Sebasco Estates guests and seasonal returns noted
A long list of visitors and seasonal residents at Sebasco Estates is reported. Guests include Mrs. Howard Brinkerhoff of Wollaston Mass Rev Edwin Hardin and family, Mrs Mary Manahan, Miss Mamie Wheeler, Mr and Mrs Merton Cushman, Dr and Mrs Robert DeFarge, Olin Ellis, Mr and Mrs Roland Eaton, Mr and Mrs Duncan Rogers, Rev and Mrs Robert Whitehead and family, Mr and Mrs John Cotton, Rev Horace Holton, Mrs Mattie Hutchins, Miss Emily Wyman, Miss Edith Atwood, Miss Cora Campbell, and many more. various homes closed for season as others depart for winter homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brinkerhoff
Wollaston
Mass
John F. Skillings
Sebasco Estates
Edwin D. Hardin
Massena
N. Y
Sebasco Lodge
Mary Manahan
Mamie Wheeler
Baltimore
Joseph Brazier
Merton Cushman
Schroon Lake
Robert DeFarge
Washington, D. C
Olin Ellis
Beverly
Porter Cottage
West Point
Roland Eaton
Swartmore
Duncan Rogers
Emma Perry
Robert Whitehead
Mt. Vernon
Brightwater
John Cotton
New York City
Horace Holton
Brockton
Mattie Hutchins
Meadowbroon
Brooklyn
Emily Wyman
Ernest A. Rogers
Small Point Club
Gardiner Rogers
Meadow Rook
Beth
Pauline Rogers
Striev Gilin
Bodwell Grunge
Edith Atwood
Morse High School
Gorham Normal School
Ernest Blaisdell
Leland
Betty
Olive
Oaklyn
N. J
Rockland
Westport
James L. Morse
Tommy
Donald
Arthur
Jennie Evans
Gertrude Blaisdell
Portland
Morse Farm
Lee Hooker
Lloyd Hooker
William Cummings
William T. Donnell
William, Jr
Bath
Grace Parks
Lillian
Lewiston
Arthur Walter
Sylvester Cushman
Burnt Coat Island
Ruth Skillings
Anna Trott
Ernest Gibby
Gertrude
Melrose
Margaret Curtin
Linden
George J. Ingalls
Welfare Club
New Meadows
Letter Writer Brown Spreads News From Far Ports
Al bert L Brown keeps in touch from Hal lowell home with postmarks spanning the globe. His recent letter from the Suez Canal Zone expresses sympathy for Italian troops moving toward Ethiopia while aboard the Dollar Line steamer M. 8 Potter bound for Calcutta. A 1929 Harvard graduate, he has spent much of his time traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Brown
Hallowell
Suez Canal Zone
Ethiopia
Potter
Calcutta
India
Brown
Harvard University
Sebasco hosts overflow dining as season lingers
Labor day passed but Sebasco remains crowded with guests. The dinning room reaches capacity this Sunday with special arrangements for overflow. Next Sunday the Colonial club of Bath stages its second field day at Sebasco golf course featuring a golf tournament and other sports, followed by a shore dinner at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco
Colonial Club of Bath
Sebasco Golf Course
Obituary of Victoria Mary Avery 1872 63 in Bath
Victoria Mary Avery aged 63 died at her Bath home after long illness. Born in Percy New Hampshire on October 13 1872 she moved to Bath 45 years ago and made many friends. She was active in St Marys church and multiple societies. Survived by two sons Arthur R and Ernest R Avery and four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at St Marys church at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Mary Avery
Union Street
Bath
Percy
N. H
Moses A
Matilda Dauphin
St. Mary's Church
Rosary Sodality
Sacred Heart Circle
Isabella
Ramona Council
Pocahontas
Pine Tree Circle
the Foresters of America
Arthur R
Ernest R. Avery
Louise A
Alice M
Helen A
Mrs Julia E Decker funeral held in Woolwich
