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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
8
A Bath city page notes patrons enjoy steady screen shows after disruptions. A local baseball game details South Enders defeating North Street 16 to 9 at Lemont Street. Local residents, including F B Nichold and Fred Kimball, spend time in New York and Boston respectively.
The article recalls a dance at Sebenoa Wool A dance followed by a meal and remarks on a Monday gathering. Mentions Lakin and Reed visiting Woolwich and 30 Falls guests. Degree work completed by the degree team in new robes. Visitors left by the Pullman praising the local temple entertainment. Also notes a second anniversary banquet at Meadows with an unusual menu.
Augusta and Brunswick visitors are noted with Mrs Fortnightly president and Mrs Small hosting, while Captain Blake reports the gasoline cruiser performed well in rough seas. Hyde Guards event charms crowds as Capt Ansell U S A leads a historic company gallery packed with prominent attendees.
Community members reflect on the life and connections of Carpenter Joh Meola of the United States as a memorial note appears in the local record. The fragment hints at social ties and a hoped remembrance among friends and colleagues.
April 26 1908 Miss Eleanor Leydon Miss Anna Percy and Miss Margaret Sewall attend the annual Beta Pi Fraternity house and reception. government surveys near Sabine Hill Popham hint at possible purchase of cottage property for fortification aims by the United States. Local dockyard and navy yard activity report on the Chester scout cruiser return to Bath.
The new red couple arrived this morning and will reside at 1168 Washington Street in the Bonney residence. The steamer Ransom B. Fuller waited for the 6:30 train Saturday as Joseph Torrey returned home from a business trip. A Portland to Portland schooner voyage is planned with a two week duration. Postmaster W. F. Pond and clerk Harry L. Day testified in Portland regarding a stamps theft at the Bath Lang office. Police recovered a varied collection of items from the case. The Columbia theater hosted a large audience for entertainment including Baker, Swedish Dancers and a feature film A Man at the Overalls. Miss Sadie Harriman will sing illustrated songs this week. The hotel club meets at Mrs. John O. Moulton’s home. F. W. Carlton won a contract to build a public wharf at Monhegan. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nichols return from New York after AP and Publishers Association events.
In a reported incident, Anderson struck Mrs. Bennett with a gun butt, her daughter alerted others, and a neighbor notified police. Mrs Bennett was taken to a hospital as Anderson fled with two guns and money. Nongerson pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in Lincoln County court and awaits the May term.
The State Y M C A in Maine held its 65th annual convention at Colby College with Dr Charles Philips of Setes College as principal speaker. Key topics included expansion of Y M C A work in rural Maine, 10 percent of national membership being women and girls, 50 armed services buildings, and vacancies in 440 secretarial posts nationwide.
Sumner Sewall and family donate the old Sewall field west of High street to Smith Tobey Post for Sumner Legion boys to train and play at home. Earlier the team practiced in Brunswick with help from George Cummins and Brunswick High School. A fire burned the field but Chief Richard Frates arranged burning permission and protection.
Hyde Windlass Recreation Club plans a Thursday 8 pm program featuring Professor Crabs kindergarten with jokes dances songs and entertainments. Members may bring one lady to the show and Misses Pauline Colby and Fay Pye return for another appearance amid mentions of Pompeii and Herculaneum wall advertisements.
The article lists numerous individuals from Georgetown and nearby towns who spent weekends or vacations at summer homes in Robinhood, Seguinland, and MacMahan. It notes professional ties, family visits, and travels including Boston, Bath, Cambridge, and West Roxbury, with several households hosting relatives and friends.
Notice of probate actions in Bath county including final accounts for Edith Mary Caton and Leburton D. Sheldon Jr and others. A hearing is set for May next at ten 4k to approve licenses to sell real estate in Bath. Copies provided to interested parties with statutory notice and distribution of estate proceeds.
Elias H Lovete of Bath Bell appointed for estate matters at Gate Estate. True copy of the deed filed with John L Ja 22-29-6 Register. Estate actions recorded in connection with the Gate Estate and its administrator Lovete.
Obituary notes Mrs Lillie Boutilier, daughter of Horatio and Mrs Drake, native of the town, a retiring citizen who moved back to repair the old home and hoped to spend summers there. She donated funds with Nellie for the new school.
Chairman Stover warns that state property tax and liquor revenue shape the General Fund, with Bath’s liquor sales supporting fiscal needs. He urges preserving local option to maintain community control over liquor law despite tax implications and calls for restraint at legislative sessions. He suggests Maine’s liquor operation could soon escape political contention.
Miss Mary Lou Reed, a Colby College student, has returned to Water after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Jay Reed of Day's Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Granville Colby hosted Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grover on Friday. The Grovers, once Bath residents and former Al Grovers camps owners at Moosehead Lake, spent winter in St. Petersburg Fort Myers Florida and New Orleans, returning to their summer home in Rockwood.
Fragmented legal notices from Sagadahoc County list names such as Mary E. Larkin and Margaret C. McKay as administratrixes, with bonds and appointment dates in 1948. Other entries name executors and administrators including Helen M. Walker and Alvin C. Pye, with bond details and locations Bath Phippsburg West Haven. A mortgage deed notice references Richmond and a land parcel description.
A series of land and building transfers are recorded, including Blair to Evelyn R Gagner and others, Georgetown Sidney Co to Harold A Brown, and Alice Walker to Earl Farley, with multiple transfers naming land and buildings among Daggett, Merrifield, Groves, Walker, and others across West Bath Woolwich and nearby towns.
A fragment from Phippsburg notes a Sunday gathering hosted by Mrs Davis. Relatives Mr and Mrs Laurence Davis and family, along with guests Miss Madeleine Proctor and Laurence Beufort, attended a supper at the Davis home.
Notices in Bath County list probate actions for Helen P. Leonard Daniel Spear estate and others. Filings include petitions for licenses and guardianship and statements of accounts by executors and trustees. Names such as Mildred Tees, Lina Gove, and William T. Hall appear with references to estates in the county.
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