Richmond News Briefs and Social Roundup
Richmond and surrounding towns report visitors and travels. Residents and relatives from Bath Portland Lewiston and Gardiner gather for weekends and holidays. Aged resident Hosea O Hartford dies after long illness. funeral held at Richmond. War department bridge proposal near Kennebec river draws no objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. War Department
Selectmen’s
Kennebec River
Richmond and Dresden
8. A. Cheney
U. S. Warent
Jeannette Wilson
Carolyn G
Auburn
Clara Wilson
Boston
Hosea O. Hartford
Hartford
Dingley Road
Georgetown
George
Edith Hartford
Richmond Corner
John W. Hartford
Annie Locke
Massachusetts
Carrie McKenney
Town
A. C. Randall
Winthrop
Ora Reed
Hartwell
Bingham
Emerson-Lane Post
A. L
Amy Bradley
A. V. and Legion Auxiliary
John W. Tarr
Richmond
Barbarate
Gardiner
Raymond Libby
Maine
Carolyn Colson
Ernest Curtis
Bowdoinham
E. P. Curtis
Utility poles permit rejected and other city licenses granted
Central Maine Power Co. was denied a permit to erect two poles on Pearl street near Willow while three poles from High street to the Winnegenee creek bridge were approved. An order to limit parking on Tarbox street was discussed due to narrow grades and past accidents. Fireworks permit to W. H. Smith & Son and various peddler and victualer licenses were approved. The Hydecamp carnival and Luce victualer license were sent to the June 4 council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Maine Power Co
Pearl Street
Willow Street
High Street
Winnegenee Creek
Alderman Cutting
W. H. Smith & Son
Harry W. Welch
Marcia Street
Lewis E. Simmons
Victua
Bernard H. Presley
Washington Street
Edward P. Kelley
Front Street
Jennie M. Allen
Hotel Phoenix
T. W. Hydecamp
U. V
Irving E. Luce
Boy Preacher Visits Bath From Appleton
Ardale C. Cross, licensed Baptist pastor known as the boy preacher, rode 50.6 miles by bicycle from Appleton to Bath in under six hours to visit Dr. Arthur Gebhard. He spoke Tuesday evening at Salvation Army hall and will deliver Memorial Day and baccalaureate addresses in Brooksville and Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardale C. Cross
Baptist Church
Appleton
Arthur Gebhard
Front Street
Salvation Army Hall
Young Cross
Brooksville
Bath
Rev Julian S Cutler Universalist pastor dies at 76
The Rev Julian S Cutler longtime Pawtucket Universalist pastor died May 23 at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital aged 76. A Tufts graduate and poet, he served churches in Rochester New Hampshire Marblehead Melrose and Orange and Little Falls. Born in Bristol he is survived by his wife Lena Rich and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian S. Cutler
Universalist Church
Pawtucket
R. L
Pawtucket Memorial Hospital
Tufts College
Rochester
N. H
Marblehead
Melrose
Orange
Mass
Little Falls
N. Y
Bristol
Lena Rich
Charles T. Rich
Bath
Forty second anniversary of Five Islands Ladies Aid observed
Five Islands Ladies Aid marked its forty second anniversary at the grange hall with a social hour, ice cream and cake. Officers elected included President Ivetta Pinkham and vice presidents Mattie B. MacMahan and Willa Stevens, secretary Lava Marr, assistant secretary Eugenia Freeman, treasurer Isabelle Stevens, and assistant treasurer Isabelle Savage. Many local residents attended, with notes on members and guests, as well as reports of visits and summer plans. Funeral and church events were listed, along with mentions of members visiting Bath, Portland, Augusta, and other nearby towns. Ponce the dog died, once a neighborhood favorite and mink hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Grange Hall
Mattie B. MacMahan
Ivetta Pinkham
Willa Stevens