The funeral for Mrs. Julia E. Decker 87 widow of Leonard Decker of Malden Massachusetts occurred Monday at 3 30 at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street Drexel Hill Philadelphia Rev Walter W Swank officiated Burial was in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich She was born in Woolwich daughter of Alfred E Trott and lived with her son Frank Leonard Decker since her husband died She leaves two grandchildren Mrs Hildreth G Hume of Malden and Robert N Decker of Greenwood Mass one great grandson Richard Gardiner Hume of Malden and a brother Alfred Trott of Woolwich
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia E. Decker
Leonard Decker
Malden
Mass
Frank Leonard Decker
Drexel Hill
Philadelphia
Arthur F. Mayo
High Street
Walter W. Swank
Woolwich Union For Christian Service
Riverside Cemetery
Woolwich
Hildreth G. Hume
Robert N. Decker
Greenwood
Richard Gardiner Hume
Alfred Trott
Bridget Reed Dies After Long Illness in Bath Home
Bridget Reed 81 widow of Jotham G. Reed died about 3 a m Thursday at her Bath home 53 Mechanic Street after a weeklong illness following a year of declining health after her husband’s death on Sept 14 1934 Born in Boston she lived in Bath 75 years member of St Marys church and known by many in the city Her survivors include nephew James C Mulligan and niece Miss Margaret T Mulligan both of Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Reed
Jotham G. Reed
Mechanic Street
Boston
Roger
Mary Foley
Bath
St. Mary’s Church
James C. Mulligan
Margaret T. Mulligan
Augustus Perows Funeral in Bath at 2:30 PM
The funeral for Augustus Perow the noted insurance man who died suddenly this week was held Saturday afternoon at 2 30 at his home 967 Middle Street Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grace Church officiated Bearers included Judge Arthur J Dunton Treas L Eugene Thebeau Bath Iron Works Corp Clerk of Courts Fred H Thompson George H Eise special agents R W Bradish and Arthur G Spear prominent Portland figures Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Perow
Middle Street
Charles M. Tubbs
Grace Church
Arthur J. Dunton
Treas
Arthur G. Spear
Portland
Sunset Park
Oak Grove
Reed Widow Bridget Funeral at St Marys Church
Bridget Reed widow of Jotham G Reed died and was buried after a Saturday funeral at St Marys Church with Rev Ludger Melancon officiating. Bearers listed as Edward Biggins Henry Biggins John Conley Eugene Footer Charles I Madden and Alvin Ridley. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Reed
Jotham G. Reed
St. Mary's Church
Ludger Melancon
Edward Biggins
Henry Biggins
John Conley
Eugene Footer
Charles I. Madden
Alvin Ridley
Oak Grove
Personal notes of Greenwich visitors and local charings
Mrs Eugene Shaw of Greenwich arrived Tuesday night for a visit with Mrs Frederick H Kimball on High Street. Mrs Theodore W Pease of Washington Street has returned after weeks in Thomaston. Mrs Elder Clifford and daughter Miss Thelma Clifford of Southport returned after a weekend visit with Mr and Mrs Howard Blake on Crescent Street. Miss Annie King entertained at her Center Street Extension home with Miss Mary Bates Miss Mary Lowell Waldo Weston Jr James Steen and N Elwood Coffin Jr. Mr and Mrs Delmar Bates and daughter Miss Mary Bates of Snow Park and Mrs Bates sister Mrs William r and daughter Miss Shirley Fos of Topsham motored to Cadillac Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shaw
Greenwich
Arthur King
Center Street
Mary Bates
Mary Lowell
Waldo Weston Jr
James Steen
N. Elwood Coffin Jr
Delmar Bates
Snow Park
Mr. Bates
Willam R
Shirley Fos
Topsham
Cadillac Mountain
Popham Beach Summer Visitors Return Home
A tide of summer residents and guests depart Popham Beach area. Families including Spencer Towne Wyman Rowe Donnell and many others return from cottages in Bath, Waltham Wal tham and South Shore after August and July stays. Local school opens with 16 pupils taught by Mrs. G Lillian Spencer.
