Fire at Ingalls Farm Destroys Barn and 400 Hens
Eugene Ingalls recalls a Saturday morning blaze at the Ingalls farm that destroyed the barn, a light truck, and 400 hens. He describes risking his life to rescue birds, the loss of stock valued around 150 dollars per set and 2000 hens possible with rebuilding, and the impact on his family and college plans. The fire department arrived but the barn could not be replaced for about 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
Eugene E. Ingalls
Eugene
Fire Department
Oscar Wright’s
Anim
Eugene, Jr
Ford
Eugene Ingalls
Topsham Widow Found Dead in Home
Mrs. Lillian Williams 68 widow of Charles Williams was found dead in her Topsham Heights home. Authorities deem death from natural causes likely with heart trouble suspected. Milkman had not delivery since Wednesday. neighbors reported absence before Monday discovery. Miss Clara Albee and Sidney Lermond planned a trip to Brentwood and other stops before returning to Bath around Nov. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henderson
Langdon T. Snipe
Sagadahoc
Topsham
Lillian Williams
Charles Williams
John Carver
Phippsburg Social Notes Highlight Popham Beach Visits
John Chapman and Elsie Fern ald of Dedham Mass, plus others from Bath Augusta and Cambridge enjoyed weekend gatherings at Martha Small's Popham Beach cottage. Bridge prizes went to J. O Lincoln and John McInnes with Minnie White receiving a consolation prize. Residents and visitors shared meals, cottage stays, and seaside trips across Popham Beach and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman
Elsie Fernald
Dedham
Mass
J. E. Perry
Edwin Jackson
Waterville
W. R. Bowker
Harry Tucker
Bath
Ray Marston
Augusta
Emma Hathaway
Cambridge
Martha Small
Riverside
Popham Beach
Fred Fuller
Popham
Alice Galvin
J. O. Lincoln
John McInnes
Minnie White
Ernest Meserve
William Coughlin
Marion
Wallace Baker
Richmond
George Ingalls
J. F. Skillings
Edith Bolton
Portland
E. W. Bridgham
Maxwell Powers
Clark Bowker
Frank Sprague
West Bath
Emma Perry
Willis G. Jefferson
Ethel Bowker Doughty
Yarmouth
Annie Cutting
Sophie Shepard
Camden
N. J
Hite Wyman
Raymond Campbell
Sophie
Winnegance Events Include Painting and Meetings
James Lester Morse is having his Reach buildings painted by William Hosmer. John G. Morse & Sons mill crew builds a large shed for lumber storage. Morse High in Bath will host several Winnegance students this fall. Evening Workers meet Friday at Cottage Park club house. Winneganee auxiliary gathers Thursday at 2 30. A Community club card party tonight offers prizes and refreshments. John G. Morse leads the project with Mrs. Walter Morse and Mrs. Harry Oliver as chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lester Morse
Reach
William Hosmer
John G. Morse & Sons
Winnegance
Morse High School
Bath
Cottage Park
Winneganee
John G. Morse
Walter Morse
Harry Oliver
Giants beat Braves in Cosmopolitan Club bridge tourney opener
The Giants won the first session 8331 to 8176 against the Braves as the Cosmopolitan club's bridge tournament began Monday. Individual honors went to Miss Marjorie Smiley and Miss Dorothy Davis with 1722 combined. Sessions continue each Monday evening with substitutes allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Braves
Marjorie Smiley
Dorothy Davis
Lillian Lewin
Addie Palmer
Dorothy Furber
Florence Sidelinger
Elsie Burkhard
Marion Freeman
Marcia Moulton
Harriet Morse
Daniel T. Dougherty
Edna Bliss
Agnes Humphreys
Hiram T. Stevens
George A. Churchill
Beatrice Noyes
Florence Hagan
Obituary Miss Sadie C Green 50 Dies at Home
Sadie C Green 50 died Wednesday morning at her home 26 Pleasant Street after a long illness. Born in Bath she was the daughter of James H and Mary J Green and resided in the city. Survived by one sister and John H Green both of Bath. Funeral Saturday nine at St Marys church. Mrs Alden G Smith won first prize at a luncheon and bridge hosted by Miss Marion Dean on Dummer Street Tuesday. consolation prize went to Miss Gertrude Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie C. Green
Pleasant Street
Bath
James H
Mary J. Green
City
John H. Green
St. Mary’s Church
Alden G. Smith
Marion Dean
Dummer Street
Gertrude Maxwell
Gull Train Among B M Improvements On Portland Line
