Screen Artists Filming Picture Near New Harbor
Richard Barthelmess and Louise Huff visit Bath on Monday en route to Wiscasset and New Harbor to join a film crew. A 50 member company, 20 in the cast, will shoot a Maine coast tale directed by Henry King with the Sultana steam yacht providing transport and scene access. The project, centered in Bristol, underscores Inspiration Picture Co. enthusiasm for local scenery and possible future shoots nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Barthelmess
Potter Brown
Maine
Bristol
Henry King
Inspiration Picture Co
New York
New Harbor
Muscongus Bay
Pemaquid Point
Pemaquid
Rocky Point
Billy Loud
Wiscasset Tan
Mr. Loud
W. A. Harriman
K E. H. Harriman
Munsey House
Loud
Wiscasset
Diana Goes on Route to Popham
The gasoline boat Diana, owned by Capt. F.E. Thompson of Southport, shifts from Bath and Boothbay Harbor to the Bath and Popham Beach run, operating weekdays from Popham Beach at eight and returning City Landing Bath at 2.45. The Virginia undergoes extensive overhaul in Kennebec, with plans to finish before cold weather. The Islesford will join Bath and Five Islands route, replacing a gasoline packet. Directors meet soon to decide on replacing the Virginia or building a new boat for year round service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
FE. M. Thompson
Southport
Bath and Boothbay Harbor
Bath
Popham Beach
Bath and Five Islands
Virginia
Kennebec Navigation Co
Blaisdell, Leeman & Company
Walter M. Sanborn
Augusta
Augusta, Gardiner & Boothbay
Henry T. B. Leeman
Blaisdell, Leeman & Co
New York
Islesford
City Landing
Popham Beach Steamboat Co
Tilesford
Cony Tops Jordan High In Maine Gridiron Clash
Cony scored in the first and fourth periods to beat Jordan High of Lewiston 14 to 0 at the Lewiston Athletic Field. Rockland fell 27 to 12 at home to Lincoln Academy as forward passes produced three touchdowns for the Lincoln lineup. Edward Little, Morse opponent, beat South Portland 7 to 0 after South Portland defeated Bath 8 to 0 the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cony
South Portland
Bath
Few Bath Gunners Bring Home Partridges
Woods are thick making partridge shooting tough. A. A. Percy and Amory McLellan each bagged three partridges. I D A. McCarty led woodcock with five birds. Alonzo G. Fixsher and Rufus Lombard each claimed two and one partridge respectively. Arthur McCullum netted three bluebills and four black ducks on the Sasanoa marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
A. A. Percy
Amory McLellan
ID A. McCarty
Alonzo G. Fixsher
Rufus Lombard
Arthur McCullum
Sasanoa
First Bath Man To Shoot A Deer
The first Bath man to shoot a deer this session was Dr. W. B. Kershner who, at Flagstaff camp, returned Saturday afternoon with a doe. Duck shooting at Merrymeeting Bay is nearly done as feeders move to the coast before daybreak. Grime Warden Herbert L. Spinney saw only four ducks all day. overall Fall shooting is down with many gunners like Henry Edgecomb and Major George A. Baker posting slim counts at Ridgeon Island. New hunters registered at City Clerk Albert J. Grassy’s office include Albert Darrah and many others, expanding local sports and entry records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
W. B. Kershner
Flagstaff
Merrymeeting Bay
Seguin Island
Herbert L. Spinney
Henry Edgecomb
George A. Baker
Ridgeon Island
A. K. Ridley
King of the Bay
Fred Wilson
Elwood Holgecomb
Dwight Webber
Clinton McFadden
Bald Head
Albert J. Grassy
Albert Darrah
Rowland SS. Beal
Teward J. Carr
Harry
Richardson
William Edgecomb
John Crosby
Augustus Verow
Howard Curran
Thomas Dowling
HW. A. Owen
Stewart Day
Harold C. Lenfest
Daniel W. McDonald
Leroy A. Merry
Carlton E. Adams
Lawrence E. 2Anthier
Eugene Reno
Frank TB. Nichols
Arthur Praey
Thomas I. Conley
Clinton
Thompson
