Six Fast Bouts Delight Bath Fans at Arcade Arena
The Arcades Arena hosted six quick bouts drawing about 300 spectators. Notable fights featured Lemieux's 16 year old star showing bravely against Young Clukey, Dutil outpointing Bedard, Bergin edging Ferris, Kingsbury beating Parent, Boulet prevailing over Barret, and Gillo defeating Harper in a dramatic finish. The show crowned Lemieux as the standout performer.
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Arcade Arena
Flash Dutil
Lewiston
Leo Bedard
Biddeford
Tom Bergin
Ned Ferris
Bath
Lemieux
Young Clukey
Ernie Kingsbury
al Parent
Clukey
Clakey
Gillo
Pat Harper
Miami
Carlton
Abner Coburn Ship Destroyed by Fire at Richmond Beach
The 1882 Bath built full rigged ship Abner Coburn burned at Richmond Beach near Seattle on November 13. Nieder Marcus, ship breakers, sank the vessel for salvage after crowds watched, with 24 fires in the holds. Built by William Rogers, the Abner Coburn measured 225 feet, 43.2 feet beam, 18.5 feet depth, and carried a crew of 19 on 1972 gross tons.
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Bath
Abner Courn
Ocean
William Rogers
Richmond Beach
Seattle
Abner Coburn
Nieder & Marcus
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Maine
Puget Sound
South Africa
Curtis Dukeshire R Ties Salem Bride at 33 Pleasant Street
Frank Curtis of Salem Mass and Mrs Jennie Dukeshire of Bath were married Friday night at the bride’s home 33 Pleasant street in a ceremony officiated by Rev Charles H Berry. Guests included three generations from both families. The couple will reside at 33 Pleasant street a home recently renovated.
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Frank Curtis
Salem
Mass
Jennie Dukeshire
Bath
Pleasant Street
Charles H. Berry
Corliss Street Baptist Church
Perkins
Ephraim French
Mr. Curtis
Nathaniel
Elizabeth Curtis
Spring
W. G. Webber
Dukeshire
Dwinal
Susan Cornish
Fellowship Supper Draws Large Crowd at First Baptist
The First Baptist church held a fellowship supper Friday night with 115 attendees, the largest in years. A varied covered dish menu accompanied a brief program featuring singing, games, and a dialect sketch titled Hanging Out the Wash. Organizers included Mrs Worrey and several volunteers. Rev. Kenneth E. Morse gave the greeting.
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First Baptist Church
Herbert E. Worrey
Rosalyn Hall
Irma Groves
William W. Dennison
Ambrose MacFadden
Arline Youland
Arthur H. Price
Stearns W. Scott
Kenneth E. Morse
Lincoln Bailey
John Perkins
Sleepy Valley
Proposal to Move Erudition Schoolhouse to Park Corner
A reader urges Independent editor to place the old Erudition schoolhouse on the park’s northeast corner and convert it into historical rooms. They call for city support, donations of suitable articles, and care to preserve the building for posterity, noting other cities already have such rooms.
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Independent
Erudition
Hudon and Boyle Wed at St Marys Rectory
Miss Doris Boyle and Ernest L. Hudon married Monday morning at St Marys rectory with Rev Fr Timothy C Maney officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Boyle of Front Street and formerly worked 11 years as a clerk at Howard’s Cigar store on Front Street. The groom, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis D Haden of Lisbon, is manager of an ice cream distributing plant in Gardiner. They will reside in Gardiner.
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Doris Boyle
Ernest L. Hudon
St. Mary's Rectory
Timothy C. Maney
Frank Boyle
Front Street
Howard's
Pront Street
Lewis D. Haden
Lisbon
Gardiner
Richmond Lions host lunch and list winter plans
Richmond notes a Lions Club lunch at American Legion hall with women’s auxiliary serving. Various winter plans and social welfare committees formed. Local visits include Mrs. McKenna, Miss Stella Vote, and Mrs. Frick. A daughter named Shirley Coleen Bishop born Nov. 17. Christmas sale and church events announced.
