team Trips Up Freeport 44 to 14
The Jitney Five returned from Freeport Tuesday after a decisive 44 to 14 victory over Freeport. Bath led 21 to 7 at halftime as Thistle scored seven baskets and Perkins and Sullivan added multiple scores. Referee Marshall MacDonald of the YMCA handled a fast second half with four Bath players, Curtis and Attaya contributing on offense and defense.
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Freeport
Bath
Marshall MacDonald
Y.M.C. A
Baths
Thistle
Perkins
Sullivan
Attaya
Leydon
Bath Boys
Curtis
Bath Freeport Thistle
Blair
Obituary of Rev. William H. Fenn D D
Rev. William Henry Fenn D D longtime pastor of High Street Congregational Church Portland died in Daytona Florida at 82 after five years illness and wintering south.He served 38 years at High Street from 1866 to 1904 and earlier led in Manchester New Hampshire from 1858 to 1866.
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William Henry Fenn
High Street Congregational Church
Portland
Daytona
Fla
South
Maine
Manchester
N. H
Mrs Augustus Lindsay Dies in Fitchburg at About 80
Despatch from Fitchburg Mass reports the death of Mrs Augustus Lindsay widow of Bath grocer Augustus Lindsay. Survived by sons O S Lindsay Frank Lindsay Fred Lindsay and two daughters Miss Carrie B Lindsay and Mrs Charles Rose. Body brought to Bath. Funeral held Friday at 3 30 from Mrs Rose's residence 28 Marcia Street.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Augustus Lindsay
Bath
Center St
O. S. Lindsay
Frank
Fred Lindsay
Carrie B. Lindsay
Charles Rose
Rose
Marcia St
John H Pero dies at 50 in hometown native of this city
John H Pero aged 50 years 11 months died Wednesday. He was native of the city and son of the late George and Caroline Pero. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. from the residence of his sister Mary Muse on Water Street.
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John H. Pero
George and
Caroline Pero
Mary Muse
Water St
How many islands in Penobscot Bay debate continues
The Rockland Courier-Gazette reports a dispute over the number of islands in Penobscot Bay. estimates range from 107 to 352 depending on definitions, with observers like William A. Hill, Capt. Daniel Haskell, and John A. Hosmer weighing government charts and what qualifies as an island.
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Rockland Courier-Gazette
Courier-Gazette
Penobscot Bay
William A. Hill
Casco Bay
John A. Hosmer
Tenobscot Bay
Bath Boys Attend Bangor Conference and Make Commitments
The Bath Y M C A notes report the Bath delegation’s return from the Bangor Boys Conference with praise for Bangor hospitality. At a Sunday farewell service 400 boys chose Christian life, 126 to join a church, 212 to do personal work, 297 to read the Bible daily, and 212 to give up bad habits, with James A. Whitmore and Dr. George J. Fisher of New York speaking.
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Bath
Bangor
James A. Whitmore
New York
George J. Fisher
Oat Smut Prevention Promoted By Seed Treatment Methods
The article notes oats smut causes the greatest losses among cereal diseases in the U S and explains seed treatment options. Hot water or formaldehyde solution pretreatment effectively prevents the disease with details for mixing formalin and applying to grain, plus precautions and sowing guidance.
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United States
Farmers’ Bulletin
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Seed Treatment and Handling Precautions for Smut Control
Instruction on preparing seed before and after treatment, calculating the proportionate increase, and ensuring seeds are thoroughly dry before freezing. Avoid contact with old sacks, bins, or machinery that may carry smut spores. if unavoidable, scald or wash with formaldehyde solution.
Wallacees and Wallace kinfolk pass away in Portland
Mr and Mrs Roy E Wallace Lester Campbell and Miss Ruby Wallace died Saturday in Portland after attending the Jefferson Theatre matinee. Other local items note many residents traveling for court, work, or visits, including court appearances, job changes, and community meetings.
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Roy E. Wallace
Lester Campbell
Ruby Wallace
Portland
Jefferson Theatre
Local Jottings Highlight Community Events and Notables
Crows are numerous and spring nears as local entries note a Sunday police alarm with no incident. Reports cover the Genesta Sewing Circle gathering, 211 Center St, Virginia clam shipment to New Hampshire, whist at 378 Middle St, birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Calderwood on Dummer St, Beacon Street Church officers visiting on Washington St, and a schooner arrival from Jacksonville to Deer ing-Winslow Co. Ramona Council hosts whist, Bath man one of Annapolis mids who passed exams, and Maine political and insurance circles with Banquet plans in Portland and a gubernatorial convention setup for Bangor May 24-26.
