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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1929

Page

6

Winnegance Hosts Village Cribbage Club and Legion Card Night

Community house hosts a Monday cribbage tournament for men of the village amid ongoing improvements at the regular community party. Women’s auxiliary reports progress, with illness confinements noted for Elbridge B. Malcolm and Mrs. Fred L. Parks. A lengthy truck recovery near Phippsburg Center disrupted travel, while local clubs stage gatherings, prizes awarded to Edna Perry and Emery Footer, and a postponed auxiliary meeting awaits resumption next week.

Charles E. Hewitt Kittery Charles E. Hewt Jr Squaw Club Roberta. Manson I. A. Trueworthy John G. Morse Harry C. Webber Sherman L. Morse Elbridge B. Malcolm Here Phippsburg Center Fred—L.—Parks Lillian Parks Lewiston Fred L. Parks Fred L. Coombs Central Maine General Hospital W. E. Webber Edna Perry Emery Footer Harry Co. Williams Robert P. Manson Charles Perry Almon R. Perry Emery .Footer Abram C. Oliver Harry C. Williams Walter R. Morse Frank P. Perry Harry F. Oliver Nellie Totman Leila Oliver Junior Pennell Winnegance Roland Smith Post, American Legion

Industrial callers at Bath Iron Works list notable firms

Wednesday visitors to Bath Iron Works included William W. Young Niles Bement Pond Boston J H Hogue Baltimore & Ohio freight agent Herbert L Converse Electric Storage Battery Boston George O Plumer Parker Page Cambridge E P Hooper Arthur C Harvey Boston Edwin L Nelson John M Woods Co Cambridge Herbert G Bond Pratt Inman Worcester E R Fau ron Spencer S Searon Inc Port and possibly others from various firms in the region.

Bath Iron Works Corp William W. Young Niles Bement-Pond Co Boston J. H. Hogue Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Herbert L. Converse Electric Storage Battery Co George O. Plumer Parker & Page Co Cambridge E. P. Hooper Arthur C. Harvey Co Edwin L. Nelson John M. Woods, Co Herbert G. Bond Pratt & Inman Co Worcester E. R. Fauron Spencer S. Searon, Inc Portand

Movement for Bath Golf Course Near Rogers Farm

Community leaders and Cemetery and Park Board members debated establishing a Bath golf course on Rogers Farm. Supporters cited city pride, social use like teas and card parties, and future burial-land considerations. Speakers including Hyde, Sewall, Troop, Hughes, and Page urged city action and backing, with plans for nominal dues and club development underway.

Cemetery and Park Board Harold Troop J. E. Hughes Marius Page Hyde Rogers Troop Page Mr. Hyde Mr. Page J. Edward Hughes Sewall Bath the Independent Edward W. Hyde Mark W. Sewall Rodney E. Ross Owen J. Ledyard Frank B. Nichols George Churchill Edward True Col Henry W. Owen Harry C. Webber Frank Churchill Harold P. Small Joseph McCole Ralph Small C. W. Bemis

Two Methodist Ladies' Aid Groups Hold Annual Meetings

The Ladies' Aid from Wesley church re elected Carrie Sampson as president with officers including C E Ripley and J O McBean. Beacon Street church also elected officers led by George Wallace as president and William Craft as first vice president with Daley as secretary and Tibbetts as treasurer.

Ladies Aid Wesley Church Carrie Sampson C. E. Ripley J. O. McBean Merton O. Webber E. A. Farrar Linwood F. Carr William Davis Abbie Gage Dora O. Lowell Edward Cook Isaac Coombs Beacon Street Church George Wallace William J. Craft F. A. Shepard Frank L. Daley Clifton W. Tedford Scott W. Tibbetts Aid

Phippsburg Social Notes Mill Run Visitors and Locals

Watertown visitor Alston E. Oliver from Parker Head returns after two weeks as The Jane and Hazel Feero visit Bath over the weekend. School official John Carter of Woolwich calls Sebasco School. Bath residents and locals across Winnegance, West Point, and Meadowbrook are noted with visits, shopping, and travel by boat due to poor roads.

