Spinney death in Brunswick noted in Georgetown region
Mrs. Mary J. Spinney aged 83, born in Georgetown, died Sunday at her Brunswick home after a short illness. She leaves two daughters Lena and Inez Spinney and son Elwell, plus sister Harriet Deering and brother W. C. Todd. Funeral Tuesday, burial in Brunswick. The column lists many local visits, travels, and events across Georgetown and nearby towns, with names of residents and trips to Bath, Boston, Portland, and Five Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Spinney
Brunswick
Spinney
Georgetown
Warren Springer Todd
Lena
Inez Spinney
Elwell
Harriet ‘Deering
W. C. Todd
Gaston LaChaise
New York
Robinhood
Pineledge
Laura Boyd
Billings
Boston
W. OT. Boyd
Portland
Etta Jones
Clearfield
Marrtown
George Laskey
Manning
Kennebec Point
Medford
Mass
Oliver
Bath
Oak Cemetery
Harry Horne
Chester
B. A. Powers
Boothbay
Coleen Barnes
Working League
First Baptist Vestry
Martha Rich
Fred J. Cate
Stella Lufkin
Fitchburg
Overlook
A. EK. Buzzo
Porth
George Eggers
Phyllis
Roscoe
TL M. Unagan
George FL Oliver
Josie Williams
Topsham
Arthur S. Rowe
Thomas Hagan
Gloucester
Anne N. Reid
Sumner
Read's Point
Roy Newman
W. A. Wodd
S. Oliver
Carrol Powers
Epworth League
Henry Reynolds
Fred Hinckley
Gladys McLellan
Mark Marr
Roy Moore
Ruby
Pauline
John Thibodeau
Charles Oliver
Vina Kingsbury
Helen Thompson
Taunton
Pred Carr
Five Islands
Willard Oliver
Popham
Krank Oliver
Clara Reed
Woolwich
AL AL Lauriet
Charles Coolidge
Arlington
Lauriet
Martha Hinckley
John J. Oliver
Stoo
Everett Trafton
George Oliver
Josie Wilkains
Jennie Todd
Me” Powdoimhan Association
Lewiston Professor Bateman Dead After Illness
Prof Luther C Bateman 74 prominent Lewiston Auburn figure died at Central Maine General Hospital after a brief illness following a Thursday operation. Born in Jefferson, he served in the Civil War with the 29th Maine Infantry, aided in guarding Jefferson Davis, later led Maine public lectures on the West and Indian life, edited the Maine Populist, and held roles with the Grange and G A N. Falls schedule reforms note Maine Central trains reduced in Bath with several services altered or discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther C. Bateman
Lewiston
Auburn
Central Maine General Hospital
Bateman
Barteman
Jefferson
Searsmont
29Th Maine Infantry
Jefferson Davis
Prof. Date- Swan
Maine
Maine Populist
Tle
Peoples” Party
Isoz
IS4
TSOG
ISDS
Lewiston Journal
Tie
Grange
Custer
Department of Maine
Carrol Woodman
Sunday Morning Fire Damages a Home
Fire crews were summoned shortly before five Sunday morning to a blaze at the home of Elzebeth Robinson on a terr street court caused by a defective chimney. The fire spread through partitions before extinguished, with Mrs. Robinson escaping and alerting Red Hert. Patrolman Horace Pottle had detected smoke earlier but fog hindered locating it. The house is owned by County Attorney Arthur J. Dunton. Miss Angie Hunnewell of Woolwich plans a return to Boston for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzebeth Robinson
City Tall
Creamery Employes Picnic at Edgecomb
More than 100 Turner Center Creamery Association workers from across Maine gathered at Edgecomb ice plant for the annual outing. Activities included baseball, horse shoe tossing, and a large clam bake using 15 bushels of clams, with Newport, Banner, and Auburn sending delegations and many branches represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Center Creamery Association
Maine
Edgecomb
Oll
Towdoin
MacMillan
Arctic
Newport Senton
Banner
Auburn
Talk on Arctic Given Rotarians Talk on Arctic Given Rotarians
A Rotary talk recounts an Arctic expedition aided by Danish permission via the U S State Department. The speaker notes summer sun exposure, grass and livestock in Danish settlements, and musk oxen thriving in unlikely regions. Guests include John M. Jayne and Jim Gillies among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American State Department
Passmore
MacMillan
Poland
Bath
Percy Nickerson
John M. Jayne
Bowdoin
K. S. McIntire
Moatsweag Farm
Jim Gillies
New Haven
Reds Win Church Membership Contest at People's Baptist
The membership contest held over several weeks at People's Baptist Bible School ended Sunday. The Reds, led by captain Andros L. Coleman, defeated the Blues captained by Fred Dwyer. The Blues host a Reds supper at 6:50 tomorrow night followed by a social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
The
People’s Baptist Church
Reds
Andros L. Coleman
Blues
Fred Dwyer
Lloyd L. Hooker
Seventh Ohio wins Grand American Handicap trapshooting
Harry C. Deck of Plymouth Ohio, aged 65, wins the Grand American Handicap with a 97, tying for the top score among 915 shooters. The event sets a record with 404 645 targets, and Deck, a carpenter, earns the title despite modest appearance. Other winners include Art Hillam, Schuyler Colfax, Dudley Shallero s s, Georgiana Hobson, and Mrs Renner in various divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Harry C. Deck
Plymouth
Deeck
Tie
Deck
Carpenters
Wrymouth
J. M. Gheen
Jersey Shore
Aneu
Gheen
Ila
Billy Teers
