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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1936

Page

6

Society notes and club updates in Shelburne Falls area

Mrs John Wishart officiated as installing patron at the Mary Lyon chapter OES installation on Friday Jan 24 with her son and daughter in law as officers. Numerous local residents attend. a banquet preceded the service. Elaine Rogers celebrated her tenth birthday with pink white decorations and a peanut hunt. Several local births travels visits and club meetings are noted, including a February officers club for Genesta chapter and a bridge party hosted by Mrs Sidelinger and friends.

John Wishart Oliver Street Robert Wishart High Street Shelburne Falls Mass Wishart Mary Lyon Chapter O.es Helen Wishart Genesta Elaine Rogers Howard Rogers Milan Street Valerie Nickerson Joyce Cooke Elaine Marilyn Hart Katherine Powers Gladys Worrey Carolyn St. Martin Marion Jordan Marion Marston Jacqueline Pert Iva Ford Charline Pert

Miss Marie Clancy Treated for Asthma in North Conway

Miss Marie Clancy daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Clancy of Franklin Street is a patient at Greenwood hospital North Conway New Hampshire undergoing treatments for asthma

Marie Clancy Edward Clancy Franklin Street Greenwood Hospital North Conway N. H

Social notes from Pine street and local schools

Mrs Carlton Lowell and Mrs Nathan E Coffin hosted the South End Contract club at Mrs Lowell s Pine street home with refreshments. Miss Madelyn Dunton daughter of Judge Arthur J Dunton has led Kents Hill School activities as chair of refreshment and ushers for the Senior play and reception nearby. Mrs Samuel Bates of Sabine visited Delmar Bates at Snow park and left to visit daughter Mrs Fred Duren in Richmond.

Carlton Lowell Nathan E. Coffin South End Contract Club Mrs. Lowell Pine Street Madelyn Dunton Arthur J. Dunton Washington Street Kents Hill Samuel Bates Sabine Delmar Bates Bates Snow Park Fred Duren Richmond Park Street

Boston clergyman officiates Emma Pedrick Moses funeral

Rev Howard Davis Spoerl of Boston former Bath pastor officiates the funeral for Emma Pedrick Moses at 1034 Washington Street He has held posts in Bath Orono earned a Harvard Ph D and Maine M A and now teaches at Northeastern and Harvard. Mrs Herbert Stevens on two weeks vacation from Senters Inc. St Marys Guild Grace church met at parish house with a food sale and garment work for the needy Eleanor Voorhees student at Nassau College Springvale visit her parents in Bedford Street

Howard Davis Spoerl Boston Universalist Church Emma Pedrick Moses Washington Street Spoerl Bath Orono Harvard University of Maine Northeastern University Herbert Stevens Senters, Inc Cobb Road Charles Smith Dorothy Milliken St. Mary's Guild of Grace Church Eleanor Voorhees Nassau College Springvale Wilmer I. Voorhees Bedford Street Harry B. Briggs, Jr St. Mary’s Guild of Grace Church

Wardwell Illness and Skelton Return Highlight Local News

Mrs. Harry Bennett learns on Thursday of her brother Pearl H. Wardwell's serious illness at his Bucksport home. Wardwell is a longtime hotel manager at the Robinson House in Bucksport. John K. Skelton returns to Bates as a sophomore after spending Friday night with his parents at 524 High Street.

Omar R. King Bates College Arthur W. King Edgett Street Harry Bennett Trufant Street Pearl H. Wardwell Bucksport Wardwell Robinson House John K. Skelton Bates William L. Skelton High Street

Mrs Merrill convalesces. relatives noted at 29 School St

Mrs George A Merrill of 29 School Street is convalescing after six weeks in bed. Her niece Mrs Lester Spinney RN, formerly in Portland, has attended her. Mrs Charles Oliver of Mechanic Street is also bedridden under Miss Adeline care. The Corliss Street Baptist Far and Near Missionary Society met Friday with Mrs Nellie Bonney of 188 North Street. The gathering was described as interesting and helpful.

George A. Merrill School Street Lester Spinney R. N Portland Charles Oliver Mechanic Street Adeline Far and Near Missionary Society Corliss Street Baptist Church Nellie Bonney North Street

Local Residents Return From New York Trips

Miss Anne Kimball returned Monday to Lincoln street after a week in New York as guest of Miss Margaret Cargill. Earle Lombard and sister Carrie Bancroft of Stoneham Mass returned Thursday after a few days in the city, called by the death of their uncle Lincoln Bailey. They were guests of Mr and Mrs Howard Rice of Mechanic street and called on their uncle Rufus Lombard of West Bath.

