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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1960
Page
3
Wiscasset residents will gather Thursday at 7:30 p m in Memorial gym for a special town meeting. Voters will decide on funding to buy two way radios for the Police Department repair the Main Street sidewalk and finance overhauls of the town float and a study of a new town dump site.
Woolwich Center Baptist temporarily suspends Young People meetings in August with plans to resume September including officer elections. Sunshine club hosts a cooked food sale at Rogers Hardware Bath and an August 8 meeting features a missionary program. Union Bridge club holds its annual banquet on August 10. Day’s Ferry Congregational choir from Merrymeeting Camp sings at Sunday service, led by Pastor Martin Perry on the Love and Charity sermon. Miss Carol Tanner, daughter of Mrs. Clarence Tanner, returns from Milton New Hampshire for a pre nuptial shower as she prepares to wed Chauncey H. Eldridge at First Baptist Woolwich on August 20.
The Book club met July 27 with Miss Margaret Gardiner at her Phipps Point home for an afternoon tour of the Morgan Horse Farm. Members exchanged books, discussed recent novels, and refreshments were served with help from Mrs. Gardiner. The next meeting will be an all day outing at Mrs. David Soule’s summer home on Indian Point.
The family thanks friends for kindness during Mrs Stella M Hedrick’s last illness and during our bereavement. Family of the late Stella M Hedrick.
To our relatives and friends we express sincere thanks for kindnesses sympathy flowers and visits during our recent loss. Signed by Mrs. William McPhee and families William Grindl William Gove and families William McPhee Jr.
William Hall of Mullins South Carolina visiting West Bath cottage was a dinner guest recently at the home of Mr and Mrs Chester MacMahon Jr of Georgetown.
South Woolwich Volunteer Fire Department schedules an all day auction featuring furniture antiques china glass garden produce cooked foods and flowers with Jones the Boothbay auctioneer present. Proceeds support department needs and fire station. Hot dogs and drinks will be sold. Visitors from Waterbury Conn and Walcott Conn join for the outing and Woolwich relatives visit.
Residents from Woolwich Center and Bath welcome relatives from Maine, Connecticut, and New York for vacations and weekend visits. Many travelers report trips to Nova Scotia and Moncton, with multiple reunions at Sagadahoc Ferry and Day's Ferry.
The Arrowsic Birthday Bridge Club met at Mrs. Archie Wishart's home last Thursday with three tables in play. Prizes went to Mrs. Wilbur Crocker, Mrs. Arthur Bourque and Mrs. Maurice Shea. Attachments note future meeting August 22 at Mrs. Herbert Craige's home.
Mr and Mrs Richard Oliver and daughters Diane Donna and Linda of Michigan spend two weeks at the Dain cottage. Mr Oliver’s grandmother Mrs Elnora Oliver of Bath and Mrs John Carver and son John of Merrimac Mass visit Mrs Carver’s mother Mrs Elizabeth Eade. Miss Joan Mosse of Peabody and Miss Priscilla Carver of Merrimac visit their grandmother Mrs Eade. Thursday square dances at the community hall draw large crowds with Me Howe providing music and calling. Intermission refreshments are served by wives of association members.
Samuel P. Lakin, about 70, of 17 Meadowway, is listed in good condition at Bath Memoryl hospital after injuries from being struck by a car on Front street. Police say he walked between parked cars into a vehicle driven by 15 year old Robert Pooler of 78 Drayton road. witnesses noted the impact.
Recent West Bath visitors include Clyde T. Mason and Annetta Mason from Bearwzater Florida plus Mrs. Wallace H. Winslow of Freeport. Many locals like Bill Mason, Danvers and Bath guests, and extended families traveled to cottages and parks over weekends and holidays.
Westbrook visited West Bath Grange for the Monday meeting with officers listed and a full program. Lectures included readings, solos, a dime match prize event, skits, and a closing thought, followed by announcements for the August 26-27 fair and upcoming committee work.
Mr and Mrs Perley Siegars of Largo Fla visit Dresden friends with daughter Mrs William Logan in Augusta. James Maxwell of Wellesley Mass visits Nickey Foster. Rutherford NJ visitors Mrs Rodney Jeffers and grandmother Mrs William Houdlette have house painting on Bickford hill. A china dinner honors Priscilla Ingraham who marries Father Michael Dugan Aug 6. Lipton Poultry Co shipments arrive via grain barge to Farmingdale. Magnolia Sanford celebrates 8th birthday with a party including Cora Little and others. Dresden Mills church sells food and crafts. town plans a float in Wiscasset parade Aug 20. Recent guests at William Whitney’s include Wilkinson, Ingraham of Michigan, Robinson of New Jersey, Myrtle Jaworsky, and Leslie Watson family. Pownalborough Court House visitors include Senter, Ripley, Tibbetts, Mrs Bates and Lincoln County Historical Society president Myron Williams. Sheldon home hosts Martin family from Cliftondale and Dr Walter Conley with Chasse W Sheldon of Rock and another guest.
