Richmond Progressives Grange Hosts Friday Meeting
The Richmond Progressive Grange met Friday night under the direction of Mrs. Bertha Gray, chairwoman of the Home and Community Welfare committee. Several obituaries and social notes followed including services for Mrs. Georgie A. Small at Roberts funeral home and for James O. Carter at Mt. Pleasant with Rev. Gilbert Edgett officiating. Interments were at Riverside cemetery and Brown cemetery. Out of town visitors attended from Presque Isle and Swans Island, with birthday honors for Mrs. Cassie Tremaine marking the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Grange
Bertha Gray
Home and Community Welfare Committee
Roberts Funeral
Georgie A. Small
Gilbert Edgett
Howard Small, Jr
Herbert Small
Harold Dumont
Ernest Perkins
Stetson
James O. Carter
Mt. Pleasant
Edson Farley
J. J. Dollinger
Portland
Lester Umberhind
Wilbur McKeene
Henry Farley
Quin Webber
Hollis Easler
Herbert Easler
Millage Cray
Christian Cray
Brown Cemetery
Eva Shean
Presque Isle
William Cray
Pittston
Quenton Holt
Swans Island
Cassie Tremaine
Willis Blair
Philip Tremaine
William Tremaine
Hadley Tremaine
Bath
Wilbur Tremaine
Edith
Brunswick
Maurice Peary
Strong
Raymond Blair
Brockton
Mass
Rev George C DeMott Dies in Portland After Illness
The Rev George Colby DeMott 72 died Monday at his Portland home after two weeks illness. A native of Chelsea Mass he studied at Tilton Bowdoin Bangor Seminary and Columbia. He served as pastor in Bath Rich mond and Port lands before joining St Stephen s Episcopal church as rector then St Mary s Rockport and returned to Portland last year. Survived by widow Fannie E Stuart and son Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Colby DeMott
Park Street
Portland
Central Congregational Church
Bath
Congregational Church
Richmond
DeMott
Chelsea
Mass
Tilton Academy
Bowdoin College
Bangor Theological Seminary
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Winfield
General Theological Seminary
New York
Columbia University
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop Lines
Jersey City
N. J
St. John’s Church
City
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Rockport
St. Stephen's
Howard D. Perkins
Bishop's Board of
Maine
Loyal Legion
Fraternity Club
Bowdoin Club
Fannie E. Stuart
Stuart
Mt. Clemons, Mich
Three youths plead guilty to larceny
Wilfred Lewis twenty James Cressey eighteen and Frank seventeen pleaded guilty to larceny of about six hundred pounds of iron from the Sagadahock Real Estate Association at municipal court Wednesday morning Judge Arthur J. Dunton continued the case for sentence The iron consisted of twelve boiler grates stolen from Sagadahock block rear alley and found broken at Petlock's junk yard Police identified the suspects and arrested them based on junkyard information
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Lewis
James Cressey
Frank
Sagadahock Real Estate Association
Arthur J. Dunton
Joseph A. Butler
Sagadahock
Petlock
Mrs Ryder's Funeral
The funeral for Florence M. Ryder wife of Vivian F. Ryder will be held Thursday at two oclock at her home 28 Valley read. Miss Ruth McMorrow of Dorchester Mass returned Monday after visiting her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of High street at their cottage at Fosters Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence M
Vivian F. Ryder
Valley Read
Ruth McMorrow
Dorchester
Mass
Charles Miller
High Street
Foster's Point
Philip O’brien
Washington, D. C
Needham
Frank Winston
West Roxbury
Albert Fuller
Nat Hasen Wus
Bridge
Leroy Moulton
T. Shaw Moulton
Mary Herman
Worcester
George Foss
Old Orchard
Ada McGilvary
Charles Kenney
Norman
Donald and
Warren
Bath
Kenney
Everett Cromwell
Cromwell
George Philips
George
Medford
I. P. Quimby
Bessie Quimby
Ernest
Malden
Marjorie Bartlett
