Society Gossip and Local Club Notes in Bath Maine
Bath society pages recount Mrs. William R. Chapman joining a New York music committee, Rubinstein Club events at the Waldorf Astoria, and Maine Federation gains. Readers learn of campus guests, alumni gatherings, concerts, charitable activities, and local visits across Bath and surrounding towns with multiple named individuals and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Chapman
General Federation of Women's Clubs
New York
Chapmanis
Rubinstein Club
Waldorf Astoria
Chapman
Maine
Local Social Notes Include Delegates and Travels
Dr. Sarah Kendall of Seattle visits this locality for several weeks in New York representing the Federation of Women’s Clubs Washington delegate. Mrs. Humphrey of Englewood NJ arrives after death of Mrs. Edward Sewall. Mrs. John A. Morse and Miss Leni ne return from Boston. F B Nichols attends Maine Press Association meeting in Bangor. C P Wetherbee of Bath Iron Works and Harry A Magoun of New York Shipbuilding Co enjoy a Moosehead Lake fishing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kendall
Seattle
Wash
Phippsburg
New York
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Washington
Humphrey
Englewood
N. J
Edward Sewall
John A. Morse
Leonice
Boston
F. B. Nichols
Bangor
Maine Press Association
Newspaper Institute
University of Maine
C. P. Wetherbee
Bath Iron Works
Harry A. Magoun
New York Shipbuilding Co
Moosehead Lake
Ward and Hall Acquire Fred Coombs Blacksmith Shop
Ward and Hall of Wiscasset have purchased the Fred Coombs blacksmith shop on Water Street and will continue the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward & Hall of
Wiscasset
Fred Coombs
Water St
Talbot and Chapman Record Marriage Intention
The marriage intention of George W. Talbot and Helen Chapman, both residents of the city, has been filed at the City Clerk's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Talbot
Helen Chapman
Pythians Elect Maine Grand Lodge Officers at Bangor Session
The Maine Grand Lodge elected officers led by Grand Chancellor Clarence A. Richards and Grand Vice Chancellor Roy C. Haines. New lodges Triad 61 Seal Harbor Universal 71 Bangor Somerset 145 Pittsfield and one new uniform rank company were noted. A Pythian Home plan and a three cent per capita tax were approved with bonding of grand officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Plummer
H. G. Hodgdon
William Mann
Augustus Seiders
Pullman
Bangor
Acadia Lodge
Clarence A. Richards
Damariscetta
Roy C. Haines
Ellsworth
Herbert N. Genthner
Livermore Falls
Edwar J. Brown
Waterville
Exchequer
Edwin C. Milliken
Portland
Fred C. Wheat
Rumford
Charles Locke
Hollis Center
William Grant Brooks
Biddeford
E. C. Reynolds
Sawyer
Triad
Seal Harbor
Universal
Somerset
Pittsfield
Maine
Grand Lodge
Edgar J. Brown
Records and
Seal
Mohawk Lodge
Charleston
Pond View
North Sedgwick
Keewaydin
Blue Hill
Northern
Millinocket
Pythian Sisters
Maria B. Havey
North Sullivan
Jennie Fickett
Woodfords
Catherine Sobel
Camden
Edna Blake
Calais
Elizabeth Ingalls
Bridgton
Agnes Sweeney
Social at West Bath Grange Hall Featured St Pierre’s Band
A social event took place Friday evening at West Bath Grange Hall with music supplied by St. Pierre’s of Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange Hall
St. Pierre’s of
Brunswick
Obituary for Mrs Harriett E Hartwell Widow of William H Hartwell
The many friends of Mrs Harriett E widow of the late William H Hartwell learn of her sudden death at her Belmont Massachusetts home after a brief illness. She was 67 and had lived in Bath thirty five years after her marriage before moving to Belmont five years ago. She leaves two daughters Anna L and Lucy H. The remains will be brought to Bath for interment. Funeral services will be held at Edward H Hartwell 903 High St this afternoon at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett E
William H. Hartwell
Belmont
Mass
Frank S. Bentley Dies in Everett After Short Illness
Frank S. Bentley of Everett Massachusetts died at home Monday night at age 64 after a brief pneumonia illness. He is survived by his widow and a niece, sister to Mrs. W. O. Given of this city. Services were held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at his residence. interment followed in Woolwich. Bentley, once connected with the A. M. Cutler sail loft, was a well regarded figure in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Freeman
