Wiscasset Parish Aims to Unite Youth and Adults in Plans
The report details Wiscasset Larger Parish activities including church services at Wiscasset SheepScot and South Newcastle, a 6.30 p m Epworth League gathering, and a 7.30 p m worship. Albert Siegars leads the Foworth League, with a second Sunday program framed around Life’s Means. A series of Church Family Night plans and a Friday Wiscasset Church supper are noted, alongside numerous parish social and civic events, and various ministerial meetings in Lincoln County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Sheepscot
South Newcastle
Epworth League
Local Notables Visit and Town Projects In October Echo
Earnest Knight traveled from Rockland to visit town last Sunday. Daniel Poole of Boston visited relatives in Wiscasset. Isaac Jackson of Bath visited his brother Newell. A new sidewalk is under construction on Middle street from the K P to Main. C M Legrow and wife from Portland visited C P Knight. Fred Albee received sleighs from F O Bailey Co. Emma Hilton works as a stenographer at the courthouse. Rev S A Berder begins a series of meetings in Lowelltown next week. T S Call bought a cow in Edgecomb. John McFadden and L L Lowell presented a milk pail. Mrs Ellen Gould of Bangor and Mrs Belle Clark of China visited then went to Portland to see Mrs A M Bragdon. Samuel Kennedy of Whitefield subscribed to the Echo. Miss Emma Hilton resigns as stenographer at the W and Q R R office, Abbie Hodge succeeding. Foster Epworth League annual meeting held Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Pray
Academy
Dresden Mills
Helen McLaughlin
High Street
Wiscasset Academy
Morse High Auditorium
Lee F. Gorham
E. Fred Albee
Portland
Wilbur F. Merrill
Freeman D. Southard
Hooper Street
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Mary Kenniston
Boothbay Harbor
Wesley C. Day
F. J. Dyer
Auburn
Raymond Farmer
Frank Plumstead
Waterville
Flora Plumstead
Birch Point
Alex Grover
Boston
Cyril Grant
Susan Reed
L. B. Haggett
Lawrence B. Haggett
Jeanette
Ruthena Thompson
Abbie E. Boynton
Alice M. Boynton
Boynton
Wilbur Lowell
Hodge Street
C. J. DiPerri
Civic Club
Charles M. Legrow
Grace L. Knight
Camden
Turner White
James
J. E. White
Roger Plaisted
Lincoln
Plaisted
Massachusetts
George W. Carleton
Alna Road
Maurice Nute
Maurice, Jr
Madison
Nute
Jennie Nute
C. Lawrence Macurda
Melrose Highlands
Carlisle Macurda
Ada Symes
Pittsfield
Mass
Woman's Club
Wiscasset
Adelaide Pearson
Blue Hill
Clarence A. Richards
Granville Morton
Alice White
Corunna
Nellie Blair
Worcester
Frank H. Gray
Stanley W. Dodge
Gray
Corinna
Sidney G. Evans
Walter Leavitt
Harold
Mayfield
Sheepscot
Belle Clark
China
A. M. Bragdon
Samuel Kennedy
Whitefield
Echo
Emma Hilton
Abbie Hodge
Foster Epworth League
Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Highlights
In the Wiscasset Sheepscot Echo issue of October 24, 1908, residents are listed visiting relatives in Boston and New York, with local property repairs, shipments, and town transits. Notable items include Miss Jane Tucker in Boston, Miss Edith Bellas in Princeton New Jersey, and Carson C. Peck of New York visiting Wiscasset. A drought is noted, Wells and ponds running low, and Bradford C. Redennett and the Echo staff took a long rural drive amid dry conditions. The Greenleaf family updates and local shipping at Railroad wharf are mentioned along with several homestead moves and visits from Auburndale and East Boston residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscasset
