Walter S Douglass of Bowdoin Dies in Bowdoin
The funeral for Walter Scott Douglass, 72, of Bowdoin was held Wednesday at his home with Rev. Gilbert Edgett officiating. Active bearers included Charles, Oscar, and Otis Douglass and Herbert D. Higgins Jr. Burial at Litchfield Plains will occur in spring. He died March 4 after illness, born July 13, 1861 in Auburn. Survived by wife Carrie Campbell and 11 children, 33 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a sister and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott Douglass
Bowdoin
Gilbert Edgett
Richmond
Charles
Oscar
Otis Douglass
Herbert D. Higgins Jr
A. Grant Woods
Herbert Adams
Erland Rogers
Charles Babb
Litchfield Plains
Douglass
Bath
Mr. Douglass
Auburn
Noah
Harriet Douglass
Carrie Campbell
Hattie Wallace
Amy Sanders
Emily Chase
Bowdoinham
Charles Douglass
East Wilton
Carrie Sheen
Nellie Cobb
Richmond Corner
Lizzie Higgins
Leila Douglass
Oscar Douglass
Lewiston
Danville Junction
Minnie Douglass
Lizzie Emery
Kittery Point
Charles L. Douglass
Fairfield
Hartnett Dies in Portland after a storied National Guard career
Major Timothy E. Hartnett 78 native of Bath died in Portland last week. Former captain of the Montgomery Guards he led New England drill champions and later served as Maine National Guard major and deputy Portland police marshal. As attorney general’s rep he helped convict Henry Lambert in the J Wesley Allen murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy E. Hartnett
Bath
Portland
Montgomery Guards
National Guard
Polices Department
State Attorney General’s Department
Hartnett
Emmet Guards
Worcester
Mass
New England
Henry Lambert
J. Wesley Allen
Shirley Farmer
Maine
Lambert
Maine National Guard
Edward N. Hartnett
Alice Hartnett
Lynn
James E. French 76 West Bath resident dies after long illness
James E. French of West Bath died at 10 45 PM last Wednesday at his home on Quaker Point road after a two year decline. Born May 17 1858 in Bath he was a ship and house joiner by trade and moved to farming 35 years ago. He leaves three sons George E. Frank and Earle K. with two daughters Mrs Lilian Bibber and Mrs Co E Sidelinger, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. French
West Bath
Quaker Point Road
City Hospital
Bath
Mr. French
Edmund
Corisanda
French
Earle’ K
Belmont
Mass
George E
Skowhegan
Frank French
Lillian Bibber
Lake City
Fla
Co. E. Sidelinger
John French
Manila
Jack Futch
James Erskine
Milwaukee
Esther French
Lois Muriel French
Clifford
Kenneth French
Camden
Henrietta E. French
Donald French
Peggy Ann
Edward Roy
W. H. Forbes
Hamilton
Cold Springs
Kennebec
Jane Feero
Sebasco
Beulah Anderson
Sebasco Grammar School
Massachusetts
Fred Curtis
Virginia Gilmore
W. C. Perkins
Horace Woodman
John Atwood
Bertha Nickerson
Clinton Newdick
Walter Thomas
Allan Calor
Jonesport
Irving Dobbin
Walter McCourt
Cornelius Lord
Clarence Wallace
Nettie Beals
Frank P. Leavitt
Brunswick
Lena Oliver
Woolwich
Chopps
Elliot Gilliam
West Point
Frank Elliot
Warren Gilliam
Henry Sanford
Ernest Williams
Campbell's Pond
James Perry
Raymond Wyman
Rose Carpenter
Marjorie Gilmore
John Gilmore
George Larrabee
Juniper Ledge Farm
Ernest Rogers
Walter J. McCourt
Omar Perry
Morris Pushard
H. W. Cutting
Annie Cutting
Portland
Aurin Wallace
Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary
Owen Richardson
Phippsburg
Mr. Richardson
Winfield W. Morse
James Lester Morse
Harry Gilmore
Roscoe E. Perkins
John Lavery
Fred Hamiston
Sumner Sewall
Mrs Hebbard Funeral Held At Home
The funeral of Mrs Mary A Hebbard widow of Charles A Hebbard was held at two at her home 77 North Street Rev Joseph O Purdue of Winter Street Church officiated as one of the churchs oldest members Burial was in Oak Grove Mrs Frederick E Drake of Washington Street died Monday in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Hebbard
Charles A. Hebbard
North Street
Joseph O. Purdue
Winter Street
Frederick E. Drake
Washington Street
Augusta
Phippsburg Community Notes Tally Local Happenings
Local social and civic items from Phippsburg and nearby Bath recount visits, teaching changes, new births, and a town budget plan. Names include Forbes, Feero, Anderson, Curtis, Gilmore, Williams, Wyman, Perry, and Richardson with updates on schooling, health, and poultry expansion. The town meeting authorized a budget committee and non resident taxpayer representatives.
