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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1928

Page

5

Orders Pouring in for Machines Made at Bath Plant

Corner Brook Foundry and Machine Co of Bath, formerly Watson and Frye, expects a busy fall and winter as demand grows for the tip reclaiming machine. The invention by Ernest F Kelley, Ernest Wood, and Everett Wright saves mills from burning paper cores and now attracts orders from Canadian and American mills despite a 27 percent Canadian duty. Wood’s road trips have yielded multiple orders, with production far behind demand and plans to expand staff if agents are placed on the road.

Corner Brook Foundry & Machine Co Bath Watson & Frye American Mills Canada Ernest Wood Corner Brook Company Maine Ernest F. Kelley Bath Company Supt. Wood

Bull Moose Swims Ten Miles At Sea

Albert Leavitt a Small Point fisherman reports sighting a giant bull moose ten miles off Small Point headed toward the mainland He speculates the animal swam a water route between Harpswell and Small Point and used the trudgen crawl stroke The tale reads like a moose yarn though not a fish story Fred D Hill Bath National Bank cashier travels to New York for vacation and plans to return by steamer Steel Navigator and motor back with his daughter on Labor Day

Albert Leavitt Small Point Harpswell Fred D. Hill Bath National Bank New York Capt W. R. Freeman Isthmian Line Steel Navigator Mrs. Freeman

Woodcock Season Set To Open Oct 1 In Maine

Hon John E Nelson reports from Augusta that the U S Department of Agriculture denies plans to restrict Maine woodcock season between Oct 20 and Nov 19 The Maine season runs Oct 1 to Oct 31 with a federal daily bag limit of four birds while the state limit is six The notice cites declining regional woodcock numbers and aims to minimize restrictions for Maine sportsmen.

John E. Nelson Augusta Congress W. C. Henderson Bureau of Biological Survey U. S. Dept. Ment of Agriculture Department Maine Mr. Henderson Mississippi New England Maritime Provinces Canada Parsons

Maine woodcock season extended to November date

Commissioner Willis E. Parsons said he favors extending the Maine open woodcock season from October 1 to November 10 after discussions with leading sportsmen. He notes Nova Scotian and New Brunswick flights often reach Maine in the first week of November.

Inland Fisheries and Game Willis E.parsons Maine Parsons Nova Scotia New Brunswick

Bath Lads Bound for Nicaragua Aboard Galveston

Two Bath youths Charles Bartlett and Norman Pierce join the gunboat Galveston to serve ten months at the American Marines base in Nicaragua. Both were noted YMCA players, with Bartlett already seeing service in Nicaragua and Pierce newly transferred from Newport. Bartlett reunites with friends in Bath before sailing.

Bath Nicaragua Galveston United States Navy Charles Bartlett Norman Pierce Bartlett Navy Pierce Newport Louise Staples The Orphan's Home

Olive Thompson Observes 90th Birthday at Old Ladies Home

Miss Olive Thompson celebrated her 94th birthday on August 22 at the Old Ladies Home on High Street. She enjoyed a morning automobile ride and afternoon callers. Elm Street Baptist Church members brought gifts and provided music, with Mrs. Lloyd Hooker and Mrs. H. L. Skillin singing.

Olive Thompson Old Ladies’ Home High Street Elm Stret Batpist Church Lloyd Hooker H. L. Skillin

Many visitors and residents travel among New England towns

A dense list of visits and travels spans Amesbury Augusta Boston Bath Portland and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs R E Stanley Miss Marion Bibber Mrs Charles Rogers and many others visiting relatives and passing summers with kin. A three night Firemen's Relief fair is set for November and a new motor hose truck arrives for Richmond fire department.

