Fire damages stable as fog hampers rescue work
A fire gutted a stable on Water Street injuring little of the nearby home in a blaze fed by a stove and oil barrel. Firemen arrived quickly and controlled the flames. the house and ell sustained minor damage while stored furniture was lost. Several locals and visitors were noted, with community events and visits reported as part of town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch Point
Westport
Water Street
Nellie Merry
Harry Beals
Nequasset and Woolwich note church events and daily notices
Nequasset Cera church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 and service at 10 30 with no evening service on Sept 19. A Congregational church event at the Elwell home on Route 1 includes supper. Woolwich P T A holds first monthly meeting Sept 23 with William S Newell of Bath Iron Works as guest speaker. Schools open with listed teachers. Numerous personal items follow including visits, travel, and local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nequasset Cera
Lowell W. Ken
Nequasset Eq
Ladies‘ Auxiliary
Nequasset
Stanley Elwell
Woolwich P. T. A
Tuessie Hall
William S. Newell
Bath Iron Works Corp
Newell
Truman
Pleasant View
Gertrude Gowdy
Nequasset Grammar
Alice Galvin
Hazel Hopkins
Sagadahoc
Louise Reynolds
Jessie Spaulding
Chopps
Florence Temple
Day’s Ferry
Doris Wing
Alice Baker
Woolwich P.T.A
Brian M. Jewett
Geraldine Fogg
William Fogg
Winona
Katherine Clark
Washington Street
Bath
Miss Fogg
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Mary Reed
Ora Parks
Charles Parks
John Hinds
Eleanor Wilson
Marilyn Temple
Frances Clark
Winona Clark
David Clark
Oscar Trott
Altoncee Day
Brockton
Mass
Jordan Wright
Doris Tracy
Boston
Guy Bussey
Sanford
Frank J. Walker
Albert Richard
Bath Memorial Hospital
James Thorpe
Russell J. Boyd
Sea Haven
Capitol Island
Wilbur Howe
Middle Road
Dresden
Clara B. Elliott
Washington, D. C
Wiscasset
Olive Wade
Wade
Carle E. Longfellow
East Grand Lake
Alexander Robertson
Cynthia
Manchester
Merrymeeting Bay
Harold Shaw
Harry Watson
Roland Eaton
Swarthmore
Sebasco
Bigelow
Paul Gilmore
Janice
Joseph Belanger
Steven and
Jean
Ralph Harris
Providence
R. I
Darrell Baker
Forrest Baker
Loring Soule
Dromore Burying Ground Association Annual Meeting
The 35th annual meeting notes long family lineages at Dromore Burying Ground with Elmer Rogers and Walter C Rogers among attendees. Discussion covers grounds upkeep amid stones, and visitors Mr and Mrs Har Duren seek Newell ancestors. Capitol Island summer plans mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Walter CC
Ers
Parkers
Rogers Dobbs
John Parker
Thames
McCobb
Beath
Elmer Rogers
Walter Rogers
Har. Duren
Woolwich Grange Mourns Brother Clarence Blagdon
Resolutions honor the passing of Clarence Blagdon of Woolwich Grange No. 68 P of H. The charter will be draped in memory and copies of the resolutions sent to Bath Independent the bereaved family and a record note made. Committee members Rose Hathorne Sarah Bradford Florence Smith. Woolwich Me Sept 2 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Blagdon
Woolwich Grange No
Brother Blagdon
Bath
Rose Hathorne
Sarah Bradford
Florence Smith
Committee
Woolwich
Boothbay Couple Welcomes Son at Boothbay Harbor
Mr and Mrs C of Boothbay announce the birth of a son born in Boothbay Harbor on August 30 Browning Maxwell is the family name linking to Louise Maxwell the late H D Maxwell tied to Oak and Middlestr prior to the Boothbay Harbor move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothbay
Browning Maxwell
Boothbay Harbor
Maxwell
Bath
Louise Maxwell
H. D. Maxwell
Oak
West Bath Socials and Personal Notes From Brunswick