Lava Marr
Eugenia Freeman
Isabelle Stevens
Isabelle Savage
Ellen Hagan
E. P. Allen
Oakland
Theodore Thibodeau
Bath
Hartley Harley
D. L. Howard
Mr. Howard
Elsie M
Chester MacMahan
J. G. Stevens
H. D. Harley
I. L. Stevens
Charles Jordan
Auburn
Madelyn Berry
R. N
Salem
W. L. Berry
Hershel Dickey
Emma
Katherine Preston
Norristown
F. K. Preston
Merie Wilkins
Don Cockroft
Bowdoin College
Helen Neichlng
Druzilla Powell
Vassar College
Wilkin
W. W. Marr
Alfred Rowe
J. E. Blaisdell
A. B. Thibodeau
Bath Hospital
F. P. Carr
Charles Davis
Everett Stevens
George Kunkel
Herbert Moore
Charles and
Herbert
Lothrop
Belmont
Mass
Edward Lewis
Augusta
Bide-a-Wee
Edith Pinkham
Grange Library
William Marr
North Jay
Christania Pinkham
Portland
Percy McGilvery
McGilvery
Christ
B. H. Woodside
A. E. Rowe
Nancy Russel
Georgetown
Stearns Scott
Five Islands
Ponce
T. E. Cromwell
Iva
Alice Cromwell
Aldrich Speaks on Liberty at Richmond Lions Club
Representative Ellis L. Aldrich of Topsham addressed the Richmond Lions Monday evening on Liberty and Freedom. His patriotic talk, timed for Memorial Day, delighted listeners who wished for more remarks from the engaging speaker before the service club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis L. Aldrich
Topsham
Richmond Lions Club
Aldrich
Richmond
Army and Navy Work During Peace Time
The W. C. T. U. met at the Y. M. C. A. with good attendance. Miss Alice May Douglas spoke on Army and Navy roles in peace time, imagining them as a national police force. Moses Owen read three poems, including Returned Battle Flags of Maine, and two second hand books were exhibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice May Douglas
Army
Navy
Moses Owen
Bath
Maine
Owen
Leadbetter Serves Quarter Century as State Messenger
George W. Leadbetter left a Rockland book keeper job 25 years ago to become messenger to the governor and council and has held the post since. His retentive memory aids the council as he quotes statutes and directs state aid programs, including annual payments of 338000 to the blind, paupers and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Leadbetter
Rockland
Leadbetter
State House
State
Secretary of State
Statehouse
State Highway Commission
William T.cobb
Anchorage Rules for Bath Maine Vessels Set for 1930 Start
The Bath Maine rules limit anchoring on the Kennebec river to two zones north of Passmere’s wharf and south toward Sasanoa Point. North anchorage requires 150 feet and 200 feet fairways for safe passage. Launching allowed with 12 hour removal window. Effective May 1, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
Bath
Edmund P. Briggs
Passmere
Commerce Street
Maine
Woolwich
Maine Central Railroad
Bath Iron Works
Sasanoa Point
Coast Guard
Morgan Pleased With His Yacht at Harvard Yale Race
Harvard and Yale boat race set for New London on the 20th with Morgan attending as Harvard alumnus. He may entertain the Harvard crew over the weekend and plans to sail for England aboard the Corsair after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
New London
Morgan
Harvard University
England
Superior Court Team for County Continues Listing
The article lists county superior court teams with names tied to towns like Georgetown Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. It notes Miss Alzira Gross joining a Center Street beauty shop run by Mrs. Madeline Merrill and mentions Miss Marie Jack and her brother Fred spending Sunday at their summer home at Abbagadassett Point in Bowdoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alzira Gross
Center Street
Madeline Merrill
Marie Jack
Fred
Abbagadassett Point
Bowdoinham
Bath and Georgetown News in Brief