New Critain
Conn
Dec Hickman
Logsnspert
Ind
Art Iillam
St. Louis
Schuyler Colfax
Wilmington
Del
Dudley Shalleross
Providence
Georgiana Hobson
W.S. Renner
Hughes
Mark I
Tablet Erected At Starvation Camp On Polar Expedition
A bronze tablet bolted to a boulder on Cape Sable Pesmere Toad marks Starvation Camp, site of 19 of 25 men who perished during the Greely expedition. MacMillan party members placed the stone with National Geographic Society aid, honoring the dead and scientific cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Sabine
Pesmere
Arctic Circle
North Pole
MacMillin
Wiscasset
Donald D B. MacMillan
National Geographic Society
A. W. Greely
United States
Mr and Mrs Mackenzie Travel for Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Mackenzie motored to Bath to pass the weekend with Mrs Mackenzie s parents. Mrs Mackenzie s better known as Miss Elizabeth Loring a Morse high Bliss college graduate Lewiston. She was married to John Mackenzie of Watertown Mass Aug 9 in St Peters church New York City. They will make their home in Watertown. Frank A Manion 25 School street returned to Quincy Mass Tuesday after a few days at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Jeli Mackenzie
Bath
Frank A. Manion
School Street
Quincy
Mass
Hbl Crewe
Wiscasser
Kerry Lewis
Mary
Della Lewis
Ville la Salle
Quebec
Mies
Uinetleys Harley
Portland
Ida Oliver
J. 1
Howard
Ocean
L. G. Lewis
William Marr
Donald and
Linwood Stevens
Clarence MacMahan
State Road
Commodore Id Boynton
Neil Boynton
W.O L. Berry
MacMillan
Wiscasset
Mr. Berry
Woolwich
and Airs
Alten Berry
Red Gray
Porthind
Arabine Gray
Walter Savage
Portsmouth Navy Yard
J. W. Sexton
Eugene
Augusta
Five Islands Vacation Week News Roundup of Arrivals
Many residents and visitors arrive or depart this week as the vacation season winds down. Local attendees include Mrs. George Gray, Miss Kathleen Gray, and Miss Alice Cromwell at the Sagadahoc County Sunday School Convention in Topsham, with numerous other names and cottage movements noted across Bath, Boothbay, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray
Kathleen Gray
Alice Cromwell
Sagadahoe
Topsham
Myra Wells
Oakland
Ida He. Rowe
Kenneth Pinkham
Southport
Pinkham
Mars
Wilsworth Pinkham
Oj. Worsham
B. Googins
Belmont
White Cottage
Warren Davis
Boothbay
Theodore Philodeni
Bath
J. UE Rowe
Telen
Commodore EL PL Boynton
Neil Boynton
Boston Aire
Sky Pilot
Charles Millaseen
Portland
George You
Bobs
Ted
Winchester
Missy
Greange
Sailors Snug Harbor Attracts Readers And Staten Island Roots
The Sailors' Snug Harbor founded by Capt. Robert Richard Randall in 1801 grew from a 20 acre Manhattan farm to a 100 acre complex on Staten Island with eight dormitories two churches and a theatre. It houses about 900 sailors many aging at 60 to 74 years, with a Governor once a seafarer. The article also notes Rome film catacombs and U S car registrations trends from 1895 to 1925 as broader social context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snug Harbor
Robert Richard Randall
Manhattan Island
Greenwich Village
Staten Ind
Kill von Kall
Sunday Schools Session Encourages Leadership Training
The Sunday schools session featured Mere Winslide urging open doors for youth in church life and Christ-centered aims. Rev Taylor led afternoon devotions, Miss Carter spoke on training for leadership, and officers including Rev J R Clifford were elected for the coming year. Group conferences and evening talks emphasized practical steps, district meetings, and closer cooperation among church groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mere
Winslide
Jesus
FE. O. Taylor
Bath
Miss Carter
New
Religious Education Journal
International Religious Educational Journal
Church School
EF. Lewis Wall
Sagadshoe County
John R. Clifford
Richmond
Jessie Ames
Bowdoinhar
Iva Cromwell
Five Islands
J. A. Swetvan
P.O. Been
EO. Taylor
Wolstenholme
J. R. Clifford
J. RR. Clifford
Ruth A. Cirter
Tanfin’ Winslade
Charles Draper
Charles HE. Brooks
Winstade
Draper
PL. Beem
EF. O.baylor
C. H. Draper
Christ
Peacher
Nostate
Wesley Church
Charles B. Brooks
Fred W. Armes
Walter Abbott
Arthur G. Oliver
Lloyd G. Daley
Lilie M. Cahill
Elizabeth
Cassin Described as Wonder Ship of Ram Fighting Fleet
An Independent report recalls a Sunday tour of the torpedo boat destroyer Cassin at Tron Works dock Bath undergoing repairs. A 25 year old chief quartermaster guides visitors through tight decks and ducts showing electric steering gyroscope navigation tarps, telephones and speaking tubes, while noting the cramped conditions and dangers sailors endure at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Cassin
Bath
St Omen
Alloon Bermrd
Aline
Stinson arraigned for reckless driving. pleads guilty
Willam J. Stinson faced municipal court Tuesday afternoon on a complaint by City Marshal Fred F. Hall alleging reckless driving. He pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs, with the court noting a broken steering causing the auto to go awry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam J. Stinson
Fred F. Hall
Stinson
Tie
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