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Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1937

Page

2

Wiscasset Notes Highlight Social And Local Activity

Wiscasset society links span Aug 20 N L American Pen Women meeting in Augusta to luncheon at Eagle Hotel Brunswick. Residents report visitors from Washington State, New Hampshire and Boston. Open House Day receipts exceed 2000 dollars as town commerce thrives. Admiral W P Robert to reside in Wiscasset at Bath road house, with Spinney guests in town.

Carroll T. Berry Augusta National League of American Pen Women Clara N. Fogg Bowdoinham Eagle Hotel Brunswick Frank Condon New York Jessie Hunt Frank A. Creamer Cos Cob, Conn Charles A. Burr and Son State of Washington Lincoln R. Lounsbury N. H Wilbur Lowell Hodge Street Etta Williamson Boothbay Roy Dow Alan Road Addie Merry Benjamin Blagdon Ida Smith William N. Smith Greenlawn Cemetery H. W. Webb James Eustis Boston Eleanor Farrington Charles M. Legrow Grace L. Knight Federal Street Wilbur F. Merrill Freeman D. Southard Bath Road Mary Rich Woolwich Southard Hooper Street Woman's Club Lincoln Home Williams Lineau H. B. Nash Main Street Donald Shea Robert Mass Arrowsi Bradford C. Redennett, Jr George Rosie Cold Lake Stream Enfield Frank H. Hutchins Harold S. Sherman Damariscotta Lake Etta Stimpson Bradford C. Redennett DeForest S. Day Women's Club of the Union Union Grace Carlisle Boothbay Harbor John F. Wright Samuel J. Sewall

West Bath Opens School Term With Matt Hancock Choice

Miss Roberta B Hathorne will replace John F Larrabee at West Bath school when town and Bath schools reopen on Sept 14. Hathorne, from Woolwich, taught in Woolwich and Day's Ferry and is Morse High 1931 graduate. The note also lists local family visits and vacations among Bath residents at Sabine, Foster's Point, and Larrabee's Grove, with several trips to New York Boston and Old Orchard Beach.

Roberta B. Hathorne Woolwich Lowell School John F. Larrabee West Bath Barbara E. Fisher Bath Littlefield School Hathorne Union Bridge School Day’s Ferry School Morse High School Gorham Normal School Maurice T. Hathorne Walter Whitmer Alan John Thomas Elmhurst L. I N. Y Rosedale Rosedale With Mrs. Whitmer Fred J. Rose Rose Ernest E. Rose Jackie Rose John Kenney Maples Union N. H Hazel Heath Beatrice Rose Doris L. Crooker Boston Old Orchard Beach D Wylie Lemont William H. Holland Leominster Mass Addie Dillman Brunswick Everett S. Stackpole Fred W. Larrabee James Bazin Lemont, Jr Sanford’s Crossing Road Richard Adler George R. Booker Lewiston Frang Magno Sylvia Booker Auburn Central Maine General Hospital Marietta Magno H. Glenn Hunt Burlington, Vt Oscar F. Williams Birch Point Raymond Hathorne Virginia Maurice Hathorne Blair Bailey National Forrest Reserve Melvin Howe Alfred Ames Blanche Littlefield Portland Capt F. J. Walker Guy Ingalls Bussey Sanford John Reed Maxine Walker Mildred Bessey Louise Cerica Swampscott Crescent Beach Rockland Marcia Stinson Wiscasset Inn Charles Henry Butler Washington, D. C Good Will Club Sebenon Hall Woolwich Union For Christian Service John Carter Castine Tudor Gardiner Phipps Point Katy Belle Lynn Henry Dubar C. P. Hall Edward V. Reed Richmond Charles H. Reed James Ryan Nequasset Angie Hunnewell Richard Hunnewell Moatsweag Edwin Moulton Moosehead Lake Merrymeeting Brushwood Boothbay Willing Workers Society of Montsweag John G. Soule Montsweag Road Methodist Earl Dow Sagadahoc Ferry Southport Hilda Magill Wellesley George Farnham Boothbay Harbor Melrose Sally Ryan Earl Ryan Cora Preble Eleanor Harold Warren Bartlett Dubar Berlin Oakley Swain Frederick Burdette Brooklyn H. T. Dubar Day's Ferry Florence A. Howard Malden Agnes Farrin Philadelphia North Woolwich Fayette Blackstone Perham Edgar Bailey

Sabine Improvement Association Plans Saturday Bean Supper

A Sabine Improvement Association meeting on Monday evening decided to hold a baked bean supper at the Community hall this Saturday. Dr and Mrs Ralph H McNary and children Betty and Jackie from Marblehead Mass visit his parents Mr and Mrs John H McNary at their farm with Mr and Mrs Rexford Clark of Everett Mass.

