Memorial Day Exercises to Be Held in Richmond
Commander Belleveau of the Maine American Legion will speak at Memorial Day events in Richmond. A parade from Lane field to water front will honor naval heroes and graves at Cotton and Evergreen cemeteries before a Memorial Day address by Hon. Albert Beliveau. The program includes band selections, prayers, Lincoln at Gettysburg reading, and Fortunate attendees noted among locals.
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Belleveau
Maine Department of the American Legion
Emerson Lane Post
American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary
John Merrill
Daughters of Veterans
Red. Cross
Lane Field
Water Front
Richmond Band
Cotton Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Lanefield
Albert Belliveau
American Legion
State of
Maine
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Olive King
Roll of Honor
Albert Beliveau
America
Genial Alf Observes Ninetieth Birthday
Alfred B Werkins known as Genial Alf celebrated his 90th birthday at his Los Angeles home 5027 Halldale Ave. A party with 162 attendees from 15 countries and 20 states featured 90 white carnations and pink ones, 40 bouquets, floor lamp and gold gifts. He once ran the Eureka House at Hunnewell's Point Popham Beach area and is a Civil War veteran with many friends.
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Alfred B. Werkins
Alf
John HH. Stacy
Eureka House
Hunnewell’s Point
Popham
Halldale Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
United States
Perkins
State House
Augusta
Dispute Over Land Deal Causes Trouble
Fred Rittall of Five Islands faced Judge Keegan in municipal court on a complaint by his brother Llewellyn that he willfully destroyed property this week. The brothers argued over a hand deal and gun shots, missiles, and glass breaking were reported before Deputy Sheriff Carr intervened. The judge urged reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rittall
Five Islands
Keegan
Llewellyn
Rittall Brothers
Fred W. Carr
Carpenter
Fred Wittall
Boy Falls From Tree Leaves Boy Badly Bruised
Master Edward Brown Jr. of 28 Lemont Street, son of a taxi driver, is confined to bed after falling about 200 feet from a willow tree on Joseph McCutcheon’s estate at 10L High Street landing on rocks. He suffered severe bruises and a shaken condition though no bones were broken. His injuries are expected to heal with care. Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall and their children, wintering in Boston, expect to return home Friday.
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Edward Brown Jr
Lemont Street
Joseph McCutcheon
High Street
Edward
Residents and visitors frequent Georgetown area social notes
Miss Mildred Pinkham of Five Islands visited Miss Bertha Lewis while Mrs. Martha McFadden traveled from West Enfield with her daughter and granddaughter. The Working League met at the vestry. Various residents, including Mrs. Martha Rich, Willard Oliver, and George Brennan, attended events in Bath, Wiscasset, and Richmond. Regular church services and a First Baptist conference are noted along with illnesses, travel to Brunswick for a funeral, and several home visits and exchanges among local families.
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Mary Smith
Gardiner
George Wilson
Winthrop
Hartley Ranger
Gardiner Hospital
Lena Harlow
Lillian Johnson
Topsham
Arthur
W.—Bowley
Frank Arthur
Whitmanville
Mass
Irma Bowley
Litchfield
Frank Reynolds
Kimball Street
Marion Sherbourne
Wortland
Lily Sherbourne
Charles FE. Hewitt
Hilda Vera
Bowdeinham
Dresden
Forest Farley
Norridgewock
George Yeaton
Pleasant Pond
D. H. Hanson
Richmond
C. B. Kennedy
River Road
DB. B. Douglass
Lowdeinham
Enterprise Grange Hall
George FE. Shaw
Henry Doyle
Augusta
James H. Gallagher
Wiscasset
A. B. Haley
Somerville
Ethelbrown
Garfield Hamilton
Dorothy
Maynard
Line Tree Academy
Auburn
Carlton Players
