Birthday of Mrs Frances Oliver Noted Elder in Popham Beach
Mrs Frances Oliver aged 85 celebrated with an informal reception at her Popham Beach home on a Tuesday afternoon. Born in Chester England to John and Susan Garft, she traveled to the United States at age 22 aboard the Sul tan from Liverpool to New York after a 47 day voyage, later marrying Capt Calvin Oliver in Georgetown on December 3 1856. Her three sons Frank S Oliver Egbert A Oliver and Edgar A Oliver are marine engineers in Popham Beach Boston and Newport Rhode Island respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Oliver
Popham Beach
Oliver
Chester
Eng
John
Susan Garft
Sultan
Liverpool
London
Georgetown
Joseph Berry
Berry's Mills
New York
Berry
Calvin Oliver
Frank S. Oliver
Egbert A. Oliver
Boston
Edgar A. Oliver
Newport, R. I
Phippsburg Notes From The Local Scene
Phippsburg residents report continued health and activity with town events. N W Eaton delivered two loads of hay to Bath and Chester Plant, while Rodney Wyman assisted. Frank Ridley returns from six weeks of rheumatism to lead Sunday chapel service. S R Richardson, wintering in Massachusetts, remains critically ill under constant care. Bert Pye’s family recovers from grip. Fred Morrison visited family in Sebasco on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
N. W. Eaton
Bath
Chester Plant
Rodney Wyman
Frank Ridley
S. R. Richardson
Massachusetts
Bert Pye
Grip
Fred Morrison
Sebasco
Probate Court Adopts February Probate Actions
At the adjourned February session Judge James S. Lowell grants administration for Lurinda Wescott of Bowdoin, appoint Dana S. Williams as administrator, and names executors and executrices for multiple estates. Wills were filed and proved for Rogers of Phippsburg, Hanson families of Bath, and Spinney. Accounts for Littlefield Tomlinson Jewett Mooney Brown were filed and approved as first or final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Lowell
Lurinda Wescott
Bowdoin
Dana S. Williams
William A. C. Rogers
Phippsburg
John D. Rogers
Bant Hanson
Bath
Emily A. Hanson
James L. Spinney
J. Clifford Spinney
George H. Littlefield
B. Tomlinson
Richmond
Mary E. Jewett
John G. Jewett
Maude Mooney
Patrick Mooney
Farland L. Brown
Mary A. Brown
Bowdoinham
Earland L. Brown
J. Loyalist Brown
Final accounting notices for several estates in Georgetown Topsham Bath
Final account of Nat F. Howe administrator of the Charles L. Eaton estate of Georgetown. First account of Harriet A. Purinton administratrix of Humphrey Purinton of Topsham. Inventory filed. Estate of Margaret J. Dodge of Bath by Charles F. Dodge executor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat F. Howe
Charles L. Eaton
Georgetown
Harriet A. Purinton
Humphrey Purinton
Topsham
Margaret J. Dodge
Bath
Charles F. Dodge
Sewall Ship Sold To Texas Oil Co For Tank Work
The Edward Sewall, a 332 foot four mast steel ship built in 1899 at Bath by Arthur Sewall and Co, is sold to Texas Oil Co. for conversion into an oil burning steamship. It will be used as a tank ship after its next voyage to South America. William D. Sewall confirms the transfer after the voyage completes in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Sewall
Texas Oil Co
Arthur Sewall & Co
Bath
Arthur Sewall
William D. Sewall
A. Sewall & Co
Sewall
New York
South America
Pomona Grange and Dromore Grange Meet in February
Pomona Grange of Sagadahoc will join Dromore Grange on Wednesday February 23. The program includes opening, Welcome, Georgie Leach music, Dromore Choir, Grange Journal, readings by Abbie Minott and Rebecca Bowker, a question on helping farm youth, census, songs, and closing with Psalm 34:22 and Annie Purington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona Grange
Dromore Grange
Georgie Leach
Dromore
Grange Journal
Abbie Minott
Edith Hildreth
The
Grange
E. C. Patten
C. E. Rogers
T. F. Per
Gogorza Opens Recital to Warm Maine Reception
Alfred Metzger notes Emilio de Gogorza’s January 22 recital in San Francisco as a strong event in the season. Will J L Greenbaum’s 1915 16 series resumed at Columbia Theatre with Gogorza, drawing a crowded house. The reviewer, while praising his artistry, previously found fault with enunciation but now reports a marked improvement with no detectable faults.
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Alfred Metzger
Pacific Coast Musical Record
San Francisco
Emilio de Gogorza
Will J L. Greenbaum
Columbia Theatre
Emilio de Gogorza Excels In Varied Concert Program
The critic hails Emilio de Gogorza for his lyric vocal art and precise enunciation across languages. He blends strict interpretation with musical warmth, achieving distinctive national character in each work and setting a high standard for tone production and vocal craft.