Maine Pomological Association Meeting at Orono
The Maine Pomological Association will meet at the University College of Agriculture in Orono during Farm and Home Week on Thursday March 29. Topics include costs of cooperative orchards, apple spraying tests, bitter pit disorders, juniper rust observations, soil relations to orchards, and current orchard insecticides with time set aside for discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine State Pomological Association
College of Agriculture
Orono
J. H. Waring
Department of Horticulture
R. H. Lovejoy
York County
Stanley L. Painter
Augusta
Donald Folsom
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
George P. Steinbauer
F. H. Steinmetz
University of Maine
C. O. Dirks
H. W. Peck
Winthrop
Glad to Get Home From St Petersburg Winter
A subscriber to the Independent writes from Florida that she has returned home after a cold winter in St Petersburg. She mentions daily stove and fireplace use and expresses relief at arriving back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
St. Petersburg
Fla
John Peters Funeral Held at St Marys Church
The funeral of John Peters city employee who died from an accident last summer was held Tuesday at 8 a.m. at St Marys church with Rev Fr Ludger Melancon officiating. Bearers were Antonio Pouliot Ernest Rouilard James Cur Tran and George Bourgett. Burial followed in the Oak Grove family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peters
City Employe
Bath City Hospital
St. Mary's Church
Ludger Melancon
Antonio Pouliot
Ernest Rouilard
James Cur- Tran
George Bourgett
Oak Grove Cemetery
Tobey Funeral Held in Topsham After Dying Monday
The funeral for William H. Tobey, who died Monday in Topsham, was conducted Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. from his daughter's home on Treen Street. The article notes Bowdoin College hosting Sub-freshman weekend and a state series baseball game against Colby on April 21, with additional attractions planned for visiting high school students from Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Tobey
Topsham
Maine
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin
Colby
Isaiah R Morrell Dies At Brunswick
Isaiah R Morrell, 65, prominent Brunswick citizen, died at four o'clock Saturday morning from pneumonia. He served 20 years as treasurer of the Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society and led light harness racing at Topsham fair. Born in Windham in 1869, he later ran College Stables, joined grain business, and held several political and civic posts. Survived by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah R. Morrell
Pheumonia
Morrell
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Topsham Fair
New England
Mr. Morrell
Windham
Bridgton Academy
Boston
Brunswick
College
Maine
D. and
C. E. Scribner
Republican Town Committee
Board of Selectmen
Cumberland County
First National Bank
United Lodge of Masons
Dunlap Commandery
K. T
Bath
Kora Temple
O. of
M. S
Lewiston
Brunswick Club
the Orange and Red Men
John Peters Dies at Bath City Hospital
John Peters 53 of 77 Richardson street died at Bath City Hospital Saturday morning after severe injuries from a July 8 1933 accident when thrown from a raking machine as a horse ran away in the hayfield behind the old city barn. He had worked for the city many years, later held a foreman post, and thenCould not recover. Survived by wife four daughters and three sons with siblings in Boston Brewster and Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Hospital
Lucy Peters
John Peters
Richardson Street
Bath City Hospital
Mr. Peters
Old City
Lucy
Peeple
Peters
Alberton
P. E
Bath
Ronella Putnam
West Penn
Catharine
Laura
Edward J
Andrew J
Charles J
Charles Mullaney
Boston
Mary Couture
Brewster, Wash
Maxim Peters
Patrick Peters
Quincy
Mass
