Richmond Club Holds Food Sale and Community Notes
The Richmond Townsend club held a food sale at Della Grandin's store Friday. Emerson Lane Post will sponsor a soap-box derby for local boys in September. A Legion meeting gathered volunteers Friday evening. Schools reopen Sept 11. Rev Alfred Ives died at the Methodist church. Rev Lester Norton preached at the Baptist church on The Vine and the Branches. Three-Quarter Century club attendees included Mrs. E. N. Dearborn and John Morton, among others. Mrs. Mattie Garretson of Hollywood and Mrs. Georgia Donnell hosted visitors. Warren F. Barter, 18, died after a brief illness, born July 1, 1921. John Morton named Richmond's oldest citizen at 87. Mr. and Mrs. James Fields attended a 100th birthday party for Mrs. Caroline Grover. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl McFee. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. Ripley in Hingham. Charles Wheeler broke his right forearm. Harold Carr sprained an ankle. Mrs. Harry Douglas returned home from visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Partridge visited Mrs. Elizabeth Norwood. Vincent Marchese and family were guests in Worcester. Charles N. Kennedy attended Windsor Fair. Karl Reynolds helped at Windsor Fair and returned home. Sheriff Charles W. Messenger is in New York City on business. The Meisner family and Mrs. E. S. Edgecomb hosted weekend guests from Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Alfred Ives
Methodist
Baptist Church
Lester Norton
E. N. Dearborn
John Morton
James Gibbs
Henry Farley
Cora Merrill
Hannah Roach
Lewis Leon
Ora Reed
Lydia Lint
William Lewis
William Skelton
Mattie Garretson
Hollywood
Cal
Laurence Bond
J. H. Chase
Melrose
Mass
Georgia Donnell
Warren F. Barter
Charles F. Barter
Charles R
Bath
Marion Morrill
Manchester
N. H
Viola Hadley
Ruby Orr
Evelyn Orr
Richmond
James Fields
Caroline Grover
Wiscasset
Earl McFee
J. &. Ripley
Hingham
Ripley
Alice Steele
Charles Wheeler
Harold Carr
Wheeler
Harry Douglas
Sheldon Heights
James K. Partridge
Elizabeth Norwood
River Road
Vincent Marchese
Daniel A. Danforth
Vincent Marchese, Jr
Charles W. Messenger
New York City
Elizabeth
N. J
C. L. Meisner
Eleanor
Calvin, Jr
Waltham, Maass
E. 8. Edgecomb
Frank Bishop
Shirley
Lincoln Street
Waldoboro
Bath couple unite in wedding at St John the Baptist
Maurice L Skaling son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred F Skaling of Bath and Eunice E St Pierre daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexis St Pierre of Brunswick wed at St John the Baptist church in Brunswick in an eight oclock Mass. The ceremony featured bridesmaids Miss Lucille C St Pierre Miss Edith M McClure maid of honor Miss Constance G St Pierre best man Robert J Footer and ushers Robert D Stevens James Skaling. The couple planned a brief wedding trip and will reside at 3329 North Broad Street Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
St. John the Baptist Church
Brunswick
Maurice L. Skaling
Wilfred F. Skaling
Wesley Street
This City
Eunice E. St. Pierre
Alexis St. Pierre
Everett Street
Lawrence Duprry
Lucille C. St. Pierre
Edith M. McClure
Constance G. St. Pierre
Robert J. Footer
Robert D. Stevens
James Skaling
King Skaling
Morse High School
Bath Iron Works Corp
Skaling
Thibeaud's Express
Beulah Leavitt Family Visits Portland Relatives
Mrs Beulah Leavitt and daughters Elea Nor Ann and son Franklin Jr arrived in Portland Sunday to visit Mrs Leavitt’s parents Mr and Mrs Samuel P Lakin of 17 Meadow Way and also plan a stay with Mr and Mrs Ralph Woe Jr before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Leavitt
Eleanor Ann
Franklin, Jr
Portland
Leavitt
Samuel P. Lakin
Meadow Way
Ralph Woe Jr
Gainsley Pepper Union in Bailey Island Ceremony
Clifton C. Gainsley son of Mr and Mrs George E Gainsley of Woolwich and Miss Kathleen T Pepper daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Pepper of Bath were married August 31 in the Episcopal Chapel by the Sea Bailey Island. The ceremony was performed by William Porter Niles in the presence of immediate families. The church was decorated with cut flowers. The bride wore white mousseline desoie over blue satin and carried a Colonial bouquet. Her bridesmaid Miss Rebecca F Finnie wore Eleanor blue lace and carried a Colonial bouquet. Earl A Gainsley was best man. A reception followed at View de l eau Summer cottage of the bride’s aunt Mrs M E Crafts Bailey Island. The couple plan to reside on Washington Street Bath after a wedding trip. Mrs Gainsley wore a black and white pin check sharkskin with a black tweed topcoat and chatteuse accessories. Mr Gainsley, a Bath High School graduate class of 1932, worked in the test department of Bath Iron Works. The bride, Morse High School graduate class of 1937, attended Brunswick Business College and has been active in Grace Episcopal church groups and served as social secretary for Senator Sumner Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton C.ee
