Notable Topsham Woman Led D A R Chapter History Efforts
Mary Welham Hill, once of Bath, organized the Topsham Brunswick chapter of the D A R. She restored local history through grave markers, gravestone records, and memorial projects, compiling lists of Revolutionary soldiers and historic sites. She held multiple DAR roles and contributed to Maine historical records and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsham
Mary Welham Hill
Bath
Topsham-Brunswick
D.A.R
Dummer Sewall
Dar
State Council
T.A.L
Maine
Maine Historical Society
Portland
Ramona Council Holds Successful Fair With Dance
Ramona council conducted a very successful fair in its hall on Brent Street Thursday afternoon and evening. Miss Pushard and Ed Garcelon provided music for the closing dance. Brunswick council visitors toured the fair. candy, fancy needlework, cooked foods, rugs, pillows, and a quilt were sold with several lucky items and numbers claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Council
Brent Street
Miss Pushard
Ed Garcelon
Brunswick Council
Nina McRae
Catherine Durgan
Lillian Millman
Gertrude Ehul
Vivian Stover
Bertha Shen
Viola Pushard
Gertrude Hall
Dora McBride
Ralph Boardman
Ralph
Clara Troop
Council
Fair committee named for town event duties detailed
Vivian Stover spoke about tunes with varying accuracy as the general committee for the fair led by Clara Troop and Bertha Shea, with Abbie Small assisted by Miriam Clements, organized the program and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Stover
Clara Troop
Bertha Shea
Abbie Small
Miriam Clements
Board to Modernize Fifty Cargo Ships
A Congress approved program to modernize 50 government cargo vessels at about 25 million dollars. The Shipping Board provides authority to install internal combustion engines in 50 ships with 13 single acting diesels from firms in St. Louis Philadelphia Auburn and Oakland. Five double acting engines awarded to firms in Auburn NY Hamilton Ohio Groton Conn and Buffalo NY. The move aims to build a domestic diesel industry and reduce operating costs while speeding foreign deliveries.
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Congress
OOO
Shipping Board
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Auburn
No OY
Oakland
Cal
N. Y
Hamilton
Ohio
Groton
Comm
Buffalo
Law Court to Review Deering Will Case
The Law Court will again review the Deering will case at the December term. A hearing in Edward W. Bridgham’s office heard testimony on Lydia Deering’s testamentary capacity with 70 new witnesses and 05 exhibits presented by proponents. 1500 pages of old testimony will be printed for the final decision on capacity.
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Deering
Law Court
Edward W. Bridgham
Mr. Bridgham
Frank A. Morey
Lewiston
Emmn Rogers
W. S. Glidden
William R. Wattangall
Lulu Deering Atkins
Fred Hayden
Justice Dunn
Lydia Deering
Lydian Deering
Four Young Singers Set for Morse High Revue
A quartet of young singers will perform in the Morse High Blue and White Revue. Tenor Lawrence Crocker will sing a late Herbert tune, tenor Stewart McAllister a ballad, baritone Ephriam Pooler a Leo Edwards song. John Sheldon returns as a featured voice. End men include Hart, Wotton, Grover, Vinson, Anlcker, Powers, Armys and Tayes practicing dances and jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Lawrence Crocker
Victor Herbert
Stewart McAllister
Ephriam Pooler
Leo Edwards
John Sheldon
Spotty” Hart
Bose
Wotton
Suilen” Grover
Blonds" Vinson
Death of Ada T Hodgkins in Cambridge Mass
Willard Hodgkins of gh street received word of his sister Ada T Hodgkins death in Cambridge Massachusetts from pneumonia at her sister Mary Savage's home. Born in Bath she was daughter of Asa and Martha Hodgkins, lived on Washington Street near Vine, later ten years with Mrs Savage in Cambridge, member of First Baptist Church. Survived by Willard Hodgkins and Mrs. Savage. Funeral services held in Cambridge Saturday at two o'clock.