Opera House
Mabel McFee
West Bridgewater
Brockton and Waltham
Harold Hinchliffee
Cora Simith
Alice Chapmin
Elizabeth Thomas
Bowdoinham
Lincoln Rittall
Norman Call
Don Cate
Annie Costellow
Margaret Scott
Main Street
Whitman
George C. DeMott
Portland
C. BF. Frederick
The
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Center
Garden Streets
Congregational Church
Wesley Prescott
Lawrence
New Road
Assembly Hall
Nan S. Hateh
Maine
Nan S&s. Hatch
Ellen Tewkesbury
Emma Groves
Charles A. Davis
C.F. Frederick
Davis
Fred Small
Mildred Pinkham
Five Islands
Bertha Lewis
Martha McFadden
West Enfield
George Fall
Working League
Vestry
Martha Rich
Kennebec Point
Bath
Charles Clarke
Lewiston
Wentworth
Clarke
Long Island
Chester Gateball
Robinhood Church
Carrol Powers
Henry Reynolds
I. F. Powers
George Laskey
Helen Thompson
Taunton
Bath City Hospital
Thompson
J. B. Oliver
Ferdinand Rhyer
Zorach
Walter Cummings
Porthind
W.©. Todd
Ralph Reynolds
Mavervill
Caroline Hagan
Thomas Hagan
Everett Trafton
Vina Kingsbury
A. A. Stott
Ralph Dunton
Robinhood
New Jersey
Alice Cromwell
Marrtown
Fred Thomas
Bo FP. Baker
George Williams
Waterville
Glady McLellan
F. J. Hinckley
Center Church
Five Island Church
Carrol Deering
Bay Point
Harold Hunt
Edgar Hunt
Lily
Robinhood School
Arthur S. Rowe
Boston
Eiht Jewett
Wortlind
Winter Street Boy's Club Enjoys Fine Outing at Boothbay
The Winter Street Senior class Sunday school outing included a trip by Rowe's truck to Boothbay for a picnic and ball game against the Abenaki Boys' club. Winter Street won 16 to 7 with Anliker on the mound, and the trip was funded by church members. Next Saturday at 9 30 Winter Street faces the Millionaires on Kelley field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Albert Austin
David Black
Phil Vans
Frank Harvie
Newell Hodge
Lincoln Parks
Carl Oliver
Cecil Rowland
Walter Anliker
Charles Doyle
James Jenkins
Fred Hart
Cleveland Rowe John Leonard
John Osborne
Scott Feere
Clifton Moody
Mr. Crockett
Mr. Rowland
Abenaki Boy's Club
Abenaki Boys
Anliker
Seven O'Clock
Doyle
Rowland
Oliver
Osborne
Black
Jenkins
Parks
Austin
Rowe
Moody
Toledge
Hart
Leonard
The
Millionaires
Kelley Field
Cosmopolitan Party Whist Prizes At Club Social
At the Cosmopolitan club social last Wednesday Mrs FF EB Torrey Jr won a card table cover and Miss Mildred Nicholl received a box of candy while Mrs George A Churchill took a shopping list. Mah jongy was played by non card players. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served. The program was prepared by club directors.
Mrs McFarland Funeral Held at Old Folks Home
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret J McFarland oldest Maine woman at the time of her death Sunday were held Tuesday at 2 30 PM at the Old Folks Home. Rev RE Tayle of Corliss Street Baptist Church officiated with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Margaret J. McFarland
Maine
Old Folks Home
RE. O. Tayle
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Oak Grove
Twilight League Open Begins Amid Umpire Prep In Bath
At a Bath Y.M.C.A. meeting officials set four umpires for the Twilight League opener on June 2 at Kelley field. The season features St. Mary's, Times Co., Y.M.C.A., and American Legion with a governing committee approving schedules and enrolled players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Y.M.C.A. Twilight League
Horace Morse
Dan McPhee
James McLaughlin
Bill Kittridge
Times
St. Mary's
Kelley Field
Y.M.C.A
American Legion
Legion
William Verkins
L. Eugene Thebeau
E.R. Wright
Times Co
the Legion
Sunett—Times
MCA
Y.m.cla
Memorial Sunday Observed by Lincoln Castle No 8
The Golden Eagles Memorial Sunday service honored deceased members. Morning graveside rites at Oak and Maple Grove cemeteries, flowers placed on each grave. Afternoon at Lincoln hall a solemn service with flag salute, High Priest prayer, Rev John A Swetnam address on Sacrifice.