Alston E. Oliver Parker Head Watertown Mass Jane Hazel Feero Warren Ntire Bath John Carter Woolwich Sebasco Reymond Campbell Omar Perry Winnegance George J. Ingalls A. BE. Havener Popham Beach St. Petersburg Fla Alva Holbrook Everett Harrington Ralph Pye Walter Libby Meadowbrook Everett King West Point James E. Perry Charles Preble Winneganee Annie Cutting Bangor Old Town Fred Oliver

Deering Levya Tie in Quiet Bath Marriage

Gardiner R. Deering and Althea M. Levya of Bath wed Friday at 2 pm at the groom’s brother Frank M. Deering’s home 232 Warren Ave Allston Massachusetts. Rev David L. Wilson and Rev Manley F. Allbright presided. The ceremony was intimate due to illness. attendees were nearby relatives and friends.

Gardiner R. Deering Althea M. Levya Bath Frank M. Deering Warren Avenue Allston Mass David L. Wilson Central Church Manley F. Allbright Alliston Congregational Church Lulu Atkins Washington Street Gardiner Deering Suffolk Law School Boston New England Hospital For Women and Children Nassan School Harvard Seminary George E. Levyn Turnercourt

Winter Street Auxiliary Has Its Final Meeting

The Winter Street Auxiliary held its final chapel meeting Monday night with a complimentary supper for Polar Bears by Black Cats after a contest between teams led by Mrs. E. D. Hardin and Mrs. E. B. Smith. Forty three attended. next season officers were reelected: Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson president, Mrs. Lewis F. Gannon 1st vice president, Mrs. Walter Bowker 2nd vice president, Miss Ruth Skillings treasurer, Mrs. Carl Albee secretary. Meetings suspended until November.

Winter Street Polar Bears Black Cats E. D. Hardin Bears E. B. Smith Cats Clinton D. Wilson Lewis F. Gannon Walter Bowker Ruth Skillings Carl Albee

Boston Counsel Reports Little to Show for Puritan Stores Investment

A Boston attorney for the receiver in the Puritan Stores Co. bankruptcy says the public’s $300,000 investment has produced few assets or recoveries. He outlined limited progress and urged patience as litigation and asset searches continue.

Boston Puritan Stores Co., Inc

Three Act Comedy to Benefit Hospital at Columbia Theatre

A three act bath city style comedy staged at the Columbia Theatre Friday April 12 aims to benefit a hospital. Mr and Mrs C Roger Forbes will be guests of Dulcy and husband, with lively onstage repartee and suggested romantic intrigue.

Bath City

Dulcy charms bring family rift and Broadway pedigree to town

Dulcy shows at the Columbia room in a drama of Dulcy and the Forbes family. Angela Forber only daughter of William A Forbes elopes amid misunderstandings sparked by Dulcy. George Kaufman crafted the play produced by George Tyler with Mrs Alden G Smith in the lead and H Augustus Huse directing a strong local cast. Tickets available through Junior League members, cast, Hallets, or the Cosmopolitan clubhouse. seats exchanged at the Columbia starting Wednesday at 10 am.

Dulcy Forbes Mr. Forbes William A. Forber Angela Lillian Miller Bath Institution George Kauffman George Tyler Alden G. Smith

Water Pipe Across New Meadows River Project

Andrew S. Merrill will begin next week to lay a 12 inch water main across the New Meadows River, about 700 feet from shore to the Bath Water District plant at Thompson's Brook in Brunswick. The 8 to 10 week job uses a four foot trench, driven piles, and a cover over two feet to guard against saltwater.

Andrew S. Merrill New Meadows Bath Water District Thompson's Brook Brunswick

Mains Family Return From Bath Winter Stay

Mr and Mrs W J Mains and their son Sheldon of Woodfords returned Thursday after spending the winter in Bath with Mrs Mains brother Wallace Reed of lower Middle street They were accompanied by Mrs Mains father John Sheldon

W. J. Mains Sheldon Woodfords Bath Harry W. Tucker Florida New York Boston Hotel Phoenix Middle Street

West Bath Scribes a World in Brief News

Community notes list visitors staying with local families in West Bath and nearby towns. Rockland’s Stackpole and Cambridge winter resident Alvah Higgins are among those mentioned. civic events include 4 H club sub leaders convention in Auburn and a Topsham grange session.