Kennedy Arrest Might Have Linked Him To Notorious Gangster
Edward L. Kennedy of New York, 49, crashed a car into a tree near Wiscasset while police pursued a lead that he might be Al Capone era figure Alvan Karpis. Officials questioned him about Bremer kidnap ties but Kennedy produced a license and claimed innocence, stating two companions fled the scene and he was not driving. He faced a possible charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated as investigators checked whether he was connected to a New York warrant. Kennedy's money on hand included $98 from a Southport post office money order and $53 in cash, with relatives from Middle Village aiding his situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Kennedy
New York City
Alvan Karpis
Wiscasset
Bernard A. Bailey
Karpis
Belfast
Rockland
Kennedy
Bath
Bath- Rockland
Harry L. Thompson
Bailey
New York
Wiscasset Village
Larry
Jack
Thompson
Rice
Curran
Edward Bremer
St. Paul
Edward W. Bridgham
Southport
Florence Kennedy
Middle Village
E. W. Graves
Boothbay Harbor
Augusta
New York State
the Times
Winnegance Community House Reopened With Party
Winnegance hosts a grand reopening Friday with over 50 attendees. Miss Carrie Hall and Danford McDonald won contract prizes. Mrs Charles V Minott and Frank Perry took auction prizes. Following cards, sandwiches, cake and coffee were served. Community club sponsors called it a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance Community House
Carrie Hall
Danford McDonald
Charles V. Minott
Frank Perry
Women's Auxiliary
Kennedy recounts robbery ride with two men in Southport
Kennedy says he was lured by two well-educated men from Philadelphia who appeared as partners named Larry and Jack. After cashing about 210 dollars from a total of 98 and 100 plus 10 to 14, he believes knockout drops were used and the two men fled after shoving him behind the wheel in an evening Southport incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Southport
Larry
Jack
Kennedy
Trust Dissolved By Judge Glidden At Tuesday Session
Judge Walter S. Glidden dissolved the trust in the case of Katherine B. Seibert et al. against Bath Trust Co. in equity during the September term Sagadahoc probate court. Wills were allowed for Archie C. Rolfe and Nellie E. Merrifield. administrations, bonds, and guardianships were filed and approved for multiple estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Glidden
Katherine B. Seibert
Equity
Bath Trust Co
Sagadahoc
Archie C. Rolfe
Bath
Eva B. Rolfe
Nellie E. Merrifield
Richmond
Charles H. Merrifield
Edward W. Bridgham
R. H. Willis
Gardiner
Carlton E. Trott
Woolwich
Millard E. Trott
Charles A. Melcher
Belmont
Mass
Arthur F. Mayo
Local Visit Patterns Highlight Boothbay Bath Guests
Miss Emily Greenleaf of Boothbay returned Wednesday after visiting Marion Whitten of Bath. Mrs. Chester Roberts and family came back Sunday from Auburn where they stayed with Mrs. Roberts' parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson. Miss Faye Jerome, training at the New England Deaconess hospital, arrived Monday from Boston to spend three weeks at the State Military and Naval Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Greenleaf
Boothbay
Marion Whitten
Bath
Chester Roberts
Feralyn
Kirk
Maxwell Street
Auburn
Roberts
J. C. Wilson
Faye Jerome
New England Deaconess Hospital
Boston
State Military and Naval Children’s Home
South Street
Old volumes shed light on Bath history in 1838 catalog
