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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1929

Page

4

Wiscasset Club Notes and Local Appointments

Wiscasset updates include lodge activities and member names such as Archie H Dodge and H Southard. Local notices report visits from Milo and Damariscotta, hospital stays for Mrs Clark, and tributes to H v B Nash with a 1100 purse. Community events feature Woman's club meetings, an all day Organ Society session, and the annual Prize Speaking at the Congregational church.

Marion Crosby Milo Pine Cone Rebekah Lodge Sarah Stenson Damariscotta Dora Lowell Bath Emma Stinson Jessie Jackson Freeman D. Southard Portland Friay James B. Clark Bath City Hospital Joseph H. Smith Boston Louise Blagdon Senter Wiscasset Margaret Dammon H. v. B. Nash St. Philip's Church St. Philips Nash Sheepscot Farm Woman's Club St. Philip's Parish House Patrick Vocational Department State Department of Education Florence Mc

Bargains for Saturday at the clothier

Bargains for Saturday offer suits from $1.50 to $3.95 with $16.50 line and $1.00 to $5.00 for student suits. Odd coats vests and pants in all sizes are available. Goods bought and sold. Come and see me, it will pay you.

Wiscasset Church Services and Local Socialties

Town residents hosted visitors from Bath and Miami with teas and visits. The April organ society sale and tea are set for April 13. Wiscasset parish services Sunday will cancel daytime, with a seven thirty evening service led by Mr. Nash. Titus attends Maine Annual conference in Wanger. Baker Cunninghams horse race incident ends with minor injuries and broken cart wheels.

L. White Face A. H. Lennox C. A. Peaslee Warren Lowell Bath Neal Mer Miami Pla Prank Creamer Washington Street Faima Stinson Tessie Juckson Connecticut Massachusetts The Organ Society Roy R. Marston Congregational Vestry Wiscasset Nash Episcopal Church Titus Maine Wanger Baker Cunningham Wiscasset Grain Co Mr. Dunn Mr. Cunningham Cunningham

Bowdoin Local Roundup of Visits and Road Woes

Lewiston couple Harold Starbird and wife visited L. C. Starbird’s home. East Bowdoin Ladies aid to meet at Mrs. A. E. Purinton’s Thursday. John Curtis and wife weekend with Curtis parents. Farm Bureau to meet at Bowdoin Center Grange Hall April 17 on Sewing Screens. Roads from Bowdoin Center to Bowdoinham rated fair but still impassable in spots. Burt Higgins and family had car stuck in a mud hole near the Brunswick road junction. help sought from nearby neighbors. Mrs. Eva Douglass and child rode with Charles Babb to safety. Mrs. Douglass headed to her in-laws’ home. Otis Ackley of Portland spent weekend with Grant Woods. His car damaged in the same bad road stretch. A red flag and lantern suggested to prevent future occurrences. Leonard Curtis returns from two-week vacation. Mabel Millay ill with measles. Angie Purinton back at Lisbon Falls school. L. C. Starbird visited Bowdoinham Monday.

Harold Starbird Lewiston L. C. Starbird East Bowdoin State Highway Commissioners Bowdoin Center Bowdoinham Burt Higgins Bowdeinham Leonard Curtis N. E. Curtis Mabel Millay Joseph Cody Theresa Mathews Portland John Purington E. P. Kendall Clara Fogg Emily Rideout Georgia Denham Washington, D. C Margaret Reed Standish Reed Abraham Douglass Thomas Ward Clinton Edwin Denham Ward Auburn Frank L. Webber Frank Sedgley Brunswick J. Hall Denham Charles Berry I. M. Fowle George Week Skowhegan Hospital McDonald Temple Pythian Sisters Lowell Pythian Sisters Aid Minta Wilson Mary Hall Charles Blodgett H. D. Cornish W. B Coombs High School Cook Grant Bath John Hall East Bowdeinham Ellis Moore Fort McKinley H.,d. Cornish Hazel Crouse Ezra Webber Arlington Mass Elisha Webber John Temple Litchfield Vernon Rogers Elbridge Nathaniel Curtis Portsmouth N. H Henry Clay Kendall Elmer Jordan Charles Newton Hazardville Conn Frank Ross Vinnie Denham Selectman B. B. Douglass Court House Alice Thurlow Richmond R. D. Purinton Mary Hardie New York State W. T. Hardie Billy Gile E. P. Gile Brunswick Hospital Levi Leathers Waterville Sheriff Albert Henderson Mt. Vernon N. Y William T. Hardie

