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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
4
The Torrey Roller Bushing Works dispute with its employees seemed settled temporarily as Local 4 S U M S W A members would return to work Thursday morning. A WPB telegram urged immediate return and a conference with WPB to resolve issues.
Mrs. Sara Wade Munsey 62 nurse native of Calais died Tuesday at 1 30 PM at 427 High Street Bath after illness since Jan 31 1941. She served as a nurse in World War I and held hospital and school nurse posts. Survived by widower Leonard M Munsey mother Mary E Wade sisters Louise H Holbrook and Frances Sparks brothers Ernest H Wade and John E Wade stepdaughter Leavitt Wyman and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at her home with Rev Frederick P Moffatt officiating. burial Oak Grove cemetery.
The body of Eben Goodwin Stover 32 missing since Aug 1 was found in Mill pond near his home. Dr Albert S Owen medical examiner ruled death by own action. Survived by parents three brothers and four sisters with funeral prayers at Monmouth Cemetery.
Mrs Sarah Ella Rice died recently and rites were held Wednesday at two in Curtis Funeral Home Washington street officiated by Rev Charles Brown formerly of Nequasset now of Monmouth bearers were Nelson Rice Edward Reed Charles Haley and Alec St Pierre Burial followed at Riverside cemetery in Woolwich Mrs Lizzie French attended Harvey T Bailey funeral in Wiscasset Monday.
Two Guernsey cows owned by Millay Brothers of Richmond earned official records for production, qualifying for the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Progressor's Clara of M. H. and Christane's Brilliant Mavis achieved notable milk and butter fat outputs in classes E and F.
C W Sedgley urges Bowdoinham residents to scrap the village cannon to fund war effort scrap metal needed to keep steel mills alive and supply weapons. He notes the cannon has little historical value, weighs several tons, and could finance a future monument with funds saved for soldiers of both wars.
Morning service at First Baptist features Rev Koehl wetter speaking on The Significance of the Lord's Prayer. Norwood Mass resident Mrs Otis Baker gives a solo. Social events include Roselyn Higgins tea for seven with tonics and molasses cookies. Norseman boat trips and rescue on a Rockwell led voyage are reported along with camp notes at the House of the Four Captains.
The annual meeting of the Five Islands Library Association at the Library hall Aug 3 notes repairs to the hall including new front steps one fixed window reinforced roof and minor improvements. Various groups used the hall for Red Cross work 4 H club and Vacation Bible School while a Winter First Aid course drew about 20 attendees. Officers elected include President P B Savage and Franz Stevens as vice president with several other officers and three new members joining. The report also covers library circulation about 1500 volumes and 18 new purchases plus donor gifts.
Mrs Fettig’s parents Dr and Mrs Irwin E Booker arrive at Hoosier Haven. Families from Washington D C Wakefield Mass Scarsdale N Y Bath Maine Boothbay Harbor and Medford are listed as spending August at cottages on Malden Island Sedgemere Road Ledgemere Road and Five Islands with Bates College ties and Vassar connections.
Gov. Sumner Sewall and a group of leading Republicans will visit Sagadahoe County on Tuesday Aug 18. The trip, announced by Maine GOP chair Lloyd B Morton, includes U S Senator Wallace H White and congress candidate Robert Hale. The visit promotes the party platform supporting victory effort and budget restraint while praising Sewalls defense build up and economical state government.
Irving V. Coombs WWI veteran died recently. Funeral held Wednesday at 3 30 in West Bath at Mrs. Metcalf's home. Rev. Chester B. Oliver officiated. Bearers were four Roland Smith post members. Legionnaires conducted grave service with Gardiner D. Rogers as chaplain. Bearers listed: Roy Getchell Ernest Pinkham and Eugene Bridges.
Mr and Mrs Lorenzo Michaud with their daughter and extended family enjoyed a week at Old Orchard. Guests included Mr and Mrs Peter Couture and their children Leo and Claire.
Alton Leroy Groves aged 87 died Thursday evening in Union. He learned the mason trade in Boston as a young man, returned to Bath, married Mary Ella Stevens in 1887, lived in Boston 21 years, ran a Bath grocery and later worked as a meat cutter. Both were Cen tral church members and spent years in the Old Folks Home.
Charles Sylvester Dunning 65 died Thursday evening August 6 at his Bath home after heart trouble. He was born October 14, 1877 in Bath, lived there his life, worked as a tinsmith and sheet metal worker, and later at Bath Iron Works. He belonged to Knights of Pythias, Royal Arcanum, and Pythian Sisters Lowell Temple. He leaves his wife, two daughters, five grandchildren, and two sisters.
Mrs Nellie A Carr 63 widow of Charles A Carr died suddenly Monday at home 1257 Washington St after a week of illness born February 2 1879 in Phippsburg daughter of John F and Mary A Leavitt McIntire she lived most of her life in the city She leaves son Donnell M Carr Rochester NH daughter Bernice M Carr three sisters and one grandson Funeral set for Thursday at 2 PM at Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High St with Rev Charles M Tubbs to officiate
Mrs Alice Moses Bowditch 83 died suddenly Wednesday at 16 Austin Road Medford Mass after an active life. Born December 4 1868 in Portland she was daughter of Andrew and Sarah Moses. Survived by daughter Mrs Shedd of Arlington and brothers William Bowditch Somerville and Frank Moses Medford.
