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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1928

Page

4

Wiscasset News Highlights Local People and Court Actions

Old House Day features Mrs. Creamer home on Washington Street built in 1805. Lincoln County Court seats hear liquor and nuisance charges with verdicts and fines. Community notices cover rallies, travel, church duties, racing events, and social gatherings in Wiscasset and nearby towns.

Wiscasset

West Bath Social Ledger Reflects Summer Visits and Gatherings

A long list of West Bath residents and guests recounts a busy period of cottage weekends, travels to Birch Point, Sabine, and Boothbay, with multiple Bath families hosting relatives and friends from Bath, Worcester, Portland, Concord, and beyond. The piece notes a Elm and Corliss Street churches field day canceled due to weather and a Red Cross gathering at Sabine with a 38-member turnout.

Charles Card Ernestine Frank Montgomery Larrabee’s Grove Bath Harriett Johnson Springfield Mass Eugene Brown William H. Brown William Davis East Brunswick Roy Perry Florence Fergerson Hyde Park Chester Freeman Woodfords Eleanor Bates Portland Samuel Bates Sabine Scott Golder Dorman Perkins Dorris and Evelyn Perkins John Harry Berry Concord N. H Richard Berry Axel Henson Barbara Virginia Worcester Hanson Amy Coombs Leon Pennell Earl Trott Birch Point Trotts Lemont Street Trott T. Co Florence Swan Everett Gerald Feeny Lewiston Frank Duren Fred Richmond Duren Patricia Charles Bates New York City T. H. Stevens Providence R. I James Lemont F. W. Larrabee Belle Donnell Whitman Frank Donnell George Cutting Cambridge Annie Stackpole Brotherhoods of the Elm Corliss Street Steele Emma Cox Trufant’'s Andrew Green Lisbon Falls Lillian Mayo South Bristol George W. Osman Cincinnati Ohio Osman Mary Searls North Grammar School Joseph Lemont Paul and Bazin Alfred Snow Ada Larrabee Florence Rogers

Harbor speedster and local repairs headline town news

Andrew Peterson recovers from injury as Sunday visitors include Europe McKenney and others. Lawrence Haggett showcases a 25 mph sea sled on the harbor. Franklin block chimneys retopped and Harold Sherman reshingles Federal street roofs. Dodge Kierstead to auction antique furniture at A H Dodge Maine and Fort Hill. Republican rally at the court house features Senator Hale and William Tudor Gardiner among speakers.

Comb Andrew Peterson Europe McKenney Florence Blinn Curtis Waterville Gus Peterson Harold Peterson Lawrence Haggett Franklin Block Harold Sherman Federal Street Dodge & Kierstead A. H. Dodge Maine Fort Hill Court House Senator Hale William Tudor Gardiner Guy Gannett Maud Clark Gay

Boothbay Camp Boys Entertain Old Folks at Thorne Island Home

Nearly 60 Boothbay camp boys visited the Old Folks Home on Thorne Island for a two hour program of music and mirth. E W Simpkinson and A R Webster led the event with mini star acts and strong musical numbers. The boys played piano saxophone drums and banjos and two boy sopranos sang with humor and taste. The inmates sat quietly through the show and praised its quality, with ice cream and crackers served afterward.

Boothbay Thorne Island E. W. Simpkinson A. R. Webster Mr. Simpkinson Mr. Webster

Sunset Park housing vacancy drops to three

Arthur G. Spear of the People's Investment Association says only three vacant houses remain in the Sunset Park single-type development. He traveled from Portland to Bath on business and sold the brick dwelling at 1199 High Street to Alton Lewis of 476 Washington Street. Spear notes sales and lettings have accelerated in the last three months.

Sunset Park Arthur G. Spear People’s Investment Association Bath Portland High Street Alton Lewis Washington Street Spear

Tribute to Nurse Isabelle Rogers Miss Rogers Remembered

Miss Minnie E. Furbish of St Petersburg Florida expresses sincere sympathy to Bath City hospital superintendent Miss Helen V Downing and staff over the death of nurse Isabelle Rogers who died while bathing in the Kennebec river She had waited a year after initial interviews to join the Bath hospital and was praised for her ideals diligence and kindness.

Daniel E. Page Lincoln County George W. Singer Benjamin Wellman Bremen Marion Wellman Lillian Sanford Isaiah Osier Damariscotta Wellman’s Lawrence French Waldoboro Ledyard Southard Easton Lafayette College John H. Southard Ledyard Barbara Portland W. G. Hubbard Norris A. Miller E. Fred Albee Elden P. Munsey J. H. Southard Pearl Blagdon Faulkner Hospital Jamaica Plain Mass Albert Delbou Josie Wardwell Westport Fred Blagdon P. B. Stinson Coombs G. H. Coombs Harry Bailey Falmouth Lawrence Averill E. C. Connolly Helen V. Downing Bath City Hospital Minnie E. Furbish 18Th Ave St. Petersburg Fla Isabelle Rogers Miss Rogers Kennebec Bath Hospital

Real estate transfers lead Sagadahoc in two week report

Phippsburg and Topsham top the list with four transfers each, followed by Georgetown with three and Bath and Richmond with two apiece. Listings include Bath Thomas L. Perry et al to James W. Moulton and Mary A. Russell to City of Bath, Bowdoin John E. McCarthy to Philip E. Williams, Bowdoinham Margaret Chapman Gile to Dorothy G. M. Favour, Georgetown Annie Oliver Stacey to Daisy B. Swift and Edith L. Rowe via Arthur W. Rowe et al, plus Phippsburg estates Harold M. Sewall to Camilla S. Edge and Llewellyn J. Oliver et al to Popham Beach Golf.

