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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1929

Page

3

Bath Gossip Roundup of Social Events and Visits

A long list of Bath residents celebrates birthdays and bridge games, visits, and travels. Notable items include Miss Mulligan’s birthday party with a large cake for Mrs. William Sherman, prizes won at games, and several residents traveling to or from Boston, Bath, and St Petersburg. Specific names feature prominently among the social circle.

Eis William Sherman Mulligan Reta Henderson Arline Preney George Perry Virginia Wright Reta Henderson Lillian Eaton Hazel Cook Charlies Plummer Carlton Perry Frederick Henderson Warren McNeil James Preney

Ex Governor Baxter Guests Before England Trip

Ex governor Percival P Baxter recently visited Hon Rupert H Baxter. Dr and Mrs Langdon T Snipe and ex Mayor and Mrs Allen M Irish will sail from Boston on the steamship Scythia April 20 for England where they will spend May touring. Mr and Mrs Irish, with Mrs Irish's parents Hon and Mrs Samuel R Percy, have been in California and will not reach Bath until their return from England. Dr and Mrs Snipe will meet them in Boston.

John H. Stacey Popham Beach St. Petersburg Fla Popham Langdon T. Snipe Allen M. Irish Boston Scythia England

Daughter Ruth Evelyn Green Born in April

A daughter Ruth Evelyn Green was born on April 3 to Mr and Mrs Alfred H Green of 21 Walker Street.

Ruth Evelyn Green Alfred H. Green Walker Street

Miss Agnes Deetjen Visits Portland Friends Return

Miss Agnes Deetjen who has been a week with Mr and Mrs William Mann of Washington street has returned to Portland. She was joined by her sister Miss Lillian Deetjen and Miss Frances E Mann of Portland who spent the weekend with Miss Manns parents. Duncan McInnes from Trumbull hospital in Boston is expected to leave soon.

William F. Plummer, Jr Augusta Elsie Innis Edward Hartwell High Street Perth N. B Miss Innis Scotland England Agnes Deetjen William Mann Washington Street Portland Lilian Deetjen Frances E. Mann Miss Mann Duncan McInnes Trumbull Hospital Boston Christine Wishart Oakhurst Dairy John Wishart Western Avenue

Elmhurst social notes mixed travel and visits

John H Hyde returns to Elmhurst after Pinehurst sojourn with two daughters Nancy and Sallie while Mrs Hyde and Jane stay on at Pinehurst. Numerous locals noted visiting relatives in Boston Hallowell Philadelphia and Providence with jobs and moves cited including Christine Wishart Oakhurst dairy and Dr John Knowlton Exeter visiting his mother at City hospital. Frances Lord teaches in Providence and is home for Easter.

John G. W. Knowlton Exeter N. H Sarah Knowlton City Hospital Knowlton

Auction at Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick

Mrs Weston L Bonney hosted an afternoon auction at Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick with two tables of items followed by a luncheon.

Weston L. Bonney Bonnie Brook Farm East Brunswick

Portland couple plans European trip in May

Friends of Mr and Mrs William Ireland of Portland will be interested to learn they are leaving in May for a European trip. Mrs Ireland was Miss Mary Elliott of Brunswick. Mrs Maria Leonard of Brunswick has been at her North Woolwich farm, preparing it for summer. A daughter was born Tuesday morning last week to Mr and Mrs Thomas Pearson. Mrs Pearson.

Benjamin Savage Frank Pike Charles Curtis League of Central Church Ehlers Foote Joanne Lee Pearson Thomas Pearson William Ireland Portland Ireland Mary Elliott Brunswick Maria Leonard North Woolwich Pearson Bath Box Co Lincoln County Sheepscot River Wildcat Bridge Boothbay Brown Boothbay Harbor Sheepscot Sasanoa River Bath Earl Armstrong Lester Harrington Plant Chevrolet

Potter Returns Home From Pomfret Visit

Frederick J Potter is home from Pomfret Connecticut to spend a few days as a guest of his sister in law Mrs Liz Vie Potter Turner's Court.