Mrs Belle Vennard Merryman Elliott wife of the late Dr Gilbert M Elliott died Thursday afternoon at her Maine street home Brunswick. Born March 28 1864 she lived in the same house all her life. She is survived by a daughter Mrs William D Ireland of Wellesley Hills Massachusetts a son 2nd Lt Gilbert M Elliott Jr of Portland now stationed at Fort Spence Moultrie Georgia six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs Frances Knight and her son David of Portsmouth New Hampshire are visiting friends in Bath.
Mrs Edith Leslie Morse 52 wife of Milton Morse of Winnegance died Sunday night at 11 in Bath Memorial hospital after a two year illness from acute asthma. Born September 25 1890 in Dresden she lived in Winnegance 22 years and also resided in Bath and Massachusetts. She was a Grace Episcopal Bath parishioner and married in Bath 33 years ago. Survived by widower two daughters two grandsons two sisters and several in laws. One daughter is Ruth Totman and the other Frances MacDonald. The sisters are Alice Dutton and Beatrice Tarbell.
Mrs. Sarah Ella Rice 59 of Woolwich died at her home Monday after six years of poor health and seven months confined to home. Born November 21, 1882 in Boothbay she was daughter of John A. and Mary Tibbetts Burke. She married Fred L. Rice December 24, 1916 and lived in Woolwich 25 years. She belonged to the Goodwill Club Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge and the Woolwich Congregational Church. Survived by husband, mother, sister Alice J. Gilpatrick two brothers Orville and Leonard Burke two nieces Phyllis Gilpatrick and Mrs Alvah Webber one nephew Roland Burke and two great nieces Doris Webber and Barbara Burke.
Irving V. Coombs 51 a World War I veteran and Bath Iron Works pipefitter died Monday morning at his sister Mrs. Robert D. Metcalf home in Campbell's Pond West Bath where he had been living. He was born August 14 1891 in Carton Iowa son of Alfred and Amy Howes Coombs. Surviving: two brothers James A. Coombs and Robert R. Coombs of West Bath. sisters Mrs. Metcalf Mrs John L Evans Wollaston Mass Mrs A R Hanson Worcester Mass Miss Julia Coombs Portland and Mrs John E K Horne Milton Mills N H.
The funeral of Alton Roy Groves was held Monday afternoon at Curtis Funeral Home 942 Washington Street. Rev David L. Watson officiated. Bearers included Frank Lermond Rupert Muller Edward Auleghes and James Love. Interment followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.
The funeral for To Vo Coombs, who died suddenly Monday at his sister's home in West Bath, will be held Wednesday at 3.30 at the Metcalf residence. The Past Matrons club of Genesta chapter No. 73 will host a supper and meeting at Mrs. Charles Nelson's cottage in Rosedale Friday at 6.30 with co hostesses Mrs. William Tait and Mrs. Nelson.
Harvey T Bailey 62 died at his Federal street home in Wis casset after a year of ill health. Born April 25 1880 in Wiscasset he lived in Woolwich as selectman and constable and worked in lumber before returning to Wiscasset. Survived by widow Ethel L Bailey daughter Elsie E Pearson sisters Marcia G Bailey Flora J Merriman brothers Scott G Bailey Clinton R Bailey.
Mrs Agnes Catherine O Connell aged 78 died Saturday morning August 8 at the home of her niece Mrs Everett W Leonard of 4 Farrin street with whom she had lived for four years. She was born in Nova Scotia May 3 1864 and spent most of her life in St Louis before moving to Bath. She leaves two-stepdaughters Nellie and Annie O Connell a-step son William of St Louis three nieces and two nephews including Dr Stanley Thorburn and Dr Leslie Thorburn of Winthrop Mass.
Alton Roy Groves died Thursday evening around 7 30 at the Union sanatorium where he had resided for two years. Born May 27 1855 in Bowdoinham he was a foreman mason in Boston and later a grocer and meatcutter in Bath before moving to the Old Folks Home. He leaves a wife now at the Old Folks Home.
John W. Oliver, 62, died Wednesday in Augusta. Born in Bath on June 15, 1880, he was the son of William A. and Mary Gibson Oliver. He lived in Lewiston, Auburn and Portland in recent decades and worked for The Sun Journal and the Maine Central Railroad. Surviving: daughter Elvery Churchill of Falmouth, sister Mrs. John Donnelly of Lewiston, nephew Lester A. Witham of Lewiston, and three grandchildren.
Mrs Emma T Johnson widow of Frank Johnson dies at her son Dr Henry Johnson's Moody street Brunswick residence. Born November 19 1856 in Wiscasset she lived in Brunswick many years and is survived only by her son.
The funeral of Mrs Agnes Catherine OConnell who died Saturday at her niece Mrs Everett Leonard’s home 4 Farrin Street was held Monday at eight at St Marys Church with Rev Timothy C Maney officiating. Bearers were John Leonard Everett Leonard Earle Morse and Gerald Holland. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services for Charles Sylvester Dunning who died Thursday at his home 14 Winter Street were held Sunday afternoon at two in Curtis funeral home 942 Washington Street. Dr David L. Wilson officiated with bearers Delmar Slouse Harry Williams Harry Watson and Frank Danforth. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
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