West Bath Grange meets with all unmarried officers
Seventy West Bath Grange members attended a Monday meeting led by master Herbert Simpson. A central debate asked if game laws favor farmers or sportsmen, concluding the sportsman benefits more. The program included readings, tableaux, solos, and a community sewing circle sale prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Maine
Althyne Munsey
Leland Plummer
Samuel B. Martin
Annie Williams
Thelma Staples
Hope Ward
Alice Bowie
Mildred Morse
West Bath Grange
Mary Sylvester
Sewing Circle
Herbert Simpson
Stanley Peterson
Wallace Vrant
Elizabeth McDougall
Lucy Ward
Ralph Boardman
Mary Deehan Ceres
Katherine Emmons Vomona
Mary Sylvester Flo
Marion Fuller
Marshall—Hordrena
Anne Elizabeth Rich
Baxter
President Coolidge
Rich
John
Priscilla Alden
Quaker Point Road
Albert Mitchell
Berry's Mill Road
H. A. Owen
Bath
Sabine
Allen Brown
Whippsburg
Mayo Farm
Fred D. Winter
Samuel F. Bates
Sabino
Charlotte Perkins
Winneganee
W. H. Brown
Edward Cook
William A. Brown
FE. R. Brown
J. KE. Mayo
the Nazarene Church
FE. H. Brown
Cambridge
Mass
Eleanor Bye
Orwendolyn Brown
Clarence Johnson
Lucille
Jolson
Henry Cotteau
J. M. Lemont
J.D. Lemont
James J. Jr
Everett Lemont
New Meadows Inc
A. H. Donnell
New Meadows
M. ¢. Arel
Redson
Donald Preble
Woolwich
Mareia ‘Thibodeau and
Son of
Lewiston
Social Roundup At Bath With Visits And Local Events
Social notes from Bath detail gatherings at homes of Larrabee Lemont and Hodgdon families plus a Grange entertainment at West Bath hall. Attendees include Mrs. Merton Wright, Miss Mildred Preble, Beatrice McLellan, and Marian Purington with auctions, a Little Clodhopper play, and boat repairs on Lillian B. Also listed are visitors from Portland and Portsmouth and several local residents among the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Larrabee
Beatrice McLellan
James B. Lemont
Elmer Craig
Merton Wright
Bath City Hospital
Mildred Preble
Miss Preble
Louise Smiles
Marjorie
Bath
Smiley Cottage
Sabino
Winfield W. Morse
Parker O. Rogers
Harold
Winnegance
Samuel F. Bates
Henry Hodgdon
Amy
Hodgdon
Sabine
Booker
Alpha
Walter Potter
Lillian Brown
Portland
Lillian B
Cloverdale Farm
Martha Hall
Esther
Evelyn Sotherd
Minnie Lord
Norman Oliver
Portsmouth
N. H
James HE. Perry
Phippsburg
West Bath Grange Circle
Septimus Green
Pepe le Stanley Deterson
Ocey Gimp
Fiseleiese
Leland Vlummer
George Chiggerson
Lamb
Wees
Harold Haggett
Chiggerson Boggs
Joanna Hodgkins
Julietta Bean
Splinterville
Hope Ward
Charmian Carter
Marion Purington
Judy
Thelma Staples
Board of Education elects teachers for next school year
A special Board of Education meeting elected teachers for the coming year, left building assignments to the superintendent, and approved a nine grade system with promotion by rank and parental consent. High School staff includes Arthur B. Scott as principal and numerous teachers. Elementary and domain specialties listed for Bailey School and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Burkhardt
Arthur B. Scott
Raymond Hayward
Charles W. Peterson
Alice Magoun
Ruth Wilson
Thelma Littlefield
Mary Conley
Ellen Turner
Marion Freeman
Hester Rose
Anna Trott
Esther Tyler
Anna Conley
Stella Duprey
Y. Alkazin
Bailey
Ella Carey
Helen Uianilin
Martha Bates
Bernice Staples
Ella Douglas
Grace Baker
Mabel Libby
Edith Lunt
Gwendolyn Vaughan
Frostina Marston
Gertrude Silsby
Louise Robbins
Eila Wall
Martha Hooper
Margaret Mulligan
Beatrice Jack
Carrie Smith
Margaret Adams
Bessie Hut
Nannie Trask
Mabel Lake
Minima Magoun
Catherine Mirgess
Marion Purington
Datura Mitchell
Adelaide Trateh
Elizabeth Curtis
Mrs
Ethel Higgins
Effie Wright
Sarah Coombs
Lillian Fisher
Florence Watson
Alice Hiartnett
Sarat Bleek
Amma Averill
Eleaquor Merguson
Grange in Winnebago County Fights for Better Phone Service
Granges in Winnebago County Illinois mobilized to influence a public hearing on rising telephone rates. They hired an attorney to represent subscribers and demanded improved service as a condition for rate increases. The effort yielded a stronger case and resulted in better telephone service for all users. Grange baseball and tennis leagues are expanding nationwide with many districts forming competitive teams and lively local play. Some teams display professional quality in field work and uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Winnebago County
