Wis Casset residents bid farewell to Rev Spinney
Reverend Ernest G Spinney longtime pastor of the First Congregational church asks release from duties with resignation effective in October. The Spinney couple are praised for outreach to youth and many friends regret their departure as Dorcas club and other notices appear, with town social rounds and local travel news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Spinney
First Congregational Church
Spinney
Wiscasset
Resolutions for Sara J Bailey of Grover Cemetery Assoc
The Grover Cemetery Association passes resolutions mourning the death of Sara J Bailey. The group praises her devotion and asks sympathy for her family, with the note to record these resolutions and publish a copy in The Bath Independent. Woolwich September 18 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara J. Bailey
Grover Cemetery Association
Bath
Flora A. Hathorn
Anna M. Soule
Dinner honors four oldest guests in North Haven
Mrs Ruth Beverage and her mother Mrs Mary Leadbetter hosted a dinner in North Haven on September 5. Attending were Mrs Eunice Brown aged 91, Isaac Leadbetter 81, Mrs Addie Lassell nearly 80, and Mrs Eda Leadbetter. With Mrs Mary Leadbetter over 90, the combined ages of the four oldest present total 342 years. A pleasant day was enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Beverage
Mary Leadbetter
North Haven
Eunice Brown
Isaac Leadbetter
Addie Lassell
Eda Leadbetter
Maine Red Men Meet in Portland at Great Council
Improved Order of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas hold annual Great Council sessions in Portland on Sept 27. Ernest R. Avery presides the Red Men session. Ramona Council’s Mrs. Howard E. Blake attends as Great Wenonah. Centennial observance marks 100 years since 1834. Special guest speaker Arthur J. Ruland of Binghamton will address both gatherings and be introduced as Great Incohonee later in September in Baltimore. A joint banquet, musical program, and dances close the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ernest R. Avery
Avery
Ramona
Howard E. Blake
Wenonah
Arthur J. Ruland
Binghamton
N. Y
Ruland
United States
Baltimore
Pythian Temple
Maude Stickney
Cumberland Mills
Great Pocahontas
Great Council of the
Degree of Pocahontas
Albert J. Gallant
Arthur B. Haggett
Gallant
George Wade
Mary Pratt
Catherine Durgan
Howard Barter
Edward A. Garcelon
Martha Wilson
Florence Robinson
Walter Small
New England Meeting of Women's Clubs Anniversary Program
Maine members should note the New England Conference of State Federation of Women's Clubs marks its twenty fifth anniversary at Swampscot Massachusetts September 25 to 27. Mrs Frederic Glazier Smith chairs with Maine vice chair Mrs Albert Chittenden. Distinguished speakers include Mrs Fred L Pigeon and Miss Emily Louise Plumley with a Maine contingent delivering talks on education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Women of
Maine
New England
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
New Ocean House
Swampscot
Mass
Frederic Glazier Smith
Massachusetts
Albert E. Chittenden
Fred L. Pigeon
Department of Education
Elizabeth Burbank Maye
Grace A. Wing
Harry H. Burnham
Grace Morrison Poole
General Federation
Poole
Emily Louise Plumley
Connecticut
James Ernest King
Boston Transcript
Robert E. Rogers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Burnham
E.R.A
Smith
Checker Challenge in Bangor Promises One-Week Match
Gerald Robinson of 3 Trufant Street challenges any city checker enthusiast to a match at the YMCA in Bangor for one week. Martin Eaton or any fan may accept. Secretary William C. Perkins can be contacted to close the match. Charles Harvey of Kennebec comments on oats and cows milk yield in a separate note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Robinson
Trufant Street
Maine
Bangor
Y.M.C. A
Martin Eaton
William C. Perkins
West Bath Red Cross Resumes Fall Meetings in October