George E. Gainsley
Natick
Mass
Woolwich
Kathleen T. Pepper
Prank Pepper
Maple Street
Bailey Island
William Porter Niles
Nashua
N. x
Rebecca F. Finnie
Norristown
Earl A. Gainsley
View de L'Eau
M. E. Crafts
Bailey
Island
Washington Street
Bath
Gainsley
Natick High School
Christian Endeavor
Bath Iron Works Corp
Morse High School
Brunswick Business College
Young People’s Fellowship
Girls’ Friendly Society
Grace Episcopal Church
Sumner Sewall
Burnham Fogg Couple Wed In Central Church Ceremony
Miss Thelma Fogg daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Fogg and Lawrence G Burnham son of Mr and Mrs Erving Burnham wed Friday evening at 830 in Central Congregational Church Doctor David L Wilson performed the single ring ceremony The bride wore a coal suit of orchid with yellow accessories and a mixed corsage Attendants included Miss Beatrice Greenleaf Best man was Erving L Burnham Jr After a wedding trip to Canada the couple will live in Kit Portmouth Navy Yard a reception followed at the bride parents home with several guests listed from Gardiner Laconia and nearby towns
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Fogg
Mer
Donald H. Fogg
Washington Street
Lawrence G. Burnham
Erving L. Burnham
Western Avenue
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Beatrice Greenleaf
Erving L. Burnham, Jr
Burnham
Morse High School
Morse
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Canada
Kit
Donald Fogg
Sybil Leonard
Clarence Mayo
Erv'ng L. Burnham
Ralph Morrill
Gardiner
Leo Huff
Tara Greenleaf
Royden Haines
Amilda Comeau
Betty Burnham
Agnes Duyer
Laconia
N. H
Maine Aviator Frank L Simpson Weds Alice Powers
Frank L Simpson of East Brunswick, renowned Maine aviator and Bath Iron Works rigger, and his wife Alice Powers returned from the World's Fair in New York after their wedding trip. They were married in Brunswick on Saturday August 26, with Mrs Powers, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Powers of East Brunswick who run Powers Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Simpson
East Brunswick
Maine
Bath Iron Works Corp
Simpson
N. Y
Brunswick
Alice Powers
William ‘H. Powers
Powers’ Inn
Gillis-Everbeck Marriage Report Filed in City Clerk’s Office
Marriage returns filed at the city clerk's office show William J. Gillis of 38 Bath Street and Mrs Ethel May Everbeck of 721 Washington Street wed Aug. 26 in this city with Rev. George B. Wolstenholme presiding. Gillis, son of the late John Gillis of Prince Edward Island, works in Hyde Windlass Co. laborers' division. Mrs. Gillis, daughter of the late Joshua A. Elliot of Truro, Mass., is the groom's bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gillis
Bath Street
Ethel May Everbeck
Washington Street
George B. Wolstenholme
John Gillis
Prince Edward Island
Hyde Windlass Co
Gillis
Joshua A. Elliot
Truro
Mass
Wade Swallow marriage returns filed for George Wade and Rena Swallow
Returns from Emmanuel Chapel Portland show the marriage of George Amos Wade Jr. son of Mr and Mrs George A Wade Bath and Miss Rena May Swallow daughter of Mr and Mrs William Robertson Swallow Portland. The ceremony was conducted Saturday by Rev J Stanley Light in Emmanuel Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Amos Wade, Jr
Floral Street
George A. Wade
Bath
Rena May Swallow
William Robertson Swallow
Portland
John W. Gilmore
Emmanuel Chapel
Porotland
J. Stanley Light
Savage Ayer wedding and deer crop notes in Maine
Horace E. Savage and Marguerite L. Ayer were married Friday by Charles T. Small Jr. in Bath. The article notes 35 to 40 deer seen on blueberry heaths, and reports dry weather reducing berry yield in Dennys region and Cooper area, dampening harvest income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Dennys
Cooper
Georgetown Weekend Visitors Report Busy Shoreline
A long list of out of town guests and seasonal visitors filled Georgetown over the weekend. Families from Westfield, East Wilton, Portland, Boston, Malden, Chelmsford, Andover, and other towns vacationed at cottages along the Sasanoa Back River and Crow Island while local residents extended visits and prepared for Labor Day departures. Also noted are updates on health, teaching changes, choir invitations, and a lumbering season near Ashland with crews and horse teams active.
