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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
4
Bath readers learn of numerous visitors and relatives stopping in or touring the area. The column records from East Brunswick Road to Mere Point include the Haddocks in Boothbay and families from Yonkers to Indianapolis visiting local homes and cottages. Names include Mrs. Knight, Miss Voorhees, the Hart family, and the Drake and de Meuville households among many others.
The Misses Sally and Jane Grant, Miss Jeanine Bisson of this city and her guest Betty Ann Sutton of San ord passed Saturday in Port. Mrs Barbara Burden and Ralph O. Jr. returned to their parents after visiting aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Redlon at their cottage. Mrs Alice Cowin of Medford Mass will return home after a week as a guest of Mrs Grace Moore and Miss Clara Coombs.
Mr and Mrs Edward L Gau and sons Edward III and Thur of South Portland were guests of Mr Gaudreaus rents Mr and Mrs Edward L Ocean Sr of Upper Wash a street. Mr and Mrs Harry L Day children of Green Street are taking a two week cottage outing at Popham Beach while Mr vacation from First National Bank.
Mr and Mrs E A Eastman of ing Mass are on a week outing at one of the Hardings cottages near the New. They visit Eastman's sister and Mr and Mrs Scott during the trip.
Nellie Boong of this city acts as guardian and mother to her daughter and son-in-law Harry Knight amid family ties and local affairs. The notice highlights county civic involvement and Mrs Boong's role in the community.
Lewis E. King and E. M. King with Mrs. King arrived Friday to spend part of his leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. King. King, who graduated August 17 from the Inter-Communications School in Washington DC, will report to Quincy Massachusetts to serve on the USS Rochester at Fore River shipyard, with commissioning set for November.
Mr and Mrs William McLin of Attleboro and Mrs Orr of Harpswell visited Thursday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Leslie Stairs in Trufant street Attleboro relatives Mr and Mrs Lester Ebert also visited Bath and Brunswick and stayed with cousins Mr and Mrs Lloyd Rogers of 56 High Street in Bath
Mrs. Ina Stevens and her sister Mrs. Gertrude Hennessey of Lynn Massachusetts, formerly of Bath, have vacationed in Topsham and visited Bath friends. The sisters were formerly the Misses Ina and Gertrude Williams.
Miss Leatrice Payne of Charlottes School of Dancing will stage her first recital on September 4 in Wiscasset and September 6 in Waldoboro drawing Bath friends. Mrs Horace Wade of Day's Ferry has traveled to Boston and Rockport Massachusetts for a visit.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Smith and daughter Barbara Jean of Bristol Pa visited Mr and Mrs Orrin Crosby on Newton road to help celebrate the birthday of Mrs Stephen Condy foster mother of Mrs Smith who before marriage was Miss Virginia Nadeau of this city.
Miss Priscilla Garside returns to Bath after visiting her aunt Mrs. Willis Merrill of Hallowell. Small Point Harbor sees busy action with arrivals including the cutter Charrette belonging to Alexander Morgan and family of New York and the yawl Windigo of Mr. and Mrs. Trubee Davison of New York. The Hastings family of Bangor, Davison guests of E. P. Curtis, also vacationed at High Street. The Hambletts of Pratt Street plan a winter in Southern Pines North Carolina with Donald entering school September 9 and Mr. Hamblett joining later.
Mr and Mrs Ammon Soule traveled Thursday to Moultonville New Hampshire to visit Mr and Mrs Arthur Jordan. They were joined by their niece Dorothy and nephew Harry Jordan who have spent two weeks with the couple.
The article notes the return from the White Mountains and a wedding reception in the antique room. Guests include Mrs. Sadie Savage and Mrs. Marguerite Flint, with the bride Barbara Robinson and groom Baver Bougette. The cake was baked by Mr. and Mrs. George Bougette and the couple plan to stay with the bride’s parents at 46 Base Street before their wedding trip.
The Beacon Street church youth fellowship leaves Bath with Rev Alfred Ives and Mrs Ives for a mountain trip to Mt Washington. They travel in two cars with camping gear tents and food. Mrs Ives supervises the girls as the group plans visits to points of interest and aims to return Thursday evening.
West Dresden children Judy Peters Richard Houdlette and a Robinson girl received special mention as 4-H club members at the Windsor fair. Local residents Mr and Mrs Perley Osgood of Everett Mass visited Miss Harriet Sheldon. John E Hall works on Middle Bridge school building improvements. Ted Berry moves to new home near Kennebec River bought from Charles Morton. Benjamin Wentworth and wife visit Milo. Mrs Harvey Perry visits her parents Leroy and Mrs Robbins. John E Hall’s daughter Lillian Clara engaged to Charles Gray of Augusta. wedding planned soon.
Edward Sewall Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edward Sewall of High street came home Friday from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY The Sewalls guests for a few days are Misses Olivia and Nina Pattison of Troy.
The article notes crowds at Popham Beach on a cold Sunday with many visitors arriving from various towns. It lists a long string of local residents and guests stopping at cottages and inns along the south shore, including families linked to Washington D C and Maine.
Mr and Mrs W Raymond of Sagadahoc Ferry welcome a daughter born August 20 at Memorial Hospital. The baby weighs five pounds one ounce and is named Barbara. Mother and baby are reported to be doing finely.
Miss Jeanette Jenkins of the Bath Ther Co. caught the bride's bouquet at the Knights Hyde wedding Saturday afternoon.
The Bath Canning Co. sardine plant at the north end remains busy with 800 more bushes arriving from a Down East port. Eighty women process the fish as local herring may soon be canned, eliminating a 10 hour run from eastern waters. Since operations began last week about 1 500 cases of sardines have been packed. Output should rise as mechanical kinks are ironed out.
Local residents announce soldiers returning from overseas and summer visits. Families from Bath Kittery Derby Line and Brookline share news of births, moves, guests, and gatherings. Names include Emberly Rouse Wilfred Rouse Hope Berry Pinkham Jeanette Pinkham Edith Davis McMahan Ste vens Moore Moore Creslin Comeau Marr and Wilkins.
Miss Alice Cromwell of Bath returned home for Sunday while Mrs Harold A Rowe and son Carl planned a cottage stay for a week. Various visits include Mrs Francis Bacon and son Peter with L H Rowe family, and George Yeo of Wakefield visiting relatives. Mrs Ralph Washburn of Auburndale arrives to spend a week with her mother Mrs Paul A Thompson at Mrs J Stevens residence. The Stewarts operate the late Joseph Stevens farm. Mrs Walter returned to Hallowell after a visit with Mrs William Stewart. Mrs Edward M Horton sold her hilltop house after near fifty years, noted for community service and library ties with Five Islands.
Mr and Mrs John Sylvester and son Donald on Chestnut street with Miss Frances Young and William H Small Jr were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Weeks of Skowhegan and spent Saturday at the fair.
At a Sedgwick Rotary luncheon Bangor Hydro Electric Co president Robert N. Haskell spoke. As chair of Maine Legislation Research and Development Commission, he opposed the veterans cash bonus and warned taxes on luxuries and income would not solve state troubles. He cited debt figures from World War I to 1933 and predicted the amendment would fail in the upcoming election.
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