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de Gogorza
Emilio de Gogerza
Emilio de Gogorza
Helen M. Winslow
de de Gogorza
Waterville Exhibition Highlights Capt Farnham Ireland Duo
In a gym exhibition the heavy Waterville team defeated Ireland 25 to 13 led by Capt Farnham and Ireland in his first full game with the club. Spectators expected football tactics but saw skilled passing and a rough Hyde Guards clash ending 21 to 8 for Bath Iron Works. The Kelley-Spear Co owns Rogers yard as local business signals improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Farnham
Ireland
B.I.W
Hyde Guard
Sturtevant
Morse High
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Guards
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity and Strength
FourFive Hundred Muscles rely on pure blood for health and labor. Impure blood weakens them, reduces elasticity and efficiency. Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for cleansing blood of humors and toning the system. Be sure to ask for Hood's Sarsaparilla. no substitute equals it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Colonial Club Sees Busy February Session and Elections
The Colonial Club held a large February meeting with a $227.04 Christmas tree fund expenditure and all bills paid. A luncheon offer followed a tie report, members welcomed new entrants including George Moody and F H Kimball, and nominations were set for officers and a three year trustee at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
C. C. Troop
Cosmopolitan Club
C. P. Wetherbee
Capt. Smith
O Hums
Well Diggers
Charles S. Brown
Y.M.C.A
Cahill
George B. Moody
David Rothschild
F. H. Kimball
A. C. Hodgdon
Brunswick Club
C. H. Cahill
Rodney E. Ross
L. Eugene Thebeau
C. Troop
Arthur C. Hagan
E. D. True
Harold L. Thompson
Charles R. Farnham
Fred C. Cox
Local Woolwich Notes Share Visits Ailments and Social Event
Woolwich news recalls visits and illnesses including Alton Graves at Topsham home Emma Leonard seriously ill with Dr Stott attending Mrs Lida Hathorne moving to Augusta to work in the State Home Insurance Dept Miss Lila Hathorne hosts and social planned at Castle Baptist Hall Feb 18 proceeds for Mission Band Plinette Allen’s ankle accident noted The Butler family from Washington arrives at Montsweag farm during Supreme Court recess hoping for snow for sleighrides
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Graves
Topsham
Wallace Reed
Yarmouth
John Sheldon
Emma Leonard
Stott
Lida Hathorne
Dana’s Wood Yard
Augusta
John Preble
Woodfords
Bleike Reed
Barbara Reed
Castle Baptist Hall
Mission Band
Plinette Allen
Lila Hathorne
Charles Henry Butler
Washington, D. C
Montsweag
Woolwich
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Butler
Obituary of Mrs Isadore Crooker 82 in Wales Maine native
Mrs Isadore Crooker aged 82 years and 1 month widow of William F Crooker died Monday night after a weeklong illness with heart trouble. A native of Wales Maine she lived in the city for sixty three years and attended Wesley M B Church. She is survived by two sons Frederick W Crooker and Fernald D Crooker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadore Crooker
William F. Crooker
Wanted lease for summer at small country or seaside hotel
Classified notice seeking a summer lease for a small country or seaside hotel. Respondents should address H. Barker Travers at Hotel New Richford in Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parton
H. Barker Travers
New Richford
Boston
Mass
Funeral Rites For Mrs D A Merry Held At Home
One daughter Mrs D A Merry, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren mourn the death. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from her home 590 Middle St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Merry
Middle St
Community notices plus local business and travel notes
The report shows church group meetings at local chapels, a high school basketball game versus Shaw Business College, and community sewing circles. It notes Bath residents reporting widespread illness, shipyard work forecasts, two new Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. branch stores, and local funerary and fishing-commission activities plus Boothbay Harbor Railway bid context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Morse High
Shaw Business College
Y.M.C. A
Genesta Sewing Circle
Elsie Howard
Middle Street
Louise Childs
Russell St
Fred McFadden
Grace Church
Bath
Texas Yard
Mosher
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Columbia Hotel
Center St
L. H. Andrews
Atlantic & Pacific Co
United States
Clara Lampher
Gardiner
John E. Sonia
Beacon St
Fred Dauphin
Berlin
N. H
Marion Berabeau
Arthemese
Paul Dauphin
U. S. Fish Commission
Gannet
Boothbay Hatchery
Maine
Boothbay Harbor Railway Co
Palatability in Cow Feeds
A farmer advisory piece notes cows exhibit individual tastes in feed and performance. It urges observing refusals, offering better options for productive cows, and using salt to improve palatability while noting weather can spoil hay.
Color on Apples Brightens in Wet Central West Season
A veteran fruit grower explains the apples in the central west show much better color this year due to a wet season. Alternating sunshine and shade, rather than pure sun, intensifies color and improves quality, producing notably fine fruit after a season of sun and rain.
Sunday Overeating Rest Day Digestive Aid
An old family remedy from L. F. Medicine Co. of Portland Me promises quick digestion and bile elimination after overindulgent Sundays. It claims safety for children and usefulness for indigestion biliousness and sick headaches, with a free song collection offered on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F.” Atwood
L. F.” Medicine Co
Portland
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Town Reports
Times Printshop
Frances Oliver of
Popham
Probate
Sewall Ship Sold
Pomona Grange
Maine Singers
Metzger
Waterville
Kelley-Spear Co
Rogers Yard
Mary I. Crooker
A. B. C. Silk
Endurance
James F. Will Co
Brunswick
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