Thomas PP. Kingsbury
Frederick W. Robinson
Alec McFadden
Charles A. Clarriman
Levi Willett
Charles Ferris
William W. Thompson
John W. Gillespie
Maine Fisheries creditors meet to settle claims
A meeting of the Maine Fisheries Corporation creditors was held in Boothbay Harbor. Attendees included George D. Pastorius, Judge Will C. Atkins, Charles E Knight, and C R Mailey with Milton A Stone presiding. Creditors negotiated cash, stock, or notes settlements totaling about 36000, with cash favored by the heaviest creditors. Stone expects all claims settled by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Fisheries Corporation
Boothbay Harbor
Edward W. Bridgham
North Shore Fish Corporation
George D. Pastorius
Newcastle
Muscongus Lumber and Grain Co
Will C. Atkins
Gardiner
American Ice Co
Charles FE. Knight
Kennebec Box Co
C. R. Mailey
Cyrus R. Tupper
Tyler Hodgdon
Milton A. Stone
Boston
New York
I. G. Abee
Stone
Rabbit Hunting Season Opens With Local Interest
Rabbit hunting season is open from Saturday with Bath hunter Frank Cassone credited for three rabbits. The close season runs April to September. During open season snares or traps are illegal except for box traps. shooting is allowed. Violations carry a $10 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cassone
Juvenile Birthday Party at Larrabee Home
Howard Conant Larrabee celebrated his eighth birthday with 18 guests across four generations at the Middle street home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Larrabee. The party featured cakes gifts from relatives in Medford Boston and Portland peanut hunt prizes and decorative refreshments. Also noted Mrs John Lakin at 31 Willow Street received two boxes of cultivated raspberries from Mrs John Sellers of Mechanic Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Conant Larrabee
W. Howard Larrabee
Middle Street
FP. AH. Clark
M. F. Conant
Medford
Boston
Portland
Dorothy Thompson
Kenneth Dodge
Madelyn Wright
Worthen Choate
Gladys Spinney
Louise Penny
Joseph Penny
Duncan Farrell
Lelia Libby
George Wright
Duncan Bragg
Douglas Crosby
Mary O'Brien
Joseph O Brien
Louie“ Trainor
Tony Philip Trainor
Alice Ward
Emma Ward
John Lakin
Willow Street
Lohn Sellers
Mechanic Falls
Winnegance to House Winter Basketball at Bridge Hall
Winnegance plans winter basketball as George J. Rogers considers raising the middle roof of Bridge hall to create a seating capacity near seven hundred. Two games weekly are planned with Bath and nearby teams, plus dancing after, featuring stars Frank Talbot and Otis Hunt. The town faces sidewalk safety complaints on Whippsburg side of the bridge while clubhouses near completion and residents plan outings and local visits amid a busy social schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
George J. Rogers
Bridge Hall
Rogers
Morse’s
Tenn
Frank Talbot
Otis Hunt
Winneganee
Bath
Raymond Campbell
I. A. Merry
Bangor
Sherman
St. John
Caribou
Fort Kent
Edmundston
River de Lone
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Lewis
St. Anne
Beech Falls
Dixfield Notch
Lewiston
Winneyance
Whippsburg
Neghborhood
Winneganee Men's Club
Alfred Purington
East Boston
Frank Purington
Fred Coombs
Harry Knight
Litchfield
Augusta
Coombs
Lizzie Farnsworth
Portland
Thomas Oliver
Walter Marco
People’s Church
Ralph Tibbetts
Joshua N. Tibbetts
Stott
Randall Merry
William Merry
Frank Peere
A.D. Adams
G. C. Fuller
North Street
Cottage Dark
A. TH. Goodwin
North Waterford
Harry FB. Oliver
Charles Preble
Alice Rich
Clarence Johnson
Omar Perry
Walter Small
Phyllis
Small
Frank Hicks
Sherman L. Morse
New York
Miami
Fla
Robert Oliver
Oak Street
Mr. Oliver
Alfred Oliver
K. Rowe
Carl, Stanley and Ardenne
Rowe
W. A. Perry
Edgar Oliver
Elmer Rogers
Eugene Spinney
Herbert Spinney
Corliss Street
Arthur
Mr. Perry
James C. Perry
Meadowbrook
Louis West
