Wiscasset Storm Damages Edgecomb Cottage
A heavy electrical storm swept over Wiscasset Monday morning causing little damage in town but striking the cottage of Miss Lillian Emerson in Edgecomb. The strike nearly wrecked part of the house, set a closet on fire, and damaged a nearby tree and ground. The occupants escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgecomb
Wiscasset
Lillian Emerson
Frank
Mr Palmer
West Southport
Franklin Hall
LL. DB. Greenwood
Church of the Open Door
Augusta
Celia Foye
Dennis O'Brien
Porthid
Angoat
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Portland
James Corey
West Bath
New York
Francisco
Federal Street
George D. Sawyer
Leonard G. Mareh
Rockland
Methodist
Crawford
Philadelphia
Joseph Smith
Sumner Bailey
Percy Bailey
Woolwich
Stanley Thumason
Fred Webster
Hartford
Bhet
Albert McLain
Georgia Carleton
Alna
Ellii M. Abbott
Walter G. Serle
Waterville
Charles Sessions
Ruth Stevens
Fairfield
George S. Lincoln
Sarah Tfil
Arthur Buzzell
GP Lombard
Maine Dental Association
Dr Lombard
Family of Bunkers in Maine Sought by Inquirer
Reader from The Independent seeks Revolutionary War proofs for Stephen Bunker and Sally Lindsey descendants in Maine. Names include John Lindsey, Lacey Page and Swey Page of Woolwich, with references to Maxfield, Howland, and Fourmile Grove. Requests any town clerk or association records and offers payment for verified evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Stephen Bunker
John Lindsey
Maine
Lacey Vpage
Vpage
Woolwich
Caleb
Jesse
Swey Page
Stephen W. Bunker
N. H
Lafort City
Iowa
Sally Lindsey
Maxfield
Abigail M. Williams
Free Will Baptist Church
Howland
John Byer
Fourmile Grove
Thomas Bunker
Stephen W. Bunker Jr
Elizabeth Willams
Mt. Ayre
John I. Bunker
Thomas W. Bunker
Delia Ann Bunker
M. Smith Thorington
Edmund F. Bunker
LaGrand
Oregon
George K. Bunker
Mary T. Miles
Melvin C. Bunker
Sarah C. Bunker
Moses A. Bunker
Abigail 1. Bunker
Stephen N. Bunker
Wittsfield, N. Hl
Lucy Page
Waterville
Wiscasset
North Avenue
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mrs Willes Hosts Bath Garden Club at Cathance Home
Mrs William Willes entertained about SO members of the Garden club of Bath Thursday afternoon at her Cathance home. Despite heavy rains earlier in the week her dahlias and gladioli collection, including many rare varieties, drew admiration. Tea and crackers were served and members enjoyed a delightful afternoon.
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William Willes
Garden Club of
Bath
Cathance
Vacationing MERRY brothers and companions visit Maine resorts
Charles and Ralph Merry of Central Maine Power Co are on their annual vacation on a water trip to Detroit Michigan. Mrs Walter I Edge and daughter return to Ventnor New Jersey after spending the summer at Small Point and other Maine resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles and
Ralph Merry
Central Maine Power Co
Detroit
Mich
Walter I. Edge
Ventnos
N. J
Small Point
Maine
West Bath Resorts Season Ends Labor Day
The West Bath resorts along the New Meadows River will close after Labor Day. A Sabine colony whist party at the hall raised funds for Bath City hospital. Many Bath residents and visitors were noted at cottages and social events as summer winds down and guests return home.