Sheepscot Echo
Jane Tucker
Boston
Joe Seekins
New York
Edith Bellas
Princeton
N. J
Wawenoe Block
Weston M. Hilton
Damariscotta
Annie L. Sawyer
Portland
William Farnham
Samuel T. Jackson
Jefferson
George Foster
Rockland
Mary Wright
Bates College
Lewiston
F. M. Chase
Wm. McKenzie
Providence
R. I
Silas Porter
Emeline Dickinson
Carson C. Peck
The
Albee
Bradford
Penn
Lee Hurd
Joseph Groves
Lowelltown Road
Hans L. Neilsen
Auburndale
Mass
Fred Lowell
Mr. Keys
Jessie Jackson
New Hampshire
Jennie Greenleaf
Archie Dodge
Foster Perkins
Maine
Annie Augusta Greenleaf
S. N. Greenleaf
J. T. Greenleaf
Fourteenth Avenue
North
Seattle
Wash
A. C. Chaney
Philadelphia
Hattie Simpson
Community mourns bereavement and school accident notes
The notice thanks neighbors and Mr Sewall and assistants for aiding attendance at a funeral and praises Rev Webb’s prayers. Walter Grover Sr and family express thanks. Jack Scruton, a Edward Little High student of Lewiston, suffered severe hand injuries when his hand went through a French door after leaving school last Friday. He was treated at C M G hospital. two ligaments torn, small finger nearly severed. he remains weak but improving and cannot return to school. Authorities suggest a push or stumble near the door as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewall
Webb
Walter Grover
William Grover
William Grover, Jr
Isabelle Grover
Jack Scruton
John Y. Scruton
Davis Avenue
Lewiston
Edward Little High School
C. M. G. Hospital
Cartland
Mystery of Idle Lubec Weir Solved by Shark Liver
Fishermen along Friar's Bay weir in Lubec found a 50 pound mass surface this week. Officials say the liver came from a large shark that had dwelled in the deep water enclosure since August first, explaining why the weir trapped nothing this season. The shark was likely spear or harpoon released, leaving the weir empty while herring swarmed near Campobello Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friar's Bay
Lubec
Campobello Island
Rivalry Between Morse and Brunswick Gridiron Deepens
Morse and Brunswick meet at Kelley Field marking the 23rd clash of their long football rivalry begun in 1901. Morse leads 12 wins to 7 with three ties as teams seek to even the series, recalling historic scores from 61 6 in 1913 to 62 0 in 1915 and late 1920s showdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley Field
Brunswick High
Morse
Bath
Brunswick
Morse High
Shipping City
College Town
Barbier
Westbrook
Gardiner
Hallowell
Iron Works Bowlers Defeat Steeves Market In Close Match
The Iron Works bowlers secured third place in Park Alley League by beating Steeves Market 3 to 1. Poke Farrar led Iron Works with 289, Elmer Thayer 275 topped the Market’s Bill Allard by three pins, and total pins decided the match as Iron Works won by 40. Mrs. Emma Dunham, widow of fiddler Mollie Dunham, is recovering after a paralytic shock, at Crockett Ridge, cared for by granddaughter Ethna Dion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Works
Steeves Market
Marketmen
Poke
Farrar
Iron Workers
Emma Dunham
Norway
Gram
Mellie
Dunham
Crockett Ridge
C. M. G. Hospital
Lewiston
Ethna Dion
Orin Noble
West Bath Social calendar and gatherings noted this week
West Bath residents attend family visits and weddings while local clubs plan events. The Red Cross branch meets next Wednesday and continues making garments. A Halloween dance at West Bath Grange gathers grangers and neighbors with balloons as favors.
