Wiscasset Church School Reopens With Record Attendance
The Congregational church in Wiscasset reports larger than expected enrollment at its reopening last Sunday, with a 10 a.m. start for the church school and an 11 a.m. worship service. Rev E G Spinney invites last Sunday's attendees to a hiking and weenie roast next Saturday at the vestry. The Lincoln Association held a special meeting at the Wiscasset church with notable speakers, and the town saw numerous social visits, travels, and community events across the week including a death, club activities, and upcoming musical screenings.
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Church School
The
Congregational Church
E. G. Spinney
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Niagara
Europe
Holland
America
Lincoln Association of Congregational Churches
Wiscasset
Elton K. Bassett
Boothbay Harbor
S. Gordon Tucker
Newcastle
Joseph L. Moulton
India
Erlon Richardson
Portland
George N. White
Chicago
W. H. Palmer
R. W. Roundy
Organ Society
J. P. Tucker
Joseph L. Neal
George Bemis
Mary Hobson
Leonard Warren
Woolwich
Warren
Gerald L. Kneeland
David Whitman
Kirksville
F. A. Trott
Bath City Hospital
W. K. Houghton
North Edgecombe Congregational Church
Benjamin Webber
Frank H. Hutchins
Evelyn Hutchins
Byron Adams
Fessenden Chase Stone
Edgecomb
Harold Sherman
Lawrence Haggett
James Coleman
Fred Pendleton
Chester Williams
William Baker
George Kennedy
Lions’ Club
Mr. Stone
Weston K. Hilton
Clarence A. Richards
William G. Hubbard
John Southard
Carl Sympson
Frank M. Dodge
Woman's Club of
Rachel Hodge
Hodgdon
Lincoln County Union of Women's Clubs
Baptist Church
Damariscotta
James Foye
George P. Hobson
Squirrel Island
Augusta
I. C. Whitmore
Richard Hunnewell
Local Echoes From Mass and Nearby Towns Dated 1903
Mrs. Sarah Johnston travels to Massachusetts while the area notes short runs of kindling wood milling and several residents visit Portland Boston and Millis. James Winslow rests in Boothbay Harbor on vacation and Joe Greenleaf of Seattle visits. Mrs. W B Taylor dies leaving a husband and two children, with Mr. Taylor offered community sympathy. Rector Rev A Bradley visits St Philip's parishioners in Wiscasset on his way to New York, drawing regret for late notice.
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Sheepscot Echo
Sarah Johnston
Massachusetts
A. M. Card
Anna
Hodge
Abbie
Portland
James Winslow
Boothbay Harbor
Fred Rines
Boston
Josephine Buxton
Warren
Warren Rice
George B. Sawyer
Joe Black
Randolph
Augusta
Elizabeth Plummer
Joe Greenleaf
Seattle
M. C. Boyd
Millis
Mass
Mr. Fuller
Damariscotta Herald Office
W. B. Taylor
High Street
Taylor
J. K. Fowles
A. Bradley
Bt. Agnes’ Church
New York City
Dr. Bradley
Wiscasset
New York
Rockland
Mr. Moody
Bradley
Wiscasset 275 Years Ago
In the Sheepscot Echo issue of October 5 1907 Probate Court met last Tuesday Henry Cowley is at home from Bangor William Dow of Sheepscot was in town this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepscot
Henry Cowley
Bangor
William Dow
Town Notes Sketch Week of Visitors and Local News
A steady stream of visitors and residents are mentioned across town. Arthur Jones remains home from Boston. Flora A Lowell hosts relatives. George Nute and George Dow families visit. Ned Bailey ends work at the Central telephone office. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Merry welcome a newborn daughter. Local schooling shifts as Will Dodge moves, and Frank Ward Jackson becomes high school principal. A Lincoln County fair is noted with local participants traveling to Portland. Huntoon Hill Grange schedules a meeting October 8 with corn canning factory discussion and music. Remains of Henry Lowell arrive for interment. Mrs. E T Fearing returns from Newton after summer stay.