Bath and Georgetown residents engage in summer home activities and visitors. Delays and road work, school and church notes, and local social events are listed, including fish trade, household moves, illness, and a Memorial Day service plan. Notable entries include Capt. John H. Haley’s burial at Oak cemetery and evangelistic meetings by Walter M. Colby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Heald
Bath
E. C. Higgins
Alex Cunningham
Indian Point
Edward Clarey
Robinhood
Addie Amazeen
Five Islands
H. F. Hunt
Oscar Jones
Baker House
Ruth
Fryeburg
Marjorie Hinckley
Lexington
Mass
William Oliver
Roy M. Newman
W. A. Todd
Fred P. Oliver
Melrose Highlands
Boston
Stella Powers
Center School
B. H. Woodside
Thomas Hagan
Nancy Russell
Portland
Lewiston
Elizabeth Hunt
Annie Reade
Medford
Kennebec Point
Rapheal Higgins
Providence
R. L
S. W. Scott
Augusta Rowe
Austin Rattleff
Marrtown
Wilton
Westport Ferry Vote Decided at Notable Town Meeting
At a large Westport town meeting held Saturday, 55 ballots were cast for ferryman of the Westport Wiscasset route. Horace Lewis, the incumbent ferryman, won with 35 votes. Visitors included Alvin T. Hodgdon and Dr P B Staples. The Hodgdon family memories were noted at services for Millie B Hodgdon and Percy W Hodgdon, buried at the old Samuel Hodgdon farm cemetery on Sandy Hill with funeral rites led by Mrs Mabel Eisner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport-Wiscasset Ferry
Horace Lewis
Alvin T. Hodgdon
Medford
Mass
Connecticut
Carl Hodgdon
Massachusetts
Loretta Hodgdon
South Freeport
Mabel Eisner
Beulah Campbell Celebrates 97th Birthday in Brooklyn
One of Bath Independent's oldest subscribers Mrs Beulah Campbell formerly of Lower Middle Street celebrated her 97th birthday on May 11. She now resides with her son N H Campbell in Brooklyn New York and keeps in touch with Bath news by reading the paper closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Independent
Beulah Campbell
Lower Middle Street
N. H. Campbell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Special Officer Mann on Duty Replacing Birthdaying John Place
Special Officer William Mann covered duties Monday while John Place was away on his birthday observance. Miss Madelyn E. Berry of Five Islands visited Bath on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mann
John Place
Madelyn E. Berry of
Five Islands
Poppy Day drive raises record 250 dollars for disabled vets
The American Legion auxiliary Poppy Day drive set a local record with 2150 poppies sold, 800 above the quota, raising about 250 dollars for disabled ex-service men and children of deceased veterans. Youth volunteers from Morse High School and Boy Scouts helped, with Miss Eunice Hanscom leading sales at 38.26 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Roland Smith Post Auxiliary
Bath
Brunswick
Lewiston
Arthur B. Scott
Morse High School
Boy Scouts
Eunice Hanscom
North Street Extension
Beatrice Libby
Dorothy Ham
Peggy Toomey
Louise Trainor
Betty Lee
Roberta Irwin
Kathleen Scott
Patricia Sewall
Constance Morin
Bessie Sullivan
Madeline Dunton
Ruth Mank
Roberta Manson
Corinne Wilson
Marjorie Trott
Mary Hodgdon
Hazel Feero
Marie
Dorothy Safford
Lucille Johnson
Eleanor Stevens
Mary Nickerson
Cynthia Quinn
Sylvia Katz
Lydia Atwood
Elizabeth Pinkham
John Shaughnessy
Peter Morin
Clayton Thibodeau
Albert
James Gallant
Henry Chaney
H. P. Bridge Department
The
Auxiliary
Mr.Bridge
Mrs. Shaughnessy
Legion
Hassett
Bath Opera House
A. Hallet & Co
Bath Daily Times
Edward Pomeroy
Eugene M. Desmond
Effie Snow
Carl C. Anderson
Helen Shaughnessy
Hatch's shoe store reborn with expanded renovated interiors