Phippsburg Topsham Sagadahoc Registry of Georgetown Bath Richmond Bowdoin Bowdoinham Arrowsie West Bath Woolwich Thomas L. Perry Als James W. Moulton Mary A. Russell City of Bath John E. McCarthy

Legal Notices From Topsham and Richmond Pages

Parcel list shows transfers of ownership and property rights. Names include Nathan I Perkins and Llewellyn J Oliver in Richmond and Ruie L Curtis and Carl ton H Curtis, William Brannan and Byron Ludwig in Topsham. Other notices name Foster B Meserve and Octave Fortin to inhabitants of Topsham and Hoyt to Rackley and Thompson to inhabitants of Topsham.

Club Nathan I. Perkins Llewellyn J. Oliver Charles P. Morrison Frank T. Love Richmond Ruie L. Curtis Carlton H. Curtis William Brannan Byron L. Ludwig Topsham Foster B

Bridge Supper Entertained By Mrs Allan Spear For Guest

Mrs Allan Spear hosted a Thursday supper bridge for her sister Mrs Charles MacKay of Brooklyn New York. Three tables played with Mrs Harry Day winning first prize and Mrs Ralph Pitman taking the consolation. Out of town guest Mrs Earl Twitchell of Haddonfield New Jersey attended.

Frances Creamer Camp Wuther Gulick Frank Creamer James Thayer Southport Harry E. Bedford Broderick John Rafter Bryant's Pond Parker Street F. G. Alger Manchester N. H George Bemis William Taylor Federal Street Mildred Holbrook Carolyn Varney Grace Knight Alice Taylor Buckingham Mary Sears Carrie Knight Virginia Farnum Misses Knight Varney Walter Tuttle Lynn Mass Emma Weeks R. H. Oram Bristol Allan Spear Charles MacKay Brooklyn N. Y Harry Day Ralph Pitman Earl Twitchell Haddonfield N. J

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Joan Johnson, Jr Stirling of Wiscasset J. Fenimore Cooper Shirley West Resuim South Portland Morris Colby Waverly Daniel M. Colby Mabel Grover Bert Carr Walpole C. H. Grover Frank J. Bragdon Methodist Church C. E. Titus John Grover Mas F. A. Bean J. G. Glendening Uth Leominster A. Rogers New London Robert C.C. Blagdon Justin Chapman Gardiner Moatsweag Charles Henry Butler Charles McKenney Helen Medford Hillside J. E. McKenney’s Josephine Plumstead Frank R. Hodgdon Clifton Hodgdon Milford, Mass Ralph Wells Arlington Heights Philip Tryon North Yarmouth Walter Scofield George Porter Trenton Charles Hamner Summit Elizabeth Booth Plainfield Professor Smith Pennsylvania Walter G. Chase Boston Harriet McGill West Medford San Francisco Calif Joseph E. Hubbard Charlotte Gertrude Frances Hubbard Somerville Mirs A. H. Lennox Helen McLaughlin William G. Hubbard Henry W. Webb Dorothy Sewall Alfred V. Bliss Congregational Church Alna Raymond Farnham Philip Burleigh Boothbay “Harbor Bath Road Knight Henry Christian Newark F. H. Theakston Pemaquid Point Hazel Main Massachusetts Hallie Simpson Damadfuscotta Frank Hilton Yarmouth Florence McLoud Conn J. Sewall Elizabeth W. W. & F. Railway Joseph K. Tucker Josephine Tucker Cove Manor Frank Haggett Paul Stanley Walsh H. R. Pease Beach C. E. Wilson Pittsfield Wayland Fred McLaughlin John Dickinson South Windsor Charles T. Doe Cheshire, Conn Garrison Hill Order of the Eastern Star Edge Mrs. Creamer O. E. Page Middle Street Clifton O. Page Indianapolis Ind R. J. M. Steussy Norma Jean John Place Canada The Augusta Trust Company Wiscasset, Main Windsor Dale Slatback Cities Service Oils Percy D. Marston Alton P. Reed W. A. Todd T. D. Reed O. K. Marr Richard Hunnewell Montsweag Ox Horn Camp John H. Welsh & Sons E. E. Pinkham A. L. Cromwell Otto Miete West Alna John W. Verney Sheepscot W. W. Hilton Whitefield E. M. Hilton F. E. Douglass No. Whitefield Chauncy C. Sargent Dresden Millis Warren R. Martin Randolph J. B. Lilly Wiscasset Grain CO L. F Atwood L. F. Medicine Co Portland, Me City Hospital Fred S. Curtis Thomas R. Huston Mgr. Funeral Home Center Street Tel Red Dragon Shop Red Dragon Bldg Boothbay Harbor
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