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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1938

Page

5

Iron Works Golf Tourney Sets Record Entries

Bath Iron Works golf tournament draws strong turnout with 125 entries and 18 hole handicap format. Club pro Jimmy Jones oversees handicaps for non members as Navy personnel and government inspectors participate. Grand prize is a two year trophy for BIW employees with two-year possession, plus a club membership prize for a non member.

Bath Iron Works Corp Jimmy Jones Navy Government Ofe David Mullin Lance Cooper A. E. Loeser William 8. Blair Maurice Skaling Robert Footer John McLaughlin Harold Harrington Joe Fullmer Robert Southerland Donald McElfman William Scott Robert Boudreau Albert Coombs Russell Hughes Wilfred Gaudet John Mullaney Arthur King Frank Churchill Robert Brownell William Donald N. Small William S. Newell L. Eugene Thebeau Roland F. Hill W. Dayton Hill John W. Osborn Thomas R. Allen John M. Watson James Jenkins Edward Lee, Jr Ernie George Clarence R. Eaton D. F. Perry J. M. Conley, Jr S. E. Rogers Charles Parks Arthur J. Sarkis Donald IF. Conroy Ernest Sarkis Charles Haggett Harold L. Adams

Robert Burns Society First Outing At Pemaquid Beach

The Robert Burns Society of Bath held its first annual outing Sunday at Pemaquid Beach. The event included beach activities, a luncheon led by Matthew Harrison, children's and women's races, a softball game won 10 to 6 by Capt Gray's team, and guests from Burlington Ontario Newport RT Quincy MA and Newport News VA.

Robert Burns Society of Bath Pemaquid Beach Matthew Harrison Billy Gray Robert Lowrie Jeanette Anderson Donald Harrison Stanley Anderson Frances Lowrie Helen Rae Virginia Boyle William Gray Matthew Swan Howard Cannon Anderson Alex MacDonald Jack Lowrie G. Munn M. Harrison J. Harkins Burlington, Ontario Newport, R. T Quincy Mass Newport News, Va

Social Evening Four Tables Contract at Mrs Deering’s

Mrs Harry G. Deering hosted four tables of contract bridge Saturday night at 606 Washington Street for guest Mrs Anna Palmer of Portland Oregon. Miss Bessie Prout of Bangor won high score with Mrs Elizabeth D Gibbons second and Mrs Frederick D Hill third.

Harry G. Deering Washington Street Anna Palmer Portland Ore Bessie Prout Bangor Elizabeth D. Gibbons Frederick D. Hill

Richmond Club and Local Visits Chronicle Long Weekend

A Beulah Rebekah lodge meeting in Richmond hosted I O O F members and spouses with an arranged program and refreshments. Various residents and visitors including Miss Eva Gott, Miss Virginia Lamb, Miss Charlotte Dixon, and others wintered or visited in Bath Boothbay Harbor Madison and Bangor with gatherings at Lane Field and auction bridge at the Little sisters home.

Beulah Bridgton Meacham Virginia Lamb Poland Margaret Frances Wilson Herbert Moody Madison Charlotte Dixon Holliston Mass Ernest Stewart George Cross Boston Rebecca Rogers Lillian Hill Lillian Sherburne Alberta Sedgley Boothbay Harbor Charles Vanner Winchester Mary Carr Herbert Carr Walpole Prince Edward Island Ambrose Church Lane Field Eenterprise Grange Hall Elizabeth Kelley Evelyn McKinney Alice Williams Della Grondin Harold Richardson John Hurley Cora Jane Little Auction Bridge Genevieve Lynch Hazel Milliard Melvina Borjisson Thomas Borjisson Lawrence Coughlin Harry Sykes Percy Little Harry Little Clara Leonard Marblehead Wallace W. Gardner Pleasant Pond Marion Purinton I. J. Faulkingham Belgrade Lakes Walter Burner Lynn Archie E. McMaster Roland Grant Betty Rosine Burlington, Vt A. E. McMaster Winnifred Gilbert Joseph W. Randlette First Selectman Natalie Southard Kennebunk Clarence Hanson Carrie Groves Earle Castner Bangor John Chapman J. B. Chapman F. Ray McKenney Arlington Carrie J. McKenney

Meeker Residence Damaged by Fire

Fire believed caused by defective wiring damaged Miss Charlotte S. Meeker's home at 590 Washington street. Firemen confined the blaze to the second floor and a small roof section, with water damage kept minimal. all clear at 2.37 pm after a general alarm.