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New Meadows River
New Meadows
Hall
Bath
Sabine
Bath City
Edwin Ahlin O
Pverett
Mass
Swan Cottage
Direct Point
Julia
Myra Coombs
Amy Coombs
Campbell's Pond
Niagara Falls
Julia Coombs
Portland
Attleboro
Oscar Williams
Williams
Birch Point
Elmer Rogers
Nev
Harry Hosmer
Larrabee's Grove
George Burns
Eleanor Burns
Willowstreet
Rudolph i McRae
Mer
FE. OW. Hageett
Nellie Dunteon
Henry Brown
Raymond Brooks
Boston
Mrr
W. A. Brown
Revo
J. J. Mann
Lois Palmer
J.C. Larrabee
Colonial Club Field Day and Bake a Sunday Success
Overcast skies and sporadic showers did not dampen the Colonial Club’s 85 members as they drove to Sebasco for the annual field day and clambake. Events included golf, tug of war, horseshoes, ring toss, novelty race, ball game, with Percy Marks winning the golf tournament at 73 and 40 participants in the sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Sebasco
Percy Marks
Allen Ivish
John Fef
Sam Ward
Ed Bonney
Doc” Kingsly
Ralph O. Dale
Mel Hagget
Frank Vowers
Charlie Heath
Carrol Watson
Rafe Lombard
Desmond Shaw Wedding Quietly Solemnized in Bath
Madeline Barbara Desmond daughter of Mr and Mrs John Desmond and Roscoe Ham Shaw son of the late Wallace Shaw of Bath were married at St Marys rectory by Rev Joseph J Harris in the presence of immediate family. The couple planned a honeymoon at Moosehead Lake and will reside at 100 North Street Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet M. Rice
Melville L. Rice
Everett Burt
Alonzo Burt
Woodfords
Miss Rice
Dummer Street
Bath
Mr. Burt
Madeline Barbara Desmond
John of. Desmond
Roscoe Ham Shaw
Wallace B. Shaw
St. Mary's Rectory
Joseph J. Harris
Eugene M. Desmond
High Street
Moosehead Lake
Shaw
Morse High School
Money Order Department
Bath Post Office
Roland Smith Post
American Legion
Bath Lodge of Elks
Aloniol Victim of Woolwich Accident
Peter Aloniol, 22, a laborer on the Woolwich approach to the bridge, is at City hospital with a laceration and scratch on his left leg after a rock slipped from a drag and rolled against him. An x ray was taken Saturday morning to assess the injury. He resides at 54 Center Street, Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Aloniol
Woolwich
City Hospital
Iran
Center Street
Bath
Personal notes from Bath area residents and visitors
Local items show H T Redick passing Sunday in Waterville. Alden Denham Jr and family visited Waldoboro. Mrs Eben Williams of Portland visits sister Mrs George Rogers in Winnegance. Virginia Shaw travels from Boston to attend Shaw Desmond wedding then vacation in Bath. Bertram Willis returns to Hyde Park after Bath death of aunt Mrs George Carll. Mrs John C Fitzgerald returns from Fitchburg with daughters Tretty and Nancy. Toole joins in Bath. Roslindale residents Josiah Walker and daughter Lillian end stay at Woolwich and Belgrade Lakes. Anna Rogers closes Cornell School season and returns to Bath. Grace Walter remains as guest. Raymond Rogers expected to join Labor Day. Rogers linked to New York Museum of Art and Modern Priscilla articles.
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Wiscasset
F. M. Chase
Gil” Lombard
Wiseasset
Josie Wardwell
Westport
Charles Robinson
Worcester
Mass
W. F. Merry
Federal Street
Julia Lewis
Bath
W. FF. Merry
A H. Dodge
Bridge
Effie Irvine
Edgecomb
Moulton
Woolwich
S. D. Varney
Woman's Club
Sol. Holbrook
M. A. Griffin
Trout
Washington, D.C
Kemmeth Armstrong
Rey Minster
New York
Jessie Hunt
Washington Street
Congregational Church
Hilda [Ves
Porthend
Nequasset Church
Affie Irvine
Arthur Hateh
Hateh
White Plains
N.Y
Marie Antoinette House
Charles BK. Emerson
Douglass
Miss Florence
Thavana
Cuba
Ruth Sewall
Lillian Snell
Schenectady
John Wright
Frank Condon
Hollywood
Calif
Buckingham
Porth
Elizabeth Buckingham
Stanmer
England
Scotland
Charles Knight
Molly Sean
Carrie Knight
Qcean Point
Lillian Francisco
L.A. Franciseo
Pennsylvania
Gertrude Murray
Anna Glidden
Reynolds
H.T. Redick
Waterville
Alden Denham, Jr
Waldoboro
Eben Williams
Portland
George Rogers
Clifford Road
Winneganee
Virginia Shaw
Boston
Shaw- Desmond
Bertram Willis
Hyde Park
George Carll
Della Lewis
Hyde Dark
John C. Fitzgerald
Tretty
Nancy
Fitzgerald
Elizabeth C. Toole
Fitchburg
Toole
Josiah G. Walker
Roslindale
Walker
Belgrade Lakes
Lillian
Young's Hotel
New Parker House
Anna Rogers
Cornell School of Art
South Bristol
Western Avenue
Grace Walter
Philadelphia
Nortone Weaver
Ore
Raymond Rogers
Rogers
Miss Sarah Bagley of Woolwich a noted early 20th century pianist and organist
Miss Sarah Farnham Bagley of Woolwich, a recently graduated performer from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1907, has served as organist and accompanist at Corliss Street Baptist church in August. Her extensive training under renowned teachers and years as head of music at Maine Wesleyan Seminary are outlined alongside a social column of local events, visits, and a Montswegan field day.
