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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1933

Page

2

Wiscasset Woman's club luncheon honors guests at Webber's Tavern

The annual luncheon of the Woman's club of Wiscasset was held at Webber's Tavern with Grace Sewall presiding. Hon. Maude Clark Gay and Ruth Ellingwood attended as guests of honor. A special program followed tea and a summary of the year's work showed a surplus and multiple contributions to charity and local interests.

Woman's Club of Wiscasset Webber's Tavern Grace M. Sewall Maude Clark Gay Waldoboro Ruth Ellingwood Rockland Gay Benjamin Webber Bath City Hospital Wal Charles Sewall Tancoly Henry Nash Sol Holbrook Te Wo Webb Rachel Hodedon Clara A. Wright Beulah Spinney Grace Albee Christine Bronson Grace Sewiall Charkes Sewall Rachel Hodgdon Division of H W. Webb Lincoln County Union Home Extension and Economics Charles ‘Titus Sane Miss Bronson Ninth District Maude Clark Gray Aftnoon Capitol

Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Highlights Local Visits

Layton Jackson of Bath visited over Sunday while Hon. John P. Swasey Canton and Hon. H. M. Sewall Bath were in town. Easter concert and baked bean supper at Congregational church events. Everett Leavitt spent weekend with his parents. Capt. William Taylor registered in San Francisco, with hopes to return soon. A Maine Conference Sunday service planned at M. E. church, and Rockland district appointments show Rev. Pierce remaining at Wiscasset. Local marriages include Richard T. Rines and Bertha E. Glidden at Nobleboro.

Sheepscot Newport News R. H. Taylor Alice Boston F. E. Johnson Brunswick Nat Lincoln Anson Glidden Shirley George Glidden Rockland William Taylor Hotel Victoria San Francisco Myra Woolwich Will Albee Wiscasset Academy Cross Road Birch Point Nobleboro Richard T. Rines Bertha E. Glidden E. W. Moore Wiscasset Main Street

Local Notes From Wiscasset and Vicinity April 1894

Old files record a hectic week in Sheepscot area with Newall Jackson painting, Dr A M Card from Alna visiting, a soda fountain installation by I A Macurda, and Warren Lowell planting potatoes. Mentions of Miss Lillian Wilson in Damariscotta visiting Nellie Clark, town mill work at Birch Point, Evergreen cemetery work by F D March, Birch Point school opening under Miss Helen White, sale of Isaac Williamson’s farm to L Leavitt, and new sign and awning by L L Lowell. Also notes Fred Pendleton bringing a yacht from Damariscotta to Wiscasset, Sullivan Wright visiting from Boston, improvement in Miss S W Dana’s health, Borland of Lynn assisting at the store, J W Fuller of New York City visiting and possibly settling in Wiscasset, and news of John A Neal ill at Tufts and death of him. Harbor notes include S S Smith towed to Boston for brick, Lawrence Haines cleared to Newport with lumber, saw mills ready to load, Donald Cain clearing for St John with 75,000 bricks, Sheepscot and Rundlett ships loading for various ports, fishing ship Lizzie W Hunt from Grand Ledge with haddock and hake, Douglas Haynes loading lumber for a southern port.

Chase Portland Kathryn Perkins Foster Perkins W. S. Warland Joan Cambridge Mass Washington, D. C Virginia Nelson Bartlett Charles River Village D. R. Sortwell Virginia Pease Christian Endeavor Friendly Indians Dorcas Club Grace Bean Minas Nova Scotia U.S. Navy Douglas Fairbanks Lincoln County Ministerial Association Jefferson E. G. Spinney Newcastle Congregational Church Frederick Smith Waterville Charles FE. Titus Fred Blagdon Titus Charles S. Sewall Bath Road Woman’s Club Damariscotta Neal Creamer Boston Isabel Grover Bath Walter Grover Walter Jr Penn Davis William Grover Birch Point Maude Clark Gay E. Fred Albee Federal Street O. C Boothbay Harbor Forrest Preble Harvey R. Pease Zina Davis Pease Dovis Howard Trussell Maine General Hospital Montsweag Farm Bureau Woman's Club Rooms Sidney G. Evans Sadie Nelder Sheepscot Academy Bradford C. Redonnett Hodge Street Garrison Hill E. J. White Whitefield Henry Dyer Hooper Street Arthur Durgin M. A. Giffin Washington Street Roy R. Marston Reginald Burns Amesbury Arthur J. Mann Garden Road Fir Sheepscot Echo Newall Jackson A. M. Card Alna I. A. Macurda Warren Lowell Minnie Young J. H. Ogier The Damariscotta Herald Lillian Wilson Nellie Clark Mae Lennox F. D. March of Evergreen Cemetery Helen White Isaac G. Williamson Leavitt Massachusetts L. L. Lowell Fred Pendleton Wiscasset Sullivan Wright Carr Mr. Wright S. W. Dana Joe H. Borland Lynn Stephens Borland J. W. Fuller New York City Echo the Pentleman BE. B. Neal John A. Neal Tufts College Fred M. Glines Gray’s Business College S. S. Smith Lawrence Haines Newport Point Mills Ira D. Sturgis Hope Haynes Donald Cain Capt Welch St. John N. B Sch

