Richmond and Augusta Linked in 1927 28 Local News
Local notes recount social visits and family events across Sidney Augusta Bath and Winthrop. Mentions Theta Pi Sorority Amy Bradley Tent D. of A. V. of D. W. Theta Pi membership and lodge affiliations. Many residents travel to Florida Washington D C Boston and California for visits and meetings.
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Richmond High
Maine School of Commerce
Theta Pi
Amy Bradley
A. V
D. W
Skinner
Sidney
Rural Lodge
Arch Chapter
Trinity Commandery
Augusta
Alpha Council
Hallowell
West Newton and nearby towns social notes and visits
A column of social items from West Newton and nearby areas recounts a weekend party hosted by Mr and Mrs Charles Alex Rose Stone and Ann Wilson with games, crackers and punch, a group photo in sunbonnets and soldiers hats, and party favors. Other notes include residents visiting relatives in Bath Manchester and Portland, hospital updates, club meetings in Richmond, and local travel and funeral attendance reports.
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West Newton
Mass
Charles Alex- Rose Stone
Ann Wilson
Walter Densmore
Portland
Richmond Music Club
Effie White
Gardiner Street
de Ae
Chopin
Ethel Bailey
Miles
Mabel
Irene Millay
Aida
Verdi
Merilna Sidelinger
Iva Ring
Assis
Italy Hatch
Frank Preble
Bath
George McMaster
Dorothy
D. A. Pinkham
Gilmore Trott
Ulysses Trott
Manchester
N. H
Charles W. Newell
Rumford
Cora Newell
Richard Derby
Winchester
Joseph Alexander
Pleasant Street
Vernon C. Little
Gardiner Hospital
Alfred Niles
Brunswick
Harold Shaw
Gardiner
P. Call
Dresden Mills
Lyndall D. Good
Bertelle Skinner
Gees
Charles Grondin
Oldtown
J. Fuller
Winnegance Club Hosts Monday Meeting and Anniversary Party
Mrs Elmer Coggeshall entertained the Monday club at her home with two substitutes present. Auction yielded first prize cards and consolation novelty. The group planned a next meeting with Mrs Florence Morse. A surprise anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Walter Small of 18 Bailey street followed Saturday night with tin gifts and other presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Coggeshall
Emily Williams
Marion MacDonald
Gertrude Small
Robert Manson
Florence Morse
Phena Jordan
Annie Williams
Clara Oliver
Abbie Morse
Walter Morse
Dorothy
Elmer
Merton Oliver
Sherman Morse
Harry Oliver
Gus Small
White Mountains
Obituary for Laura M Penney 69 Bath native
Laura M Penney, 69, died after a monthlong illness at 211 High Street. Daughter of Stephen Penney and Ellen Q. Jack, she lived in Bath her entire life and was the last Penney family survivor. She worked as a housekeeper for Frank P. Warren at 211 High Street for over six years and belonged to the Universalist church, with past ties to Odd Ladies, Pocahontases and Ladies Relief Corps. Funeral from 211 High Street Thursday at 2:30 pm, burial in Maple Grove cemetery where the family lot lies. Her cousin Mrs Everett Stratton of Gardiner was with her at death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Northey
Winnifred Northey
Florida
Frank Temple
Amesbury
Mass
Kate Smith
Eva Libby
E. A. Tarr
Lewiston
Mae Williams
Lillian Haynes
Lillian Johnson
Elizabeth Haynes
Gardiner
Otis Douglass
Danville
Charles Cobb
Annie Imbembo
Hallowell
W. M. Dingley
Edith Small
Litchfield
W. E. Tarr
Ernest Carr