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Sarah Bagley
Day’s Ferry Church
Sarah Farnham Bagley
Woolwich
Corliss Street Baptist Church
New England Conservatory of Music
Miss Bagley
Benjamin Cutler
Louis C. Elson
Carl Stasny
Carl Baermann
G. W. Chadwick
South
Revival of Handiwork Inspires Tapestry and Rug Making
A nostalgic look at handwork revival cites Penelope and Circe as symbols of craft. The piece praises Ella Shannon Bowles for Handmade Rugs noting its guidance on hooked crocheted knitted plaited and woven works and its color theory value for textiles and decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Shannon Bowles
Rixe
New England
New York
Maine Leads New England Camping Grounds List
Maine ranks first among New England states in camping grounds with 16 sites, followed by Massachusetts 22 and New Hampshire 18. The Boston Chamber of Commerce released the guide listing insured camps with facilities, distances, police protection, and charges. Copies are distributed free at the Chamber in Boston and at its Commonwealth Avenue booth. Mrs. Thomas E. Reynolds and family traveled to Bar Harbor to visit Miss Winifred Doherty.
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Maine
New England
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Chamber
Federal Street
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Charlesgate West
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Wiscasset Village
Raymond Court
Cloverdale
Water Street
Beaudette & Graham Co
Boylston St
Frank M. Thiggett
Son Paut
North Readings
White Mountains
W. HL. Abbott
North
Reading
A. E. Lurne
Mixx Frances Creamer
Camp Golick
Ida Creamer
Florence
Grace Knight
Varney
Josephine Tucker
Pemaquid Point
George W. Frutchey
Westfield
Blake
Miss Blake
Wellesley Hills
Mabel Rhoades
Julia Wentworth
Searsport
Luccia Kames
Mayflower Gift Shop
Pauline Durgin
Brookline
Amy Robinson
Wilbur
Addie Merry
Frank Barker
Everett
Gorham
George W. Hatchey
N. O
Ernest Whidden
Ruth
Wilton
George M. Porter
Isabelle Jackson
Clinton
Maass
J. E. McKenney
York Beach
Ledyard Southard
Yarmouth
John Southard
George Sawtell
Providence
BR. TL
A. Hf. Dodge
Dr. Fuller
Parker Lewis
W. McK
Haggett
Wiscasset, Maine
Ford Service
Main Street Gas Station
Burt
Lawrence
Mrs. Willes
James Scott
Fire Department
Campbell's
Tha Jenney
Russell Street
Wentworth Institute
William J. Burke
Larrabee’s Grove
Houston
Swetnam
Mil Street Baptist Church
Voaineath
New Brunswick
Mar
C.F. Hartington
North Street
B. W. Taggett
Miles S. Purington
Pomona Gringe
Richmond Corner
J. M. Lemont
Mmma Cox
J. Everett Mayr
Sueste
Tirriet Johnson
Llewellyn Rogers
Poland
Edward Dolan
Larrabee
W. F. Herbert
Montclair
Lillian Brown
Fosters Point
Rial
Nonwir Medicine Co
Norway
Marcy
Ted
Desmond
St. Mary’s Rectory
Aloniol
BE. T. Garland
I. Allen
J. O. Morse
Warren
Hathorne
Miss Bayley
Miss Stitts
Reed
M. Calder
O. Thayer
Andrews
Thayer
Princeton
GG. B. Wolstenholme
Calder
Straton
Rome
Babylon
Maine Bible Society
Marcia Stinson
Harry Dickenson
Perham
Edgar Bailey
Josiah Walker
George M. Carlton
Freeman A. Trott
Montreal
Ralph Thibault
Richmond
Amy Robertson
Beverly
Elie Robertson
Harvey DV. Hathorne
Flora Leonard
Ida DP. Beals
Clara Hathorne
Newton Centre
Mary Richardson
West Somerville
Marie Jack
Abbagadasset Point
Wilson Wright
Ogunquit
Nelson Rice
Arthur Gilmore
Wilbur Crocker
Lillian Dunton
Marion Bowie
L. Ed. Blair
East Weymouth
A. W. Savage
John Savage
Jeanette Stitts
Centre Baptist Church
Gladys Swift
Gardiner
Fred Hathorne
Walter Murry
West Newbury
Hartley
T. Hathorne
Florence Baker
Bowdoinham
John
Edwold Carter
Frank Carter
Livermore Falls
Sebenon Hall
Minette Allen
Mae Morse
Charles White
A. W. Hall
C. I. Hall
Harry Hayward
Artell Hayward
Hartley Hathorne
Walter Murray
Harpswell
Addison Rice
Montsweng
Penelope
Homer
Circe
Israel
Ella Shannon Bowie
John Erskine
Thomas E. Reynolds
Sarah
Alice Reynolds
Helen Reynolds
Kerwin C. Butcher
Bar Harbor
Winifred Doherty
L. F.” Atwood
L. F. Medicine CO
Portland, Main
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