Illinois
Granges
New England Railroad Faces Grange Opposition on Branch Closures
In the New England region a major railroad seeks to discontinue many branch lines serving rural localities. United Grange members oppose the plan, mounting a strong case against the proposed branch closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England States
Riral
United Grange
Dis
Grange movement boosts fairs and public welfare nationwide
Ample funds and legal backing support railroad questions while Ohio State Lecturer George R. Lewis champions higher exhibit standards at fairs. Illinois leader E A Eckert heads National Grange and farm strength grows. Notable county and state efforts push for prohibition enforcement, public health nurse support, and school Bible readings, with widespread grange activity fueling new halls, bird days, and community outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Grange
George R. Lewis
Lewis
Woolwich Examinations and Graduation Schedule Noted
Eighth grade examinations will be held at the Sagadahoe Ferry Schoolhouse on Saturday June 6. Graduation exercises are planned for June 16 at the Congregational church in Newquasse t. Local notices describe visits, guests, and social events in Woolwich and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe Ferry
Odd Fellows Dine After Second Degree Meeting
Lincoln lodge Odd Fellows members dined after a second degree with a steamed clam supper hosted by noble grand Henry Dr. Leeman. Clams dug by Leeman on a Freeport visit. third degree planned for next Monday. Frosty start Tuesday iced grass and a watering trough at a West Bathaman barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Lodge of Odd Fellows
Henry Tf
Leeman
Freeport
Fire in Woolwich House Sparks Bucket Brigade
Fire broke out between clapboards of Ray A. Donnell’s house on River Road in North Woolwich late Wednesday afternoon. The blaze ran up the side before Bath was alerted. a bucket brigade extinguished it quickly and the call was cancelled. Little damage resulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Donnell
Woolwich
Bath
Portland visits and motions noted in local notes
Personal notes record various locals traveling to Portland for visits and business. Edwin R. Andrews moved to Portland on Saturday. Harry Kenney of Boothbay Harbor visited city on business. Omens of weekend visits include Orin Frye, Dorman Perkins, Clarence Johnson and daughter Lucile at Sabine cottage, Harriet Hubbard guest of Mrs. K. Fuller, and fishing trip return of Dr. Harry I. Morin and son Edward from Vaughan Camps. Other visitors include Frank Butcher, Carl Barnes, Nathan Fogg of Lewiston, and Mrs. Alexander Burgess of Quincy returning from a visit with Mrs. Charles Ansert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Andrews
Portland
Harry Kenney
Bootbay Harbor
Orin Frye
Dorman Perkins
Clarence Johnson
Lucile
Sabine
Harriet Hubbard
Yarmouth
Wes
Kb. M. Fuller
High Street
Harry I. Morin
Edward
Vaughan Camps
Frank Butcher
Carl Barnes
Nathan Fogg
Lewiston
Alexander Burgess
Quincys
Mass
Charles Ansert
Excellent Talent In Legion Minstrels At Bath Show
The American Legion Minstrel Frolic in Bath runs Monday and Tuesday evenings May 25 and 26 at Masonic Temple. A 300-strong chorus, six end men, comic stars Herbie Douglas Maurice Brown Johnnie Marks Dido Cutting and Leslie Doc Mello, and six soloists promise lively singing and dancing with a new stage setting and costumes. Tickets available from cast, Desmond's Men’s Shop, or hipson Bros with advance purchase urged for lower admission. George A. Crockett leads the orchestra with George Field’s specials for music and post-show dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
American Legion
the Temple
Legion
Herbie Douglas
Maurice’ Brown
Bath
Johnnie Marks
Dido Cutting
Leslie
Doc” Mello
Dido
John Sheldon
Sam Vovich
Harold McLain
C. W
Srogers
Desmond's Men's Shop
Hipson Bros
George A. Crockett
George Field
