Old Time Circus Days Revived In Staples Memory
Arthur G. Staples recalls Bath circus days from his Lewiston Journal column. He contrasts old Barnum era showmen like Tody Hamilton with modern acts, recounting childhood pranks, the phonograph seen in a sideshow, ticket prices of today, and a rambunctious youth who injured himself attempting contortion feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Journal
Arthur G. Staples
Bath
Tody Hamilton
Barnum
Mr. Barnum
Venice
Italy
Europe
Wiscasset Guests Attend Local Events and Obituaries
Miss Mary A. Hanley of Dorchester visits Washington street. many locals attend donation tea at Lincoln Home and a Dorcas club food sale for First Congregational church nets about $12. Funeral services for Eva M. Boynton are held. she left a daughter Ina McFadden and grandsons Kenneth Carroll Bernard. Various community notices include church calls, library events, and school activities with multiple named residents and local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Hanley
Dorchester
Mass
Carolyn
Varney
Washington Street
Winnifred Hanley
Wiscasset
Nellie P. Munsey
Marston
First Congregational Church
Lester Main
Maine General Hospital
Sadie Bradford
Weslie Dowling
Portland
Eva M. Boynton
J. Leonard Boynton
Cowley Funeral Home
Edgar Wilcock
Elden P. Munsey
Vivian R. Giles
Superior Court
Albert Belliveau
Riverview Restaurant
Damariscotta
Eulela Pray
Wiscasset Academy
Lincoln Academy
Clarence A. Gough
Memorial Hospital
Charles J. DiPerri
Knox-Lincoln-Waldo
H. B. Duce
Richmond White
Bellas House
High Street
Foote
High and
Lee Streets
Frances Colby
Haggett-Barlow
Boothbay Harbor
F. Burton Haggett
Lincoln County Fair Association
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Charles E. Cowley
Federal Street
Garrison Hill
Order of the Eastern Star
Amy C. Jewett
Fannie Adams
Viola Adams
Annie Chase
Florence Sherman
Jennie Gray
Wiwarna
Lake View
Jefferson
John Swan
Stockbridge
Raymond Sherman
Woburn
Bernard A. Bailey
Main Street
Florida
Verna Southard
Gardiner
Stella Hodadon
Samuel Stover
Bath
Eva Gorham Wise
Donald Petrie
Woman's Club
Oliver L Hall
Augusta
My Circus Dreams and Mothers Gone By
A reflective reminiscence on aspiring trapeze performers and circus lore from a boyhood memory. The piece links early training with starch on hands, motherly sympathy, and the lure of the circus, noting old deeds of deacons and ministers condemning circuses and the strange tale of boys running away to ride bareback and be crowned by roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puris Naturalibus
Georgie
Annie
Deacon
Judah
Equestrienne
Bath Rotary hears salesmanship talk at luncheon
The Bath Rotary Club met Tuesday at Sedgwick Hall with President Fred D Hill recounting a New York trip to two Rotary meetings. Dan Harris of Auburn showcased Coca Cola aided training on salesmanship using a talking movie camera. Guests included Ross Gindereau Lewiston Fred Hodgdon Atlanta and Dor Morris Auburn. Next week Arthur Greenleaf will speak on Sea and Shore Fisheries with a Tuna Fishing film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Sedgwick
Fred D Hill
New York
Rotary
Westfield
N. J
Coca Cola Co
Ross Gindereau
Lewiston
Fred Hodgdon
Atlanta
Dor Morris
Auburn
Arthur Greenleaf
Gulf of Maine
Bath Rotary-anns
Tall Tree Inn
Freeport
West Bath residents granted bankruptcy discharge
Federal Judge John A Peters granted discharge of bankruptcy on November 14 to Alpheus Goodwin and Harriet Goodwin of West Bath. In other news, Littlefield School pupils marked Armistice Day with a program featuring Edward Thompson and Dana Small, poems and readings, and taps by Graydon Smith. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs Trafton M Swain of York and Mrs Courtney E Stover’s travels, with a Jefferson wedding of Charlotte Avis Colby and Alfred Frank Cargill and various family gatherings across Bath, Cooper's Mills, and Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Peters
Alpheus Goodwin
Harriet Goodwin
West Bath
Littlefield School
Flag Spearers
Edward Thompson
Dana Small
Robert Coombs
Nancy Coombs
