Phippsburg Notes Include Moves and Local Endeavors
Dr. J. O. Lincoln of Bath was called Wednesday. Thomas Spence of Small Point heads to New York as government inspector. Rev. Charles Washburn to move to Lewiston for winter. Mrs. Robert McIntire and family relocate to Bath on Cumlings Street. A.C. Rollins buys a horse. Edward Perry and Dorothy return to Hyde Park Mass. Dr. Ferris sends influenza posters. town lacks a resident physician. Bowker plans winter business. John McCollette hauls wood. Niles Walton moves with household goods by mule team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Lincoln
Bath
Thomas Spence
Small Point
New York
Charles Washburn
Holiness
the Basin
Lewiston
Robert McIntire
McIntire
Cumlings Street
Winneganee
Ragon Cottage
West Point
A.C. Rollins
Parker Jlead
Worrey
Edward Perry
Dorothy
Hyde Park
Mass
Perry
Meadowbrook
Chas. Perry House For the Summer and Falk . Mrs. Perry
Carrie Morrison
F.W. Ferris
St. Louis
Sebasco
Brunswick
Cundy’s Harbor
New Meadows
William R. Bowker
John McCollette
Niles
Winter Travel and Local Social Highlights
Winter and Amos Wal lace visited by automobile with Mr. and Mrs Bradford L. Oliver, sharing a ride to Luco then calling on Mrs. William Meserve in Portland. Cranberry Point residents Hezekiah Harrington and son Irving return to Bath, where he runs a fish business. C W Dougherty of Meadowbrook recently shot two raccoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Wallace
I. S. Bowker
Bradford L. Oliver
Luco
William Meserve
Portland
Oliver
Hezekiah Harrington
Cranberry Point
Irving
Pine Street
Bath
C. WH. Dougherty
Meadowbrook
Priv Miller Writes From a Shell Hole
Private Harry A. Miller of Company C S01 Engineers writes from No Man's Land to Miss Oneida M. Daniels in Granite Street recounting mud and cold but high spirits. He notes American troops taking a hill cost French 30,000 men to hold, one man killed and about a hundred wounded, and praises Red Cross doughnuts and the boys’ morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Miller
Co. C
A. KE. F
No Man’s Land
Oneida M. Daniels
Granite Street
Fritz
Fritzie
Red Cross
Engagement of Elizabeth Houghton to Raymond Trott announced
Mr and Mrs Amory McLellan Houghton announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Raymond Trott, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Trott. Elizabeth Morse high school 1912, Dana Hall, Red Cross secretary in Bath. Raymond Morse 1910, Dartmouth 1914, Harvard law, Maine bar member. No wedding date set due to Trott planning Red Cross work in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amory McLellan Houghton
Elizabeth
Raymond Trott
Joseph M. Trott
Houghton
Morse High School
Dana Hall
Miss McClintock
Boston
Bath
American Red Cross
Trott
Dartmouth College
Harvard
Maine
Greece
Red Cross
Miss Higgins Hosts Halloween Party At Grove Street Home
Miss Dorothy Higgins entertained a dozen friends at her Grove street home with an old fashioned Hallowe en party. Pumpkin lanterns adorned the electric lights and the dining room, with favors and accessories, hosted games music and an attractive supper. Attendees included Frances Moses Madelyn Chase Frances Cummings Natalie Lemont Ethel Cochran Wade Bridgham Joseph Chisholm Eugene Desmond and others. Paris France November first reports on the Turkish capitulation making a profound impression in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy ‘Higgins
Grove Street
Gay yellJon
Miss Higgins
Frances Moses
Madelyn Chase
Bath Iron Works
Frances Cummings
Natalie Lemont
Ethel Cochran
Wade Bridgham
Whubert
Dedwin
Roswell
Joseph Chisholm
Eugene Desmond
Local notices from Woolwich Bath and nearby towns
