Street Crew Improves Bridge Hill For Safety
Winnegance reports street work to straighten and widen the hill eliminating two curves linked to recent near accidents. A deep ditch on High street will drain surface water to reduce gravel wash after storms, signaling a lasting improvement to a long unsafe road segment. Local residents visit and family news snippets follow including visits, birthdays, and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street
Bridge Hill
High Street
Alfide Vie
Small Point
Walter Morse
Harry
Williams
Morgan Cottage
Cox's Head
William Mann
New York
Philip T. Reynolds
Reynolds
Maine
Thatcher Pinkham
Bath
Harry (. Williams
Bridge Street
Gus Small
Anne Rowe
Lewixton
W. A. Perry
George Jackson
Portingill House
Woolwich Community Day Supports Red Cross Health Drive
Woolwich near Bath held a Saturday program at Sebenon Hall under Red Cross Home Service for Health crusade and Child welfare. An afternoon children's party featured Mrs Maxwell Powers storytelling and Miss Frances Hall showcasing school physical training. Evening dances included Roberta Barker in period dances. A 3:20 mothers meeting led by Mrs John Reed highlighted Woolwich schoolwork. Dr Augustus O Thomas spoke on public education while supper and social hours followed. Net funds added to the Woolwich Red Cross treasury, earmarked for local work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebenon Hall
Woolwich
Red Cross Home Service
Maxwell Powers
Frances Hall
Bath
Roberta’ Barker
Anitra
John Reed
Maude
Trayward
Augustus O. Thomas
Alton Vphwing
Earle S. Thompson
Red Cross
Cheney Jones
New Englard Division
American Red Cross
Treasury
Women of
John Blackstone
Carrie Wing
North Woolwich
Helena Dana
Fiend
Augusta
Eben Dana
Ranger
Auburn
Merrymeeting
Webster
Reed Mains
Lydia Cook
Leighton
Cumberland Mills
Thomas Mains
Partridge Cemetery Association
Alice Stinson
J. O. Palmer
Pemaquid
New Harbor
Roy Graffram
Swans Island
Frank Hodgdon
Nequasset
N. J. Palmer
Elizabeth
Manchester
Conn
Carolyn Mains
Phyllis Hall
Failes
Ernest Fowler
Mary Moore
Edgecomb
Lawrence Putnam
Beatrice Reed
Eleanor Carlton
Clair Freeman
Parker Chenney
Fred Grover
Harold Shaw
Chester Bailey
Canada
Cherney
William Downing
Richmond
Christine Hathorne
Harvey Hathorne
Sagadahoe Ferry
Sarah Bagley
Emma Barnes
Boston
Local social notes of returns and visits
Mrs Charles Prescott returns from a two weeks visit in Portland Merle Jameson comes back from an extended visit in Waldoboro Miss Marie Jack has been wintering with cousin Miss Flora Leonard returns to Abbagadasset Point Flora Leonard visits friends in Boston for two weeks Lida Hawthorne of Augusta spends weekend in Woolwich and Wiscasset Christine Hawthorne houses for her brother while Flora Leonard is in Boston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Prescott
Portland
Merle Jameson
Waldoboro
Marie Jack
Misx Flora Leonard
Abbagadasset Point
Flora Leonard
Boston
Lida Hawthorne
Augusta
Woolwich and
Wiscasse
Christine Hawthorne
Miss Leonard
Sagadahoc probate court session bills through May term
A busy Sagadahoc county probate court session, with Judge Lowell ruling on numerous wills and administrations. Estates named include Johnson of Richmond, Atwood of Phippsburg, Spillane of Bath, Clarke of Bath, Swanton of Bath, and others. inventories, final accounts, and bonds approved. Several petitions for administration and licenses to sell real estate filed or granted, guardianship actions noted, and custody and distribution petitions discussed for multiple Bath area estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe
Lowell
Charles J. Johnson
Richmond
George A. Johnson
Gilbert Atwood
Phippsburg
Bertha A. Atwood
Mary Spillane
Bath
Ellen Brown
Charles PD. Clarke
John di. Keegan
Josephine Swanton
Frederick W. Swanton
William A. Conant
Girace Ke Reynolds
Janet S. Paine
Ceeil Bh. Paine
Annie BE. McFadden
Charlotte
Wilson
Frank M. Leavitt
Grace M. Leavitt
J. Herman Perkins
Woolwich
Tharold L. Webb
