Local social notes and arrivals from Bath area
The report covers summer visitors and residents returning home including Miss Ruth Thompson and Miss Alice Wyman entering Miss Thompson’s and Miss Wyman’s homes, instructors for young ladies during vacation. It notes Walter G. Webber and others in Bath with dances and social events, and Mr. Morse High School staff changes and local councilman Elmer and family returning home at 108 Middle Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Diyight li
Middle Street
Local Graduates and Society Notables Return for Fall
Miss Audrey Mallett of Prov ee Wes returns home after summer. she will enter Smith College this month. Miss Ruth Thompson Morse School ’07 will enter Wel college for girls this fall. Miss Miriam Kimball, Class ’07, will enter a private school in California. Various locals, including Mrs Mary Ann Ae and others, mar tenes morning at a church with a small reception at the home of the host. Frank Lemont returns from Bar Harbor. Jack from Boston Broker Company plans travel to Montreal next week. The report mentions multiple students and local figures preparing for new commitments and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Mallett
Smith College
Ruth Thompson
Morse School
Miriam Kimball
Claes
Doctor
Sea
Bliss
Don Cate
South Front Stree
Tomas
Richard Rene
Loren Cronkite
Er Pi Bis
Raymond Kelley
Eeoe
Esther Ring
Russell Ring
University of Be
Merle Berms
Harry Chetley
County Road
Br Rt
Conn
Robert Hanson
Lois * Webber
Eastern Mainé General Hospital
Bangor
Henhert Michael
Frank van Tee
Paterson, J
Emile “Adi Louvre
Kennebec Rose ‘Garden
Eleanor Longwood
Roe
Mass
H. S. Densmore
On Church- Susanne
Churchill
Mere Island Navy Incident Details Revealed
Fragmentary OCR notes reference an event at Mere Island involving Navy personnel. Names and specifics are unclear, but indicate an official action, investigation, or alert. Further readable details point to locations and potential dates not fully legible.
Local Scene and Notable Visitors Mark Community Holiday
A bustling neighborhood gathering featured families and Mrs Irvin in festive decor. Musicians, horse owners, and local tradesmen displayed items from cut glass to paintings. Deputy Sheriff I H Purington oversaw a display of livestock and a calf movement rule at the boat wharf as residents toured the waterfront. Charlesfont Navy Yard was noted for its annual Yeat event. Evelyn and Miss Mahaney were mentioned in community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. H. Purington
Ernie Celen
Mar
Bath boat builder B Harrington noted for craft design
The Bath longtime resident B Harrington, a designer and builder of steamers and sailing yachts, is highlighted for his prominent career and crafts. His children include Belle Wallace, Fred, and Charles. The piece mentions Bath’s steam fleet and local river activity with the Meead River incident and local boating context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Harrington
Bea
Harrington
Bath
Tien
Ing
Maine
Hart
Belle Wallace
Fred
Charles
Local notices weave through Bath social scene
Names and travels populate a Bath column with Mr and Mrs E J Hartnett and State Detective Tr Hartnett, Miss Alice Eastman on vacation, Bernice Mason visiting Boston, Leydon to winter in Bath, skating revival noted, Odd Ladies meeting in Maine, Horatio Hall on vacation, hunting season opening soon, Hooker visit to Toledo old business partners, Crosbys fishing Rangeley Lakes trip, Kateon and Farnham in Boston area.
Naval Academy visit spurs club pennant display and field work
Sept 14 1907 a midshipman returning from the Naval Academy Practice Squadron visit to the city showed strong interest in the Colonial club adding a black pennant with orange lettering to its growing school and college pennant collection. Meanwhile the new athletic field ditch work proceeds with 350 feet of 12 inch drains laid and grading advancing for fall games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Colonial Club
Washington
Gra
Returned missionary to speak at N Baptist church serape
A returned missionary, Rev. BE Roots, is scheduled to speak at the N Baptist church service, noted for his happy manner and the impact of his mission work on the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roots
N Baptist Church
Seriape
Richmond News Highlights Local Movements and Births
The column lists numerous local residents and visitors across nearby towns. Notable items include a birth at Eastern Maine General Hospital naming Henrik Michael Hanson, travels to Montreal and Lowell, and several residents taking up education roles or visiting relatives in Solon, Ogunquit, and Kennebec.