Unique wedding in their new home in Lewiston
Sarah Melvina Coleman and Valverdiec A. Grant of Lewiston married Monday evening at 7 in their newly prepared Meadoway home. Rev. Charles R. Sims officiated. Sidney Grant attended as best man with bridesmaids Mrs Lester Nelson and Alice Grant. Reception followed with guests from Bath Bowdoinham and Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadoway
Sarah Melvina Coleman
Valverdiec A. Grant
Lewiston
Charles R. Sims
First Baptist Church
Sidney Grant
Woolwich
Lester Nelson
Bowdoin
Alice Grant
Bertrand Grant
Bath
Carolyn Grant
Bowdeinham
Phinney A. Coleman
Bowcoinham
Grant
Allan Grant
Boothbay
College Street
Montsweag Boys Attend Twin County 4-H Convention
Montsweag Boys' Club led by Albert Bailey traveled to Auburn for the Twin County 4-H convention. The day featured songs, stunts, and speeches, with Miss Loana Spearin presenting, a banquet, and toasts to Camp Vail and local sponsors. County champions were announced and awarded bank books. prizes went to Fernald Bailey, Roland Bailey, Lloyd Stinson, and Albert Bailey. Roland Bailey received extra cash for top junior chicken ranking as prize. Exhibits from members Donnell Getchell, Samuel Soule, and Albert Bailey were advanced to the state seed show. The club earned its sixth 100 percent club work seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montsweag
Albert Bailey
Auburn
Auburn Hall
Loana Spearin
Camp Vail
Auburn Lions Club
Lewiston Trust Co
Auburn Savings Bank
Arland Meade
Miss Spearin
Charles L,tman
Hortense Welch
Fernald Bailey
Roland Bailey
Lloyd Stinson
H. K. Webster Poultry Food Co
Donnell Getchell
Samuel Soule
William Berry
Montsweag Boys
Marshall Erskine
Arthur Erskine
James Sutter
Knights of Columbus Host Halloween Card Party
The Knights of Columbus held their third card party in a hall decorated for Halloween. Prizes were awarded in bridge and whist to multiple winners including Mrs. Edward Lee, Mrs. Scott Morse, James McLaughlin, Andrew Tracy, Mrs. Walter Norton, and Edmund Arsenault among others. Roses and vegetables were given as prizes. cake and coffee followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
Edward Lee
Scott Morse
John Hart
James McLaughlin
Andrew Tracy
Walter Norton
Joseph Footer
Andrew McAlister
L. Arsenault
Edmund Arsenault
Ralph Gay
Alex Burgess
Albert Lozier
John M. Conley
Henry M. Biggins
Paul Gurney
James Mulligan
Stephen McPhee
Candy Store Break-In Nets Small Cash Theft
Carrier's wholesale candy store at 22 Center Street was broken into late Monday or early Tuesday. A sum of money between $20 and $30 was stolen after intruders removed a pane of glass and slipped the bolt on the back door. The desk was ransacked and the money was hidden behind stock. City Marshal Walter L. Whitney led the investigation and suspected familiarity with the layout. Two Sebasco men were questioned and released after they couldn't be tied to the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrier’s
Center Street
Walter L. Whitney
Sebasco
U of M Alumni Dinner Postponed Change of Plans
The annual U M Alumni dinner planned for Friday evening is postponed and the group will join the University of Maine Teachers Association at dinner at Pine Street Congregational Church Lewiston Thursday at 5 45 p m Arrangements to attend may be made with Miss Christine Norwood of Edward Little High School faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. of M
University of Maine Teachers’ Association
Pine St. Congregational Church
Lewiston
Christine Norwood
Edward Little High School
Woolwich Community Notes and Upcoming Union Activities
Woolwich residents socialize and travel with visits among Gilmore Leeman and Blinn families. Twin County Farm Bureaus plan a Richmond Corner meeting on Oct 26. Roads fund-raising failed 44 to 35. Union services set at Nequasset Day's Ferry Sagadahoc Ferry with a Sunday school planning meeting to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Leeman
Rockland
Harold B. Leeman
Swift & Co
John C. Gilmore
Warren
Hahn
William Gould
Walter Stone
Robinhood
Mr. Gould
Charlotte Buck
Union Bridge School
Vivian Richard
Day's Ferry
Lewiston
James Blinn
Dresden
Alfred E. Trott
Twin County
Richmond Corner
Frank Bailey
Maude Paquet
Newcastle
Fred Carlton
C. P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Cadillac Mountain
Genesta Corliss
Bath City Hospital
Woolwich Union
Nequasset
Sagadahoc Ferry
Union Council
Woolwich Quartet To Perform At Bath Opera House