Miss Gladys Pottle Returns From Quincy Visit

Miss Gladys L. Pottle of Quincy Massachusetts, formerly of this city, returned Monday after two weeks visiting friends and relatives. She was accompanied by her cousin Miss Sadie Pottle who arrived Thursday for a stay here.

Gladys L. Pottle Quincy Mass Sadie Pottle

Bath Women Attend Big Meeting of P.T.A.

Bath women joined District 10 P.T.A. speakers in Biddeford with Mrs. Haven Sawyer Bangor state president and Mrs. Leroy F. Colby state publicity chair. Miss Arline Marcella and Miss Katherine O Connor aided new Bath president Mrs. John Gilbert. Mrs. Sawyer spoke on The Child and His Community and urged public support for child welfare. Mrs. Reynolds urged Student Loans and Scholarships expansion. A luncheon and banquet in Kittery honored Sawyer with 200 present and a later visit planned to assess district institutes.

George J. Reynolds Maine P. T. A Haven Sawyer Bangor Leroy F. Colby Colby Sawyer Brunswick-Topsham Association District 10 Biddeford John Gilbert Arline Marcella Katherine O'Conner Ferry Association Saco Old Orchard Davis Shepard Moores Bath Moores State and National Congress, Inc WHEB Portsmouth N. H Maine Congress National Congress M. C. Mitchell Elmer J. Burnham Central Council Kittery William Travis New Hampshire Congress of Parents and Teachers Reynolds National Congress of Parents and Teachers Maine Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers Colly Maine Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc Mitchell Leavy Queenie Sanders

Raymond B Welch Travels From Bath To Portland

Raymond B Welch of Portland formerly of Bath motored over Saturday for the day.

Raymond B. Welch Portland Bath

West Bath Farm Bureau Demonstration Meeting

West Bath hosts a Thursday demonstration at the grange hall led by Auburn home demonstration agent Miss Hor tense Welch on Electrical Equipment for the Home. The event includes committees for dinner cleanup and other tasks.

Pine Tree troop hiked to Sasanoa Bluffs and back

Pine Tree troop No 1 of Girls Scouts of America hiked to Sasanoa Bluffs Tuesday morning around 10 30 and returned by four. The program included signalling fire tests and the investigation of eight as tenderfoot scouts. Twenty seven scouts attended with Capt Amber Carr Lt Inez Carr and three guests present.

Girls Scouts of America Sasanoa Bluffs Tenderfoot Amber F. Carr Inez F. Carr Albert A. Darrah Edward Jones Bird A. Shellenbarger

Woolwich Notes and Local Events Highlight Spring Activities

Woolwich residents report visits and travel with Bath and Portland ties. Repairs on the River Toad improve water flow. Genesta Corliss resumes Bath hospital studies. Nequasset church hosts a Ladies Auxiliary and Men’s Forum supper. A Gift Box story by Woolwich Center youths airs Sunday evening. Nequasset Farm Bureau meets May 3 with Topsham training May 1. Community services at Montsweag and Day’s Ferry. obituaries note Mrs. Edward Steward’s death in Charlestown.