R. E. Stanley Bert Stinson Amesbury Mass Marion Bibber Charles Rogers Augusta Annie Jack Scranton L. E. Davis Howard Randlette New England Tel. & Tel. Co Boston Joseph Randlette N. B. Cortell Robert Cliftondale Charles Foster Michael O'Rourke Charlestown Fred Small John Spittell Mechanic Falls Arthur Adams Ellen Portland Earl Castner Bangor Olive King White Mountains Hull Chen New York City Charles Griffin Violet Maude Heath G. S. Tremaine Gerald Westfield N. J Willis Blair Raymond Libby Aroostook County Carl Bickford Skowhegan Elizabeth Thomas Gardiner Hospital Henry E. Houdlette R. Y. Gifford Joseph F. Houdlette Dorco Sheepscott Edgecomb Harry Stephenson Somerville Charles Randall Bowdeinham Lee King Courtney Hinckley Ora Reed Cora Conley Florence Johnston William Haynes Lillian Johnson Franz Hutchins Newton Friendship Rangeley Lakes Phillips Leslie W. Grundy Gordon Earl Grundy Boy Scouts Ernest Grant Paul Given Marshall Dunn Clarence Morrill Cecil Hatfield Eric Grant Charlie Grant John Plummer Raymond Call Stanley Griffin Charlie Griffin Merle Leavitt Paul Stilphen Warren Douglass Walter Anderson Woman's Missionary Society John Jordan Aid of the Baptist Church Leah Littlefield John Allen Washington, D. C S. Reed Allen Henry Tarr Providence R. I George H. Theobald George Hawkes Madeline MacPherson Naples Vermont Percy Baker Spring Cove Helena O'Neil Molly O'Neil Frances Preble Capitol Island Julia Richards Harriette Preble Lewiston Hanley Overlock Swan Island Waldoboro Joseph Haley Hampton N. H A. C. Randall Brunswick No. 3 Richmond George Coughlin R. C. Brown George Thayer Ernest Hanlon Lynn Ellen Goodwin West Gardiner Clyde Booker New York Esther Millett Litchfield

Acadia Lodge K P Invitation Found From 1878 Social

Police substitute William Mann found an Acadia lodge K P social dance invitation addressed to the late George P Davenport. The event was at Music Hall on Tuesday evening February 19 1878 with Barker's orchestra. Tickets were at R G Farr apothecary.

William Mann Acadia Lodge K. of P George P. Davenport Music Hall Barker R. G. Farr

Malden and Worcester Families Return After Visit

Mr and Mrs J Stanton Oliver and their three sons Jack Edward and Richard of Malden Mass and Miss Sadie Donnelly of Worcester Mass have returned home after a ten day visit with Mr and Mrs Herbert Spinney on Washington street.

J. Stanton Oliver Jack, Edward and Richard Malden Mass Sadie Donnelly Worcester Herbert Spinney Washington Street

Georgetown Guests at Robinhood Inn Amid Summer Visits

A long list of visitors and residents is noted around West Georgetown and Robinhood Inn including Ernest Brooks from Melrose Highlands Mass Mr and Mrs H M Peterson Cumberland and their family Mrs Lillian Berry Mrs Thora Bergereen and daughter Christhild from New York Mrs Elizabeth Morrell Mrs Joan Harrison and Mrs Annie Jones at the Center and other guests from Melrose Highlands Newton Center Portland Hasbrouck Heights and Boston area.

Roscoe P. Todd Melrose Highlands Mass Thora Bergereen Christhild New York Robinhood Inn Lavar Gage Place Robinhood Azuba Holland Richmond Lillian Berry Ernest Brooks H. M Horne Leonard Boyd Newton Highlands E. B. Billings Eugene B. Smith Framingham Martha McFadden Harpswell Gilbert Gunnell Portland T. N. Williams Carl Williams Henderson Barbour Cottage West Georgetown Everett Thomas Potter Haverhill Cora Searle Alex Marr William Hendry Charlestown Walter Dunlop Orient Heights Owen Marr Mildred McNickle New London Chester R. Duncan Winthrop North Waldoboro Harold Duncan Boston University George F. Oliver Willard Roger Popham Frank Oliver A. A. Laurier Medford Hathaway Massachusetts

Seguinland Visitors and Local Outing Notes

A Seguinland party attended the Bath opera Sunday to hear John Grindell's orchestra. Miss Catherine M. Tuite of Waltham arrived Tuesday to stay through Labor Day. Mrs James Boyd of Sagadahoc Camp was at the hotel Monday. Walter L. Beane arrived Saturday for a week. Cr H White Jr led a youth party to Cozy Harbor by boat the Popple. Mr and Mrs Paul Strand with other couples were mentioned in passing.

