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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1925

Page

6

Community club whist party in Winneganee funds project

A midsummer whist party at the Winneganee community house drew over fifty attendees from Bath Sabino and nearby areas to raise funds for the building fund. Prizes were awarded to Mrs E M Krueger and Harold P Small with consolation to Miss B F Ulrich and Reuben H Purinton. The event featured light refreshments music and dancing ending around 11. Nearby updates noted visits guests and upcoming meetings as residents share news of the village and regional exchanges with Sabino and Isle au Haut.

Winneganee Benefit of Building Fund Bath Sabino Sabino Improvement Association E. M. Krueger Malden Mues B. F. Ulrich Harold P. Small Reuben H. Purington Amd Doris Morse Abbie Cass Cambridge Mass Susan Skeffield Lower High Street Zina M. Wit High Street Sanawelub John G. Morse Viarry DB. Williams Winfield W. Morse Frank Oliver Farmingdale Parker C. Rogers Clifford Road Harry DB. Williams Ruth Pilen Perry Basin Renner Millen Walker Charles T. Small Ralph Tr. Dunton Werbert T. Pettingill Harry F. Morin George M. Eaton Byron F. Barker Sherman TL. Morse New York Frank Perry Herbert Phippsburg Perry Cottage Head Beach Sandy Cove Andrew Anteller Keene N. DE N. FE Marcellus W. Adams Anteller Marion Cook Varry €. Williams Livermore Falls Fred Z. Parks Boston

Arsenault Captured After Escape From Reformatory

Theodore Arsenault, who escaped from the South Windham Men's Reformatory during a heavy downpour, was located Sunday afternoon at 745 Middle Street and returned to the reform school by Supt. C. C. Campbell. He had been sentenced May 15 by Associate Justice Deasy to an indeterminate term for his role in stealing two automobiles. He had escaped previously, with plans that included his companion heading to Waterville while he aimed for Bath. News indicates the companion went to Richmond instead, prompting police to act.

Theodore Arsenault South Windham Middle Street C. C. Campbell Y Arsenault Deasy Ragadahoe Arsenault Augusta Waterville Bath Richmond Campbell Wall

Bridge Boosters to Meet in Bath Thursday Night

George Wood of Rockland and Rockport Lime heads a group of boosters from Belfast Rockland Damariscotta Wiscasset Boothbay Harbor and Bath meeting at 7 30 in Bath common council room to discuss Kennebec Bridge support ahead of the September 14 Maine state election. Ralph Dale Bath Board of Trade president and N Gratz Jackson Kennebec Bridge Association president call all local supporters to attend.

George Wood Rockland

Children Guests at Woolwich Home

Mr and Mrs Frank A Hodgdon hosted about 40 children from the Bath Military and Naval Orphans Home at their Nequasset district Woolwich property. Cars loaned by local residents conveyed the group from the Woolwich ferry dock for a picnic dine and a creak swim amid sports supervised by matron Mrs Louise Staples Major William R Kimball and others. Port Huron resident George DeMott formerly with the Times is visiting Richmond with his father Rev George DeMott.

Frank A. Hodgdon Bath Military and Naval Orphans Home Stinson Nequasset Woolwich Woolwich Ferry Hodgdon Joseph Begin Henry Carlton Elmer Dow Morton Baker Eugene Cromwell Louise Staples Lissa Dearborn Caroline Stackpole William R. Kimball Association George Stuart DeMott Port Hardt Mich Richmond George DeMott The Times Port Huron

Phippsburg road work under Morse and town appropriations

State road at West Point is under construction by N C Morse with a 34 appropriation from the last legislature. Basin and Small Point roads received similar funds but not available this year. Meadowbrook and Basin roads are in poor condition. Town meeting raised 3500 for regular road work, averaging about 60 per mile, with hope the same effort per mile would satisfy residents. The issue is described amid a stream of local social notices and visits between Sun shine Hill Farm and nearby towns.

