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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
2
The paper detail s the legislature's long session action including a surplus power export measure for referendum a highway bond issue and a gasoline tax increase from four to five cents a gallon. It notes an emergency Gillespie bill reshaping the highway commission and the ousting of Charles Murray Bangor.
The 105th annual Bangor conference adopted Sabbatarian and strict observance resolutions and urged a standing committee on world peace. Rev. Thomas F. Jones of Hampden retired after 48 years in ministry. Rev. D. B. Holt of Rumford named executive secretary of the conference claimants commission. Changes in pastorates occurred across all four districts.
Bangor April 15 changes in pastorates of the Maine Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church were made public. Listings include Augusta District and Rockport with various supply assignments and named pastors such as J. B. Ross, Kenneth Cook, C. D. Wentworth, and G. M. Hamilton among many others across Augusta, Bath, Waterville, Rockland, Lewiston, Damariscotta, and Rockport areas.
The new G A R Memorial hall at 780 Middle Street opens Friday evening with a Patriot's day entertainment and a subsequent dance. A large assembly is expected and improvements including a fine dance floor are noted. A May 1 breakfast is planned as another social feature. The building committee intends further improvements in time.
Bath Iron Works Corp drafting room workers and company officers attended a turkey dinner at Hotel Phoenix on Saturday. More than 20 sat to dine and then shared songs and speeches with Clarence E. Johnson at the piano. The event was one of several hosted this winter with praise for the menu and organizers.
Ross Bailey, a Bath contractor, is hired by Maine Central to remove the old train slip drops at Bath and Woolwich docks. The aging structure, overtaken by new bridge and boat service, will see hundreds of tons of steel landings and towers scrapped after work begins Wednesday.
The Free Will Workers of the Corliss street church held an all day session in the vestry Wednesday. Five quilts were tacked and lunch was served including chop suey hot rolls pickles doughnuts coffee and pies. Hostess leadership included Emma Knowlton Vivian Plant Ida Purington and Goldie Chaney with next month’s session led by Lizzie Chaney Pearl Campbell Mary McIntire and Grace Watson.
Bates College Glee Club appears Friday in the city under American Legion auspices with a Vermont film showing and a program by the college orchestra, violin soloist Louise Allman, and readings by Girls and Men's Clubs. A special children's matinee follows the regular show at the Opera House.
The Cemetery and Park Board agrees with Col. Dummer Sewall chapter of the DAR to restore Revolutionary War graves. About a dozen graves are located mainly in Maple Grove with others in the old burying ground west of Middle street and Sewall burying ground at Beacon and Dummer streets.
The committee on public buildings approved leasing the new City Hall auditorium for concerts lectures and similar seated events with a $35 setting price. Dancing is discouraged for now while rules for public use are drafted. Several applications have been received.
The funeral of ex City Marshal Fred L. McFadden was held Monday afternoon at the Old Folks Home. Rev. Howard D. Spoerl officiated. The Odd Fellows ritual featured George L. Sawyer and Nathaniel L. Stover with Lincoln lodge bearers. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
Fire department responds to a grass fire in a vacant lot at Robinson and Middle streets owned by James Coombs. A light wind fueled flames but firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze with no damage reported.
The New England Council releases a 1929 edition titled New England is Vacationland listing 250 publications on recreational resources. Aimed at promoting healthful vacations, the directory includes photographs of mountains and coast and is distributed nationwide with 100000 copies planned. The booklet, edited by Walter Prichard Eaton, features committee chair William A. Barron and members from Maine to Connecticut.
Charles McCarty 30 of Brunswick, forester with Joseph Gurney of Bath, sustains a right leg break above the knee after a limb kicks back while he works 75 feet up. Gurney stabilizes the limb and helps McCarty down. He is operated on Saturday noon by Dr. DeForest S. Day in Bath.
Installation of officers for the year took place at the Bath Lodge of Elks Thursday evening. Past Exalted Ruler Archie Miller assisted by Past Exalted Rulers L. Eugene Thebeau and Stanley M. Brown. Officers installed included Harold V. Fielding as exalted ruler, John P. Carey as loyal knight, William A. Perry as lecturing knight, Roscoa H. Shaw as secretary, Arthur Sprague as ruler, Thomas J. Cummings as Grand Lodge representative, and Herbert S. Harris as alternate representative. A supper followed.
Tug Pejepscot reached the river Friday noon and tied up at one o clock with barges No 2 and 4 in tow carrying about 850 cords of pulpwood for unloading at James C Mulligan and Co. The tow departed Salmon River Wednesday evening. Barge 4 loaded at Tynemouth Creek and 2 at Salmon River. Weather was fair until Friday morning when a strong southeast wind and heavy seas developed.