Edward Noyes Everett Clark Howard Hodson Howard, Jr Alice Jean Mass Delmar E. Bates Hodson Humphrey A. Owen D. O Blaisdell Herbert Hodgkins Bath Bernard Pratt and Son Carl Stinson Pratt Cottage Alfred J. Horley Arlington Horley Cottage Donald Freeman Samuel F. Bates Bates Farm Portland Eleanor Bates George Bailey South Portland Sabino Sabine Improvement Association Ralph H. McNary Betty Jackie Marblehead John H. McNary Rexford Clark

Three Boy Scouts Complete Long Bike Trip to Waterville

Scouts Phil Beaney David Teasdale and Stanley Cressey returned from a 50 mile cycling merit badge test. They began Friday Aug 20 from Waterville to Wiscasset and back via Riverside Church and Dresden Mills, sharing a camp fire with New York City campers and honoring Scout ideals.

Phil Beaney David Teasdale Stanley Cressey Waterville Wiscasset New York City Canada Riverside Church Riverside Dresden Mills

Research class to attend funeral of Lizzie Lermond

Members of the Research class of Corliss Street church meet Thursday at 1 30 in the vestry and proceed to attend the funeral of Mrs Lizzie Lermond a member. The service is at the home of her son Earl B Lermond 45 Weeks Street at two o clock with Rev Frederick P Moffatt officiating.

Corliss Street Church Lizzie Lermond Earl B. Lermond Weeks Street Frederick P. Moffatt

Van Zandt Wheeler and family return from Wheeler cottage

Van Zandt Wheeler Madam Wheeler and cousin Fred Madsen left on Wednesday for New York after five weeks at the Wheeler cottage at West Point. They will spend several weeks at the Wheeler farm in Sharon Connecticut.

Woolwich Notes Highlight Residents Visits and Local Events

Raymond Hathorne returns to Virginia work with cousin Blair Bailey as guest. Woolwich school starts Sept 13 for 14 weeks. Community events include church sales, fundraisers, summer visits by families from Nequasset and Woolwich, and 4-H club tours.

Woolwich Grange Fair Draws Big Community Crowd

Woolwich grange hosted its First Community Fair with booths for fortune telling, games, crafts, baked goods, and quilts. Prizes went to Orin Jewett of Westport and Miss Sara Bailey of Gardiner. cooperation came from multiple local clubs and Red Cross groups. Clif Leeman's orchestra provided dance music.

Woolwich Grange Grange Hall Edward V. Reed Henry T. Dubar Orin Jewett Westport Ladies Murphy's Corner Woolwich Bath American Red Cross Junior Red Cross North Woolwich Helping Hand League Leverett C. Welch Maurice B. Shea

Woolwich Book Club Discusses Life of Naturalists and Scientists

Mrs. Carolyn D. Wing hosted the Woolwich Book Club on Friday to discuss The Life and Accomplishments of Naturalists and Scientists. Members reviewed Audubon and The Real John Burroughs, plus Life and Letters of John Muir and Agassiz biographies. The next meeting is set for Sept 16 at Nequasset, with Recent Dramas as the topic.

Carolyn D. Wing North Woolwich Woolwich Book Club Edgar Bailey Winfield Wright Constance Rouke John Burroughs James Sloan Kennedy George Wright Wilson M. Wright Culver Ross Peattie John Muir Winfield S. Wright Agassiz Rosalie Morton Maurice T. Hathorne Frank Bailey Percy Bailey Anne Dodge Isaac B. Howard Wilbur Howe Nequasset Sagadahoc Ferry

Water in Suit Cases Prompt Backyard Gardens

Suburban tenants sheltering in a crowded apartment house include seven children. Four girls urge Spring plantings in a back yard while the manager allows watered plots only if crops remain unwatered. The girls tote suitcases filled with water, drawn from the building supply, to moisten their tiny patches. The manager notes moist patches during inspections and investigates.

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