Smith Reports Insurance Boom Forecast After Bolton Convention
William A. Smith of Auburn returned from Bolton's Landing New York where he spoke on the four day program of the Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. He said the industry is enjoying solid business and predicts a boom with possible war risk clauses added to future policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Smith
Auburn
Bolton's Landing
New York
Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co
Smith
Brownell Captures Dual Honors In Club Night Golf
Bob Brownell tops the field at Country Club with 38 gross and 31 net for dual honors in Thursday night Men’s Night. Ed Sewall and Rupe Irvine tied for runner up with 32 net, Irvine 43 gross and Sewall 44. ments include high net prize to Everett Pierce and nine-stroke counts on hole eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Brownell
Ed Sewall
Rupe Irvine
Irvine
Sewall
Wil Girard
al Sanborn
Myron Hilton
Wi Girard
Dr. H. T. Caverly
Francis McLaughlin
Bob Perry
Loraine Price
W. Dayton Hill
Capt. Halterman
Ned Andrews
Bill Adams
Archie Main
George Thompson
John Rust
New York
Ed Pridgham, Jr
J. W. Osborn
John Grindell
Everett Pierce
MacMahan Season Closes Amid Return of Summer Residents
The MacMahan season ends as many summer visitors depart for home. Bergen Smith of Chicago and Richard Owens of the island leave for Boston. Families from Summit, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and other areas bid farewell. The article notes several named individuals and towns, and wraps with best wishes for a Maine winter and plans to resume next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahan
Maine
Richard Owens
Boston
John Stone
Summit
N. J
Woodhulls
Woodhull
Fall Services Begin at Central Church After Vacation
Central Church resumes services next Sunday at 10 30 with the Central school starting at noon in the parish house. Teachers and pupils are urged to attend the opening session. The choir meets Thursday at 7 15 for the first rehearsal. Choir director John Shaw plans fall and winter work. Miss Mary Perry resumes duties this week after visiting family in West Center street and Augusta with Mr and Mrs E A Perry and Mr and Mrs Joseph Cyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church
Central School
John Shaw
Mary Perry
R.N
Wellesley
Mass
E. A. Perry
West Center Street
Augusta
Joseph Cyr
Five Islands community holds annual meeting and dance
Five Islands Improvement Association elected officers led by George McKinnon as president and Zetta Higgins as vice president. An evening of games, square dances, and a cabaret followed, with performances by Marjorie Bartlett and a large local lineup including Arthur Johnson and Betty Howard. Weekend visitors and seasonal residents are listed among the attendees and events at Inchigenia and Sedgemere Road cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Islands Improvement Association
George McKinnon
Zetta Higgins
Gertrude Smith
Marjorie Bartlett
Fred Rittall
Fred Johnson
Roland Fellows
Mrs. Fellows
Arthur Johnson
Glenda Howard
Betty Howard
Ann Johnson
Caroline
Laura Anderson
Minnie the Moccer
Hill Billy
Merton Pinkham
Anna Mae Berry
Mrs. Ewald
Miss Jones
Bar Harbor
James Connellan
Christine Carey
Baby Snooks
Five Islands Summer Visitors and Cottage Life Notes
Numerous families and friends who summer at Five Islands are noted as returning home or staying for short visits. Cortages from Boston to Cambridge are mentioned with weekend gatherings, motor trips to Bath and Greenfield, and guests from Acton Malden and West Somerville. Community readers welcome a new church organ, library book gifts, and appreciation for summer hospitality.
