Georgetown Social Notes and Local Visits
Georgetown residents and visitors share updates from Robinhood to Georgetown Center. Families like Couch Higgins Todd Oliver Cummings and Horne gather for visits picnics concerts and a Labor Day outing while local church and civic events are noted including a new communion set and a registration date at Union Hall on September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett C. Higgins
Bath
Fred P. Oliver
William A. Todd
Georgetown Center
John Youngflesh
Pottsville
Walter Cummings
John F. Thompson
New York
George Nagel
Carroll P. Powers
Robinhood
Phillips
Augusta A. Todd
Dexter
Woolwich
Albert Luce
Unn Cushing
Sewall P. Oliver
Harriet A. Deering
Union Hall
Twenty-One Leave For Camp Devens To Join The Army
Large crowd at Maine Central station witnesses 21 Sagadahoe county youths depart at 7 15 AM for Camp Devens to report after noon. Red Cross gifts handed to draftees. officials offer farewell and final instructions. Squad leader Arthur Darrah of Richmond. substitutes were Frederick W. Robinson and Leon P. Sheperd.
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Maine Central
Sagadahoe County
Camp Devens
Thomas S. Gibbons
Claire Coombs
Priscilla Kimball
Red Cross
John J. Keegan
Byron
John S. Clancy
Alton Lewis
Kenneth R. Weeks
Harold F. Dowling
Royal A. Brousseau
Freeman C
Crosby
Austin laRose
Peter Litalien
Bath
Albert Therrien
Adelard LaChance
Roy Leavitt
Arthur Sullivan
Harry Lt. Curtis
Guy P. Leavitt
Topsham
Charles B. Wood
Woolwich
Joseph G. Lancaster
Wiest- Bowdoinhan
Freeland_Anderson
Sebasco
Howard C. Pinkham
Arthur Darrah
Richmond
Carrol P. Powers
Georgetown
William McK. Prown
Bowdoinhai
Tired All the Time Found Relief in Pink Pills
Story urges tonic treatment for debility from overwork and worry. A Mrs. Warren from Attleboro credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with rebuilding strength after diphtheria and scarlet fever, noting thin blood as cause and improved health after seven to eight boxes. Pills sold by druggists or mailed, 50 cents a box, six for $2.50. free booklet on Building Up the Blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Warren
Holman Street
Attleboro
Mass
Dr. Williams
West Bath Schools Open for Fall Term
The three West Bath schools opened for the fall term Tuesday. Miss Mabel Rogers leads the Mill Cove school, Mrs. Carrie Perry heads Trufant Crossing, and Miss Viola Witham runs Campbell's Pond. At Trufant Crossing there are six beginners, an unusually large number for a rural school of that size.
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West Bath
Mabel Rogers
Mill Cove
Carrie Perry
Trufant’s Crossing
Viola Witham
Camp+bell’s' pond
Basketball players seek winter venues as YMCA gym houses workers
Reported concerns about where teams will play this winter as the YMCA gym remains in use as a dormitory for workers. Some suggest the new hall in the Jackson blockshop building could serve as the proper venue. A Bath resident who owns a dory described following a government camouflage plan for his craft, painting it to resemble ships built locally for government service.
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Jackson Blockshop
Sentigut
Mrs Mary McMahan Funeral Held at Georgetown
Funeral services for Mrs Mary McMahan wife of C V McMahan were held Wednesday afternoon at the home of W W Cressey on Tatbox Street. Rev Clarence M Fogg of Corliss Street conducted the rites. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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MarycMahan
Georgetown
C. V. McMahan
W. W. Cressey
Clarence
M. Fogg
Corliss Street
Oak’ Grove
Brooklyn rector visits Bath with Barton hosts
Dr and Mrs Francis W O Brien of Brooklyn stayed a week in Bath as guests of the Misses Barton Marshall avenue. Dr O Brien is rector of Greenwood Baptist Church in Brooklyn noted for its size and influence. He has grown in popularity during two years in Bath, with many local friends, and plans to enjoy more of the city. Dr O Brien is active in war work and his church honor roll lists many boys from his congregation.
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Francis W.O/Brien
Brooklyn
Bath
Barton
Marshall Avenue
O’brien
Greenwood Baptist
Lieut. Tom Percy Ends Battlefield Mission
Lt Tom Percy reflects on the hardships he faced in France where bullets and a lack of Red Cross respect tested him. He believes God sent him home and honors the mission he was given on the battlefields amid memories of his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Asy
Ina
France
Two People Hurt In Casualty Near Town
Mrs Howland aged 73 escaped injury in what witnesses called a miracle after a collision injuring another person. Mrs Rogers, recent license holder, was driving briefly before the incident occurred.
Heald Engagement Party Announces Evelyn Heald to Small
The Elm Street home of Mr. and Mrs. David N. Heald hosted a party Friday night to announce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn Heald to Theodore W. Small U S N He is at Harvard radio school and formerly lived in Bath Evelyn, a Morse high graduate class of 17, worked in the tax collector office Twelve young ladies attended giving linen pictures and other gifts The evening ended with ices cake crackers hot chocolate and fruit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David N. Heald
Elm Street
Evelyn Heald
Theodore W. Small
U.S.N
Bertha Campbell
Corrine Footer
Esther Mikelsky
Annie Cohen
Ruth Mikelsky
Bessie Brown
Leah Green
Frieda Mikelsky
Lucile Page
Doris Shepard
Elizabeth Hayes
Marguerite Footer
Soldiers Entertained at Fort Baldwin by Noted Musicians
Soldiers at Fort Baldwin heard three war work artists Tuesday night. Mrs. Gladys Fogg Benedict soprano formerly with the New York Symphony Orchestra, Miss Ethel Remick violinist of the Macdowell club, Boston, and Milo Benedict pianist and musical director, well known in New York. The trio, in war work, came to Popham under the Y M C A management and will perform at Portland harbor fortifications for the rest of the week. Vote for James: 8, Lowell for Judge of Probate Ad.
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Fort Baldwin
Gladys Fogg Benedict
Ethel Remick
Milo Benedict
Benedict
New York Symphony Orchestra
Mies Remick
Macdowell Club
Boston
New York
Popham
Y.M.C.A. Achievement Department of
Baston
Bath
Portland Harbor
Handsome Medal for Lieut Sewall Arrives in Bath
The gold medal raised by Bath Maine residents for Lieut Sumner Sewall arrived and is on display at the Times window before being presented to his parents William and Mrs Sewall. The design features aviation wings and a strong arm, with inscriptions noting the heroism of June 3 1918.
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Sumner Sewill
Bath
A. G. Page Co
the Times
the Gorham Co
New York
Aviation Corps
Bath, Maine
Sumner Sewall
A.S.S.C
American Signal Service Corps
Sewall
Red Cross
Customs Intelligence Bureau
Lieut. Sewall
New York Herald
George Sylvester Dodge Dies at 77 in Woolwich
George Sylvester Dodge 77 of Woolwich died Tuesday night at the city hospital. A brick and stone mason and longtime fish commissioner, he served in public life while maintaining a large circle of friends. Survived by his wife, three daughters Annie E Mary L Pamelia G and four sons Williot W of Wiscasset Louis B Solomon and Ossian A Dodge, he was an active member of the First Congregational Church.
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George Sylvester Dodge
Woolwich
City Hospital
Mr. Dodge
Sylvester
Sarah (Adams) Dodge
Dodge
First Congregational Church of
Annie E
Mary L
Pamelia G
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