Myra KE. Rogers
Whippsburg
George IL. Rogers
Frank S
Osman C. Jewett Kite
Flora W. Shepard
Joseph W. Shepard
Azuba KE
Holland
William H. Holland
Georgetown
Guy G. Crocker
Joseph W. Crocker
William H. Thurlow
Lauran A. Thurlow
Harvey BE. Hathorne
Annie L. Hathorne
Old Colony Trust Co
Sarah FE. Sewall
Anna K. Swanton
Fred A. Curtis
Mary J. Moore
George Heselton
Henry W. Howard
John Trainor
West Bath
Mary L. Trainor
William R. Fairclough
Delian L. Smith
Joseph Torrey
Sewal
C. Low
Elizabeth S. Larrabee
Clarence A. Robinson
George A. Robinson
William D. Sewall
Charles C. Low
Lucy W. Patten
Lillian M. Barrett
Leroy G. Barrett
Bowdoinham
Almon L. Marr
Ira W. Lewis
Annette McAllister
John W. Stewart
Cecil
Paine
Janet
Susan
Quick
Susie BE. Fletcher Minor
Victor LeClare
Wilfred Beaudoin
Chicopee
Mass
Myra Euogenie Hunnewell
Charles A. Hunnewell
Odessa RR
Albion K. TI. Oliver
William A. Todd
Charles A. Newman
Florence A. Newman
A Mother's Harrowing Tale Of True's Pibas Relief
West Buxton Me Mrs Arthur Campbell recalls her two year old daughter’s fever illness and how True's Pibas eased her. The note highlights worm-related symptoms such as stomach trouble swollen lip sour breath and dull eyes. The piece credits True's Elixir as a dependable family laxative and worm expeller since 1851.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Buxton
Arthur Campbell
Dr. True
Tes
I True
Sunday School Helpers Meet At Grace Church Parsonage
Mrs Culbert McGay hosted the Grace church Sunday school Little Helpers at the parsonage on High street Saturday afternoon. Twenty four children attended with several parents. Each brought a mite box totaling 13.05 dollars for missionary work. Games were played. Ice cream and cake were served.
Whippsburg Names Commission For New Round Road Project
Charles V Minott Harry C Webber and Frank S Bowker were named to a commission by Whippsburg selectmen to locate and build a road from Whippsburg Center to Popham Beach. The town approved 5000 and the state 10000 for two years. The article also notes a funeral, local trades, and residents’ daily activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Minott
Harry C. Webber
Frank S. Bowker
Board of Selectmen of
Whippsburg
Whippsburg Center
Popham Beach
Hilson Houdlette
Zina Sk. Cutler
Charles Morrison
Frank Harris
Alvah Wallace
Frank Ridley
J. W. West
People’s Church
Bath
Hezekiah Harrington
Brunswick
Elisha L. Totman
Orman Rogers
Irma Gilman
Woolwich
Frank Cushing
Elbridge Mereen
Mabel Mereen
Ashdale
J. Rodney Wyman
West Point
Minnie Moore
John Moore
West Bath
Henry M. Heald
Mattie Cutting
Gloucester
Mass
Bernard Shreiter
Ira
Parker Head
Fred Morrison
Basin
Albert E. Smith
George I. Berry
Phippsburg
George H. Ingalls
Haverhill
Smith
Ingalls
North Bath
George Cutting
Milk campaigns aim to end child undernourishment nationwide
The U S Department of Agriculture milk specialist chronicles over two years and 40 campaigns across cities and rural areas that boosted milk consumption by as much as 30 percent. Undernourishment hits both urban and rural children, with surveys showing 40 percent underweight in Chicago children and 51 percent underweight in Iowa townships. Campaigns stress pure wholesome milk, adequate supply, and fair pricing while educating families on nutrition and the value of milk for growing children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Connecticut
Hartford
New Haven
Rhode Island
Newport
New Jersey
Boston
Detroit
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Topeka
Davenport
Towa City
Akron
Spokane
Seattle
Madison
Towa
Kansas
Chicago
New York
Rickest
Iowa
Dairy Division
State Agricultural College
Various Notables Visit Bath Area on Weekday Dates
