Phippsburg Churches and Early Area Family Burials
The piece chronicles Phippsburg church history from 1607 through 1906, noting the Popham Colony house, meeting houses at Preble Point and Doubling Point, and the First and Second Parishes with pastors including Rev. James Morton and Rev. Ezekiel Emerson. It also details Harris burying ground, Morrison family graves, and local folk moving between Bath and Small Point with various repairs and summer residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phippsburg
Popham
Richard Seymour
Preble Point
Robert Gutch
Doubling Point
William McLanathan
Jacob Bailey
William Wheeler
Pleasant Cove
Georgetown
Arrowsic Island
Samuel Denny
James Morton
Robert Rutherford
David Mitchell
Alex. Boyd
Ezekiel Emerson
Emerson
James J. Bell
Henry S. Loring
Helen Loring-Driscoll
Portland
Charles G. Holyoke
Henry C. Robinson
A. N. Jones
William H. Fultz
Worrey House
Small Point Road
Charles Dame
R. L. Sheaf
Waldoboro
Edward H. Hackett
L. Nichols
Annie
Sara
Susan P. Nichols
Stroudwater
B. F. Penwarden
Charles W. Hawkesworth
Juneau
Alaska
Point Barrow
Mission School
Winter Street Junior Church Elects Officers and Debut Choir
Winter Street Junior Church held its annual meeting electing John Shepard moderator Warren A Higgins clerk Robert Huse treasurer and a list of deacons trustees and assistants. Kimble named chief usher and social planning committees formed with Central church collaboration. Fall services resume with a new quartet and Junior Girls Choir first appearance and strong Sunday school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
John Shepard
Warren A. Higgins
Robert Huse
Roswell Haskell
John Kimble
Bruce Fulton
Walter Maass
Prudential Committee
Doris Henderson
Barbara Matter
Doris Stickney
Mary Morse
Eunice Melzard
Alma Tait
Norma Hathorne
Leona Henderson
Beatrice Avery
Richard T. Hersom
F. Waldo Marshall
Clifford B. Smith
Carleton W. Andrews
Morse Family Heads Home After New York Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman L. Morse returned Sunday from New York. Morse is chief engineer on the steamer Bear Mountain of the Hudson River Navigation Co. He will pass the winter at home. Mrs. Perow hosted the Community club Auxiliary Thursday afternoon. Auction first prize went to Mrs. Harry C. Williams and second to Mrs. George Eaton. The club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Winfield Morse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman L. Morse
New York
Morse
Bear Mountain
Hudson River Navigation Co
Frank Perow
Community Club
Harry C. Williams
George Eaton
Winfield Morse
Walter Sprague
Herbert Sprague
Merrymeeting Bay
Rolalot
Francis Foster
East Greenwich
R. J
John Beebe
John Perkins
Mage
Eugene W. Osgood
Osgood
Marine Hospital
Portland
Edgar Stavely
Chelmsford
Mass
Harry Spencer
Ernest Spinney
Bath Memorial Hospital
Henry Leonard
Kenneth
Charles
Betty
Popham
Alvah Light
Rockport
Guy Crowley
Ellison Moody
St. Stephens
Restaurant Purchased at 95 Front Street Changes Hands
The B Square Coffee Shop at 95 Front Street, long run by Mrs. Estelle E. Stiles, was sold by Judge John J. Keegan as trustee through the Fred B. Reed Agency to Aubrey E. Steen of Bath, a Carl ton Bridge toll collector. Steen will remodel, enlarge the dining room, add a kitchen and pantry, and plans to reopen in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B Square
Front Street
Estelle E. Stiles
John J. Keegan
Fred B. Reed
Aubrey E. Steen
Bath
Carlton Bridge
Steen
Research class holds monthly meeting at Corliss Street church
The Research class of Corliss Street church met Wednesday afternoon in the vestry for its monthly business meeting. Attending were Mrs. George F. Allen, Mrs. Melville B. Clark, Mrs. Ethel C. Morse, Mrs. Mary M. Worrey, Mrs. Winnie E. Mudge, Mrs. Angus E. Burden, Mrs. Imma M. Daley, Mrs. D. O. Blaisdell, Mrs. Chesley Hutchins, Miss Martha Cutting, Mrs. Jennie R. Curtis, and Mrs. Minnie P. McPherson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corliss Street Church
George F. Allen
Melville B. Clark
Ethel C. Morse
Mary M. Worrey
Winnie E. Mudge
Angus E. Burden
Imma M. Daley
D. O. Blaisdell
Chesley Hutchins
Martha Cutting
Jennie R Curtis
Minnie P. McPherson
Funeral notice for William R. Barbour of Phippsburg Center
The funeral for William R. Barbour who died Wednesday at Memorial hospital will be held Friday at 1 PM at Curtis funeral home 942 Washington Street. Burial will be in Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Barbour
Phippsburg Center
Memorial Hospital
Curtis Funeral Home
Washington Street
Gray
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Bereavement
The family expresses gratitude for kindness shown during their bereavement and for beautiful floral pieces.