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Richmond Lions
American Legion Hall
Auxiliary
Hattie McKenna
J. T. Witham
Mabel Lancaster
Augusta
A. E. McMaster
Portsmouth
N. H
George Coughlin
Wilson Douglass
Maine
Stella Vote
Gardiner
Frank Bishop
Shirley Coleen Bishop
Baptist Vestry
Obituary and local notices from Richmond area
Passed away Mrs W W Llewellyn McMaster of Auburn visited Mr and Mrs A E Mc Master Sunday. Abbie Gipson 50 widow of Ev t Gipson died at home. Funeral Friday 2 pm burial in Cottons cemetery. Survived by husband and children. Library committee at Richmond high elected Hazel Southard William Cham Evelyn Seekins Florence Weeks. Charles F Merrill died at home in Litchfield born Bowdoin 1852. Burial Gaubert cemetery Iceboro. Survived by daughter Mrs Frank Danforth. Maurice Ridley former Richmond resident visited town. Seth Watson shot a bull moose in Lincoln county near Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Alexander
James Roberts
Homer Alexander
William Jesse Alexander
Augusta
Alexander
Pittsfield
Richmond
Wesley E
Arthur L. Alexander
Cedar Grove
N. J
Harriett Shea
Waterville
Jessie Alexander
Frank
Portland
Llewellyn
Annie Dale
Augusta Lodge of Masons
Knowlton and Hewins
Victor R. E. Carey
Robert
New York City
Cora Conley
Bangor
Charles Jones
Alna
William Meader
South Pleasant Street
Louise Trott
Edith Edgecomb
Gardiner
Fannie Wilson
Lewis Wilson
Bath
Jerry Foote
Roy
Bowdoinham
Annie Hatch
Litchfield
E. O. Tarr
Victor Rosene
George C. Vaughn
Boston
William E. Seekins
East Pittston
San Diego
Cal
Atlantic
Washington
Canadian
James H. Benton
Auburn
McCabe
Beedle Road
Benton
Cushman-Hollis Co
Norman Call
E. Brown
Don Cate
Georgia Quimby
Norris Sidelinger
Christian Science Rooms
Mary Sullivan
Bert Bates
Leah Littlefield
Charles Blair
Richmond Corner
Progressive Grange
Sagadahoc Grange
W. W. Iis
Llewellyn McMaster
A. E. McMaster
Abbie Gipson
Evt Gipson
Cotton's Cemetery
Gertie Small
Springfield
Richmond High School
Hazel Southard
William Cham
Evelyn Seekins
Florence Weeks
Charles F. Merrill
Bowdoin
Leslie F. Roberts
Main Street
Leslie W. Grundy
Gaubert
Iceboro
Frank Danforth
Maurice Ridley
Seth Watson
Lincoln County
Wiscasset
Fifty Years of Service by Georgetown Man with Transit Line
Melvin A. Deering of Georgetown marked fifty years with the Interborough Rapid Transit last April, remaining active at 81 as general foreman carpenter in the car equipment department. Beginning at Ninety eighth street shops, he innovated ventilators, a five ply hose, and improved transfer tables, door wheels, and signal bells, rising to foreman in 1890 and to general foreman in 1912. He is married with two children and five grandchildren, residing at 2047 Webster Avenue, Bronx.
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New York Subway
Melvin A. Deering
Georgetown
Mr. Deering
Ninety Eighth Street
Ander H. A. Webster
Manhattan
Deering
98Th Street
Webster Avenue
The
Bronx
Thanksgiving visits and a moose rescue tale
Miss Carrie F Luce plans Thanksgiving in Portland with friends while Helen Conley arrives from Boston University to stay with her mother. Families in South Paris Greenfield and Newton Mass host and visit for the holiday. A moose trapped in a 60 foot well near Waldoboro is freed after Ulysses Seiders secures rope and tackle and hauls the animal to the surface.
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Carrie F. Luce
Summer Street
Portland
Helen Conley
Boston University
Anna Conley
Academy Street
Ray Frost
Paris
Roscoe Carver
Chestnut Street
Bessie Mikels
Elm Street
Greenfield
Mass
Ruth Stein
Nelson L. Jackson
Southport
South
William A. Fogwill
Peter
Newton
Fogwill
W. A. Fogwill
Charles H. Hooper
Green Street
Shenandoah
Fred
Ferguson
Raymond Smith
Otis
Winship Street
Waterville
Ulysses Seiders
Seiders
Waldoboro
Far Meadows
Surace
Suit filed against Walter E. Reid by Campbell Starring firm
Boston News Bureau reports Campbell Starring and Company filed attachment in New York Supreme Court for 95 195 dollars against Walter E Reid of Portland Maine. Allegedly Reid owed 998 976 on November 6 and refused to acknowledge authorized transactions after stock sales of 904 587. Reid claims no notice was received.
