Georgetown News Of The Week Highlights Local Life And Death
William A Todd and Sewall P Oliver visited South Gardiner aboard the Nautilus. The community notes visits by Mrs Edgar B Hunt and Mrs Howard M Trafton to Auburn. Local residents travel to Jewiston and Berlin New Hampshire. William Warren reportedly inherits a fortune from West Coast relatives. Georgetown mourns the death of William H Dearborn former selectman and local official. Funeral services were held and burial at Oak Cemetery with heavy attendance from town and out-of-town visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Todd
Sewall P. Oliver
South Gardiner
Todd
Edgar B. Hunt
Howard M. Trafton
Douglas
Auburn
Gustavus Westman
Berlin
N. H
Elsie Jewett
Lucy Jewett
Henry
Levi Totman
Kista A. van Buren
Mabel Moore
Jewiston
Harry
Roy M. Newman
Lou Clarke
Harry J. Clarke
Miss Clarke
John Warren
Bay Point
William Warren
Warren
William H. Dearborn
First Selectman
Georgetown
Jennie
Eliza Dearborn
Mr. Dearborn
Portland
John
Boston
Jordan Marsh & Co
Cash Bay
Everett
Jennie Berry
Five Islands
Board of Health
Obituary for Bath Resident Charles Farnham
Charles Lewis Farnham, long time Bath resident and respected citizen, died peacefully at his home on Washington Street after years of poor health. Born April 8, 1848, he was the son of the late Alden Bradford Farnham and Frances Sloan Farnham. He trained as a carpenter and rose to prominence in local craft work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Cobb
Fernald
Plaisted
Haines
Bath
Charles Lewis Farnham
Washington St
Mr. Farnham
Alden Bradford
Frances (Sloan) Farnham
Miss A Catherine Blethen Dies at 69 in Bath
Miss A Catherine Blethen longtime Bath educator dies at 69 after long illness at 62 Green Street home. Born at Small Point August 11 1845 she taught in local schools including South Street Grammar School and led in memory by many former pupils. Survived by brother Capt Galen Blethen of Shanghai funeral Sunday at 3 p.m. from her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Catherine Blethen
Green St
Miss Blethen
Small Point
William and
Ann McCobb (Sprague) Blethen
Fitts St
Bath High School
Force
Beacon Street
South Street Grammar School
Winter Street
B. H. S. Alumni Assn
Capt
Galen Blethen
Shanghai
China
Trial in Hinckley case ends with coroner verdict
Samuel T. Hinckley faced trial for the shooting of Charles Barnes at Harmon's Harbor. The coroner’s inquest verdict found Barnes died from a shotgun discharge. Eight witnesses testified as Recorder Hunt held the hearing and ordered Hinckley for the October grand jury. Separately, Frank S. Bowker survived a minor auto accident near Goddard's Ice Pond with slight injuries to passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel T. Hinckley
Charles Barnes
Harmon’s Harbor
Recorder Hunt
E. C. Plummer
Five Islands
Attorney Bridgham
Mary Berry
Curtis
Elison Fields
James Stevens
Louise Adams
Sumner Haine
Fred Rittell
Woolwich Notes Brighten Fall With Local Arrivals
Woolwich residents report guests and visits from Bath Lewiston and Boston. A slate of church events includes a North Woolwich Ladies' Aid bean supper and Aunt Jerushy's Family Album entertainment. Plans for evangelistic services near Montenengway falter as a preacher cancels. Families relocate or consider moving to New Hampshire while others attend dances and river trips. Schools announce a Topsham Fair day and a Woolwich Town Fair holiday. local hunting is described as a dry moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
North Woolwich
Jerushy
Woolwich Town