N. C. Morse West Point Basin Small Point Meadowbrook United States Osborne Parker Margaret Randall William Bragdon Mary Dorothy Freeport A. L. Brown Sunshine Hill Farm Warren M. Ryan Waltham Mass Mechanic Falls Andrew Perry Dustin Syde A. C. Morse William Brown Auburn le Knight Squirrel Point Frank DP. Leach Chebengtte W. F. Jewell Ada Morton Evelyn Hosmer Brunswick Julia Wallace Charles A. Morton Sebasco George Lang James Percy Esther South Freeport Arthur Decker Malden the Basin Helen O'Brien Philadelphia Elijah Morse Capt Arthur Totman Staten Island Wesley Lewis Lynn Delian Hannaford Cox's Head Walter Tenner Edith Sydney Pierce Rockland G. Warren York Frank Lewis Pearl William BE. Deering Janior Newcastle Charles D. Curtis J. K. Bowker Byron Farrington F. C. Bowker Concord N. Hl Frank Cash Elberes Wigs Ee Tega Willian Yaughter Paras Wen Seart C Camp Hen Della Mares Parker Head Anthony Thomas Bath Underwriter North Bergin N. J James FE Percy Cox's Tread Charles Perkins Bertha Coombs Cox’s Head Bath Thesday

Popham Beach Estates prep. hearings on road to Coast Guard station

Popham Beach Estates workmen finish camps and tea rooms and golf course. Boston landscape architect J Killaway replaces sections as the property nears market. A county hearing on a road layout from the town road to the Coast Guard station is set for Riverside hotel at 10 a.m. Sept 5 1925. Transient tourists arrive, some buyers plans for summer. Local seniors and new guests listed. A dance for Riverside guests followed by a movie and Society hall dancing. floor praised.

Popham Beach Estates, Inc We. J. Killaway West Street Boston Coast Guard Riverside Hotel Popham Reach Francis BF. Oliver Janette Iver George F. Chandler Ephraim Marr Almina S. Marr Mass J. J. Stanley Southbridge A. R. Phillips W. J. Rich

Three Bath nurses graduate with hospital party

Three nurses Thelma Merriam Kathleen Jones and Colletta Keenan celebrated graduation at City Hospital with a special dinner hosted by fellow nurses and students. Hospital officials honored them with pins and a portfolio for Helen Lavieha while Miss Uku left for Portland after five years as a historian at the hospital.

City Hospital Thelma Merriam Kathleen Jones Colletta Keenan Howard Blake Mary Barry P.M. Ol Kennebec Minnie FE. Furbish Helen Lavieha U Ka Portland Bath Forrest Putnam

Sabinoites Host Whist Party at Winnegance Hall

The Winnegance Community Club held the season’s largest whist event with 22 tables and seven prize rounds plus consolation prizes. Omis RO Perry of Winnegance led with 39, choosing a prize for his wife, while Newton Pawtucket Roth scored 39. Other prize winners included W. Keiegesl Miden Mass., Mrs. Arthur F. Larrabee, Mrs. Horace W. Aitken Teachmont, and M. BR. Krueger. Dancing and light refreshments followed, with a net of $160 cleared by key organizers.

Menders Winnegance Nevr Omis RO Perry Newton Pawtucket Roth Pris W. Keiegesl Miden Mass Arthur F. Larrabee Horace W. Aitken Teachmont Mauss M. BR. Krueger Mallen Prises Joln Pooler Waterville Eugene McGeath Harry F. Oliver Scott Morse Louis Fisengimér Malden

Egypt and its political history under foreign influence

J Harry McLellan explains Egypt's governance history and social conditions, arguing native psychology hinders self rule. He notes corruption, taxation, and oppression under past regimes, the 1879 retreat of the Turks, and English French intervention, including Suez Canal dynamics and Alexandria siege impacts.

Revised Voting Lists Completed by Board

The board handed revised voting lists to the city clerk on Friday, 30 days before the special election next month. Lists are updated from assessors returns, many names stricken for non-return or lack of knowledge by the registration board. Manning residents should verify their names at polling places and attend the public session September 2 to restore eligibility with proper proof, as Bath prepares for the election. Mr and Mrs John Leydon and family, summering at Squirrel Island, spent the weekend in the city.

Suez Canal Alexandria England France Egypt Khartoum Victoria Nyanaza Blue Nile Abyssinia Bath John Leydon Squirrel Island City

Date Set for Hearing on Popham Petition

A county commissioners hearing is scheduled for Sept 5 at Popham Beach Hotel Riverside at ten in the forenoon. The petition, signed by Mira F P Arnold and others, seeks a road from Sabine avenue to Riverside avenue to connect with Beach and town roads near the steamboat landing. Debate over sidewalks and a permanent concrete walk at Popham Beach features the discussion, with hopes for an amicable outcome and long term improvements.

