Endowment Drive and Methodist District Meeting in Wiscasset
The Woman's clubs in Rockland district push an endowment fund canvass with Wiscasset members aiming to cover the town by Nov. 1. A Rockland district Methodist meeting in Wiscasset featured Rev. C. J. Hewett and Mrs. Esther Wellman discussing church goals, missions, and education, with full apportionment expected. A Cutler-Griffin concert closes the events in the Congregational church on Tuesday featuring operatic selections from well known works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Union
Woman's Clubs
Woman's Club of
Wiscasset
A. H. Lenox
John Southard
Parker B. Stinson
John Bimson
Harvey Pease
E. Fred Albee
Lilly
E. Murray Senter
Andrew Wilband
Fessenden Stone
Prank Metcalf
Varney
Knight, Jackson and Webber
Rockland
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. J. Hewett
Rockford
Ill
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
Esther Wellman
Mexico
Epworth League — Missions
Wellman
A. I. Oliver
Roberts
Oliver
Church School
Epworth League
Methodist
Revs
Pressey
Boothbay Harbor
Rankins
Woollwich
Harris
New Harbor
Titus
Megert
Waldoboro
Davis
East Boothbay
Southport
Gibson
Damariscotta
Hewett
United States
Cutler-Griffin Company
Boston
Everett Cutler
Rose Marie
Floradora
Buxton Rheumatic Specific Praised by Customer Letter
A testimonial from Mrs. C. H. Johnson of Winsted Conn dated Sept 17 1929 describes relief from rheumatism neuritis and stomach trouble after using Buxton Rheumatic Specific. She reports rapid improvement after six bottles and praises the medicine as wonderful. The letter invites requests for a booklet and notes the product is sold at leading drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Johnson
Adams St
Winsted Conn
Buxton Rheumatic Scine CO
Abbot Village
Maine
Fresh and novel ap p program draws hard to hear
A long inland recital season recap notes Miss Griffin and Miss Merry leading a Redpath talent program. The report mentions an enthusiastic recap and final number, urging all to attend. Local social notes include visitors, bets, and movements of residents between Wiscasset, Bath, Portland, and Waldoboro with road and rail travel updates.
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Griffin
Redpath
Congrgational church to receive coat of paint and town notes
In Oct 1888 the Lilliputian records church repainting plans as Emma Clap opens a school for young children. Town updates list residents visiting Bath Portland and Massachusetts and a Lincoln County Educational Convention with twenty teachers leaving for Boothbay. Married in Wiscasset were John O McBean and Isadora Rines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Emma Clap
Richard Taylor
Bath
Charles E. Rines
Charles B. Greenleaf
Portland
Watts Gibbs
H. Rogers
J. C. Henderson
Thomaston
Wiscasset
Henry Baker
Massachusetts
New York
Freeman Southard
New Jersey
Boothbay
Lincoln County
Frank Boynton
Pemaquid Messenger
Machias
Arthur Berry
Cora Berry
Lulu Peterson
Martha Grover
Woodbury Bailey
Bertie Peterson
Gussie Peterson
Georgie Brown
Melvin Dickinson
Harry Crowell
C. H. Leverton
John O. McBean
Isadora Rines
Rockland Routs Morse in 26-0 Football Upset
Rockland high school shocked Morse 26 to 0 at Lime City led by Accardi Gay and Merriman. Accardi scored twice and Gay added a TD as Morse fumbling and a tough Rockland defense doomed the Bath team, with a late 35 yard pass to Merriman sealing the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland High
Morse High
Lime City
Bath Boys
Rockland
Snipe
Accardi
Morse
Gay
Merriman
Crocker
McElman
Miller
Larrabee
Harrington
Lewis Pendleton
Mayo
Conley Cranes
Rollins Asrs
Sane
Snipe Seavey
Merriam
Hart
West Bath Farmer Urges Better Stock on Farm
L. D. Rogers of West Bath argues for purebred, registered bulls to improve herds. He notes the state and federal campaigns promote purebred stock, urges breeders to trace ancestry, and stresses higher costs upfront but greater long term profits. He asks Maine farmers where they stand and where they are headed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
L. D. Rogers
Maine
Court Fines Kidder On Driving Charge
Judge John J. Keegan found Charles H. Kidder guilty of reckless driving and fined 20 dollars plus 21.79 dollars costs totaling 41.79. The liquor charge resulted in a not guilty verdict. An appeal to Sagadahoc Superior Court is anticipated, with a civil action likely over damages to cars of Joseph Torrey and Ralph W. Alley connected to the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Keegan