Mirs Curtis Leads Officers Installation on Island
Mrs Curtis departed Wednesday to install officers at the Island unit and return. They installed officers on Friday at Auburn, Maine, with details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirs
Curtis
Unitie Island
Wio
Maine
Auurn
Bay Point Social Notes and Town News
Bay Point residents celebrate Miss Mary Hida birthday with party and decorations. Local guests include Edward Butterfield Jane Niles of Bath Charles Hoeber of Bath and Harold Robinson of Auburn. Visitors and weekend guests travel between Bath Dedham Arlington and Newton Center with cottage repairs and tours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Hida
Bay Point
Bdward Butterfield
Jane Niles
Bath
Charles Hoeber
C. King
Patri White
Dedham
Mass
Harold Robinson
Auburn
Robinso
Pearl Perry
Walter Barnes
New York
Arthur Maxwell
Catherine Graham
E. J. Stewart
Theodore
Wam Adame
Louisa Howard
B.S. Keen
Sturgis Leavitt
Chapel
N. C
EB. J. Stewart
Newton Center
Thomas Hagan
Ralph Wright, Jr
Mr. Wright
Popham Beach Gossip and Weekend Movements
Freshmen at Beth Israel High School, Mr and Mrs Llewellyn Gayton returning to Auburn, Barbara of Yarmouth visiting, Ernest Oliver rebuilding damaged gas works, Hyde family cottage closed and vacationing in Yarmouth, Miss Nancy at Simmons College, Miss Barbara Hyde at Boston University, Olga Stegelman and Harriet Jeffers buy Ocean Point cottage, Stacey sisters in Lisbon Falls, Warren White repairing a Spring cottage at The White Spot, Todd family travels Belfast after summer with relatives.
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Beth Lest
Llewellyn Gayton
Auburn
Stanley He
Barbara
Yarmouth
Ernest Oliver
Stanley Hyde
Nancy
Ledgewood
Simmons Colllege
Barbara Hyde
Boston University
A Bridges
Olga Stegelman
Harriet Jeffers
Watertown
Mass
Popham
Ocean Point
Annie Stacey
Alegra Bickford
Lisbon Falls
Stacey
Bickford
Warren White
White Spot
Mary E. Robinson
Belfast
Mrs. Todd
H. C. Todd
Local People and Visitors Share Weekend at Area Cottages
Capt. and Mrs. George Stacey visited at their Bath Iron Works sister cottage while others from Brunswick Bath and Port Clyde spent the weekend visiting friends and family. Guests included Mrs. Sewall C. Moore and Mrs. Edward Thomas with relatives, P. T. A. supper attendees, and trips by residents to Parker Head vestry and Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stacey
Captain Stacey
Bath Iron Works
Mertie Shepard
George Watson
Brunswick
Sewall C. Moore
Edward Thomas
Gons
Frederick
Edmae Jr
Parker Head Vestry
Arthur L. Percy
Port Clyde
Pe Farm Rey
Louise Burgess
Bath
Everett Harrington
Phippsburg Center
Martin Goodwin
Agnes Humphreys
Richard MacLanathan
Boston
MacLanathan
Willey
M. E. Wilbur
Green Mountains
Massachusetts
Oras
Eir Cottage
Lawrence Thayer
Rathpene Sey
Frank Wyman
Land and Buildings Transfers Noted in Bath and surrounding towns
A series of property transfers across Bath, West Bath, Topsham, Linwood, and Georgetown details buyers and sellers, focusing on land and buildings along streets such as Front, Middle, North, Washington, Lincoln, and Lincoln streets. Multiple transfers list heirs and new owners including individuals like Frederick Pushard, Edgar McCurdy, Henry Bell, and Lincoln Walton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath J. van Kirkpatrick
Carl B. Swanton
Front Street
A. Landry
Frederick C. Pushard
Middle Street
L. Thompson
Edgar L. McCurdy
North Street
Clara P
Henry C. Bell
Mary B. Whitten
Washington Stree
Constantine M. wVeestoulis
Charles T. Small
Lane
Lincoln
Sidney L. Eaton
Philip J L. Eaton
Lincoln Street
Clyde C. Robinson
Raymond G. Chubbuck
Washington Street
R. Alice Rich
Dana T. Lane
Clifton Jay C. Clark
George E. Babine
Re Street
Byron P. Shaw
Charles V. Locke
Petition Forms Are Being Drawn For Local Ballots
The city will provide blank spaces at the end of candidate lists on ballots. Voters may write in any person not printed on the ballot for each office. Drawings for petition forms will not be conducted by the City clerk.