Popham Beach Hotel Riverside Mira F Raymond C. Terrabee AL Hateh Whippsburg Sabine Avenue Silver Lake Beach Avenue Riverside Avenue Steamboat Landing C. A. Corliss Sagadahoe Registry of Deeds Popham Phippsburg Phippsburg Center

Masonic Lodge Schools Of Instruction Set Across Maine

The Grand Lecturer for Maine announces lodges of instruction this year with sessions at Old Town Fort Fairfield Saco Camden Pittsfield Island Falls Gardiner and Island Falls. Afternoon instruction with optional evening sessions covers ritual and work. Keel Lodge not officially inspected this year.

Masonic Lodge of Maine Old Town Fort Fairfield Saco Camden Keel Lodge Pittsfield Island Falls Gardiner

Body of Drowned Boy Recovered From River

The body of Edward B. Beresford Jr. 17 of the Boothbay camp was recovered from the Sasanoa River near lower Hell's Gates on July 20 by Capt. Winfield S. Cressey of Bath. The recovery occurred about 200 feet from land at Westport Junction after sighting by Capt. Harry Biggins and assistance from a Boston broker's launch owned by Charles W. P. Dow. The bereaved include Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Chadbourne of Dittsfield Mass. and relatives from Boothbay and Westport. A trip to Quebec and Montreal follows for Robert Cochran.

Edward B. Beresford, Jr Boothbay Sasanoa Lower Hell's Gates Winfield S. Cressey Bath Westport Junction Cressey Harry Biggins Charles WP. Dow Boston Westport Robinhood

PROMPT DISCOVERY AVERTS A BAD BLAZE

Mr and Mrs W H Green on Commercial street and 268 F Street residence faced a fire that broke through woodwork near the sink. Green rushed to the window as smoke filled the tenement owned by Harry Brown. firefighters from box 54 quickly contained the blaze with chemical testers and hose lines, estimating $300 in damage with no furniture loss.

W. H. Green Commercial Street F Street Green Washington Mrs. Green

Cotrell Murray Wedding in Bath and Honeymoon Trip

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cotrell formerly Marion Murray of Bath were married Saturday at the Methodist parsonage. Witnesses included the bride’s parents, two sisters, and Mrs. W A Mofdgde. The bride, Morse High School class of 1908 graduate, taught at Lexington Avenue School for the Deaf, NYC. The couple left Monday for their honeymoon after a weekend visit with Mrs. William Davis of Granite. Tug Seguin took a barge to Augusta to deliver coal for Stone and Cooper.

Oscar Cotrell Marion Murray Toothbay Bath William Davis Methodist Parsonage S.murray Ethel Mu W. A. Mfodgde Hodgdon Cotrell Morse High School Lexington Avenue School For the Deaf New York City

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Sabine, Bath Alfred Cornish Hardings Fuy Marion Morse Isle An Haut Eimer Lufkin Fred Coombs Harry W. Moulton Five Islands Charles Ke, Hewitt, Jr Kittery Navy Yard Men’s Reformatory Percy Trott Webster House Old Orchard Hattie Brown Sebage Lake Nathan Copeland Bliss College Bliss Business College Walton Bliss School of Business R.F.D Lewiston, Me Lewiston Morse Harry McLellan Land of the Nile John Eade John Desort Willa Newton Vpaw Henry Henderson Winthrop Way Keith Ralph McNary Jack McNary Jehu Eade Twins Eggmoggin Camp Herbert Hughes the Improvement Association J. Harry McLellan Bath Savings Institution Marion O’hara James Cos Beach St. Mat Cont Marion O'Hara Natalie Jarey Rose Arsenault Mary Hart James Comeau Pau Hart Robert Vachon O'Hara James Comea Asa Arthur R. Chadbourne Otto Barbara Junior Dittsfield Passingbourne William C. Chadbourne Chadbourne Otto F. Bullman Robert Cochran Quebec Montreal Seguin Stone & Cooper Walter L, Main Circus Hones Ag Ont Sarkis
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