Bath City Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Arrivals
Mrs M Sheffield of Coxs Head visits Bath while Howard Deering U of M returns home for summer. Miss Lietta Card of Lisbon Falls visits Miss Lucille Beals in Washington Street. Alonzo Harriman and Leighton Jackson arrive from University of Maine class of 20. Fr N J Horan travels to St Stephens for funeral. Janet Jewett of Portland visits Mrs Charles Beals on Bedford Street. Vena Dobbin of Maine General Hospital visits her parents on High Street. Ward brothers drive to Portland in new roadster. Austin Wheeler of Gardiner to join Bath shipyards midweek. Mrs Albert Marr relocating from Roxbury and Glendale. O’Hara Jr. returns to Winthrop after visit. Margaret Washburn from Hingham returns to Farmington Normal. Mrs D N Heald and Miss Edith McTeer clerks at Bath store. Rose Ingraham substitutes Saturdays. LeClair couple move into Middle Street home, modernization ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sheffield
Cox’s Head
Howard Deering
U. of M
Bath
Deering Street
Lietta Card
Lisbon Falls
Lucille E. Beals
Washington Street
Alonzo Harriman
Leighton Jackson
University of Maine
N. J. Horan
St. Mary's Church
St. Stephens
Janet Jewett
Portland
Charles H. Beals
Bedford Street
Vena Dobbin
Maine General Hospital
High Street
Harry Ward
Herbert Ward
Buffalo
N. Y
Austin Wheeler
Gardiner
Albert Marr
Huntington Avenue
Roxbur
Glendale Street
Everett
Janus. O'Hara, Jr
Birmingham
Winthrop
Mass
Addie P. McFadden
Middle Street
Margaret Washburn
Hingham
Farmington Normal School
Ruth Jordan
York Street
D. N. Heald
Edith McTeer
Bath Department
Garment
Rose Ingraham
Center Street
William LeClair
Charles Parks
Our Own People in Bath Area Social Roundup
Miss Edith Eaton resumes duties at Woolworth after two weeks at home due to illness. Bath residents in Bowdoin sophomore class include Percy R. Low and Henry W. Hanson Jr. Several guests visit Bath families, births noted, and local stores report staff changes. Raymond Williams undergoes lung operation after pneumonia.
Georgetown Center News Highlights Fishing Peddler and Community Notes
George Smith sells Little River flounders at six for a quarter with fish caught in clean sands. Rev. W. T. Boyd preaches on keeping in God’s love. Community events include bridge repairs, school program prep, Red Cross drives, Memorial Day prep, and regional visits by residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
W. T. Boyd
Boyd
Will Berry
Five Islands
Georgetown Center
Robinhood
Belle Heald
Newell Campbell
Boothbay
Methodist Church
George West
Boston
Levi S. Totman, Jr
A. E. P. Oliver
Augusta A. Todd
Lydia Oliver
Julia A. Hinds
Georgetown
Bath
Ferris Leonard
Evelyn of
Josephine Lewis
Sacrifice Sale at Brigham Store Ends Estate Closeout
Estate sale at the late Geo. E. Brigham store at Winnegance end of car line offers groceries at greatly reduced prices. Store will be open all day Saturday and until sold out. Rare chance to save a dollar and stock up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Bright
Geo. E. Brigham
Winnegance
Eight Young Ladies Sing Mother at Grange Meeting
Lila McMahan Illustrated organized a night of songs with eight young ladies performing the illustrated song Mother. Julia Davis played mother while Flora Moore sang with the others spelling the title. Mr Sexton visited from Augusta and opened his cottage for the season, with his family to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila McMahan
America
Grange
Villa Stevens
Cromwell
Flora Moore
Julia Davis
Mr. Sexton
Augusta
Five Islands Grange Program May 28
The May 28 program at Five Islands Grange features performances by Pang Che Rosie Lila McMahan Florabel Moore and others. The event includes closing thoughts and a reading of James 1:22 urging action aligned with faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pang Che
Vse
Niet
Eines Grange
Pegrom Roi Yin Se
Rosie Lila McMahan
Tere
Florabel Moore
Edward Horton
T. N. Williams
James McMahan
Lava Grey
Nellie Rowe
Mr. Boyd
America
Grange
James
Church and Lodge Lead Food Conservation Effort