Frederick J. Potter Pomfret Conn Lizvie Potter Turner's Court

Bath Social Notes Include Visiting Guests and Local Attendees

Mrs Wheelock Whitney of St Cloud Minn visits Portland with her uncle Dr Richard Small and John M Kimball of Portland visits Bath with relatives. Mr and Mrs Freeland Delano and daughter Phyllis of Rockland weekend with Chester Colby family. Robert Gaudette returns after time with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Philip Boudreau. Miss Alice Reynolds of Brookline Mass visits city. Mr and Mrs Oscar Thornton of Arlington Mass join LeRoy Lord family for Sunday. Thorntons, former Bath residents, the A P store manager relocated to Boston for dentistry course. Miss Lena Donnell returns from Portland Easter visit. Audience at Baby Hy jinx of 1929 in Portland includes Bath residents Mrs J R Andrews and others, who motored with Mrs Carl F Pierce.

Johnson Les H.' Cahill Jefferson Theater Junior League Portland Donald Payson J . Emerson Dorothy Mason Isabel Greely Emerson Bath Miss Greely Langdon Hill Langdon T. Thaxter John M. Kimball Agnes Burke Hale Julio Ronjette Adelyn Bushnell Marshall Bradford Freeland Delano Phyllis Rockland Chester Colby Weeks Street Oscar Thornton Arlington Mass LeRoy Lord Upper Washington Street Thorntons Thornton Center Street Boston Jefferson Portland Baby Hygiene and Child Welfare Association J. R. Andrews F. B. Nichols Charles D. Hall Carl Anderson Freeman Trott Carl F. Pierce R. Clinton McFadden Reginald Stacey Max Katz Harold Troop Annie Bickle

Bath men attend Shrine meeting in Portland

Carl Dudley and Edward Sampson are among the Bath men attending the Shrine meeting in Portland Friday afternoon and evening.

Carl Dudley Edward Sampson Bath Portland

Butler Visiting Bath From Central Maine Power Dam Work

Joseph Butler, employed on the construction of the dam at Bingham by the Central Maine Power Co., is spending a few days in Bath.

Addison Stiles Augusta Central Maine Power Co Bath Joseph Butler Bingham

Second Davenport Fund accounting shows $34,018 disbursed

Trustees report second accounting for the Davenport Trust Fund covering July 31 1927 to December 31 1928. Disbursements include $26 726 for charitable educational purposes and support to Bath youth attending New England colleges. Inventory stands at $1 710 726.75 with expenditures and trustee commissions totaling $34 018.19.

Davenport Trust Fund Bath New England Salvation Army American Red Cross Davenport Old Ladies Home All Churches of Bath Parent Teachers Association Mill Fund Foreign Mission Children’s Societies

Graduation Set for Morse High on June 21

The Morse high school's senior class will graduate on Friday evening June 21 in the auditorium of the new building now under construction. It will not be a formal opening of the school. A reception follows the next week, date to be set after alumni input to avoid conflicts with the annual meeting. The board also backed a pennies-for-tree drive to plant a permanent Christmas tree on the common and authorized hiring a teacher to assist in the Mitchell building. Accounts No. 2 totaling 580.12 were approved for payment.

Morse High School Board of Education Supt. Wilson Wilson Sarah Coombs Mitchell

West Bath Grange Holds Closing School Night

The West Bath Grange weekly gathering featured a closing day program directed by Sheriff Albert Henderson Alderman E Mason Wright and Everett G Lemont. A large attendance heard a musical melange depicting a rural school with jokes songs and cross dressing roles by Henderson Haggett Oliver and others. New membership applications were received and plans announced for another social and card party next Monday afternoon.

Albert Henderson E. Mason Wright Everett G. Lemont West Bath Grange Grange Hall Everett Lemont Robert Oliver Sheriff Henderson E. W. Haggett Leland S. Plummer Leigh V. Reed Harold Freeman L. P. Eseley Melvin Comeau Wilbur Hagan James Lemont David Henderson

Beacon Church School Board Meeting Sees Officer Elections

The annual Beacon Street vestry meeting elected Eugene Mc Grath as superintendent and Mrs. Herman Crocker as assistant superintendent. Other officers include Mrs. Fred Bowie secretary, Rolvin H. Bowie supplies chief, Miss Winifred Aderton pianist, Milton H. Douglas auditor, and multiple department heads with assistants.