Stackpole Rockland Henry Galt Fosters’ Point New York City Alvah Higgins Cambridge Mass Emma Cox New Meadows Joseph W. Larrabee Auburn Topsham Edward Footer Edward Jr Hyde Park J. B. Lemont Woman’s Farm Bureau Annie Trufant Hortense Welch Kitclen Hazel Hatch Marguerite Lemont L. D. Sheldon Henry White New Meadows Marine Garage Co Belle Donnell E. R. Brown J. Everett Mayo Fred W. Larrabee

Woolwich Girl Attacked on Day's Ferry Road

A 17 year old Woolwich girl from Morse high school testified in Bath municipal court that a lone assailant followed her on Day's Ferry road after returning from school. Alfred E. Trott was identified as the attacker, found guilty, and sentenced to six months in Kennebec county jail at Augusta with $400 bonds on appeal.

Woolwich Morse High School Bath Day’s Ferry John J. Keegan Kennebec Augusta Alfred E. Trott Sheriff Henderson Abram C. Oliver Colin Wakefield Toll House Whitney Keegan Supreme Court

Miss Elizabeth Cornish Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Home

Miss Elizabeth Cornish daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Cornish of lower High street celebrated her fifth birthday at home Monday afternoon. A large birthday cake was the centerpiece with ice cream and fancy crackers served. Games were enjoyed with Hazel Plant Harriet Plant and Eleanor Cornish among the guests.

Elizabeth Cornish Herbert Cornish Lower High Street Hazel Harriet Plant Eleanor Cornish

Woolwich Notes of Local Life and Incidents

Woolwich community reports a second year of marauding thefts into homes, including food and dishes, plus civic and social updates. Highlights include Edward B. Shaw elected traverse juryman for Bath May term, Rev Oswald Rankin attending Bangor Methodist conference, local illnesses and hospital stays, and ongoing community events at the center and tea room.

A. A. Stott Sagadahoc Ferry Woolwich Edward B. Shaw Bath Oswald Rankin Bangor Clinton Kahler Duncan McIntosh Bath City Hospital McIntosh Ida Beals Marion Skinner David G. Reed Edgar Elfinche Samuel Hathorne Wallace Savage Yarmouth Fred Hayward R. J. Gilmore A. W. Hall Percy Marston Helene Tracey Cora Stevens Camden Nequasset Miller A. E. Wardwell Clarence Clark South Windham Elizabeth Wright Bates College Wilson Wright George Wright Milton Hathorne Eugene Bartlett Brunswick Delia Card Irving Heath Bowdeinham Cora P. Corliss Day’s Ferry Charles Merrill Edgar Blanche Woolwich Union For Christian Service Oswald H. Rankin

South Dresden Social Notes and Arrivals

Mr and Mrs Fred Carlton spent Sunday with relatives in Bath. Charles Lilly and his son Alfred and G L Siegars visited Richmond on Monday. Miss Dorothy Bickford, a Middle Road teacher, boards with Mrs William Siegars. The cottage prayer meeting at Lu-

Fred Carlton Bath Charles Lilly Alfred G. L. Siegars Richmond Dorothy Bickford Middle Road William Siegars

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Country Club Ladies AIDS Beacon Wesley Phippsburg Deering-Levya Columbia Theatre Scene Strong West Bath Jack Bath Savings Institution Rhode Ee Balan Ross NCE Company Sane Maine Lynn Mutual F Concord IRE Insurance Massachusetts Ae Ee Ees Roger D. Skillings Utica Mutual Insurance Company Genesee Ideapetanatal Roger D Skillin Acts Veracheese LE Insurance Co York Scecwrs Cella Costello Mr. Barrow Maine Methodist Conference Lee Scott South Gardiner Mr. Scott Dresden MIT Angeline
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