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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
3
A 1642 era Augusta settlement near Small Point features a hill fort and a dense early population led by figures like William Bradford Thomas Prince and John White. The town declined due to Native hostilities while residents spread to nearby farms and later community life includes school drives, local obituaries, and civic notices across Bath area.
A Parker Head town meeting at Phippsport Center drew attendees including William Wyman and family and H D Mank Jr among others. Local activities feature church services, school events, PTA plans, Girl Scout and Brownie meetings, a Boys Club event, and Patriot’s Day baseball plans. Several residents report family news, travel, and military updates from Bath and BIW.
Mrs. Nancy Thomas of Bath visited sister Mrs. Eric Carlson. Mrs. Lewis Lowell of Parker Head saw her grandson Robert Moore who is ill. The Arthur Moore family of Phippsburg Center joined Bob Moore and Bernhard Carlsson of Dix Island in Bath. Mrs. Stanton Dozois attended PTA sewing at Mrs. Eugene Harrington's home. Frank Wyman and Nat Percy attended the special town meeting at the Center.
Horace McClure of Bath announces the purchase of the Begin restaurant at the east end of the Carlton bridge in Woolwich. He plans to reopen around June 1 as a modern eating place with his daughter Mary Sahaj returning from New London to take charge.
The Sacred Heart Circle Bazaar held two nights at the K of C hall concluded Saturday evening with prize drawings. Winners included Miss Phyllis Waces and Daniel Perry, with other gifts going to Annie Arsenault, William Edgett, Mrs. Katherine Burgess, and Helen Arimault.
The April birthday dinner for James R. Livingstone of Winchester sparked a Sedgwood guest reunion at Popham Beach. Attendees included the Livingstones, Wheelers of Needham, Hydes of Yarmouth, Spragues of Popham, and many others, with pictures from 1944 at Ledgewood showcased.
The report notes a recovery from an injury after hospitalization and mentions Wakefield couple Mr. and Mrs. John H. Beebe planning to open their cottage this week. Visits include Mrs. Harry Pushard to her father Ernest Spinney and son Alvin Pushard, Frances Bridges visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Crowley, and Mrs. Burt Osgood with Hiram Stevens calling on Mrs. G. E. McNulty in Bath. William Vorhrs of Bath passed Monday night at Pop
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