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The
Fire Society
Webber's Tavern
W. G. Hubbard
Mary F. Hilton
Federal Street
St. Philip's Church
E. Pred Albee
Dorothy Fischer
Damariscotta
Alson Erskine
Little Son
Charles E. Conley
Middle Street
Walter Morang
University of New Hampshire
Alex Lewis
Marblehead
Mass
A. H. Dodge
Main Street
Carlisle Macurda
Miss Lynes
Boston
Charles L. Mac
Joseph P. Tucker
Alfred H. Lennox
Antrim
N. H
Roy R. Marston
Charles 8. Sewall
W. F. Merrill
Bingham Dam
Charles N. Sigison
Katherine Pinkham
North Edgecomb
George Bemis
Mary Hobson
Josephine Plumstead
South Portland
Birch Point
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
Upton Sinclair
Arthur Jones
Peterson
Reed's Market
Warren Steggaarde
Irving Fowles
Belgrade Lakes
George Nute
Henry Card
Woolwich
Flora A. Lowell
Ned Bailey
Central
Lee Merry
Will Dodge
Amasa Sherman
John Grant
Milo
David Upham
Cousins
F. 8
Perkins
Elmer Pushob
Colege
Messers
Earl Dow
Guy Dow
Elmer Pushard
Will Conley
George Harcourt
Portland
Business
Mr. Fall
D. T. Percy & Sons
Bath
Miss Fannie
Boyd
Addie L. Knowles
Roxbury
Maas
Marston House
Huntoon Hill Grange
Henry Lowell
Friendship
Lowell
Frank Ward Jackson
Whitefield
E. T. Fearing
Newton
Maney Recalls World Series Adventures for Bath Rotary
Bath Rotary hears Father Maney recount his World Series travels by tea boat and Miner's Line from Boston to Philadelphia and back. He notes the Washington steamship visit, Atlantic City storm damage, and a rough return trip. Maney critiques the Series and praises early game practices and notable players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
the Phoenix
Caldwell
Phillips
Wakefield
Eee
Bath Club
Arville ZB. French
Framingham
Mass
Paul Randall
Harpswell
J. FP. Lynch
Boston
Register of Probate
William FP. Dunham
Francis E. Parry
Edward Sewall
Edward W. Bridgham
William A. Parker
Fred D. Hill
Harry Coe
Portland
Pather
Timothy C. Maney
Philadelphia
Washington
Manhattan
Atlantic City
Pat Maney
New York
Chicago
West Bath Social Notes and Local Get Togethers
Campbell's Pond resident Robert D. Metcalf traveled to Boston for a Wednesday hospital visit. Numerous West Bath families hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns including Bryant's Pond Topsham and Bath. Red Cross circle met at Tru Fans Crossing with a community dinner led by Mrs. Lillian Brown and Mrs. Edith Rich.
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Robert D. Metcalf
Campbell's Pond
Boston
Boston Memorial
Glada Bailey
Billy
Bryant's Pond
Helen H. Rogers
Saco
Rogers
Miss Kingsbury
Miss Rogers
Walter W. Larrabee
Larrabee's Grove
Percy Marriner
Topsham
Guy Nickerson
Topeham
Merton Oliver
Bath
Bar Harbor
Samuel Cole
Stanleigh and
Samuel, Jr
Lewiston
Fred W. Larrabee
Larrabee’s Grove
William E. Harding
Isaac Trufant
Harding
Beeston
West Bath
Topsham Grange
Charles C. Chesley
Joseph W. Larrabee
Anstress
Emily Larrabee
Zina Clifford
Auburn
Rosedale
Stella King
Richmond
Chester G. King
Foster’s Point
Fannie W. Cummings
Raymond D. Cummings
Litchfield
Fish Sleep Safer Than Humans Says Sydney Telegraph
John Williams notes in The Sydney Daily Telegraph that fish sleep with eyes open and cannot be caught napping. He argues that fish are alert even in slumber, unlike people who sleep with eyes closed and remain vulnerable to danger and predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Williams
Baer
Needlework Guild Bath Branch Seeks Garment Donations
The Bath branch of the Needlework guild reports many calls for garments for those in need. Members donate two new garments yearly and contact directors including Mrs. Edwin R. Andrews and Miss Minnie A. White. Current requests include union suits for various ages, stockings, mittens, sweaters, and baby items. Officers listed are Mrs. Arthur Sewall as president and Miss Martha Foote as vice-president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Needlework Guild
Edwin R. Andrews
Byron F. Barker
Wilber G. Cahill
Pred Cary
Frederick FE. Drake
Martha Foote
Mary F. Gibbons
Walter 8. Glidden
Robert B. Hatch
Arthur Sewall
Allan Spear
Old ships to be scrapped in break-up yards plan
Victor Gelineau chief engineer urges New Jersey State Board to Commerce and Navigation to establish break-up yards in major port cities. He says abandoned hulks threaten shipping and tidal flats invite vessels to drift into waterways, proposing funds for maintenance and owner assessments to support the yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Gelineau
New Jersey State Board To Commerce and Navigation
New Jersey
Gelineau
Past Lecturers Night at West Bath Grange
West Bath Grange held a Past Lecturers Night on Monday October 10 with Mrs D Wylie Lemont leading the program. Committees coordinated refreshments ushers and, after talks and debates on topics from White Leghorns to fashion, the event ended with dancing and plans for upcoming dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