Fred Carlton Eugenie Hunnewell Augusta David Reed Bath Lemuel Preble William Williams Jackie Camden William Gould Genesta Corliss Bath City Hospital Nequasset Congregational Church Ladies’ Auxiliary Men's Forum Costello P. Hall Edward V. Reed Millicent Hecht Portland Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Eastland Hotel Ralph Hatch Carrol Marilyn New Harbor Charlestown Mass Edward Steward Gertrude Willis Joseph Dunton Woolwich Center Percy Bailey Loring K. Soule Leverett Welch Henry Cooper Maurice T. Hathorne Edgar Hunnewell Montsweag Christ Day's Ferry Congregational Nequasset

Phippsburg Notes Continued From Page Three

Phippsburg diary style notes describe a snowbound night with cars halted by heavy damp snow and a plow clearing lines by morning. Local residents visit, travel to Bath and Foxboro with mixed luck, and Martha Cutting recovers from a recent injury. Walter J. McCourt visits Augusta.

Page Three Frank Schofield George Stacy Bath Bernard Carlson Dix Island M. E. Wilbur Cox's Head Wilburs Ridin Dorothy Wilbur Plymouth Mass

Miss Mélion Wakefield Visits Fowlies in Winslow Street

Miss Mélion Wakefield returned Sunday from Portland after a visit with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs A H Fowlie of Winslow Street. Miss Evelyn Ward of Brunswick was guest of Mrs Anthony Thomas Freemont Street for a few days.

Mélion Wakefield Portland A. H. Fowlie Winslow Street Evelyn Ward Brunswick Anthony Thomas Freemont Stree

Man Charged With Breakin(g) and Larceny At Boothbay Camp

Paul Thomas of Winship Street was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Abram Oliver on a warrant alleging breaking, entering and larceny at the Boothbay Camp for Boys on Thorne Island. He allegedly sold camp loot including moccasins and a mitt in Bath, and claimed he found the items after seeing two boys discard a bundle. He testified to seeing a rowboat and two boys, admitted taking some items, and hid a leather box under Bath City hospital piazza. The case was continued while investigators check possible hiding spots suggested by Thomas.

Paul Thomas Winship Street Abram C. Oliver Boothbay Thorne Island Thomas John J. Keegan Young Thomas Bath Bath City Hospital Clarence Baker Sheriff's Department Arthur R. Webster Arthur R. Webster, Jr

Improvements at Sebasco Golf and Road Work

Numerous improvements at Sebasco include a two day road repair from Winneganee to Sebasco under the State Highway Department. Golfers found the road condition excellent, Shore Acres course in good shape with greens playable. Robert Ramsay hired for landscape work between the ninth green and Sebasco Lodge. the clubhouse lawn will replace surrounding lots and automobile parking will move. Great improvements are planned at Apine weeks with 26 teams.

Sebasco State Highway Department Winneganee Shore Acres Robert Ramsay Bath

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Charles E. Titus Esther Pray Anne Miete Paul Miete Albion Verney St. Philip's Parish Griffin St. Philip’s Brotherhood Kennebec Valley Athletic Union Babe Ruth Max Katz Elm Street the Working Man's Store Donald F. Preble Optician Center St P.T.A Strou Open Lsting E. A. Strout Realey Agency FRANK WALCH Rep Bowker St West Bath Larrabee’s Grove J. Everett Mayo Lisbon Falls Andrew Greene Ada Benson Topsham Eliza Crockett Durham Edith G. Stewart Middle Street Mayo Edwin J. Wilson Alfred B. Snow Trufant’s Crossing West Bath Grange No. 154 Fred W. Larrabee Larrabee's Grove William J. Burke Larrabee Burke U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co Kilby Street Burkes Junior Edward Kennebunkport Anstress Larrabee Joseph W. Larrabee Walter W. Larrabee Topsham Heights Llewellyn D. Rogers Hallowell Reynolds Rogers Hartford Conn Elizabeth Kingsbury William Sanford Kingsbury Glastonbury Odd Fellowship Keith Theatre Eastland Oscar F. Williams Inlaw Ina M. Williams Ernest E. Williams Ralph M. Merry Malden William D. Merry High Street Mr. Merry Forest Grove Snow's Landing Morse Wentworth Institute Boston University Birch Point Road Percy E. Holbrook Meadowbrook Road Jennie Thompson Miss Thompson Owen Robert Haverhill, Mass Black's Harbor-N-B Phippsburg New York Piccadilly William M
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