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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
8
A Bath chronicle notes Thanksgiving break for public schools, a Water street collision, Universalists sociable, four vessels under construction, polo matches at Alameda, and a Bath High School principal return from Bridgton. Also reports funerals, town clubs, ropemaker John Smith’s death, and upcoming fairs, dances, and ice trade outlook.
November 27 1886 notes show Supt Tyde en route to Boston D C Shaw heading to Portland W R Wimball off to Boston to buy holiday goods and C W Larrabee with wife visiting Richmond Louis Bright serves as janitor at City building May or Wakefield purchasing Fowles homestead on Russell Street Repairs underway to accommodate families Mrs EF FE Alvord and daughter Mary plan to travel to Brooklyn for winter Teave Bath bids to lift machinery near Knickerbocker Townage works Morses involved in recent purchases at the shop Charles Evans long time Maine Central yard fireman is mentioned.
The Bath City Hospital Alumni Association will hold a Christmas sale of fancy articles candy and home cooked foods at Small's Radio Shop Center Street on Tuesday December 7. Proceeds go to the Doris Chaise Purington memorial fund for scholarships. Committee members include Mrs Laura Rogers Mrs Adeline Wing Mrs Lissa Brown Miss Louise Kean Miss Estella Bowden and Miss Coleta Keenan. Donations are gratefully accepted.
A Maine society recounts Fort Edgecomb and Lincoln County forts built in 1808 9, detailing octagonal blockhouse barracks bake house and water battery with fourteen guns. It covers Captain Binney Major Porter and Captain Rose roles, War of 1812 actions including 1814 campaigns Fort Macdonough rename, privateering, Tallahassee raid scare and later preservation by Maine state ownership since 1925 with repairs funded by legislature.
Mrs Olive Andros of Turner's court visited friends in Bowdoinhan. Bradford Belanger left Monday for Teston to pass the winter. Mrs Arthur Sewall hosted the Sewing Class at the Stone house Monday afternoon. Ex Mayor visited Mrs Oliver Moses II in New York. Charles Smith, meter reader for Central Maine Power, has returned to duties after illness. Mr and Mrs Henry F Butler hosted Bath and Wiscasset friends at tea Sunday at their Montsweag home.
America builds on a rich gold and silver tradition as war veterans return home and mass production expands. From Paul Revere to evolving national designs, American craftsmen foster a distinctive silverware industry rooted in family lines and growing domestic supply.
A long list of residents and visitors in Bath Lewiston and surrounding towns during Thanksgiving weekend includes Mrs Annie Dale guest of relatives in Portland Mr and Mrs William Sherman in Portland Edward Burke in Portland Chester A Plint Richmond visitors Milton S Kimball August a Bath trip with family members Fernando Hutchins Quincy Mass returned after time with his Bath parents Dr Vercival Butler Harvard Square Cambridge Mass returned after Thanksgiving with his mother Warren Freeman and Grace Freeman Biddeford guests of Mrs Frederick Freeman George Upson Scudder Canton pastor installed officers in Lewiston Dec Activities committee hosted by Mrs Charles Browne at Bowdoinham all day meeting George W Johnson and wife to Washington then San Diego trip with stops Minlcola Witham Quincy Mass after holiday with Mrs Witham of 64 Rose Street Thanksgiving Day hosts Mr and Mrs Harry W Witham Elizabeth Coombs at Howard Seminary West Bridgewater Mass home for Thanksgiving charming jol at vesper service Rev and Mrs George Wilson Scudder and George Scudder motor to Westfield Mass for Thanksgiving with Mrs Victoria Upson Scudder family returned via Boston Universalist HQ visit Mrs William Willes Cathance won first prize at luncheon and bridge party Miss Jane Murphy won second prize Martha Foote won consolation prize two tables of auction.
Fourteen Maine towns and districts join a New England wide arithmetic contest set for December 8 under Keston University and educator Trot. Guy M. Wilson directs the program testing basic operations and business problems in higher grades. The event expands from last year’s Massachusetts focus to 168 cities and districts with 100,550 pupils statewide.
Miss Alice Hartnett returns to Gloucester after a week with her parents. Alfred Gannon and son Alfred Jr. travel to Orono for his studies at the University of Maine. Various residents visited Boston or traveled to New York and Newport for Thanksgiving and weekend stays, with several returning from trips to Haverhill Lewiston and Cambridge.
On November 9 1926 John P Carey Jr of Bath was appointed administrator of Sarah Allen estate and Inez L Ervine of Bath was appointed administratrix of Lena B Chatman estate both in Sagadahoc County. The Old Colony Trust Company presented final account for Sarah E Sewall estate and a probate hearing was ordered for December 2 1926 in Bath with James S Lowell presiding.
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