Alton H. King appeared before Judge John J. Keegan on a State Game Warden charge of placing muskrat traps within 25 feet of a muskrat house. He pleaded not guilty but was found guilty after evidence was taken and fined 10 dollars plus costs.
Overseers of the Poor re elected Harry W. Thebeau as president and elected Daniel Williams as secretary. Sidney L. Eaton was re elected as superintendent at $1,200 salary. Fred B. Reed named third board member. In Sydney Nova Scotia rescuers report a Southern Cross crew survived two weeks on wild beans and snails in St George mudflats.
The marriage of Lestie B. Perris or Rath, son of Herbert F. Ferris and 21 Huse Street residents, to Mildred Ruth Shea of Wiscasset, daughter of Horatio Shea and his wife, will take place Saturday. Ferris is employed as a chauffeur by Rodney E.
The Cosmopolitan club endorses phlox as its official flower and plans a generous planting this season led by chairwoman Mrs J A Leonard. Members discuss soil fertilizers and color schemes for gardens and hear papers from President Day and secretary Mrs George A Churchill. A living Christmas tree project for the Common gains support from public school pupils. The next meeting April 24 will feature talks on pond building and rock garden design. Memorial hall may host the second annual flower show on June 26.
The Morse High School Literary Club held its April gathering Tuesday at the South End P T A hall on Washington Street. Committee members were Miss Winifred Aderton Miss Evelyn Redson Miss Dorothy Ham and Miss Helen Shorey. The program included Kipling biographical sketches readings songs and poems followed by games and refreshments.
Sara Wright and Victor Hughes wed in a ring ceremony at Rev G B Wolstenholme’s home on Court Street on Thursday evening April 11. Attendants Miss Helen Burgess and Lauriston Caton stood with the couple. Mrs Hughes is daughter of Mr and Mrs Holden Wright. Hughes is son of Mrs Frank Knight and worked at Bath Box Co after honorable Marine Corps discharge noted for bravery in Nicaragua. The couple will reside at Mrs Carrie Knight’s home on Weeks Street.
Be Kind to Animals Week is observed nationwide with windows placards by the local W C T A Mercy department and school programs for special exercises led by Supt Wilson. Manager Powell of the Opera House sponsors a slide announcing Harry Thompson as the local SPCA officer and confidentiality of reports. Samuel Bell is held without bail in the death of Arthur M. Smith after a Park Avenue party altercation.
Puzzle clues list with many items across and down including island republic cleft element platinum group inventor and more. Contains gaps and partial entries for a crossword grid with hints for names places and terms.
Representative Wright heads a legislative committee to recodify laws. The panel includes four senators and 12 representatives, authorized to hold hearings in Augusta and elsewhere. An appropriation of 200 dollars will reimburse members for expenses, drawn from the Inland Fisheries and Game Department funds. Public input urged from Bath residents and Sagadahoc County locals.
The Morse Mentor second edition appears at Morse High School and is praised as an improvement over the first. It features a cover drawing of the new high school, an editorial calling for more student musical interest, honor lists, activities, typ ing, sports recap, and alumni fillers. Editor Helen Shorey leads a team including Dorothy Ham and Edmund Rollins with advisers Pomeroy Fahey Conley and Wilson.
The car boat Hercules, towed by Charles F. Greenough of Boston, departed the Maine Central yard Monday at 1 05 for New York City after a delay from bad weather. Capt Van Horn and Chief Engineer E L Snyder of Andrew Mills & Sons led the journey as new boat owners take charge. Jack Finall of Bath rides along and will join the excursion steamer Warwick on the Hudson.
A brief report notes the aftermath of Vanda with focus on local bread and pastry makers recovering from the storm. Residents recall shortages, charred remains, and plans to reopen shops while authorities monitor safety and power restoration efforts.
Friends gathered for a birthday anniversary marked by warmth and humor. Rev George B Wolstenholme spoke for the crowd and presented a floor lamp as a symbol of aging rewards. Catering included buffet service and two elaborately decorated cakes from local groups.
Mrs Alden G Smith played Dulcinea in the Junior League production of Daley for Bath city hospital at Columbia theatre. She led the committee and provided an elaborate stage setting while selling over 200 tickets, helping ensure the show’s success.
An 1854 clipping describes a Bath Maine mob burning the old South Church used by Catholics. Orr the lecturer known as Angel Gabriel addressed the crowd before the mob broke in, rang the bell, raised the American flag, and set the church on fire, burning it to the ground with no further property damage.
The Cosmopolitan club earned 22 from a clubhouse rummage sale held Saturday afternoon. A wide range of clothing items were offered and the proceeds go to the club treasury. Miss Minnie White chaired the sale with help from Mrs. George Churchill and Miss Nellie Goodrich.
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