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Willard Hodgkins
Gh Street
Ada T Hodgkins
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Hodgkins
Mary Savage
Bath
Asa and
Marth Hodgkins
Washington Street
Vine
Mrs. Savage
First Baptist Church
Burial at Boothbay Harbor for Freeman Hodgdon
The body of Freeman Hodgdon who died by ingesting iodine and shooting himself at his brother Eugene Hodgdon’s home in Tented City was taken to Boothbay Harbor for burial. The incident occurred Wednesday morning of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Hodgdon
Eurgene Hodgdon
Boothbay Harbor
Education Week Entertainment at First Baptist Church Georgetown
All town schools unite for Education Week program at First Baptist Church this evening at eight. Notable attendees include Clara Reed and Frank Heald. Union service by four churches featured a program with singing, scripture, solos, prayers, and Rev. W T Boyd addressing Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Clara Reed
Woolwich
Betty Strikes a Ledge in Kennebec Steamer Stuck
Norwegian steamer Betty capt Knute Wiig carrying 2600 tons of feldspar for J W Cummings Feldspar Co. ran onto a ledge near the Donnell shipyard while trying to back out after ebbing tide. One boiler out, ship aground with repairs due, later floated and anchored awaiting whale.
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Betty
Knute Wiig
J. W. Cummings Feldspar Co
Kennebec
Donnell Shipyard
Cummings Onhart
Bath
Gaspe
N. S
United States
St. Lawrence
Unjust Revocation Appeal Over Captain Call License
The hearing on Capt. A. W. Call's license revocation for the Boston collision with the Swiftarrow at Providence was described as unwarranted and too severe. Counsel Madward S. Blodgett argued the decision harms the captain's livelihood, noting fog conditions, whistle signals, and the Boston's near standstill before the crash while local inspectors weighed testimony and logs.
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A. W. Call
Boston
United States Steamboat
Providence
Swiftarrow
Call
O. G. Haines
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
Madward S. Blodgett
Blodgett
Carl
Ledgett
Boston and Iis
Cape
Gomez
Bastom
Haines
Tredgett
Maines
Officers Installed At Myrtle Lodge In Public Ceremony
Myrtle lodge of Odd Ladies held its annual public installation of officers with Lady governess Alice Peterson and conductor Lillian Bishop of Portland presiding. New officers included Chaney as recording secretary and Mary Gillispie as lady reporter, among others. A traveling emblem was presented to Myrtle Lodge, and Grace Callison, Alice Peterson, and Lillian Bishop led the ceremony with participants from Lewiston Brunswick and Portland. An afternoon meeting followed by supper closed the day, with a visiting group from several towns.
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Myrtle Lodge of
Odd Ladies
Alice Peterson
Lillian Bishop
Porthand
Lillian Wright
Elsie Higgins
Gertrude Wilson
Chaney
Mary Gillispie
Gertrude Stewart
Lucy Perry
Maud Clark
Minna Crosby
Elizabeth Haley
Lucy Pike
Laxzie Goodwin
Nellie Huot
Elizabeth Vollard
Mary McLl
Grace Callison
Portland
Alice Dunning
Alice Te- Rock
Elsie Alexander
Thunswick
Regidae
Tillie Blake
Lillian Knight Noble
Mary Jowell
Sonie Lemont
NeVie Hunt
Lewiston
Brunswick
Five Islands Grange Honors Webster Scott With Degrees
At the Five Islands grange on Tuesday evening Webster Scott received the first and second degrees as a large attendance gathered. The town interacted in a busy social scene with neighbors traveling to Bath and Georgetown Center for visits, car rides, and union meetings, while plans for a church supper at the grange ball on Friday were announced.
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Five Islands
the Grange
Webster Scott
C. Davis
J. T. Rowe
John Hivekley
Bath
Mo BK. Tarr
Flom. Reid
OA. Berm
Warren Davis
Woo. Rowe
Robinhood
Mro
Bltl Rittall
Horace Kittall
Joe Greenleaf
Dress
Harrold Lowe
Fand
Percy Savage Dieove
Isdaands
Chittles Ians
Mays
Harford
Georgetown Center
Eras Res
Lo. Lewis
A. A. McMahan
Roi
Sunshine Cieloe
Pitesdhay
Oasis
Antiel
Kennebec River men to build Moose River storage dam
Maine power interests sign contract to construct a storage dam on Moose River near Rockwood between Brasellas and Moosehead Lake. The $1,000,000 structure will store eight billion cubic feet, raise water level by 30 feet, and regulate the East Branch to the Forks with no power generation. Dam expected by autumn 1925, affecting few deserted camps and aiding flood control on the Kennebec headwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Power
Kennebec River
Hargester
Moose River
Brasella
Moosehead Lake
Rockwood
Brassus Lake
Brassau Hike
Androscoggin
Penobscot
Moosehead
Wiste
Kennebec
Ehol- Hagsworth & Whitney
Wind Blows Out Large Pane of Glass on Front Street
A patrolman heard a crash on Front Street early Sunday morning and investigated the area finding a large pane blown from a house block onto the sidewalk in thousands of pieces. Mrs. Samuel S. Kimball leaves Bath for Boston for the winter, staying with Miss Gertrude Greenleaf on Washington Street.