The church and lodge can aid conservation by serving meals for fifty or more, substituting wheat with homegrown and local flours like cornmeal and oatmeal. They can act as demonstration centers for the Food Administration, promote barley, legumes, and non wheat breads, and encourage wheatless and ryeless recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Food Administration
Obituary of Mrs. Minerva A. Stover
Mrs. Minerva A. Stover 61 wife of Urial Stover died today from heart trouble after pneumonia Funeral services set for Saturday at two at her home 48 Russell street burial in West Bowdoin She born in Bowdoin daughter of Samuel and Minerva Adams migrated to Bath 18 years ago member of the Gospel Mission Survived by husband three sons Daniel Lisbon Falls Atrue Bowdeinham Walter Bath two daughters Julia Safford Bath Martha Winn Lisbon Falls two brothers David Adams Litchfield Nathan Adams Bowdoin Center one sister Mary S Coombs Bowdoin Center Also notes a separate government warning urging women yeomen to conduct themselves properly while serving the nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva A. Stover
Urial Stover
Russell Street
West Bowdoin
Stover
Bowdoin
Samuel
Minerva Adams
Bath
The
Gospel Mission
Daniel
Lisbon Falls
Atrue
Bowdeinham
Walter Stover
Bath area residents gain new positions at local firms
Miss Charlotte McCutcheon now handles stock records at Bath Garage company with Miss Helen Lumsden on the clerical staff. William H. Farrar, Bath native and Bowdoin graduate, becomes assistant cashier at First National Bank, Brunswick after serving at Bowdoin and in the bank. George French of Skowhegan, known to Bath youths, earned Naval Academy admission at Annapolis recommended by Congressman Peters. Joseph Lausier of Thompson Brothers leaves for Fort Slocum to train in the commissary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte McCutcheon
South End
Bath Garage Company
Helen Lumsden
William H. Farrar
Bath
Bowdoin College
First National Bank
Brunswick
Mr. Farar
George French
Skowhegan
Harry W. Crosman
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Congressman Peters
Joseph Lausier
Thompson Brothers
Fort Slocum
New Rochelle
Army
Lausier
Augusta
Cretonne and Drapery Dept. Lead by Miss Laura Kennedy
Miss Laura Kennedy now runs the cretonne and drapery department in the basement at the Percy store. Neighbors of N. W. Eaton of Phippsburg rejoice at his recovery enough to walk with a cane after a two week shock on the roads. Carl B. Timberlake, Freeport high school principal, exits for a week’s vacation before reporting to Camp Devens on May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Kennedy
Percy
N. W. Eaton
Phippsburg
Carl B. Timberlake
Freeport High School
Camp Devens
William Simpleton
Bowdoin College
Timberlake
Bath
C. L. Oxnard
West Medford
Mass
W. P. Emery
Gardiner
W. C. Perkins
Lillian
Virginia Perkins
Emery
Iron Works
Oxnard
Charles Levine
Samuel Levine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Serge
Urs
Thompson
Fra ‘Rry
William A Ho
Erican Clothing Co
Edith Eaton
Woolworth
Percy R. Low
Henry W. Hanson, Jr
Frank P. Smith
Waltham
John Marsh
Harry Lydie
Millinockett
Earl Brown
Homer C
Theon Woodward
Canton
Maine
Woodward
Mary Kelley
Cora Sheridan
Conley
Sarah Armstrong
Trufant Street
North Street
William Hamilton
Hamilton
Riverside
Popham Beach
Morris Oransky
Little Son
Samuel Gordon
Oransky
Marcia Gordon
Harry Stetson
A. D. Stetson & Son
New York
Doris
Vivian Beals
Mary Campbell
Marion Haggett
Marion Chase
Raymond Williams
Charles Williams
Twitchell
Benjamin H. Woodside
Nannie Russell
Ethel B. Todd
Wiscasset
Vestry
Earle Hagan
William T. Boyd
B. H. Woodside
Frank Hollis
Howard M. Trafton
Working League
Red Cross
Benjamin I. Woodside
Leota Gould
Farmington
Harold F. Hunt
Arthur E
Buzzo
Marion Buzzo
Wesley Dyer
Hannaford Bros. Co
C. W. Boucher
Boucher
George Rowe
Proctor Hagan
Lewis
George
Vernon Gray
Franz Pinkham
C. E. Hanna
Errold Boucher
Montsweag Cottage
C. W. Nocton
Isabel Stevens
Ceres
Ida Harford
Pomona
Flora More
Flora
Eleanor Davis
Steward
Brothers
Kaiser Bill
Laura Gray
Minnie McMahan
Elizabeth Horton
Ill
Lisle
Uncle Sam
Windsor
Bath Dept
Bath Department Store
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