Local society notes and early fall church news
Sunday callers and guests fill the town as Rev Edward W Moore former pastor visits Emma Weeks and daughters Gossips entertained by Mrs Foster Perkins and Mrs Hutchins. Several families travel to Cambridge Rock Island and Boston while probate court and divorce rulings were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeft
Virginia
Edward W. Moore
The
Congregational Church
Emma F. Weeks
Summer Street
Foster Perkins
Fort Hill Street
F. H. Hutchins
Eve Hutchins
John Hutchins
Gardiner
F. B. Dunn
Child
John Wright
Rock Island
Quebec
Dunn
C. Ernest Knight
Philip Leonard
Nettie Knight
Elizabeth Dodge
Camden
Misses Knight
Federal Street
Martin Andrews
Bath Road
Cambridge
Mass
Adams Bros
Washington Street
W. G. Hubbard
Mary” Grant Rafter
Mary Nixon
Washington, D.C
C. A. Richards
Lowell
Neal Creamer
Frank Creamer
Waldoboro
Molly Seamon
Frank Metcalf
Union Street
Bruce Dickson
Birch Point
Dresden
James McCarty
Milderd McCarty
Eugene McCarty
Josephine Plumstead
Antionette Plumstead
Chester Doughty
Orr's Island
Roland Abbott
Charles E. Knight
Cora Groves
Elm Lodge
High Street
Boston
Walter Leavitt
Moosehead Lakes
A. T. Atwood
Lewiston
B. J. Downer
Fred A. Haggett
Barter’s Island
Lincoln County Probate Court
Court of County Commissioners
Court House
St. Philip’s
Leure B. Deasey
Supreme Judicial Court
Lincoln County
Mary Grant Rafter
Wiscasset
Washington
Casey Broderick Rafter
Washington, D. C
Rafters
Fred E. Shuman
Clea May Shuman
Shuman
William F. Mank
Ida M. Mank
Mt. Vernon
New York
Rockland
Donald J. Bowman
Hyannis
Ellen E. Bowman
Newcastle
Dover
N. H
Elmer J. Heath
Whitefield
Isabel F. Heath
Dorchester
Waldoboro and Lincoln County News Briefs Include Marriages and Local Events
Notices cover marriages in Boothbay Harbor and Newcastle with support orders, custody details, and alimony. Local church activities include Wiscasset Larger Parish services and a Young People group meeting with officer elections. An Albion rail accident injures one engineer. multiple community visits and weddings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree Times
Ite
A. Parker
Boothbay Harbor
Lloyd J. Parker
Parker
Elsie N. Seigars
Ernest E. Seigars
Newcastle
Anna
Lawrences. Miller
Bristol
Charlotte M. Miller
Palmer
Mass
Frank J. Hanna
Calpharine M. Hanna
Rochester
Vermont
Deasy
Hanna
Louise R. Pratt
Southport
Lawrence W. Pratt
Soule
Waterville
Hawes
Winslow
Stanley Smith
Virginia
H. W. Hawes
Fred A. Haggett
Gray
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
Charles E. Titus
Joyce Kilmer
Waldoboro
Methodist
Lincoln County
A. I. Oliver
Rockland
Mann
St. Marks Methodist Episcopal Church
Se Line
Fred Boyd
Bradford Redennett
Rebecca Penniman
Pemaquid
Ruth Calderwood
M. Gerry Plummer
Deering Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
South Paris
New York
Connecticut
Kenneth McFadden
Stamford
McFadden
Lewiston
Fred F. Hal
Watertown
Carlton Roderigue Bout Promises Real Battle of Year
Johnny Carlton of Wiscasset the light heavyweight champion of Maine faces Lewiston's Paul Roderigue in a long anticipated bout billed as Maine's top showdown. Roderigue trained hard after their last Portland clash and vows to prove he can beat Carlton. Bath crowds and a large Wiscasset turnout expected, with 600 seats limited at the Arcade and early reservations urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Carlton
Wiscasset
Maine
Paul
Johnny Bouchard
Old Town
Paul, Roderigue
Lewiston
Harry Wills
Carlton
Roderigue
Portland
Bath
DeRice
Harvard
Johnny
Adonis
Nick
Jack
United Motor Fuel Co
Deputy Sheriff Falin Harvests 150 Pound Doe at Woolwich
Deputy Sheriff Fitz Falin and Everett Stinson hunted near Stony Hill on opening day and bagged a 150 pound doe after a foggy morning chase. The capture followed Falin’s earlier bear kill in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Luck
