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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1929

Page

3

Wiscasset Streets and notable summer social activity

Local notices list repairs on Water street from Main to Trott Bros. store and an addition to Frank H. Colby’s Lincoln street home. The piece catalogs visitors, travels, court cases, church services, trips to Boothbay Harbor and the White Mountains, and community events with many named residents and out-of-town guests.

Wiscasset Water Street Main Trott Bros Frank H. Colby Lincoln Street E. Furze Barbara New York W. H. Abbott North Reading Mass Frank Haggett Waterstreet Elm Lodge High Street Irvington N. J Stella Cowley Ashland Old Anna Church Henry F. Merrill Portland E. Fred Albee Sheepscot Waldo Jessie Quinnam Georgia Quinnam George Pushard Shirley West E S. Thompson Union Street Francis Burnham Bath Harold R. Smith Lincoln Municipal Court Lawrence Haggett Middle Street Burnham Harry R. Pease Supreme Judicial Court Marjorie Blagdon Sewall Strout Boston C. C. Blagdon Federal Street Forest Preble Saint Frank L. Page Pelham Manor N. Y Edgecomb Long Bridge Carl Adams Adams Boothbay Harbor Walter F.townsend John C. Fitzgerald, Esq W. M. Hilton Henry S. Merrill 13 Club Norris A. Miller Avna South Newcastle West Anna Charles E. Titus Paul Farnham Kenneth Glidden Walter Pushard Forrest Johnson Lee Merry Paul Atlantic Highway Wiscasset-Edgecomb Bridge

Lilliputian notes include visits and a clambake

In the week’s items, C. E. Jackson of Peabody is in town. Seth Hobart and wife, Albert Averyl and wife, Miss Mary Taylor, Edward Hobson, and N. Lincoln make various visits or improvements. The great event of the week was the Clark's Point picnic and clambake with a Republican flag raising on Main street. Speakers included D G Harriman, Nelson Dingley Jr., and Selden Connor.

C. E. Jackson Peabody Mass Seth Hobart Albert Averyl Augusta Moore A. E. Barnes M C Donnell Boston F. T. Dana Edmund Dana Portland Main Street George B. Sawyer Wiscasset Cornet Band Music Hall D. G. Harriman New York Nelson Dingley, Jr Selden Connor

Registration Board Opens Public Session in Davenport Memorial

The registration board began its first public session in its new Davenport memorial quarters on Tuesday morning. The room is on the third floor opposite the elevator, with sessions on a standard time schedule: 10 to 2, 4 to 6, and 8 to 10. The final session for registration purposes is on Wednesday of next week.

The Registration Board Davenport Memorial

Summer visitors at Larrabee and Sabino cottages

A long list of summer guests visits Larrabee's Grove and Sabino cottage area in West Bath. Numerous families from Albany, Montclair, Waterville, Bangor, Quincy, Lewiston, and New York occupy cottages, host gatherings, and mark birthdays and outings at Foster's Point, Campbell's Pond, and Delmar Bates cottage.

Roy Perry Hyde Park Sabino Nelson Burbank Charles Salie Revere Mass Wilton Bates May Murray Jackson Heights New York City E. A. Piercy Ella van Wort Larrabee’s Grove Donald Clough Livermore Falls E. W. Haggett Mildred Strout Brunswick Leon Marshall Chester Bangor Annie Wylie Stackpole Mary Morrell Clara B. Keene Kewiston Phelps Martha Albany N. Y Henry Galt Fosters Point Kemp Nellie William Ward Jersey City Edna Higgins Leslie Goodwin New York Foster's Point Fred Williams South Portland Lincoln Williams Fred, Jr W. P. Toulouse W. L. Pacto James Poulin Katherine Poulin Waterville John Pouler Sabine Philip Williams Miss Anstress Larrabee J. B. Lemont Lemont Baren, Jr Paul Edward Footer Alvah White Staples Cottage Birch Point Lewiston William Charlesworth Donald Worcester Charlesworth Ernest E. Williams Campbell Donald Specht Portland Sabine Lester Horne New Jersey Lois Vanderkleed Frank Jaques Jaques West Bath Lois White Lisbon Falls Staples Charles Bates Henry Henderson Marjorie Jane Loring Small Wilbert Samuel F. Bates Bowdoinham E. B. Giles Carl Hatch Charles Hatch Hatch Edith Vance B. H. Pridule Malden H. A. Owen Grace Parker Augusta Marguerite. Williams Campbell's Pond Miss Williams Miss Parker Gorham Normal School Eugene Vanderkleed Jaques Farm A. B. Snow A. J. Higgins Everett Lemont Bath J. M. Lemont Pomona Tory Walter F. Abbott Ila Western Avenue Nellie Foley Barbara Freeman Harold Freeman Jack Pinnell Quincy Harold Brighton Maurice Dennison Sylvia Newton Fred W. Larrabee

