Past Masters' Day Marked by Sagadahoe Grange
Sagadahoe county Pomona observed Past Masters' Day with Bowdoin Center meeting 158 in attendance. The program featured remarks by past masters, reminiscences of early grange work, and discussions on direct primary by Ellis Hildreth of Topsham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoe County
Pomona
Sagadahoe Grange
Bowdoin Center
Grange
Edwin C. Patten
Topsham
Clarence ©. Warinton
Bowdoin
Harold Hildreth
H. J. Whitney
Bowdoinham
Harry Rackley
W. HH. Gould
Ruth Hildreth
Lydia Adams
Herbert Adams
BE. C. Datten
Emma Purinton
Ceres
Vatten
Cr. O. Purinton
Ellis Hildreth
Rotary Club Show Draws Full House in Bath Opera House
The Rotary Night Club event at the Bath Opera House drew a large crowd with a garden setting, moonlit staging, and a varied program. Performers included Pearl Oliver, Hilda Scott, Helena Alton, Doris Carpenter, and a Rotary quartet, plus comic interludes by Budd y Hagan and Dido Cutting. The finale featured nurses and Junior Hospital League members, a hospital appeal, and a brief civic address by Rev. George Wolstenholme. About $225 was raised for the City hospital Loyalty Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Night Club
Bath Opera House
Bath
Grindell
Colonial Club
Eugene M. Desmond
Pearl Oliver
Hilda Scott
Miss Oliver
Miss Scott
Helena Alton
Boston
Buddy” Hagan
Dido
Rotary Club
Buddy” Hingan
Doris Carpenter
Lakewood Players
Tve
Fred D. Hill
Fred Cary
Rotary Quartet
Chester Plant
Robert S. Gordon
Lena Ring
Junior Hospital League
George BB. Wolstenholme
Opera House
First Order
Rotary Committee
Eugene Desmond
John A. Morse
Elinhurst
City Hospital
Red Cross
Charles 8. Brown
Fred H. Low
Ellen Newell
Marion Dean
Universalists Welcome New Pastor Hower Spoerl
Rev. Hower Davis Spoerl began pastoral duties at the Universalist church and preached at morning service. A Brooklyn native born Sept 19 1908, he is a Tufts and Harvard preparatory graduate who previously served on Tufts Weekly staff and led Tuftsome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hower Davis Spoerl
Universalist
Spoerl
Brooklyn
N. Y
Alfred R. Spoerl
Richmond
Tufts College
Tufts
Harvard University
Tufts Weekly
Tuftsome
Burglars Loot Bowdoinham General Store
Sheriff Henderson and Deputy Oliver investigate a 3 am break into J. B. Cornish general store Bowdoinham discovering a thorough ransacking. Loot listed includes eight dollars in pennies shoes overalls a watch flashlight and other items. an abandoned Ford with serial 1WOTP554 was found near Bowdoin Center.
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Henderson
Oliver
J. B. Cornish
Bowdoinham
Herbert D. Cornish
Six Oelock
Sherif Henderson
Man Pleads Guilty to Wagon Theft in Bowdoinham
Fred 8 Merrifield of Merrifield was arrested by Deputy Messenger and pleaded guilty at arraignment before Trial Justice Ames in Bowdoinham to stealing a wagon from a local farmer. He paid a $10 fine plus $26.85 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Merrifield
Messenger
Justice Ames
Bowdoinham
MB Bowdoinham
Tle
Lincoln House Society Holds Annual Meeting in Damariscotta
The Lincoln House Society held its annual meeting on August 29 in Damariscotta. Officers elected include Dres. Alice Richards and Maude Clark Gay as president and vice presidents, with Florence Nash as clerk, Minnie Wyman as treasurer, and Lillian Nash as project director. Trustees named include Alice Richards, Flora Clark, Ina Smith, Florence Nash, Grace Hussey, Maude Gay, and Lillian Nash. Potential houses for the home were discussed for future investigation. Also noted were updates on members Fred Titcomb now in Cleveland and the recent return from Berlin, N H of Mrs Side linger and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Home
Damaviscotta
Dres
Alice II
Richards
Newcastle
Maude Clark Gay
Waldoboro
Florence W. R. Nash
Wiscasset
Minnie TI. Wyman
Grace M. Blassey
Boothbay Harbor
Lillian A. Nash
Damariscotta
Board of Trustees
Alice T. Richards
Flora 2. Clark
Damariscotta Mills
Ina A. Smith
Florence Wlr. Nash
Grace M. Hussey
Lillien A. Nash
Elmhurst Party Clears $1500 For Bath Hospital Fund
Elmhurst crowds gathered at the Hyde estate for a charity party supporting the Bath City hospital Loyalty Fund. About $1500 was cleared despite rain that forced cancellations of lawn events, with the day featuring music by the Baxter band and Stevens Columbia orchestra and a 75-table bridge contest won by local donors and residents.