Wilbert Small
America
Howard Phoenix
Uxbridge
Mags
Harry Lord
Madeline Lord
Searsport
John H. McNary
McNary
Silas M. Bates
Channing Bickford
Florence Spooner
Forest Nichols
Clyde Bremer
Revere
Mass
Tibbetts’ Farm
Brigham's Cove
Courtney E. Stover
Augusta
Charlotte A. Colby
Cooper's Mills
James Brann
Charlotte Avis Colby
Alfred Frank Cargill
Besant
Jefferson
Leslie Mayo
Winterport
Campbell's Pond
Percy Holbrook
Stanley Williams
Bunganue
Lincoln Williams
Edward Jenks
Portland
Harry Williams
Marian
Arline Parker
Philip T. Williams
Fred L. Williams
Lafayette Hotel
E. W. Haggett
Charles L. Haggett
Billy and
Bobby
Lula Herbert
Everett Lemont
Bath
White Ribboners Meet on Tuesday
At a W C T U meeting in the Church of the Nazarene last Tuesday Mrs Mary Pratt and Mrs Nella Stover spoke on the recent Maine W C T U convention held October 26 28 in Portland. Reports highlighted temperance gains with churches joining forces and support for pensions and education. Committees were named for devotionals entertainment refreshments and social duties. North street resident Mrs James A Clappison hosted a contract club evening with two tables in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Church of the Nazarene
Mary Pratt
Nella Stover
Portland
Maine
Ida B. Wise Smith
Pennsylvania
Frances Willard
Nellie Brown
Deering Street
Frances E. Willard
Lillian Mayo
Grace Watson
Lizzie Chaney
Elizabeth Brown
Mabel Paquet
James A. Clappison
North Street
John Atwood
Clifford Wilband
John Conley
Addison Pendleton
Edward Daley
Edward Lee
James MacLaughlin
Destroyer Davis Becomes Unit of the U S Navy
The U S S Davis, a modern destroyer from Bath Iron Works, left Bath to Boston and was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard with Captain T DeWitt Carr assuming command. The ceremony included Rear Admiral W Tarrant and Bath officials. the ship, 1850 tons with 200 crew, will be outfitted in Boston before cruises. Captain Carr outlined the ship’s potential and pride for the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
U. S
Davis
Bath Iron Works Corp
Popham
Boston Navy Yard
William 8
Blair
Bath Iron Works
William T. Tarrant
D. W. Gladding
Charles L. Brand
Roger W. Payne
W. 8. Newell
T. DeWitt Carr
Navy Department
Washington
New York
Huntington
W. Va
Naval Academy
Wyoming
Calvin Coolidge
West Virginia
United States
Annapolis
U.S
Boston
Bath
Met
Thanksgiving Appeal by Salvation Army Launch
The local Salvation Army launches its Annual Thanksgiving Appeal to assist needy city families with holiday cheer. Donations are to be mailed or delivered to 215 Water Street. aid registration for needy families is open Thursday and Friday from 10 to 11 AM and 2 to 3 PM. Mail applications are not accepted and late Friday submissions will not be considered. No mail appeal for Thanksgiving. December 1 will begin the Christmas Appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Citadel
Water Street
Mrs Morong Entertains Phiataea Class in Corliss Street
Mrs Earl Morang hosted the Phiatae Class of Corliss Street church at their monthly meeting Monday evening with Mrs Bernice Achorn assisting. Routine business was followed by games social hour and lunch served. Mrs Fred Moffatt will entertain Dec 12. Present were Mrs Murray Bridges Mrs Stephen Bracey Mrs A Berry Mrs Walter James Mrs Chester Plant Mrs Moffatt Mrs Harold Walker Mrs Dwinal Cornish Miss Eula Melding and Mrs Belle Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Morang
Middle Street
Corliss Street
Bernice F. Achorn
Frederick P. Moffatt
Murray F Bridges
Stephen Bracey
F Arthur Berry
Walter B. James
Chester A. Plant
Harold 8. Walker
Dwinal E. Cornish
Eula M. Melding
Belle Russell
Woolwich and Nearby Town Socials and Ills Report
Woolwich and surrounding communities report a weekend of visits and travels. Residents from South Berlin Boston Bath and Richmond are seen visiting relatives and attending clubs while church groups plan events and fundraisers. A deer hunt success, hospital stays, and a public baked bean supper for charity are noted along with several household updates and social gatherings.