West Bath attendants recount a trip to the White Mountains and a serendipitous meeting with Leroy James in Nurenburg while stationed in Frankfort. The note lists local club activities, visits, and numerous residents attending fairs, gatherings, and family events around Bath and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White ‘Mountains
Stores Road
Brunswick
William Kum
Nurenburg
Gevianes Club
Imany
Ketch
Leroy James
Bath
Frankfort
K Ketchum
James
Chatterabout Club
Gerry Barter
Pauline Belanger
Simone Barter
Elaine Mitchell
Blanch Lock
Edinton
Nellie White
Vi Chappell
Alberta Brooks
National Tobacco, Tax Association
Rock Hill Inn
Joseph Larrabee
Lewiston
Edgar Murphy
Portland
Fred Larrabee
Howard Carlton
Gertrude Greenleaf
Arrowsie
Starton Sanborn
Littleton
N. H
Hallowell
Washington
Roland Carlton and Sons
John Perkins
Perry Cove
Arthur Footer
Wiscasset
Marilyn Wing
Woolworth’s
Charles McEwen
Flora Kimball
Norway
Kenneth Silver
Elmer Rogers
Harry Peterson
East Brunswick
Albert Brooks
Bell Manufacturing Co
Carroll Wing
Frank Hardig
Farmington
Sandra Bowman
Barbara Fuller
Sally Weed
G. C. Smith
West Bath Grange Holds Evening Session
West Bath Grange held a well attended meeting with many visitors. Plans were made for Booster Night on Sept 29 and a membership drive with applications due by that date. A substitute program featured songs and a Gypsy Caravan ride report by Alton Collins and Ethel MacDonald, plus humorous pieces and audience Q&A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Alton Collins
Ethel MacDonald
Thelma Alvester
Andrews
Lizzie Hag- Ella Coombs
Florence
Page Family Returns to Philadelphia After Visit
Mr and Mrs Clifton O Page with sons Elliot and Horace and daughter Sally return to Philadelphia after visiting sister Mrs R J M Stussy of Middle Street They are accompanied by mother Mrs E Page of Middle Street who will visit for about two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McDonald
West Bathe
Lotte Yorke
Kenneth Glidden
Portsmouth
N. H
Glidden
Navy Yard
Myrtle Corey
Presque Isle
Fred Hilton
Hilton
D. L. Nehrenberg
Sandra Dea
Rapid City
S. D
Wiscasset
J. Kenneth Burnham
Einherst N. Y
Charles Sewall
Sewall
William McFadden
Pendleton and Sherman
Sherman
Harold Sherman
Stanton D. Sherman
White Mountains
Wallace
Bates College
Lewiston
Old Brick School
Frances Plumstead
North Carolina
Alice Perkins
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Scikiluarin
Waler
Bath
Stockolm
Edith Hill
Frank Rose
Long Island
Florida
John Larrabee
Lena Larrabee
Westport
Donald Graves
Portland
Carl Graves
Clifton O. Page
Elliot
Horace Mne
Sally
Philadelphia
R. J. M. Stussy
Middle Street
E. Page
Dance at Wastro Waldoboro Features Elder Watching Granddaughter
Palin Colby provides music for a Saturday dance in Waldoboro with Pauline Colby on stage and Helen Wright offering a butter and ballet style program. Mrs Annie Colby, 85, watched her great granddaughter perform and attends every Saturday night. Another dance is planned for next Saturday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Haggett Garage Co
Elster Dolloff
Samuel Soule
Doug Martha
William Wood
Bowdoinham
Ervin Gowen
Arthur J. Lah
Beryl Dorr
Arrowsic
Mary Longfellow
Pets Rt
Ohn McDougall
Camas, Wate
Carl E. Longfellow
Edward Murphy
Noreen
Young
Canada
Jane Thatcher
Clara Waterman
Capt
F. J. Walker
Swampscott
North Haven
Dromore Burying Ground Association
Cei
Sab
Hawthorne
Woolwich, Maine
Richmond
Bruns Sdberrand
Fort Wa
Arthur Eggnog
Percy Holbrook
Alonzo Parks
Jane Vie Grip
Nate Severa
Walter Kingsbury
Raymond and Co
Itohany
Courtney Stover
James Lemont
Ellyn Rogers
Fred Rose
Ernest
Maynard Carlton
Farm Bureau
Turner Saturn
Harvey Hender
Joan Marsh
Henry Marsh
West Bath Grange
Yee
Hercules
Teakertte
Kenmore
Kenmore Cleansin
Center Street
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