West Bath Red Cross plans regular fall meetings in two weeks at the West Bath grange hall on Wednesday October 3. The notice lists local residents visiting relatives in Massachusetts and Maine, with town officials and a social gathering of youths including Grace Waterman Dorothy Waterman Emily Larrabee Edward Jenks Harland Booker Clinton Legard Cumston Cornish and James Ann Williams among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Malden
Mass
Fred Armes
Topsham
King’s Point
Joseph M. Lemont
Sanford’s Crossing
Edwin W. Haggett
Haggett
Berry's Mill
First
Portland
James
Ann Williams
Fred Williams
Cape Elizabeth
Foster's Point
Grace Waterman
Dorothy Waterman
Emily Larrabee
Edward Jenks
Harland Booker
Clifton Legard
Bath
Cumston Cornish
Brunswick
West Bath Young Man Married in Needham
Cards announce the marriage of Ethel Louise Vernette to Wendell Lewis Williams on Saturday night in Needham. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Williams of Campbell's Pond, is Morse 1926 and Wentworth 1929 educated. The bride is Elizabeth Weagle of Norwood. They will reside at 167 Hillside Avenue, Needham, after a brief wedding trip to Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Louise Vernette
Wendell Lewis Williams
Needham
Mass
Ernest E. Williams
Campbell's Pond
Morse High School
Wentworth Institute
Boston
Morse
Golf Manufacturing Company
Elizabeth Weagle
Norwood
Williams
William Charlesworth
Charlesworth
Worcester
Hillside Avenue
Logan and Murphy to clash Friday at Arcade arena
Irish boxer Tommy Logan known as the Fighting Gypsy arrives in Bath after a three year tour to face Paul Murphy of Biddeford in the main event. Logan has won all three starts since arriving, while Murphy has beaten K O Labbe and El Kid Barrilito. Semi final features Bath’s Gordon Garnett vs Bossy Owen, with Jimmy Jones also in prelim action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcade Arena
Tommy Logan
Gypsy
K. O. Labbe
Lewiston
Brunswick Town Hall
Paul Murphy
Biddeford
Murphy
el “Kid” Barrilito
Mexico City
Bath
Logan
United States
Gordon Garnett
Harry Wills
Brunswick
Bossy Owen
Jimmy Jones
West Bath Red Cross Holds All Day Sabino Picnic
West Bath Red Cross held an all day picnic at Sabino Improvement Association hall in Sabine last Wednesday. Four dozen attended including two children, John and Dana Small, with luncheon indoors and cards as a pastime. Morning storm did not dampen spirits. bus and private cars brought attendees. A long list of members and guests gathered, paused for a moment of silence to remember departed members, and plan to resume regular meetings on Oct 3 with a renewed committee itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Club
Congregational Parsonage
Lewis N. Redonnett
Pippin
Mabel Frude
Mt. Vernon
Bradford C. Redonnett
Hodge Street
Herbert W. Hawes
Waterville
George P. Hobson
Squirrel Island
Moosehead
Eastland
Portland
Horace Henderson
Memorial Hospital
Damariscotta
Stinson
Mark, Stinson
Baldwinville
Mass
William B. Lewis
White Elephants
Old Powder House
Sweet Auburn
Patrick Condon
Lawrence
Stanley W. Dodge
Water Street
Fred A. Carleton
Carleton Manor
Bath Road
Tallwood
Ellis W. Nash
Belfast
Jeannette Haggett
Lawrence B. Haggett
Oak Grove Seminary
Vassalboro
Female Charitable Society
Mary Hobson
Federal Street
West Bath
Humphrey A. Owen
Herbert Hodgkins
Edwin W. Haggett
Everett G. Lemont
Fred B. Kittridge
Charles C. Chesley
James B. Lemont
Marie MacLellan
Boston
George R. Booker
Lincoln Williams
Agnes Woodworth
Newton Highlands
Ella J. Douglas
Hiram C. Brown
Alfred B. Snow
Charles Oliver
Herbert S. Cavanaugh
Herbert P. Simpson
Henry L. Adams
Charles B. Doyle
Harry E. Peterson
Ira Hagan
Fred W. Larrabee
Ralph P. Dunbar
Frank Kendrick
Brunswick
Ralph W
Miles S. Purington
West Bath Red Cross
West Bath Farm Bureau Schedules All Day Session
