Wiscasset notes share deaths and town life in Bath and beyond
Mrs Daisy Steeves mourns husband Codman E Steeves of Bath who died of pneumonia with funeral in Bath and burial at Woodlawn Birch Point. The town reports teaching staffillness, a Bowdoin visiting professor appointment, a March 28 town meeting, a new Wiscasset Edgecomb bridge opening, local socials and clerical events, Easter services plans, and community notices including club meetings and civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Steeves
Alex Grover
Codman E. Steeves
Bath
F. L. Littlefield
Wesley Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Birch Point
Zina Davis
Georgiana Lilly
Winona Leavitt
Farmington Falls
Miss Leavitt
Alna
Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin College
Tallman Foundation
Red Men's Hall
Vinton Dow
Waterville
New York City
Arthur A. Brown
Lucille Ballard Bailey
Wiscasset
Municipal License Bureau
New York
Brown
Augusta
State Highway Commission
Wiscasset-Edgecomb
Gosips
Parker B. Stinson
Helen Dickinson
Summer Street
A. L. Groves
California
Lowelltown
Richard Colby
Wiscasset News Roundup From March 1907
Wm T Hall Jr of Bath visited Wisccasset last Monday. Flora Farr of Portland spent Sunday here. Capt Wm H Clark owns a St Bernard described as a beauty. H W Hawes bought a new typewriter. Capt Sutton Albee visits his son E Fred Albee at The Albee. Ella Sherman of South Newcastle was here last Saturday. E N Lewis from Boston South Station was home for Sunday. G M Crafty new road master for W W F placed at Weeks Mills, town clock HQ. Repairs to the custom house and post office bring expected improvements. Rev E W Moore finished Yale course and plans to return to Wisccasset next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Sheepscot Echo
Wm. T. Hall, Jr
Bath
Flora Farr
Portland
Wm. H. Clark
H. W. Hawes
Capt
Sutton Albee
E. Fred Albee
E. N. Lewis
South Station
Boston
G. M. Crafty
Weeks Mills
Custom House
E. W. Moore
Yale
Will
Pulpit Return and Local Social Notes
Rev. Mr. Crossland will again preach at the Congregational church tomorrow after satisfying his last sermon. Mrs. Charles West visits Boothbay Harbor with her son Odbury West. Henry W. Sargent came down from Sheepscot yesterday. About 8 inches of snow fell last Tuesday night with a heavy thunder shower yesterday afternoon. The M E church aiding band met with Mrs. McKenzie at Mrs. Sylvester's Tuesday for a dainty lunch. Mr. Little, 80, living with his daughter Mrs. E E Seekins, fell down stairs Tuesday night and broke his hip, drawing much sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupy
Congregational Church
Mr. Crossland
Charles West
Boothbay Harbor
Odbury West
Henry W. Sargent
Sheepscot
M. E. Church
McKenzie
Local Notices and Movements in Wiscasset Town
Miss Alice Taylor travels to Peabody Mass for several weeks while James Stinson returns home briefly. Mrs Littlefield of Peabody visits Mrs William Taylor. Joseph Tucker comes back from North Adams. Various locals visit Brunswick Bath Augusta Hyde Park Boston and Woolwich. An addition to engine house 2 to fit a ladder truck. The town mourns Dr C H Leverton’s removal to Searsport and the loss of a valued citizen and church leader. Patterson of Augusta born 1809 linked to Wiscasset families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Files Sheepscot Echo
Alice Taylor
Peabody
Mass
James Stinson
Littlefield
William Taylor
Joseph Tucker
North Adams
Mary Sewall
Brunswick
Mary Taylor
Augusta
George Chapman
Hyde Park
Erskine
Sabin
Bath
Miss Hawthorn
Woolwich
C. H. Leverton
Wiscasset
Searsport
M. E. Church
Geo. W. Chapman
Boston
M. FE
C. E. Emerson
Epworth League
Dora O. Jackson
Andrew Lacy
Sol. Holbrook
R. H. T. Taylor
W. F. Merrill
Joseph Wood Patterson
Samuel Patterson
Mary
Seth Tinkham
Rotary Ladies Evening At Bath Club Next Tuesday
Bath Rotary club plans a no dance after dinner event for wives and lady friends at Hotel Phoenix. Dr Elias Caplan of Portland will speak after the meal, with President John Conti and Clint Wilson guiding the program. A garden contest step is created by Harry Stetson and Charles Low. Francis Parry spoke on local commerce and mail order competition with merchants. L L Spinney of Brunswick Rotary attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Hotel Phoenix
Elias Caplan
Portland
Forest City
Bath Club
John Conti
Clint” Wilson
Conti
Harry Stetson
Charles Low
Francis Parry
L. L. Spinney
Brunswick Rotary Club
Farm and Home Week at Orono to feature talks and new programs
General discussion of farm problems highlights Farm and Home Week at Orono with nearly 150 speakers and sixteen cooperating state groups. Bert Gould defends milking title from Milo. Governor to speak at final banquet. New Roadside Marketing feature and a puppet show by Orono women add variety. daily devotions begin except Monday. rail discounts promote attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orono
Bert Gould
Milo
Maine
Ralph S. Adams
Bangor Theological Seminary
Bath Area Residents Active Social Roundup
West Bath figures: Mr and Mrs Dwinal E Cornish visit Bath relatives while Mrs Marguerite C Williams resumes teaching in Sebasco after a break. Local students and families are noted with visits, vacations, illnesses, and Easter plans across Bath, West Bath, Phippsburg, and neighboring towns.
