Richmond Lodge Receives $100 Bequest From H P Webber
The Richmond lodge No 3 1.0.0 received a $100 bequest from the estate of the late actor H Price Webber. The board of trustees will invest the sum in Augusta Trust Co as the H Price Webber Trust Fund, with only interest used to carry out lodge principles. The note lists local residents visiting and events including birthday celebrations, church activities, and social visits in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Richmond Lodge
H. Price Webber
Webber
Augusta Trust Co
George William Brown
Westboro
Mass
Thelma Smith
Bath
Walter Burns
Wortland
Gertrude Baker
Kimball Street
Genevieve Joy
Hallowell
George Wilson
Winthrop
Asa Newell
Frank Reynolds
William Newell
Herbert Libby
Gardiner
Katherine Hickey
Bridgeport, Conn
Emma Rowley
Wilbur Gowell
Mabel
Arthur Rowley
Frank
Eugene Purington
Litchfield
Harry L. Pond
Portland
H. Q. Millett
Reading
Frances Preble
Colby College
Frank Preble
Frank K. Jack
Bowdeinham
G. KB. M. Soule
Bangor
Morris Glaser
Milton
Boston
Florence Johnstone
Cora Conley
Walter Thomas
Augusta
Nellie C. Thomas
Livermore Fells
Leulah Rebekah Lodge
Earl B. Wreble
Local residents listed as visitors and travelers in town
A long sequence notes numerous visits and arrivals in town. Names include Watkins Co of Winona Minn appointed state humane agent, Mr Greene, Miss Wilma Roberts Needham, Edith Lulu and Sadie Grover, Mrs Parker, Mrs Edna Jane, Mrs Mary Longfellow Miss Gertrude Longfellow, Miss Edith Edgecomb, Miss Mildred Beedle, Mr and Mrs W H Johnson, Everett Green, Frank Tracy, Mr Robinson Somerville, Mr and Mrs Edgar Murphy Wortland, Mrs A A Williams, Mrs William Haynes Miss Elizabeth Haynes Brunswick, Winifred Nash West Dresden, Miss Olive King, Mrs Charles Griffin Gardiner hospital, Mrs Ernest Stewart Waterville, Dr H L Stilphen Augusta, Mrs Charles Cobb Gardiner hospital, Rev S A Evans Bath, Farland and Delmer Curtis Bowdenham, G B M Soule, Harold Wheeler Sabattus, Karl Trott Bath, Miss Alice Oddy Lewiston, BB 03. Douglass, Mr and Mrs J M Chirk Arlene Medford, Miss Lyte Lint Gardiner mayor Wallace Price Gardiner, Charles Hall Cedar Grove Edgecomb Lewiston Lucille Davis Westbrook, William Skelton West Stewartstown Pittsburgh Clarksville NH, Mrs Georgia Bickford Gardiner, David Masterman Bar Harbor, Miss Melvina Borjesson Hollis Center, Norman Stewart New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meigs
Augusta
Edith Edgecomb
Portland
Mildred Beedle
W. H. Johnson
South Dresden
Everett Green
Madison
Frank Tracy
Mr. Robinson
Somerville
Edgar Murphy
Wortland
Lena Harlow
A. A. Williams
William Haynes
Elizabeth Haynes
Brunswick
Winifred Nash
West Dresden
Olive King
New Hampshire
Charles Griffin
Gardiner Hospital
Ernest Stewart
Waterville
Tuston
Harold Wheeler
Sabattus
Karl Trott
Bath
Alice Oddy
Lewiston
Douglass
J. M. Chirk
Arlene
Medford
Mass
Gardiner
J. H. Galligher
Charles Hall
Cedar Grove
Herbert Edgecromb
Lucille Davis
Westbrook
Edgecomb
Eugene Edgecomb
William Skelton
Weststewartstown
Pittsburgh
Clarksville
N. HS
Norman Stewart
New York
Kennebec River Ice on Its Way to Sea
The Kennebec ice jam from Chopps Point Woolwich broke late Monday. Drifted ice filled the river before Augusta, and navigation should reopen by Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. Mildred McPherson, longtime employee of William I Carter Co., took a job at E L Emin store Needham Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Chopps Point
Woolwich
Augusta
Mildred McPherson
William I. Carter Co
E. L. Emin
Great Plain Avenue
Needham
Mass
Georgetown Students Start Spring Term in Town