Week End Traffic Sets New Record
Commerce figures show August and year figures for 1939 versus 1938 with passengers, cars, and cash totals across fare categories. Data includes 5c and 50c ticket sales, monthly totals, and notable gains and losses, highlighting a slight year over year cash decline.
Obituary for Mrs. Josephine Cunningham of Edgecomb and Bath
The funeral for Mrs. Josephine Cunningham widow of Howard O Cunningham was held Tuesday afternoon at her late residence 977 High street Edgecomb Bath after a long illness. Rev Charles M Tubbs officiated and burial was in Newcastle cemetery. Born February 24 1852 in Edgecomb she was the daughter of Benjamin and Eleanor Haggett Cochran. She lived in Boston in early life and lived with her daughter the past few years. Survived by daughter Mrs Trott four granddaughters Jane Priscilla Barbara and Marjorie Trott Bath and three sisters Mrs Fred L Carlton Mrs Annie B Cunningham Woolwich and Mrs A B LeCompte Cambridge Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Cunningham
Howard O. Cunningham
Edgecomb
Bath
Milton C. Trott
High Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Episcopal Church
Newcastle Cemetery
Cunningham
Benjamin and
Eleanor
Haggett) Cochran
Boston
Mrs. Trott
Jane
Priscilla
Barbara
Marjorie Trott
Fred L. Carlton
Annie B. Cunningham
Woolwich
A. B. LeCompte
Cambridge
Isabella R Sawyer 78 widow of Fred S Sawyer dies in Bath
Isabella Risteen Sawyer, 78, widow of Fred S. Sawyer, died Tuesday night at Memorial hospital after illness. A Bath resident for 55 years, she was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and was active in Dromore Grange and Genesta chapter OES. Survived by brother Edmund L. Risteen of Thomaston and sister Miss Flora Risteen. Funeral at 1141 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella R. Sawyer
Fred S. Sawyer
Memorial Hospital
Washington Street
Sawyer
Bath
Dromore
Phippsburg
Fredricton
N. B
Israel O. Risteen
Dromore Grange and
Genesta
Flora Risteen
Mrs Annie M Knight 62 dies at Bath home
Annie M Knight widow of Edwin C Knight died in her sleep Sunday at 70 Russell Street Bath after years of heart trouble. Born in Bath she was daughter of Alfred and Emma King and leaves son Sidney A Knight of Portsmouth three brothers Howard Herbert Ernest King three sisters Dana McIntire Harry Barker and Edward Clancy and three grandchildren Sidney Jr Edwin Charles and David Knight. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Knight
Edwin C. Knight
Russell Street
Knight
Bath
Alfred
Emma Kingsbury King
Sidney A. Knight
Portsmouth
N. H
Howard
Herbert
Ernest King
Dana McIntire
New London
Mrs Gladys B Lehr, Pittsfield hotelier, dies at 41
Mrs Gladys Briggs Lehr 41 of Pittsfield died after a brief illness in a Portland hospital. She and her husband Willard W Lehr ran the Hotel Phoenix in Bath 1919 to 1924 then the Lancey House in Pittsfield until 1929. Survived by husband and son Willard Jr. Funeral held in Pittsfield. Burial in Hallowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Briggs Lehr
Pittsfield
Willard W. Lehr
Phoenix
Portland
Hallowell
Lehr
Parkman
Bath
Bath Man Oscar Greenough Dead in Hyde Park Mass
Information reached Bath friends of Oscar Greenough 62 of Hyde Park Mass Aug 22. He lived in Bath for many years worked for Thomas F Perkins market gardener West Bath later worked at Bath Iron Works then in South Boston. He was a member of West Bath Grange and the Colonel Club. Survived by wife Rose Gallant of Bath. Funeral in Hyde Park and burial in Windsor Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Oscar Greenough
Hyde Park
Mass
Greenough
Thomas F. Perkins
West Bath
Bath Iron Works
South
Boston
West
Windsor, N. S
