Brunswick Team Wins Two Game Series Over Bath Shipbuilders
Stan Henderson of University of Maine pitched the Brunswick town team to a two game sweep at Bath and Brunswick, totaling a 4-0 win in Brunswick and a 5-2 victory at Kelley Field. Henderson struck out seven in the first game and 12 total for the series, while Rupe Lewis of Bath was strong but unsupported. The crowds near 800 watched Henderson key both wins with sharp defense and timely hitting, with Lavoie, Meister, Paiment and Levesque among the standout players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Henderson
University of Maine
Brunswick Town
Bath Shipbuilders
College Town
Henderson
Bath
Brunswick
Kelley Field
Rupe Lewis
Lewis
Gagnon
Paiment
Marriner
Dumais
le Vesque
Meister
Coffin
Hayes
Ken Hawks
W. Hawks
Kilgore
Canneniball Oliver
Lavoie
Miller
Jim
Levesque
K. Hawks
Stover
Martinez
Brewer
Oliver
Bouchard
Chamard
Irish Tommy Logan Beats Labre At Brunswick Fight Card
Irish Tommy Logan known as the Fighting Gypsy returned to Bath crowds to win a six round decision over K. O. Labbe of Lewiston for the state junior light weight title. Logan used a fast start and steady pressure to hold off Labbe’s late rally in rounds four and five, finishing strong in the sixth. Also on the card Garnett KO’d Young Harry Wills, Dutil defeated Jimmy Knight, and Jack Dube outpointed K O Pelletier amid a bustling program featuring local boxers and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Logan
Bath
Brunswick
Brunswick Town Hall
K. O. Labbe
Lewiston
Logan
Tommy
Labbe
Garnett
Farmer
Gordon Garnett
Harry Wills
Wills
Farmer Brown
K. O. Tardiff
Brunswick Southpaw
Flash Dutil
Jimmy Knight
Portland
Dutil
Jack Dube
Pejepscot
K. O. Pelletier
Kisto Deschene
Summer residents depart from Phippsburg area
A long list of households and visitors wrap up their summer stays at Sebasco Small Point and nearby areas. Families from Worcester Hanover Bath Andover and Boston return home while quelques locals shift residences. A gasoline shovel arrives to aid highway work between the Cutting and Dickinson properties.
Popham Beach social notes from Bath area visitors
Elizabeth Lakeman enjoys vacation with sister Alonzo Morong while Phillip Wyman returns to Bath as Morse high student. Clifton Morong starts at Bath Iron Works. Terrill Marshes travel to Rahway New Jersey after two months away. Mrs. John H. Stacy returns from Portland visit. Christopher Marr makes Bath visit. Rollo Morton of the U S Coast Guard Station visits in Saco over weekend. G Lillian Spencer attends Woolwich teachers meeting. Malcolm Berry and son Reagan relocate to Newcastle New Hampshire. Charles C. Marsh returns to East Orange New Jersey after summer on the south shore. Rollo Morton back in Saco. Morton guests with Raymond Larrabee. Edgar N. Drake and Edna Coolidge host Bay Point guests at supper. Eugene Stover Jr visits relatives in Boothbay Harbor. Mrs Fred F Fitch of Ardmore Pa occupies river cottage briefly. Ralph Spinney Jr of Bath visits, Fred Spinney and Frank Scott of Somerville Mass spend weekend at their cottages. Mrs Scott travels with him to Portland for a week. Edward McNulty closes Sey Grille for the year and returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Berry
Wynburg
Worcester
Mass
Roy B. Chamberlain
Hanover
N. H
Brightwater
Irma Gilman
James Gilman
Waverly
Small Point
Barbara Cox
New
Charles M. Lincoln
Montclair
N. J
Sebasco
Rock Garden
Roy Heyward
Betty
Portland
Sylvester Cushman
Burnt Coat Island
Everett Pierce
Bath
George Ballou
Glenn Thompson
Little Weol Island
Joseph Brazier
Joseph Jr
Edward
Guysbert B. Vroom, Jr
Andover
Phillips Academy
Reese D. Eby
Connersville
Ind
Lucinda Sprague
Ruth
Mary
Eby Cottage
Everett Harrington
Frank Card
John Crosby
John H. Pease
Millard Urquhart
Seguin
Harvard Wendell
Robert
Dromore
George Ingalls
George H. Perry
Revere
Harry Gilmore
Everett Palmer