Community notes report pupil Millard Hanson in Bath ninth grade and John Carter, Livermore Falls schools superintendent, visiting family. Residents send visiting guests, church services resume after influenza restrictions, and local workers repair depot buildings. Other items include a Brooklyn navy yard transfer, a surprise party for Mrs. Jones, Red Cross meetings, and Halloween gathering at the Wiright home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Hanson
Bath
John Carter
Livermore Falls
Hazel Potter
Jefferson
Arthur Young
Benjamin Colby
Maine Central
Jameson
Woolwich
Crocker
Ansett
Sagadahoe Ferry
J. N. Palmer
Freeman Trott
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Detroit
Trott
Navy
Alice Jones
Jones
Waldo Hathorne
Massachusetts
Red Cross
Osian Dodge
Mitchell Davis
Sasanoa Bluffs
Brunswick
Miss Cynthia Crosby Hosts Younger Hallowe'en Party
At 33 High Street ex-Alderman Harry Crosman home hosts a lively Halloween gathering for Miss Cynthia Crosby and a crowd of younger friends. Guests enjoy games, prizes, and festive decorations, with Marion Redson and George Moses receiving top playful honors and treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Crosman
High Street
Miss Josephine
Miss Cynthia
Mabel Redlon
Marion Purington
Thelma Brown
Irene Lenox
Frances Lord
Bernice Hunt
Hilda Murray
Bernice McPherson
Eleanor Eaton
Beatrice Washburn
Martha Bates
Majorie Mitchell
John Laing
Karcher Jackson
Harold Brown
George Moses
Kenneth Lenox
Gordon Miller
Harold Fielding
Willard Sprague
John Lord
Pascal Flint
Clinton Sutherland
Charles
Clifford Neal
Percy Edwards
Marion Redson
Bath Streets Ready for Best Ever Street Railway Service
Gen. Supt. Bowie reports Bath will gain a top street railway system within about 60 days with increased power capacity from Deer Rips to 22 000 volts and new wiring toward Bath. Six modern cars with prepaid service, better heating and seating for 55, plus a heavy eight wheel snow plow, are planned to improve reliability and speed for Bath riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Supt
W. G. Bowie
Bowie
Lewiston
Mr. Bowie
The
Times
Deer Rips
Brunswick
Winneganeee
Lewiston-Mechanic Falls
Deaths, engagements, and local notices from Bowdoinham
Miss Gladys Small died at 16 after pneumonia at her grandparents home. Mrs. Frank Smail, 42, died of influenza leaving six children. Burial at Mary Ester Small cemetery. Edgebcomb took vacation. Karl White substitute. Local visits, outings, and Red Cross activity noted. Engagement announced for Ethel Graves to Gordon Brearey with November wedding. Halloween party hosted by Charlie Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Small
Zacheus Small
G.G. Powers
Village Cemetery
W. H. Gould
Frank
Rev. J. Il. Pinkerton
Mary Ester Small
Id. J. Edgecomb
Karl Whinteh
Calet Sedgley
Richmond
Pythian Sisters
Louise Pratt
Emeline Pratt
Kancinda Baker
Rockport
Mass
Bowdoinham
Charles Fogg
Marcia Paine
Albert Wenderson
R. D. Purinton
Parlin Pond
Jackman
J. J. Cornish
Newtonville
C. A. Newton
Lewiston
Clarence Blackman
Free
Erland ‘Rogers
Camp Devens
Clarence Gould
W. J. Graves
Ethel Elizabeth
Gordon Brearey
New York
Sanford
Miss Graves
Local Notes From Bowdoinham Post Road Community
Mrs. Amy Purinton returns home to Brunswick after a month with her ill mother Mrs. Crocker. Ida Purinton shows improvement from illness. Lovell couple in Lewiston briefly. Mrs. Lester Longfellow and child visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jack. Longfellow also at the Jack home last week. Miss Baker returns to Rockport from relatives. Spear sends 19 head of cattle to Spear farm. Many on the road suffer with bad colds. Mrs. Merton Umberhind visits her parents. Mrs. Florence Clark and her daughter visit Mrs. William Tregenibo. James Graves of Massachusetts visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Graves. Frankie Seingars away in Portland on work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Carlton
