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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1928

Page

6

Personal Items Concerning Bath and Vicinity News

Bath readers receive a roundup of local social notes and travel plans. Ernest F. Kelley returns from Winchester Mass with his son Frank B. Kelley and visits the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The piece details gifts from Dudley Leavitt Pickman and Arthur and Robert, plus the 1803 woodwork and 1863 wallpaper. Also listed are numerous Bath residents’ comings and goings, trips to Portland Boston and Panama, social events, theater, and club notes from December.

Ernest F. Kelley Winchester Mass Frank B. Kelley Arthur Robert Dudley Leavitt Pickman Sheraton Feragham

MacIntire couple travels from Montsweag to Boston and New York

Mr and Mrs Kenneth S MacIntire of Montsweag left Wednesday for a few days in Boston and New York. An exhibition of Mr MacIntire s screens was held in the interior decorating department at Eastman Bros and Bancroft in Portland.

Kenneth S. Maciintire Montsweag Boston New York MacIntire Eastman Bros Bancroft Portland

Stetson Urges Grangers to Adopt Modern Methods

Clarence C. Stetson, Maine Development Commission chair, urged State Grange delegates to group up for research and marketing reforms. He cited a 287 percent rise in Maine farm product value from 1869 to 1919 and called for standardized grading and cooperative action. A committee was named to work with the Maine Development Commission, and Mrs. Ralph O. Brewster introduced speakers on national farm relief policy.

Maine Clarence C. Stetson Maine Development Commission Grange Wwfe Stetson F. B. Lyman Naples State Grange Bangor Ralph O. Brewster National Grange Dexter

Train kills man at Richmond crossing

Francis Beauregard of Brunswick twenty one a signalman's helper for the Maine Central Railroad was killed at the Spruce street railway crossing in Richmond when the crossing signal was out of order.

Francis Beauregard Brunswick Maine Central Railroad Spruce Street Richmond Beauregard

Unnamed man killed by train near Brunswick

The man was struck by train No 1 while walking along the track and hurled about 150 feet. His head was mangled and one leg broken. He was taken to Brunswick and was unmarried.

Brunswick

Richmond Woman Dies at Home at 91

Julia A. Plummer 91 widow of William Plummer died at her River Road home between Richmond and Bowdoinham on Wednesday morning. Born in Turner she moved to Richmond in 1877 and was the daughter of Charles A. and Minerva Gorham Turner. Burial will be in Oak Grove with Rev. L. W. Grundy officiating at the Richmond Methodist church. Morse High basketball squad held its first workout Tuesday morning in the gym.

Julia A. Plummer William Plummer River Road Richmond Bowdoinham Turner Charles A Minerva Gorham Turner Bath L. W. Grundy Methodist Church of Oak Grove

Duluth Policeman Rescues Bank Robber Thwarting $10,000 Hold-Up

A Duluth policeman, shot twice, detains a bank robber, enabling his capture and preventing a $10,000 robbery. The incident highlights police response and the thwarted heist's stakes.

Duluth

State Lecturer Speaks At Maine Grange Meeting

State Lecturer Allison P. Howes of Pittsfield urged the Maine Grange to defend rural rights and confront vital issues, saying the Grange must move forward, declare its program, and serve the people over politics and vested interests. He avoided political aims, insisting he serves at the Grange’s direction and will discuss dangers facing the community. The delegates accepted his report and adjourned to routine matters, with tributes to the late sister Mrs. Warren B. Gardner.

Grange Maine Allison P. Howes Pittsfield Abbott Pomona Howes New England Educational Aid Fund Warren B. Gardner Knox

Sturgeon and Bath ships highlight Bath notes

A Bath page roundup notes a sturgeon valued over 400 dollars brought to Boston by the bath launched Boston College trawler. Health officials discuss Dr Ezra Sprague and quarantine amid chickenpox concerns while local transit and bridge work progress.

Boston Boston College Bath Iron Works Corp Holy Cross Iron Works Atlantic & Pacific Fish Co

Christmas sale committees named by Ladies' Aid

The Ladies' Aid of the People's Baptist church has set the arrangement for the annual Christmas sale and supper in the vestry on Friday. Committees cover Fancy Articles Aprons Comforters Novelty Table Handkerchief Table Candy Table with named chairpersons. Supper directed by listed members in dining room and kitchen teams.

South End People's Baptist Church George B. Wolstenholme Fred Bragg Andrus Coleman Milan G. Leonard Clarence Seavey J. J. Coleman Harry Cressey Loring Pushard E. Hart Forrest Putnam Milan Leonard Nina McRae Minnie Cressey Bertha Pushard

Counterfeit Money Flows Suppressed by Foreign Police Aid

Chief Moran of the Secret Service told a house committee that war payrolls in France spurred a flood of counterfeit dollars abroad. Counterfeits from Europe are now rare while expertly made notes from Mexico pose a new problem.

Washington France Moran Secret Service House Europe Mexico

Secretary of State Resigns and Checks Shortage Claim

Manchester report notes secretary of state Hobart Pillsbury resigns and sends 6131 dollars to State Treasurer Henry E. Chamberlain to cover alleged shortages in his office accounts. Washington report confirms William F. Whiting nomination as secretary of commerce by the Senate.

Manchester N. H Hobart Pillsbury Henry E. Chamberlain Washington—Senate William F. Whiting Commerce

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