Bowdeinham
Orman Douglass
Augusta
Emma Leonard
Bath
C. E. Newell
Dr. Richardson
Brunswick
John Hurley
Beverly
Harold Patch
Thomas M. R. Allen
Waltham
Joseph Alen
Marion Bibber
Webster
W. A. Bibber
Grace Mealey
Boston
J. H. Mealey
Harriette Patch
George Riley
Bernard Pierce
Stanley Burnham
Thomas Pierce
Richard Derby
Winchester
Ruth Curran
Genevieve Joy
Jackson Quinnam
Northeastern University
Randall Young
Main Street
Mabel Cate
Dresden
Damariscotta
Don O. Cate
Alfred Rand
Medford
Lawrence Bond
Mattie Garretson
Washington, D. C
George Wilson
Greenville
Lewis Wilson
Fannie Wilson
Mabell Gott
Mount Pleasant
Emma Hathorne
Charles Messenger
George Hoyt
Ladies Aid of
St. Ambrose
Anderson's Market
E. E. Durand
New York
Olive Little
Ladies Aid of Enterprise Grange
Fredericine Fellows
John Riley
California
Louise Riley
William Meader
Ora
Belfast
Georgie Bickford
Leighton Gardner
William Soule
Palermo
Clara. Bagley
Nellie Harriman
Lowell
Bert Soule
Laura M. Penney
High Street
Miss Penney
Stephen Penney
Ellen Q. Jack
Penney
Frank P. Warren
Universalist Church
Odd Ladies, Pocahontases
Ladies Relief Corps
Everett Stratton
Roch- Woolwich
Maple Grove Cemetery
Local Notices and Weekend Visits Around Bath
Walter E. Reid and family spent time in Portland and visitors include Percy McGilvrey and children with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pink. Families attend church family Sunday services at two o'clock. Several locals traveled to Bath, Portland, and Norristown for visits and shopping. island work on MacMahan continues. a grange meeting awarded degrees and served clam chowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Reid
Portland
Percy McGilvrey
Charles Pink
J. P. Davis
Marjorie
Hope
Topsham
York
Heme York
F. H. Rittall
Frank Hall
Saco
E. B. Billings
Robinhood
T. W. Blaisdell
E. P. Allen
Oakland
Percy Savage
Bath
Christania Pinkham
George Smith
Gertrude Smith
Dorchester
Mass
Charles Hanna
Grange
Mattee B. MacMaham
George Yeo
Bob
Ted
Winchester
Ladies’ Aid
Back River
Ellsworth Pinkham
Westbrook
Chester Pinkham
Autos Raided Here Over Last Weekend
Police report a spate of car theft and vandalism over the weekend. Items stolen or damaged include a bag from John C. Fitzgerald, a coat and cape found at 97 Oak Street, and a briefcase belonging to W. S. Voorhees. A nurse visiting Waterville had her car wrecked and belongings damaged. a cat caused a scare during a pursuit by a Saco officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Fitzgerald
Washington Street
Charles Holbrook
Franklin Street
Walter L. Whitney
Oak Street
Marshal Whitney
Morse High School
W. S. Voorhees
George A. Wade
Marie Findlen
Water
Danforth Gardeners Report Bounties in Watermelon and Grape Harvests
A Danforth gardener harvested 12 honey watermelons averaging five pounds each. Another Danforth gardener gathered 70 bunches of Concord grapes last week, illustrating success in grape growing.
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Danforth
Genesta Chapter Eastern Star Receives High Praise After Inspection
Genesta Chapter of the Eastern Star earned praise from Grand Offiers and local leaders during a formal inspection at the Masonic Temple on Friday night. Officers and members were commended for their work. a supper preceded the event, with many members aiding in kitchen and dining room duties.