Boston and Maine announces speed and schedule upgrades on the Portland line. The new Gull replaces the Maritime Flyer and cuts Portland Boston travel to about 2 hours 30 minutes with several trips at 2 hours 20 to 2 hours 57 minutes. The Flying Yankee remains the fastest 55 minute run, while overall through Portland–Boston times drop about 37 minutes since 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maritime Provinces
Portland
Boston and Maine Railroad
Halifax
Nationwide War Against Rust Opens Soil Tests
The U S Bureau of Standards launches a nationwide corrosion study placing 10 000 metal pipe specimens in 40 cities to map rust by soil type. Early results show muck near New Orleans and silt loam in Ohio and Kansas City accelerate corrosion, while gravelly sands near Seattle slow it. galvanized steel underperforms in muck, copper and brass resist best, and stray electric currents cause electrolysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Popular Science Monthly
New Orleans
Ohio
Kansas City
Seattle
Wash
Funeral of Mrs. Emmna Mitch ell at 76 Richardson Street
Funeral held Wednesday at 10:30 A M at home for Mrs Emmna F Mitchell widow of Joseph R Mitchell with Rev F L Littlefield officiating. Bearers were Walter Kingsbury Herbert F Erwin John A Norris Arthur L Nichols W Fred Wetherbee and J Fred Tobey Jr Burial in Oak Grove. George McMann, employed on the Dearborn estate at Small Point, will stay in Maine for renovations rather than return to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmna F. Mitchell
Joseph R. Mitchell
Richardson Street
F. L. Littlefield
Wesley Methodist Church
Walter Kingsbury
Herbert F. Erwin
John A. Norris
Arthur L. Nichols
W. Fred Wetherbee
J. Fred Tobey Jr
Oak Grove
George McMann
Dearborn
New York
Local Notes From Woolwich and Surrounding Towns
West Bath resident Miss Hattie Larrabee visits in Woolwich as Day's Ferry club hosts a dance at Tuessie hall. Various residents relocate to Philadelphia and Auburn. A Sagadahoc Ferry teachers meeting with state rural schools official and Bath speaker.Church notices: Rev Hilda L Ives to speak at Nequasset and Day's Ferry churches with monthly council at Nequasset. North Woolwich church to meet Oct 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Larrabee
West Bath
John Reed
Richard Lily
Augusta
Ellen Turner
Bath
I.’. W. Carlton
Moosehead Lake
Annie Cunningham
Charles Henderson
Bertram Crocker
Damariscove Island
Lincoln Houdlette
Everson Stinson
Auburn
John Brown
Bertha
Doris
Sebago Lake
Jasper Mains
Mary
Charlotte Stinson
New York City
Merle Jameson
Montsweag Grange Hall Event With 4-H Club Exhibit
An entertainment event at the Grange Hall Friday features the Willing Workers in colorful sketches and the guest Margle-Make-Believe from New York Radio Land. Ice cream cake and foods will be sold, followed by community activities and a Montsweag 4-H club exhibit. Sunday services at 10 30 include Missionary Sunday and Bible school, with evening services at eight and ongoing Bible character sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Hall
Sam Phunny
Bible
Farm Bureau
Montsweag
Local Social Visits Highlight South Dresden and Waterville
Mrs. Harry Hatch and daughter Audry hosted by Mrs. Frank Mc Cobb. Ed Brann and family from Waterville visited Mr. and Mrs. Leland Siegvars. G L Siegars and Albert Tibbetts spent Sunday in Gardiner. Laurence Mulholland of Waterville vacationing with sister Mrs. Leland Siegars. Mrs. A A Hodgdon of Gardiner visited her father Isaac Wall. Margaret Pashard spent Saturday in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hatch
Audry
Frank McCobb
Ed Brann
Waterville
Leland Siegvars
G. L. Siegars
Albert Tibbetts
Gardiner
Laurence Mulholland
Leland Siegars
A. A. Hodgdon
Isaac Wall
Margaret Pashard
Richmond
Local Society News Notes From Bath Area
Personal notes report John W. Williams returning to Baltimore after a week at Small Point with Mrs Williams. Mrs Janie Lowell of Wiscasset visits Park street daughter Mrs John B Downey indefinitely. Mrs Norman Drummond and infant Jean discharged from Bath hospital to Arrowsic home. Mrs Miles Purington of West Bath suffers ankle injury. Wesley E Shaw and wife plan a week motor trip through Northern Maine stopping at Bar Harbor. Miss Mary Appleton operated on for appendicitis at City hospital after illness. Miss Clara Oliver resumes Morse High studies after vacation with aunt Mrs J E Perry of Cox's Head and Popham. Archie Seekins leaves for Boston to enter Wentworth Institute after Morse High graduation 1927. Mrs Warren Flitcraft and daughter J visit Bath guests at Mrs John Boyd's, Green street. Mrs George S Dearborn returns to New York City after summer at Small Point. accompanied by Mrs Harold Mees who will spend a week in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Williams