West Bath Farm Bureau met Thursday at Miss Annie H. Trufant's home to discuss restoring old furniture. Fifteen members and three visitors attended. Meal served by members. Next meeting set for October 4 with "Jellies and Marmalades" as the topic in charge of Miss Trufant at the grange hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Trufant
West
West Bath Grangers Meet Monday Evening
West Bath Grangers held their weekly meeting in the grange hall despite heavy rain. Fifty members and three visitors attended as votes approved Friday dances weekly under Mr and Mrs Arthur Lemont for a month, and the Grange charter was draped for Miles S Purington who died September 13. A short program followed with a neighbor theme and a talk on the New England Lecturers Conference in Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath Grange
Grange Hall
Arthur C. Lemont
Grange
Miles S. Purington
Two Winslow Boys and a Heifer Prank Witnessed
Bernard Libby and Don Mason report finding a heifer with a shirt in its jaws and a cap missing from Libby after a prank incident near the Mile River. Mason noticed the shirt dangling from the animal, prompting disbelief among the observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Bernard Libby
Don Mason
Libby
Mason
Woolwich Residents News and Local Happenings Society
Thomas Long and Willis Crosby visited Lewiston amid the illness of Harvey Crosby of Woolwich at Central Maine General Hospital. Ducks hunter Myers Reed injured his right foot while cutting wood at Sagadahoc Ferry, now using crutches. Families from Woolwich and Sagadahoc Ferry enjoyed a clambake at Linekin. Students Ruth Hodgdon and Sap…ne Dolloff prepare for college at Colby and Bates respectively. Regular Woolwich Union services resume with schedules at Nequasset Day's Ferry and Sagadahoc Ferry. Apple crop news notes Maine’s overall short harvest, Montsweag yields praised, picking to start soon under Mr. Phillips of Acton. Various local residents and visitors are listed with travels, court duties, meetings, and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Long
Willis Crosby
Woolwich
Lewiston
Crosby
Harvey Crosby
Central Maine General Hospital
Sagadahoc Ferry
Myers Reed
Wiscasset
William Wyman
Weymouth
Mass
Elster A. Dolloff
Bates College
Miss Dolloff
Bates
H. C. Seegar
Henry
Elizabeth Barth
Flushing
N. Y
Woolwich Union
Nequasset
Sagadahoc
North Woolwich
Maine
Montsweag Farm
Phillips
Acton
Evelyn Nickerson
Bath
John G. Reed
Carlton Trott
U. S. District Court
Portland
David Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Teachers and School Board of Union 48
Gladys Spearin
State Rural Department
Abbie Buck
Public Health Department
Pearl Gainsley
Montsweag Grange Hall
Harry Fitch
Bath Memorial Hospital
Priscilla Freeman
John Brown
Anthony Dodge
Albert
Carrol Hatch
Christmas Cove
Angie Hunnewell
Boston
Della Hunnewell
Roland McIntosh
Alton Reed
Montsweag W willing Workers to meet with Mrs Berry
Montsweag church plans Sunday services including an 11 a.m. morning service and an 8:30 p.m. social hour with a Thursday afternoon gathering of Montsweag Willing Workers led by Mrs. Alton Berry. A Panama Canal era walking stick is noted by H C Shoppe of Bangor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Berry
Montsweag Church
H. C. Shoppe
Bangor
Panama Canal
Postcard Delivered To Blind Bristol Street Resident
Postmaster Fred A. Pitts of Damari scotta found an undelivered post card in the mail this week. The message was in Braille and railway clerks knew Kingsley who lives on Bristol street is blind. The card was forwarded to Miss Kingsley who read it and learned the intended recipient, then it was sent to the proper address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Pitts
Damariscotta
Four Act Play Given at Sagadahoc Ferry