Charlotte S. Meeker Washington Street Harry Y. Cressey Meeker Edward ©. Daly

Tragic Drowning of 10-Year-Old Lucy Woodward at Arrowsic

Bath officials and volunteers searched two hours for Lucy Mae Woodward, 10, who drowned near the Range lights. William H. Woodward, her father, kept the Range lights. Divers included Elford Stover and Bath officers. coast guardsmen used prone pressure respiration methods.

Bath Popham Beach Lucy Mae Woodward Arrowsie William H. Woodward Ardenne A. Stott Elford A. Stover The Times Joseph A. Butler William J. Curran Bath Police Percy W. Kingsbury Coast Guard Station Guy Crowley Leeman Drake Irving Dauphin

Georgetown Summer Visitors Fill Town Amid Heat

The Georgetown summer scene is busy with many visitors roaming the town while others leave. Notables include Mrs. James F. Dunton of Bath and Mrs. Florence Manier of Hudson Massachusetts visiting Georgetown households and locals traveling to Monhegan and Bay of Naples. The piece notes a 200th anniversary of Georgetown’s founding and calls for ideas on commemoration, with church events and Vacation Bible School activities outlined.

Marriage Returns for Lawrence Babine and Elizabeth Glidden

Returns from the marriage of Lawrence Babine of 473 Middle Street to Elizabeth Glidden of 477 Middle Street have been received by City Clerk John W. Gilmore. The ceremony was conducted Saturday morning by notary public Ralph O. Dale. Mrs Grace Williams is spending the month at Popham.

Lawence-Babine Middle Street Elizabeth Glidden John W. Gilmore Ralph O. Dale

Five Islands Church Dedicates Electric Lights Memorial Event

At Five Islands Baptist church on Friday evening a ceremony will dedicate electric lights donated by the Boynton family in memory of Dr. Nehemiah Boynton. The event honors his long affection for the church and Malden Island summers, with townspeople recalling his preaching from the local pulpit.

Five Islands Summer Residents and Guests Gather

A long list of visitors and residents at Five Islands in Maine. Names include Miss FE I Chandler Brookline Mass Miss Gertrude Smith Mrs William Chafe Cambridge Mass and others. The community notes birthdays picnics field day events and weekend guests at various cottages along Harmon's Harbor Seguinland Ledgemere and Rockmere plus a birth announced for Suzanne Gould in St Petersburg Florida.

Mass Malden Island FE. I. Chandler Brookline Gertrude Smith Miss Chandler Islands Miss Smith William Chafe William Chafe, Jr Cambridge Harmon's Harbor Chafe Charles Burgess Bath Ruth Hall Eugene Hall West Acton the Hall J. C. Briggs Susan Briggs Winter Hill Ruth Bailey Cleremont Fla C. H. Sanford Ledgemere Road Dr. O'Donnell George Chestnut Hill O'Donnell Janet May Moore-Davis Cleve Rowe Mabel Dickey W. L. Berry Thomas Aykeroyd Hyde Park Seguinland Suzanne Leonard Gould St. Petersburg Gould Elizabeth Hall Burt Hall Five Islands George Yeo Bob Winchester Yeo Alan Huntington South Danville N. H Marion Stevens Joseph G. Stevens Herbert Moore Charles Belmont Sedgemere Road Five Islands Improvement Association Ella Quimby Bessie Quimby Malden Ernest Quimby Mary Fulton John Murray Newton Frank Currie Rockcrest Cottage

Funeral services for Edward B. Sprague

Funeral services were held for Edward B. Sprague of Middlesex Road Topsham who died Thursday afternoon while working in a hayfield. He served as a deacon and Sunday school superintendent at United Baptist Church and was chaplain of Village Lodge of Masons Bowdoinham. Interment was at Rogers Cemetery Topsham with mourners and attending out of town guests named.