Fitz Falin
Woolwich
Mr. Falin
Maine
Everett Stinson
Stony Hill
Nequasset
Traffic on Kennebec Bridge Sets New Yearly Record
The Kennebec bridge reports record traffic and receipts for crossing this year. Ten months ending Oct 31 yield 144,699 dollars and 75 cents, surpassing the entire 1923 year by 2,962 dollars and 95 cents. From Jan 1 to Oct 31 1928 127,193 cars crossed, vs 108,571 in 1927 and 144,699 in 1929 for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec River
Kennebec
North Vassalboro visitors guest of Park Street family
Mr and Mrs Eliot Williams of North Vassalboro were weekend guests of Fisher and family on Park Street. Mrs Clara Williams also of North Vassalboro, Mrs Fisher's mother, who had stayed with them for two weeks, returned home with her son and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Williams
North Vassalboro
Fisher
Park Street
Clara Williams
Pastor and Family Honored at Corliss Street Church Reception
A reception for Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Berry drew about 125 guests at the Corliss Street Deering room in Bath. Attendees included Deacon Mrs. Charles W. Plant and the Berry family. Music by the church orchestra featured poems, duets, solos, and readings. Rev. Berry spoke. background details include his long ministry across multiple towns and his Hartford birth in 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street
Charles H. Berry
Deering Room
Charles W. Plant
Clarice
Nellie N. Bonney
Richard Seavey
Melvin Pratt
Fred Dwyer
Katherine Trott
Shirley Pratt
Whispering Hope
Vernal Chaney
Fred Bragg
Elmer F. Campbell
Ephraim French
Fred H. Cary
Harry E. Ring
Chester A. Plant
Genevieve
Carolyn Plant
Silas Plant
Carolina Moon
America
F. L. Littlefield
Mr. Berry
Ministerial Association of
Bath
Wesley M. E. Church
G. B. Wolstenholme
People’s Church
Deering
P. M. Olm
Kennebec
Lucien Ames
Chester Plant
Fred Chaney
Albert McMann
John H. Hunt
Vivian Plant
Pearl Campbell
Lizzie French
Lillian Fisher
Ruth Watson
Margaret Chaney
Anna Chaney
Phyllis Wright
Amanda Munsey
Virginia Clark
Isabelle Paisley
Isabelle Berry
Irene Coombs
Muriel Spinney
Lelia Thornton
Annie Chesley
Cora Small
JM McIntire
Lois Ames
Ine Sheldon
Clara Coombs
Mary McIntire
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Fanny Burden
Annie Jewett
Abby McCabe
Bingham
Mt. Vernon
South Eliot
Boothbay
Gray
Hartford
Charles H
Abbie F. Berry
Crystal C. Bonney
Berry
Clarice M. Berry
Grangers Host Halloween Party At Woolwich Grange
Woolwich Grange held a Halloween party after a regular meeting led by Mrs. Eldie Wright. Apples cider and doughnuts were served. The group announced an Armistice Day program directed by Mrs. Florence Baker Temple for next week and a chicken supper on November 14. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Soule received a wedding tea set as a gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldie Wright
Woolwich Grange
Florence Baker Temple
Grange
Alton Soule
Obituary Ellen A Haggett 85 Wife of Albert Haggett
Ellen A. Haggett 85 died Monday morning at her brother George Avery’s Bath home after years of invalidism. Born in Bath to John and Ellen Avery, she lived there until moving with her husband to Edgecomb sixteen years ago and returned to Bath a month ago. She was a North Street Baptist member. Surviving: husband and brother plus several nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen A. Haggett
Albert B. Haggett
George E. Avery
Academy Street
Bath
John
Ellen Avery
Mr. Haggett
Edgecomb
Old North Street
Cystex Ad Promises Quick Relief for Bladder Discomfort
An advertisement urges readers to try Cystex for bladder irritation causing sleep disturbance burning itching backache and fatigue. It promises quick relief with a money back guarantee and states the product costs 60 cents, available at drug stores.