Stamford
Conn
Arthur Walter
Frank P. Leavitt
Fred Wilson
Oscar Gilliam
West Point
James E. Perry
Omar Perry
Samuel Bates
West Bath
Hattie Bowker
Ernest Williams
Campbell's Pond
Sidney Coffee
Herbert W. Cutting
Dickinson Place
Elizabeth Lakeman
Alonzo Morong
Phillip Wyman
Morse High
Clifton Morong
Bath Iron Works
Terrill Marsh
Rahway
John H. Stacy
Christopher Marr
Rollo Morton
U. S. Coast Guard
Saco
G. Lillian Spencer
Popham
Woolwich
Malcolm Berry
Reginald
Newcastle
Charles C. Marsh
South Shore
East Orange
Morton
Raymond Larrabee
Edgar N. Drake
Edna Coolidge
Bay Point
Edgar L. Drake
Eugene Stover, Jr
Boothbay Harbor
Fred F. Fitch
Ardmore
Riverside
Ralph Spinney, Jr
Fred Spinney
Frank Scott
Somerville
Brooklyn man builds new chimney at Stevens house
William Adams of Brooklyn erects a new chimney on the Stevens residence. Mrs. Horace Morse to host the Whippsburg Welfare club and guests at her cottage. Charles Clark, newly moved to Brunswick, was a visitor on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Adams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Stevens
Horace Morse
Whippsburg Welfare Club
Charles Clark
Brunswick
Yearlong Wait For Bath Brunswick Road Hearing Outcomes
Almost a year since the State Highway Commission heard petitions for a new Bath to Brunswick straight road via the King turnpike. The panel backed rebuilding the current route 2 to 1, with surveys continuing to pursue overpasses and railroad crossings at Cook's Corner and Blind Crossing. Residents pressure for action, debating a straight road, city entrances, and Bridge fixes along with avoiding municipal liability for a New Meadows River crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Bath
Brunswick
King Turnpike
Maine Central Railroad
Cook's Corner
Blind Crossing
Willows
Hagan
Everett G. Lemont
High Street
Washington Street
Oscar Thornton
Frank A. Danforth
Youngster Receives Handsome Bicycle Gift
Master John Shepard aged 13, son of Mrs Lena C Shepard of 1079 High Street, won Maine’s Reds contest with an advertising slogan for Keds. He chose a Bollfast bicycle from United States Rubber Co through local agent William A Fall, arriving at the Fall store and being unpacked. He plans to ride to Central Grammar School and enjoy future trips with balloon tires electric headlight and bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Lena C. Shepard
High Street
Central Grammar School
United States Rubber Co
William A. Fall
Fall
John
Maine
Reds
John Doesn
Thesday
Rice
Hill in Phippsburg washed out by storm
Tuesday's storm washed away the gravel surfacing on the Bath road near Bowker ship yard in Phippsburg Center. Southbound traffic halted while the center of the roadway gullied making the steep grade hard to climb. northbound traffic moved normally. Workmen were quickly sent to repair the damage and no accidents were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Road
Bowker Ship Yard
Phippsburg Center
Presby-Chapels Unite in Bath Marriage
Bernard H. Presby and Eleanor M. Chapels were married at the Methodist parsonage 9 Beacon Street by Rev. Marley A. Shattuck using a single ring ceremony. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Ral Lewis. The couple will reside at 14 Somerset Place. Also noted, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sewall 2d have returned from several days in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard H. Presby
Somerset Place
Eleanor M
Bath
Beacon Street
Marley A. Shattuck
Ral Lewis
Presley
Arthur Sewall 2d
Washington Street
New York
Winnegance Weekend Visit and Church Services
Mr and Mrs Arthur Stewart of Cambridge Mass visited Winnegance over the weekend meeting relatives. Miss Sims preached at the Sunday service on born of four mark 2 3 highlighting church work and personal service. Prayers were offered for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Ormond Coggeshall at Oak Grove cemetery. Rev David L Wilson led the services at Central Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stewart