A Four Act play titled Mabel Aunt was staged at Sebenon hall Sagadahoc Ferry drawing over one hundred attendees. The plot centers on Aunt Margaret from New York and a mistaken belief she is elderly, with Mrs. Alice Todd as Aunt Margaret and Miss Fros tina Reed as Mabel alongside Grace Zora portrayed by Bertha Presley and Frances Strout. A second sketch Fudge and The Burglar drew laughs with a midnight fudge party at finishing school. The cast included Patricia Strout Ila Orr Maud Reed Carolyn Presley and Sarah Reed. A music program directed by Mrs Pearl Reed followed with piano duets by John Carter and Merle Jameson and vocal solos by Mrs Lillian Leeman Rice Mrs Alice Moyson Todd Marilyn Hatch. The affair committee included Mrs Edith Rice chairman Mrs Maude Orr and Mrs Pearl Reed, with Mrs Harry Fitch at the candy table and Miss Florence Carlton as cashier. After the play dancing with music from Carter Jameson and Leeman concluded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebenon Hall
Sagadahoc Ferry
Mabel
Aunt Margaret
New York
Alice Todd
Frostina Reed
Grace and
Zora
Bertha Presley
Frances Strout
Patricia Strout
Ila Orr
Maud Reed
Carolyn Presley
Sarah Reed
Pearl Reed
John Carter
Merle Jameson
Angel
Love
Alice Moyson Todd
Edith Rice
Maude Orr
Harry Fitch
Florence Carlton
Chester Leeman
Home Grounds Beauty Made Easy by Planning
Extension Service specialist Albert D. Nutting urges a planned approach to home grounds improvement. Emphasizing labor over money, he stresses tidying the yard, relocating clutter, and designing direct drives and walks for improved appearance. He recommends drafting plans on paper to easily adjust layouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert D. Nutting
Extension Service
Farmer Near Logansport Ends Life Over Horse Death
A farmer living near Logansport Indiana killed himself after his favorite horse died, feeling life no longer worth living. The tragedy reflects a blunt psychological blow from a pet loss on a rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Indiana
Probate Notice of West Bath Estate Appointment
On September 4, 1934, J. Rich of West Bath was appointed Administrator of the estate of Ann Eliza Rich, deceased. Harry J. Rich was named as assignee and accepted the trust on the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada C. Perry
Phippsburg
Sagadahoc
Martha A. Campbell
John C. Fitzgerald
Bush
William 8. Dow
Thae
Ida M. Dow
Bath
William
J. Rich
West Bath
Ann Eliza Rich
Harry J. Rich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph P. Tucker
Alfred H. Lennox
Rangeley
Merle Day
Marston
Roger Plaisted
Lincolnville
Plaisted
Carroll S. Dunphe
A. W. Irvine
Brooklyn
Sophia Woodman
New York City
Carrie
Knight
K. of P. Hall
Elton Chebbuck
Sheepscot Road
Harold Leavitt
Kents Hill
Flora Lowell
Charles Legrow
Peaks Island
Charles A. Day
Charles H. Collins
North Edgecomb
Firicskii
Betty
Peggy
Dunphe
Cambridge
Emma Stinson
Jessie Jackson
Ernest Stinson
Foster Kellogg
William Rines
Vincent Spear
Gardiner
Martin Andrews, Jr
Chicago
Andrew
Edith Andrews
Bryant
Chauncy Paul
B. F. Blagdon
Quincy
John Chase
A. H. Dodge
Kent's Hill
Charles E. Titus
Theodore Johnson
Annapolis
Barbour
Henry van Bergen Larow
Shirley White
St. Ann’s School
Charliesville
Virginia
A. Williams Lienau
Samuel Shallabarger
Shallabarger
John Rafter
Dick White
Michael Sortwell
North Hartley
Quebec
Elizabeth Anne
Henry Edwards Scott, Jr
Abe
Ford P. A
Haggett Garage Co
Ford Sales and Service
George Hayes
Alfred
Alfred Mills
Degree of
Pocahontas
Swampscott
Charles Harvey
Kennebec
Wendell L. Williams Is
Ernest E. Williams of
Campbell’s Pond
Mihalos
Lisbon
King’s Daughters
Brewer
King's Daughters
Hammond Street
Laura S. Goodhue
King’s Daughters Organization
Raphael Druian
Camden-Rockport Lions Club
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Mme
Lea Luboshutz
Wee
Rockport
Brunswick High School
Philip K. Garland
Sabino Hall
West Bath Farm Bureau
West Bath Grangers
Montsweag
University of Maine
Orono
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Technology
College of Agriculture
L. F.” Atwood
L. F
Atwood’s
Medicicine
John L. Jack
John IL. Jack
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