Church School Board Beacon Street Vestry Eugene McGrath Herman Crocker Fred Bowie Clifton W. Tedford Rolvin H. Bowie Winifred Aderton Milton H. Douglas William J. Craft Elizabeth McGrath Muriel Howe Annie M. Teeling

Miss Manning Leaves Westport for Boston Work

Miss Katherine Manning departed Westport on Saturday to work at R. H. Stearns on Tremont Street in Boston after a two week visit with her brother Thomas Manning. Mrs. Colin Dun returned home from Boston where she had been visiting her mother in Dorchester.

Katherine Manning Westport Thomas Manning Son College R. H. Stearns Tremont Street Boston Colin Dun Dorchester

Bath News Roundup Highlights Local Rail and Real Estate

Notes from Bath outline political talk about a Paris diplomatic posting for Senator Edge and possible successors, plus local business updates on Plant's Garage expansions and the Pejepscot tow voyage to St John. There are also census changes, a successful rummage sale, harbor lumber shipments, auctions, fire calls, social events, dances, and a court plea in Portland.

Bath Iron Works hosts visiting business leaders

Thursday visitors to Bath Iron Works Corp included John RB Kennedy of American Tube Works Boston Allen E Morrell Curtis & Sanger Co Boston and Harold B Fobes among others, showcasing industry ties and local business engagement.

Bath Iron Works Corp John RB. Kennedy American Tube Works Boston Allen E. Morrell Curtis &. Sanger Co Harold B. Fobes

Barking Dog Supposedly Foiled Woolwich Burglary

Woolwich near the old ferry dock suffered a suspected burglary attempt on Harvey P. Hathorne's general store during Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. A dog’s barking at about midnight may have scared off the intruders after a sash window was damaged. Sheriff Henderson and Deputy Oliver investigated. two men were seen with a flashlight near the dock early evening.

Harvey P. Hathorne Ferry Dock Woolwich Albert Henderson Abram Oliver Hathorne

Mrs Sewall Returns to New York After Visit in Norfolk

Mrs Harold M Sewall of Washington Street returned to New York City after spending a few weeks visiting her daughter Mrs John W Williams in Baltimore who were guests at the Inn by the Sea owned and managed by Mr and Mrs Henry Bacon. On the way north Mrs Sewall made several stops and spent Easter in Norfolk Virginia.

Harold M. Sewall Washington Street New York City Pass John W. Williams Baltimore Inn-by the-Sea Henry Bacon North