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Elmhurst
Bath City
John Il. Hyde
Baxter Band
Stevens’ Columbia Orchestra
Helen M. Shaughnessy
John Nf. Hyde
Charles A. Harriman
Alice W. Sewall
Harold M. Sewall
Frederick H. Kimball
N. M. Sewall
A. W. Sewall
Charlotte
Gorrie
Charlotte I Meeker
Leroy F. Colby
Harold P. Small
Barbara Leitch
Brunswick
Carroll Deering
Augusta
Fred R. Lord
RK. Hi. Bodwell
W. LB. Williamson
Alden
Hiechborn
A. Hi Sturtevant
Charles Ss. Brown
Ashley Patten
Burleigh Martin
Milton S$. Kimball
Sewall
Webster
Helen Furbush
Helen Chase
Carrye Kelley
Stella Leavitt
Sidney Fiske
Montclair
John HI. Hyde
Conley
Helen
Dorothy Conley
Queen of Hearts
O. B. Guild
Brookline
Mass
John H. Slyde
Body of Augusta man found by barge crew
Captain Frank Deejay and Ellison Crawford on the barge Chist near Augusta recovered the body of Henry Parent of Augusta. Identified by clothing, the man had disappeared last Wednesday amid fears of foul play. Augusta police notified after hospital officials exposed the body. Tug Prudence towed barge Hutchinson loaded with bituminous to Hollingsworth Whitney Gardiner. Tug Seguin moved coal barges Rockhaven and Tamanend, then brought down No 741 from Gardiner Coal & Supply Co.
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Frank Deejay
Ellison Crawford
Chist
Augusta
Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co
Bath
Henry Parent
Prudence
Nennesbee
Hutchinson
Hollingsworth & Whitney, Gardiner
Seguin
Parker Flats
Rockhaven
Gibbons Coal Co
Tamanend
F. S. Wingate’s
Hallowell
Gardiner
Gardiner Coal & Supply Co
Howard family hosts gathering at Five Islands cottage
Mr and Mrs D L Howard and Mrs Elsie Howard of Bath entertained friends at their Five Islands cottage over the holiday, sharing hospitality in a seaside setting.
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D. L. Howard
Elsie Howard
Bath
Five Islands
Henry
Leeman
Lillian
Nelle
Arthur
Togus Pond
Augusta
C. P. Tabor
Tabor Cottage
Bath Three Quarters Century Club Heads to Portland Meeting
Members of the Three Quarters Century club of Bath and vicinity pose before leaving for their annual meeting in Portland. A photographer’s misalignment shows a misseen upper half of the Times building, with reflections of a different street block and a Crossroom window.