Dramatics Talk Sparks Cosmo Club Move Toward Offerings
Bates College dramatics professor Prof. Grovegnor Robinson addressed 25 Cosmo Metropolitan members on the Little Theatre movement its origins aims and notable figures The meeting set up a formal dramatic department with committees and charter members and planned another session for April 5 at 8 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grovegnor Robinson
Bates College
Cosmopolitan Club
Robinson
Carolyn M. Stackpole
Bates
Little Theatre
Prof. Robinson
Paris
France
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
America
Clinton D. Wilson
H. Benjamin Duce
Alice F. Johnson
Sophie G. Greenblatt
Helen E. Hartwell
Bertha V. Bellerose
R. Clinton McFadden
Lillian N. Norton
Lillian E. Lewin
L. Lord
Department
Club
Community Roundup in Woolwich and Bath Areas
Local notes report Charles Alexander visiting Bath and Woolwich relatives while John Presley relocates to Dummer Street Bath. Several illness and care updates include Mrs Sumner Bailey, George Marston, and Harry Plummer. Church events feature Easter programs and services led by Rev. Bishop and a joint Bath First Baptist service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alexander
Richmond
Bath
Woolwich
Carlton Reed
North Woolwich
Montsweag
H. H. Bishop
Maine State Baptist Convention
Walter Leavitt
Richard Grover
Murphy's Corner School House
Montsweag Church
McKillop
Nobleboro
Bishop
First Baptist Church of Bath
Eight Birthday Cakes Mark Glenwood Wall’s Celebration
Master Glenwood Wall celebrated his eighth birthday Sunday with two cakes from relatives and many gifts. Arthur Siegars of West Dresden works nearby, while community notes say Spring term started with teachers back in town and several residents recovered from illness. Joseph Siegars returned to Bridge academy after chicken pox, and Roy Lilly showed signs of improvement from a recent illness. Families such as Fred Ricker and L H Siegars visited, with a trip to Gardiner noted for L H Siegars and J L Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Siegars
West Dresden
Glenwood Wall
Glenwood Siegars
Margaret Pushard
Lot Call
Dresden Mills
John Lilly
Woolwich
L. H. Siegars
J. L. Jones
Gardiner
North Center PTA holds busy meeting and plans fundraisers
Mrs. Arthur Sewall presided at Grace church parish house as the North Center PTA approved secretary Miss Frostina Marston and treasurer Mrs. William E. Palmer reports. The Girl Scout Pine Tree troop thanked the PTA for help, nine new members joined, and a food sale is planned at McFadden's drug store. The association will host a series of card parties to raise funds, with Mrs. Carl C. Anderson named chair and two assistants selected. The first party is set for March 29 at 2 30 at Mrs. Sewall's home on Whiskey Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sewall
North Center P. T. A
Grace Church Parish House
Frostina E. Marston
William E. Palmer
Harry F. Morin
Margaret Higgins
Pine Tree Troop
North Center
Linwood F. Carr
Association
McFadden
Dike school talk on literature deepens education aims
Mrs. Edmund M. Staples, principal of the Dike school, spoke at the Bath Opera House on pictures for children and a deeper appreciation of literature. Mrs. Staples stressed that education should foster a richer literary understanding while Mrs. Edwin Andrews and Mrs. Walter Hill hosted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Opera House
Edmund M. Staples
Dike School
Hi Y Club Talk on Self Government by Pastor
Winter Street church pastor Rev. Edwin Dodge Hardin spoke to the Hi Y club on self government. He contrasted German school discipline and honor systems with American practices and noted how trust in tests reduced cheating. Initiations and plans for a social and joint Brunswick Hi Y meeting were announced. The Hi Y basketball team also travels to Auburn tonight to face the Auburn Hi Y squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street
Hi-Y Club
Germany
Hardin
Elwood Legard
Russell Colby
Merritt Trott
John Murray
Charles Lee
William
Joe” Grindell
Vincent Henderson
John Green
William Green
Brunswick