Mr. and Mrs. James Walker Crone announce the birth of a son Derek James on July 21 Mrs Walker formerly Claudette Robinson Miss Cecelia Robins on visited the Walker home last week Mrs Charles Fickett attended funeral services for her sister Saline Burk in Halifax N S Mr and Mrs Louis Schinck and children Karen and Barry of Long Branch NJ were guests of Mrs Schinck sister Mrs Walter Foster and relatives last week
The schedule includes Military Cartridge competitions at 100 yard rest and 100 yard target plus 50 yard off hand and 100 yard target. Original type sights are required with allowances for higher front sight blades. Black powder only. Minimum four contestants per match. Total of 13 matches. Contact Dick Hagan at 40 Holly Street Auburn for more details. Bath residents expected to attend.
Miss Carol Cummings was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mr William Boyce and Mrs Tony Schmidt at 223 Center Street. Gifts were given and refreshments served to a group of attending guests including Mrs Robert Randall and others. Lending gifts were listed including Mrs Edward Simpson and Mrs Edward Cummings among others.
Mr and Mrs Henry T B Lee passed Sunday at their Edgecomb summer residence on Somerset Place. The couple were well known in local circles and their passing follows a season spent at the seaside colony.
Following officers Alton Collins Sr master Persis Miller chaplain Alice Lewis lecturer and Richard Gurney assistant steward. A social hour followed and refreshments were served in the banquet hall.
The Brothers of the Brush staged a torchlit village show Friday night with a spoof trial on the common ending in tomato pelting and a pie face gag. They later plan a tug of war Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Portland Exposition building against Cumberland County, both groups marking 200th birthday celebrations.
Babies under 18 months are invited to enter the St Marys Field Days contest on Friday August 5 at 2 pm on church grounds. Registration with chairwoman Mrs. Donald Jumper or at 1:30 pm. Prizes for prettiest hair eyes fat test best natured best all round and longest distance. Judges: Mrs James Gillin Mrs Charles Williams and Mrs N J Hasenfus. Last year about 50 babies from Chicago South Dakota Massachusetts and Maine participated.
West Bath Grange held its annual Sunday service at the West Bath Methodist church at 2 30 p m with Worthy Master Alton Collins and officers and members in attendance The Rev Dr Oliver W Bell welcomed the guests and members and the worthy master spoke for the grange The service featured hymns America and Bringing In the Sheaves solos by Donna Smith and There Will Be Peace In the Valley with Mrs Loring Small at the organ The sermon titled The Abandoned Road was delivered by the Rev Dr Bell Members are urged to contact the Rev Dr Bell about plans for the laymen retreat at the Winthrop Methodist camp upcoming weekend
The Eastern Amusement Co. carnival arrives August 8 at Longley Field for one week. Sponsored by the Smith Tobey Post American Legion, Hiram Norris commander says post members will staff stands and games. Cota Little heads arrangements for rides, games, and parking has ample space.
Mr and Mrs Paul F Holton and son Edward Peter of Arlington Virginia arrived for a visit with Mrs Holtons parents Mr and Mrs Maurice Warner and her sister Mrs Francis Harris at their Middle street home.
Sagadahoc Pomona grange held its July session with Woolwich grange hosting a baked bean supper at six. Youth Night featured officers led by Augustine Ponziani and talks by state youth directors Fred Grant and Burton Hejduk. A varied program of dances, a quiz, a reading, and a flower show followed, with next meeting scheduled August 31 at Solid Rock Grange in South Dresden.
A compiled list of recent transfers recorded at Saga County Recorder of Deeds shows numerous property trades. Names include Vincent C. MacMahon to George Forbes, Ruth Field to Augustus Porowsky, and Louis Noss to Leonard Mulligan, among others. Properties mainly describe land and buildings on streets such as Back River, Confer Street, Cobb Road, North Street, Spring Street, High Street, Pine Street, West Street, Bath Street, Richmond George Caron Jr, and more. The batch covers transfers across towns including Bowdoinham, Topsham, West Bath, and Woolwich Day’s Ferry.
Mrs Walter McNaughton R N of Winship Street is spending her annual two week vacation in Accord Massachusetts with her sister and husband Mrs and Mr Frank Chessman Mrs McNaughton works on the staff at Memorial Hospital.
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