West Bath Weasels hold day session and community updates
West Bath Weasels of Red Cross met at Miss A Trufant’s home for an all day session with a lunch committee of Mrs. Belle Donnell Mrs. Alfred Snow Mrs. Della Adams and Mrs. Lillian Mayo. Numerous visits and gatherings are noted including members in Portland Lewiston Auburn and Bath with Farm Bureau activities and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Red Cross
A Trufant
Belle Donnell
Alfred Snow
Della Adams
Lillian Mayo
Llewellyn Rogers
Portland
Nan Brown
Joseph W. Larrabee
Fred W. Larrabee
Lewiston
Auburn
Larrabee
Executive Board of
Farm Bureau
Edward McShane
McShane
Ruth Puller
Bath
Anne Trufant
Arthur Baum
Portsmouth
Frank Woodside
Fryeburg
I. B. Neiley
Leslie Goodwin
Isaac Coombs
Foster’s Point
Elmer Craig
Indian’s Pond
J. Everett Mayo
E. R. Brown
Bath Street
Grange Hall
Hortense Welch
Helen Rogers
Saco
Hallowell Rogers
Hartford
Larrabee's Grove
Ernest Bryant
Melrose
Mass
Ralph Kenney
Small Point Road
Annie Stackpole
Mildred Strout
Brunswick
Stackpole
Edward Footer
Edward Jr
J. B. Lemont
Joseph Footer
Hardings
Hyde Park
Veteran of Civil War Turns 93 in Lynn Home
George E. Doyle of Bowdoinham, Maine, veteran of the 15th Maine infantry, observed his 93rd birthday at his Lynn Massachusetts home. His long life includes timber cutting for the Great Republic, service in the Civil War, and later business ventures. He remains active in veterans’ affairs and keeps a home at 66 Rogers Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Doyle
Bowdoin
Lynn
Mass
Gen. Lander
Calanthe Lodge
15Th
Maine Infantry
Portland
Great Republic
Virginia
Infantry
Maine
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Rogers Avenue
Doyle
Bonney Family Obituary Notice From South Paris
Mrs Albert Bonney and her children Germaine and James died Sunday in South Paris while visiting Mr James Bonney’s brother Fred W Bonney. extended family noted in the obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Bonney
Germaine
James
Paris
James Bonney
Fred W. Bonney
Knowledge of maples in studying nature
The article describes maple flower types and development across species such as silver, red, Norway, and sycamore maples. It explains staminate and pistillate flowers, bud scales, calyxes, and blossoming timing, noting variation within cultivated varieties and the beauty of maple growth in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Stetson Furniture Store Marks 60th Anniversary Sale
A. D. Stetson & Son observes sixty years of continuous operation with a week long price reduction sale at its Center Street and Water Street location. The event draws conferring messages and flowers from patrons and peers, noting the shop as New England’s oldest continuously run furniture establishment. Columbia & Myers Upholstery Co. of Boston sends congratulations, praising the store’s long record and wishing future success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Stetson & Son
Harry E. Stetson
Stetson
New England
Columbia & Myers
Henry Ford Buys Bath Daguerreotypes
Henry Ford acquired 75 Bath daguerreotype portraits from Dr. William J. Rouse, taken in 1840 by Daguerre artist Dupe. The photos were sold two weeks before President Hoover’s Bath visit and will go to Dearborn’s New England village. Rouse urges rapid steps toward a Bath museum to preserve curiosities Ford may also obtain the bronze eagle and historic powder horn tied to the National Museum files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Hoover