West Bath Grange
the Grange
Harry E. Peterson
D. Wylie Lemont
Charles T. Henderson
Harry 8. Wallace
Everett G. Lemont
Charles L. Burgess
Frank R. Durant
Almena A. Jaques
Grace Waterman
Grange Hall
Harold L. Miller
Chester H. Worrey
Leland
Plummer
Edwin W. Haggett
Lemont
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Bradford
West Minot Orange
Green
Auburn
Haggett
Chester E. McCrater
Herbert
Bath Young Man Claims Gold Finding Invention
A Bath businessman claims to have invented an electrical device, the Shekelmeter, to locate buried Spanish gold. He demonstrated by finding a hidden ring and later showed Spanish coins of old gold, valued at five to twenty dollars, provoking skepticism among friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Woolwich
Corliss Street Church Holds Annual Roll Call
Fifty three members answered names at the Corliss Street church annual roll call on Tuesday night. Mrs Lizzie French recited church history and Abby McCabe delivered the church report. The evening focused on adoption of the new church constitution drafted by Rev Charles H Berry and church officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Church
Lizzie French
Abby McCabe
Charles H. Berry
John Hunt
Lizzie B. C. Chaney
Charles Plant
Woolwich Community Notices and cemetery meeting
Woolwich reports the Laurel Grove cemetery association annual meeting held at Baptist hall with officers elected. Community events include church suppers, a chicken dinner at the Baptist ladies aid, and a social at the Walker home. Local residents attend, travel and visit nearby towns as fall activities continue.
Mrs Wallace Rand Vacationing With Mother in Greenwood
Mrs Wallace Rand of Greenwood Massachusetts is spending a two week vacation with her mother Mrs John O Moulton of Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Rand
Greenwood, Mass
John O. Moulton
Middle Street
Former Bath pastor and wife honored on 25th wedding anniversary
Rev. Frank H. Hall and his wife, formerly of Bath and now of Farmington, were surprised by about 40 parishioners at the Farmington M E church parsonage. They received a bride’s bouquet, a serving tray, and a bride’s cake presented by guests after entering to Wagner’s Bridal March from Lohengrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Hall
Farmington
Bath
Hall
Wesley M. E. Church
Farmington M. E
Wagner
Day’s Ferry Farm Bureau Meeting Notes Quilts and Dolls
Day's Ferry Ladies' Farm Bureau met at the Community house on Tuesday. Miss Welch was absent and the Christmas suggestion box was not received, leading to the service's discontinuation due to multiple bureaus mishandling articles. Members brought three quilt patterns and framed dolls. a noon dinner followed. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov 8 with Miss Welch expected to attend to discuss Know Your Groceries. Ladies of the church plan a supper in the Baptist hall at Woolwich Center on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel Grove Cemetery Association
Baptist Hall
Albert Hathorn
Clara
Ralph Rice
Sarah B. Wright
Eliza Hawthorne
Eben Dana
Christine Hawthorne
Ladies’ Aid of the Baptist Church
Center Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Lennie Stitphen
Dana's Mill
Bath City Hospital
A. A. Stott
Stitphen
Delia Card
Moses Kennerson
Palmer Street
Bath
Mary Wright
Augusta
Harold Walker
Ralph Wright
Rose Baker
William Ham
Frank Barley
Goodale
Sagadahoc Ferry
Barley Neck Road
Thomas Wheeler
Rodney W. Roundy
Portland
Woolwich Union For
Christian Service
William Gould
William Williamson
Camden
Cad Mountain
Harry Fitch
Albert Humphrey
Bar Harbor
Carl Longfellow
Albion Corliss
Hortense Welch
Baptist Ladies’ Aid
Leonard Stilphen
Day's Ferry
Central church league resumes meetings after summer break
The League of Central church resumed at the parish house Monday night with good attendance. Mrs. Leonard Lord presided as president and Mrs. William H. Small conducted the secretary’s desk. Cards for the member canvass were distributed and meetings will continue on Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Central Church
Leonard Lord
William H. Small
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A. W. Lienan
Elizabeth Anne
Colburn
J. Nelson Morland 2d
J. Nelson Borland 2d
Smith House
Pumpkin House
Jesse, Browning
Mary Susan Metcalf
Ruth Sewall
Frederick Bradstreet
Darling
Gardiner
Small
Janet Patterson
Donald F. Preble
Optician “ Center
Huw
Mie
Meee
IN ' Wiscasset
Father Maney
St. Mary’s Church
Rotary Club
Grange
Charles E. Roe
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers
Maine
Dover-Foxcroft
Westbrook
Woodfords
Day’s Ferry Farm Bureau Meeting
Davis
Bath and
Sagadahoc County
Joseph Grace
High St
Ynew York
EsQsosa
Heart of
Broadway
Piccadilly
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