Drummond and Whitmore Families Tie Ties in Early Maine History
Long passage recalls the Drummond Whitmore and McFarland marriages linking Boothbay Georgetown Phippsburg and Bath families. It notes early ship building and a sloop named Polly, life on the Kennebec River, and social details from 1820s to 19th century. It mentions local schools land debates and St Patrick’s Day events, plus 4-H activities and town meetings with residents in Center and Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Aie
Frances R
Jacob Ed
James Beenent
C. Vv. Minott
Drummond Yard
Alexander Drummond, Jr
Margaret McFarland
Boothbay
Osburg
Drummond-McCobb
Parker’s
Pages
Bath
Lydia Page
Ezekial
Anna
Lydia
Kennebec
Harriet Drummond
Georgetown
Samuel Sewall
Phippsburg
Riggs
Morses
Whitmores
Fishers
Gay
Bath area church and school activities and community notes
Community notes from Bath and nearby towns describe a busy schedule. Attendance at Elm Street Baptist Church events includes Sunday school and Easter music preparations, with Mrs. Lowell and Mrs. Harrington active in planning and teaching. Social and educational gatherings abound as locals attend conferences, farm bureau meetings, bowling, and school board discussions, plus visits by Frist families and the L.T.L. secretary.
Weekend visit brightens Merchant kin in Saco
Mr and Mrs Karl Merchant and Karlson of Saco spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Fred Merchant at 40 Meadow Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Merchant
Coe Karlson
Saco
Mr. Merchant
Fred. Merchant
Meadow
Way
Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day Meeting
Dromore Farm Bureau met last Wednesday for an all day session at Dromore with Mrs Bernard Henderson. The event featured the Finish Makes the Dress by Addie Seavey and a birthday cake for Aletha Campbell. Members voted to contribute to the Red Cross and Crippled Children funds and planned the next meeting on April 16 at Dromore Grange hall with Miss Beryl Barton to present Practical Home Decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Bernard Henderson
Dromore
Addie Seavey
Alethar Campbell
Red Cross
Crippled Children Fund
Farm Bureau
Dro Ymore Grange Hall
Beryl Barton
Auburn
Clinton Beals
Aletha Campbell
Cox's Head Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Dress Theme
The Cox's Head Farm Bureau gathered at Mrs. Lillian Henderson's home with Mrs. Ad die Seavey leading the discussion on Making the Dress Fit. Attendance was good including Mrs. Eleanor Thomas from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Lillian Henderson
Dromore
Addie Seavey
Eleanor Thomas
Lewis Lowell
Francis Landers
Parker Head
S. C. Moore
Frederick
Edward Thomas
Nathaniel Percy
Brunswick
Edrward Carlson
Dix Island
Popham
Richard B. K. McLanathan
Boston
Hiram Robinson
Bath
Stanton Dozois
Phippsburg Caucus Scheduled at Town Hall
A Republican caucus to elect delegates to state and district conventions and other matters will be heard at Phippsburg Center Town Hall Monday evening March 22 at 7 30. Mrs Louis Y Cormier of North Street is convalescing at Memorial hospital and can receive calls. Mrs Charles Grover of Waloe Mass has returned home after a visit with their daughter in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ih Town Hall
Yaticm Ware
Earl Lowell
Leston Harrington
Elm Street Baptist Church
Bath
Lowell
T. Wyman
Small Point
Chidren
Langdon Thistle
Haskell Memorial School
Myrtle Ames
L.T.L
Maine Maritime Academy
San Francisco
Knoxony
Bath Iron Works
Francis
Edward
Ad Joyce Sandra Mank
Gray
Phippssburg Center
Charles Eastman
Parker Head School
Ceeds
Earl Hamel
Sally
Bill
Dorothy i
Bobby Cushing
Laurence
Billy
Albert Gray
Francis Albert
Herbert Doughty
Dromore
Beverly Moore
Eva Hoar
Millard Nadeau
Ronald
Burleigh Williams
Walter Cushing