Local notices from Winnegance amid visits and illness
William Barter of Damariscotta visits Obadiah Trask at his home. John Gibbey of Revere Beach dies at Charles Trask’s home. Mrs. Winfield Morse and Miss Doris visit Richmond on Tuesday. Clarence Johnson and party visit Richmond. Spider Web cottage weekend visitors. Don Cook returns to Keene N H after visiting the area. Mrs. Marshall of Dorchester returns from summer with Mrs. Gardiner Huff. Mrs. Wellington Preble confined to house by illness. Almond Perry hosts sewing club on Monday. Mr and Mrs Milton Morse of Lynn visit J Parker Morse. Mrs. Walter Perry returns from Portland. Grace Hunt returns to Thomaston after visiting sister Seymour Hayden. Myra Merritt visiting Freeport. Ida Hunt returns from Litchfield. Marilla Bruce of Malden visits her brother Zina Hunt. Alfred Oliver returns from Bay Point. Walter Roy Morse Jr dies at age three. Merle Huff substitutes at Swastike Exchange while Olive Blagdon vacations. George Spofford returns to Keene N H after village visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
G. H. Grey
Mr. Grey
St. Paul
Mr. Grey Hadeen
Mr. Dearborn
Lou Clarke
Oak Cemetery
Miss Delano
George McKenney
A. Benson Rowe
Mr. Rowe
G. H. Worthings
Dr. Dearborn
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers
L. W. Milliken
Lowell
Mass
William Noble
Joseph F. Higgins
Order of Knights of Pythias
George Nagel
Boothbay
Five Islands
William Barter
Damariscotta
Obadiah Trask
John Gibbey
Revere Beach
Charles Trask
Mrs. Winfield Morse
Miss Doris
Richmond
Clarence Johnson
Don Cook
Keene, N. H
Marshall
Dorchester
Gardiner M. Huff
Wellington Preble
Walter Perry
Portland
Grace Hunt
Thomaston
Seymour Hayden
Myra Merritt
Freeport
Ida Hunt
Litchfield
Marilla Bruce
Malden
Zina Hunt
Alfred Oliver
Bay Point
Walter Roy Morse, Jr
Walter
Florence Morse
Merle Huff
Swastike Exchange
Olive Blagdon
George Spofford
Diver Tibbetts Inspects Maine Water Co Main
Tibbetts concludes annual inspection of two Kennebec mains from Woolwich to Bath. The new main is intact and the reserve main is in good shape after elbow sleeve replacement. Sand hollows are being checked and work should finish by tomorrow. The new pipe rests on crib work and avoids sand washings. Hock will reach 5000 on cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tibbetts
Maine Water Co
Kennebec
Woolwich
Bath
Also Mentioned on This Page
News OF the
Hattie E. Rowe
N. Gratz Jackson
Edward Nagel
Harvard
William Potter
Arrowsic
Riggsville
Charles Mains
E. B. Loveitt
Lida Mains
Hospital
Sazadahoe
Kennelee
Clus
Church of the New
Charles L. Farnham
Hinckley
Frank S. Bowker
Phippsburg
Capt. Smith
McCutcheon’s Hill
Goddard
Washburn
Lamson & Hubbard
Joc
Eee Eines
Hart. Schaffner & Marx
John J. Desmond CO
Water Streets
Walt
G. M. Stinson
Albert H. Willis
Bowker
Vera Howe
Jack Shaw
Dr. Stott
Brunswick
John Robinson
Lewiston
Edward Rice
Elbridge Wright
Milton Trott
James Wright
Bowdoin College
Frank Lemont
Alaska
C. C. Bishop
Frank Turner
John Howe
Montsweag
Ermina Smith
Harvey T. Bailey
Monteneng Way
Hollis Bailey
Lynn
Hunnewell Place
Day’s Ferry Congregational Church
David L. Wilson
The
Central Congregational
Frank Head
Hartley Hathorne
J. B. Howard
Winnifred Bishop
Leonard Stilphen
New Hampshire
Tuessie Hall
Ray Fuller
Ed. Burke
Arthur Hagan
Wood Merrill
Martha Buck
Albion Corliss
G. W. Leonard
Marion Brown
Willard Oldreive
White Montains
Ladies’ Aid Society
Jessie Colby
Prospect Harbor
Murphy’s Corner
Ss. J. Whittum
Celia Foye
Wiscasset
Edna Hathorne
Winnegance News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!