Georgetown schools begin the spring term on Monday. Twenty one pupils enrolled at the Center with Mrs Georgia Walker as teacher while Mrs Ruth Powers teaches at Robinhood. W T Ndick oversees southern town transport and George F W Oliver at Marrtown. Various townspeople travel to Bath and Boston for visits and work notices. The Working League meets at Mrs Melvin Cunningham’s home. Mrs Vina Kingsbury returns from Bath and Ida Lewis visits Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Walker
Ruth Powers
Robinhood
W. T. Newdick
Town
George FW. Oliver
Marrtown
Clanche Westall
Lewiston
George Laskey
Boston
Fred Laskey
Jennie Todd
Slyde Dark
Dorchester
Mass
Maxine Walker
Woolwich
Vina Kingsbury
William Manis
Ale. Rowe
Abbie [Reynolds
Colleen Barnes
Bath
Edgar Warren
James Stevens
J. RR. Blackie
Charles Hanna
Kk. C. Clarey
Newell Campbell
W. A. Todd
W. C. Todd
H. G. Heald
Everett
Working League
Melvin Cunningham
Everett Trafton
Lincoln Street
Ida Lewis
Gilbert
Standish
W. OA
Todd
Melrose Dlighhinds
Roscoe PL Todd
Herman Spinney
Bay Point
Auburn
Arthur Smith
Arthur Pryor
Damariscotta
Mtl
Williams
West Georgetown
Waltham Mass
Leon Williams
Ly. Ls. Billings
John M. Williams
Ath
Pastor Invited to Remain for Another Year at Naz arene
Rev. L. El Maan, pastor of the Naz arene church, was unanimously recalled for another year with a higher salary at the annual meeting. Officers elected included Lois Valmer, J. Everett Mayo, Eleanore Brown, Edith Stewart, and Gordon Preble as trustees, with a full slate of stewards, reporters, and music committee members. Delegates to the district assembly at Eastern Nazarene College were named, with Edith Stewart and Gussie Pitts as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Preble
Maury Pratt
Annie Mann
Evelyn Southard
Alma Steed
Mary Pratt
Leslie Lewis
Gussie Pitts
Lois V Palmer
Kitty Preble
Boy Scouts Assemble at Weekly Meeting in Bath
The Bath MA Boy Scouts, over 100 strong, met at the YMCA last evening with Scoutmaster Dr. Duscal Flint and assistants Tiareld Carter, Harry MacDonald, and Alfred Neal. Over 60 scouts passed tender foot tests and others are preparing. Patrols are organized, summer regulation uniforms chosen, and marching drills conducted along Front Street to the Library. Next meeting is Monday at 7 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Loo Strong
Y. Mlc. A
Duscal
Flint
Tiareld Carter
Harry MacDonald
Alfred Neal
Carter
Front Street
Park Drive
Independent Fire Insurance assets and liabilities 1926 report
Independent Fire Insurance assets list as of December 31 1926 shows totals for real estate mortgage loans stocks and bonds cash in office and bank agents balances bills receivable interest rents and other items. Liabilities include net unpaid losses unearned premiums all other liabilities and a stated capital and surplus figures totaling liabilities and surplus. Location appears to be Bath Maine with D M Humphreys & Co. referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fire Ins
Ie Assets
Maine Joint Budget Campaign organized for 80,000 drive
Maine towns organize for a statewide drive to raise 80,000 for the Maine Publicity Bureau State Chamber of Commerce and New England Council. County chairmen in Tanesek Knox Cumberland Androscoggin and many towns report committees and planned drives the week of April 4 to MP. Executive committee coordinates three organizations to fund joint budgets and sustain ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
State of Maine Publicity Bureau
State Chamber of Commerce
New England Council
Tanesek County
J. I. Phillips
Southwest Harbor
George B. West
Portland
Skowhegan
R. T. Patten
Independent Reporter
Mr. Patten
C. J. Merrill
Leslie IL. Goldsmith
W. HL. Hight
R. L. Marston
S. H. Shumway
John W. Healy
William J. Lessard
Hiram Wy
Ricker