Helen Dobbie
Pemaquid
Joseph G. Stevens
Isabel Stevens
Mattie B. McMahan
Edgecomb
Fred Carr
Harry Jerome
Henry Lamson
Camden
D. L. Howard
George Philbrook
Freeport
Beulah Miller
North Adams
Nora Marr
William Marr
Carrie Luce
Madelyn Berry
Mabel Dickey
Tommy
Irving Hanna
Gene
Sonny Stevens
Foss Cottage
Clyde Caton
Albert
Caton
Isabel
Carrie Stevens
Ida Haskell
Augusta
J. A. Folsom
Mina Stanwood
Dorothy Stanwood
Barbara
Elizabeth Stanwood
Jamaica Plain
Harpswell
Frank Bartlett
Raymond Reid
East Pepperell
Reed
Walter E. Reid
Seguinland
Wilmer Wolfe
Billy
Sally
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Wolfe
D. W. Staffeld
Spinney
Boston
Glenn Gould
Jessie Knowlton
St. Petersburg
Fla
West Acton
Hall Cottage
Claire Gravelle
New York City
S. B. Cabbage
Fred Johnson
Waltham
Garner Favorite of Conservatives for a Candidate
Washington In current polls two names appear near the head of the list of 1940 Democratic presidential preferences Vice President Garner and Postmaster General Farley. Both are strongly backed for the party nomination and believed to have White House aspirations. Garner is a symbol for anti New Deal Democrats and heads a possible pro convention drive. Farley, as jobmaster general and DNC chairman, wields broad influence over the party machinery and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garner
Farley
White House
Jack Garner
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Bert Snell
Joe Martin
Supreme Court
Senate
Texas
Texas State Central Committee
Warwick
West
Main Street
United States
James A. Farley
Jim Farley
Mr. Farley
Democratic National Committee
New York State
Democratic Committee
New Deal
Post Office
Georgetown Summer Visitors Fill Town With Guests
Excellent weather draws visitors to Georgetown as residents from Bath Medford Canton and Philadelphia gather at cottages and homes. Families from Greene Vermont and Chicago extend tours while local hosts report reunions, modest travel, and new church robes delight residents.
Personal notes on visits and travels across New England
The column lists various social items: Stanley Hutchins visiting his mother Mrs Martha Hutchins in Meadowbrook before leaving for New York City. Greenwich couple E H Thompson to return from Brightwater. Mrs Eldred Rucker and Elsie Hobbs enjoyed a Boothbay Harbor sail aboard the Virginia. The Flight couple back at Brightwater Chamberlain cottage until Labor Day. Arthur Stilphen returns to Gloucester after a visit with grandparents. Bragg Madden family from Richardson Street and Merhane Street return from Boston. Dr Viola Morris hosts Madden Sr family. Master George Seymour visits. David I Wilson due home from Central America and Caribbean trips describing flying routes and climate. Eby cottage at Sebasco closed. return to Connersville Indiana. Mrs Edward Clancy reports her husband's slightly improved condition at St Mary’s Lewiston after Jan 15 auto accident. Clancy under serious operation with no visitors for now. Mrs Clancy stays with husband while nurse O Bilodeau on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dunlop
Kenneth Dunlop
Kenneth
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Kennebec Point Road
Eugene Desmond
Ann
Bath
Miles Hagan
D. L. Pettingill
Nathalie Hagan
Curtis
Rudolph Trafton
Peaks Island
Katherine Morse
Helen Carlson
Harold Tate
Ben
Canton
George Williams
West Georgetown
Tate
Patrick Kelley
Waterville
Edward O'Donnell
Waltham
Gilbert Gunnell
Thomas N. Williams
Gunnell
Carroll A. Deering
Bay Point
William C. Horne
Ancon
Canal Zone
Horne
Harry L. Horne
Panama
D. Eugene Pease
Greenwood
Eleanor Osbourne
Chase High School
Detroit
Mich
Bonniwell
William F. B. Koelle
Philadelphia
Koelle
Philadelphia Industries
FE. A. Freeman
Auburn
Harriet Snyder
Fulton
Ill
Elizabeth Quayle
Clark Snyder
