Engaged Ida May Pinkham to Edgar K Wilson of Empire Panama
Society notes from Portland and Bath report the engagement of Miss Ida May Pinkham to Edgar K Wilson of Empire Panama formerly Portland. The event featured American beauty roses and napkin announced cards. Wilson is the son of Rev Joseph K Wilson and an assistant engineer at the Panama Canal. The column lists social visits, travels, and upcoming plans of local residents including Miss Lina C Andrews, Miss Alice Humphreys, Miss Varney, Mrs Hattie Sprague, and others, plus notes on college and society events through autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Pinkham
Portland
Cape
Ida May Pinkham
Edgar K. Wilson
Empire
Panama
Pinkham
Mr. Wilson
Joseph K. Wilson
Panama Canal
Fort Popham
Wilson
Popham
Lina C. Andrews
Boston
Mrs. DeHafield
Chestnut Street
Miss Andrews
Avenue
Alice M. Humphreys
Alice Varney
Washington, D. C
Edward Carter
Helen Johnson
Six Greatest Women in America Debate
The club women name six distinguished Americans for enduring achievements and influence. Julia Ward Howe is praised for patriotism, Jane Addams for reform, Helen Keller for perseverance, Maud Ballington Booth for uplift work, Helen Gould for generosity, and Frances Folsom Cleveland as a symbol of wifehood and motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Julia Ward Howe
Jane Addams
Helen Keller
Maud Ballington Booth
Helen Gould
Frances Folsom Cleveland
Local Bath and Portland Social Notes Highlight Summer
The Fortnightly club eyes a home talent afternoon. Notables visit Bath, Portland and Boston with travels by Charles H. Mason Fred H Kimball Ella Chase and others. Small Point cottages close as season wanes. mail service to October. theater picks Man of the Hour in Portland. appendicitis recovery for Mrs Nichols. MIT exams for Percy Hodgkins and festival ticket sales up in Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Sewall
Music Hall
Joseph Torrey
Boston
Lacey R. Kimball
Kittie Paine
Portland
Estelle Franks
Carl Percy
Small Point
Percy
Yale
Charles H. Mason
Fred C. Scribner
Fred C. Scripner, Jr
Fred H. Kimball
Ella Chase
Louise Clarke
Forest Avenue
Jefferon Theatre
Frank B. Nichols
Dorchester Cottage Hospital
Percy Hodgkins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phillips Exeter Academy
Ernest A. Allan
Thompson O Brien Wedding Announcement in This City
Announcement from A B Thompson of Boston announces the marriage of his daughter Katherine Elizabeth to John Wilson O'Brien of this city on Wednesday September 2. Mr O'Brien is the son of Landlord and Mrs W J O'Brien of Colurmtta hotel where the couple will reside after October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McInnes
Boston
Walter Kidder
Somerville
Mass
Stanley Pierce
Washington Street
Portland
Massachusetts
Samuel Cushing
Northampton
Elenor Cushing
Smith College
Cushing
Charles L. Young
Bath
Merrymeeting Bay
Harold M. Sewall
Lenox
Mr. Sewall
Cincinnati
Mount Blue
A. B. Thompson
Katherine Elizabeth
John Wilson O'Brien
Mr. O'Brien
W. J. O'Brien
Colurmtta Hotel
Colonial Club Hosts First Ladies Night Of The Season
The Colonial club held its first ladies night at the Elu rooms drawing a large attendance despite warm dancing hours. Refreshments were served at intermission as the Columbia orchestra played Home Sweet Home. Committee members included Henry E. Culpepper Dr. Robert H. Donnell and Thomas P. Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Club
Elu
Cosy Club
Columbia Orchestra
Delightful Sail and Summer Home Plans Highlight Local News
A charming excursion on the steamer Corinna to Dresden with 73 passengers reports a perfect day and shore picnics. Prof. William L. Cushing of Simsbury plans a summer cottage at Small Point Harbor, while Miss Estelle Franks enjoys a surprise party at the New Meadows Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Jackson
Dresden
Corinna
William L. Cushing
Simsbury
Conn
Small Point Harbor
Prof
Cushing
Small Point
Miss Franks
Estelle Franks
D. T. Percy & Sons
Boston
Helen Nichols
New Meadows Inn
Percy
Frank H. Percy
Cigar Boxes Decorate Klondike Camp Walls
At Tripp pond the camp of Edwin A Harris and Ernest A Harris of Mechanic Falls uses over 2000 cigar boxes as inlaid wall panels. The wooden boxes, prized for their grain, serve as attractive decoration and practical features in the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Edwin A. Harris
Ernest A. Harris
Mechanic Falls
Tripp Pond
Bath Singers Celebrate William H. Collins Birthday
William H. Collins renowned Bath singer turned seventy nine on Tuesday. Sheriff Ballon Harry Hyde and William E. Corliss joined him as a quartet from their classic days. The reunion day yielded a grand, joyful gathering for the four. Edmund Savage of Lynn Mass visited Bath and Richmond before returning home. Miss Meverett Shackford of Waterville visited Miss Alice Savage. Ada N. Marr of Boothbay Harbor passed through en route from Portland. Beacon Street church ladies held a home cooked food sale at Mrs. John Minott's Beacon Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Collins
Bath
Sheriff Ballon
Harry Hyde
William E. Corliss
Edmund Savage
Lynn
Mass
Richmond
Meverett Shackford
Waterville
Alice Savage
Ada N. Marr
Boothbay Harbor
Portland
Beacon Street
Methodist Church
John €. Minott