Judge Benedict F. Maher of Augusta visited Bath on Tuesday as a business visitor. Senator Rupert H. Baxter returned home Tuesday night from a weeklong trip to Boston New York and Washington. Maj. William R. Kimball presided over a Bath military and naval orphan asylum board meeting in Augusta. Rex Dodge of Portland a lawmaker, visited Bath Tuesday and met with Assembly colleagues. Mrs. Harold McCarty recovering from appendicitis in Portsmouth hospital. Mrs. Sue Richardson of Brunswick visited Bath for Central church league play. Summary of local social movements includes guests Ruth Yerxa Everett Mass Mrs Eleanor Deering Portland and many others attending family gatherings and birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict F. Maher
Augusta
Bath
Ruth Yerxa
Everett
Mass
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Middle Street
James A. Broom
Merline Brackett
Woodbury Brackett
Portland
Rupert H. Baxter
Boston
New York
Washington
Eleanor Deering
North Bath
Edwin LD. Hardin
Missionary Society
Sagadahoe County
Sue Richardson
Brunswick
Warren Sulphen
Central Church League
John FE. Wilson
North Street
Charles Moulton
Belgrade Lakes
Scasonn
Shirley N. Foster
Shirley, N., Jr
West Palm Beach
Fla
Otto F. Bullman
William R. Kimball
Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum
William T. Currie
Washington Street
Mussenden
Garden Street
Otis S. Trafton
Harold McCarty
Kittery Point
Portsmouth Yard
Portsmouth City Hospital
William F. Dunham
Dunham
Ricmond
Richmond
Rex Dodge
Soth
House of Representatives
Langdon T. Snipe
H. M. Orr
Kenneth
Orr
W. C. Anderson
Helen Orr
Gorham Normal School
Mr. Means
Anderson
Bath Masons Attend Opening Grand Lodge Session in Portland
W Scott Shorey and John Sampson led Bath Masons on the morning train to Portland for opening grand lodge sessions. Shorey, with 45 years of attendance, is a veteran participant. Sampson made his first trip. They were joined in Brunswick by Henry C. Upton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott Shorey
John Sampson
Bath
Portland
Grand Lodge
Mr. Shorey
Joseph M. Hayes
John W. Ballou
Mr. Sampson
Brunswick
Shorey
Sampson
Henry C. Upton
Mrs Pinkard Visiting Father Before Move to China
Mrs George W Pinkard formerly Miss Marjorie Bailey of Wiscasset, now living in San Francisco, is visiting her father Dr B A Bailey in Wiscasset before she and her husband depart in two months for China where his business takes him. V Paul Haverstein and Miss Louise Bailey of New York City, along with Miss Ruth Bailey a dietist at Hartford city hospital, are spending the week with Dr and Mrs Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W Pinkard
Marjorie Bailey
Wiscasset
San Francisco
B. A. Bailey
China
Paul Haverstein
Louise Bailey
New York City
Ruth Bailey
Hartford, Ct
City Hospital
Bailey
Donors honored for Lincoln statue plate at Weeks Street
Supt. Charles L. Smith receives a bronze plate to affix to the St. Gaudens Lincoln statue picture at Weeks Street grammar school. Donors Charlotte Richardson Redson and Charles W. Fisher are named on the inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Smith
St. Gaudens
Abraham Lincoln
Weeks Street
Charlotte Richardson Redson
Charles W. Fisher
McCARTHY-CONNOLLY Wedding at St Dominic's Portland
John S Clancy of 3 South Street drove the parcel post truck and attended the wedding of Catherine Gertrude Connolly daughter of Mr and Mrs Bd Keattie Portland and Francis J McCarthy on Monday morning at St Dominics church Portland Fr James Mullin officiated and sang the nuptial mass at seven o'clock Mrs Annie J OBrien was organist The bride wore blue tricotine with gray hat and carried a bouquet The brides sister Mary M Connolly was bridesmaid and Charles A McCarthy was best man An informal reception followed at Monument street home The couple will reside on Monument street and McCarthy is employed with Milliken Tomlinson Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Clancy
South Street
Catherine Gertrude Connolly
Bd. Keattie
Portland
Francis J. McCarthy
St. Dominic's Church
James Mullin
Annie J. O'Brien
Mary M. Connelly
Charles A. McCarthy
Monument Street
McCarthy
Clancy
Bath
Mr. McCarthy
Milliken, Tomlinson Co
Let George Do It Origin Traced To Louis XII Era