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Bath
Century Club
Portland
Three Quarters Century Club of
Bath and Vicinity
Times and Independent
Times
Red Crossroom
Bridge- Merrill Inc
Talk on radicals given at Bath Rotary luncheon
Rev. George B. Wolstenholme of Peoples church spoke on radicals in light of the Sacco Vanzetti case. He recalled 1917 labor camp conditions and the Reds view of religion and society, noting their sympathy for workers and distrust of churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wolstenholme
Peoples Church
Bath
Russia
Sdwin E. Pinson
Rotary
Snipe
Opera House
Eugene Desmond
Bill Powell
Bred Hill
Harold Small
Bryant Patten
W. B. Kendall
Bowdeinham
Out of Town
Maurice Reilly
Power & Mooney
Augustus Dick Spragle
Waterville
Bath truck driver discharged by court
Edward oS Brown a Bath truck driver was exonerated by Judge Robert A Cony in Augusta municipal court after a Friday night collision with a Buick driven by Robert R Kusnitt of Hartford Conn. The charge of operating without a tail light was contested with testimony from Brown and Bath firefighters and state officers saying the light was broken at impact while others saw it burning after. Brown received congratulations from friends.
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Edward Os. Brown
Bath
Augusta
Robert R. Kusnitt
Hartford
Cony
Brown
Bathman
Ferry traffic shatters records over holiday weekend
Records for heavy ferry traffic across the river were broken over a three day period including Saturday Sunday and Labor Day. A total of 15 88 passengers and 9 952 cash paying automobiles crossed the river with heavy counts on Monday. The Heocekomock set a one day record carrying 5904 cars at 0 0 cents each.
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King
Woolwich
Heocekomock
Maine potato crop forecast shows drop despite higher area
Maine officials say potato acreage may rise by about ten percent this year, but overall yield will fall about two percent due to wet weather. In 126 Maine produced 37 million bushels versus 34 million in 125. seed potato certification proceeds with 11,000 of 56,000 inspected.
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Frank T. Washburn
Commissioner Washburn
Maine
New York
Long Island
Michigan
Minnesota
Dyers Cove man found guilty in child punishment case
Winfield Davis of Dyers Cove East Harpswell faced arraignment in Brunswick court on charges of throwing his two young children overboard from a motor boat as punishment. Witnesses called the act cruel while Davis argued he had the right to discipline his children. Recorder Willis Roberts fined him $50 with costs, suspended, and ordered police matron Sarah Cook to report on his parenting methods. Deputy Sheriff Edwards arrested Davis, who claimed he could punish his children as he saw fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Davis
Dyers Cove
East Harpswell
Willis EB. Roberts
Brunswick
Roberts
Davis
Sarah O. Cook
Bay State Auto Drops Into Ditch After Mishap
Ty Henry Savage of Holyoke driving a Tidson sedan with Massachusetts plate GTHG8 veered to the roadside to drop off Bath boys on Lincoln street and Oak, sank two feet into a soft ditch in wet weather and was lifted out by a wrecking crane. car unharmed. Frances Sprague of 81 Richardson street left for Farmington normal school to begin her final year.
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Tidson
Massachusetts
Ty Henry Savage
Holyoke
Mass
Frances Sprague
Eugene H. Sprague
Richardson Street
Farmington Normal School
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Grangers
E. L. Aldrich
House of Representatives
Edward C. Patten
Aim
Arthur Allen
Optometrist
Hilda Leeman
R.N
Homeopathic Hospital
Virginia Shaw
Raymond Court
Clinton Hansum
Vivian Miller
Mechanic Street
Hansum
Albert Galloupe
Frank Galloupe
Bedford Street
Universalists
H. D. Spoerl
Lincoln House Society
Fred Titcomb
Cleveland
Ohio
Titcomb
Kennebunk
Cordelia Titecomb
Smith College
Elmer McFarland
Lillian Miller
Georgie C. Sidelinger
Berlin
N. H
Sidelinger
Edward Blodgett
G. B. Wolstenholme
Ferry
Commissioner of Agriculture
William DS. Kdwards
Hlon
Ellis Ly Aldrich
BAY State Auto
Johnson Bros Co
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