Chicago
S. E. Emmons
West
Maine
Quayle
Snyder
Prescott L. Steadman
Denver
Col
Niagara Falls
Deartown
Georgetown
M. Levine
Boothbay Harbor
Walter Williams
Kennebec
S. N. Hicks
Ruth Hicks
Dorothy Oliver
Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Walter Cummings
Joseph Higgins
Bailey Island
John Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
Kennebunk
Conn
Howard Fletcher
Belmont
R. P. Todd
Melrose
Walter T. Newdick
O. C. Duryea
St. John
Bernard Bonniwell
Clarence B. Hill
Greene
Gen. Greene
General Court
Luther Robbins
Lewiston Plantation
Webster
Hill
Stanley Hutchins
Martha Hutchins
Meadowbrook
New York City
E. H. Thompson
Greenwich
Brightwater
Eldred Rucker
Elsie Hobbs
Elizabeth City
N. C
Virginia
John W. Flight
Winsted
Chamberlain Cottage
Arthur B. Stilphen
Gloucester
Fred E. Bragg
Richardson Street
Charles I. Madden, Jr
Barbara
Madden
Charles I, Madden of
Merhan
Boston
Viola Morris
Morris
George Seymour
Mrs. Madden
R. David I. Wilson
Central America
Caribbean
Gulf Coast
San Jose
Costa Rica
Pacific
Canal
R. D. Eby
Sebasco
Connersville
Ind
Edward Clancy
St. Mary's Hospital
Lewiston
Clancy
Golden Wedding of Richmond Couple Celebrated
Mr. and Mrs. Seth C. Watson observed their 50th wedding anniversary Thursday at their Beech street home in Richmond. Married August 25, 1888, they lived in the Richards house on Main street then Langdon road for 35 years, moved back to Mrs. Watsons childhood home eight years ago, and have four children Charles Richmond Clarence Mechanic Falls Florence Richmond and Elizabeth Greenville. Open house was held and a weekend trip into a gift from their younger daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth C. Watson
Beech Street
Richmond
Richard
Main Street
Langdon Road
Mrs. Watson
Charles
Clarence
Mechanic Falls
Florence
Elizabeth
Greenville
Five Islands Playhouse Holds Ready Made Family
A large audience enjoyed the Five Islands Improvement Association production A Ready Made Family. The cast included Agnes Martyn Mrs R C Fellows Bob Martha Thompson and other neighbors with stage manager credit to Herbert Moore Jr and Richard Sanford. After the show the cast were hosted at Sedgemere Road by Dr C H Sanford and refreshments followed a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands Improvement Association
Agnes Martyn
R. C. Fellows Bob
Albert Rasmussen
Marilee
C_H. Sanford
Doris
Martha Thompson
Sammie
Arthur Johnson Begonia
Martyn
Dary Cook
Herbert Moore Nicodemus
Edith Fellows
Broad mix of visits and social ties at Southport
Visitors from Bath Boston Augusta and New York fill weekends at cottages and camps near Southport with calls on local residents. The Coast Guard Cutter Chelan anchored near Sheepscot river for the regatta where about 50 sailboats raced and Dexter Walker won in a Win-a-bout. A Five Islands Fire Fighters ball raised funds for equipment. Alden Hutchinson escaped serious injury after driving into a northbound train at a crossing near Bona Fide Mills. no major injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Hasenfus
Dorothy Fleming
Manchester
N. H
Harmon
Pierson
John Pierson
Exeter
C. H. Sanford
John McLaughlin
Augusta
Madge O'Brien
Alan Chadwick
Roxbury
Mass
Chadwick
Richard Carey
Washington, D. C
Columbus College
Lloyd Piakham
Reginald
Rosalyn
William Marr
Orville Rowe
Beulah Miller
Marie Rittall
Betty Rittall
Nora Marr
Lewis’ Point
Helen Dobbie
Rockcrest Cottage
Lake George
New Britain
Conn
Sibley
Boston
J. C. Briggs
Winnifred Briggs
William W. Patton
Glen Ridge
N. J
Malden Island
Leon Williams
Waltham
Williams
Clarence Carey
Richard and
David
Hallowell
C. H. Lavers
Frances Pick
Medford
Clarence White
Vera Adderton
Adderton
Bath
Lum
Luerson
New York
Elbridge Southard
Junior
Marie Peters
Malden
Junior Southard
Peters
Southard Cottage
Southard
James Connellon
