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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
5
Recent visitors and residents are listed with families from Vassalboro Suncook Medford Bangor and Portland. Notable items include the death of Oscar Stetson and Mrs Mary Emma Gibbs along with Red Cross fundraising efforts and community events at Enterprise grange Beulah Rebekah lodge and Mt Carmel OES.
Mrs E E Curtis widow of Dr Roland Curtis who practiced medicine in Richmond until 1883 died December 1 at her daughter A Gertrude Curtis’s home 1402 Myrtle Ave Cincinnati Ohio She earlier ran a Portland Oregon family hotel for 25 years and later lived at 183 High Street in Portland hosting summer visitors She moved to Cincinnati in 1933 funeral services held in Cincinnati and burial in Richmond December 5 Survivors include daughter sister brother nieces and sisters in law from Richmond and Cincinnati
Seward Emmons of West Georgetown visited Bath on Wednesday. John Gordon of Gray spent the weekend with Mrs. Gordon at the Hinckley home in Sagadahoc Bay. Mrs. Walter T. Powers hosted the Working League on Tuesday. Sewall Webster of Augusta was in town Sunday. Mrs. Edgar Warren was ill a few days. Miss Maude Thayer, West Brook Seminary teacher, weekend at West Georgetown. Mrs. Josephine Marr returned to Bath after visiting her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wren, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Cunningham, Lester Powers and John Blackie hunted moose near Unity. Clams are shipped to Boston daily by William Collins and Clarence Wade. A number of town residents ill with colds. Miss Hayes retires after 35 years teaching. Christmas sale and supper at First Baptist Church well attended. Beatrice Abbott of Bath visiting Everett C Higgins.
Selden Archer of Aurora, 55, injured in Bangor hospital after being mistaken for a deer by hunting companion Eather Rowe. Rowe fired in heavy fog while Archer wore a red coat. Archer walked to the highway and was driven to Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor. Archer and Rowe are seasoned hunters with ties to Henry T B Leeman of Aurora.
At Corliss Street church the Philathea class held a Monday meeting with Mrs. F. Arthur Berry hosting. Doris Hutchins was elected president for the coming year, with Mrs. Stephen Bracey as vice president, Mrs. Harry Donnell secretary, and Mrs. Seth Snipe treasurer. Miss Chester A. Plant will teach. The group planned Christmas projects and noted the next meeting will be January 13 with Miss Velma Cornish entertaining and the annual Christmas tree. The retiring president and treasurer, Mrs. Harold Walker and Miss Eula Fielding, were thanked for their faithful service.
Forty years back a Bangor shipmaster could hire a crew in an hour from Broad and Exchange street agents. Now he must seek men in Portland or Boston as real sailors are scarce and steamboat hands are unsuitable for windjammer tasks. Capt Rickert of the Edna Hoyt waited a week to book crew for Bridge Town Barbados with offers of $40 to $50 a month and quality grub.
Dr Albert Simpson Owen, from the prominent Owen family of Maine, opens a Bath office after long practice in Framingham Massachusetts. A Tufts Medical School graduate, he served as a major in the U S Army Medical Corps in World War I and held roles in Framingham Union Hospital and the American Legion post.
The Cosmopolitan Garden club of Bath urges community participation in Exterior Christmastide decorations. Last year’s doorway displays were popular and will expand to lighting. Enter by Dec 20 with judging Dec 21 at 6 30 pm. Prizes offered. committee members named.
Girls of Sagadahoc Ferry formed The Red Clover 4-H club at Mrs Gertrude Marston home. Officers elected include Avis Marston president Geraldine Rice vice president Patricia Strout secretary treasurer Dorothy Reed reporter Ruth Presley color bearer. Next meeting set January 3 at Mrs Rice home. Wayne Rich 4-H agent attended and spoke. He then organized Montsweag Boys 4-H at Bruce Dickson home if enough boys attend.
Basil MacMahan and Charles A MacMahan return from Cambridge. Charles Pinkham, 63, dies after a lingering illness. service at the church, burial in Five Islands cemetery. Many local residents visit Bath, Augusta, and Portland. Grange and club meetings held. Miss Madelyn Berry and Mrs. Mabel Dickey host gatherings. skating enjoyed during cold weather.
Westport residents share greetings for newborn son born December 7. Obituary notes report Alfred Cromwell’s death by suicide in Everett, Massachusetts. Local visits include Granville Jewett and Mrs. M. O. Webber. Families attend a benefit dance at Huntoon Grange Hall and Roscoe Beaton fills mail route during Violet Colby’s vacation.
The Grover Cemetery Association adopts resolutions mourning George W. Shaw a longtime corporator and loyal member. They extend condolence to his widow and bereaved and publish the notice in The Bath Independent. A copy of the resolutions will be placed on records and sent to the widow.
The mural A Pageant of Beauty painted for Elizabeth Arden’s Mount Vernon Maine Summer home by Clara Fargo Thomas drew steady admiration all week. The 14 large panels tell a woman’s journey for beauty from ancient Egypt through famous wives and heroines to modern times.
Sacred Heart circle affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Women held a regular Friday meeting at K of C hall with strong attendance. Committees were named and future social events planned with members listed for December and January. A sewing circle meets Tuesday evening at Court Street home of Mrs. Alexander Burgess.
Preparations resume in Bath for the Birthday Ball honoring the President on January 30 to aid infantile paralysis research and the Warm Springs Foundation. John P. Carey to be general chairman and committees to be announced. Bath residents recall James Temple whois at the Foundation and benefiting from treatment. he recently recovered enough to use the pool.
A bedraggled goldfinch lay in an Auburn gutter for seven weeks with a broken wing. Mrs George Higgins of Winter Street rescued him. After healing he could not fly far but became a beloved member of the Higgins family, full of playful mischief.
A 40 ton steel coal car derailed at 11 45 a m on the Bath main line near Washington Street blocking the rail corridor. The eight cars bound for Oxford Paper Co Rumford were being moved to the main line when the derailment occurred. The incident delayed the 1 10 p m through freight and required use of sidings and a back move for the Westbound passenger train.
The Bath Eagles Aerie sponsors a 11 week pool tournament starting Monday. Twelve two man teams compete in 100 point matches, with six matches weekly on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Teams listed include Martin Cool with Morse Hagan and Spinney Robichaud among others.
Andrew S. Merrill, Bath contractor and former treasurer, seeks appointment to fill the unexpired Bath sheriff term. A petition with prominent signatures is circulating for Governor Brann. Governor has not decided if he will appoint Merrill or let acting Sheriff Abram C. Oliver continue.
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