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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
3
Mrs. Mary H. Bruce, aged 83, received numerous greetings at the home of her daughter Mrs. E. R. Wright 11 Marshall Avenue, where she was guest of honor at a dinner. She is the widow of Alfred Bruce and has lived in Bath for over 60 years and remains in good health.
Miss Mabel Hutchins of Norfolk Virginia leaves after two weeks as a guest of Mr and Mrs Henry O Trowbridge at 13 Andrews Road. She is accompanied to Boston by the hosts who will spend the weekend at Crow Point Hingham Massachusetts.
Miss Evelyne L Donnell of 23 Oak Street returns after six weeks in New York as a guest of fiancé Thornton O Percy at his parents Brooklyn home. She is accompanied by Mrs Percy and son who will visit Parker Head relatives for a month. Nellie Burgon visits Shirley Moore in Harpswell. Burgon, Marco, Stephens and Owen stay a week at the Owen cottage Popham Beach.
Miss Betty Howard returns from Lake Cobbosseecontee while visits across Bath include Miss Addie Derry and Miss Mary Murphy from Saugus staying with Mrs. Frank Wakefield at 53 South Street. Nearby residents, gatherings, and moves fill the weekend with dances, guests, and family updates.
Miss Ruth L. Colby a student nurse at Maine General hospital Portland arrived Monday to spend a three weeks vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Colby at 34 Pleasant Street Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Colby Lawrence and Mrs. Addie Webb of Fairfield were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Potter at 1074 High street.
Miss Barbara L Norton daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur C Norton of 1075 High Street will enter the Deaconess hospital training school for nurses in February. Norton graduated from Morse High School in June.
Members of Pine Tree circle No 826 C of F of A and friends enjoyed a picnic last Wednesday at Happy Nook Atkins cottage hosted by Mrs George Parshley. They left the Court House at ten in Bissons truck and arrived for a day of games baths and waterfront meals. A clambake and weenie roast followed in the afternoon. The committee was Mrs John M Johnson Mrs Edward J Murphy and Mrs Lewis J Avery. They returned to Bath about nine.
Mrs Jessie Richardson and Mrs George Lancester of Providence stayed overnight with Mrs Everett Green at 66 Bowery Street and left Saturday for home. Howard Parks from the steamship George Washington in the New York to Norfolk route is on vacation with Mrs Parks at 46 Mechanic Street.
Extra clerks at Senter's Inc. during the dollar days included Miss Elizabeth D. McGrath Miss Nellie V. Leeman Miss Margaret M. Fraser Miss Muriel F. Lane Miss Inez F. Carr Mrs. Charles L. Haggett and Mrs. Ralph P. Dunbar.
Ralph E. Crooker sailed Tuesday afternoon for Porto Rico Philadelphia and other ports on the Marjory. He had recently returned to New York to await sailing orders from the Bull Insular Line after three weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Hermon W Crooker of 1245 High street.
Mrs. William Hurwitz and her children Roger and Estelle of Boston stayed three weeks with Mrs. Samuel Povich at 482 Middle Street. They left Friday for Portland to visit Mrs. Hurwitz parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weinstein before returning home.
Mrs. Robert W. Ferrell and her daughters Mary Josephine and Margaret stay a few days in New Castle New Hampshire with her parents Mr and Mrs Edmund C Tarbell. Com Ferrell is visiting Quincy Massachusetts on business.
Mrs Samuel D Hooper of Washington street stays with sister Mrs Alfred Miner in Newtonville Mass after being summoned by the death of her mother Mrs J Bradford Sargent.
At the weekly Country club event six tables competed for contract prizes with Ed win R Andrews taking first, Eugene M Desmond second, and Rupert H Baxter third. Tea hours followed. The notices list guests and visitors including Dan iel T Dougherty Arthur Sew all James P Ricker of Po land Spring Elmhurst guests of John H Hyde at Elmhurst Frank O Smith of Kew Gardens with Mrs Edward B Smith Miss Agnes I Prout visiting Mrs Daniel T Dougherty Joseph S Kimball and others with multiple addresses and weekend stays plus rheumatic fever illness and Marstons Cabin registrations in Woolwich and Bath.
Mrs Franklin Sprague and her daughter Miss Edith Sprague along with Mrs Ralph Wright and Mrs Dorothy Estes passed away Wednesday in Portland. They attended the theatre in the evening. Mrs Sprague plans a West coast trip and is staying with her sister Mrs Ralph Wright in Wet Bath.