Bath People Honored at Church Convention
At the Episcopal convention of the Diocese of Maine held in Portland last week Rev. Charles M. Tubbs of Grace church Bath was elected to the standing committee, filling a vacancy from Rev. Canon Robert W. Viant. Mrs Herbert Wayson of Portland resigned as auxiliary president after ten years. Mrs Kenneth C. M. Sills of Brunswick was elected in her place and named a delegate to the National Woman's Auxiliary convention in New Orleans next Fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Vortland
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Bath
Robert W. Viant
Gardiner
Colorado
Edmund R. Laine, Jr
Ernest A. Pressey
John IK. A. Merrill
Portland
Kenneth C. M. Sills
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Henry v. B. Nash
Wiscasset
Herbert Wayson
Sills
New Orleans
Frederick EK. Drake
Church School Service League
Henry B. Dewing
Kenneth C. M. Lilly
Woman's Auxiliary
C. M. Tubbs
Maine Girls’ Friendly Society
Tie Game Between Morse 2d and Millionaires at Wesley Field
Morse 2d and the Millionaires battled to a nine to nine tie at Wesley field Thursday afternoon before a cancellation ended play. Brewster pitched seven strikeouts for the Millionaires as Morse used three lineups from third to second teams, with nine errors by each side and multiple players rotating through four innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Field
Morse 2d
Millionaires
Charles W. Peterson
Morse
Brewster
Wallace
Blayes
Hayes
Heal
Miller
Trott
Fortier
Hart
Jenkins
Richards
Decker
Bruce
Savage
Burden
Safford
Maton
Hartleb
Perry
Mitchell
Mothers Jewels Party At Wesley Vestry
A Wesley vestry gathering hosted by the Mothers Jewels branch of the Women’s Home Missionary Society featured 36 gifts for children, with games and refreshments. Committee in charge included Mrs Reynolds McCutcheon Mike Walter B Abbott and Mrs HL Conley, with Mrs George A Cahill the society president also in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Vestry
Women's Home Missionary Society
Reynolds McCutchton
Mike Walter B. Abbott
HL Conley
W. HL M. S
George A. Cahill
Hayes Home Sold at 1500 Center Street
The brick residence at 1500 Center Street known as the Hayes property was sold by Dr. Eugene N. Thomas of Bangor through the Fred Reed Agency to William P. Hennessey, a Maine Central engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Phiayes
Eugene N. Thomas
Bangor
Fred Reed
William P. Hennessey
Maine Central
Iis OW
Bath Masons Attend Maine Consistory Rendezvous
A group of Bath 82 degree Masons traveled to Porthind Friday to attend Maine Consistory A. ALS. RR. The gathering featured a four o clock degree work demonstration, a buffet lunch, and final ritual proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Porthind
Maine
A. Als
Municipal officers discuss oil tanks and rail spur plan
At a special session presided by F W Quimby the city council approved a $4000 purchase of the Lightbody property by Norman W Howard to install two 12 000 gallon gasoline and kerosine tanks with a rail spur across Middle street to Maine Central tracks. A June 1 hearing on the spur was set and other licenses and appointments were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Howard
Acme Service & Supply Shop
Middle Street
Pres
F. W. Quimby
George W. Dean
Howard
Maine Central Railroad
At & P.m
York Street
Maine Central
Quimby
Allen M. Irish
Sugadahoe County
Maine Development Association
Arthur K. Purington
Public Utilities Commission
New England el. & Tel Co
Center Street
D. A
Randolph Officer Here for a Man
Patrick MacDonald chief of police Randolph Mass was in Bath overnight and Saturday morning went to Boothbay Harbor where Sheriff John Kelley had in custody Walter Keith wanted in Randolph on two charges non support and neglecting his family Keith has eight children Chief MacDonald and his prisoner left Bath on the forenoon train While here Chief MacDonald was a guest of City Marshal Fred F Hall
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick MacDonald
Randolph
Mass
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
John FE. Kelley
Walter Keith
Keith
Chief MacDonald
Fred F. Hall