Winter Street Congregational Party Scheduled for Friday
The primary department plans a chapel party Friday afternoon from 2 54 to 6 o clock with the evening session for other class members from 7 20 to 10 o clock. Miss Grace Coombs and others lead the committee with Mrs Charles Low and Messrs Toothaker and Williams assisting the choir. Miss Alice K Robbins returns from a week in Dorchester with her sister Mrs Lida Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street Congregational Church
Grace Coombs
Abigail Carter
Lydia R
Elsie M. Folsom
Mary P. Hill
Charles Low
Robert Toothaker
Brunswick
Herbert Williams
Low and
Humphreys
Central Church
Alice K. Robbins
Dorchester
Mass
Lida Whitney
Chicago visitors tour Bath salute at Whitmore home
Two large touring cars from Chicago visited Bath on Tuesday. Relatives of Mrs. William E. Whitmore, including Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mitchell and Miss Gwendolyn, and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Goodman, toured Maine’s resorts. They praised Cahill’s shore dinner at the Inn and spoke well of the Shipping City before leaving the next day after 2,000 miles of travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
William E. Whitmore
Chicago
Rand Retires After Seventeen Years as River Shop Foreman
William E Rand, longtime foreman at Bath Iron Works river shop, ended duties yesterday to enjoy retirement after a spotless record of no tardy marks. He and wife plan an autumn rest starting with a Southport outing then Everett Massachusetts for the winter. The item also notes Mrs John McDonald of Portland visiting the city and Mrs Octavia M Thompson arriving from Quincy for a North Street visit with Mrs G E R Patten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Rand
Bath Iron Works
Rand
Southport
Everett, Mess
John McDonald
Portland
Octavia M. Thompson
Quincy
Mass
G. E. R. Patten
North Street
City to remove trolley rails on Washington Linden line
A Lewiston Augusta and Waterville street railway crew will arrive Monday morning to remove rails from the intersection of Washington and Oak, extend to Linden, and switch onto Front street. The board of aldermen has granted permission and the railroad will grade Linden street afterward to restore first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Lewiston
Augusta
Waterville
Washington and
Oak Streets
Washington
Linden
Front Street
Board of Aldermen
Murphy Gets Land in Canada Grant to Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy of this city received from the English government a grant of 320 acres of land in Canada. He serves with the Sagadahoc Light Power Co and joined the Strathcona Horse Guards at the Boer War start. The Canadian troop saw much service in South Africa. He has not decided what he will do with the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Murphy
Canada
Murphy
Sagadahoc Light & Power Co
Strathcona Horse Guards
South Africa
Church Services and Reunion Week Activities Promoted
Local churches list sermons Sunday at Wesley M E and People's Baptist with topics Neglect After a Pattern and A Thief's Escape. Special reunion events at Wesley include devotional services, harvest supper, Epworth League night, and a Haiey address. Beacon Street Rally Day and choir music noted. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley M. E
People’s Baptist Church
F. W. O'Brien
D. D
Park Meeting
Wesley Church
Ladies’ Aid
Epworth League
J. F. Haiey
Brunswick
Beacon Street
Orestra
Hammacher
Tabard Inn Library In Bath Announces New Sub Rate
Bath Maine September 24 1908 special arrangement announced to improve library service late books will arrive promptly. From now until October 1 subscriptions are 65 cents including a life membership a later rate of 1 50 with no reduction. Exchange fee five cents. Encourage subscriptions and word of mouth for more volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabard Inn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hattie Sprague
Atlantic, Mass
Charles Stinson
Charles Robinson
Louise
New York
Arthur Sewall
Sewall
Ethel Holt
William H. Owen
Narragansett Pier
Gilbert E. R. Patten
Arthur W. H. Rand
Office
the Times Co
Herbert Calderwood
BathIreen Works
Rangeley
M. J. Waters
Alice
Cambridge
Jennie Waters
Thomas J. Jundrigan
Rochester
N. H
Judge McGill
Maine Woods
J. Edward Drake
H. H. McCarty
Drake
Birch Point
Robert H. Donnell
Leeds
J. Rose True
Auburn
Vacht
Lake Auburn
John €. Wright
Phillip A. Tremain
Phillip Cole
Bridgton
Howdoin College
Lowell Foote
Agnes Fogg
Heston
Dummer Sewall
Daughters of the American Revolution
E. 8. Crofts
Norway
Jane Murphy
High Street
Alameda
Bath Company
Bay Point
Leora M. Thurlow
Pelham, N. H
Joseph N. Hoyle
Charlotte Manchester
Susan N. Ballou
Presque Isle
E. C. Plummer
Kennebec Yacht Club
Adelaide Perry
West Dresden
Nellie Hodgson
Harry W. Owen
Bath Times
Bath Anvil
New Meadows
Daily
John W. Odlin
the Times
Phillips
Maine Woodsman
Chas. D. Clarke
the Anvil
Carl Webster
Bald Head
Mr. Webster
O. P. Coffin
Edna Pushard
Pelham
Maine
Thompson-O' Brien
Fred Ingraham
Newton
Fred Low
Miss Mary Low
Arthur Pepper
Eva and
Alice Wyman
Leslie Wyman
Foxboro
Ruth E. Thompson
Linden Street
Corliss Street Free Baptist Church
J. A. Shaw
Webber’s Drug Store
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