Mrs. Harold M. Oldis of River Edge New Jersey returns Monday afternoon to Turner Lake where she is summering after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Sidney L Eaton of 449 Middle Street They will be joined in New Jersey by Mrs Donald Crane of Hackensack who is summering at Ocean Point Mrs Crane accompanied Mrs Oldis to Maine
Mrs. Carrie M. Sampson of 1059 High Street travels Saturday to Friendship to spend several weeks as a guest of her sister Mrs. Albion Wotton.
Mrs Daniel J. Perry and her son John left 1070 High Street Saturday for Benedicta due to the illness of her father Mr Rogan. They were joined by another son Carlton W. Perry who returned to Bath Monday morning.
Dr and Mrs William Rogers and children Helen and William Jr of Wellesley Hills arrive at Rangeley Lake to spend the weekend at Popham Beach as guests of Mr and Mrs Charles J Donnell. Mrs Frank E Whalen of New York City visits three weeks with Mr and Mrs Frank H Whalen at 58 Pearl Street and will be joined by her husband for two weeks. Mrs Hiram Annis returns from visits in Boston Everett Walpole Laconia with relatives and daughter.
Mr and Mrs George D Parshley and children stay at the Atkins cottage Happy Nook with guests including Mr and Mrs Charles W Walsh Jr and others from Massachusetts. Mrs Burkhart and Miss Margaret Burkhart return to New York after Bath visit. William Ketchum, VP of the Knox Lincoln and Sagadahoc Rural Letter Carriers, leaves for Wiscasset for the Maine State Rural Letter Carriers convention.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Rogers of New York arrive to spend a few weeks at their Western avenue home. They travel via the Green and White mountains en route to Bath and will also visit Sabino.
The Corliss street church Philathea class enjoyed a Wednesday evening outing at Babino with a weenie roast, swimming, and outdoor games. Attendees included Mrs. Harold Walker Mrs. Walter B. James Mrs. Ralph G. Lewis Miss Eulah M. Fielding Miss Charlena E. Cornish Mrs. Earl H. Morang Miss Omah C. Trott Mrs. Lula Herbert Miss Ada M. French Mrs. F. Arthur Berry Miss Velma I. Cornish Mrs. Chester A. Plant teacher and Mrs. Rodney Jones of Astoria. L. L. Plant joined as a guest.
Mr and Mrs Sumner Sewall guest at Kennebunk port while the Thomastons visit Bath for a Friday event. Mr Thompson linked to the State Highway Police in Thomaston. Miss Christine C Curtis begins two week vacation from First National Bank. Miss Carolyn B Rogers returns to work in West Bath after summer holiday.
Arthur Faulkner of Portland returned Saturday noon after four days in Bath filling in for Henry I Gediman who runs the Bath Postal Telegraph branch and has been ill. Faulkner, an operator in Portland, is sighted with Mrs Norman J McCabe and their son Norman visiting Freeport with Mrs George Dennison. The MacDonalds of Haverhill Massachusetts have come back after visiting Bath with Mrs Edward J Lee of 64 Pearl Street.
Prof. and Mrs. Edward G. Mead of Oxford, Ohio, visiting Mrs Mead’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cutler, left Bath Monday for Silver Lake to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Binford. They will tour the White Mountains before returning. Prof. Mead has given organ recitals at Bowdoin College and is to present another on Sunday August 27, drawing Bath acquaintances.
About 50 Beth Israel synagogue members attended a Sunday picnic at Sandy Cove Candy's Harbor. They left at ten and swam until noon, then shared lunch. Afternoon events included 50 yard races for men and women, races for boys and girls, two potato races, a girls suitcase race, and a men tug of war.
John W. Sheldon arrived in this city Saturday after a successful concert tour. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sheldon of 531 High Street for the month of August. He will continue vocal training in September with William L. Whitney of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, from which Mr. Sheldon is a graduate.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Rand visited with her mother Mrs John O Moulton at 1019 Middle Street returning from Bar Harbor where they spent two weeks.
Miss Edith K Weeks of Malden Massachusetts is visiting Damarsicotta Newcastle this week after spending several days last week with her sister Mrs Walter S Glidden.
Mr and Mrs Frank B Sutherland of Harrisburg Pa visit aunt Miss Rachel Nichols at 4 Bath street with son George and daughter Frances. Sutherland, a Pennsylvania Railroad foreman and UPenn 1924 football right tackle, is described. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Robert Good and daughters Mary Helen Barbara from New London Conn who travel after a week with Mrs Good’s mother Mrs Josephine McNeil in Washington street and briefly stay with relatives J W McNeil of Portland and Mrs Frank King of Winthrop Massachusetts.