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Boston News Bureau
Today
Stock Exchange
Campbell, Starring and Company
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York Supreme Court
Walter E. Reid
Portland
Reid
Cemetery funds knotty problem dominates city affairs
The cemetery funds dispute continues as city treasurer Hall and cemetery board chair Troop seek auditor Allan Spear's report by Friday. Spear cites Thanksgiving week and time demands, warning the Dec 4 municipal meeting may not feature a full accounting. Meanwhile, interest in Philip Cole's career rises as he becomes Branch Manager for Haynes Corporation in Louisville.
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City Tre&s
Hall
Troop
Cemetery Board
Allan Spear
Spear
Billy Patterson
Master mariner Capt William Elliott dies on deck at sea
Captain William Elliott aged 60, a veteran coastwise schooner commander, collapsed and died on the deck of the Mabel A Frye near Rockland Breakwater after a coal run from Norfolk. Survived by wife, two sons, a daughter, three brothers and three sisters, with funeral plans under way in Bath.
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William Elliott
Atlantic Seaboard
Mabel A. Frye
Rockland Breakwater
Penapscot
Norfolk
High Street
Bath
Rockland
Capt. Elliott
Bristol
Thomas
Abbie Elliott
Benjamin Courtney
Conant Co
Boston
G. G. Deering Co
Edward E. Barry
Courtney C. Houck
Henry
Gilbert Elliott
South Portland
Warren Elliott
Damariscotta
Laura Richards
Nancy
Abbie Bryant
Harry J Perkins 57 Taunton musician founder of Camden Brass Band
Harry James Perkins 57 of Taunton Massachusetts died November 21 after a brief illness. Born in Maine, he helped form Noyes Perkins Co silk firm and served as band leader of the Camden Brass Band of 60 pieces established around 1900. He is survived by his wife Charlotte, two sons Richard and Stuart, a daughter Alice, his mother Mary Perkins and two brothers Stuart and Llewellyn. Funeral was held in Lynn and burial in Pine Grove cemetery.
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Harry James Perkins
Taunton
Mass
Maine
Lynn
Noyes-Perkins Co
Perkins
Pine Grove
Camden
Shriners
Mary Perkins
Charlotte H
Richard and
Stuart
Alice Perkins
South Peabody
Llewellyn
Sangerville
Pomona pays tribute to James W. Good at Topsham Grange event
A Pomona tribute to James W. Good featured an afternoon program with vocal solos by Bert Henderson and Gladys Robinson, a paper on Thanksgiving by Emily Rideout, and discussions on farming profitability vs merchandising. Participants included officers from multiple granges and state welfare figures. a Red Cross tableau delighted attendees and a welfare appeal was directed to the State Welfare Commission. The meeting ended with words from Georgia Berry and plans for West Bath grange hosting on December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrietta Sawyer
Topsham Grange
Edwin C. Patten
George Wright
Harry Rackley
George Hawkes
Enterprise Grange
Richmond
Addie Purington
West Path Grange
Everett G. Lemont
West Bath Grange
Clifford Gray
Progressive Grange
Richmond Corner
Bert Henderson
Merrymee G Grange
Emily Rideout
Merrymee Grange
Patten
Maud DeWhiting
Androscoggin Pomona
Gladys Robinson
Charles Lemont
Leland Plummer
Edwin W. Haggett
Herbert Cavanaugh
Albert Henderson
William H. Gould
Red Cross
Margaret Purington
Merrymeeting Orange
Secretary Good
State Welfare Commission
Grube B. Cornish
Georgia Berry
Gray Howell wedding at Grace Rectory Boothbay Harbor
Merrell D Gray a mariner and Herminos Maud Howell of Boothbay Harbor were married Monday morning in Grace rectory by Rev Charles M Tubbs. Witnesses were the bride's father John Howell and Mr and Mrs Gerald Wheeler. The bride wore a blue travelling suit and the single ring ceremony was performed. The groom is a son of Cushman L Gray of Boothbay Harbor.