County records reveal a trove unearthed during a wrecking project listing varied 19th century works. Highlights include an 1838 geography manual, a San Francisco directory of 1850, The Temperance Meeting in Tottertown, and Breck’s The Young Florist, plus an 1848 Cambridge city almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Kennebec
Portland
Roscoe G. Bailey
J. Olney A. M
Robinson, Pratt & Co
Wall Street
New York City
Maine
San Francisco
Charles P. Kimball
Journal of Commerce Press
Frisco
Montgomery Street
London
Marsh, Capen
John Palmer
Boston
Tottertown
William S. Donnell
Cornhill
Richardson, Lord & Holbrook
Joseph Breck
Lancaster
Mass
Russell, Odiorne & Co
Breck
Rinaldo Renaldini
Banditti
Cambridge
Charlestown
Roxbury
Chelsea
Dorchester
Brighton
Brookline
George Adams
James D. Greene
China
Custom House
Kimball
Tom Thumb
Porter
Portsmouth
Married and Single Men Play Baseball
Disciples of the tie that binds and Court street bachelors met for a Saturday ball game on Court street polo grounds. The married team won 6 to 5 despite being out hit 12 to 7. Pennell pitched seven hits, with a double and a homer. Fortier led the bachelors with four hits including a two-bagger. Snowdon added three hits for the singles. Fortier scored, Burns, Pennell, Thayer had two base hits. Pennell hit a home run. Burns and Stone had sacrifice hits. Fortier to Holbrook turned two. Pennell walked twice, Snowdon twice, struck out seven and five respectively. Umpire Magerkurth. Game time 1.40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Court Street Polo Grounds
Warriors
Pennell
Benedicts
Fortier
Bachelors
G. Snowdon
Burns
Thayer
Stone
Holbrook
Snowdon
Magerkurth
E Burns
Rr Stone
Neeeses Pennell
Stilphen
McKellar
Plummer
Eenee Gallant
Eee Brown
Beeen
King
Holb
New England bridge championship ends in a tie at Fairlee
Edmund P. Shaw and Clayton H. Kinny of Rutland tie with Dr. John Rogers of Amherst and Barrett Nichols of Barre for first on 79 match points after a six table final in Fairlee Vermont. Close contenders include Holmes and Sanborn of Northfield on 75 and Hobson Averill of Montpelier on 66. Other finishers span Rutland Holyoke Providence and Barre with a consolation win by Lowles and wife from Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Fairlee
Edmund P. Shaw
Clayton H. Kinny
Rutland
John Rogers
Amherst
Mass
Barrett Nichols
Barre
Frank B. Nichols
Bath
Fred H. Holmes
G. Max Sanborn
Northfield
A. H. Hobson
John T. Averill
Montpelier
Cedric Foster
Hartford
John Parker
Hanover
N. H
Same O'Connell
Arthur Ryan
Holyoke
Albert C. Bliss
Arthur Kerin
Richard Whittemore
Edna Gregory
New Haven
E. E. Austin
Steven Rizzi
Isabelle Coffin
Providence
Theodore W. Lewis
Eric G. Eklund
West Bath Grangers Hear Talk on P T A
West Bath grange held a brief weekly meeting with 95 attendees 20 visitors. Mrs Fred K Sturtevant led the program while Mrs Le Roy F Colby spoke on the Parent Teacher Association noting her Maine Congress role. Harold Peacock performed a monologue and Rev Elden Bucklin's youth tribute was read. Tap dances by Beverly Curran and Marion Getchell closed the program with music by the Snipe brothers. Pro tem appointments were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
West Bath
Harold Peacock
Beverly Curran
Marion Getchell
St. Pierre
Brunswick
Snipe Brothers
Herbert Cavanaugh
Ceres
Herbert Simpson
Pomona
Bernard Henderson
Edwin W. Haggett
