Five Islands Notes and Local Happenings
Corinne McMahan returns home from Boton work. Rev Beid to organize a girls canning club. Masquerade ball at Rowe’s Hall this Saturday. Entertainment for the Ber Scouts planned with ten cents admission. Various locals travel, work, and social events described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne McMahan
Boton
William Beid
Ida H. Rowe
Bertha Avery
Rowe's Hall
C. A. MccMahan
Ber
Wood
Boston
Berry, Dodge Co
Leavitt
Nathan Wood Co
Portland
William Hart
Huston Co
Auburn
Ralph Lezard
Edward P. Pierce
Walter E. Reid
New York
Hannah Oliver
Miss Ida
Richmond
Tlannaford Bros
C. W. Boucher
Makden Island
Capt
Proctor Hazanint
E. G. Southard
Malden
Mass
W.L. Berry
Ellsworth Pinkham
Bath
E. Beal
Bowdoinham Seeks New Town Meeting On May 19
Citizens demand another special town meeting to reconsider the high school agricultural course. The meeting is set for Saturday May 19 at Town Hall with full turnout urged. Local notes report visits, births, illnesses, and community events across Bowdoinham and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham
W. B. Kendall
J. H. Ames
Topsham
Mina Stowell
Portland
Cleora Lang
Augusta
L. Amberhind
Charles Cary
R. B. Andros
Sarah Baker
Androse
Carrie Purington
Harpswell
M. T. Purington
R. B. Rideout
South Berwick
W. W. Brown
Local Notes From Bowdoinham Post Road Area
Mrs N V W Warward rest at home and plans for summer. Camp Fire Girls met with Miss Helen Gould. Fred Spear reports progress on farm work from South Portland. Frank Jenkins buys two horses. Miss Frances Baker visits Mrs William Trezemo. Farmers plant beets and wait for warmth. Mrs Frank Willay hosts guest from Kiuchiwond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. V W. Warward
Cote
Helen Gould
Frances Baker
Wm_ Trezemo
Frank Willay
Kiuchiwond
Fire Ravaged Home Sparks Community Aid
Residents of Phippsburg describe a dramatic blaze that destroyed a home while neighbors rushed to help with cooking ware and clothing. Miss Dickinson and Mrs. French lost clothes and books, others endured via shared support as word spread of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel] Gurney
Bath
Ruby Wright
Do. A. Rollins
Carrie Cushing
Fred Harringson
John A. Morse
Horace
Parker’s Bay
Frank Verey
Ocmulzee
Boothbay Harbor Couple Heads to Portland for New Chandler Car
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kenney and their son Harry of Boothbay Harbor traveled to Portland on Wednesday to pick up two new Chandler cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Kenney
Harry
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Local Jottings From Cowley Visit and Coastal Storm Notes
Co E Cowley of Wiscasset visited Wednesday. A North Atlantic coastal storm hit Popham Friday night with heavy surf and eroded sands. Reverend A Eyzes of Peoples Church led afternoon service at Advent Church in Richmond Sunday. Carl Leroy Pratt, a 12 pound baby, arrived Thursday morning at the home of Sank Prout. Schooner Marzarei with 209 pounds of cod and beddeck from Boothbay Harbor and other boats on the Sound were at City Landing Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley
Wiscasset
Wednnesday
Popham
A. Eyzes
The
Peoples Church
Advent Church
Richmond
Carl LeRoy Pratt
Seven Bath Men Chosen for Plattsburg ROTC Camp
Capt Loyall F Sewall Carl B Timberlake William J Cartmill Paul I Wing Horace S Hatch Earl A Brown and Parker N Moulton of this city named among New England delegation for Reserve Officers Training Camp at Plattsburg N Y selections came from over 1000 passers from 19000 applicants Most go directly from college Two groups depart May 11 and May 13 with Maine and New Hampshire men traveling by train from Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyall F. Sewall
Carl B. Timberlake
William J. Cartmill
Paul I. Wing
Horace S. Hatch
Earl A. Brown