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Merrell D. Gray
Herminos Maud Howell
Boothbay Harbor
Grace Rectory
Charles M. Tubbs
John Howell
Gerald Wheeler
Cushman L. Gray
Wilson Wounds Deer in Phippsburg Woods
Fred Wilson a motorman on the A and K railroad between Bath and Lewiston wounded a deer in Phippsburg woods shortly before returning to Bath for duties on the road He followed the deer for a short time but duty called and he had to leave what would probably have been a venison dinner
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Fred Wilson
Bath
Lewiston
Phi Ow Place
Five Islands Visit News From Local Families
Saeed ears tin's sister and hi Son Gee Stevens visited Five Islands with Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and Mrs. Horace Rittall to see their daughter Mrs. Lloyd Pinkham who is in Bath hospital. Numerous Five Islands residents attended a pageant at Georgetown Center and news of local visits, gunning trips, and bridge celebrations were noted.
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Saeed Earstin
Gee Stevens
George Gray
Horace Rittall
Lloyd Pinkham
William Marr
A. L. Marr
Nora Marr
Woodrow Gray
Medford
Will Field
Bath
Madelyn Berry R. N
W L. Berry
Hershel Dickey
Salem
Mass
L. H. Rowe
Alex Cunningham
Georgetown
Five Islands
Fred Carr
Bath Hospital
Arrowsic Bridge
Seguinland
Portland
Percy Savage
Earl MacMahan
J. T. MacMahan
Chester
Jackman
Georgetown Center
Rotarians Visit Civic Club for community projects
The Bath Rotary and Civic Club held joint meetings to foster friendships and ease town barriers. Senator Dwinal praised Boothbay Harbor as a growing summer resort with highway upgrades, air and hydroplane links, and urged tariff support for Maine manufactured goods. Bath’s delegation departed at 10 with a warm handshake, hoping to return the courtesy.
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Civic Club
Bath
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
New England
Dwinal
Orne
Navy wedding ties Bath and Wiscasset guests to Boston
Miss Dorothy Quincy daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Lee Doggett of Boston married Lieut Alfred Richards Taylor USN in the Second Church Boston. The ceremony featured all-US Navy uniforms with Rev Eugene R Shipman officiating. Attendants wore turquoise gowns and carried butterfly roses. Reception followed at the bride’s parents home on Commonwealth Avenue. The couple will reside in Brooklyn New York after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Wiscasset
Dorothy Quincy
Rose Point
Abbott B. Foster
Melrose
Mass
Kathryn Crowell
New York
Mary Taylor
Lutia Gay
New
Priscilla Page
Caroline Farnham
Belmont
Kenneth L. Foster
Robert E. Black
E. Vernon Rigler
Stewart Lindsay
Brownsley Ammon
Schuyler Pyn
Carleton H. Moore
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
William and Mary College
Boston Museum School of Fine Arts
Lieut. Taylor
Annapolis
Alfred T. Taylor
Wakefield
R. I
Taylor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mrs Cutting and daughter visit Portland Tuesday
Mrs Belle Cutting and her daughter Miss Annie Cutting of Phippsburg along with Mrs Beatrice Rand of Dummer Street passed through Portland on Tuesday.
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Belle Cutting
Annie Cutting
Phippsburg
Beatrice Rand
Dummer Street
Portland
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Ned
Dutil
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Bedard
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Kingsbury
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Roney Boulet
Chick Barret
Barret
Spud Murphy
Murphy
Rata
Nonwat Mephixxz Co
Norway
Pacific Coast
Curtis
First Baptist Folk
Gertrude Frick
New Jersey
Ates
Marshall
Mabel Millay
United Baptist Church
Frank Millay
Horace Millay
State Theatre
Young People’s Society For the Benefit of the Church
Richmond High School Library
Brenda T. White
Effie White
Peter the Whaler
Cecil Hatfield
Dave Dashaway
Radio Boys
Ocean Point
Gordon Howe
Buxton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Village
Carrol Powers
Robinhood
Doris Lawrence
Belle Heald
Ruth Reynolds
Louise Reynolds
Carol Raynes
Dorothy Stuart
E. B. Billings
Manson Campbell
James Stevens
Martha Rich Bowen
Grace Lawrence
Harry Heald
Lawrence
Carol Baynes
Coriiss Street
H. J. Brown
F. E. Hollis
Ethel Beane
W. J. Russell
Steven Amburg
H. G. Heald
W. O. Oliver
Philip Cole
H. E. Cole
Cole
Bridgton
Louisville, Kentucky
Haynes Corporation, Engineers
Chicago
Philip
Meerse High
Louisville
Carters
Dr. Carter
Carter
Apt
William Elliot
Pomona
James W. Good
Gray—Howell
Wilson
Phippsburg Woods
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Room
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me