The phrase Let George do it in modern use traces to Louis XII of France and his effective prime minister George d Amboise. The king relied on Georges capable handling of delicate tasks, leading to the slogan Que Georges le fasse meaning Let George do it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Kansas City Star
Louis XII
France
George d'Amboise
Louis
Georges
Post Mortem Johns And The Humor In Wills
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes the humor in wills and includes a Lancashire gentleman who bequeathed an ounce of modesty to the London Journal editor, reasoning that an ounce would outlast his own use. The piece cites bequests believed to amuse and reflect social manners of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Pembroke
London Journal
Boston Transcript
Odd Japanese Custom Replaces Shoes With Washing Routine
A historical note describes Japan’s shift from removing shoes at entry to washing shoes before entering homes. Water tanks and long-handled brushes stand outside many shops and houses in urban areas, reflecting the new habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Occidental
Eagles Hear Scholarly Talk From National Chief Weed
More than 150 Bath area Fraternal Order of Eagles waited for Hon. Elbert D. Weed, grand worthy president of the order, who traveled from Chicago and arrived three hours late. He spoke an hour and a half on the order’s rise to over 500000 members, the patriotic fund, and war service, before meeting members and dining at the Colonial cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathacre
Order of Eagles
Elbert D. Weed
Helena
Mont
United States
Weed
Chicago
Boston
Biddeford
Little
Bath
King Tavern
Bathache
Eagle Rooms
Crockett
William F. Ham
Order
Colonial
Aerie
Bath Aeric
Elevator accident injures congressman's wife in Washington
Congressman and Mrs. Carroll TL. Reedy of Maine were among victims when an elevator at a Washington hotel dropped two stories Saturday night. The congressman escaped with a severe shaking but Mrs Beedy was severely injured and confined to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll TL. Reedy
First
Maine
Washington
Beedy
Central Church League stage show fills chapel with laughs
A large audience enjoyed Central church league entertainment on Tuesday night. The program featured vocal selections by a quartet, solos by Willard Sprague, readings by Mrs. Ivory Hall, and the farce When Ma Took Office. Mrs. William Small gave a standout Aunt Jane performance, with Mrs. Charles Welch as mayoress and sisters roles by Mrs. Horace Morse Mrs. Ralph Bragg and Mrs. Edward Turner. Little Miss Hotiv Thompson charmed the crowd as Tommy. The show earned applause and added to the League treasury, thanks to the organizing committee including Mrs. William Small and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Chapel
Central Church League
Luther Thompson
Sverard W. Appleton
Clyde Feere
Ethel Oliver
Willard Sprague
Ivory Hall
William Small
Jane
Charles W. Welch
Hlorace Morse
Ralph Bragg
Edward Turner
League
Charles Welch
Warren Stilphen
Lucy Kimball
Peaceful Pet Cemetery Near Philadelphia
A Francisville cemetery for deceased pets houses many handsome tombstones and is a rare place where cats and dogs dwell together in peace near Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Francisville
The Driver Is The Most Dangerous Part Of A Car
A teacher asks children to name the most dangerous part of an automobile and Tommy answers that the driver is the danger. The remark, attributed to a classroom moment, reflects an insurance perspective on road safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Chhoos
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J. S. Lowell
Addie McDonald
Jacob Johnson
Charles Ke, Johnson
Roscoe Royal
Walter
Russell
Kamsas
Woman's College
South
McCarthy—Connolly
Louis Xil
Johns
Thompson Bros
India
Popular Science Monthly
Hood
N. Campbell
Decatur
Ill
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