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Rice
Night Watch
Ghiss. S Fe
Front Street
Samuel S. Kimball
Bath
Gertrude Greenleaf
Washington Street
Boston
Red Cross Roll Call Urges Support For Welfare Work
The annual Red Cross Roll Call opens nationwide to fund local welfare work. Volunteers handle every stage from birth to death records, clothing, and nourishment, while paid staff justify costs through direct aid. The Bath chapter seeks funds beyond its share to continue services for families in need and to support ex servicemen and other departments.
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Red Cross
Free Employment Agency
The
Po Hceratron
Bath
Oby
Iso
Knights of Columbus Lead Interclub League Standings
Knights of Columbus top the Interclub League after beating the Eagles 6 to 3. Standings show Knights and Winnegance Club tied on percentage with Knights having played one more game. next week's games suspended for Thanksgiving.
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Knights of Columbus
Eagles
Knights
Winneganee
Jost Luc
Winnegance Club
American Legion
ESS Cis Aes
Mothior
Coes Eal If L Ouv
City fire crew battles chimney blaze at Merrill home
Combination No 2 of the fire department was summoned at 845 Monday night for a chimney fire at Charles W Merrill's residence 97 Middle Street. Hook and ladder equipment extended to the top of the chimney and one pony chemical extinguisher finished the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Merrill
Middle Street
Pony Chemical
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Hartnett
Hartnett Furniture Company
Mary Pelham Hill
Miss Hill
Pleasant Point
Passamaquoddy
Louis Joseph
Nationa Society
Miss Hills
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadabock Block
Bath, Me
Ada Hodgkins
Georgetown
Frank Heald
Waltham
Raphael Rowe
Drath
KE. C. Higgins
Emma Tillings
W. T. Boyd
First Baptist
Wiliam Yodd O
Carrol Powers
Everett Higgins
Emile Beaucage
Harold Hunt
Herman Spinney
Gordon
Bay Point
Frederick Lasky, Jr
Ww. C. Todd
Stearns Scott
George F. Oliver
Jennie Todd
West Georgetown
H. G. Heald
Raymond Marr
Chester McMahan
Charles Campbell
Owen Marr
William Farnsworth
Mr. Marr
Bath Box Co
T. M. Hagan
Center School
Maynard Thibedeau
Elizabeth Hunt
Arthur Dehine
Junior Hagan
Regina Delano
Marion Hunt
Burton Cunningham
Vive Islands
Methodist
Arrowsie
Emma Billings
Perley Baker
Ibra Lawrence
Powers
Baker
Sunshine Circle
Solo
Lawrence
South End
Myrtle Lodge
Wilt
Toimenemt
Ym.c.a
Elford
Beany’ Stover
Perkins
Benny
Path
Istesford
J. Bo Tiaisdell
Gs. Stevens
M.S. Newdick
Melvin Harford
L. Th Rewe
Ida Rowe
Elbridge Mains
Mona
Lila Campbell
Mildred Pinkhurn
Derby Line
Grange
East Branch
John J. Desmond
Home Service
Ibeetep Transportation
Inc
HSL
Defeat Eagles
Knights of Columbus Eagles
Edward Arsenault
Oo. Nelson
Harry C. Sullivan J
IV. Robishaw Eagles
John Chaney
Edward McMann
James McLaughlin Francis Pam
Wnhights
S. Eagles
M. Comeau
I. Whalen Hl
J. Pooter
H. Farrell
Cribbage
Ss. McPhee
McDougal H
BK. Footer
Allen Eagles
Albert Lozier
Roy J. Miller
W. J. O'Brien
Oscar M. Smiley
Andrew Lozier
H. C. McRae Joseph Charles Footer
Blaisdell
Bath Interclub League
Times City Room
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