Friends report Judge William 8 Kenyon who collapsed while playing golf at Shore Acres Sebasco is much improved. He remains confined to his room and cannot receive callers but is expected to move about the house in a week or two and be out again soon.
Miss Edith Wheeler of Dayton Ohio who is summering here and Mrs Maurice A Libby passed Monday in Boothbay Harbor. The report notes their deaths and identifies the two women as longtime summer residents.
Miss Annah G. Chaney of Park street visits Gloucester Massachusetts as a guest of Mrs. Carrie Knight formerly of this city. Mrs. Dudley L. Bradstreet of Beverly Massachusetts returns home Monday after visiting her sister Mrs. J. Horace McClure on Garden street.
John H. Hyde of Elmhurst leaves Friday for a short trip to Boston. Miss Constance Morin of Washington street returns home after a week with Miss Mary Ellanor Donnell at Popham Beach. Mrs. Paul Tiemer and son Paul Jr depart Bath after several weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs. William S. Newell in Washington.
Mr and Mrs J Prescott Farnsworth of Providence Rhode Island recently stayed with Mrs Annie Mallett at the home of Miss Susan N Baljou on High street as they pass the summer season.
Mrs. Rachel R. White aged 88 of 18 Huse Street was in a group of women headed to Portland last week. The group included Mrs. George Morse Mrs. Dennis Gaudette Mrs. Arthur Jenkins Mrs. Emma Leonard and Mrs. John Phillips. Mrs. White, though the youngest, enjoyed the outing and said she is ready for another trip.
Miss Marjory Holt of Concord New Hampshire is a guest of Miss Etta Hollis at Saga dahoc Bay Georgetown for a seaside visit.
Mrs. Fred M. Cook of 4 Union street court is spending August at her Summer home in Boothbay Harbor. Miss Alice E. Varney left Monday for a visit with Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Hardin at their Chinonewa Bay Summer home. Edward Spaulding of Concord Massachusetts visited his mother Mrs. Jessie Spaulding at 1213 Washington Street for the weekend.
Frank W. Perkins left Monday morning to resume duties with the Wheeling Steel Corp of New York after a two week vacation with Mrs Perkins at the home of Mr and Mrs Leonard M Lord on Fitts street Mrs Perkins left Monday afternoon for a visit at Five Islands with Mr and Mrs M F Biggin at their cottage
Barbara A Gilbert of Boston came back after two weeks with her mother Mrs Annie Gilbert at 28 Dummer Street She is employed by Stone and Webster in Boston.
Mrs Garret J Galvin of 1082 High street returns Sunday after a week in Portland with daughter Mrs F Wilbur Hagan and Mr Hagan. Mr Galvin joined for the weekend.
George C. Wotton and Miss Ruby D. Berg of West Roxbury and Mrs. J. P. Flaherty of Woburn spent the weekend with Mrs. George C. Wotton at 1721 Washington Street.
Mr and Mrs Henry Culpepper of Jersey City NJ were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Fred M Cook of 4 Union Street Court Culpeppers career path notes he previously was a draughtsman at Bath Iron Works and now serves as chief engineer with Gibbs Co in New York City
Mr. and Mrs. A Sheridan Bartlett Jr and children Grace and Edward plan to return to 21 Russell Street after a two week stay in Rockland with his parents at the Highlands. Bartlett works as an electric welder at B L W Corp.
Kenneth P. Sheldon and Mrs Louise Lawrence of Fallmouth Mass return Sunday night after spending the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs William H. Sheldon at 531 High Street.
Thomas P. Black of Quincy Mass formerly of Bath and now spending the Summer at Southport was a visitor in Bath Saturday afternoon where he received a cordial welcome from numerous old time friends.
Sgt. and Mrs. Samuel McElroy of Portland, Mrs. Charles McAteer of Augusta, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Allard with daughter Barbara of Mechanic Falls stay at the William Cushing place at Parker Head for the month of August.
Colonel Dummer Sewall chapter and guests enjoyed a picnic at Montpelier Thomaston on Tuesday with numerous attendees from local families and visiting relatives from Park Hill Yonkers and Phippsburg. Several residents traveled to nearby towns for the outing and months of social visits were noted.
Mr and Mrs John B Norman of Manchester New Hampshire arrived Tuesday to spend the rest of the week with Mrs Charles R Farnham and son Richard at the Farnham cottage at Bay Point.
E. R. Wright left Tuesday for Belfast where he will join his brother in law Charles A. Bruce of that city and his nephew H. Sturgis Dexter of Lynn Massachusetts for a week long motor trip to New Castle New Brunswick.
