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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1927

Page

7

Bath Rotarians hear plan for two hundred workers on new Lewiston Buick garage

Two hundred men gathered at the old Watson-Frye lot in Bath to seek work on the Lewiston Buick Co. garage, which will be brick and concrete, 60 by 180 feet, with a showroom and future expansion. Contractor David Lemieux balked at hiring on site, saying work would start Tuesday morning with selected workers. The project precedes a modern filling station by Francis Parry on Arch Street and aims to boost Bath’s business district.

Watson-Frye Commercial Street Broad A Arch David Lemieux Lewiston Lewiston Buick Co Lemieux Bath Francis Parry Arch Street

Glidden and Litt lefield Kenniston Wedding Set in Bath

Announcement reports the marriage Nov. of Harry Winfield Glidden of Bath and Marguerite Alice Litt lefield Kenniston of Portsmouth N Y with Rev LoL Littlefield of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church Bath presiding. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Willits B McIntire of Small Point. A wedding supper followed at the Glidden home 102 Academy Street attended by friends.

Harry Winfield Glidden Bath Marguerite Alice Littlefield Kenniston Portsmouth N. Y Lol. Littlefield Wesley Methost Episcopal Church Willits B. McIntire Small Point

Annual Bowdoinham Fair Highlights Pythian Booths and Plays

Kennebec Lodge of Pythians held its annual fair at the out town hall with nightly entertainments by Freeport Dramatic Club and Brunswick Universalist Club. Berry's Orchestra provided music as Pythian Sisters ran booths and prizes were awarded.

Kennebec Lodge of Pythians Pythian Sisters Kennebec Lodge SK. of IN Freeport Dramatic Club Universalist Club of Brunswick John Puringtons C. J. Heenie Emma ‘Ferguson Berry D Brunswick Abbie Thorne Walter Malon William Raymond Pearl New Winmpshire Georgie Denham Kendall Lorenzo Minott Artemus Meads Scott Brown Robert Sedgley Sheriff Trenderson Lowell A. Reed Big Woods Alice Hinkley Elisha Webber Prank Por J. Drowne Fred Marie Jack Bath Wilbur Browne Geraldine Ameriion Prrinton Purineton Dorothy Dickinsen Alfred H. EB. Cornish C. Randall Lewiston Ivan Lang Waterville Lang Farm John Cone Topsham Phea Lams Charles Perry Lottie Cobb S.A. Clark Magusta Myrao Tha Poewle Rendall Trving Fowle Mary Lilly Boothbay Harbor Charles Randall Lelia Bishop Virssulbore Jake Bishop Sk. B. Douglass Chpaaney McEwen Read Rood White Maine Pomological Society Bulala Sedgeley Salisbury Mass Ellis Moore West Newburyport Dodge Boys Trebron Hls. Dodge James Brown Raymond ‘Ibbetts Gloria Rae Gardiner Hospital Augusta Vining Dunlap Parmima Albion Dunlap New Haven Conn James Dunlip Everett I. BE. Williams Rumford Edwin Denham Georgia Helen Thomas Ward Manwell Clinton W.os. Given Willian, Jr Tenry Irish Ruth McEwen Duets Nickerson Farmington Normal School Melwen Charles Melwen Nickersen A.S. MacDougall

Sagadahoc Grange Delights Visitors With Program

Sagadahoc Grange hosted a Saturday meeting at Dewdonr Center with Topsham Grange as the evening’s guest. The program featured a short play titled The Boob o, several musical selections, two clarinet readings, and a baked bean supper. Attendance counted 61 Topsham members and 160 visitors, totaling 150.

Wivboe Erange Dewdonr Center Topsham Progman

Bowdoin Center Planning Meeting At Grange Hall

Bowdoin Center branch of the avin Bureau schedules a day meeting at the Grange Hall with a noon dinner. The program includes music and readings and members are urged to bring guests. Orie Woods of Springfield Mass. visited relatives during Thanksgiving. Town schools reopen after the holiday.