Henry Ford
Bath
Dupe
Z. Hyde & Co
Bath Savings Institution
New England
Dearborn
Doc” Rouse
Probate Notice of Nellie Biggins Trust Qualification
On October 8 1929 the Sagadahoc Probate Court approved Nellie Biggins of Bath as successor trustee for Catherine A Bagley deceased and she has qualified and accepted the trust. Attest: July 14 1921 William F Dunham Register of Probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Biggins
Bath
Sagadahoc
Catherine A. Bagley
Woolwich Community Notices and Farm Bureau Meetings
Woolwich residents report new hunting licenses issued at the town clerk’s office and busy activities. The Ladies Farm Bureau plans a Nov 12 meeting at the Community house. Nequassét Farm Bureau meets Nov 13 on candy making. Church services and sings are announced for Montsweag and Woolwich Center with speakers and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucretia Willett
Mable Jack
Harriet
John Reed
Woolwich Farm Bureau
Samuel Buck
Portland
Ladies’ Farm Bureau
Ernest Rice
Worrel Reed
Millard Trott
Day's Ferry
John Preble
Mr. Bishop
Bingham
Oswald Rankin
Raymond
Rhode Island
Vinal Hunnewell
Boston
Angie Hunnewell
Worrell Prescott
New York
Raymond Dexter
Everson Stinson
Jackman
Woolwich Center Baptist Church
Kenneth E. Morse
E. W. DeWick
Phipps Point Road
Brunswick
Nequassét” Farm Bureau
Eldie Wright
Montsweag
F. W. Hovey
Georgetown Center
Five Islands
Weekend Socials In South Dresden Tie Town Names
Cecil Worcester visited the Lilley home while Mr. and Mrs. Siegars hosted Bath guests. Walter Heath of Augusta, Mrs. Les Marquis of Waterville, and other travelers called on Siegars and friends. George Reed from Gardiner joined Siegars, Helen Kelley from Portland stayed with Carrie Carlton, and Joseph Burgess recovered at home from a cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Worcester
Herman Lilley
G. L. Siegars
Bath
Walter Heath
Augusta
Les Marquis
Waterville
L. H. Siegars
Albert Pushard
Randolph
George Reed
Gardiner
Helen Kelley
Portland
Carrie Carlton
Joseph Burgess
Personal notes from Rockland and Bath society page
Mrs Carl French and daughter Juanita visit her parents in Rockland. Amy Irish and sister Louise Irish return from Bates College visit Chestnut street. Lauriston P Caton to wed Helen Emily Burgess of Middle street. Mrs Carl Pinson returns to Detroit after grandmother’s death, with Mrs Belle Lake visiting. Carl Dudley resigns National Biscuit Co post for Johnson & Johnson. Olive Page to wed J Houghton McLellan Jr of Bath. Page attended Dana Hall. McLellan Bowdoin 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl French
Juanita
Rockland
French
Edward Rice
Highland Street
Amy Irish
Bates College
Louise Irish
Lewiston
Fred E. Irish
Chestnut Street
Lauriston P. Caton
Albert Caton
Middle Street
Helen Emily Burgess
Stanley Burgess
Carl Pinson
Willis M. Lake
Detroit
Pinson
Mabelle Lake
Carl Dudley
High Street
National Biscuit Co
Johnson & Johnson
Dudley
Bath
Laconia
N. H
John Eben Page
Winchester
Mass
Olive Page
J. Houghton McLellan, Jr
Brookline
J. Houghton McLellan
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Padi
Mephiye Co
Norway
Alk
Falin
Fine Doe
Rocky Hill
Rev
C. H. Berry
Grangers
Mrs
Bart Johnson
North Street
Aroostook County
Mr. Johnson
Hortense Bryant
Morse Hich
Stetson Furniture Co
Bath Daguerreotypes
William F. Dunham
Chadbourne
Arthur F. Mayo
Mrs. Mayo