Willis Beane Indian Point Livingstone Newton Center Mass Pred Reed Bath John Carr Brockton Nathaniel Shaw Paul Strand Seguinland Charles McKee Salem N. Y la Berge New York City Arthur Beichard The John Grindell Catherine M. Tuite Waltham James Boyd Sagadahoc Camp Walter L. Beane Cr. H. White, Jr Cozy Harbor Arthur Beckhard D. L. Howard Five Islands Arthur Marr Boston Grange Portland Pierce Lewis Georgetown Lewis MacMahan Island Merton Gordon Burton Arabine Gray Susan Briggs Somerville Grace Carey Hallowell Elizabeth Carey Marion White New Jersey Marjorie Bartlett Effie M. Smith Dorchester George Smith Gertrude Smith Blen Cottage Walter Savage Portsmouth N. H Percy Savage Miss Flower Ellen Hagan Mr. Ingalls Blake Cottage Mr. Larrabee Mr. Johnson Hagan Pollyanna Lodge Waldo Lewis J. T. McMahan A. E. Holland Richmond W. L. Berry Madelyn Berry

Visiting families and friends fill Westport area

A sequence of regional visitors spans multiple states with activity in Westport. Paul Hatch and Irving M. Fowle family groups arrive from Michigan and Maine to visit relatives. Helen Burdett explores from Massachusetts and New York. others from Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Hartford, Everett, and Salmon Falls vacation at local homes.

Paul Hatch Ypsilanti Mich Irving M. Fowle Bowdoinham Hatch Ida M. Fowle Biglow Hersey Jean Melrose Mass East Side Hersey Massachusetts Helen Burdett Hingham New York Collins Cottage George F. Ingalls Bath J. O. McHeffey Franklin, Mass G. Harris Cochrane Isabel Cochrane Cochrane Byron Cochrane Edward Preble Dorothy Stevens Fred S. Bailey P. T. Kehail Nelson Burt Nelson, Jr Brookline Hazel Kehail Cambridge Elizabeth Burt Boston Friend Burt Charles FP. Pierce Hartford

Aldrich Speaks On Railroad Tax At Sagadahoc Grange

Rep. Ellis L. Aldrich of Topsham addressed Sagadahoc Pomona Grange at Bowdoin urging passage of the new excise tax law. He argued it would benefit farmers and shippers, reduce state property taxes with a four cent gasoline tax, and give railroads a share in tax relief while noting railroads faced 106 percent excise tax growth.

Ellis L. Aldrich Topsham Sagadahoc Pomona Grange Bowdoin Aldrich

Local visitors and summer guests frequent Five Islands and Bath

Personal notes chronicle George McDonough and son of Boston stopping at Henry W. Howard cottage at Five Islands on Monday. Arline Troop returns from Ipswich Mass after three weeks with the Caddys. Several families from Winship Street and Everett Mass visit Bath area cottages and coastal spots, with departures and upcoming stays noted.

George McDonough Boston Henry W. Howard Five Islands Arline Troop H. P. Caddy Little Neck Ipswich Mass Marjorie Troop Scott Golder Virginia Everett Quimby Everett, Jr Winship Street Mr. Howe Wilber Howe Woolwich Conrad” Olsen Hazel Edward Stratford, Conn North End Thorn’s Head Ledge-O-Rock Mr. Olsen Thelma

Five Islands Grange Fair Draws Broad Support

Five Islands Grange held a successful fair with a large audience and strong turnout for the supper and concert. The program featured Carrie Stevens and Mary Johnson performances, readings by Ida Hooker, music by Albert Henderson and Corinne Ainley, and a closing America encore. Nearly 140 dollars was added to the treasury. community thanks went to the faithful volunteers and local guests from Bath Portland Robinhood and Georgetown.

Grange Maine Carrie H. Stevens Ida Hooker Albert Henderson Ruth Reynolds Hubert Lovett Aera Hilda Scott Corinne Ainley Wecm Frances Day Rosa Piliero Joe America Daine Benjamin H. Woodside Mary Johnson Orissa Carr Ramona Georgetown Bath Robinhood Corinne Mac-Mahan Ainley Frances Day of

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