Edward B. Sprague Middlesex Road Topsham Hayfield United Baptist Church Harry Chamberlain Failing Merriman Bowdoinham Alfred Rackley Walter Furbish Winfield Powers Donald Wilson Topsham Grange Sprague Roger's Frank Simpson Janet Pittsfield Mass E. W. Lewis Sidney

Obituary of Woodbury H Bailey 62 Waterbury resident

Woodbury H Bailey 62 died suddenly at home in Waterbury Conn after four years of illness. Born in Edgecomb he was an orphan, lived with the Cunningham family there and worked as a joiner in Manchester N H before moving to Waterbury fourteen years ago. Survived by wife Eva Moore and one son William D Bailey, burial held in Edgecomb. Also notes Otis Munro and Fessenden Wincapaw birthday gathering on Turner's Court.

Woodbury H. Bailey Waterbury Conn Mr. Bailey Edgecomb Howard Cunningham Josie Cunningham Manchester N. H Bailey Silverman Bros. Co Eva Moore Bath William D. Bailey Mrs. Otis Munro Turner's Court

Bath Man John Marr Dies at 72 After 53 Years as Teamster

John R. Marr 72 a Bath resident and longtime coal yard worker died Friday morning at 107 Court Street. native of Phippsburg he was born at Popham Beach son of William C and Sarah A Marr his wife predeceased him and he lived with a housekeeper Mary Chase for 32 years Survived by two sons James William Marr and John Donald Marr two daughters Mrs Horace E Colby and Mrs Warren H McIntire five grandchildren three great grandchildren and three cousins.

John R. Marr Bath Court Street Mr. Marr Phippsburg Popham Beach William C Sarah A. Marr Mary Chase Marr John Donald Marr Temple, N. H James William Marr New Haven Temple N. H James W. Marr

Edward B Sprague Dies After Collapse While Haying

Edward B Sprague 65 of Bowdoinham died at home at 2 p m Thursday from heart disease per Dr Vernon H Lowell of Brunswick He was born in Topsham December 20 1872 son of Thomas and Ann Sprague He married Katherine Manter of Sidney January 18 1910 He ran a hot house and market produce business He belonged to J Loyalist Browne Camp 8 S A V Knights of Pythias and other groups He leaves wife and three children Owen of Bath Alice a Maine General Hospital student nurse in Portland and Helen of Augusta plus sister Mrs Frank Simpson of Pittsfield Mass.

Edward B. Sprague Bowdoinham Vernon H. Lowell Brunswick Topsham Thomas and Ann Pierce Sprague University of Katherine Manter Sidney Sprague Browne Village Lodge of Masons Knights of Pythias the Grange High School Baptist Church Owen Bath Alice Maine General Hospital Portland Helen Augusta Frank Simpson Pittsfield Mass

Mrs Margaret J Cameron obituary in Melrose Mass

Mrs Margaret J Cameron widow of James T Cameron formerly of Bath died July 31 at her Melrose home after a long illness. She belonged to Wesley Methodist Bath Myrtle lodge and Queen Esther Rebekah. She leaves four sons John Saugus Harry Shanghai Allen and Albert Wakefield. two daughters Mrs David D Winkworth Syracuse and Elizabeth Melrose. eight grandchildren, a sister Mrs George Baird Waterbury and a brother Daniel MacLeod Brookline. Services Aug 2 Ferguson Melrose at 1230 pm. Rev John L Ivey officiated. Interment Bath family lot.

Margaret J. Cameron James T. Cameron Bath Melrose Mass Wesley Methodist Church of Myrtle Lodge Odd Ladies Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge John Saugus Harry Shanghai China Allen and Albert Cameron Wakefield David D. Winkworth Syracuse N. Y Elizabeth George Baird Waterbury Cameron

Edwin W Bonney Dies After Ill Health at 57

Edwin W Bonney 57 a famed city barber died Friday at 11 am at his home 1166 Washington street after three weeks in bed. Born in Bath he followed his father's trade and was a longtime member of Colonial club and a leading figure among younger merchants. He is survived by wife a son Leonard W Bonney of Turner three grandchildren two nephews Dean R Bonney of Bath and Orvis W Bonney of Auburn.

