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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1916
Page
9
The Bath area hosts May Day festivities with dancing in silk gowns and a well-attended social at Music Hall. Section updates report community events, club programs, church notices, births, graduations, and residents traveling, with names like Mary Ashe Miller and Miss Palmer highlighted.
H. D. Maxwell sits as juror during the Wisconsin Supreme Court session that opened Tuesday in Wiscasset with Associate Justice King presiding.
Emilio de Gogorza will depart in May to sing at conventions and Chicago concerts as a soloist. Lewiston leader W. R. Lincoln and guests stayed at the Lincoln cottage Bay Point over Easter. Various Bath and Maine figures, from engineers to hotel firemen, travel, visit family, or take vacations, with captains and workers returning from assignments or awaiting moves.
Local notes report North End fishermen switching to shad. An automobile stalled on Brunswick road near Des Jardi ns Ivon House. The E W Society of the First Baptist Church met at two. Barge Ampere towed to Parker flats bound for Vinal Haven to load stone. George E Gove of Waterville, formerly Arrowsic, visited for weekend. Charles F Norris arrived from Lynn for several days on business. Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge invited to attend divine service at People's Baptist Church at 10 30 am. Fred E Irish and S B Martin traveled to Manchester NH for the New Hampshire Socialist convention as Maine delegates. C R Gurney returning from East Boston to Parker Head for summer. Mrs John W Fowles of Wiscasset visiting Bath with son Bert Fowles. Tug Ariel moved Mary E Olys from South Gardiner to New York bound lumber, and barge 782 moved to flats. Major General Leonard A Wood speak at Bowdoin College to boost Plattsburg camps. Col George W Gatchell and officers visited Fort Popham for annual inspection by steamer Gen A M Randol.
Casco Encampment of Brunswick marked the 96th Odd Fellows anniversary with a banquet and entertainment. Guests included Canton Columbus and Pejepscot of Auburn and Kennebec Encampment of Richmond. About 250 attended. E. W. Wheeler of Brunswick was toastmaster and Archie L. Levitt spoke as G P of Bangor.
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