Entertainments at Riggsville School Benefit and Local News
The Riggsville school held a successful Friday evening program in the Methodist Church vestry with evergreen decorations and a fifteen cent admission that raised nearly eight dollars for new library books. The program featured drills, songs, recitations, and readings led by eight older students and teachers, plus several local performances and a later South School benefit at Union Hall with Miss Lillian E. Oliver coordinating and refreshments served.
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Riggsville
Methodist Church
Henry Totman
Millie
Pearl Mains
Ina Noble
Levi Totman
Naomi
Walter
Bessie Powers
Barbara Frietchie
Obey
Leah Mavns
George Powers
Elbridge Powers
Pearl Mavns
Maomi Powers
Fraidie Cat
Lillian E. Oliver
Albert O. Marr
Mr. Golding
Georgetown
Everett
O. K. Marr
South School
Union Hall
Susie Winslow Skillin
Portland
Corinne MacMahan
Five Islands
James Stevens
Don Amore
Miss MacMahan
Skillin
Little Bo Peep
Dorothy Waltzes
Mr. Stevens
Old Hickory
Oysters and Social at Mrs Clarke's, Cragin Return
In a town gathering ten attendees enjoyed oyster stew crackers pickles sandwiches cake cream and pumpkin pies with tea and coffee. Oysters were supplied by Mrs Charles Clarke who could not attend. Three quilts were tacked as ten people participated. Dr and Mrs Horace Cragin returned this week after reconsidering plans to move this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clarke
Horace Cragin
Village News Roundup From Winnegance and Nearby
Mrs George Coombs returns from a week away visiting Miss Jennie Marston in Lawrence and Eugene Jackson in Brooklyn after 27 years. Local events include Evening Workers anniversary with gifts, social gatherings at Mrs Ed Hondicette and Mrs Seymour Hayden, and a Saturday dance at Popham.
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George Coombs
Lawrence
Mass
Jennie Marston
Brooklyn
New York
Eugene Jackson
Hoboken
Palisaides
Staten Island
Josephine Lewis
Georgetown
Almon Pickard
Morse High School
Edgar Williams
Harry Williams
Charles Preble
Mary Siegars
Malden
Charlotte Perkins
Carl Stinson
Alice Rich
Charles T. Small
Ed Hondicette
Dresden
Winfield W. Morse
Byron F. Barker
Sherman I
Morse
Perth Amboy
Henry Potter
Ladies’ Aid
Eunice Smith
Bath
Seymour Hayden
Ormon Rogers
Richmond
Ed Houdlette
Rogers
Loyal Bible Class
People’s Church
Popham
Gus Small
Charles Perkins
T. J. Morse
Richard Wilson wedding at St Marys parish house
Miss Erma Richard and Andrew Wilson were married at St Marys parsonage Monday evening in a ceremony conducted by Rev Fr Horan. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Aldric Richard of Brunswick, was attended by Catherine Costello with James McDougal as best man.
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St. Mary's Parsonage
Erma Richard
Andrew Wilson
Horan
Catherine Costello
James McDougal
Aldric Richard
Brunswick
Frank Wilson
Clark McMahan wedding at Central Church
Mrs. Aldena P. Clark and Howard G. McMahan both of this city wed Nov 14 at the Central Church parsonage with Rev. D L Wilson officiating. The couple will live here. A second item notes Mrs. F J Foote of Biddeford visiting kin near Bath and a family dinner hosted by Mr Foote and relatives.
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Aldena P. Clark
Howard G. McMahan
Central Church Parsonage
D. L. Wilson
George D. Hodgkins
Sebasco Estates to form ownership corporation
A new corporation will own and manage the Sebasco Estates. The tug Pejepscot currently undergoes minor repairs at Bath Iron Works and is slated to resume service on the 24th.