Florence Rollins
Leroy Perkins
Dennis
Frank Burnell
Clyde Moore
Rose Marie
Phippsburg Center
Barbara Harrington
Marilyn Wright
Frederick Libby
Harold Barkalow
Arthur Lear
Bert Nisbet
Mount Vernon
Judy Geneva
Bath Memorial Hospital
Francis Hoar
Boston
Frances Morong
Barbara
Potter Academy
Douglas Hill
Larry Hoyt
East Baldwin
Bank
George Wilson
W. A. Lowell
Ase Rollins
Louis Y. Cormier
North Street
Memorial Hospital
Charles Grover
Waloe
Mass
Grover
District Meeting At Sasanoa Wigwam
Seventy five Red Men from area tribes met at Sasanoa wigwam as members of Pemaquid South Bristol Wiscasset and Bath received adoption degrees. Speakers included Ernest Alley Maurice Snow and Alfred Stearns. The district plans a Chief's Degree on April 5 with Cumberland County Men's Association visiting Sasanoa tribe. A lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
We State
South Tol
Ernest Alley
Southristol
Maurice Snow
Southland
Wum
Alfred Stearns
Portand
Pemaquid
South Bristol
Wiscasset
Bath
Cumberland County Men’s Association
St Marys Guild Plans Red Cross Support and Sales
Grace Church St Marys guild met at the parish house on Oak street voting to donate 10 to the Red Cross drive. A Spring rummage sale is set for April 21 with committees named. Easter dresses for the Home of the Good Shepherd in Gardiner were prepared for shipment. A turkey supper is planned for March 30 at 6 30 with committees led by Mrs Russell S Laney and Mrs William H Double. No meeting next week due to Holy Week. The remainder of the evening focused on sewing for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church
Oak Street
Red Cross
William H. Double
Guild
Winter Street Club to Host Fernand Lavie Talk on France
The Winter Street Men's Club secures a talk by Fernand Lavie, French government inspector at Bath Iron Works, on France and its problems. Elver Stickney chairs, supper served by the Ladies' Auxiliary, and local men are welcome to attend at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Men’s Club
Elver Stickney
Fernand Lavie
Bath Iron Works
France
Europe
Boil Vegetables Before Tasting To Prevent Botulism
Home canners should boil all home canned vegetables at least 15 minutes before tasting to guard against botulism poisoning. The eggplant, likely from southern Asia, is closely related to the potato as a nightshade family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Asia
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Square Dane
Robinson
Ee Oe Ee G, Jr
Winneganee
Perley Quimby
St. Patrick
Bowker
Stoneybrook
Richard Frates
Clifford Robinson
Walter McCourt
Hamilton
Moosehead Lake
Winnie Brown
William Blaisdell
Norma. Blaisdell
Gerald Little
Leslie Dyer
Parker ‘Chanty
Esther McCourt
Catherine Jackson
Freeport
Hyde Windlass Co
Andrew Black and Son
Meadowbrook
Carrie Little
Mes Little
More
Leslie Dyers
Bathieee
Palmers A
B. Palmer CO
Portland, Maine
Athers and Sons
Bodwell Grange
Yeagall
Portland
Streenst
Charles Anderson
Melville McKinney
Arthur Doyle
Billy Stan Gilman
Tiny Miss Faye Pye
Little Willie
Stanley Doughty
Winthrop Blair
Ne Winslow
Truman Roberts
James Gilman
Edward Gessner
Mark Harrington
Sally Lowell
Dorothy Cushing
Jean
Adele Hunt
Betty Bowker
Gladys Scott
Louisa Murphy
Barbara McKinney
Earl Lowe
Christian Service Committee
Philip Jacob
Eugene Winslow
Gordon Alden
Herberturphy
Sebasco
Cox
Caucus
Sasanoa
Wigwam
Sacred Heart Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
Helen Moses
Beatrice Thebeau
Celestine Marquis
Betty Dunton
St. Patrick's
Gertrude Nugent
Annie Turcotte
Viola Davis
Jane McPhee
Mary McElman
Iona Witham
Eva Henderson
Marie Sirois
Theresa Dutton
Adeline Bourque
ST. Mary’s Guild
Winter Street Club
Homart Cabinet Ensemble
Homart
Kenmore
J. C. Higgins
Sears
Center Street
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