Bragg Family Welcomes Daughter Heather Duncan Bragg
Mr and Mrs Robert Bragg of Montclair New Jersey announce the birth of a daughter Heather Duncan Bragg born September 13 at noon The baby is named Heather Duncan Bragg Mr Bragg is the son of Mr and Mrs Ralph W Bragg of Farrin Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bragg
Montclair
N. J
Heather Duncan Bragg
Bragg
Ralph W. Bragg
Farrin Street
Probate Notices Listing Executors and Administrators
John L L certifies the probate actions for the Bath area listing executors and administrators named. The document names Moses of Bath as executrix and Steen of Arrowsie as administrator, with William Flint Campbell and others noted as administrators and qualified on the same date. Arthur J. Dunton attests the true copy of the probate order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L L
Bath
Moses of
Ting
Stember Cen
Nellie
Arthur J. Dunton A
Appointment of Conservators in Woolwich Names
John L. Jack records appointing conservators or guardians for Annie B Woolwich. Names include Pigrence Carlisle Richardson late of R Betton with date November 18 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Jack
Ap- Poin Conservators
Annie B.een Ws
Woolwich
Pigrence - Carl. Richardson
R. Betton
Middle Bridge and Bridge academy enrollments grow to 33
Pupil lists for Middle Bridge school show new entrants Gerald Newcomb and others plus existing students Louise Robbins Dorothy Rittal and Philip Chapman in Grade VIII and Wilmer James Ida Ibbins Yvonne Bailey Rose Chapman in Grade VII. Bridge academy opens with 33 scholars under Willis MacComb as principal and Mrs Mallon teaching English and Commercial courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Bridge School
Bridge Academy
Louise ‘Robbins
Dorothy Rittal
Philip Chapman
Wilmer James
Ida Ibbins
Yvonne Bailey
Rose Chapman
Gerald Newcomb
Althea Fitch
Everett Weymouth
Douglas Delano
Ethel Lemarr
Jack Betts
Dresden Mills
Keith Perkins
Richard Little
South Dresden
Leslie Souvigney
Willis MacComb
Mallon
Portland
Leonard Gahan
South Portland
Lawrence
J. Crowel
Rhode Island
Carle Lowfellow
Woolwich
Mray Longfellow
Bucksport
John McDougal
Cannas
Washington
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Benjamin Wentworth
Milo
Debate Over Crossing Lights and Safety Measures
The discussion centers on installing crossing lights at a railroad grade crossing. Father Maney and others argue the system works well and warn against untested changes, while Mr. Robinson cites cost concerns and notes the goal to eliminate grade crossings may require prioritizing busiest sites. An audible signal is proposed, with railroad attorney A M Knowles signaling willingness to consider options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Maney
Mr. Robinson
Robinson
Dean
A. M. Knowles
Probate Court Orders Notices for Several Estates
Court of Probate at Bath Sagadahoe County issues notices for estates of Harry M. Huse Abbie R Morse Relph K Winchenheugh and others. Authenticated wills probate and letters testamentary without bond may issue to named executors. hearings set for October first at Bath. Public notice invites interested parties to object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Sagadahoe
Seber
Harry M. Huse
Orence L. Huse
Ence Lee
Ak B. Walker
Chester
Vermont
Sapa
Maine
Annie Jane Weiker
Elton Cross
Resen Boer
eNon
Morse
Burg
Seerin
Abbie R._ Morse
Relph K. Winchenheugh
Worcester
Massachusetts
Petsion
Massa
Edward W. Bridgham
City commission weighs traffic limits as school reopens