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Knights of the Golden Eagle
Lincoln Castle
No. 8
Oak
Maple Grove
Lincoln Hall
Center Street
Castle
John A. Swetnam
Mr. Swetnam
Christ
Public Speaking Night at Morse School Wed Evening
Public speaking contest held at Morse School Wednesday night at eight with nine contestants from a prior qualifying round. Adelaide Campbell spoke The Highway Man, Dorothy Hogue Mary Gavin, Winnifred Kennerson The Soul of the Violin, Harold Donnell Traitors Death Bed, Pauline McDonald The Blue and the Gray, George M Scudder New England Weather, William Donnell Toussaint L Ouverture, Dorice Vovieh Uncle Tascus and the Deed, Marjory Dearborn Herve Riel. Seniors to present class play Peg O My Heart in Waldoboro Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Campbell
Dorothy Hogue
Mary Gavin
Winnifred Kennerson
Harold Donnell
Pauline McDonald
George M. Scudder
Y M C A Juniors Defeat Webster Grammar In Auburn
The Y M C A Juniors baseball team beat Webster Grammar in Auburn nine to five. Dunehed tallied key hits in the fourth and sixth innings while James Miller led the offense. Davis pitched six strikeouts for the Y team as McCabe coached the squad with Norman McCabe present.
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Webster Grammar
Auburn
Bath Boys
James Miller
Jrs
Davis
Gotte
Melnnis
Miller
Hamilton
McCabe
Sonia
Deering
Lyons
Ford
Cobb
Tonkin
Wheary
Thomas
Harmon
Mercier
Y. M.coa. Jrs
Norman McCabe
Five Islands Grange Hosts Third Degree Meeting
State deputy Charles White county deputy W H Gould Miss Helen Gould and Mrs I Sedgley of Bowdoinham visited Five Islands grange on Tuesday evening. The third degree was worked with talks by White and Gould and readings by Miss Gould. Supper followed with fish chowder crackers pickles doughnuts and coffee provided by Mrs S H Rittall Mrs J T Mac Mahan Mrs C W Nocton Mrs Elbridge Mains and C W Nocton. Many locals were noted visiting cottages and Bath shoppers and updates on library donations and social gatherings were recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles White
W. H. Gould
Helen Gould
I. Sedgley
Bowdoinham
Five Islands Grange
White
Gould
S. H. Rittall
J.T. Mac Mahan
C. W. Nocton
Elbridge Mains
Theodore Thibodeau
Bath
M.S. Newdick
T. W. Blaisdell
Portland
H. C. Oliver
Ida ‘Oliver
Iva Cromwell
Robinhood
LE. B. Billings
Llewellyn Rittall
Frank Heald
Georgetown
A. A. Mace- Mahan
Oscar Snowman
I. G. Lewis
Fred Pratt
Malden Island
C. W. Noeton
Norman Oliver
Isle of Shoals
N. H
Vernon Gray
Grange Library
Masters School
New York
Julia Loyd
D. L. Howard
Charles Jordan
Auburn
Edgar Warren
Coleen Barnes
Bay Point
J. M. Stevens
Edgar Wilson
Hope
Olive
Charles Hanna
Edward Lewis
Augusta
Ride-a-wee
Charles Campbell
Five Islands
H. W. Howard
AL AL MacMahan
A. P. Davis
Bowdoin College Commencement Week Schedule
Bowdoin College releases a busy week of events from June 14 to June 18 featuring the Baccalaureate Address by President Sills at First Parish Church, Alexander Prize Speaking, Class Day, Alumni meetings, Phi Beta Kappa and Alumni Association events, Centennial celebration of the Class of 1825, band concert, Othello outdoor performance, organ recital, and Commencement Exercises with a ladies buffet luncheon in Hubbard Hall.
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President Sills
First Parish
Pan
Memorial Hall
Zoom
Gymasium
Hubbard Hall
Massachusetts Hall
Whittier Field
OAS UN
Jawasil
Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity
Alpha of Maine
Alumni Association
Bliss Perry
Edward Page Mitchell
Sills
Psi Upsilon
Bowdoin College
Society of Bowdoin Women
Cherryfield Visitor kK O Mitchell Seen in City
kK O Mitchell of Cherryfield spent Monday visiting the city, engaging with local residents and conducting informal meetings. His appearance drew attention from peers and onlookers during daytime city events.
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Kk. O. Mitchell
Cherryfield
Fire Department Responds to Three Small Alarms
Combination 4 crews battled three minor fires over the weekend with two chimneys and a woodland blaze. Augustus A. DPercy’s chimney on Middle and North streets caused no damage. A pine fire at Dead Horse was quelled with shovels and chemicals. A woods fire on James Coombs and Fred Daley property near lower High street required many volunteers before being declared under control.