Captain Frank A. Foote Dies After Long Towboat Service
Captain Frank A Foote longtime Boston Towboat Co mariner dies at 71 or 72 after 61 years with the firm He knew most shipping men of prominence in New England and began as a deck hand in Boston Foote a Portland native started with the company as a boy on the waterfront text notes he was well known on the Boston waterfront for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Foote
Boston Towboat Co
Boston
New England
Portland
Infant Herbert C. Strout Dies in Sagadahoc Ferry Family
Herbert C Strout aged 12 days son of Ivory C and Emily A Strout of Woolwich died Wednesday. Funeral was Friday at home of parents in Sagadahoc Ferry with Rev Walter W Swank officiating. Body removed to Harmony for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Strout
Ivory C
Emily A. Strout
Woolwich
Sagadahoc Ferry
Walter W. Swank
Harmony
Funeral for James E. French Held in West Bath
The funeral of James E. French well known West Bath citizen who died Wednesday night was held Saturday at 2 p m at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street Reverend David L Wilson of Central Church officiated Bearers were E W Haggett Edward H Thompson Harry J Rich and Loring D Small all of West Bath Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. French
West Bath
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
E. W. Haggett
Edward H. Thompson
Harry J. Rich
Loring D. Small
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bath
Andora E McCorrison dies at 76 in Massachusetts
Andora E McCorrison 76 widow of William C McCorrison died in Lawrence Massachusetts on Monday. Funeral from First Baptist Church in Haverhill Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial at Maple Grove Bath around 3 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andora E. McCorrison
William C. McCorrison
Laurence
Mass
First Baptist Church
Haverhill
Maple Grove
Bath
Legion posts mark fifteenth anniversary in Auburn ceremonies
Lewiston Post No. 22 and Alden M. Gayton Post No. 31 of Auburn observed the 15th anniversary of the American Legion foundation with programs on Thursday evening. The Legion was founded in Paris on March 15, 1919, a date celebrated worldwide by Legion members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Post
Alden M. Gayton Post
Auburn
American Legion
Legion
Paris
Légion
Winnegance village clubs host St Patrick party and bridge games
The Winnegance Baptist church group held a St Patrick day event for village girls with crepe decor and a speaker from Bath. The Community club auxiliary hosted eight bridge tables and refreshments. The village school resumed Monday after vacation. Delegates Morse and Oliver planned a trip to Portland for the Republican convention and nursing student Oliver visits. A church supper at the Winneganee community house benefits improvements. A new fundraising plan asks families to sew patches on an apron and place a coin beneath each patch to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Society of
Winnegance
Winfield W. Morse
Portland
Carolyn Oliver
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Harry
Oliver
Ladies Aid of
Winneganee Church
Obituary William H. Tobey 90 longtime Bath resident dies
William H Tobey a Civil War veteran aged 90 and longtime Bath resident died Monday at his daughter Mrs Fred W Armes home in Topsham after a month of illness. A saw mill worker and painter he served in the Third Maine Regiment and fought from Bull Run to Fort Popham. Survived by his daughter and son Henry M Tobey of Ashland New Hampshire. He was born in Alna March 27 1843 and later joined Sedgwick post No 4 G A R and the Maine Three Quarter Century club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Tobey
Bath
Fred W. Armes
Green Street
Topsham
Sedgwick Post, No. 4
Henry M. Tobey
Ashland
N. H
Mr. Tobey