Bowdoin Center Avin Bureau Grange Hall Orie Woods Springfeld Mass Grant Woods Samuel Muman Richard Upton Lester Lane Bast Thowdoin Fred Cornish John Curtis Norman Cur- Tere

Former Bath Man Heads to Serbia for Banking Aid

Abdou No. D. Attaya, an assistant professor at Boston University, returns to Bath for a weekend visit. Known as Albert Attaya, he is Georgetown and Yale trained and plans a future trip to Serbia with a banking commission to assist in reforming financial interests. He speaks Arabic, French and Spanish and is noted as an engaging conversationalist.

Abdou No .D. Attaya Boston University Bath Mr. Attaya Albert Attaya Georgetown University Counses Yale Serbia Banking Commission Attaya

Oliver Deering wed in Stratford amid shipyard ties

Raymond T. Oliver son of Mr and Mrs Alfred S Oliver of Winneganee district married Mae R Deering formerly of Bath on Thursday afternoon at 4 at the home of Mr and Mrs David Kidd in Stratford Conn. The ceremony was by Rev I Stanley Selleck of the First Congregational Church. They will reside in West Philadelphia where Oliver a draftsman at the More River shipbuilding plant in Quincy Mass is on special assignment. Mrs Oliver a graduate nurse formerly of Newshaven Conn led the District Nurses Home.

Raymond T. Oliver Alfred S. Oliver Winneganee Mae R. Deering Bath David Kidd Stratford, Conn I. Stanley Selleck First Congregational Church Geoto Philadelphia Oliver More River Quincy Mass Baltimore Avenue

Bath Couple to Marry Thanksgiving Day in Saco

Alexandrine Renan daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph A S Martin will wed Harry Jordan Ward son of Mrs Bertha Ward Davis in Saco on Thanksgiving Day. The Bath based bride attended Bath schools and Mt. Merici convent Waterville. Ward works with Prudential Life Insurance Co at Portland office. After a brief wedding trip they will reside at GS St Lawrence Street Portland after December.

Harry Hanson Gardiner Hospital TH. D. Cornish Clara Fogg Hazel Cornish William Hamilton Boston Pearl Cannon's Elizabeth Treath New Hampshire Earle Blodgett North Anson Academy George H. Hackett George A. Hackett Lawrence Hackett W. J. Graves Florence Cornish Tostom Bath Alexandrine Renan Joseph Martin Harry Jordan Ward Saco Mt. Merici Convent Waterville Ward Bertha Ward Davis Prudential Life Insurance Co Porthind Dee GS St. Lawrence Street Portland

Bath native James Campbell dies in Chicago at 52

The funeral for James Chase Campbell 52 formerly of Bath was held in Chicago after his sudden death on November 22. He was educated at Bath High School the University of Maine Harvard and Cornell where he excelled academically and joined Fairbanks Seales Co. Later he moved into the automobile industry. He leaves his wife Frances two sons James C Jr and William W both in Chicago his brother William W Campbell of South Lincoln Mass and his sister Mary E Campbell of Bath. Elford A Stover Times sporting editor returned from vacation in Boston and vicinity.

Henry Lyons Porthind Beacon Street Ethel Epstein Gardiner S. E. Green Washington Street Charles Hina Hanna Mina Wilson Dummer Street Karl A. Pierce Lynn Mass Bath Pierce Lexus Yard Arthur Lemont Portland Mabel Shepard Tower High Street Arthur Brown Eleanor Malden Esta Abramson Lewiston Mary Brown Pearl Street William D. Hasgett Quincy William A. Cahill John Nelson Boothbay Nelson McClintic- Marshall Co New York Philadelphia Thomas McCabe Floral Street Lawrence Ramsdell Falmouth Flora Leonard Sagadahoc Ferry Henry T. B. Leeman Somerset Place Aurora Melville Rice Dover N. EL Alerbert Rice Charles Duncan Donald Charles Jr Beverly Boston William TD. Sewall Farge N. D Fred Teetor Heetor New Canaan John T. Jayne Jayne Army James Chase Campbell Chicago Mary EB. Campbell Campbell Alfred Lydia Campbell Old Bath Iversity Maine Harvard Cs Cornell University Ile Cornell Fairbanks Seales Co Canada Frances Campbell James C., Jr William W. Campbell South Lincoln Mary FE. Campbell