Charles H. Kidder
Keegan
John P. Carey
Superior Court of
Sagadahoc
Joseph Torrey
Ralph W. Alley
Murray True Wedding Louisa Murray and Lila True Tie The Knot
The marriage of Charles Murray to Miss Lila True occurred Saturday morning at 5 30 at St Marys church with Rev Fr Alexander Doucette officiating the single ring ceremony. The bride wore orchid chiffon and a matching hat with butterfly roses while her bridesmaid wore rose chiffon and pink roses. The groom is the son of Mrs Patrick Murray of 16 Weeks street and the bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles True of 58 Weeks street. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murray
Lila True
St. Mary’s Church
Alexander Doucette
Mary Murray
Earl Maxwell
Patrick Murray
Weeks Street
Charles True
West Bath social notes and wedding at Bath
A long chain of social visits and greetings in West Bath and nearby towns. Residents attend dinner guests families move to new homes attend the Smiley Kittridge wedding at Bath with many locals listed as attendees.
Jacques Transferred to U S S Black Hawk
Machinist's Mate Joseph Jacques, U S N., formerly with S S Peary, has been transferred to the U S S Black Hawk. Both ships on the China station. Jacques enlisted in Portland and is a Bath native. The Black Hawk is the depot ship for the Fifteenth Destroyer Squadron in the Philippines winter and North China coast summer. A new concrete highway from Hammond Street Bangor to Northern Maine Junction opens to public travel with a 20 foot roadway, straight for nearly three miles and a one percent curve near the junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jacques
Tulsa
Black Hawk
U. S. S. Santa Catalina
Fifteenth
Philippines
North China
Jacques
Navy
Portland City Hall
Bath
Portland
Hammond Street
Bangor
Maine Junction
Coburn Classical honors four-time class president Charles Harmon
Charles Edward Harmon was elected president of his class for a fourth straight term at Coburn Classical Institute. Since entering Coburn he has been chosen leader each year, and at the fall opening was elected president of the Senior class. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Harmon and grandson of Mrs E J Harmon of Portland. The first real snow in Maine was reported at Eustis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward Harmon
Coburn
Maine
Eustis
Fournier-Livernois wed in St John the Baptist church
Fournier-Livernois dls and Plerien Joseph were married at St John the Baptist Church on Monday. The couple left by car for a trip through the White Mountains to Quebec and Montreal, planning to reside at 24 Oak Street, Brunswick. Mrs Fournier has been cashier at Citizens Laundry and Mr Fournier is a foreman with the State Highway department.
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Dls
Plerien Joseph
Bragg Hosts Bath Iron Works Officials at Moose Pond Camp
Ralph W. Bragg of Central Maine Power Co. hosted Bath Iron Works leaders and friends at his Moose Pond camp over the weekend. The party included BIW President William Newell and VP Archibald Main, plus other BIW executives, a Gielow Co. inspector, a Boston trawler contractor, and J. P. Morgan yacht Corsair’s mate, with Archibald Main Jr. joining later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Iron Works Corp
Ralph W. Bragg
Central Maine Power Co
Moose Pond
Mr. Bragg
Iron Works
William §. Newell
Archibald M. Main
L. Eugene Thebeau
Roland Hill
Hull Construction
Norman MacKinnon
William Corfield
The
Gielow Co
Magnus Magnusson
Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co
Boston
Calder
J. P. Morgan Yacht Corsair
Main
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Bragg
A. T. Bartlett
Portland
Bath Young People Married at Waldoboro
Maynard O Brown son of Mr and Mrs Oliver F Brown and Miss Christina Wishart daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wishart both of Bath were united in marriage Saturday evening in Waldoboro by Rev Henry O Meyert. Austin Winchenbaugh brother in law of the groom accompanied the couple. Brown is a linotype compositor and a Mason and Colonial club member. Mrs Brown is a Maine School of Commerce graduate and a stenographer at Oakhurst Dairy Co. They will reside at 61 Western avenue.