Mrs Letha E Brown Passes After Illness at 65
Mrs Letha Ella Brown age 65 wife of Oliver F Brown of 61 Western Avenue died Tuesday morning after a several months illness. Born in Friendship she came to Bath about 20 years ago and was active in Wesley M E church and Ladies aid. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Frank Guptill of Harvard Mass and Mrs Austin Winchenbaugh of Waldboro a son Maynard O Brown of Wollaston Mass two brothers William and Alfred Potile of Friendship two grandsons and one granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Ella Brown
Oliver F. Brown
Western Avenue
Friendship
Bath
Wesley M. E. Church
Ladies Aid
Frank Guptill
Harvard
Mass
Austin Winchenbaugh
Waldboro
Maynard O. Brown
Wollas
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Richmond Townsend Club
Della Grandin
Emerson Lane Post, A. L
Legion Home
ST. Pierre
Burnham-Fogg
Simpson—Powers
Wade
Savage—Ayer
Horace E. Savage
Winship Street
Marguerite L. Ayer
Minott’s Grove
Charles T. Small, Jr
Savage
Roscoe Savage
Dresden
Georgetown
Roscoe Scott
Ramon
Fay
Westfield
Eva
York Beach
J. R. Hulbert
Nancy
Chicago
Stanley H. Johnson
Providence
Harold Tate
Ben
Walsh
Canton
Benjamin H. Riggs
Marylee
Crow Island
Robinhood
Sasanoa
Clarence B. Hill
Mr. Hill
Thomas M. Hagan
Bath Memorial Hospital
Enslie Mills
Ann Mills
Henry Albers
Chelmsford
Marian Albers
Andover
Weston
Albers
Adams
Effie Williams
Marrtown
Howard Noble
Malden
Wigzin
Noble Camp
Back River
Labor Day
Frank Heald
Brookline
Robinhood Cove
Roy M. Trafton
J. C. Smith
Leomminister
Robert Jordan
Heald Home
Robert
West Georgetown
Wendal P. Todd
Ernest Curtis
Scott
Dorothy Stuart
Sheepscot Lodge
MacMahan Island
Maud Thayer
Westbrook Junior College
Union Bridge School
Altrusa Club
Thayer
Ruth Powers
Caroline Fisher
Stoneham
Spirit of God
St. Marks, Stoneham
New England Conservatory
Ashland
Pinkham
McConnell Brook
George Bushey
American Realty Company
M’mahan
Bergen Smith
Chicago, Ill
Fred de Pyster
Searle
Bishop Jones
St. Cuthbert’s
Barbara Jones
Donald Jones
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Alexander Taft
Cleveland
Lilian Wheeler
William Munroe
New Haven
Frances Ann Allen
Benjamin I. Spock
Haverford, Penna
Mary M Rogers
Montreal, Que
Talbot M Rogers
Finis
Ewad
Jamis O’brien
Washington
Mr. O'Brien
Madge O'Brien
Willis Beane
Seguin Lodze
Five Islands Fire Fighters
Arthur Baird
Inchigello
James
Leo
Rockland
George Yeo
Bob
Winchester
Paul A. Thompson
Timaganu
Ontario
Thompson
Joseph Stevens
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Martha Thompson
Connecticut College For Women
George Hennan
Frank Currie
Hennan
Camp See-See-Sea
George Philips
George
Edford
Sedgemere Road
Joseph Folsom
Lester Woodward
Norman
Walter Savage
Kittery
D. W. Staffeld
Quincy
Warren Kenney
P. E. Cormwell
Ralph Davis
I. E. Booker
Marilyn
Sonny
Connersville
Ind
Ann John
Norman Howard
Betty
Parker Start
Tart
Start
Marr Cottage
Victor Carey
Ellis Ellingwood
South Paris
Otter Cliff House
Five Islands
A. W. Hunt
Dorchester
Elbridge Southard
Elbridge, Jr
Marie Peters
Southard Cottage
Philip O'Brien
Washington, D. C
George Nichols
Norman Dubois
Stoughton
Mary Norton
Francis Bacon
South Sudbury
Bacon
L. H. Rowe
Susan Briggs
Winter Hill
J. C. Briggs
Winnifred Briggs
Russell Pinkham
Elsworth Pinkham
Waltham
Robert Lothrop
Weymouth
Herbert Moore
W. H. Holland
Chester Pinkham
Donna
Harold, Jr
Lina Bartlett
Joseph Sorensen
Briggs
Massachusetts
Eugene Hall
Bert Hall
Ruth Hall
Acton
Hall Cottage
Cutter
Greenfield
Bartlett
Miss Bartlett
Shepherdtown
West Virginia
State College
Arthur Walker
Sedgemere
Arthur Smith
West Somerville
George Ainley
Gladys B. Lehr
Hotel Phoenix
Hyde Park, Mass
Letha E. Brown
Fred S. Curtis & CO
Thomas R. Huston
Center Street