Bath Iron Works
Sewing Club
Lieut Melendy Buried With Military Honors
Funeral for Lt Raybern Tk Melendy killed in France while serving with the 77th division was held at Union Congregational church Quincy under the Quincy VC club and patriotic societies. Born in Worcester and longtime Quincy resident, he earned the Croix de Guerre and citations from Generals Pershing and Edwards, and died leading an attack at the Argonne. Burial set for Sterling. processional wreaths honored him at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raybern
Tk. Melendy
France
T7th
Hancock and
Beach Streets
Quincey
Mass
Union Congregational Church
Quincy
Quincy VC Club
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Melendy
Bath
Oakledge
New Meadows
Sabine
Worcester
TSCG
Old Sixth
Massachusetts Infantry
With
Pershing
Battle of
Apremont
Edwards
Tle
77Th
Argonne
William TR. Ayers
Sterling
Melendy
Last Rehearsal Before Festival At Parish House
The Mendelssohn club held its final rehearsal before the Festival at the Parish house on Tuesday night. Tickets go on sale in Portland Tuesday and buyers are urged to secure seats before the opening day. The luncheon at the Falmouth hotel excludes 200 from the Diath chorus and friends of the Festival. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Jack Shaw and many others. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Mr Chapin, will perform Tuesday afternoon at City hall, with Miss Helen Vardi val of Boston as soloist. The orchestra’s appearance here is tied to Festival engagements in Bangor and Portland. Justin Lawry of Lewiston, who sang at last year’s Festival, was recently struck by a car in Boston but continued his engagements after hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn Club
Portland
Falmouth
Diath Chorus
Jack Shaw
Mrostins Marston
Agnes Tumphreys
City Hall
Lewiston
Helen Vardival
Boston
Chapin
Bangor
Justin Lawry
Bath
Tie
Boiler Replacement At Bath Y M C A
The Bath Y M C A removed its old steam boiler after three weeks of brickwork and dismantling. A. L. Tripp crews, using a Whittier Machine Co. unit from 1883, operated in the cellar for disposal. O. M. Redlon will install a smaller American Radiator Co. sectional boiler to cut fuel use and require less supervision. Financing is being raised, with several contributions already made, and installation will finish in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Tripp
Whittier Machine Co
O. M. Redlon
Edgar Brooks Funeral Services Held at Home
The funeral for Edgar Brooks occurred Sunday afternoon at his home 3S Summer Street with Rev. Samuel A. Evans officiating. Bearers were William H. White Alfred Pratt William N. Shea and Everett Brooks. Burial followed at Oak Grove. Leah Winslow his only daughter could not attend from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Brooks
Summer Street
Samuel A. Evans
William Il. White
Alfred —. Pratt
William Nf. Shea
Everett Brooks
Oak Grove
Friday Night Meet With Mrs Harry C Webber
A brief social note records a gathering on a Friday night hosted by Mrs Harry C Webber. The entry highlights the social engagement without listing additional attendees or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Webber
Keeping Boys and Girls Home
Mrs. Anna Soule of Wiscasset spoke at Sagadahoc Pomona in Woolwich on keeping children at home to share in farm life. Her address urged cheerful work, reasonable home improvements, and fostering happiness to keep youth connected to home as they grow. The talk emphasized memory, freedom for friends, and the idea that home truly remains the best place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc Pomona
Woolwich
Anna Soule
Wiscasset
Grangers
Dial
Ous
Henry Giles
Two Past Regents Presented Jewels At D A R Meeting