Cambridge
Mass
Winnegance
Miss Sims
Rockland
Charles E. Hewitt
Ormond Coggeshall
Oak Grove Cemetery
David L. Wilson
Central Congregational Church
Coggeshall
Brunswick Hospital
Morse High to Double Rally and Seniors Dance
Morse high students will combine the Friday football rally with the senior class dance in the auditorium at 7 30. Blair C Wilson and Warren McNeil lead planning for a colorful event aimed at rallying support for the Morse grid team facing Cheverus high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Blair C. Wilson
Warren McNeil
Morse
Cheverus High
Maine
Fighting Irish
Shrub Planting Guidelines for Home Grounds
A Maine Extension Service expert stresses shrubs unite home grounds with border and base planting. Choose hardy species by height, leaf color, and bloom for design. Use layered placement at corners and entrances, avoid single species, and mix six to ten varieties for a natural, cohesive look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Nutting
Extension Service
University of Maine
Mr. Nutting
Dike PTA Plans Membership Drive and Events
The Dike P T A will run a membership drive over the coming weeks with Mrs Hermon Crooker presiding at Dummer Street School. Mrs Everett Lemont chairs the drive division, and a committee of Mrs Wilbur Crooker Mrs Raymond Smith and Mrs Alfred Bucknam plans two teams. The loser team will host a party for the winner. Delegates Mrs Hermon Crocker and Mrs Carl Swanton attend the State convention in Augusta October 2 and 3. A rummage sale is planned with proceeds funding a basketball for Dike school children and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dike P. T. A
Dummer Street
Hermon Crooker
Everett Lemont
Wilbur Crooker
Raymond Smith
Alfred Bucknam
Hermon Crocker
Carl Swanton
Augusta
Daniel Perry
Rainbow seen in east and west sky at sunrise
Early risers witnessed a rare rainbow in the western sky as the sun rose in the east. The arc formed from the southwest and sunk in the northwest at 6 30 in the morning. Miss Ellen Hodgkins of Middle Street departed for Orono to enter the University of Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Hodgkins
Middle Street
Orono
University of Maine
Dromore Farm Bureau Meets to Discuss Home Electrical Equipment
The Dromore Farm Bureau held its September meeting at Dromore Grange with 47 attendees. The program, led by Mrs. Rachel Hodgdon and Miss Smart, focused on electrical equipment for the home, but the equipment did not arrive, prompting a special session scheduled for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dromore
Alfréd
Flora Risteen
Clerment Rose
South Deerfield
Mass
Henry Minott
Portland
Frank Percy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fleanor Underriner
North Bergen
Morse High Pupils Welcome Back at First Assembly
Morse high students gathered Friday for the year’s opening assembly. Principal Arthur B. Scott welcomed students and music, with public speaking courses to be added. Alden G. Smith outlined a new athletic manager system, and Rev. George B. Wolstenholme announced three weekly public speaking classes. Faculty enjoyed a Georgetown Fall outing at David Y. Alkazin’s summer home with hot dogs and clams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Arthur B. Scott
Alden G. Smith
Board of Education
George B. Wolstenholme
Scott
Smith
Wolstenholme
Morse High School
Georgetown
David Y. Alkazin
Alkazin
Katharine Leonard
Janette Smith
Harold Brown
National Dog Week Observance Aims to Boost Awareness
National Dog Week is now in progress highlighting owner responsibility for dog bites on business premises. The note emphasizes that simply warning visitors does not absolve owners of liability if a dog attacks someone entering for legitimate business.
