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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
7
Reports from Bath dated April 13 1892 note dull horse dealer sales and low prices. The dredger at Bath Iron Works to be launched next Saturday. Various local movements include officer installations at Polar Star lodge and visits by Miss Lizzie Farrell and Hon. Arthur Sewall. Multiple arrivals and repairs, steamer Kennebec, schooner Mary E Morse and a busy shipping scene.
Alderman Higgins and Councilmen Russell and Kimball of the Fire Committee with Mr. Decrow test the city fire alarm system as plans for the Easter Monday ball by Court Sagadahoc No. 7883 A. O. F. of A igs near completion. Pullen's orchestra from Augusta is engaged for 8 to 9 p.m. with a grand march at 9.
Eggs rise for Easter trade 18 to 20 cents asked. Life Saving crew at Popham cashed checks. Nine horsemen repaired fences at trotting park. Wilsons dancing class exhibition next Friday at Alameda. Capt Edward Randall and wife back from Boston. Caterer Crockett entertained Phi Rios with an oyster supper. Ines John Swanton back to Chelsea High School after vacation. Bath hosts Methodist Conference in Augusta. many attend services. Bath High prepares to open season with Augusta High nine. Brunswicks consider game. Eva L Shorey hosted whist party. Hallet brings wild cat and alligator from Florida. People’s Ferry Co directors: Deering president, Snip treasurer. boat resumes next week. New Merrymeeting Bay bridge span in place. farmers pleased. Winter Street Christian Endeavor peanut social tonight. First high school ball game Bath vs picked nine. Polar Star Lodge officers installed. banquet afterward with 60 present.
Hurley P Derapes two year old son of Freeman and Goldie Derapes died of pneumonia Saturday at the family home 58 South Street. He is survived by his parents and one sister. Funeral was Monday at two from the home with Rev David L Wilson of Central Church officiating. Burial followed in Oak Grove.
The funeral for R. B. Haining, five year old son of Roland J. and Mary Haining, was held Thursday at eight from St. Mary's church with Rev. Fr. Timothy C. Maney officiating. Bearers were Ernest Eaton, John Crane, A. A. Puller and H. L. Collins. Burial followed in Calvary cemetery.
The Androscoggin and Kennebec Street railway will lay tracks across the new bridge between Brunswick and Topsham. Tracks run center in the bridge approaches with a half crossing near Carver's doughnut shop. Estimated cost ranges from 20 000 to 30 000 dollars.
Winter flooding leaves Kelley Athletic field a mud filled mess with two to four inches of water. Community volunteers Joe Atkinson and Gus Meister fear opening game against Richmond high school may be jeopardized without urgent work. City trucks could easily haul gravel from gutters to create a usable entrance, but repeat delays persist despite a $150 annual appropriation and strong volunteer efforts.
Camp Overlook at Kennebec Point changes ownership and will operate this summer as Camp Shelta-Sea for about 30 boys aged eight to 16. New owners Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hubbard of Pittsburgh plan water activities emphasis and relocate from Georgetown, with Hubbard previously directing a boys camp in Vermont.
Brunswick will switch to daylight saving on April 24 to align with schedules in many communities. The week brings road issues from Bangor to Bath with rough patches and a few stalled vehicles. Weather shifts include a snow storm turning to rain then a warmer Monday amid clear skies.
Hon. Lewis O. Barrows of Newport Republican governor hopeful visits town for lunch at the Colonial and chats with friends. He is an executive council member since six years. In the afternoon Barrows and Hon. Frank W. Carlton of Woolwich, also seeking the nomination, meet in a local store before Barrows heads to Wiscasset for a Lions Club appearance.
The diary notes from Howard Corliss recounts Pottery ware listings dated 1863 through 1867 and later years, detailing counts of pans, pots, flower pots, jugs, and dishes. It notes a shift as tin pans arrive and glaze wear, with production ending in the 1880s and family deaths around 1892.
Nighttime incident at Gulf Filling, North and Lincoln, halted by operator R W Baker who frightened off two intruders after lights out. He had noted suspicious men loitering earlier. police informed. In other notes, Nancy Perkins Taylor marked her 86th birthday on April 19. Financial figures cited include liabilities and surplus of 661,521,006.97 and security valuations per National Convention of Insurance Commissioners adjusted by depreciation reserves.
Citizens propose city workers use gravel from sidewalks to improve Bath's athletic field during unemployment. The idea suggests employing several men to raise the park toward a standard footing.
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