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Genesta
Order of the Eastern Star
Cams
Lombard
Masonic Temple
Order
The
Eastern Star
Herbert Foster
Winthrop
William Ohler
Ohler
South Portland
Micebel DeShon
Portland
Sarah Shaw
Bath
Ada
Miss Bishop
Henry Shaw
Arthur Fields
Lewiston
Blaine Abbott
Auburn
Saunders Patterson
Augusta
Mabel Merrill
Jason Merrill
Freida Bagdikian
Paul Bagdikian
Annie Cox
Carolyn Thompson
Elnora Oliver
Josephine Coombs
Lucy Pike
Ethel Sampson
Bernice Carr
Ruth
Annie Stacey
Esther
Kate Perkins
Martha
Edith Rich
Electa
Lois McKiever
Frank S. Wakefield
Sentinel
Mildred Morse
Annie Deering
Bertha Davis
Nellie Carr
Eva Helah
Ada Deering
Sarah Wakefield
Lyda Howard
Eunice Walters
Inez Small
Cora M. Hunter
Jennie Small
Rose Rogers
Laura Crafts
Annie Bonney
Marilla Morse
Bessie Clark
Henrietta Potter
Ella Wright
Mildred Clark
Beatrice Rand
Florence
Dike School Hosts Hospital Donation Pound Party
Pupils at Dike School collected a large array of donations for City Hospital during Donation Week. Bags of potatoes and many kinds of foodstuffs filled two hampers as teachers and students showed strong community support.
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City Hospital
Helen V. Downing
Fakirs at Bath Iron Works during Topsham Fair
A horde of Topsham Fair fakirs, driven from the fair grounds by a storm, lined up outside Bath Iron Works Corp. during Friday noon lunch hour. About 1300 shipbuilders watched as vendors advertised a range of bargains from rain proof shoe polish to unbreakable pencils and a multi tool for a dime.
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Topsham Fair
Bath Iron Works Corp
Anyvay
Past High Priests Night at Chapel Arranged by R A C No 2
Montgomery and St Bernard R A C No 2 schedules Past High Priests Night on October 30 with chairs to be filled by W Scott Shorey and Oscar F Williams. Other Bath based officers selected by High Priest John Wishart include Charles W Clifford Walter S Glidden Herbert L Grinnell Cecil E Paine Lucius M LeMont John A Small William J Perry N Gratz Jackson Charles W Dingley Benjamin D Murray Elmer W Rogers George P Larrabee George J Goodwin Arthur B Stilphen Eugene McGrath Harold E Cutting Herman Shepard. Visitors away from Bath include Henry R White George E Ward Raymond C Brown Chester L Shepherd Oliver Moses 3d.
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Montgomery
St. Bernard R. A. C. No. 2
W. Scott Shorey
Oscar F. Williams
Mr. Shorey
Mr. Williams
John Wishart
Bath
Charles W. Clifford
Walter S. Glidden
Herbert L. Grinnell
Cecil E. Paine
Lucius M. LeMont
John A. Small
William J. Perry
N. Gratz Jackzon
Charles W. Dingley
Benjamin D. Murray
Elmer W. Rogers
George P. Larrabee
George J. Goodwin
Arthur B. Stilphen
Eugene McGrath
Harold E. Cutting
Herman Shepard
Henry R. White
George E. Ward
Raymond C. Brown
Chester L. Shepherd
Oliver Moses
Needle Pen Wound Incident In Old Town
Miss Jane Bussell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bussell, knelt to pray when a sewing needle pen pierced her knee in Old Town near Oak Street. She was taken to Eastern Maine General Hospital where the steel piece was removed. She has returned home and rests comfortably.
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Old Town
Jane Bussell
Lloyd Bussell
Ier Hone
Oak Street
Eastern
Maine General Hospital
Georgetown Town Notes Include Travel and Local Events
A roundup from Georgetown covers residents visiting, returning from trips, and social visits. Roy W. Newman sails to France for a year of study. Mrs. Sarah McKenney visits Somerville. families reunite in Bath and West Georgetown as workers and locals resume routines. The church outlines sermon topics and a six week Go to Church Campaign with weekly letters.
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Harring
E. C. Higgins
Georgetown and Arrowsie
Howard Davis
Elizabeth Hunt
Ralph Reynolds
Misses Ruthwich
Abbie Reynolds
Roy W. Newman
New York
Lancastria
France
University of Grenoble
Portland
Newman
Lee A. Todd
Sarah McKenney
Somerville
Jennie Todd
Garden City
Harold J. Brown and Son
Kennebec Point
J. P. Carey
Bath
J.R Blackie
West Georgetown
G. LaChaise
Stella Powers
Nancy Davis
Hyde Park
West Bath Grange holds autumn program night
The West Bath Grange met Monday evening with Edna Higgins Minnie Waterman and Ida Waterman presenting a Return of Autumn tableau. Lucy Ward played Summer and Minnie Waterman Autumn with several helpers and musical interludes followed by a frankfurter and roll refreshment. Next meeting will be Men’s Night with Robert Oliver and Leland Plummer as program committee.