Two Men Sentenced In Lincoln County Liquor Case

Eddie Gross and Charles Johnson, both Newcastle residents, pled guilty at a special Lincoln municipal court session to single sale of home brew and related charges. Gross received six months in Rockland jail plus a $1000 fine and costs. Johnson drew 12 months and $200 in fines plus costs. Both men face additional imprisonment if fines are unpaid.

T Lincoln Municipal Court George Nir Singer Tupper Eddie Gross Rockland Charles Johnson Gross Johnson Joseph F. Young, Jr State Highway Police William R. Corbett Seth May Lincoln County Harvey R. Pease Young Corbett Newcastle John D. Kelley Boothbay Harbor Alfred Huston Damariscotta R. B. Watts Singer Supreme Court

Miss Elizabeth E Woods Dies After Illness

Elizabeth E Woods aged 64 died last week after a two week illness. Born in Parrsboro Nova Scotia she lived in Bath for years. Survived by two Bath sisters Mrs Eric Haggett and Miss Mary A Woods. Funeral held Friday at 2 at 86 Court Street with Rev Charles M Tubbs officiating. Burial in Oak Grove. Delmar Bates visited Snow Park home over weekend.

Elizabeth E. Woods Parrsboro N. S Charles Anne Kerr Woods Bath Eric B. Haggett Mary A. Woods Court Street Charles M. Tubbs Grace Episcopal Church Oak Grove

Five masted Mary Bar rett breaks from mooring at Percy & Small yard

The five masted schooner Mary BVarr ett, built in 1909 by G G Deering Co and valued around 175000, broke from moorings Thursday evening and grounded on the edges off the Percy Small wharf. State Detective Chester McCabe and Harbor Master Walter Whitney notified the owners and observers noted slight repositioning by Friday morning. The vessel was sold on libel of William S Nolan for 600.

Mary FV. Barrett U.S. Marshal’s Percy & Small Nolan & Callahan State Street Boston Chester HL McCabe Walter L. Whitney Jedges Whitney G. G. Deering Co William S. Nolan

Maine Society Plans 25th Anniversary Event in New York

Loyall F. Sewall and Earl Thompson of Bath chair and serve on the committee for the Maine Society of New York’s 25th anniversary observance on December 15 at the Hotel Astor. Governor Brewster, Senator Gould, Congressman Beedy, and Bowdoin College President Sills will speak. Attendees urged including all Maine people. RSVP to Sewall at 665 Fifth Avenue.

Loyall FF. Sewall Bath Earl Thompson Maine Society of New York Hotel Astor Maine Ralph O. Brewster U.S Arthur RR. Gould Carroll L. Beedy Kenneth C. M. Sills Bowdoin College Sewall Fifth Avenue New York City

John Edward-Clark Funeral Held At Home

The funeral of John Edward-Clark was held Friday at 2 pm at his home 115 Tsewery street with many neighbors relatives and former shipbuilding industry associates in attendance. Rev Weston P Holman of Beacon Street Methodist Church officiated. Bearers were Charles J Cain Eugene McGath Elmer W Rogers and Frank L Daley. Burial followed at Oak Grove.

John Edward — Clark Tsewery Street Weston P. Holman Beacon Street

Dunbar Family Back From Westboro Visit

Mr and Mrs Ralph Dunbar and their nephew Philip Robinson of Washington Street returned Monday from a week in Westboro Massachusetts where they were guests of Mr Dunbar s nephew Gilbert Robinson and family and of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Higgins of West Up ton Massachusetts.

Ralph Dunbar Philip Robinson Washington Street Westboro Mass Mr. Dunbar Gilbert Robinson Gilbert Higgins West Upton

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