Salvation Army Camp Founder Is Speaker at Rotary Luncheon

The Rotary Club luncheon heard 8S. A. Miles of Christmas Cove speak on the Salvation Army camp for children. Miles noted 534 campers this summer, with 58 from Bath, and outlined aims to keep the camp operating year round despite management challenges.

Rotary Club the Phoenix A. Miles Christmas Cove Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle the Cove Bath Miles Salvation Army Mr. Miles Power 8. Mooney Augusta Ross Todd Boston E. B. Varney Fall River W. Adams Lewiston R. W. Vose Cambridge Robert A. Hodgdon Malden R. C. Mackenzie Waltham Bank Examiner W-T. Paine R. J. Campbell Winston-Salem N. C Wilson Hoes Duce Eugene Desmond O. J. Ledyard F. K E. Parry Albert Henderson W. E. Plummer Carl Kennedy Poland Spring Briggs Percy Nickerson Fred Cary Walter Plummer

Community Visitors and Local Social Roundup

Dr Oliver district superintendent spoke at the North schoolhouse Sunday night. West Orange New Jersey visitors Mr and Mrs Karl Swett and Mrs Lillian Swett of West Newton Massachusetts were weekend guests at M C Drummond s. Several locals attended services, meetings, and visits with friends across Bath Lewiston and Portland including Sturmer families and the Three Quarter Century club event.

Oliver North Schoolhouse Karl Swett West Orange N. J Lillian Swett West Newton Mass M. CO. Drummond's Aubrey Steen James Richard Aubrey Steen Sumner Christie Steep Falls Alice Eliott Woolwich J. S. McFarland Levi Stewart Charlestown Stewart Arthur Willis Old Alma Meetinghouse Henry F. Merritl Portland George Tarr Louise Spinney Marcia Kennerson Frank Snipe Maurice Shea Merritt James Nixon Norman Drummond Esther Norma Alice. Drummond Ann M. Stinson David Stinson Angie Snipe Harry Nye Bane Lights Ernest Waring Oakland Herman Lamb Waterville Frances Sturmer B. F. Savage Bath Lakeview Farm Priscilla Hodge Reese Eby Harold Batterson Sebasco Bessie Hunt Gideon Record Lancaster James McFarland Dorothy Sturmer Maine General Hospital

West Bath Farm Bureau Resumes Meetings After Break

West Bath Ladies Farm Bureau plans a remodeled furniture program on Sept. 6 at the grange hall with Miss Hortense Welch assisting. The unusual desserts session has been moved from Sept. 5 to Oct. 4. Mr and Mrs Raymond Harnden of Monmouth visited Bath over Sunday with Mrs Harnden’s mother Mrs John Clark.

West Bath Ladies Farm Bureau Hortense Welch Grange Hall Raymond Harnden Monmouth Bath

Woolwich Notices and Local Mentions Chronicle

Woolwich notes include family updates and visitors such as Everson Stinson moving his mill, Dana and Leonard Stilphen in Portland, and Miss Eliya Hathorne of Augusta on vacation. Church schedules at Woolwich Center and Nequasset, Day's Ferry, Sagadahoc Ferry and North Woolwich with service times. several residents visiting relatives, weddings invited in New York City, and residents traveling to Augusta and Springfield Massachusetts.