Belgrade Lakes Visit Noted by Maine Residents
Mrs Lillian Barbour and Mrs Arlene Perkins with Mr and Mrs Lyman Barber of Phippsburg Me visit Belgrade Lakes to spend a few days. Also Mr and Mrs Converse G Fenn of Elmhurst Farm are staying at the lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirs
Lillian Barbour
Arlene Perkins
Lyman Barber
Phippsburg, Me
Converse G. Fenn
Elmhurst Farm
Belgrade Lakes
Parker Head Community Notes and Local Engagements
Parker Head activities span church groups, school ranks, and social events. Resignation at Girl Scouts led by Mrs. Herbert Doughty Jr. amid wedding invitations for Lynette Caverly to Rev. Samuel Young on October twenty sixth in Laconia New Hampshire. Engagements, visits, and trips noted among residents, with arrivals from Sebasco Estate Bath and East Boston and hosts from Ashdade. Will Oliver obituary marks town’s sadness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Pierson Morrison
Eveline Ist
Eveline 2Nd
Peirson Morrison
Pierson Morrisons
Pearson Morrison
Fred D. Hill
Bath
Morrison Hill
Sewall Bowker
Cutting
Meadowbrook
Laura Cutting
Albert Storer
George C. Pease
Pease
Bradford Sprague
Horace Morse
New York
O. H. Kimball
Lancaster
N. J
James Winslow
Bartlett, N. H
Jay K. Bowker
Bowkers
Walter Hutchins
Rogers
Mrs. Little
Bertha Doughty
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Hamilton McCourt
Ortz-Dodge Place
Jay Daley
Nathaniel Percy
Cox
F. C. Bowker
James
Allen Little
Frances Robie
H. M. Minott
Elizabeth Stampton
Abbie Minott
Emma Perry En
Herbert Doughty, Jr
Lynette Caverly
Samuel Young
Laconia
N. H
Lloyd Lowell
Eugene Harrington
Will Oliver
Arthur Kreidler
Marie Wyman
Sally
Anna Judkins
Roland
Judkins
Belgrade Lakes
Charles Perry
Galen Daley
Alonzo Lowell
Sebasco
William A. Lowell
John Libby
Earl Lowell
Brunswick
Curray Stiles
Alston Oliver
John Rollins, Jr
Stephen Hirster
Irene
Lisbon Falls
Walter Cushing
Charles Blaisdell
U.S. S. Livermore
Boston
Leston Harrington, Jr
Ashdade
Genevieve Bradshaw
Bert Young
Phyllis
Jane Bartlett
Ashdale
Lena Lowell
Gorham
Miss Young
Alonzo Morong
Clifton Morong
Edwin M. Wyman
H. D. Mank
T. Percy Young
Forest Wyman
Marie
Page Wyman
Lewis Lowell
Brightwater
Leston Harrington
Ora Hallett
William Hallett
Leslie Logan
East Boston
Mass
Parker Head
Virginia Monk Logan
William Seymour Hunter
James Hunter
Hunter
Helen Cushing
John Perkins
Hudson
Zoo
Burleigh Williams
Thornton
Clarence Blaisdell
Allie Rollins
William Hammer
H. D. Mank, Sr
Fire damages garage and truck on Center Street
A Chevrolet truck owned by Morris Petlock and a two car garage attached to the Center Street building owned by the Augustus Pero estate sustained major damage in a Tuesday night fire. Fire Chief Richard Frates estimated total losses around $600, with the truck loss about half. Defective wiring on the truck was blamed. responders arrived at 9 04 and stopped the blaze by 9 40 p m, confining damage to the west-side garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Petlock
Center Street
Augustus Pero
Richard Frates
Popham Beach Harvest Supper Brings Community Together
The Ladies' Sewing Society of Popham held its annual harvest supper at Society hall with Mrs. G. E. McNulty in charge. A long list of volunteers catered from coffee to dessert while guests from Bath Lewiston Auburn and nearby areas joined in. After the meal, dancing featured Mrs. McNulty's orchestra as families and neighbors mingled and plans for a social event were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Sewing Society of
Popham
Society Hall
G. E. McNulty
Walter Sprague
McNulty
Stanley Hyde
Clinton Newdick
Frank Scott
Elisha Bridges
Raymond Larrabee
Laurence Taylor
Lester Oliver
Seth Snipe
Clifton Morong
Marion Bridges
Margaret Wyman
Barbara
Nancy Hyde
Beverly
Arlene Small
Harry Spencer
Alvah Light
Bertha Newdick
Richard Sprague
Leon
Gloria, Merrill
Ernest Oliver
Virginia Perkins
Newdick
Elizabeth Oliver
Bath
Roscoe Shaw
Joan
Karcher Jackson
Richard
Allan Spear
Daniel Williams
Donald Small
Wilmer I. Voorhees
William
Donald King
Waldo Weston
Page Wyman
Philip
Lawrence Wyman
Kate McCarthy
Ruth Johnson
Ralph Small
Gilbert Atwood
Fred Humphreys
Clyde McKinnon
Erskine
Peter Isaacson
Shirley
Irving Isaacson
Lewiston
Louis Gayton
Auburn
Vernon Mattson
Newtonville
Mass
W. S. Cousins
East Bowdoin Ladies Aid Met For All Day Meeting