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Merry
Addie
Gude Neter
Hall
Central Maine Power Co
Wiscasset
Roy Marston
Grace York
Waterville
Merle F. Day
Turner Center System
Roy Dow
Bath City
Supreme Judicial Court
L. B. Deasy
Theodore Dow
Hooper Street
Auburn
Jesse F. White
James E. White
Georgiana Lilly
Farmington
Izetta Taylor
Griffin
Sheepscot
Iase Se
West Anna Chapel
Waldoboro
A. I. Oliver
Oliver
M. Gerry Plummer
South Paris
Mary Smythe
Wiscasset Inn
Anna Bond Stevens
H. R. Pease
L. C. Greenwood
Portland
Louise Deasy
Shepherd
Bar Harbor
George Swain
Rumford
Maine Central Station
Harvey R. Pease
Water Street
Sidney Arey
Paul Lindo
Lynbrook
L. I
Frank H. Colby
Perkins’ Market
Lawrence Haggett
Hattie Merrill
Pittston
Sadie Winn
Henry
Massachusetts
Oscar D. Bailey
Marilyn
Wilbur Tarr
Tarr
Southampton
Maris
G. R. Hammond
John H. Southard
Boston
Maine Central
Fort Hill Street
Damariscotta
A. W. Keirstead
Helen
Woman's Club
Fred B. Dunn
Little Son
New Haven, Conn
John Wright
Emma W. Asley
Bath
Harold Gerish
South Portland
Knight
Maynard O. Brown
Oliver F. Brown
Christina Wishart
John Wishart
Henry O. Meyert
Austin Winchenbaugh
Mr. Brown
Solar Lodge
Masons
Colonial Club
Brown
Maine School of Commerce
One of Eight Children Will Have to Pay Fare
A Bath mother with eight children will depart for Connecticut this week. Only one child, not under five, must pay railroad fare. the others are under five. No twins or triplets exist. On Judge John J. Keegan’s order, the sheriff’s department notes one child is a step-child from her first marriage, solving the payment dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Connecticut
Sheriff's Department
John J. Keegan
Y M C A Notes and Upcoming League Plans
A tentative winter gym schedule lists hours for each group using the Y M C A facility. A City Basketball League meeting is soon to be called, with a forthcoming article on progress. The Drive shows satisfactory progress toward the target, two hundred chairs were loaned to Dunlap Commandery, and the Annual Boy's Conference will be held in Auburn and Lewiston on December 6 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap Commandery
Auburn
Lewiston
Scott DeGrasse Wedding in Brunswick on Aug 13
Marriage of William L. Scott and Mary L. DeGrasse confirmed by city clerk records. Ceremony held in Brunswick with Rev. George Wilson Scudder officiating. Groom is Morse high school class of 1927 graduate and employed as a chauffeur.
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William L. Scott
John W. Scott
Court Street
Mary L. DeGrasse
George J. DeGrasse
Washington Street
Brunswick
George Wilson Scudder
Morse High School
Woolwich Notes and Local Visits From Maine Community
Woolwich Baptist church hosts services with Sunday school at 2 30 p m Captain Hatch visits Sagadahoc Ferry for a few days with family Bertram Crocker and Mrs Crocker host visitors from Damariscove and Mrs Minnie Rice entertains guests Over 20 men work on a new road occupying cottages on Sassanoa Bluffs Co P Hall returns to Rockland after vacation Delong family back from Aroostook Miss Flora Leonard Clara Hathorne Ida Beals and H Hathorne visit East Brownfield Edwin L Moulton and dogs Wapf Priscilla show wins and Baker family visiting relatives in Wiscasset Sunday.