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West Bath
Edna Higgins
Minnie Waterman
Ida Waterman
Lucy Ward
Virginia Oliver
Lena Oliver
Iva Hagan
Katherine Galvin
Marie Ayer
Gladys Comeau
Bernart Comeau
Iola Worrey
Esther Perry
David Henderson
Robert Oliver
Edwin Haggett
Albert Henderson
Leland Plummer
Maine College of Agriculture enrollment at record high
Sagadahoc has five students in the College of Agriculture at the University of Maine totaling 236, a ten percent rise from last year and the largest four year enrollment. Dean Dr. Leon Merril notes forestry home economics and agriculture as major study lines. Out of state students number 36. Readable names include Bath residents B Wilton and Frank W Hagan and others such as Florence L Knox Philip H Randell Howard F P Knight.
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College of Agriculture
University of Maine
Leon 8. Merril
B. Wilton
Frank W. Hagan
Bath
Florence L. Knox
Philip H. Randell
Howard FP. Knight
Marriage of Peterson Meister Couple Reported
The newly married couple left for a automobile trip after the ceremony. The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Peterson of East Brunswick, graduated from Brunswick High in 1920 and worked the past two years as a salesman for National Biscuit Co. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl T. Meister of 25 Park Street, was ...
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Harry E. Peterson
East Brunswick
Brunswick High School
National Biscuit Co
Carl T. Meister
Park Street
Daughters of 1812 Hold Meeting in Bath
A. A. Garcelon reports the Daughters of 1812 gathered in Bath with members from Lewiston Auburn Portland Westbrook Brunswick Topsham and Bath. A luncheon at Hotel Phoenix followed at one o'clock with floral centerpieces in national colors and speeches during the business session.
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Daughters OF 1812
Bath
A. A. Garcelon
Prezent
Lewiston
Auburn
Portland
Westbrook
Brunswick
Topsham
Hotel Phoenix
Real estate transfers inked in Arrowsic and surrounding towns
Property transactions list slips of land and titles in Arrowsic Taylor Bath transfers show J Drake and J Edward Drake moving to Pannie W and Ethel M Rich. Phippsburg Elisabeth Upton Oliver to Hattie E Foy Andrew F Black to John C Berry. Richmond Alfred J Niles to Edith E Philbrick et al Rema L Kimball listed.
Three brides shower hosts honor at Rich residence
A kitchen shower for Mrs. David Rich featured guests Mrs Evelyn Trott Mrs Verna Bowie and Mrs Gertrude Freeman. Each guest received a gift basket trimmed in Halloween colors and wrapped in black and crimson crepe paper. The Alumni Association presented prizes to Mrs Marguerite Lemont Mrs Helen Rommey and Mrs Leona Spicer.
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David Rich
Evelyn Trott
Verna Bowie
Gertrude Freeman
Alumni Association
Marguerite Lemont
Helen Rommey
Leona Spicer
Washburn Denies Me Losing Ground In Agriculture
Washburn argues modern large scale farming reduces farm numbers by consolidation and converts land to summer residences and rentals. He cites 1920 to 1925 farm value declines from 204,090, 000 to 197,990,000 and a drop in farm acreage from 54,259,68 to 5,161,428 acres, noting incomplete 1930 data and ongoing consolidation.
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Washburn
Death of Rufus H. Young in Hancock County
Rufus H. Young, age 95 and longtime Hancock County resident, died Thursday morning after a four month illness following two shocks. He passed away in the home where he was born, a place well known in the area. The report notes his standing as a respected local figure.
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Rufus H. Young
Hancock County
Hancock
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