The Premier Quartet of Woolwich including G. Eben Perry Beltran Crocker Will Robson and Ev erson Stinsony will appear at Bath Opera House Thursday night November 2 in support of the Three Cornered Moon screen program starring Claudette Colbert and Richard Arlen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
G. Eben Perry
Beltran Crocker
Will Robson
Everson Stinsony
Bath Opera House
Claudette Colbert
Richard Arlen
Bath and Topsham Injury Settlements Reported
A Bath court settled a $2,000 suit from Mrs. Whiting against Amos D. Bridges Sons Inc after a December 1932 Topsham accident injuring the plaintiff. In Bath, Clark C. Matthews and Dr. Paul A. Gregware settled suits with Walter Lyden for $70 and $120 respectively without trial over an October 23 1932 collision at South and Middle streets, Lyden allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign or due care by Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Manser
Whiting
Amos D. Bridges
Matthews
Lyden
Paul A. Gregware
South
Middle Streets
Gregware
South Street
Middle
Baptist Brotherhood Elects Its Officers
Miss Lily Pray registry clerk at the post office gave an engaging talk on her work and experiences. She answered many questions from the men about post office operations after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Pray
Post Office
Roland Smith Post installs officers and reports accident
Roland Smith Post officers are installed with chairman of the Armistice day program and two vice commanders. State Highway Patrolman J Edward Marks suffered bruising and a possible rib fracture after a motorcycle collision with a car owned by Roland T True town treasurer of Litchfield. The crash happened at the Indiana road Lewiston Gardiner highway junction four miles from Gardiner. He was taken to Gardiner General Hospital by passerby Edward L Roche of Portland. His condition was not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Marks
Roland T. True
Litchfield
Indiana Road
Lewiston-Gardiner
Gardiner
Officer Marks
Gardiner General Hospital
Edward L. Roche
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert Siegars
Foworth League
Theopic
Wiscasset Methodist Church
Kate Bewall
Mary Hobson
Oran Society
Phillie Lewi
Mildred Man
Church School
First Congregational Church
Elizabeth Sewall
Congregation Churches of Maine
Merlin W. Ennis
American Board
Afticia
Mary D. White
Home Boards
Roundy
Erlon M Richardson
Missionary Council of Maine
Ernest G. Spinney
Wiscasee
S. Gordon Tucker
Newcastle Church
Segular Protuvanm
Lincoln County Farm Bureau
Convrentional Vestry
Farm Bureau
Laurence
Knox-Lincoln Bureau
White Elephant Club
Mabel Lewis
Churchill Street
M. D. Glidden
St. Andrew's
Briwster
St. Philip's
Charles S. Sewall
Nash
W. T. Warland
Sortwell
Forest Fowle
Rockport
Porter
J. G.lpinney
FE. Mosamun
Scarboro
Lincoln County Ministerial Association
Monteweag
Charlie Chaplin
Felix the Cat
Louise Blagdon
W. C. Day
Miss Blagdon
Senter’s
Frank B. Adams
Byron
Walter
Benjamin Adams
Louise Adams
Adams
Frank
Joseph E. Hubbard Aml
Frances
West Somerville
Charles Wison
Pinkham
Grace Jackson
Annie Jackson
S. A. Bender
Town Farm
Roxbury
Helen Josephine
William H. Devitt
Richard Hollings, Jr
St. James Episcopal Church
Harbor Notes
Henry Souther
South America
Mavooshen
Hope Haynes
William E. Legett
Donald F. Preble
Optician
Center St
Seena
Steeves
McMannett We Haee
Tater Ee
DR. H. B. Duce
West Bath
George Cameron
Buddy
Beachmont
Sabine
Thee Nelson
Walter Gilpin
Everett
Humphrey Owen
Charles Andrews
Isaac Trufant
Alfred Cornish
Hardings
Fred H. Carey
East Brunswick
Mabel Reed
Belle C. Donnell
Marguerite Donnell
Emily Larrabee
Robert Thompson
Haverhill
Thompson
Carey Hughes
Terry Hill
Phippsburg
Eva Thompson
Haverhill High
John
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell'’s Pond
Amy Coombs
Campbell's Pond
Robert Coombs
Court Street
Dwinal E. Cornish
Cornish
Rose Street
William Arthur
Topsham
Walter W. Larrabee
Joseph W. Larrabee
Percy Marriner
Fred W. Larrabee
Leburton D. Sheldon
William S. Rogers
Cathance
American Red Cross
Grange Hall
Owen E. Rogers
Lincoln Williams
Courtney E. Stover
Gordon F. Preble
Lowell
United States
L. F
Atwood
Maine Children’s Home Society Board of Managers
Augusta
Charles H. Howard
South Paris
Sarah A. Blaisdell
Woolwich Quartet
Baptist Brotherhood
Roland Smith Post
Harry Hall
Elver Stickney
Pejepscot Paper Company
Brunswick, Maine
Telephone Brunswick
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