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Dina
Sagadahoc Perry
Woolwich Baptist Church
Bath City Hospital
Captain Hatch
Sagadahoc Ferry
Everett Rice
Little Daughter
South Windham
Minnie Rice
Bertram Crocker
Damariscove
Islavid
Crocker
New Road
Sassanoa Bluffs
Co. P. Hall
Rockland
Delong
Aroostook County
Flora Leonard
Clara Hathorne
Ida M. Beals
H. P
Woolwich Grange Hosts Song Medley Dinner Pageant
Woolwich Grange thanks helpers for a fall and winter program with songs by Mrs. Hodgdon. Tudor Gardiner and Sister Gardiner are honored guests with Old Lang Syne and Solomn Levi melodies. Master Soule is praised for guiding Woolwich Grange in Woolwich Maine.
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Woolwich
Ai “Solomon Levi
Tudor Gardiner
Woolwich Grange
Sister Gardiner
Gardiner
Maine
Grange
Soule
Woolwich Grange hears nurse Edith Soule on public health
The Woolwich Grange meeting last night was led by Miss Anna Soule who runs public welfare for the Wis casset club. Speaker Miss Edith L. Soule, public health nurse, delivered a bright entertaining talk with pictures illustrating her topic.
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Woolwich Grange
Anna Soule
Wiscasset Club
Edith L. Soule
South Dresden Social Ties Shaped by Visits
Emma Hatch resides with her daughter in South Dresden for a few weeks. Leland Siegars and son Joe attended the firemen’s ball in South Gardiner and stayed with Mrs. James Lynch in Richmond. Fred Starritt family and Martha Spear from Warren visited relatives. Hodgdon and Casinos families from Gardiner visited town Friday. Harold Wall family were supper guests of Mrs. Albert Hodgdon in Gardiner.
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Emma Hatch
Will Siegars
Leland Siegars
Joe
South Gardiner
Siegars
James Lynch
Richmond
Fred Starritt
Parker
Katherine
Martha Spear
Warren
A. A. Hodgdon
Benjamin Casinos
Gardiner
Harold Wall
Albert Hodgdon
Lee Academy Opens Fall Term With Record Enrollment
Lee academy begins its Fall term of its eighty fourth year with a record enrollment, marking a thirty percent rise from last year and underscoring strong interest in the institution.
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Lee Academy
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Buxton
Mollie Seamon
Frank Metcalf
Union Street
Daniel D. Page
Campbell
Salem
Murray Senter
Charles Blinn
Brookline
Mass
Lincoln Home
Frank Plumstead
Flora Plumsteads
Birch Point
H. Corcell Staples
J. P. Tucker
Josephine
Morse Team
Grid Warriors
R. Clinton McFadden
Cobb Road
Friy
Kidder
Murray-True
Noxwat Mephise Co
Norway
Beneft
Walteree Sowene
John Larrabee
Fred W. Larrabee
JE. R. Brown
Bath Street
C. B. Aan Po Bruns
Wick
O. C. Chesley
Larrabee’s Grove
Edward Footer
Edward, Jr
F. L. Littlefield
Wesley M. E. Church
Emery Payne
Payne
Charles Payne
Joseph Dunning
Louise Stewart
Carolyn Rogers
Saco
Helen Rogers
Charles E. Preble
Walter Marco
Winneganee
Samuel F. Bates
Sabine
Frank Hagan
Iva
John Pooler
Eleanor Bates
Clara Noyes
Elmer Hod
Everett. Lemont
High Street
Harold Freeman
Herbert Cavanaugh
J. W. Lemont
J. B. Lemont
E. W. Haggett
Oscar Landean
Sabino
Fred Duren
Duren
Patricia
Bates
William Foster
Cathance
U.S. S
Bath Boy
China Station
Fournier-Livernois
Camp
Scott-Degrasse
Ned Ferris
Bill Dube
Arthur Gediman
Zina Sutherland
Leslie Robbins
William Daley
Michael Lyden
Nicholas Michalos
Percy Kingsbury
Stanley Richards
Gustav Meister
Reddington Reed
Fernando Hutchins
Elford Stover
Benjamin Hart
Jay Povich
Limestone
Ft. Fairfield
Dresden
Chadbourne
Arthur F. Mayo
Prop
Mrs. Mayo
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