Wiseman
Lewiston
Walton
Auburn
Lewis Haskell, Jr
W. TL. Whittam
E.G. Peck
B.P. Webster
J. J. Mc Edwards
Livermore Falls
Donald Westen
Mechanie Falls
Leon McKuight
Poland
Oliver Maes
Lisbon Falls
Cumberland County
Perley FF. Ripley
Oxford County
Albert J. Stearns
Kk. L. Melcher
Frederick
QO. Eaton
Walter F. Morse
Rumford
Hugh W. Hastings
James W. Eastman
Fryeburg
Orman L. Stanley
Kezur Falls
L. M. Carroll
Norway
J. Frederick Hill
Waterville
Kennebec County
H. Chandler Reed
Boothbay
Marein Keniston
Monhegan
Frank Pierce
Southport
Warren Payson
Wiscasset
Bradford Redennett
Aroostook
Charles H. Fogg
Houston
Penobscot
Belmont
al Smith
Ranger
Piscataquis
Merrill
Dover Foxcroft
Sagadahoc
George P. West
Charles G. Allen
Portland National Bank
OAL LL. UT
Eugene ‘T. Savage
Banger
Clarence ©. Stetson
Dangers
Joseph A. Warren
Westbrook
New England
Miss Abbie G Roderick Dies After Illness At Home
The 39 year old Miss Abbie G Roderick daughter of Mrs Fred Roderick died Friday afternoon at her mother's home 542 Middle Street after a long illness She leaves besides her widowed mother a sister Anita and four brothers James Arthur Norman and Percy Roderick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie G. Roderick
Fred Roderick
Middle Street
Anita
James
Arthur
Norman
Percy Roderick
Five Islands eyed as Summer stop for regional diner and steamboat
Rumor says Nuggustal Gare diner and Boothbay Steamboat Co may make Five Islands a stopping place this summer, a potential boost for residents. Local news notes convalescence for Charles Boucher, funeral of Revo Evans in Bath, and plans at Otter Cliff hotel with Arthur Pryor and Irene MacMahan figures. School opens with Miss Doris Pattey as new teacher and renovations ongoing at Otter Cliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta, Gardiner and Boothbay Steamboat Co
Islands
Nuggustal Garediner and Boothbay Steamboat Co
Charles Boucher
Revo So AL Evans
Bath
Fred TL Preston
Norristown
Otter Cliff
Lightbody
Preston
Thomas Scott
Weston
Mass
MacMahin
Marion Stevens
Farmington Normal School
Isabel Stevens
G. Stevens
Bath City Hospital
Arthur Pryor
Diamariscottas Mills
M. S. Newdick
Hlope Rowe
Charles
Phang Alouze MacMahan
MacMahan
Ada, MacMahan
Kenneth Pinkham
Kenneth
Southport
Charles Pinkham
Oscar Snowmen
On Fer Chiif
William Belanger
Alton Reed
Wiscasset
Lloyd
Russell Pinkham
Reed
Kroliwita
Tdw
Blaisdell
J. HL Rowe
Joe Greenleaf
Mro
Charence MacMahan
Chester MacMahan
Irving
Ross
Eugene Rowe
Clarence MacMahan
Bangor
Pred Carter
Pembroke
OW EE
Reid
Mr. Small
Georgetown
J.T. MacMahan
Mr. MacMahan
AE MacMahan
Doris Pattey
Gray
Charles Moore
Joseph Rowe
Independent
George Acheson Wins Aviator's Diploma
George Acheson, among 25 or more cadets, earned an aviator diploma in the Army Air Corps. After Morse-Tigh, University of Maine, Brooks Field, and Kelley Field training, he will take his exam in June in Galveston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Acheson
Army Air Corps
George
Morse Tigh
University of Maine
Pexans
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Eany
Kelley Field
Galveston
Texas
Obituary for Mary Gowell of Bath 90
Mary Gowell widow of George W. Gowell of Bath died Saturday afternoon at her daughter's home after a brief illness. Born in St John New Brunswick she moved to Bath in childhood and was a homemaker and devoted mother. She leaves three daughters and one granddaughter. Funeral was Monday at 2 p.m. at Corliss Street Church with bearers Sidney Eaton Karcher Jackson Harry Crosman Edward Vaughan. Burial at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gowell
George W. Gowell
Bath
Walter EX. Rowe
St. John
N. B
John
Mary Stevens Kelley
Jennie Gowell
Edward
Abbott