Miss Jane Hyde Miss Nancy Hyde Miss Alicia Crosby and Miss Elizabeth Butterfield returned to their Bath homes Sunday after several weeks at the Smith camp on Lake Cobbossecontee.
Sergt. Frank Vahoe, Ret., and his daughter Geraldine were Sunday guests of Lieut. and Mrs. John H. Williams at 114 Dummer Street. During World War Vahoe was attached to Headquarters Co. 54th Artillery, to which Williams was also attached.
Mrs Charles L Burges Mrs Thomas MacDonald and their sons Harry and Lawrence join Mrs Edwin Small of Hallowell and her children Junior and Nancy Louise in a Lake Cobbo weekend gathering with Mrs Small's parents Mr and Mrs Oliver A Carter at 19 Tallman Street.
Mrs Edward V Reed started a week off from her role as bookkeeper at Bath National Bank on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Reed, Mrs Costello P Hall and grandchildren Millicent and Joseph Costello Hecht joined the trip to Round Pond and Pemaquid on Tuesday with plans for Cadillac Mountain Bar Harbor on Wednesday and Lakewood on Thursday.
Mrs. Maurice Hathorne chair of Nequasset Farm bureau and Mrs. Gertrude Marston clothing project leader joined Mrs. Jere Haile of Brunswick and Mrs. Charles R. Farnham of West Bath Farm bureau in Auburn Monday. They attended a training class in hair dressing led by Helen Spaulding of the University of Maine extension service.
Mrs Pearl Gillespie of Dongola Illinois is a guest of her brother Chief Electrician C D Keller USN and Mrs Keller at their North Street residence as a temporary visit during the year.
Dr and Mrs Charles E Vanderkleed and their son Eugene of Collingswood New Jersey arrived Sunday night to pass August at the Everett G Lemont cottage at Sabine. Mrs Vanderkleed and Mrs Frank W Jaques of 902 High Street are sisters.
Mr and Mrs Francis Faxon of Wappinger Falls New York traveled to Bath to visit Mrs Faxons brother Charles R Farnham of Middle Street and her uncle Fred L Sawyer of Phippsburg Center. Mr Faxon is vice president and treasurer of the Trussell Loose Leaf Ledger Co of Poughkeepsie New York. Mrs Faxon, formerly Miss Charlotte Farnham, teaches physics at Herron High School in New York.
Carol Cushman Ballou daughter of H C Ballou and wife celebrated her third birthday at Wee House Little Wood Island Bronxville N Y with a party outdoors under pine trees Chinese lanterns decorated the area and guests included Marion Rust Betty Rust Jean Cilista Quick Linn James Rodney Gander Nancy Barbara Ballou and Buddy Ballou asCarol cut a three candle cake with one to grow on
Theos Paul Ragon of Hagerstown Massachusetts with Mrs Ragon called on elderly residents in North End Washington Street area on Monday and Tuesday. He grew up in Bath under Dr Harry Ragon and later lived in California with his mother. After 14 years in the U S Army including two overseas, he became a graduate nurse and now directs state prison work in Hagerstown. The Ragons also visited Mrs George Fowles at the Old Folks Home.
City news notes traffic closure on High street between Marshall and Lemont Streets to place crushed rock atop a gravel road built last Fall and early Winter under Andrew B Merrill. The project aims to extend the Weeks street to Marshall street improvement and improve local transit.
Judge Glidden presided as probate business in Sagadahoc included wills allowed for H L B Wells estate with Ebenezer Wells Jr named executor without bond. Petitions for probate, administrations and licenses to sell real estate were filed for multiple estates including Sarah H Percy Alice DeWicke Delia B Card Helen Walker Urial Stover Eleanor Voorhees Martha Healey Henry Heal James Rideout Narcissa Potter and others with names of executors guardians and administrators.
Nearly 30 Bath D A R members and guests toured Montpelier arriving by bus and cars. They visited General Henry Knox's gravesite, viewed the mansion and furnishings, and attended ceremonies with Governor Brann and Congressman Moran.
A Front Street store clerk praises the NRA code as he reports working seven days a week desde 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a half hour lunch and supper on the job. He notes 57 hours weekly for rest and meals and says the code could impact fruit store labor.
Mr and Mrs James L McLaughlin of Willow Street and Mrs McLaughlin’s sister Miss Katharine McLaughlin of Brighton Mass are on a two day motor trip to Bar Harbor and vicinity. They are expected back Wednesday evening. Miss McLaughlin is spending her annual vacation in this city.
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