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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1959
Page
6
Commodore George B. Moody of the Kennebec Yacht Club left Bath for Camden in yacht Nereus but returned by train due to fog. Visitors, farm notes, a theater crowd overwhelming the Opera House to see Open Your Eyes, and local social rounds fill the day.
Aug 27 1919 forty five boys from Boothbay camp depart on the 11 15 train for home following a joyful summer on the Kennebec with an elaborate camp banquet. Girls at Merrymeeting remain for another week. Birds reported in Sagadahoc Bay near Bay Point and hunting now limited to specific shorebirds. A Newfound Land dog carrying a basket on Center street Hill pauses by a fountain to drink after depositing the basket.
John Diffin the house mover and his crew work at the old red building opposite the park once occupied by F H Whalen. They relocate it to Marion street. The fruit store and the Chinese laundry at Center and Water streets, sold by Annie L Palmer to Ralph H Dunton, will be emptied by Labor Day and then torn down.
Reports say two sea lanes passed over Popham Beach at about 2 05 pm bound east at 2000 feet. Passengers were not visible though engines sounded clearly. Likely en route to Rockland for welcome of new East Coast Fisheries Co. and local celebrations.
About forty men from Co L Third Maine Infantry National Guard led by 2nd Lt Walter T Brown departed by special car on the 7 15 train to Augusta for a 15 day annual school of instruction. The excursion steamer Wiwarna offered a popular later trip to Boothbay Harbor and Christmas Cove. Over 300 disappointed fans missed Charles Plattes at the armory for a highly anticipated match against Marshall. The steamers Southport and Westport, now under U S government control, are slated to return to the Kennebec in November.
Sept 1 1919 Wilton P McGray of Dam ariscotta Mills recently came back from 21 months with the 101st Trench Mortar Co visiting Bath He enlisted at 19 and served at Chateau Thierry in the American drive that helped win the war He survived exposure to gas with only a slight singe Notices announce the Maine State Detective Association annual meeting Sept 18 in Lewiston William F Dunham probate officer and Richmond Bee editor visited Times office Mrs Henry W Butler Bath sponsored the government barge Sandy Point launched at Sandy Point A 2500 ton barge was christened Sandy Point at the Sandy Point Shipbuilding yard Bath firemen collected 75 prize money in Hallowell Labor Day muster Bath resident Thomas A Moore Spanish American War veteran shows a Siamese cucumber weighing three pounds Bath business community urged to aid Arrowsic and Georgetown islanders stranded by a broken Arrowsic bridge with winter approaching and urged to donate
Morris Strum and Robie Strum attended a Brunswick Summer Playhouse Show Boat performance in Arrowsic with several local families hosting guests. Notable visitors included Mr. and Mrs. William Milligan from St Petersburg and Mrs. Mary Friend from Little Rock, while others planned fall departures and school moves for their families.
The event lists many divisions including harness stock and saddle classes with ponies under 14.2 and under 48 inches. Maine Horse Association will recognize points for yearly awards to be presented in November. Larry Felp chairs. Robert Keenan is judge. Donald Freeman ring master. Show secretary is Mrs. Keenan with Mrs. Merry as refreshment chair.
Mr and Mrs Clyde T Mason of Swampscott Mr and Mrs Wallace H Winslow and grandchildren Stephen William and Clyde White were Monday guests at the home of Mrs Irene Rice Mechanic street.
West Bath Grange held a Monday Hobo Night with members in costumes and bag lunches. Prizes went to Lawrence Palmer and Frances St Martin. various skits readings and songs followed. The group planned a future Ladies Aid meeting and noted no Grange meeting on Labor Day with Family Night planned for Sept 14.
The Kennebec Art Club voted to aid the Zo rrach Fountain fund sponsored by the Bath Garden club. Bath will be honored by sculptor William Zorach designing the fountain for City Park. Guest speaker James Elliot lectured on color mixing techniques at the Bath Recreation Center.
A two car collision at the High street and Bridge street junction near the Phippsburg Bath line Monday afternoon caused about 500 in damage. Geneva Seigars 38 of Wiscasset drove northbound after the turn. Zina Eaton 62 of 1030 Middle street headed the opposite way. No injuries were reported.
Mr and Mrs Harry Cornish were surprised with a family party at their home 266 Washington Street to mark 15 years of marriage. Their children William and Stephanie helped organize it with guests including Lionel White Auburn and several Cornish relatives and friends.
Georgetown residents host or visit relatives at McMahon Island and nearby areas as families travel for weekends and vacations. Obituary notices report the Aug 28 death of Elizabeth Snowman Davis of Portland born 1874 in Georgetown, with funeral in Portland and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery Falmouth.
State Police estimated damage at about 700 after a car driven by Louis Levine 57 of Leominster Massachusetts left the road and struck the guard railing on a railroad overpass in Woolwich near the Carlton bridge. Levine was not hurt and was the sole occupant.
Bath announces teaching assignments for the new term with Mrs. Ethel K Bell guiding Grades 7 and 6, Mrs Charlotte Doyle overseeing Grades 6 and 5, Miss Mary Huntley teaching Grades 4 and 3, and Mrs Gloria Depalma assigned Grade A.
Court orders publication of notices for estates in Sagadahoc with probate hearings in Bath on September second. Named decedents include James Thomas Bonney Hugh J Madden Nathaniel Percy Grace L Morse and others with executors conservators and administrators listed.
Barbara L. Brewer Register of Probate certifies on August 11 1959 appointive actions for Woolwich estate executors and administrators including Doris T Garter Marguerite A Stacey and Reginald L Olivier with bonds filed. George A Floyd and David F Collier named as deceased estate administrators and Alan C Pease designated Maine agent.
Chandler, born in Old Town and raised in Dexter, taught industrial arts and driver education in Port Chester and Oakland high schools. A Oswego State graduate, he pursued extension work at several universities and aims to study Maine industries to identify job opportunities for handicapped adults while visiting communities in Maine with Charlotte Eliot Chandler.
Povich chair of the Trade Board Street Lighting committee told the Times that the panel will push for street lighting on both sides of downtown. He cited brighter lumens improving the downtown, with a need for four new lights on Front Street and at least two on Center to balance and enhance the business district.
The Bath School calendar runs 182 days under state law requiring 180. If more than two days are lost the district will schedule add on days. Morning no school will be announced on WMMS Bath between 7 and 8 a.m. with a 7:15 alarm. afternoon no school will be announced 11 to 12 with 11:45 alarm. Parents should avoid phone calls whenever possible.
First National Bank of Bath Maine seeks foreclosure on a mortgage tied to 1951 1954 chain of title for a Phippsburg parcel in Sagadahoc County Maine. The action follows an assignment from Bath Trust Company to the bank and a life estate extinguished by a 1953 death. Public notarization dated August 17 1959.
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