Edwin W. Bonney Washington Street Mr. Bonney Bath Edwin Emma F. Bonney Colonial Club Bonney Leonard W. Bonney Turner Dean R. Bonney Orvis W. Bonney Auburn

Widow Annie Bellerose Dies. Rites Planned at St Marys

Mrs Annie Bellerose widow of Joseph H Bellerose died Monday afternoon at her home 25 Western Avenue aged 71. Born in St Clothilde Canada she was a daughter of Antonine and Adelaide Lambert. She was a member of St Marys church and the women s sodality. Survived by three daughters Mrs Rosilda Andrews Jamaica Plain Mass Mrs Harry B Maxcy Portland Me Miss Bertha Bellerose Bath one nephew Myron Andrews Jamaica Plain Mass a brother Oscar Lambert Quebec and one sister Mrs Ernest Houle Three Rivers Canada.

Annie Bellerose Joseph H. Bellerose Western Avenue Bellerose St. Clothilde Canada Antonine Adelaide Lambert St. Mary’s Church Women’s Sodality Rosilda Andrews Jamaica Plains Mass Harry B. Maxcy Portland Bertha Bellerose Bath Myron Andrews Oscar Lamber Quebec Ernest Houle Three Rivers

Amanda Blaisdell 83 Dies in Bath After Ill Turn

Mrs Amanda Blaisdell age 83 widow of Joseph E Blaisdell of Georgetown died Thursday at her niece Mrs Alfred J Rowes home 708 Washington Bath where she had been staying after an illness at Five Islands She was born in Georgetown daughter of Charles and Susan S Stevens active in Five Islands church and Grange last of ten children with five nieces and two nephews named as nearest relatives

Five Islands Baptist Church Boynton Nehemiah Boynton Malden Island Five Islands Marion Ainley Cambridge Mass Ainley George Elwell Marblehead F. O. Robinson Carl Pearson Clayton McMahan Somerville Nat Hasenfus Dorothy Henning Thomas Shaw Moulton Wichita Kan Frank Creedon Madeline Kathleen Creedon David O'Neil Charles Wilson Joseph Creedon Boston Esther Manning Portland J. J. Gibson Harbor View House Billy Chase Freeport Maurice Pinkham John Pritchard Arlington Byron Pritchard New York George MacKinnon Joseph Folsom George Smith Gertrude Smith Wiscasset Merle Haskell Robert Everett Mary O'Connor Hubert Kelley Belmont Charles Moore James Kellam Smith Kellam Nancy Lumberville L. F. Wylie Marion Pyne Philip Brooks West Roxbury Nathaniel Hasenfus Russell Watson Marycliff Belgrade E. C. Boynton Scarsdale N. Y J. B. Resh East Greenwich R. L Eliot Lum John D. Staffeld Lyndonville D. W. Staffeld Hagan’s Cove Eliot Bold Evelyn Bath Vernon Gray Everett Hennan Mr. Hennan George Hennan Lightbody Nellie Savage Hampton N. H Edith Savage Framingham Teachers’ College Frank McMahan Lucille McMahan Ruth DesChamp Boothbay Virginia Boothbay Harbor Clarence Miles Marjorie Miles Edith Barstow Hudson, N. Y Ruth Mansfield Wellesley Leonora Knight Waterbury Conn Carrie Isabel Stevens William O'Hara Eleanor DesChamps Miss DesChamps Ruth DesChamps Mis Hop Basset Bill McGrath Thelma Davis Allston Alfred Rowe Cape Cod Horace Rittall Edith Davis I. E. Booker Marilyn Sonny Connersville Ind Hicks Amanda Blaisdell Joseph E. Blaisdell Georgetown Alfred J. Rowe Washington Street Blaisdell Charles Susan S. Stevens Church Grange Joseph Ferguson Glens Falls Howard Melville Nellie Pinkham Charles Berry Litchfield Corner Sheridan McIndoe New York City Eugene McIndoe Montclair N. J

Tragic Drowning Of Lucy Mae Woodward Near Arrowsic

Prayers were said for ten year old Lucy Mae Woodward daughter of William H Woodward and his wife after she drowned Saturday afternoon in the Kennebec river. Rev Clarence L Hoch officiated at the Arrowsic home. The body was taken to Jonesport for funeral services Tuesday at two in the afternoon.

Lucy Mae Woodward William H. Woodward Kennebec Clarence L. Hoch Arrowsic-Robinhood Range Light Arrowsic Woodward Jonesport

Death of Frank H. Webber Chief Engineer in New London

Frank H. Webber of 172 Ledyard Street New London Connecticut died. He was a native of Phippsburg and chief engineer of a steamship operating from the Central Vermont Railway terminal.