George Titus Chelsea Methodist Parsonage Charles E. Titus Jones Somerville Miller Lexington Frank S. Lambert Front Street Pedro Gillott Kehilin Kingston Quebec Gillott H. Louise Lincoln Rita, Gillott Columbia University New York L. A. Chapman Mrs. Chapman F. M. Chase Kehlin Ieee Coe ‘Trott Southport Everson Stinson Clayton Stinson West Bath Moresteh Sener Walter Miller Gardiner Jordan Wright David Henderson Dana Leonard Stilphen Portland Eliya Hathorne Augusta Dana. Hodgkins Eben Dana Weston Bousfield Harvard College Neil Bousfield Woolwich Center Baptist Church Neal Dow Bousfield Oolwich Union For Christian Service Nequasset Church Day's Ferry North Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry Augustus Lecompte Cambridge Doris Brown Bielke Reed Brick Church Chapel Fifth Avenue Thirty-second Street New York City Lewiston Jesse Bailey R. J. Gilmore George, Shaw Marcia W. G. Hubbard Waldo P. Hathorne Springfield Mass

Port land Class Leaders Attend Old Alna Meeting House Service

Members of the 13th class from Portland gathered at the Old Alna Meeting House last Sunday afternoon with Mr. Merrill leading. The service was described as very interesting and the Alna ladies provided an excellent luncheon for the class and the band. Albert Perkins, visiting at his

Portland Alna Mr. Merrill Albert Perkins

Community events spotlight Montsweag activities and talks

Local groups schedule a lineup of lectures and shows including Rev. P A A Killam of Brookline Mass presenting See Your Own Country First with scenes from Yellowstone and Canadian Northwest A Willing Workers sale offers ice cream cake waffles and snacks An Aboriram Judson life film is planned with local venues Murphy s Corner schoolhouse and Montsweag Grange hosting events across Friday Saturday and Sunday

Monty Ala Shaws West Canada Rev P. A. A. A. Killam Massachusetts Anna Soule Wilson Bailey Albert Edgecomb Theodore W. Greenleaf J. Willis Larrabee Anna Limington Herbert Wright Moatsweag Larrabee Newton Mass Harvey Bailey Elsie Sedgwick Bar Harbor J. A. Redion Mabel Wilhelmina Gachenbach Bath Fred Soule Clarence Bailey Mary Thaylia G. W. Shaw Montsweag Judson Burmh Murphy's Corner H. H. Bishop Old Anna Woolwich Grange P. A. A. Killam Brookline Yellowstone Canadian Northwest Grand Canyon

MacMahan Island to Open New Boat House at Little Sheepscot

Plans underway to open a boat house on MacMahan Island in the Little Sheepscot west shore. E A Giles of Boothbay Harbor leads the project with Henry A Tarbox in charge. The facility will offer machine wood work painting varnishing and rigging. Gilbert Gardiner, Maine governor, has purchased the Sasanoa river shore point near the Little Sheepscot.

Maine MacMahan Little Sheepscot E. A. Giles Boothbay Harbor Henry A. Tarbox Wilson William C. Redfield Sheepscot Bath and Boothbay

Class of 1907 Reunion at Phoenix Hotel Friday

The Class of 1907 reunion will be held at the Phoenix Hotel on Friday at 6 p.m. All who can attend should notify Miss Sarah Coombs at 567-W by Thursday.

Phoenix Hotel Sarah Coombs

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Ledyard Southard Bates Summer School Fred Webster William Humason Hartford Conn Stewart Swedeman Alice Pierce Roxbury Sarah E. Groves Einna Gray Aberle Philadelphia Dr. Groves al Groves State Road Dexter Groves Lynn Charles Reed South Gardiner Susetta Preble Ruth Ilsley Matie Hardison Woodbury Rockland Castine Archie H. Dodge Antoinette Plumstead Charles Plumstead Bee Fred Moody Misses Knight Nettie Knight Camden Joseph Tibbetts Tibbetts George Blagdon Pleasant Street Frances Plumstead Ellsworth Dodge J. P. Tucker Josephine Tucker Frank Creamer C. S. Whiton Rockland Breakwater Samoset Tucker Nelson MacArthur Pontey Detroit Mich Peak’s Island Shntehr’s Willscas Et, Maine Cretonnes Choice Axminster Segard Atwater Kent Radio Senter Set Wrisca Meptole Co Norway Salvation Army Camp West Bath Farm Bureau Libby’s E. A. Blanch, Prop M’mahan Island East Worsie & Proto U. S Ofares Srectar Renucen Ranroa
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