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David L. Wilson Lois McKeiver Lincoln Bailey Bedford Street Clifton Wilband Addison Pendiston Lincoln Street Thomas MacDonald Oak Street Central Grammar School Ellen Craig Woodrow Wilson Margaret Gaudet Flander Madelyn Burnham Marcelle Lozier Red Cross Crystal Shorey Pors Newell Arthur B. Scott Green Street Deei, Cutts Albert Noves Clinton D. Wilson Agnes Fahey George W. Johnson San Diego Los Angeles Wash Fred L. Brackley Waterville Ethel Bruce Highlands Street Francis Bruce U.S.S. Cleveland Cristobal Panama Canal Young Ladies Bridge Club E. A. Stover Harold P. Small Ruth Johnson Flora Fraser Albert Bonney Joseph Lawton Pearl Street Helen Hall North Street Sanford John Clair Minot The Boston Herald Memorial Hall Brunswick Business and Professional Women’s Club Elizabeth Virginia Malden Marjorie Blagdon Clarabel Quick Fastman School of Music Rochester N. Y Richard Quick Constance Morin Harry F. Morin Brunswick Hospital William Clifford Edgecomb Slee Mrn Whick Attrac College Owen Ledyard H. Dorman Perkins Marion Jacques Bath Business South End Charles Harrison Canadian National Railways Mackinac Mich National Federation Perry Beals Robinhood Hotel Phoenix Howard. Rice Mechanics Street Lillian Dunton Wilbur Crocker Nelson Rice Bernard Pratt Carl Blaisdell Marion Bowie Edith McPherson Corliss Street Clayton Priestnal Pies James Priestnal St. James Theatre Mr. Priestnal Leland Powers Hiram Tobey Malden, Mass City Ladies’ Aid Central Church Joseph Avery Bailey Frederic H. Low M. Langdon Hill Paul K. Niven Belmont Frederick Magoun Margaret Green Portsmouth Laton Jackson Peggy Thomaston N. Gratz Jackson Spring Street Lewis Eaton Calais Henry C. Wright Geraldine Rice Doris Crooker Park Street Emily Pease Greenwich Theodore W. Pease Cobb Road Douglas Falin Fitz G. Falin Middle Street George B. Wolstenholme Frank B. Nichols Franklin Winslow Johnson Colby College Eastland James Brown Auburn Luella MacDonald James Brown Jr Ruth Skillings Sylvester Cushman Francis Hill Edward Cook Willow Street Aachelte Milton S. Kimball Mary Kimball Peter Thome Hae Street Katherine Ameong George. W., Wolstenholme Ae People’s Baptist Church Walter E. Duane Walter E. Duane Jr Evelyn Duane Fairview Robinson Evelyn Betty Plummer Lewiston Hubert H. McCarty Mauretania Cairo King Tut’s Tomb Museum of Antiquities Paris London Edward J. Lee Bridge Club Elizabeth Hunt Georgetown A. E. Rowe Stearns W. Scott George Oliver Ambrose MacFadden Deering Street William F. Plummer Josephine McQuestin Searsport Frederick E. Drake St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church Clarence W. Morse Clare Coombs California San Francisco Dunlap Hatch Arthur P. Sampson Alice Richard Woodfords Florence Newman Lois Guptill Hollywood Calif New York Miss Newman Flora Jewett Westport Junction Gloria Katherine Sprague George Albion Sprague Topsham Percival P. Baxter Rupert H. Baxter John H. Hyde Elmhurst Pinehurst N. C Hyde Nancy Sallie Thelma Dearing Elsinore Avenue Carl French Juanita Frederick H. Kimball Albert H. Shaw William Freeman Son Junior Capt. Freeman Philadelphia John Kaler Hinckley Street Walter Fitch Ralph Russell Street Hallowell Fitch Mabel Holbrook Frances Lord School For the Deaf Providence R. I John A. Lord Robert Gaudette Dennis Gaudette Philip Boudreau Alice Reynolds Brookline Thomas Reynolds Upper Lena Donnell Frank E. Hollis Morse High Beacon Church School Board Mito France Ann Hoover U. S Nator W Edge New Jersey Camilla Sewall Loxisee Charles Groves Boston Globe Franklin Fort Edge Senate House Hoover Congress Senator Edge Washington Joseph Frelinghuysen Senator Frelinghuysen Harold Sewall Small Point Pejepscot Maine Central Salmon River Province of New Brunswick Sagadahoc St. John Edward W. Vaughan Blair Wilson South America First Baptist Church Herbert E. Worrey William Blanchard Charles Card Nella Stover Emma Ryan Freeman Crosby Attorney C General’s Office Chester A. Plant Edward W. Bridgham Chester A.lant Susan B. Plant Fred H. Cary Wallace Plant Goddard Pond George W. Jewett Middle North Streets Harry A. Walters Joseph Gillo 11 South Street Niagara Falls Joe Harold, B Fobes Co Henry L Barker J. F. Gerrity Co J.b.ee Bussman Aie: Co Winthrop Herman B. Grohe Willard Storage Bat 'Co Cleveland C. L. Eberly Pennsylvania R. R Tom Everett, Green Frederick W. Freeman York Street Green Elmer. W. Rogers Charles. Ridley Five-O'Clack Reed Norths W.C.T.U West Bowdoin Althea Quimby Roland H. Smith Roland Smith New Memorial Hall Bath Boys Roland Smith Roeland Smith Post, A. L Paul ‘Jones Cosmopolitan Club Lillian Miller Sielen Hartwell Beatrice Noyes Irma Burns Anne Quinn I. F. Richardson Vacuum Oil Co Winter Street Richardson Masonic Temple Hallet’s Desmond’s Harry L. Day Garden Club of George A. Churchill Camden Damariscotta Wiscasset Office Cumberland Council of Boy Scouts Monument Square George H. Jacobs
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