Funeral postponed for Thomas A. Wilson amid storm delays
The funeral for Thomas A. Wilson, set for Tuesday at two, was moved to Wednesday at the same time due to unsafe travel as a winter storm softened the road. Gardiner Mayor William Cobb commented he may not seek an eighth term and reiterated he will not run again in the coming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Upper High Street
William ©. Cobb
Gardiner
Evehne
Mrs Frederick H Kimball and Miss Anne Kimball depart for Boston
Mrs Frederick H Kimball and Miss Anne Kimball left on Wednesday to spend a few days in Boston, planning Seaside visitors and local engagements during their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Kimball
Anne Kimball
Boston
Winter Street Sunday School Plans Change for 1912
Winter Street Sunday school resumes next Sunday with revised division lines. Preschool and first grade meet in the primary room at 10 30, second to fifth grades in the church at 10 30, then move to their classes after the hymn. Sixth grade and older attend at 11 45, with singing guild-age children staying in the church service front pews. A strong slate of teachers is named for primary through high school, rally day set for October 14, and new chairs ordered for the primary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Singing Guild
Alice Powers
Florence Robinson
Juanita Hodge
Betty Rice
Ferralyn Roberts
Susan Reed
Harriet Lord
Emma R. Purdue
Jenny Hodge
Katherine Leonard
Eunice Whittall
Frank E. Harvie
Isabelle Burns
Priscilla Colby
Christine Curtis
William Potter
Blair Hodge
Jane Goodman
Robert Haskell
James Jenkins
Edgar Leavitt
Bertha Hardin
Free Will Workers Guests At Old Orchard
Free Will Workers of Corliss Street church enjoyed a Saturday outing hosted by Mrs. Alice Walker of New York City and Bath at Old Orchard. The Blue Bird bus carried members including Harold S. Walker and many others. photos were taken, a Pier visit made, picnics shared, steamed clams and coffee served, and a pleasant day reported with group attendance listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will
Corliss Street Church
Alice Walker
New York City
Bath
Old Orchard
C. Frank Knowlton
Anne G. Blodgett
James W. Gillespie
Wellington A. Moore
William P. Hatch
Elbridge R. Wright
Clara Coombs
Lillian F. Fisher
Benjamin Coombs
Carrie H. Trott
M. Eugene Watson
Warren H. McIntire
William H. Sheldon
Ruby Preble
Chester A. Plant
John Hunt
Fred May
Wilfred W. Chaney
Pearl Dunbar
Edward McCabe
Frank Bowker
Floods Descend On City Today
A section of road saw water rise to hub cap level as floods descended on the city Tuesday morning. continued coverage on page three notes mobile left parked overnight on the same road amid rising waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Road Hearing on Leonard Ferry and Middle Road in Woolwich
County commissioners scheduled a hearing in Tuessie hall Woolwich Tuesday afternoon at two on a petition to improve Leonard Ferry and the Middle road. Town officers allegedly refused to repair the road and abutters appealed. Saco locals anticipate a Ralph as postmaster but which Ralph remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuessie Hall
Woolwich
Leonard Ferry
Middle Road
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Blackie Levesque
Ori Gagnon
Smith and Lothrop
Eeess
McPhee
Ham
Asheee Kilgore
Nenee Oliver
Eenee Henderson
Serene Paiment
Henderson Esenees
Labre
Walter Mills
Quebec
Phippsburg
Popham Beach
State of Maine
Dike P.T.A
Rainbow
Dromore Farm Bureau
Clara Oliver
Bess Manson
Elizabeth Mayo
Hodgdon
Ethel Pinkham
Connie Lord
Evelyn Beals
Isabelle Sawyer
Annie Lemont
Carrie Wyman
Florence Morse
Gertrude Small
Martha Morse
Abbie Minott
Bertha Wyman
First Assembly
Saugus
Ada May Hamilton
Filmore F. Hamilton
Taylor Street
First Congregational Church
Lewis P. Hodgkins
Harpswell
Beatrice Stuart
Elmer Watson
Isabell Hallin
Winifred Batchelder
Pauline Chard
Patricia Wendell
Walter Conners
Carl D. Randall
Charles B. McDuffie
Ralph
Ralph N. Perry
Ralph W. Bean
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