Alna
Mar
Kennebec
Idaho
James F. Murphy
Co. A
Bath City
Galen Moses Harris Funeral in Pelham Manor N Y
Hon Oliver Moses Treasurer of Worambo Manufacturing Co. called to New York after the death of his cousin Galen Moses Harris formerly of Bath. Harris managed the New York office for 25 years. Funeral Monday at 430 PM at his home 420 Fowler Avenue Pelham Manor New York. He was born in Portland. Survived by wife Winifred Lombard Harris a son and a daughter, a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Moses
Worambo Manufacturing Co
New York
Galen Moses Harris
Bath
Worumbo
Mr. Harris
Fowler Avenue
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Portland
Benjamin F
Annie E. M.harris
Galen C. Moses
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Galen Moses
Worumbo Company
Winifred Lombard Harris
David
Patricia
Oliver Moses Harris
Larchmont
Louise Harris Beach
Cape Elizabeth
Wong See Sam Dies After Brief Illness in Bath
Wong See Sam 71 owner of a Bath laundry for 15 years died Tuesday morning at City Farm after a two week stay for breakdown during business hours. He came from China to Boston about 30 years ago, later moving to Bath where he ran a laundry and acquired real estate. A Spanish American War veteran he served as a cook in the U S. He leaves four family members in China. Committal services set for Oak Grove Thursday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wong See Sam
Bath
City Farm
Sam
China
Boston
United States
Oak Grove
Cosmo Club Singers Offer Evening Program
Cosmo Club members and friends will hear a program on Thursday at eight in the club rooms. The lineup includes piano and vocal solos, readings by John H. Perkins and Miss Bessie Greenblatt, four selections from Alice in Wonderland sung by the club, and a string trio with Mrs Avery at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Singing Club
G. Eunice Whittall
Lillian E. Lewin Reading
John H. Perkins
Whittall
Charles W. Avery Reading
Bessie Greenblatt
Charles W. Avery
Edith F. Wheeler
F. Hayden Conant
Mrs. Avery
Bath Iron Works President Visiting New York on Business
William S. Newell, president of Bath Iron Works Corp., is spending a few days in New York City on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
New York City
Now and Then in Bath Maine This Week
The Bath area hosts two Maine conventions Augusta DAR and Portland Republican meeting raise room demand. Bath features historic figures such as Dr. Israel Putnam and mayoral links, plus local projects from Home Owners' Loan to street ice clearing. Boat season, fisheries plans, and civic notes enrich spring outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Maine Dar
Augusta
Maine Republican
Portland
Forest City
Plant Optimistic On Spring Auto Business From Eight Chevrolets
Chester A. Plant of Plant's Garage reports a bright spring and summer outlook as eight Chevrolets from five car loads arrived in a single week. He cites Chevrolet plans to exceed 100000 cars in March with 80 percent passenger cars and notes the new railcars designed for auto shipment, plus a table of weights for popular four door sedans including Chevrolet and Ford models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Plant
Plant
Chevrolet
Terraplane
Dodge
Studebaker
Hudson
Morse High Tracks Attract Fresh Talent And Hurdles
Morse High notes highlight Sarah Lindenburg’s 39 words per minute in a ten minute typing test with eight errors. The piece mentions track standouts, potential Morse representation at the Colby meet, and a push to recruit more runners. Girls’ basketball guests visit Bath Rotary. a Tumbling Club and fistball are planned for Morse girls with support from Sen. N Gratz Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Lindenburg
Miss Lindenburg
Marco
McNair
Ross
King
Johnny Huse
Bowdoin
Johnny
Phil
Phil Oliver
Morse
Colby