Social event and community notes from North Bowdoin

Mrs Getchell returns to Auburn after wintering locally where she worked. A social will be held April 18 at the school house with an invitation to pass the evening pleasantly. Brunswick visitors Clifford McNally and Alonzo Freeman. Oscar Hatch on the sick list. Sunday school services at the school house had ten members and one guest, Miss Ellen Miller leading the Christian Endeavor with an engaging talk. Roads are very bad. Mrs Oscar Douglas back from a brief Gloucester Mass visit. J T Saunders of Bath visited Bowdoin Saturday.

Getchell Auburn Clifford McNally Alonzo Freeman Brunswick Oscar Hatch Ellen Miller Christian Endeavor Oscar Douglas Gloucester Mass J. T. Saunders Bath

Thorne's Corner Grange Presents Two Act Drama

Thorne's Corner Grange holds an all day meeting on Patriot's Day. In the evening at 8 15 o'clock a two act drama titled The Old Fashioned Woman will be performed by Mrs Annie White and Miss Goldie Dearborn with a large local cast. A patriotic music piece Memories of France will be performed by Richard Poulin with cornet by Roland Gagnon.

Thorne's Corner Grange Annie White Goldie Dearborn Mrs. Green Mary Jane Ruth Ashton Bob Richard Poulin Annie Hagerty Mr. Dearborn Mr. Wood Mr. Core Amber Austin Wesley Temple Hazel Emerson Mabel Wood Mrs. Sampson France Roland Gagnen

Trees and City Beautiful Emphasize Healthful City Shade

The piece argues that trees contribute not only beauty but health benefits, making a city both healthful and beautiful through ample shade trees. It emphasizes the value of greenery to urban life and civic pride.

Name Change for Maine Orphans Home Under New Act

The Bath Military and Naval Orphans Asylum at High and South streets becomes a Maine state institution. Representative C Wright reports the bill, now before Governor Gardiner, sets seven trustees, funds, and annual maintenance for 1929 30 and 1930 31. Additional appropriations include 5 000 for central heating and 5 000 for an infirmary from surplus construction.

Military and Naval Children's Oass Bath Military and Naval Orphans Yi C. Wright Bath Gardiner Wright Military and Naval Children's Home Maine United States Henry W. Butler

Dr William J Rouse turns 83 in Bath memory lane

Dr William J Rouse, a Bath high school graduate from 1863 and septuagenarian resident of 22 Front Street, observed his 83rd birthday at "Bachelor's Hall." Known as a local historian and lifelong learner, he recounts Bath's ships, buildings, and notable figures from memory, with a mind likened to that of a student of middle age.

William J. Rouse Front Street Independent Bath High School Ellen Haley Roche Ann Mary Robinson Rouse Bath Commercial Boston St. Mary’s Parish Hall James W. Wakefield Scott Tallman Squire Peleg Tallman Chestnut and Maple Streets Tom Bradford Bradford Augusta School Street Lydia Thompson Betsy Tucker Center Street Air Oakhurst Folke

Bath Iron Works lands two trawlers for Atlantic Pacific

Bath Iron Works Corp awarded contracts on Wednesday morning to build two diesel driven steel trawlers for the Atlantic Pacific Fish Co of Boston. Names Notre Dame and Fordham, vessels measure 127 feet long with 23 foot beams and 13 foot moulded depth. Powered by 600 HP Bessemer Diesel engines with a single drive and magnetic clutch for the trawl winch.

Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co Boston Bath Iron Works Corp Notre Dame Fordham Bath Holy Cross Boston College Georgetown Bessemer

Second April term of probate court overview

The second April session before Judge Walter S. Glidden heard heavy business, with wills presented for Emma J. Spear and William C. Covel, administrations granted for Orrin S. Lindsay, inventories and accounts filed or allowed for multiple Bath and Topsham estates, and petitions for distribution and inheritance tax regarding Elizabeth Walker Purington among other actions.

Walter S. Glidden Emma J. Spear Richmond Maude M Mason M. Lemont Bath Walter M. Williams Elizabeth Walker Purington Topsham Helen G. Morton Walter H. Barker Joseph M. Trott Celia E. Lincoln James E. Mitchell William F. Mitchell Joseph W. Larrabee Joseph White West Bath Walter A. Barker William C. Covel Edward W. Bridgham Joseph E. Sewall

Yacht for Moffett to be built by Bath Iron Works

George M. Moffett of New York City, associated with Standard Oil Co., is the owner designated for a twin screw 170 foot yacht to be constructed by Bath Iron Works Corp. The contract was announced Saturday but the owner's name was withheld at that time.

George M. Moffett New York City Standard Oil Co Bath Iron Works Corp

Bath Friends Receive Cards From Oliver ve Webster

Bath residents report receiving cards from Oliver ve Webster who recently left Alabama and traveled with his mother Mrs Albert Downing. They plan to visit Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Florida before returning home to Bath.

Bath Oliver Ve Webster Lile Ala Albert Downing Texas Louisiana Mississippi Florida

Bowdoinham Hosts Revival Meetings Led by Pastor Beatty

Bowdoinham hosts religious awakening meetings led by pastor evangelist Mr. Beatty assisted by C. E. Brooks of New York as song leader pianist and soloist. plans include delegations from out of town churches and invitations to all to cooperate.

C. E. Brooks New York Beatty Maine Waterville Brewer Baptist Convention

Bath Woman Presents Gift at Popcorn Sings Finale

The Blaine Mansion in Augusta hosted the final pop-corn sings with a surprise gift for Mrs. Gardiner from the legislative ladies. Mrs. Henry H. Butler presented a pair of candlesticks, praising Mrs. Gardiner’s kindnesses. Mrs. Gardiner thanked the group as the gathering closed with America. William J. Craft is ill, with George McMann helping Edwin Powers at Craft's Battery store.

Blaine Augusta Gardiner Maine Henry H. Butler Butler Bath William J. Craft Craft Battery George McMann Edwin Powers

Also Mentioned on This Page

Archie H. Dodge H. Southard Charles Henry Butler Samuel J. Sewall Clarence I. Dickinson W. Seaver Warland Lawrence B. Haggett Elden P. Munsey Alvin W. Keirstead Earl D. Aines Charles E. Cowley Richmond White William D. Patterson William G. Hubbard Charles E. Knight Horace E. Henderson Charles 8. Sewall Harold E. Smith Alfred H. Lennox Joseph P. Tucker E. Fred Albee Henry E. Scott Erastus Foote Sol Holbrook DeForest S. Day Daniel R. Sortwell Richard H Tucker John H. Southard Rowe B. Metcalf Frances Plumstead Clifton Monto Warren Elm Street Bowdoin North Bowdoin Thorne’s Corner Grange Masonic Temple Music By Night Owls Military and Naval Children’s Home Bachelor’s Hall Bath Iron Works Walter Chase Doc Trudition Erudition Academy Jeremiah Newton Newton Larkin Dunton Moses & Milliken Church Block Contern Glidden Moffett Robert Gardiner Marie Jack Geraldine Browne Mary Lilly Charles Hackett Dorothy Dickinson Samuel Dorrance Long Branch Farm Fred Jack Marie Emily Siegars McDonald Temple K. of P Hall Charles Browne H. E. Cornish C. B. Randall Bertha Moulton Eastland Benjamin Jackson Carl Brown J. E. Cornish Spear Place F. 8. Leathers Baptist Church Tyler House A. Eldridge Sagadahoc Fertilizer Co Spencer Beatrice E RAND Dummer St Spencer Corsetiere Bath Department Store
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