Leo
Rockland
Eleanor Connellon
Portland
Coast Guard
Chelan
Sheepscot River
Southport
Dexter Walker
Alden D. Hutchinson
Monmouth
Bona Fide Mills
Hutchinson
L. D. Herring
Winthrop
Rexford St. Ledger
Lands Tuna Weighing 680 Pounds With Line
Oscar A. Gilliam, famed West Point harpooner, landed a 650 pound tuna on improvised handline after 35 minutes. His partner Ernest Wallace assisted as they used rigging tied to anchor kegs to snare the giant amid scarce bait fish and wary surface feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. Gilliam
West Point
Gilliam
Ernest Wallace
Toughest ever shod for Bath horse by Sidelinger
William Sidelinger, veteran blacksmith, declared it the toughest shoeing job of his career after two hours and eight helpers fitted rear hooves of Buddy a 1600 pound work horse. The horse nicknamed kicker repeatedly struck, injuring Sidelinger who was assisted by volunteers and treated for cuts. Buddy, used in portable mill work at Alna, required special rope restraint to finish the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sidelinger
Water Street
Buddy
Alvin T. Berry
York Street
Sidelinger
Alna
Stop sign violators plead guilty in municipal court
Bert D. Merrill and Samuel R. Korolick of this city pleaded guilty to stop sign violations in municipal court Wednesday morning. Judge Arthur J. Dunton ordered them to pay costs of court totaling 4.95 dollars. Merrill was charged with passing the High and Winter streets sign Tuesday evening. Officer Byron Clark summoned him. Officer Joseph D. Pennell testified in Korolick’s case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert D. Merrill
Samuel R. Korolick
Arthur J. Dunton
Byron Clark
Mr. Merrill
Joseph D. Pennell
Mr. Korolick
Miss Alice K. Robbins Funeral at Mayo Residence
The funeral for Miss Alice K. Robbins was held Wednesday at 10 AM at the Arthur F. Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street. Rev. George W. Scudder of Bath officiated. Bearers were Harry Foote Fred W. Humphreys Hiram T. Stevens and Henry G. Hoddon. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins
Alice K. Robbins
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
George W. Scudder
Fast Brunswick
First Universalist Church
Bath
Harry Foote
Fred W. Humphreys
Hiram T. Stevens
Henry G. Hodgdon
Maplewood Cemetery
Fairfield
Surprise 89th birthday party for Mrs Tremaine in Richmond
A surprise party was given Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs W L Blair Richmond in honor of Mrs William L Tremaine s 89th birthday. Many friends attended including relatives from Bath West Bath Brunswick and Strong with Bertha Richard Paul Dith Robert Brockton and Barbara among the guests. Mrs Tremainer has long resided in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Tremaine
W. L. Blair
Richmond
Bath and
Winnie E. Mudge
Philip A. Tremaine
William E. Tremaine
Bertha
Hadley S. Tremaine
Richard and
Paul
West Bath
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George C. D’mott
Central Church
Sagadahoc Real Estate Association
Mrs. Ryder
D. M. Humphreys & Co
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Me
Room
Hooker
Robinhood Cove
John E. Wilson
John L. Washburn
Tyron
Martha
Rodney Paine
Duluth
Overlook
Stuart Rand
Louise Hooker
Katherine
Rand
England
John Washburn
Molly
Deborah Wilson
Emma Billings
Dorothy Start
A. E. Rowe
Belle Heald
Frank Heald
Nancy Russell
B. H. Woodside
Bertha Russell
Clyde F. Jordan
Koehlwetter
Robinhood
Mina Steadman Clark
Helen Carleson
Roy Newman
W. A. Todd
Maud P. Thayer
Edward Rouse
Roslindale
John Wilson
Gardner Tucker
Wollaston
Golden
June Lewis
Bath Memorial Hospital
Auburndale
Ralph Gilbert
Hollis D. Hatch
Quincy
Silver Lake
Five Islands
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Ambulance Service
Center Street