Brunswick
South Portland
Y.M.C.A
Bath Rotary Club
Miss Deering
Sen. N. Gratz Jackson
Bowdoin Coach Explains Football Formations to Gardiner Club
Donald D. Lancaster Bowdoin freshman football coach and Moulton Union head spoke to the Men's Club of Christ Church Gardiner last week. He opened with a chalk talk on defensive and offensive formations and screened two slowed motion pictures of Bowdoin versus Maine and Bowdoin versus Wesleyan to illustrate plays from snap to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald D. Lancaster
Moulton Union
Bowdoin College
Christ Church
Gardiner
Mr. Lancaster
Bowdoin- Wesleyan
Dromore Farm Bureau Holds All Day March Meeting
Dromore Farm Bureau met in the Community house with 35 members and several guests. After a full agenda including a Patman Motion Picture Bill letter, loom for lawn party and fair, afghan and quilt plans, welfare clothing drive, Girl and Boy Scouts notes, and a slip making session, the next meeting set for April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore Farm Bureau
Wiriheganee
Elen Brown
Phippsburg
Dorothy Rogers
Mation Hanson
Nequasset
Ruth Hanson
Nediasset
Martha Morse
Annie Lemont
America
Rachel Hodgdon
Clara Oliver
Gertrude Small
Eva Rogers
Ethel Pinkham
Nellie Cutting
Hattie Cromwell
Lizzie B. Chaney
Marie Colby
Mary Campbell
U. S
Wallace H. White
Rose Wyman
Allston
Mass
Alice Minott
Roxbury
Bess Manson
Elizabeth Mayo
Isa McIntire
Myrtle Pye
Beatrice McFadden
Annie Percy
Sadie Carlson
Emily Williams
Anna Derwent
Neally Lord
Rachel] Hodgdon
Lillian Hosmer
Julia Johnson
Bess Dickinson
Grace Dickinson
Lizzie Belle Chaney
Esther McCourt
Ruth Trask
Annie Deering
Florence Morse
Eleanor Gilmore
Lillian Perry
Evelyn Beals
Hattie Cromewell
Bath
Carrie Wyman
Bath Men Judge College Debate at Bowdoin
Edward W. Bridgham John P. Carey Jr and Rev Charles M Tubbs judged a debate in Hubbard hall Bowdoin College Saturday night between Pembroke College and Bowdoin on the superiority of the American system of broadcasting. Carey and Tubbs favored Pembroke and Bridgham favored Bowdoin with an unusual exchange of speakers of opposite sexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Bridgham, Esq
John P. Carey, Jr
Charles M. Tubbs
Hubbard Hall
Bowdoin College
Pembroke College
Pembroke
Bowdoin
Carey
Tubbs
Bridgham
Ditch Blocks Car Access to Hart's Garage
John C. Hart of the H. P. Small Co. faced a weekend irritation when a street ditch, dug for a sewer project by C.W.A., blocked his driveway and garaged car access at 10 Charles street. He remains without use of his vehicle for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Hart
H. P. Small Co
Charles Street
C.W.A
Hart
Local office praises Alderman Footer for assistance
Federal rules require applicants to prove skill and time on specific construction trades such as jackhammer operators and cement finishers. The staff at the local office applauds Alderman Joseph Charles Footer for his extensive cooperation and help in numerous ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Joseph Charles Footer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter $. Douglas
Pomological Association Meeting
W. H. Tobey
Sagadahoc
City
Herbert C. Sprout
Andora E. M’corrison
Worambo
Wong See
Cosmo Club
Cosmopolitan Club
City Park
Israel Putnam
John E. Fitzgerald
David C. Magoun
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Uncle Sam
Custom House
Front
Center Streets
Center Street
Sagadahock House
Brunswick Golf Club
Maine Publicity Bureau
Nathan A. Cushman
Reginald Wright Kaufmann
Mr. Kaufmann
Nathan
Fred E. Hooper
George A. Baker
Center
Morse High
Waster
Sanford L. Presi
G. H. Eggleston
Vine Street
Carlton Bridge
Albert Willard Smith
Popham Beach
Portland Theatre Guild
Guild
Mr. Smith
State Fish and Game Department
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