Corliss Street
Robert II. Carey
Sidney L. Eaton
Karcher Jackson
Harry W. Crosman
Edward W. Vaughan
Oak Grove
Pine Treecking Co to Canneries Boosts Eastern Maine Industry
State publicity drives Maine development with a $500,000 corporation formed to locate in Bangor to can blueberries raspberries apples and related products. Harry Abbott Diss of Boston chairs the company with Boston executives in finance and governance. Directors include Hillard Schoppe of Bangor and William Th Maetin of Bangor. The firm acquires a modern packing plant lands and seeks expansion, backed by state campaigns and moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Harvey
Public
Boston
New Concern
Hillard ©. Schoppe
Biogen
Quany
Maine Real Oesture
William Th Maetin
Conmpanty
Pathe News
New York
United States
Maine
Needham Woman Praises Weekly Home News Service
Mildred McPherson of Needham Massachusetts writes that the weekly home news is indispensable like a big newsy letter from home, praising its usefulness and personal touch for readers away from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Mildred McPherson
Needham
Mass
First Baptist Ladies Easter Sale and Supper
The Ladies Circle of First Baptist Church hosts its annual Easter sale and supper on Friday in the vestry. Doors open at three with a chicken patties ices cake and coffee service. supper starts at five featuring ham escalloped potatoes egg salad creamed chicken pattie shells custard lemon pies cake and more. Mrs Th lk Worrey leads as general chair with committee members handling fancy work useful articles kitchen dining room and related duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Charch
Th Lk. Worrey
Edward Burnham
Carolyn Reed
Samal C. Mulcay
Lettie Maton
Fred W. Larrabee
Edward Taggett
Charles McNineh
Joseph Lemont
Arthurd Stuart
Everett Rice
Rose Rich
William Blanchard
William Wakefield
Erie Dake
Alice Eaton
Rose Murpha
Edward Daily
Llarrington
Farm Bureau Meets for All Day Session
The Nequasset area group held an all day Farm Bureau meeting led by Mrs. Frank L.R. Bailey with 25 members present. Planned meals through July included cheese and rice and other dishes as the committee organized food projects and future April meeting details with topics on crystaline painted silk lamp shades and instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Paro: Bureau
Ruth Dubar
Frank LR. Bailey
Cedu
Mae Gilmore
Food Project
Ardenne AL Stott
Lincoln Houdlette
Charles Ry. Farnham
Verey Bailey
Annie Dodge
Waldo V T.athorne
Lothair L. Lowell
James Colby
John Dureatte
Elizabeth F. Crooker Funeral Service in West Bath
The funeral for Elizabeth F. Crooker wife of Bermud D. Crooker occurred at 1 A.M. at 596 Middle Street with Rev. David L. Wilson of Central Church officiating. Bearers were brothers John T. Oliver and Harry F. Oliver and nephews C. Ellis Jones and L. Paul Jones, all of Augusta. Burial followed at Witch Spring Cemetery in West Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H F
Bermud D. Crookhoon
Middle Street
David L. Wilson
Central Church
John T
Harry F. Olver
C. Ellis Jones
L. Paul Jones
Augusta
Witch Spring
West Bath
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Stanley Meserve
Dresden Mills
Charles H. Greene
Durham
J. R
Kennebec River
Fred
Curtis Mortician
Centre ST
Orville FE
North ST
Town Schools
Nazarene Church
BOY Scouts
D. M. Humphreys & Bath
Abbie G Roderick
Mrs
Opera House
Paramount Pictures
Prince OF Tempters
Ben Lyon
Lois Moran
Richard Barthelmess
Douglas McLean
Marine
Let
Milton Sills
Joan Crawford
Owen Moore
Taxi
Pine Tree Packing Co. Incorporated
Sherman
First Baptist
Farm Bureau
Nequasset
Elizabeth F.crooker
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