Florence Dunton
Court St
Harriet Johnson
Phippsburg Center
Mme. James de Gogorza
Chas. Fisher
Boston
Frank Percy
Miriam Kimball
Newtonville
H. F. Brock
Boston Post
Leonice B. Morse
Frank S. Bentley
Everett
Mass
That City
Bentley
Sail Loft Sold to Bath Native Fred Silsby
Fred B. Silsby, former Bath boy and son of the late George T. Silsby, bought the A. M. Cutler sailloft in the H. W. Howard block on Commercial St. The transfer occurred last week and Cutler began work Monday under the new proprietor. Silsby learned sailmaking 35 years ago with William H. Clifford in the same loft, now under his ownership, signaling a busy season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred B. Silsby
Bath
George T. Silsby
Boston
Sydleman House
Washington St
A. M. Cutler
William H. Clifford
Mr. Silsby
Silsby Dies. Bath Sailmaker Helped Build Cup Defenders
The Bath sailmaker story follows George Silsby and his son as they built a noted firm Wilson & Silsby. The elder Silsby worked in a loft owned by Leonard the baker, later returning to Bath after retirement. He rejoined business briefly when Cutler, about to retire, prompted a comeback in a shop with forty years of local operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Steamship Co
Allen Co
Silsby
George Silsby
Leonard
Baker
Boston
Adrian Wilson
Wilson & Silsby
Bath
Mr. Cutler
Civil Service Examinations Listed for Bath Me Applicants
The Civil Service Commission announces upcoming exams in Bath Maine through B H Coughlin at the Custom House. Positions include Assistant Epidemiologist 2000, chemist 1200, printer 60 cents hourly, and multiple posts with annual salaries or per diem rates, across disciplines such as entomology, metallurgy, engineering, and mining drafting.
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United States Civil Service Commission
B. H. Coughlin
Custom House
Bath
Navy Yard
Cook and Baker
Long gale challenges schooner captain in lumber run
Capt. Lewis of the schooner Oakes Ames reports an unusually protracted gale Wednesday while the ship carried a cargo of lumber. He described the conditions as the longest sustained gale he has faced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Oakes Ames
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Independent
Earth
Charles D. Clarke
A. G. Page
John Klippell
Rodney Ross
Sunday
Kennebunk
Mollie Tourtillotte
Marion Williams
Colby College
Idella Altekamp
Waterville Journal
Altekamp
Clifford Ferguson
Readfield
Mildred Webb
St. Albans
Don Morrison
Central Maine
Kent's Hill Alumni Association
Augusta House
Phoebe Crosby Pendleton
Abcorn English Opera Co
Villa Phelan Pendleton
New York City
P. M. Lawrence
Augusta
Oivia McGilvery
Lewiston
F. M. Briggs
Cleveland
Frank A. Mason
Lillian
M. A. Haraden
Charles R.higgins
Oliver Moses
J. Walter Higgins
Nyack, N. Y
Charles R. Higgins
Cosmopolitan Club
Hill
Bowdoin College
Central Church
Bath School
Down Town
Cutler
Maine Federation
Maine Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ezra White
Grace A. Wing
Percy E. Barbour
C.A.C
W. H. Roberts
Biddeford Pool
E. P. Briggs
Eben J. Marston
Owen J. Ledyard
Harry Tucker
Ann M. Robinson
D. L. Wilson
Mary P. Hill
Miss Hill
Holland
Misson M. Robinson
Woman’s Board of Missions
Sewall
Redlands
Cal
Julia Johnson
Rockford, Ill
D. L. Howard
Charles W. Fisher
S. A. Evans
Sebago Lake
Harold McCarty
U.S.N
Fred R. E. Dean
Joseph Torrey
Gilbert N. Elliott
Mary Elliott
Isabelle Palmer
E. Randall Teonard
Upper High St
Genesta
O.E.S
Emma Gledhill
Elmer Rogers
Bernice Fuller
Mildred Buxton
Boothbay Harbor
Ruby Curtis
Annie Bonney
Eva Cahill
Marshall
Alice Shaw
Althea Strout
Adah
Geneive Duren
Ruth
Maria Strout
Esther
Lois Mceiver
Martha
Kate Perkins
Electa
Annie Ward
Isabel Sawyer
Sentinel
Herbert Hopkins
Sanford Gilliam
West Point
Mary Greene
South Newcastle
Mendelssohn Club
Margaret R. Foote
Patten
Charles C. Shaw
Huntsville, Ont
Walter Abbot
Dexter
Emma Pierce
Winnie Durgin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Middle Street
Phillips Kimball
David L. Wilson
Fred Kimball
William Bell
Allen Irish
Henry W. Cobb
John J.desmondco
Water Streets
Conyright
Kumer
Pythians Home
Franks
Sail Loft
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