Funeral for Dr Silas Appleton Stephens in Woolwich
The funeral for Silas Appleton Stephens M D 70 died Saturday at his Woolwich home was held Monday afternoon at Winter Street Church Bath with Rev Hardin officiating. Burial followed in Wiscasset. Born in Woolwich to Jamel and Roxana Wright Stephens he trained at Bath High School and worked years as a Bath drug clerk before graduating from Dartmouth Medical College and practicing in Appleton and Wiscasset. Illness forced retirement 27 years ago and he lived on his Woolwich farm. He married twice Nellie Fisher of Stath and Cora Hilton of Cardin, who survive with two sons Herbert and John and a daughter Marjorie. He leaves two sisters Nellie M. and Ida L. Stephens of Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Appleton Stephens
Woolwich
Hardin
Winter Street Church
Bath
Wiscasset
Dr. Stephens
Jamel
Roxana Wright Stephenes
Darthwouth Medical College
Appleton
Nellie Fisher
Stath
Cora Hilton
Carden
Herbert
John
Marjorie
Nellie M
Ida Ll. Stephens
Portland
Memorial for Roscoe M. Gilman in Newport funeral noted
Mr and Mrs Allen S Morse and Mrs Fred A Fuller attended the Newport funeral of cousin Roscoe M Gilman who died in a motor accident. The service at 2 50 at sister Mrs Danvers Cram's home was led by Rev Hall Marr. Gilman, born Liberty May 12, 1882, lived in Newport since age 11 and worked 23 years for Maine Central as a freight clerk. He left a widow and sister Mrs Cram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen S. Morse
Fred A. Fuller
Newport
Roscoe M. Gilman
Danvers Cram
Hall Marr
Methodist Church
Gilman O
Liberty
Maine Central Rag
Cram
Widow of Lieut Robinson Dies in Brunswick
Mrs Annie L Robinson 30 widow of Lieut Warren E Robinson killed in France near armistice day died Saturday at her mother Mrs Henry Johnson's home in Brunswick She was born in Brunswick daughter of the late Prof Henry Johnson of Bowdoin College a Brunswick High School graduate and former Wellesley attendee She had been in ill health for several years She is survived by her mother and a sister Mrs Stanley P Chase
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie L. Robinson
Warren E. Robinson
France
Henry Johnson
Brunswick
Robinson
Bowdoin College
Brunswick High School
Wellesley College
Stanley DP. Chase
Death notices for Oliver Irving and relatives in Maine
Miss Helen Irving of 21 Washington Street learned Friday of Oliver Irving age 69 death at Somerset Hospital Skowhegan. He had been ill about a week after leaving his home in Solon. Born in Bingham, he leaves widow daughter Marion sister Miss Irving of Bath and brother Charles Irving of Bingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Irving
Washington Street
Somerset Hospital
Skowhegan
Oliver Irving
Solon
Bingham
Marion
Miss Irving
Bath
Charles Irving
Henry Fairservice Visits Sheepscot on Saturday
Henry Fairservice of Sheepscot was a Saturday visitor in town, stopping at local shops and greeting residents during his weekend trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fairservice of
Sheepscot
Mrs Helen Farnsworth dies in Topeka after illness
Topeka Kan Wednesday news arrived of the sudden death of Mrs Helen A Bowker Farnsworth at her home in Topeka. She was born May 7 1849 in Phippsburg Maine and taught school before moving with her husband Jay Palmer Farnsworth to Texas then Topeka where he worked for Santa Fe Railroad. Survived by husband son Jay P Farnsworth Jr and grandson Jay D Farnsworth 3d with sisters Miss Henrietta Lowker and Mrs Annie Hovey and brother Frank Bowker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Helen A Bowker Farnsworth
Topeka
Kan
Farnsworth
Joseph and
Mary Bowker
Dromore
Meadowbrook
Winneganeer
Boston
Butler's
Jay Palmer Farnsworth
Fairfax, Vt
Mr. Farnsworth
San Antonio
Texas
Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad
Jay P. Farnsworth, Jr
Muscogee, Ok
Jay DV. Farnsworth
Annie Hovey
Tostun
Mass
Henrietta Lowker
Frank 38. Bowker
Mrs Lafayette Tibbetts Dies At Boothbay Harbor Home