The East Bowdoin Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. Hattie Babb with eight members present. A picnic lunch was served, the group opened with the Lord's Prayer and a scripture verse from each member, a quilt was tacked, and work continued on another square. Next meeting planned for Oct 17 with Mrs. Erland Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bowdoin
Rotary Anns Meet for Luncheon and Sewing at Mill Creek
Rotary Anns met Thursday for luncheon at a Mill Creek tea room near Portland. Announced plans include a Oct 17 meeting at the Anchorage and an after lunch sewing trip to Mrs. Fred D. Hill’s home to work with the Needlework Guild. Members attending Portland included Mrs. Edward W. Bridgham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Anns
Mill Creek
Portland
Anchorage
Fred D. Hill
High Street
Marshall Family Spends Weekend at Camden Lake Cottage
Mr and Mrs Ernest Marshall and their son Willard visited Mrs Marshall's mother Mrs Hiram Annis, 85 Milan Street, at the Marshall cottage on Lake Megunticook in Camden over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Marshall
Willard
Laconia
N. H
Marshall
Hiram Annis
Milan Street
Lake Megunticook
Camden
Rotary farewell ends Bath tenure for G Thomas Murphy
The Bath Rotary Club held a surprise farewell for G Thomas Murphy who resigns from Torrey Roller Bushing Works to rejoin The Austin Co. Cleveland. Murphy first came to Bath in 1919 and plans to depart Wednesday night with Mrs Murphy not joining immediately. Visiting Rotarians T H Riley Norman Smith and Charles Filiettaz attended as Pres Dominique Tardif chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary J Club
G. Thomas Murphy
Torrey Roller Bushing Works
The
Austin Co
Cleveland
Pete Carberry
Pilgrim Chevrolet Co
Tom
Murphy
Bath
Watson, Frye Co
Front Street
Chet Plant
Boyd Bailey
Winter Street Ladies Plan Calendar Supper
Winter Street Auxiliary held its first Fall meeting in the church with 24 members present. They voted to stage a calendar supper later, do welfare work for the Red Cross, and sponsor a December food and doll sale. Rev. Joseph O Purdue shared photos from a summer automobile trip with Mrs. Purdue, and Mrs. Cecil V Rowland led the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
American Red Cross
Joseph O. Purdue
City Clerk Plans Centralized Registration for 21 to 35
City Clerk John W. Gilmore announces plans to register all men aged 21 to 35 at City Hall with Oct 16 as the staffing day. Officials may need outside help in wards lacking workers. Registration centers in municipal auditorium aim to avoid school disruption. Estimated 1500 to 2100 registrants at 7 am to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Gilmore
Gilmore
Cfty
Selective Service Board Appointed for Sagadahoc County
Gov Barrows names Sagadahoc Selective Service Draft Board with Dr David L Wilson returning from WWI and members Joseph Brannigan Topsham Arthur Purington Bath Boyd Bailey Bath and Dr Joseph I Smith Bath. Board to confer in Augusta with Major Bartlett and Major Schwabacher on duties. City Clerk reports upcoming registration of men 21 to 36 at City Hall next Wednesday. calls for stenographers and extra typewriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Barrows
Selective Service Draft Board
Sagadahoc County
David L. Wilson
Joseph C. Brannigan
Topsham
Arthur K. Purington
Bath
Boyd L. Bailey
Joseph I. Smith
Augusta
Charles D. Bartlett
State Headquarters
Herbert J. Schwabacher
C. E
Gilmore
City Hall
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White Mountains
Gordon Davenport
Berkeley
Calif
Frank Bowker
Lottie Cobb
Bowdeinham
Emma Perry
Rosebay Cottage
Frank L. Leeach
Seattle
Wash
Ridge
John Leeach
Grace Dickinson
MR. Barbour
Parker
Leo Hamel
Frank Leach
J. F. Leach
Lindens
Turner McCarty
Leach
Luchenbach
Augustus Perow
Popham Beach
Mr. Morong
Coast Guard Station
Barbara Sprague
Glee Club
Farmington Normal
F. B. Nichols
Oliver Moses
Norridgewoek
Freeman Beal
Earlon
Rockland
Annie Stacey
I. Fairbanks
Winthrop
Arthur Allen
Francis Luke
Robert Barlow
Robert
Norman Perkins
Scarboro
Charles Small
Atkins Bay
Elizabeth Mosher
O. Cone
Warehouse Point
Conn
Bowdoin
Irving Clough
N. E. Curtis
Edward W. Bridgham
Warren FE. Kershner
Rupert M. Irvine
Hill
John Parker
James A. Clappison
Daniel T. Dougherty
Dominique J. Tardif
Charles B. Doyle
Chester A. Plant
Ralph D. Warren
Charles T. Small
T. H. Riley
Norman Smith
Charles Filiettaz
Selective Service Board
Sagadahoc
America
Maine
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
Water Street
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