New London Conn Frank H. Webber Ledyard Street Phippsburg Central Vermont Railway

Funeral for Miss Caroline Shorey held in Lisbon Falls

Miss Caroline Shorey aged 63, formerly of Brunswick, died suddenly Aug. 1 at Miss Josephine Ricker’s home in Harrison. The funeral was held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Baptist church at Lisbon Falls. She was a daughter of the late George B. and Fanny Shorey and a devoted Berean Baptist Church member active in missionary work.

Caroline Shorey Brunswick Bath Josephine Ricker Harrison Baptist Church Lisbon Falls Miss Shorey George B Fanny Shorey Andrew Green Emma Shorey

Charles A Gilman dies. Brunswick man remembered

Funeral services were held for Charles A. Gilman of Brunswick who died in his sleep Friday night. Born April 18, 1859, he led the Gilman estate for years and served on the Republican Town Committee and county committee. He is survived by his wife Martha and two sisters.

Mr. Gilman Brunswick Charles J. Gilman Gilman Republican Town Committee Society of Cincinnati New Hampshire Martha E. Gilman Elizabeth J Mary G. Gilman

Edwin W Bonney Funeral Service Held at Home

Private funeral services for Edwin W Bonney were conducted Sunday afternoon at two at his home 1166 Washington Street. Rev Jesse Kenderdine of Beacon Street church officiated with bearers Dean R Bonney Orvis W Bonney Raymond C Hart and Loring Roberts. Burial followed at Maple Grove cemetery.

Edwin W. Bonney Washington Street Jesse Kenderdine Beacon Street Church Dean R Orvis W. Bonney Raymond C. Hart Loring Roberts Maple Grove Cemetery

Funeral of John R. Marr Held at Fred E Curtis Home

The funeral for John R. Marr was held Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Fred E Curtis funeral home on Center Street with Rev. Frederick P. Moffatt officiating. Bearers were J M Stineford George Melzard Winship Reed and Moses Kenner son. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery. William Quinn and his son William Jr of Medford Mass visited the Shaws. Mrs Shea's sister Mrs Alex MacDonald of Fredericton NB arrived to spend August with Mrs Shea. Mr Burnham ill at home in Damariscotta after surgery by Dr Fred Albee at Damariscotta Memorial Hospital.

John R. Marr Fred Curtis Funeral Home Center Street Frederick P. Moffatt Corliss Street Baptist Church J. M. Stineford George Melzard Winship Reed Moses Kennerson Oak Grove William Quinn and Son William, Jr Medford Mass William H. Shea Beacon Street Frank L. Daley A. P. Burnham Damariscotta Burneham Fred Albee New York Damariscotta Memorial Hospital

Miss Shirley L Moore Returns to Portland After Stay

Miss Shirley L Moore has returned to Portland following a two week visit at Bay Point and Happy Nook, where she rested and recovered.

Shirley L. Moore Portland Bay Point Happy Nook

Also Mentioned on This Page

Iron Works Robert Burns Society D. M. Humphreys & Co Sagadahock Block Bath, Me Room Richmond Henry Jackson Henry, Jr Gardiner D. Rogers Sumer Meadowbrook James F. Dunton Florence Manier Hudson P. L. Steadman Charles Foster Little Neck Maine Steadman Monhegan George T. Williams Waterville West Georgetown Catherine Morse Helen Carlson Ben Tate Canton Arthur Farrar A. E. Rowe Herbert. Jones Evanston Jones Olive Drake Chicago Anne Gifford York J. R. Hulbert Seldon Billington Chelmsford Ernest Curtis Scott Wendell P. Todd Salem Kennebec Point Road Bay of Naples Songo Lock Howard Trafton Fellows Plainfield First Baptist Church John J. Fitzpatrick Little Sheepscot Fitzpatrick Boston & Albany Irving Stilphen Willard H. Doell Waban H. A. Nealley MacMahan General Court Nealley Colony of Falmouth Caroline Fiske Needham Fiske Roscoe P. Todd Robinhood Church Vacation Bible School Robinhood Grace Williams Popham Quincy Wales of E. B. Sprague John RB Mrs Charles A. Gilman E. W. Bonney Fred S. Curtis & CO Thomas R. Huston
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