Mrs Lafayette Tibbetts aged 67 of Boothbay Harbor died at her daughter's home Thursday afternoon after a brief illness. Survived by her husband two sons Wesley and Frank of Boothbay three daughters Mrs Asg Ladd Hartland Mrs Ernest Howe of North Billerica Mass and Mrs Dennis Tarbox Mechanic Falls. Funeral set for Monday at two PM at the Baptist church Boothbay Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Tibbetts
Boothbay Harbor
Dennis ‘Turbox
Mechanic Falls
Wesley
Frank
Boothbay
Asg Ladd
Hartland
Ernest Howe
North Billerica
Mass
Dennis Tarbox
Baptist
Death of J Frank Percy in Lynn Mass told in Bath burial
J Frank Percy aged 67 died Tuesday in Lynn Mass where he had lived 35 years His body reached Bath for burial in Oak Grove He was born in Bath son of Capt A C Percy and spent boyhood here He worked for General Electric for the last 300 years The body was accompanied to Bath by his son Roy C Perey of West Newton Mass who returned Friday He leaves an only sister Mrs Charles H Mason of Woolwich formerly of Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Percy
Lynn
Mass
Bath
Oak Grove
Mr. Percy
Capt
A. C. Percy
General Electric Co
Roy C. Perey
West Newton
Verey
Charles H. Mason
Woolwich
Funeral Services for Mrs. Josephine Walker Held at Day's Ferry
Funeral services for Josephine widow of William H. Walker were held Thursday afternoon at the home of Edgar A. Blanch in Day's Ferry Woolwich. The service was led by Rev. Erwin Dodge Hardin of Bath's Winter Street Congregational church. Pallbearers included Alfred B. Ames Edgar A. Blanch Clarence Preble and Weldon Dreble. Floral tributes came from permanent guests Young's Hotel Boston employees and Mohican Hotel New London where her sons Josiah and Frank held management roles. Burial followed at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
William H. Walker
Eolgar A. Blanch
Day's Ferry
Woolwich
Eerwin Dodge Hardin
Winter Street Congregational Church
Bath
Alfred BR. Ames
Edgar A. Blanch
Clarence Preble
Weldon Dreble
Young's Hotel
Boston
Death of Henry Doughis Bacon Jr in Kings Daughters hospital
Henry Doughis Bacon Jr died May 10 after a ten day illness at Kings Daughters hospital. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Bacon of Pass Christian Mississippi formerly of Bath. He served with the Marines in wartime. He leaves a wife and 14 month old son, his father and mother, a sister Mrs Belle Thorne and two brothers Page and William Bacon. Funeral held at the Episcopal church with interment in Live Oak cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J, Bacon
Pass Christian
Bath
Henry Doughis Bacon
Kings’ Daughters Hospital
Bacon
Marines
Belle Thorne
Page
William Bacon
Episcopal Church
Live Oak Cemetery
Death of Ernest T. Small at Bowdoinham Waterville hospital
Ernest T. Small died May 1 at Waterville hospital from bronchial pneumonia. A Bowdoinham resident for years, he belonged to Kennether Lodge SK of W and the Modern Woodmen. Survived by his mother Mrs Effie Small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville Hospital
Ernest T. Small
Bowdoinham
Kennether Lodge
Effie Small
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E. A. Eckert
St. Louis
Eckert
The
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Wortage County
Harford County
Pomona Grange
Maryland
Connecticut
New Jersey
Oregon
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana
Dennis
Pomona
Washington
New York
Congregational Church
Nequasset
Harold Redding
Auburn
Vuncan McIntosh
Myrtle Fiske
Cora Corliss
Nathan Watson
Waterville
Helena Tracy
Emma Bickford
Frances Gilmore
Miss McFarland
Wortland
Harry Allen
Josiah Walker
William Stinson
A. J. Wardwell
Ferry
Georgette Erskine
Alna
Blartley Hathorne
Rheta Louise
Thomas Reed
Cumberland
Mildred Wreble
Fred Hayward, Jr
Hollis Leeman
Charles Crosby
Arrowsie
Artell Hayward
Leslie Bailey
Elizabeth
Dresden
E. Reed Main
Allen McIntosh
Massachusetts
Duncan McIntosh
Clarence Reed
Llewellyn Bailey
Velma
Ray Prescott
Etna
Gordon Wreble
BE. H. Strout
Gilbert Strout
Clarence Collins
Florida
J. McCabe
Alton St
ODD Fellows
West Bathaman
M. Doyle
L. F
Atwood
L. F. Medicine Co
Front ST. Bath
Coming Entertainment
Silas Appleton Stevens
Helen Bowker
Mrs. Lafayette Tibbetts
Josephine Walker
Henry D. Bacon, JR
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