Auburn
Richmond Hotel Destroyed by Fire in Town Blaze
The Richmond hotel on Main street, owned by Charles Douglas of Brunswick, was totally destroyed by fire early Monday with an estimated $7,000 loss. No occupants were injured. a wind later hampered efforts as a neighboring building and a theater also burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Wth
Brunswick
Main Street
Charles Douglas
Douglas
Lillian McKenney
Merry Meeting Hall
Camp Fire Girls Celebrate 17th Birthday in Bath
The Camp Fire girls of Bath marked the birthday of Camp Fire on March 17 at 138 North Street. About 20 girls gathered for ceremonies including the Wohelo Call and Law of the Fire, with songs, prayer, and a Credo. Certificates were presented and a 20 candle birthday cake featured the Wood Gatherer emblem. The event was led by Miss M Helen Sims and guardian Mrs Charles R Sims. The University of North Carolina awarded 10 monograms to basketball players, nine in wrestling and eight in boxing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Girls of
Bath
North Street
Shirley Grove
Patricia Hall
Florence Leeman
Isabelle King
Mildred Wright
Janet Bridgham
Jane Stevens
Madelyn Dunton
Elizabeth Moulton
Miss Sims
Ferge Roberts
Ellen Yr
Ellen Cyr
Isabel King
University of North Carolina
Ex-Governor Baxter and Wright to Arrive in Moscow on April 7
Notables Percival P. Baxter and Henry C. Wright are due in Moscow on April 7 and plan to sail from Hamburg aboard the President Roosevelt to New York on April 13. Also noted is William Gove of Boston University visiting West Haven and Bath for a family visit. Sunshine club of Wesley M. E. church met Tuesday with Miss Charlotte King presiding. members sang, prayed, and discussed club business. next gathering at Miss Gordon’s Washington street home in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Club
Ruth Jones
Minstrels
Boy Scouts
Boothbay Harbor
Wiscasset
Elton K. Bassett
Bassett
Leston Hemore
Congregational Church
Organ Society
Alberta Larrabee
Mabel Lewis
Parker B. Stinson
John Currier
Congregational Church School
Cross& Crown
Betsy Rose
George Washington
Woman's Club
E. Murray Senter
Damariscotta-Newcastle Woman's Club
Howard C. Hanscom
Percival P. Baxter
Henry C. Wright
Moscow
Hamburg
President Roosevelt
New York
William Gove
Boston University
West Haven
Conn
Robert Wilder
Bath
D. J. Brennan
Washington Street
Sunshine Club
Wesley M. E. Church
Charlotte King
Liberty Street
Margaret Gordon
Miss Gordon
Edith Knowlton
Grace Goodwin
Maxine Wallace
Merthine Ward
Madelyn Burnham
Beatrice Adams
Inez F. Carr
Mary Goodwin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linneaus Colby
Ellsworth Holbrook
Amy Libby
Frances Stahl
Wesley C. Day
Stanley W. Dodge
Lawrence Haggett
Norman
Lundy
Biddeford
Barbara Southard
John H. Southard
Federal Street
Mary Hobson
Clarence A. Peaslee
A. W. Keirstead
Helen Keirstead
John Leanard
South Newcastle
Lawrence Gould
Church School
Annie
Katherine Pitcher
Methodist
Mary Hamlin
Simon Peter
Simon
Jesus
Charles E. Titus
Pauline Higgins
Mae Hume
Carl Main
William Sutter
Paul Miete
Albion Verney
Fred Blagdon
Church School of the Congregational Church
Joanna Evans
Virginia Pease
Grace Bean
Ruthena Thompson
Geraldine Munsey
Louise Hill
Beverly Hamlin
Margaret Dickinson
Helen Quinnam
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Living Christ
Mother
Magdala
Christ
Thomas
Chase
Baxter’s Bitters
Rotarians
West Bath
Dwinal E. Cornish
Academy Street
Doris M. Perkins
H. Dorman Perkins
Witch Spring Road
Hayden
Rogers
Llewellyn D. Rogers
University of Maine
Percy L. Wright
Berry’s Mills Road
George Wright
Floyd Wright
Pauline
Floyd, Jr
Topsham
John F. Larrabee
Littlefield School
Ellis F. Goombs
Foster’s Point Road
Mechanic Falls
Ruby Briggs
Rose Witham
William A. Furber
Marjorie
Esther
Emily
Helen Furber
R. N
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Brigham's Eve
Gustavus Gatchell
Harpswell
Gilbert L. Wilson
Kenneth
Freeport
Alfred B. Snow
Trufant
Dresden
P.T.A
Buxton
Buxton Medicine
Abbot Villaire
Bath Savings Institution
Morris S. Povich
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