Miss Mary Pelham Till regent of the Col Dummer Sewall chapter hosted the opening session at her Topsham home. Bath chapter presented past regent jewels to Mrs Harry C Webber and Miss Jane Murphy. Twenty five attended including out of town guests Mrs W B Kendall Mrs Given from Bowdoinham and Mrs Frank Phillips of Reading Ca. Miss Alice S K Robbins read a paper titled Women of the Revolution before refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pelham Till
Col Dummer Sewall
Topsham
Harry C. Webber
Jane Murphy
Regent
Bath
W. B. Kendall
Given
Bowdeinham
Frank Phillips
Reading
Alice SK. Robins
Pythian Sisters Attend District Five Meeting
About 25 Lowell temple Pythian Sisters attended the District 5 annual meeting held Tuesday night with Alvah Young temple in Brunswick. Visitors included McDonald of Bowdoinham Plattie Lord of Auburn district deputy and Jennie Deckham of Prospect grand chief. Supper served at GSO. Lowell degree team of 12 members exemplified the degree. About 75 attended. meeting proved helpful and interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Temple
Pythian Sisterhood
District 5
Alvah Young Temple
Brunswick
McDonald
Bowdoinham
Plattie Lord
Auburn
Jennie Deckham
Prospect
GSO
Veterans Bureau to Visit Brunswick for Ex Service Aid
A Veterans Bureau squad will visit Brunswick from October 7 to 11 to examine and assist applicants with medical needs, adjust compensation and insurance, and review vocational training requests. Residents outside Brunswick will have transportation meals and lodging provided if they forward names and addresses to Dr EB M Whittier in Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Bureau
Brunswick
EB. M. Whittier
Bath Delegates to Convention
Bath delegates to the Bowdoinham United Baptist Association fall meeting in West Harpswell include three Bath churchs. The program features devotions, business sessions, and multiple lectures on fundamentals of church work. Various Bath pastors and lay leaders will address topics from Sunday school to missionary programs and religious education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoinham United Baptist Association
West Harpswell
Bath
Gorliss Street
James W. Coombs
Ephram French
Elizabeth Trodgkins
Cora Small
First Baptist Church
Harry W. Moulton
S.C. Mulcahy
William H. White
Alton L. Tripp
Myra Coombs
People's Church
Frank G. Reed
Daniel Ridley
TE If Feero
Ll. J. Hooker
Fred King
J. J. Coleman
Mabel Porter
Howard I. Brown
Augusta
Clarence M. Fogg
Freeport
H. H. Bishon
Brunswick
Ocean Park
Mary J Paddleford Dies After Illness at 72
Mrs. Mary Julia Paddleford 72 widow of Church M Paddleford died after a two months illness at her daughter Mrs Will Astle 273 Center street. Prayers were offered Monday and funeral will be held Wednesday at North Monroe New Hampshire. She was born in Littleton New Hampshire and lived in Bath with her daughter for two years. She leaves two sisters two granddaughters and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Julia Paddleford
Church M. Paddleford
Will Astle
Center Street
North Monroe
N. H
Waddleford
Littleton
P. WL
Louisa Paddleford
Universalist Church
Woodville
Rebekah Lodge
Bath
St. Johnsbury
Fred Since
Jacksonville
Alson Rublee
Lakeport
N. TE
Benjamin W Paddleford
Norwood
Mass
Fred Wayward
Karl Hatch
Bhath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Screen Artists
New Barbor
Richard Barthelmess and
Louise Huff
Popham
Rockland
Maine Fisheries Creditors
Lieut
Y.M.C.A
Watson, Frye Co
Times City Room
Pythian Sisters
the Bath Trust Company
J.E. Davis Co
Maine Street
Bowdoinham Baptist Association
Elwyn ©. Taylor
Corliss Street Church
TL. H. Bishop
Rex Clarence M.krogg
Stephen Mitchell
Ernest M. Holman
Rosamond Fish
H. F. Bishop
Elwyn O. Taylor
W. T. Boyd
Georgetown
Angie M. Hunnewell
Mary J. Paddleford
L. L
Atwood
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