The Hatch's shoe store reopens after extensive alterations making it considerably larger. The renovation moves the office from the left side to the back center and gives the shop a refreshed, more attractive look for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatch’s Shoe
Marks Ayer wedding at Union home and trip to Nova Scotia
W Percy Marks and Miss Mabel E Ayer were married Saturday afternoon at the bride’s parents Union home. The couple plan a two week motor trip through Nova Scotia after a weekend at Brigham’s Cove Winneganee Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Percy Marks
Mabel E. Ayer
Walter Ayer
Union
Mr. Marks
Brigham’s Cove
Winneganee Bay
George Cameron
Ayer
Thomas W. Marks
West Orange
N. J
Roland Smith Post, A. L
Polar Star Lodge
Masons
Colonial Club
Oakhurst Dairy
Bath
Boston University
Marks
Nova Scotia
Tug Francis Hersey Leaves for Boston From Bath
Tug Francis Hersey owned by Doane Towboat Co of East Boston cleared Bath for Boston on Monday morning planning a Portland call to fuel coal bunkers. After ten weeks of extensive repairs by Bath Welding Co to the boiler the work cost between 5000 and 6000 dollars. The vessel is ready for the season in Boston Harbor having been at Boothbay Harbor before Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hersey
Boston
Portland
Hersey
Doane Towboat Co
East Boston
Bath Welding Co
Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Miss Estelle Mason Speaks on Farm Bureau Aims at Sagadahoc Pomona
Miss Estelle Mason will address Sagadahoc Pomona on Farm Bureau aims and projects before the meeting with Dromore Grange in Phippsburg. The annual memorial services are planned for this gathering Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Mason
Farm Bureau
Sagadahoc Pomona
Dromore Grange
Phippsburg
Nequasset Farm Bureau Meeting Set at Bay Point
Nequasset Farm Bureau meets June 4 at Bay Point cottage hosted by Mrs. Charles R. Farnham. The gathering convenes at the Bay Point residence to discuss local agricultural matters and community concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Charles R. Farnham
Bay Point
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E. McMaster
Waterville
Bert Southard
Centey
G. R. Palmer
R. E. Northey
I. B. Northey
Florida
Arthur Locke
Attleboro
H. O. Haskell
Paul Stilphen
Arnold Sencabaugh
Vital Gilbert
Loraine
Malanda
Rumford Falls
J. Morris Haynes
Joseph Pray
Harriett Patch
George Riley
Beverly
Gardiner Street
William Thurlow
Vassalboro
E. E. Edgecomb
Edith
Francis Meisner
Gilbert Maxwell
Lawrence Bond
Genevieve Stuart
Rockport
Stuart
Main Street
James Barnes
Lynn
A. E. McMaster
H. M. Carr
Herbert, Jr
John Robinson
Walpole
Carr
William Carr
Earl Cronk
Farmington, N. H
C. H. Curtis
F. M. Reed
Azuba Holland
M. C. Joy
Carl Anderson
Lee Stilphen
New Hampshire
H. L. Stilphen
Victor Carey
New York City
Richmond Bee
William F. Dunham
Barbara
Lawrence, Jr
Robert Blake
Temple
Star Club
E. O. Tarr
Elmer Rogers
Harry Curran
Charles Blair
Mt. Carmel
O. E
Blanche Densmore
Dresden
Charles Brown
Bessie
Arthur Russell
Danvers
Brown
Mae Williams
Lillian Haynes
Seti Watson
Charles Watson
Clarence Watson
Mechanic Falls
Jeptha
Casco
Leeman
Arthur Pepper
Arthur Pratt
Syph Watson
Earl Trott
Sedan Ambulance Service
Mayo
Arthur F. Mayo
W. C. Chadbourne
Center St
Tel
Bath, Maine
Broad St
George E. Sedgley
George Hannah
Llewellyn J. Oliver
Carroll S. Clark
Everett Kincaid
Harold Richardson
E. L. Emerson
Joseph H. Foster
Elmer G. Davis
West Bath
A. B. Snow
J. Gould Bailey
Philip Cohen
Webber’s Tavern
Wiscasset
Westport
Independent
Bath Savings Institution
Ralph Seekins
Messrs
Hatch
Hatch’s Shoe Store
Tug Francis Hersey
Sagadahoc
Pomona
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
P.O. Box
Boston, Mass
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