Society Gossip Highlights from Coastal Town
Society notes from the Independent Yacht surf recount social events. Miss Frances M. Southard leaves for Wellesley College and Miss Elizabeth Houghton to New York art studies. A Maine Musical Festival reception cites Emilio de Gogorza and Madame Melba guests. city officials invited for opening night ceremonies. Multiple locals attend trips, visits, and educational plans across Maine and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Portland
Emilio de Gogorza
Emma Ames
Mr. de Gogorza
Festival Association
William M. Ingraham
Madame Melba
Chapman
Ingraham
Mainé
Mrs. Russell's Visit Ends With News of Mother's Death
Mrs. Arthur E. Russell of Medford Massachusetts spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. E H Turner. The visit was cut short by a Sunday evening telegram announcing the death of Mr Russell's mother at a Medford sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Russell
Medford
Mass
E. H. Turner
Mr. Russell
Meeker party returns from Moose Head Lake trip aboard yacht June
S. J. Meeker and guests Capt C F Hughes U S N James Hart of Auburn NY and J E Hughes of this city came back Friday evening from a auto trip to Moose head Lake. Saturday the party were entertained with a cruise on the yacht June as guests of Capt Houghton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Meeker
C. F. Hughes
James Hart
Auburn
New York
J. E. Hughes
Moosehead Lake
Houghton
Local Residents Mentioned in Social Notes
H H McCarty has been visiting Oxford over the past few days. Mrs C H McLellan returns next week from Squirrel Island. Mrs A H Durgin is visiting a few days in Vanceboro with Mrs B Jackman. Mrs Andrew Johnston of Belmont Massachusetts visits her cousin Mrs Wilbur C Oliver on Union Street. Charles W Clifford and Miss Millicent Clifford were Portland visitors on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. McCarty
Oxford
C. H. McLellan
Squirrel
Bath Lady Sails to Chicago for Wedding
Miss Millicent Clifford departs Bath on September 28 for Chicago to attend the wedding of a Bradford Academy alumna, where she will serve as maid of honor. She will later visit friends in Michigan after the Chicago trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millicent Clifford
Bath
Chicago
Miss Clifford
Bradford Academy
Michigan
Maxwell Family Arrives in Boothbay for Winter Residence
H D Maxwell of Boothbay arrived Friday and began improvements on the Humphreys residence at Oak and Middle Streets. He expects to finish by mid next month for his family to move in. The Maxwells will spend the winter in town and friends welcome their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Maxwell
Boothbay
Humphreys
Oak
Middle St
Mrs. Maxwell
De Gogorza to Give New York Recital in Aeolian Hall
The New York Herald reports that Emilio de Gogorza will present a recital in New York at Aeolian Hall in November. His 1915 16 season tour includes about sixty concerts from Maine to California and Texas the Northwest and key Middle West towns, managed by the Wolfsohn bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Emilio de Gogorza
New York
Aeolian Hall
Maine
California
Texas
Northwest
Middle West
Wolfsohn Bureau
Malzard Honeymoon Farewell at Depot
Mr and Mrs Herbert E Malzard were given a lively sendoff at the depot after their wedding last Saturday afternoon. George W Dean drove the couple to the depot in his car followed by two large escort cars as ladies rang horns. At the station they were showered with rice and confetti before departing on the four o clock train on the Pullman car for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert E. Malzard
Percy party returns from cottage stay at Pop Sham Beach
Dr. George E. Percy and companions Mr. Edwards of Salem George Percy of Arlington and their chauffeur have completed a brief visit at the Percy cottage near Pop Sham Beach and have returned to Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Percy
Mr. Edwards
Salem, Mass
George Percy
Arlington
Percy
Popsham Beach
Salem
Social Notes From Brunswick Aids City Farewells And Trips