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Sebasco Estates
Pejepscot
Bath Iron Works
Bath Opera House Anniversary Week Promises Grand Vaudeville
Bath’s Bath Opera House marks its third closing and fourth year opening with a star filled bill. The week features Back to Nature Dancers Billie Burke and The Salamander, Wormwood’s Monkeys and Dogs, plus Hart and Ade offerings, Gaudreau orchestra, and no price changes. Dreamland hosts Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in Teen Ten, Violet Horner in The Marble Heart, and Blanche Sweet in Unprotected with Liberty serial. Sessue Hayakawa’s Soul of Kura San closes tonight.
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Bath Opera House
Billie Burke
Bath
Peggy
Owen Johnson
William Collier
New York
Webber
Wormwood
Opera
William S. Hart
God
George Ade
Charles Murray
Prof
Gaudreau
Pat
Katinka
Eddie
Violet Horner
Marble Heart
William Fox
Dreamland
Liberty
Bishop's reception marks notable social success
Local society notes highlight Bishop's reception as a social success. Mr and Mrs Leland R Mitchell visiting Boston area conferred pilgrim degree Thursday evening. During Saturday night gale ice houses at Swan Island and Smithtown blown down.
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Bishop
Leland R. Mitchell
Boston
Lincoln Castle
Knights of Golden Eagle
Swan Island
Smithtown
Ferry St
Charles P. Wetherbee
Eleven Bath Men Enjoy a Sunday Duck Dinner
Eleven Bath men attended a duck dinner up river on Sunday. Genesta Chapter held its regular meeting Friday evening. The Ladies Aid groups met at Mrs. Kimball’s on Lincoln Street and at Mrs. Wetherbee’s on High Street. Bath grocers report no Thanksgiving turkey quotations yet and predict many tables will feature centerpieces instead of turkeys.
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Bath
Genesta
Ladies’ Aid of the
New Jerusalem
Kimball
Lincoln St
Ladies’ Aid of the Universal
Ist
Charles P. Wetherbee
High St. Bath
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Dr. Crag
Naomi Powers
Walter Powers
Spider
Little Miss Muffet
Agnes Powers
Man
Raphael Rowe
Columbus
Little Moses
Dora Mavns
Ellen Brilmayer
Leah
Dora Mains
Rockaby
Tommy Tinker
Nellie Mains
Jesus
Georgetown Center
Charak
William Charak
Frances
Isaac Hillson
Allston
Massachusetts
Silver Terrace
Waterville
Maine
Riggsville School
Mother Love
Mrs. Skillin
Ireland
Heaven
Unn Cushing
Burnside A. Powers
Winton Oliver
Gardiner
Howard M. Trafton
Howard Cushing
Silas Damon
George West Keep
Lester Powers
Gladys
Wilton Campbell
Sabattus
Charles Mains
Julius Berg
Levi and
Burnside Powers
Mr. Moody
H. A. Severance
Henry Tarbox
Ionic
Faith
Josephine H. Oliver
Sewall P. Oliver
Gladys Oliver
Waltham
Nellie Mavns
Lizzie Oliver
Working League
Howard G. Heald
Winnegance News
Richard-Wilson
F. J. Foote
Biddeford
Cora BE
Townsend
George Lord
South Freeport
John A
Virginia Foote
Foote
Ida Dart
Texas Steamship Co
W. T. Voorhees
William Alexander
Melville
Hodgkins
Merton Oliver
Opera House
Jack Pickford
Mary
Louise Huff
Booth Tarkington
Paramount
Frisco
Blanche
Blanche Sweet
Uasky
Paramount Picture
Miss Sweet
Kura San
Sessue Hayakawa
Myrtle Stedman
Lasky Paramount Picture
Leo Sewall
Dr. Goodwin
H. BE. Mank
Union
Strout House
Dummer St
E. W. Bridgham
J. C. Footer
Woolwich
Sanford’s
Ariel
Emma
Briggs
Hallowell
South Gardiner Lumber Co
Mackinaws
Thompson Bros
Conley’s Specialty Store
the Marble Heart
William Fork
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