People’s Garage
Alfred Beals
Hyde Windlass Co
Bath
C. H. Beals
Bedford Street
Pearl Higgins
Montsweag
Clyde Depuy
Woodbridge
Helen Maguire
G. M. Stinson
Massachusetts
Maj
William Kimball
John MacDonough
Robert
Stewart Day
Big Woods
Maine
Joseph Day
Winfield Wiright
Nequasset
Amy Purinton
Brunswick
Crocker
Ida Purinton
Lovell
Lewiston
Lester Longfellow
H. E. Jack
Longfellow
Miss Baker
Rockport
Mass
Spear
Spear Farm
Merton Umberhind
F. P. Curtis
Florence Clark
William Tregenibo
James Graves
Mary Graves
Frankie Seingars
Portland
Bath service promised after winter delays
Mrs J P Norton, guest at the Phoenix, returns to Everett noting storms would not cause repeat long traffic tie ups. Officials assure towns will have service soon and Bath could become the envy of many towns once utility service stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Long Time Chums Thrill in Navy Career at Bath Iron Works
Four navy veterans from Bath iron works share a long friendship and storied careers. P J Fitzsimmons executive officer Pfaff, R I Swain and E P Fletcher recall the 1917 Manila Bay to Gibraltar run aboard destroyers, logging 11 008 miles in 39 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works
Manila Bay
Gibraltar
P. J. Fitzsimmons
Pfaff
R. I. Swain
E. P. Fletcher
Uncle Sam
Fletcher
Swain
Maine
Dixfield
Portland
Boston
Goodyear Tire Co
Ohio
Pacific
Navy
Asiatic
Japan
Shanghai
China
Former Bathman Leads Long Range Guns in France
Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett U.S.N. once an instructor at Bath iron works and executive officer on Georgia now commands the big naval guns used against German railway centers behind the Oise front. He left in June as Mrs. Plunkett in a Washington hospital died soon after. He leaves two sons Charles and Clement and daughter Julia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Teaching Force at Bailey School
The Bailey evening school staff is nearly set with William Ash as principal. John Wishart will teach ship drafting with his son Robert Wis hart, A M Butterfield teaches mechanical drawing with Edward V Coombs BE Sears handles mathematics, Earl Lermond drafting, Nellie Turner grade work, Florence Jenkins cooking, Mrs A E Heald sewing, Maud Murphy stenography, Ruth Merrill typewriting. Arthur Scott physics and Dwight Parker manual training. Elect electricity blue printing or bookkeeping teachers not yet engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Evening School
William Ash
John Wishart
Robert Wishart
A. M. Butterfield
Edward V. Coombs
BE. Sears
Earl Lermond
Nellie Turner
Florence Jenkins
A. E. Heald
Maud Murphy
Ruth Merrill
Arthur Scott
Dwight Parker
Orphans Home Children Hold Halloween Party
The children at the Orphans Home enjoyed a Halloween party planned by house mother Mrs. Louise Staples and the older family members. The room was decorated in orange and black with witches and ghosts as children watched magic lantern slides and played Halloween games. Refreshments of peanuts, candy and cake were served and all the youngsters were grateful for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Home
Hallowe'en
Louise Staples
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Chilton
U.S. Farnham CO. Inc
Elm St
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Fundy
Co Times Voffier
Phippsburg
Priv. Miller
Paris
Turkey
Miss Cynthia Crosby
Bowdoinham Post Road
J. ‘P Norton
the Phoenix
Everett
D.T. Percy & Sons
Atlantic
Aden
Arabia
Port Said
Rome
Naples
U. S
Mpetcher
Africa
England
Bathman
BIG Guns
Rear Admiral
Plunkett
Bailey School
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