Baltimore
Williams
Janie Lowell
Wiscasset
John B. Downey
Park Street
Norman Drummond
Jean
Bath Hospital
Arrowsic
Miles Purington
West Bath
Wesley E. Shaw
Lower High Street
Maine
Bar Harbor
Mary Appleton
City Hospital
Clara Oliver
Morse High
J. E. Perry
Cox's Head
Popham
Archie Seekins
Boston
Wentworth Institute
Morse High School
Warren Flitcraft
Bath
John Boyd
Henry A. Magoun
Green Street
Georges. Dearborn
New York City
Small Point
First Casualty Hits Morse Squad on Monday
The Morse high football team suffered its first season injury Monday at Kelley field when freshman Gordon Garnett fractured his left collar bone during a practice scrimmage. Garnett is a son of Mr and Mrs Matthew N Garnett of 1217 High street and had been vying for a line position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse High
Kelley Field
Gordon Garnett
Garnett
Matthew N. Garnett
High Street
Charles MacDonald
Harold Lyden
William Plummer
Norman McCabe
Maine
Rotarians Vote Aid to Florida Sufferers
Bath Rotary club members and guests meet at Hotel Phoenix with Hon. Kendall and several out of town Rotarians. They approve a fund relief for hurricane stricken communities in the South and vote on a six month plan to contribute toward a 100 year fund growing to fifty times its value with a board including Maine’s Chief Justice and the city chief executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Hotel Phoenix
William B. Kendall
Bath Club
Richard Vose
Cambridge
Mass
Rotary Club
Ellis W. Nash
Duamiariscotta
Newcastle
Arthur Duncan
Portsmouth
W. G. Young
Club
Oswego
N. Y
Dorothy M. Wilson
Dorothy W. Davis
Boston
Leon Rancourt
Brunswick
Harry E. Peterson
D. T. Dougherty
South
Gene Desmond
Maine
Prim Victorias And Broughams Still Hired By Capital Women
Washington features a nostalgia piece by Sue McNamara on women in the capital preferring horse drawn victorias and broughams. Veteran driver John Clemons recalls patrons including Mrs. Frederick D. Grant and Princess Cantacuzene as old carriages and the White House horse Belle remain symbolic amid modern development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital
Associated Press
Washington
John Clemons
Potomac
John
Frederick D. Grant
President Grant
Mac
White House
Roosevelt
Wilson
B. F. Cheatham
Loneworth
Woodrow Wilson
Belle
Remount Depot
Fort Royal
Virginia
Bay
Bath club meeting features talks and music
The Bath club heard brief talks by N G Jackson E W Bridgham and Dr L T Snipe with musical selections by Miss Wilson Davis and Mr Rancourt courtesy of the Bath Opera House. Mr Kendall gave a 15 minute talk on the sex problem before the group sang America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G. Jackson
E. W. Bridgham
L. T. Snipe
Bath Opera House
Wilson
Davis
Rancourt
Kendall
America
Bragg Family Guests Dinner at Park Street Home
Mrs. Alonzo G. Fisher hosts weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bragg of Concord New Hampshire Mrs. Joseph Bragg of Richmond and Mrs. Clara Williams of North Vassalboro at Park Street residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bragg
Concord, N. H
Joseph Bragg
Richmond
Clara Williams
North Vassalboro
Alonzo G. Fisher
Park Street
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North Bath
Clara Albee
Sidney B. Lermond
Brentwood
Lynn
Newport News
Washington, D. C
Fred May
Phippsburg
Cosmopolitan Club
Ladie C. Green
Boston & Maine
Portland Line
U. S
Emma Mitchell
Buxton
Rexton Rheumatic Medicine Co
Abbot Village
Woolwich
Dresden
Morse Squad
Florida
Bath Savings Institution
By Sue McNamara
British Royal Air Force
Walter L. Whitney
Maine Central Railroad
Owen J. Ledyard
Whornes Head
Near
Kennebec River
Tong
White Mountains
Ocean
Kennebec
Henry C. Rowe
P. O. Drawer
Rhode Island
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