Mrs Paul Octave Hibert of Brunswick visits New York and stays at the Hotel Wolcott joining Miss Hibert. Miss Miriam Adams and Miss Mary Tourtillotte go to Waterville to enter Colby College. Julia Watson recovers at City hospital. Mr and Mrs Oliver Moses and Mrs Briggs plan a ten day Montreal trip. Frank Tairden returns to New York City. The Misserrace and Clara Coombs take a week in Boston. Rev and Mrs Browne go to Boston for a week. Charles Shaw returns to New York after a Brunswick vacation. Grace L. Coombs visits Boston then Washington D C to direct domestic science at Miss Bristol’s school. Jeanice Morse returns from Connecticut. Ernest Allan and Aramede Tarbox, summering at Mere Point, head to Washington D C by auto with Mrs John Morse. Jamie McLellan, former organist at Winter Street Church, leaves for Boston to resume studies. Frances Weeks leaves for Boston to study piano with Buonamici.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Southard
Wellesley College
Jennie Sawyer
Boston
Simmons College
Elizabeth Houghton
New York
Amor M. Houghton, Jr
Philadelphia
Friends Central School
Thomas 3. Gibbons
H. C. Webber
Jennie Whitmore
Ernest A. Allan
John A. Morse
Connecticut
Leonice
Louise Ginn
Portland
John Shaw
Marshall Card
Small
Camden
William Morse
Haverhill
Doris Dyer
Bath City Hospital
Cousens
Leonard H. Seavey
Charles E. Palmer
Northampton
Mass
Clark School
Raymond Harris Trott
Joseph M. Trott
Harvard Law School
Roscoe P. McFadden
Addie McFadden
George Jacobs
Clifford Barbour
Carrie Hall
Paris Hill
Hall
Paul Octave Hibert
Brunswick
Hotel Wolcott
Miss Hibert
Miriam Adams
Mary Tourtillotte
Waterville
Coliy College
Julia Watson
City Hospital
Oliver Moses
E. P. Briggs
Mr.Moses
Montreal
Prank Tairden
New York City
Misserrace
Clara Coombs
B. P. Browne
Charles Shaw
Grace IL. Coombs
Boste
Washington,d. C
Miss Bristol
Miss Coomis
Charles Coomis
Jeanice Morse
Ernest Allan
Aramede Tarbox
Mere Point
Washington, D. C
John A.morse
Jamie McLellan
Winter Street
J. Houghton McLellan
Jack Hoover
Bath
Local social notes and residential changes town wide
Miss Frances Southard entered Wellesley College. Miss Clare Coombs spent the week in Boston. Newlyweds will occupy the Shaw house on North Street near High Street as the Bath couple settles in. An addition is planned at the Harold M. Sewall residence with a library and sleeping room for Mrs. Sewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Southard
Wellesley College
Clare Coombs
Boston
Shaw House
North St
High St
Bath
Harold M. Sewall
Mrs. Sewall
Drake and Plummer families plan motor trip in White Mountains
F. E. Drake and B. M. Plummer with families left Thursday for a motor trip through the White Mountains in the Drake car. Mr. Plummer left his Philadelphia car here and they expect to return by Sunday evening to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Drake
B. M. Plummer
White Mountains
Drake
Mr. Plummer
Philadelphia
Cosmopolitan Auction Party Delights Guests
An enjoyable Cosmopolitan auction party Monday night featured asters nasturtiums and phlox brightening the rooms. The program began after eight and ran past ten with coffee and sandwiches served. The committee included Mrs. Frank Hodgdon Mrs. Arthur Bishop and Miss Mildred Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asters
Frank Hodgdon
Arthur Bishop
Mildred Nichols
Mallards Celebrate Wedding Trip in New York
Mr and Mrs Herbert Mallard have traveled to New York for their wedding trip. They are guests of Mrs Leonard Norsworthy of Claremont Avenue, formerly Lydia R Folsom of this city. A Front Street clerk wears a stunning solitaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Mallard
New York
Leonard Norsworthy
Claremont Avenue
Lydia R. Folsom
L. M. Sargent
Searsport
Cecil E. Payne
High St
Visitor and executive return mark Camden flight
Miss Lieber Percy of Brookline visits aunt Mrs. Arnold on High Street. Harry A. Masoni, vice president of the New York Shipbuilding Co., returned to Camden Wednesday night for a flying visit to see his ailing mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieber Percy
