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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
3
Local residents attend events and visits across Edgecomb and nearby towns. Notables like Hon Wallace H White Jr and Miss Mary Colby are mentioned alongside numerous guests, telegraphing a season of social and civic activity with church, theatre, and benefit concerts cited.
Mr and Mrs George Chase of Bata are highlighted in a local North Edgecomb note detailing a family event. The brief item mentions their residence and ties to the Bata area.
Local notices list visitors returning to towns and region. Names include Miss Annie Lewis Miss Minnie Driscoll Mrs Charles Good Mr Thomas McNear Miss Clara Louise Stinson and others visiting relatives and hosts. A Y P S C E concert drew strong attendance and netted about 112 dollars for chapel beautification.
A collection of local social notes from August 12 1905 lists Grace Merrill visiting relatives in the Capitol City Miss Ella Leighton visiting Etta Turner and other residents visiting family in town Elmer Stinson Lewiston guest at home Miss Rena Albee back from Orono after Summer school Elden P Munsey to teach as principal at Wiscasset Academy Charles Sewall to Eastport Lubec schools whist club gathering at Montsweag and other summer departures and visits
Mr. King was selected from a field of 26 candidates to become sub-master at Morse High in Bath in March 1915, replacing Samuel R. Parks. He later became principal of Bailey Evening School in October 1915 and served as Morse High’s principal from 1915 to 1920. Born January 8, 1889 in Peabody Mass, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1911 with a BS in electrical engineering and taught at MIT before roles at Winchester and Stow schools. He and his wife resided at 997 Middle Street during Bath years and formed many friendships in the city.
At a Brunswick Rotary Club meeting the group voted to sponsor petitions to the State Highway Department urging completion of the cement road between Portland and Brunswick on the Atlantic highway by 1930 if possible, or by July 1931 at the latest. Aiming for 5,000 signatures, two petitions will be circulated among Summer residents and among taxpayers and voters across Bath Harpswell Topsham and other affected towns. The petition committee lists John W. Riley as chair and includes Ellis L. Aldrich Samuel B. Furbish Kenneth C. M. Sills G. Allen Howe Joseph McKeen E. Randolph Comee Samuel L. Forsaith Charles T. Burnett Thomas H. Riley Jr. Emile A. Tondreau Leon H. Kelley. All petitions are due by August 18.
Bath leads the county with seven real estate transfers recorded at the Register of Probate office of Hiram C. Stevens. Notable deeds include James J. McKay to James R. McKay and John L. McPherson to Mary A. M. McPherson in Bath, and transfers in Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Georgetown, West Bath, Richmond, and more.
Nellie Baker wife of Errol Baker former Morse high mathematics instructor has been elected science and physics teacher at Brunswick high school starting next month She studied at Farmington Normal 1920 Columbia University 1923 Jackson College 1924 25 Michigan University 1926 and earned an A B from Bates College last year Her career included Morse high School Red Bank Junior High East Providence Junior High before taking the Brunswick post.
Miss Etleanior Ferguson, a Bath school teacher living at 115 Middle Street, Bath, has returned from attending the Farmington Normal School Summer session.
Woolwich residents host guests from Bath Portland Harpswell and Dorchester as summer visits and camp stays at Nequasset Lake fill weeks. A lawn party and a Vacation School at Woolwich Center feature community activities including an upcoming exhibition and collection to support the school.
Robinhood Church holds morning worship at 10 30 with a missionary sermon Sun shine Scattered Broadcast. Arrowsic Church offers a two o clock service and a 3 pm Sunday school with a Sun day theme. Evening worship at 7 30 features Prayer With Power led by the pastor. Vacation Bible school meets this afternoon at five with Bible stories music and games. Prayer meeting at Arrowsic schoolhouse tonight at 7 30 and tomorrow night at Robinhood church. The pastor continues a biographical study on John the beloved disciple.
Local households report visits by the Mulholland family from Waterville and relatives from Gardiner and Riverside. Emma Hatch visits West Dresden, while Harold Wall and family host Glenwood Siegars. Greeting to Mr and Mrs Albert Pottle on the birth of a son on August 8.
The body of John Arthur McInnes who was drowned last Thursday was moved from Arthur Mayo's Undertaking Parlors to his home at 355 Front Street then to Calvary Cemetery for services led by Rev. Fr. Timothy C. Maney. Bearers were John Gallant Francis Fortier John Gaudet and Joseph Arsenault.
Mrs George Addison of Boston formerly of Bath visits Mrs Edward H Kimball on Lincoln Street keeping a social visit schedule with friends and relatives in the area.
The missing seven year old Arthur McInnes drowned in the Kennebec last Thursday. His body was recovered Monday morning around 7:30 as Rev Fr. Maney led a funeral mass at St. Marys. Alvah Ridley spotted the body from a boat near Hyde Windlass Co. wharf and towed it in for examination.
Miss Alice May Douglas argues for adopting a city manager system in Bath. She notes Bath already has trained leaders in major roles and suggests a manager would run municipal business full-time and remain nonpartisan, with salary the main obstacle and possible funding in the future.
At Popham Beach near Hotel Riverside a rugged lumber jack recalled a stormy night in the big woods when he sutured a badly cut leg. With a candle held by a boy, he used black linen thread and a found needle to save a man who later lived in New York state.
Horace W. Ward reports road repairs in Maple Grove cemetery make the old grounds accessible to cars. Visitors increasingly travel through Bath’s historic burial ground where Maine’s first governor William King is buried. Flaherty Park also updated with flagpole repainting and shrub trimming.
Mrs. Elizabeth Erskine received a birthday surprise Wednesday night at her home. Attending were Al Erskine Roland Pero Mrs Katharine Herbert and son Ervin Alice Northrope Harold Carter Dorothy Pero and Edward Lozier.
George F. Jewett of Brooklyn and his wife Mrs. Herrick Jewett recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Hamilton club hosted by their son Dr. William A. Jewett. The event drew Rev. Cadman and Rev. Huget as guests. Jewett recalls Civil War days and Libby Prison.
A York County report describes a firm calling itself Y D Poultry Co using bad checks in Woolwich and at the Kennebec bridge toll house. A $464 check to a local farmer was unpaid, later settled for $375 through attorney John P. Carey Jr. The same firm passed a $7.50 toll ticket check, leading to police warrants. Extradition was deemed unnecessary as further activity depended on their trucks arriving.
West Bath Red Cross members gathered at Miss Annie Trufant’s home for an all day picnic. Bad weather reduced attendance to 10, with social time and sewing. A picnic lunch was served indoors. future picnic planned at Mrs Chesley’s cottage at Larrabee's Grove with date to be announced.
Harry Dobson Jr son of Mrs Harry Dobson of Washington Street underwent operation for tonsils and adnoids at Bath City Hospital Thursday.
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