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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
7
The Orrs Island Bailey Islands bridge will be open to all traffic next Saturday. After a long construction controversy the span will allow vehicles to travel between the mainland Orrs Island and Bailey Islands, joining one of Casco bays most interesting outer islands.
At the Sea Point Land Co annual meeting at Mere Point Hon Rupert H Baxter of Bath was chosen president with William D Ireland of Portland as vice president and Arthur B Johnson of Tops ham as treasurer-clerk. The directors voted to establish one way streets to reduce accidents. The Cottagers Club plans its Mere Point meeting Wednesday and the annual clam bake is set for Saturday.
The Past Matrons Club had a fine day on Friday trip to Brigham's Cove hosted by Mrs. Furber Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Quick at the Furber cottage. A porch luncheon followed by bridge with Mrs. Bertha Dean achieving the high score. Other attendees listed include Mrs. Albert L. Strout Mrs. George Cahill Miss Annie F. Cox Mrs. Thomas F. Perkins Mrs. Lois T. McKeiver Mrs. Anna Ward Mrs. Wilbur Oliver Mrs. Fred A. Fuller and Mrs. Bertha C. Dean.
H P Small came back from a district convention at Copley Plaza hotel Boston with Frigidaire dealers and salesmen from the territory. He said reports showed a steady rise in automatic refrigerating equipment installations and a strong expectation of rapid growth ahead. Miss Marguerite Claxton of Torrington Conn is visiting Bath with Miss Jeanette Smith, a Simmons College classmate.
Hon. Edward E. Chase of Cape Elizabeth spoke at the Bath Rotary luncheon about Maine's railroad tax. He traced the history from property taxes to the franchise tax and urged reductions as gross receipts taxes fail to reflect modern costs and wartime changes. A referendum fight and a Sept election aim to cut rates toward 3.5 percent.
William S. Newall opened a statewide Republican rally in the People's auditorium after a daylong tour through Five Islands Georgetown Center Woolwich Richmond Bowdoinham and West Point in Phippsburg. Senator Frederick Hale Congressman Wallace H White Jr and Col William Tudor Gardiner spoke. an interruption in Richmond drew cheers for White.
Mrs. Edward Vigne and her children tour Caraquet Bathurst and Bay of Chaleur, praising cool days in winter clothing. The rail line offers lengthy shoreline views from Bathurst to Quebec via Restigouche and Matapedia valleys famed for salmon fishing. Fishermen brought in large cod catches, with crews landing up to 5,000 and 4,000 fish in a week.
Miss Isabelle C. Rogers 19, nursing student at City hospital, drowned in the Kennebec River near Minott's Grove after slipping from a ledge during a bathing outing with two Bath companions. Relatives and local officials were alerted. her step brother and councilman Harry B. White helped surface the body. Rogers was well regarded and near to finishing her nurse training, with several siblings and step siblings named in the notice.
Mrs Samuel Enman visited Bowdoin home of Mr and Mrs Charles Babb. East Bowdoin chapel lacked pulpit due to mercury poisoning, Mark Shibels of Richmond unavailable. Mrs Dresser led services. Coast of Bowdoin gathers for church and social activities with many local names and weekend travels. Sagadahoc Pomona to meet at Bowdoin Center Aug 29 with Sagadahoc Grange No 31 hosting. Orie Woods headed to Kezar Falls for work. George Sweet and family from Somerville visited Grant Woods. Mrs Sweet formerly Marie Ackley.
Charles Koughan, long stationed in Panama, returns to Bath for a month amid memories of the Grammar school era under Miss Blair. Mrs. Elmer B. Clark of New York arrives to visit sister Miss L A Bucknam for her mother’s birthday on the 25th, staying three weeks.
Mrs. Clarence W. Morse of Washington Street died Tuesday at MacMahan Island, leaving her family and friends to mourn her loss.
Etta Conway Adams wife of William O Adams died Tuesday morning Aug 14 at her Bowdoinham home after a long illness. Funeral services were at her home Thursday at two p.m Rev Palmer of Bowdoinham officiated Interment at Starbird cemetery Bowdoinham. Numerous notices follow of local residents travels visits and community events with dates and places across Bowdoinham including church reunions and district No 8 reunion.
Celia Beal, a 12 year old Bowdoinham girl, left home Thursday after nine o clock with a suitcase and a doll. Portland police located her Friday noon at Woodfords after a sheriff department and Bath police search.
Weekend visits and hospital news fill Bowdoinham posts. Gardiner residents visit Brunswick and Gorham fairs while Millay cattle win blue ribbons at Skowhegan Rochester events. Travelers include Gammon touring Africa Japan and California.
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