Brookline
Dr Robert Ballard Occupies Popham Beach Cottage
Dr Robert Ballard and his Portland family occupy the Donnell cottage at Popham Beach for two weeks of stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnell
Popham Beach
Robert Ballard
Portland
Hydo Hyde ill with bronchitis while brother visits
Hon John S Hyde is confined to the house with bronchitis and shares a temporary retirement with his brother Arthur at Elmhurst. Arthur recently returned from the Pacific coast where he gave organ concerts on the largest organ in the world at the Exposition and was invited among the leading organists by expo management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hyde
Arthur
Elmhurst
Pacific Coast
Judge William L. Putnam Honored At New Meadows Inn Dinner
Judge William L. Putnam formerly from Bath, a renowned jurist, attended a shore dinner Tuesday at the New Meadows Inn after traveling from Port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Putnam
Bath
New Meadows Inn
Port
Dean Malzard Wedding in Bath Draws Wide Circle
Elizabeth P. Dean wed Herbert Malzard at the Bath home with fifty relatives attending. The bride wore white embroidered net and carried white asters, with Dorothy Laughlin as maid of honor. The couple left for the train to begin life together as guests offered gifts and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth P. Dean
Herbert Malzard
Bath
O' Mock
Agnes Dean
William Dean
Dorothy Laughlin
Portland
Mallard
Maurice J. Duncklee
Winter Street
Allen M. Irish
Jane Waters
Langdon T. Snipe
Henry W. Cobb
Gordon Holbrook
Elsie M. Folsom
Alice Waters
Ethel Curran
Elizabeth Webber
George Dean
Pearl St
Bath High School
Philadelphia
Mr. Malzard
Malzard
Portsmouth
Eng
Hyde Windlass Co
Stewart Laughlin
Dorothy
Hilda Laughlin
Lucile
Esther Laughlin
Margaret Laughlin
Fred Laughlin
Ray
Newton Highlands
Mass
Helen Capen
Eastport
Augusta
Boy Receives 11 Stitches After Chair Accident
Wednesday afternoon Robert Hatch Jr fell from a high chair striking his nose. Eleven stitches were required to repair the wounds with Dr. E M Fuller providing surgical aid and a nurse secured for the patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hatch, Jr
E. M. Fuller
Visiting Relatives and Medical Notices in Town
William P. Thompson nephew of Judge Putnam of Portland visited from Quincy Mass guest of Fred E. Drake Emilio and Mme Gogorza spent Sunday at Ridge Manor by car from Monmouth Ruth S Whitney enjoying a stay at Sulphur Springs West Virginia as guest of a friend Elsie M Folsom had tonsils and adenoids removed at Bath City Hospital Monday operation performed by Drs Kershner and Snipe
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Thompson
Judge Putnam
Portland
Quincy
Mass
Fred E. Drake
Emilio
Mme. Gogorza
Ridge Manor
Monmouth
Ruth S. Whitney
Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Elsie M. Folsom
Bath City Hospital
Engagement announced for Miss Agnes M. Gilson
Mrs. Harry L. Gilson of Portland hosted a dinner at Stroudwater tea house Monday evening to announce the engagement of her daughter Agnes M. Gilson to Harold E. Coombs of Deering. Coombs is the grandson of the late Judge Nathan Coombs of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Gilson
Portland
Stroudwater Tea House
Agnes M. Gilson
Harold E. Coombs
Vernon D. Coombs
Deering
Mr. Coombs
Nathan Coombs
City
Clemens Couple Tour After Framingham Wedding
Charles C. Clemens and his bride visited Mr. McCormick secretary of the local YMCA after marriage in Framingham Massachusetts on Tuesday. They traveled 180 miles to the city in a new Overland car Wednesday amid a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Clemens
McCormick
Y.M.C.A
Clemens
Framingham
Mass
Social club notes at Cosmopolitan recounts winter activities
At the Cosmopolitan the club resumes after vacations with crochet bees pool, auction and solitaire, a mile a minute craze, and lighting up with Victrola songs. Members sponsor hot chocolate and sandwiches on Wednesdays, while a gift shop sold items and a minstrel program is planned for Music Hall next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan
North End
Octavia Thompson
Ernest Allan
Bath
Col. Dummer Sewall
D.A.R
Washington, D. C
Allan
George L. Barber
Horace Phillips
Eloise Tewksbury
Mary Berry
Portland
New Bow students enroll names from Bath and nearby towns
The new students enrolled at Bow include Maurice Wescott Avery Lincoln Benner Farrar Charles Myron Sprague all from Bath Herbert Andrew Brown of West Bath Lee Sumner Gorham and Ellsworth W Holbrook of Wiscasset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin
Maurice Wescott Avery
Lincoln Benner Farrar
Charles Myron Sprague
Bath
Herbert Andrew Brown
West Bath
Lee Sumner Gorham
Ellsworth W. Holbrook
Wiscasset
Miss Odna Mae Polmatier and Joseph M Usher wed
Miss Odna Mae Polmatier daughter of Mr and Mrs Polmatier Florence and Joseph M Usher of Wakefield were married at the bride’s home Monday afternoon by Rev J M Wathen of Somerville The ceremony coincided with the thirty second anniversary of the bride’s parents marriage Best man was Ralph C Baker and bridesmaid was Edith Grace Palmatier Grandfather of the groom Henry W Eustis of Wiscasset Me attended The couple will reside at 68 West Chestnut St Wakefield after November first
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odna Mae Polmatier
Mrs.Usher
West Chestnut St
Wakefield
Bath Industrial Corp stockholders back mortgage to raise funds
At a Tuesday meeting with 21 stockholders representing 302 shares, the Bath Industrial Corp voted to mortgage the factory to 2500 if needed to raise 6000. Roy A. Ralph will invest 2000 and 750 of that was pledged by subscription. he plans to marry next week and return to start the factory. Ralph, a former Dunn and McCarty Shoe Co. executive from Auburn, NY, is expected to lead a successful relaunch. A special committee including E. W. Hyde, George E. Thompson and H. W. Howard presented its report after reviewing Bath Shoe Co. books and assets and liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Industrial Corporation
Roy A. Ralph
Ralph
Bath
Dunnand McCarty Shoe Co
Auburn
N. Y
Bath Shoe Co
E. W. Hyde
George E. Thompson
H. W. Howard
Local Jottings and Sudden Shipments From Town
Officer Whitehead resigns from the night watch due to ill health and Fred Sears replaces him. A citizen helps to build a boat, while Officer Sonia imprisons and exiles three men for entering a dwelling in Washington Street, to Augusta jail on the 6 o clock train. A Bathman is captured after attempting to steal an automobile near Harding’s station, with the vehicle heading toward Brunswick before being stopped by locals. Yacht Surf from York arrives in the river and tours the city, with the party visiting theatre and theElmhurst Iron Works. The yacht later strikes Perkins south ledge and must return to Bath for temporary repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehead
Fred Sears
Sonia
Washington St
Augusta
Harding
Bathman
Gross
Brunswick
Bath
Harding’s
Fuoner
Hanan
York
Ashor
King Tower
Leslie Mellow
Iron Works
Elmhurst
Perkins
South Ledge
Tibbetts
Grange Program in West Bath Gives Music and Stories
West Bath Grange presents a Monday program featuring Grange Melodies, Reading, Lincoln WI Vacation Stories, and music. Footer and Cornish Question Box organize the event with Mrs. B. W. Hageett directing the music and providing the recipe segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bath
Grange Melodies
Reading
Lincoln Wi
Footer
B. W. Hageett
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Independent
Hanin
Prince of
Shoemen
Charles TD. Clarke
Kents Hill Seminary
Idella Altekamp
Adelphia Society
Maine Central R. A
Janet Henderson
Everett
June Rideout
George F. Andrews
New York Shipbuilding Co
John and
Willis Ballard
Louise Fuller
Lowell
Columbia College
E. C. Plummer
Herbert I. Archer
Hammond Street
Bangor
Bowen Torrey
Dartmouth College
C. A. Potter
Richmond
C. C. Low
Charles PP. Wetherbee
Andover
Charles W. Clifford
Dean-Malzard
Orono
Charles M. Lincoln
New York World
Dr. J. Q. Lincoln
Charles
George E. Legard
Polmatier
Usher
West Bath Grange
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