Mrs Osgood Guest of Queen Esther in Maine Lodge
Mrs Marie Osgood of Kingman warden of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine was entertained by Queen Esther Rebekah lodge at a special meeting attended by 24 in Odd Fellows hall. She received a china tea pot, spoke on lodge matters, and an entertainment followed with readings from several members and Beano prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Osgood
Kingman
Rebekah Assembly
Maine
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Osgood
Herbert W. McCabe
Leonard M. Lord
McCabe
Henry T. B. Leeman
Victor Pinkham
Lois T. McKiever
Real estate transfers spotlight Sagadahoc registry activity
A two week snapshot shows numerous deed transfers across Bath Bowdoinham Phippsburg Richmond Topsham West Bath and Woolwich. Notable moves include Emma Spinney to Oliver Moses and to Lila Place plus Ethel W Derby to Emily R Redding. Transfers involve private buyers and estates reflecting active regional market pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagadahoc
Bath
John A. Kaler
William E. Deering
Nancy E. Bruce
Als
Clarence C. Seavey
Emma Spinney
Algernon L. Eastman
George W. Lane, Jr
Sophia M. Mikels
Oliver Moses
Edna Place
Lila
L A. McMackineorge
Joseph A. Auger
Nettie Stroud
West Bath
Ethel W. Derby
Emily R. Redding
Woolwich
Orra V. Dolloff
George R. Dolloff
Annie M. Lowell
Percy C. Bailey
Winifred B. Wardwell
Jacob Verheus
Albert Holmes
Henry H. Sawyer
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Phippsburg
Annie Cutting
Canada
Quebec
The
Gaspe Peninsular
Ruth Jordan
West Roxbury
Colonial Club
Victoria M. A Very
Jotham
G. Reed
Popham Beach
Harry Spencer
Bridgton
Wintereo
Albert N. Towne
Janice
Marguerite
Waltham
Rowe Cottage
Page Wyman
Laurence
G. Lillian Spencer
Ralph Marsh
John
Verna
Anna
Rahway
South Shore
Effie Spinney
Henry Leonard
Kennebec River
Camp Curtisguile
Wakefield
Grace Barrett
Emma Russell
Kalamazoo
Mich
Jane
Wellesly College
David Judge
Arlington
Percy Cottage
Charles Farrell
Harriett R. Clough
Frank Scott
Maxwell Powers
Riverside
Clinton Wilson
Owen Cottage
Vernon Mattson
Vernon, Jr
Dorothy
Newton Center
Clifton Morong
U. S. Coast Guard
Florence Carson
West Somerville
Herbert Kellaway
Ida
Thomas Percy
Jonesport
Hartley Harley
Five Islands
Winifred Safford
Miss Safford
William Cupitt
Ida Burnham
Bangor
Fellows
New Jersey
Fischer
Guy Crowley
Blanchard
Bernadine Fitch
Prudence
Ardmore
Nathaniel Perkins
Charles Blair
Charles C. Donnell
Fred S. Haminston, Jr
Riverside Hotel
Fred Spinney
Yarmouth Academy
Yarmouth
Mary Morton
Saco
Raymond Larrabee
Elizabeth Lakeman
Pauline Morong
Seaman E. Drake
Carol
David
Edna M. Coolidge
Edgar M. Drake
Georgetown
Niles Wallace
Earl Payson
Bay Point
Keene, N. B
Olga Singlemiain
Iie
Sewall
Popham
Rev. Brown
Salvation Army Band of
Richard Parker
Biddeford
Ernest Spinney
George E. Hoyt
Ralph Bennett
Virginia
Fred Humphreys
Forrest Legard
Winneganee Church
M. Helen Sims
Ladies' Aid
Winneganee Baptist Church
Thatcher Pinkham
Bridge Street
Winneganee Community Club
Dromore Farm Bureau
Lena Oliver
McCutcheon
Glidden
Sagadahoc Probate Court
George A. Hawkes
Annie L. Hawkes
Grace Ward Stevens
Harold S. Ward
Oscar P. Galusha
Ray Toothaker
Carlton M. Toothaker
Samuel S. Sewall
Chemical Bank & Trust Co
Wilson H. Wallen
Arthur H. Turner
Barrett C. Nichols
West Bath Grangers
P.T.A
Mrs. Osgood
Queen Esther
Rebekah
Assembly of
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