Parker N. Moulton
New England
Reserve Officers
Plattsburg
N. Y
Maine
New Hampshire
Boston
One Day Institute Announced At First Baptist Church
A One Day Institute under the Missionary Education Movement will be held Tuesday May 1 at First Baptist Church. Speakers include Rev. A. M. Parker of New England M E M, Ralph E. Diffendorfer, Rev. C. E. Tilden, and Rev. T. N. Kewler. The program covers pastors sessions, Women’s Hour, Young People’s Hour, and an evening lecture on Wild Men Made Christians. Proceeds support local expenses. speakers travel paid by boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Purinston
C. C. Purinston
Patten
Maine
Portland
I. Richmond
M_R.R
H. McEwen
Eleta
O.els
One Day Popular Institute
Missionary Education Movement For
First Baptist Church
A. M. Parker
New England
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
Methodist Mission Boards
New York City
C. E. Tilden
Assam
Messrs
Parker
Diffenderfor
Ralph E. Diffenderfer
T. N. Kewler
Ocean Park
Rens Va
Missionary Boards
Missionary Education Movement
Local Notices and Family News Update
Marold Tobey visited relatives in Winthrop Center over the weekend. Hazel Wilcron of Mere Point and BFeeves in Valeria, Kmesbury of this city are mentioned. Mr and Mrs Arnold Hodgdon welcomed a baby girl weighing 10 pounds on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marold Tobey
Winthrop Center
Iss Hazel Wilcron
Mere Point
Valeria
Kmesbury
Arnold Hodgdon
L. A. & W. seeks track and wharf extensions. aldermen approve
At a special session the Board of Aldermen approved fire department rolls for the coming municipal year. The Lewiston Augusta & Waterville railway filed petitions for spur tracks on Commercial Street and an extension of its wharf into the Kennebec River. Hearing on wharf extensions with Carlton property owners set for May 12 at 2 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
Fire Department
John Marks
Francis Holmes
Edward F. Miller
Paul Libby
William Roderick
Charles Hart
Thomas Slavin
Everett Green
Ernest Russell
Charles King
Percy Marston
H. R. Oliver
B. J. Clark
Alexander Burgess
Edward Clough
George Clough
Norman McCabe
Battman
George Roderick
Irald Barter
Harry Burnham
Clarence Warner
David King
Melvin Savage
David Burleigh
Henry R. Colby
George O. Setson
Frank Higgins
William E. Harrison
Leo €. Huff
Chester A. Stetson
Hose Co
Commercial St
F. W. Carlton
Carlton
Whitmore
Kennebec River
Barytes
Keegan
Municipal Court
Henry G. Hodgdon
Charles T. Jackson
Thomas B. McLaughlin
William Mann
George H. Moran
Louis N. Syde
Louis N. Hart
F. J. Henderson
Charles P. Tarr
Louis D. Orazio
N. J. Smith
D. L. Howard
Edward Pepper
Gordon
Joseph Dinner
Louis McKelsky
Everett A. Chase
Constable
Wallace Campbell wedding in Bath at home of parents
Miss Ruby G Wallace and Lester B Campbell wed at 9 am Wednesday at 390 Washington St. The ceremony by Rev. Clarence M Fogg was attended by immediate relatives. They plan a short honeymoon and will live with Mrs. Campbell's parents. The bride, a Bath native, worked locally. Campbell is a plumber and son of Mr and Mrs Charles Campbell of Cabell's Pond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Center Church
Granse Hall
Harriet Ward
Alice Haigh
Otis Ackley
Hazel Smith
Leonard
John Curtis
Ray Prerinton
Ella Wage
Mr. Roberts
William Wags
Roland
Emery Purington
Bowdoin
Coast Patrol
Charlestown
Mass
Walton Adams
Northweed
N. H
F. 5
Adams
Harry Edgecomb
Tessa
C. A. Alexander
Richmond
F. K Jock
C. F. Staples
Hattie O. Perry
G. JH. McKay
Augusta
W. G. Wyman
Methodist Ladies Air
America
S& W. Carr
Alice Fulton
Bath
Benjamin Blanchard
Edna
H. D. Grant
R. H. Jack
Rangeley
Dr. Elliott
Brunswick
Bath Pinkerton
R. A. Dickinson
Charles Philbrick
Emily Rideout
North
Vassalboro
W. E. Rideout
William Miller
Upper Main St
George Lancaster
Elizabeth Randall
Paul Hatch
James Graves
Amesbury