Dean and Maney cited figures on buses autos pedestrians and bicycles as school openings approach. They noted many children cross tracks and urged action as traffic levels peak. Chairman Southard said the commission would consider fall actions or deny them in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
rRoscey
Dean
Fa’ Maney
Southard
Commission
Arlington notices report Hulbert family event last week
Fragmentary text indicates J. C. Hulbert and his wife Miss Hulbert with daughter West Geo were involved in an Arlington Massachusetts notice last week. The readable portions name the Hulbert family and a local setting without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garaner Havar
Aer
Arlington
Mass
Ptor
J. C. Hulbert
Miss Hulbert
West Geo
Maine student visits Sebasco Estates amid trip
A University of Maine sophomore from Orono traveled to Sebasco Estates on a Wednesday noon visit to friends in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebasco Estates
North
Carolina
Friends
The
University of Maine
Orono
Court hearing on estate admin in Sagadahoc precedes asset transfer
Authenticated copy of will and date duly allowed in Massachusetts. Petition seeks probate and assignment of deceased H Bence late of Cornelius ington Massachusetts. May issue to Catharine or other eligible party following Sagadahoc probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rein
Aéf H. Bence
Corneliusington
Massachuse
Ein
Massachusetts
Ames
Sagadahoc
Igitharine V
Sales Tex
Catharine
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Morse High
Worca
Bera Mitchell
Lancas
Paul Avid
Mary Ann Ae
Martenes
Nk Galple
Thienbelegmoom
Ean
Charmin
Exeter
John Hamie
Titan
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Et Bliss
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Bar Harbor
Pete
Lucile
Lemont
Jack
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Ontreal
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Xian
Ok Copper
Synarea
Daisy Mining Syonicaly
California
Frank Seea Eneath
Woodworth
Cheon Street
Kimball Bros, Co
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Singer
Horse Island
Calco Bay
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Percy
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Charlesfont Navy Yard
Andrew
Maire Witer
Water Works Associa
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Pester ‘Mahaney
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Chileer
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Alice Eastman
Dr. E. M. Puller’s
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Bernice Mason
Bernice Morse
Mr. Leydon
Myrtle
Government of
Odd Ladies
Fred L. Page
Horatio Hall
Chagas
Charles A. Hooker
Toledo
Ohio
E. H. Jewett
Mr. Hooker
Mr. Jewett
Vine Street
Moulton
Commercial Street
E. S. Crosby
Helen
Master John
Rangeley Lakes
Fred Kateon
Charles Farnham
Vicginity
Mary Guthrie
Roxbury, Mass
Sey
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Florence
Mare Island Navy Yard
Viele Yard
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Richmond
Popham Beach
COX
Jane Cushing
Miss Algerstor Moon
Green Street
New City
Tryon
Georgetown
Agnes S. J. Powers
Lincoln Walton
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Minna A. Hartley
Bocaline
S. Fischer Et al
Fred Johnson
Hilma V. Shaw
Andrew J. Friend
L. Glover
Annie L. Ripley
Simon Battler
Charles Bolton
L. Breed
Topsham
George E. Brown
Moses T. Chandler
Linwood T. Skelton
Warren E. Cunningham
West Bath
Fred L. Rice
Harry L. Thompson
Golwich
Abbie E. Sylvester
Ee R. Serences
Severin Vertsen
Clarence A. Tanner
Ralphy
Frank R. Bailey
Wilson L. Bailey
Roger W. Bunker
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John L. Gack
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