Miss Stella Dolloff R. N. Plans Newport Trip
Miss Stella Dolloff R. N. of upper Washington Street will leave Thursday for Newport Rhode Island to spend several days with her sister Miss Ellen Dolloff R. N. at the Naval hospital. She will then visit Woodlawn Rhode Island with her brother Prof George Dolloff and Mrs Dolloff. Accompanying her is Miss Clara Hawthorne who has spent the season with Mr and Mrs E A Dolloff at Woolwich Center and will go to New Bedford Massachusetts to winter with Misses Grace and Annie McKowan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Dolloff
R. N
Upper
Washington Street
Newport
R. I
Ellen Dolloff
Naval Hospital
Woodlawn
R. L
George Dolloff
Dolloff
Clara Hawthorne
E. A. Dolloff
Woolwich Center
New Bedford
Mass
Grace
Annie McKowan
Parker Head Social Notes Skim Past Armistice Day and Visits
Local items from Parker Head list meetings at the Ladies Sewing Society, hunting trips, visits by Libby, Wyman, Reed and Lowell families, Armistice day gatherings, and upcoming engagements. Notable mentions include Fred Libby winning a signalling contest, several travelers passing through Portland, Bath, Lewiston, and Waterville, and multiple households noting visitors and winter plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynette Caverly
Portland
Hartford
Conn
Edith Pierce
Leo Hamel
Maurice Pushard
Harry Mank
Ladies’ Sewing Society
Earl Lowell
John Libby
Lewiston
Fred Libby
Jean
Ramon Hamel
Lon Lowell
Martin Eaton
Sebasco
Lewis Lowell
Barbara Mank
Doris Savage
Elizabeth Wyman
Legion
Maurice
Clarence
Charles Blaisdell
William Hallett
William
Jennie Hallett
Woolwich
Woodward
Percy
Clarence Wallace
Rita Mank
Sandra
Lloyd
Bath
Florence
Priscilla Wyman
Frank Wyman
John Kreidler
Waterville
Abbie
Angie Purington
Haverhill
Mass
Helen Cushing
Burleigh Williams
Winnegance
Lon Webber
Robert Jewell
Walter McCourt
Howard Bowker
Annie
Harold Woodward
North Bergen
N. J
Jenny Woodward
Linwood Temple
Herbert Bassett and Sons
Merrill and
Arthur
East Boston
Ed Wyman
John Terrill
Wayne
Parker Head
James Kerwin
Eugene Harrington
Betty Logan
Angie Mank
Herman Hallett
Bernard Wyman
Fred Shepherd
Frances
Brunswick
Clarence Blaisdell
Marvin Blaisdell
Nequasset Farm Bureau Supper and Dance at Montsweag Grange
Nequasset Farm Bureau held a supper play and dance at Montsweag Grange Hall on Thursday evening with 123 guests. The event featured a roast chicken dinner, a stage production “My Dear Dear Children” directed by Mrs. Henry T. Dubar, and Earl Ryan and his band providing music for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Farm Bureau
Montsweag Grange Hall
John C. Gilmore
Frank R. Bailey
Wilbur Howe
Percy C. Bailey
Henry T. Dubar
Maurice T. Hathorne
Hollis L. Leeman