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Combination 4
Augustus A. Dpercy
Middle
North Streets
Pines
Dead Horse
James Coombs
Fred Daley
Lower High Street
Bathman Elected Head of Association
Frank 3. Nichols publisher of the Bath Daily Times was elected president of the Maine Daily Newspaper Association at the Portland meeting on May 20. The association, whose members are Maine AP affiliates, will meet annually. The original organization continues for its own purposes alongside. Other officers named include William H. Dow secretary and Walter B. Reed treasurer. Dow was chosen as the state member of the Eastern division AP advisory board.
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Frank 3. Nichols
Bath Daily Times
Maine Daily Newspaper Association
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
William H. Dow
Portland Evening Express
Walter B. Reed
Bangor News
Dow
Pomona Grange Hosts Visit With May Meeting At Phippsburg
Sagadahoc County Pomona Grange met with Dromore Grange at Phippsburg on Wednesday. The program included memorial services, singing, and a series of readings and prayers. The note adds that the Maine Central Station platform near the north side is being repaired with about 80 percent replacement planks.
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Sagadahoc
Pomona Grange
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Grace Dickinson
Horace Marshall
Wees
Alfie Pinson
Weeraloginth
Emily Rideout
Chaplin
Florence Trish
Maine Central
Promoted Commodore Davenport Hero of Harbor Rescue
The article recalls Commodore Davenport directing a perilous harbor rescue during a hurricane. The Nip sic was saved off a sand beach in front of the United States Consulate, while Trenton Vandalia Alder and Eber were wrecked. Davenport’s lineage traces to George Graham and the early leadership of Virginia politics and U S naval service. The narrative places Davenport as a sixth generation Washingtonian with ties to Gunston Hall and Jones Point.
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Nipsic
United States
Trenton
Alder
Honolulu
H. S
Admiral Davenport
Washington, D. C
Henry K. Davenport
U. S. Navy
George Graham
Virginia
George Mason
Gunston Hall
Fairfax Co
Virginia House of Burgesses
England
Fairfax Co. Company of Horse
Madison
Monroe
Bank of the United States
Washington
United States Commissioner of Public Lands
District of Columbia
Jones’ Point
Reminiscence of willows and spring whistle lore
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls willows along the Maine Central track above North street. It mentions willow whistles made in spring and the relief of teachers when the season ended, noting a casual reference to past knife swapping by boys without explicit detail.
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Maine Central
North Street
Rotary club gives practical talks to Allegan students
Practical talks on vocations are given to Allegan high school boys by local Rotary members. Business and professional men meet weekly with the boys to discuss vocation problems. Similar instruction is offered to high school girls by the women's Business and Professional Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegan
Mich
Bell System wire mileage growth in 1924
In 1924 the Bell System increased outside plant wire mileage by 15.6 percent. Cable mileage reached 148,000 miles and open wire 222,000.1 miles. By year end 1924 about 50 percent of Bell System wire mileage was cable and roughly three quarters of that cable was underground.
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Bell System
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J. KR. Clifford
Was
Sarah L. Preble
Guardiner Street
Leighton Richards
Richards
Evelyn Gamache
Henry Skelton
Langdon Road
Martha Lancaster
Farmingdale
William Larley
RHLS
J. R. Clifford
Charles Grondin
Ida Watson
Gerald Grondin
Carlton Randall
George
H. H. Johnson
Maine General Hospital
Centre Street
Samuel Vanner
Winchester
Philena Hill
Florence Maxwell
Ernest Curtis
Herbert Thompson
Clare
Charles W. Messinger
Edward V. Favor
Charles Bo Day
Charles Alexander
Capital Island
H. A. Hosmer
Kansas City
Ida Hosmer
Gardiner Street
Popham Beach
Arthur Sewall
Winter Street Boy’s Club
YMCA
St. Mary’s
Y.mlcla
St.Mary’s
Amercian Legion
Golden Eagles
MORSE
Waldoboro
Penx Sa F
Kuppenheimer
John J. Desmond
House of Kuppenheimer
Bathman
Pomona
Abbie Minott
Psn
Eetrachy
Aoe
Fannie Merry
Kk. C. Patten Chiricter
Sopg
Bessie Dickinson
Maurie Aesth
Abbie Minoit
Haggett
Alice Smith
Ghteen Cleo Horace Marshall
Agnes Cutting
John
Montsweag Farm
Wiscasset, Me
Commondore
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
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