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Ashton E. Wardwell
E. W. Dixon
Vanceboro
Maine Central
R. M. Silsby
Thomas FE. McCormick
South Newcastle
Walter S. Glidden
Portland
Pasadena
Cal
Eleanor Mitchell
Back Bay
Boston
H. F. Perkins
Bridgham
Bridgton
A. R. Jeck
Farmington
Cc. E. Edmonds
B.I.W
Youngstown
Ohio
Jolly Thimble Sewing Circle
John McMann
Middle St
E. L. Nash
Jerome Jones
Boothbay
Frank Potter
Wesley M. E
South Portland
N. W. Pevear
Bath Iron Works
Arthur L. Pratt
Bowdoin
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
du Pont Powder Co
Washburn
Wis
Percy W. Marston
Bath
Maine
Chester A. Marston
New Gloucester
Court House
Samuel Welch
Welch
F. A. Rines
Emma S. Briggs
Samuel Lewis
Briggs
Stonington
New York
Ralph H. Dunton
Dunton
Copley Plaza Hotel
H. B. Tabor
Kennebec
Tabor
Tabor & Jewell
Everett
Newngland
Genesta Sewing Circle
Charles Curtis
Center St
Virginia
Popham
New Hampshire
Ramona Council
Henry Lermond
Herbert Calderwood
Dummer St
Beacon Street Church
Albert L. Strout
Washington St
Charles Davenport
Jacksonville
Deering-Winslow Co
Lowell Cooper
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Moses King, Jr
Lewiston
American Party
Bangor
Maine Life Underwriters’ Association
Alden P. Denham
E. A. Snow
A. B. Kelley
Lee, Me
Stanley Murphy
Roger Worrey
Oscar Smith
Richmond
Scott R. Frye
T. C. Wallace
Union Pacific R.R
Mary Howard
King Tavern
Priscilla M. Hodge
City Hospital
Lewis Hatch
North Bristol
Mary E. Olys
George Littlefield
L. A. Bard
Lisbon Falls
Charles W. Clifford
Maine Hospital Trustee Board
Augusta
Pownal
Nathan Copeland
Lillian Copeland
W. M. Potter
Ralph Hatch
Bristol
New Bedford
Addie P. McFadden
Newcastle
Charles A. Adams
Damariscotta
Moscongus Lumber Co
Alvan Hussey & Sons
Stephen Conley
Puritan Food Products
Conley
Puritan Co
Vermont
Massachusetts
Chicago
Dexter, Carpenter and Company visitor in New York
Mr. Dexter of the coal exporting firm Dexter Carpenter and Company, New York City, has been a business visitor of J. Edward Drake this week. Miss Lizzie A. MacDonald returns home from the city hospital after a surgical operation. Her brother, an engineer on the Farmington and Phillips Railroad, paid her a visit at the hospital.
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Dexter
Dexter, Carpenter and Company
New York City
J. Edward Drake
Lizzie A. MacDonald
Daniel T. Dougherty
City Hospital
Farmington
Phillips R. R
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as universal remedy
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages, stating it acts constitutionally by delivering medicine through the blood and mucous surfaces to remove the disease’s foundation and strengthen the patient. The note offers a $100 reward for proof of failure to cure.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Bre
Boston business trip and local visits noted across city
The column records Alden P. Denham on a business trip to Boston and multiple residents visiting relatives or returning from trips. It lists Mrs. E A Snow in Lee Maine, Stanley Murphy in Boston visiting cousin Roger Worrey, and others at hospitals, ships, and ports, with brief notes on attendance at events and job moves.
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Independent
Bath, Maine
Yours Truly
Phippsburg
Alonzo Lowell
George Davis
Henry York
D. A. Merry
S. C. Campbell
Fred Sparks
Addie Rollins Mann
Henry Wyman
Jack McGuiggan
Maggie MacDonald
Walter McCourt
Maurice Maeterlinck
Europe
Mr. Maeterlinck
Charles Cutting
Nellie Cutting
Mrs. Irving Joy
Dummer St. Court
Five
Henry Fenn
Mrs. Augustus Lindsay
Madras
NEW Coats
James F. Will Co
Brunswick
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