Dubar
John C. Vr
Herbert J. Leeman
Earl L. Ryan
Sally
Catherine Ryan
Earl Ryan
Nurse Alma Allen Resumes Studies After Weekend Visit
Miss Alma Allen a student nurse at Mt. Auburn Training School Cambridge Hospital Cambridge Massachusetts returned to her studies Monday following a weekend visit with her sister Mrs William S Blair on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Allen
Mt. Auburn Training School
Cambridge Hospital
Cambridge
Mass
William S. Blair
Washington Street
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New Yorker
Barnum and Ringling
Garcelon Field
Bill
Albert Niles
Grandfather
Albert
Benjamin Adams
Louise Adams
Daniel Adams
Egbert M. Sewall
Providence
Charles
Alfred Dowling
S. Suffolk
Bradford Street
Ralph Brewer
New England Baptist Hospital
Massachusetts
Clarence A. Richards
South Portland
Richards
Alton E. Ames
Board of Selectmen
Hunsoon Hill
Montsweag Station
American Legion Auxiliary
Inhabator Fund
Claire Bailey
Marie Colby
Arlene Dalton
Roger Dalton
Theodore Dalton
Natalie Dowling
John Frey
Gertrude Gross
Clayton Grover
George Stickney
Maxine Dutton
June Farmer
Rita Cross
Doris Hilton
Beryl Nichols
Gordon Petrie
Theodore Sherman
William Stone
Rita Gross
Clyde Dow
Alice
Jerry
Frank Main
Robert Rines
the Crow
the Fire Engine
Alvin Reed
Teddy Dalton
Wesley Farmer
Earl Colby
John Main
Kenneth Sherman
Richard Flood
Gertrude Wright
Leona Weeks
Frances Plumstead
Winona Leavitt
Graydon Fowles
Mary Susan Metcalf
Pinocchio
Paul Hodgdon
Heidi
Wilberta Nichols
Cinderella
Marjorie Holbrook
Raymond Dalton
Charles Doyle
Brunswick Road
Doyle
Dean Farnham
Edward J. McMann
Rock Hill Inn
Jennie Larrabee
Walter H. Larrabee
Lannes Fuller
Order of Eagles
U.S. Navy
Bath Built
Mrs. Morong
Clifton Gainsley
South Berlin
Maxine Walker
Henry Dubar
John G. Reed
Sagadahoc County
Republican Woman's Club
Henry W. Butler
Eleanor Kelley
Horace Wade
R.G. Fair
James Thorpe
Cyrus Gilmore
Jessie Kelly
John Kelly
Small Point
Henry Carlton
Dorothy Haley
Sagadahoc Ferry
Moatsweag
Cheerio Club
Harold Bailey
Jud Soule
Mary
Mason Carter
Arthur McStay
Lulu Mansfield
Myrtle Burke
Winifred
Lynn
Oscar Tate
Harvard Tate
Martin Tate
East Corinth
Hazel Smith
Forrest
Richmond
Robert Frye
Boothbay
Charles Doughty
Ernest
Pearl
Marion
Laforest Savage
James Ross
Eugenia Bartlett
Richard Shaw
Winter Street
Pearl Doughty
Yarmouth
Wellesley Wright
Mary Wright
Miss Doughty
Shaw
Floyd Goodall
Dr. Berry
Maria Savage
Marion Skinner
Fred Trott
Frank Purington
Wallace Savage
Ida Pierce
Fred Hanson
Lincoln Farrar
Woodfords
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Milton H. Carlton
Carolyn D. Wing
Eben Dana
William Clark
Ralph Rice
Parker
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