E. P. Kendall
H. L. Clark
Gardiner
Litchfield
Arther
Berl
Monda
Katharinis
Helen Could’s
Carroll Ames
Leeds
Myrick
Oth
PI W. Blair
Woolrich
Will Blair
Woolwich
Alice Preble
Deb Trott
E. Clark
Howell
Janes Presidies
Efijah Bremser
Sinter
Florida
East Dowdeinhan Mendev
Ruby G Wallace
Lester B. Campbell
George F. Wallace
Washington St
Clarence M. Fogg
Corliss Street Baptist Church
West Bath Weekly Review Highlights Local Events
Soldiers settle into town quarters with daily supply runs and on site cooking. Rumor circulates about a wedding involving a West Bath resident and a former Bathite. Community meeting of Sagadahoc County New England Milk Producers' Association discusses rising grain prices and milk production. Local church schedule outlines Sunday services and Sunday school. Various residents attend events, openings, and visits in West Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Nathan Davis
Whiskeay
West Bath
Sagadahoc County
New England
Milk Producers’ Association
West Bath Grange Hall
Frederick Wright
North Bath
H. M. Tucker
Maine
W. Hyde
Annie Trufant
Lynn
Mass
Charles Cahill
James B. Lemont
A. A. Stott
Lemont
Peterson
Lowell School
New Meadows Bridge
Company H
Peterson Place
Fred Brawn
New Meadows
Arthur Brawn
A. H. Donnell
Texas Company
Annie Wylie
Henry P. Healey
Portland
Berry's Mill
Fred A. Higgins
Lois Palmer
Edith Stewart
Phyllis Hall
Woolwich
Pearl Hall
Mill Cove
E. J. Allen
Pleasant Hill
Freeport
J. C. Larrabee
John B. Rogers
Probate court actions in Sagadahoc Tuesday sessions
Judge Lowell oversaw estates in Sagadahoc Probate Court with administrations granted for Holden Hatch and Hathorn wills proved for Purinton Merrill guardians appointed for Bath minors adoption of Archie Wallace McManus renamed Archie Joseph McDonough trustee appointed Lillian J. Tucker. accounts filed and allowed for several Bath Topsham Richmond and other estates inventories filed for Chester Barker and related estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Sagadahoe
Annie G. Holden
West Bath
Henry J. Holden
Solon W. Hatch
Bowdoinham
W. L. Dinsmore
Charles S. Hathorn
Woolwich
Harvey P. Hathorn
Lucy A. Purinton
Bath
Nellie P. Merrill
Bertha C. Dean
Allen Loyal Jones
Mary A. L. Thompson
Hazel Thompson
Archie Wallace McMann
Thomas T
Dianthia McDonough
Archie Joseph McDonough
Lillian J. Tucker
John W. Roberts
H. W. Hanson
John W. Kateon
William R. Hildreth
Elbridge Hunter
Topsham
Lincoln P. Barnes
Minnie E. Barnes
Charles P. Baker
Abbie E. Baker
Nellie C. Thomas
Martha E. Thomas
Richmond
Percy D. Hodgkins
Charles Hodgkins
James R
Chester Barker
Sarah E. Sewall
Old Colony Trust Co
West Bath Grange May Day Program
West Bath Grange announces a May 1 program featuring singing reading conundrum piano solo and papers. performances include Annie Wylie Sister Young Brother Owen Sister Ward and Henry Rose with Columbia the Gem of the Ocean sung and a question on N E M P A benefits for the farmer presented by Fred Wright and Ola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Owen
Annie Wylie
Farmer
Fred Wright
Farmer's
H. Ola
Henry Rose
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean Grange
Ward
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Eaner
Henner
Senter
Beaver
Farnham CO
Elm St
Marshal Davis
Merrymeeting Grange Dramatic Club
Richmond Corner
Willowdale
Ethel Fisher
Cathamee
Ane
Town Hall
Eugene Edgecomb
E. S. Blodgett
Frank Given
Massachusetts
A. M. Cornish
Durgin House
Mr. Hackett
Bowdoinham Post Road
Fred Spear
South Portland
Wark
Prinz
Frank Jenkins
Phippsburg
Plattsburg Camp
New
England
Wallace-Campbell
Price
Hood
Probate
Everybody's Column
Plymouth Rocks
V. P. DeCoster
Springfield
Express
James H. Ames & Son
Drummond
Meadowbrook Inn
M. J. Frye
New House Boat
Hull
Sade Eet
Cosmopolitan Club
Columbia Theatre
West Bath Grange
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