Ana Hanscom Albert J. White West Bath Chester T. Lorentsen Lorentsen Mechanic Street White Hazel Brissette Dorchester Mass Emily Larrabee Grace Waterman Dorothy Waterman Marcella Lozier Beatrice Rose Betty Rose Marian Rose Hugo F. Sandelin, Jr William Brown Alfred Menard Chester G. King Helena Hadley Laverne Richardson Brunswick Fernando T. Hutchins Leon Genthner David Sprague Clarence Ayer Anne Kimball Lincoln Street New York Margaret Cargill Earle Lombard Carrie Bancroft Stoneham Lincoln Bailey Howard Rice Rufus Lombard J. R. Andrews Fred R. E. Dean Pelham Manor N. H Robert P. Shaw

Miss Desjardins Returns to Lewiston for Beauty School

Miss Rosalys Desjardins and her mother Mrs Celina Desjardins of Valley Road have returned to Lewiston where Rosalys will attend a beauty culture school.

Rosalys Desjardins Celina Desjardins Valley Road Lewiston

Watsons Host Dinner Then Attend Morse High Ball

Mr and Mrs Theodore Watson entertained with a dinner at their Dike road home on Thursday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Roland Hill Mr and Mrs Robert Brownell Mr and Mrs Walter Hill Mr and Mrs Carl Anderson Dunlap Hatch and Mr and Mrs E Knowlton of Westbrook. J Houghton McLellan of Boston weekended with his parents on Washington street.

Elmer Sidelinger Arthur Gilmore Irving Varney Sidelinger Washington Street Archie Wishart Charles Henderson Hermon Crooker Ralph Dunbar LeRoy Lord Walter Smith John Conley Clifford Wilband Wilbur Crooker Charles McDonald Joseph Gardiner Carl Kimball Edward Lemoine Aubrey Steen Fernando Hutchins William Partington High Street Theodore Watson Dike Road Morse High School Roland Hill Robert Brownell Walter Hill Carl Anderson Dunlap Hatch E. Knowlton Westbrook J. Houghton McLellan Boston Mrs

Local Social News Recap of New York Trip and Family Updates

Miss Sophia Mikels returns from New York where she attended the Wholesale Furniture Show spanning 16 floors on 32nd Street and Lexington Avenue in support of Mikelsky's Inc. of Boston. Several residents announce visits, births, and travel details from Rockville Center to Nassau and beyond with multiple families noted.

Sophia Mikels New York City 32Nd Street Lexington Avenue Miss Mikels Mikelsky's Inc Boston

Parish house hostesses and upcoming Sebasco Lodge duties

Mrs. O. E. Pagé was noted as a hostess at the church parish house on Friday. John Summerton left Monday for Portland to work for N. A. Cushman and will return in the spring to resume duties at Sebasco Lodge.

O. E. Pagé Marius H. Page John Summerton Portland N. A. Cushman Sebasco Lodge

Readings and meetings in local Ladies Aid group

The Ladies Aid group held a Friday afternoon session in the church ladies room with Mrs. Clinton D. Wilson as reader, featuring readings about the wedding of Silas and Solace and dialogues. 38 members attended. hostesses included Miss Dickinson and Mrs. Black. President Waller H. Bowker led a brief business meeting. The group meets again next Friday.

Buas Crockett Aelar Ladies’ Aid Clinton D. Wilson Silas Solace Abigail Wilson Grate P. Dickinson Bessie E. Dickinson Charles Blaisdell David L. Black Waller H. Bowker Aid

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel

Miss Jane McDonald of Newark is hosted by Mrs Curtis Hughes in Beacon Street. Several locals plan trips from New Brunswick to Florida and the West Indies. X rays show Mrs Oscar F Thornton injured but not fractured after a crash near Yarmouth.

Jane McDonald R. N Newark N. J Curtis Hughes Beacon Street Sterling McDonald Frederickton N. B McDonald Oscar F. Thornton Mr. Thornton Boston Bath Yarmouth

Miss Jane Donnell Visits Grandmother During Vacation

Miss Jane Donnell arrived Tuesday from Wellesley Massachusetts to spend the rest of the week with her grandmother Mrs R Donnell of Washington street Miss Dece Bis enjoyed several days vacation from midyear examinations at Wellesley College.

Geraldine Stott Jack- 50N College Ardenne A. Stott Stott Bedford Street Jane §. Donnell Wellesley Mass R. Donnell Washington Street Dece Bis Hereseveraldays Wellesley College

Women’s auxiliary diocese meeting notes in Gardiner

Gardenier church activities include a quarterly meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of the Diocese of Maine with Corporate Communion, a talk on Brazilian schools by Dymoke Gasson, and plans for Mother-Daughter events. Scouts discuss tree identification and a service at Winter street chapel. 29 attended the Bath area gathering.

Winter Street Betty Anderson Peter Pan Pack Alice Darrah Betty John Fitzgerald Donald F. Preble Elizabeth B. Deering Arthur Sewall Woman's Auxiliary Grace Church Frederick E. Drake Harles M. Tubbs Edwin H. P. Lowell Gardiner Diocese of Maine Dymoke Gasson St. Paul Brazil Winter Street Chapel Bath

Women’s Auxiliary Meeting Led by Maine Episcopal Diocese Officials

Mrs Edith Ledyard Mrs W Percy Marks and Rev Charles M Tubbs attended the meeting of the Woman's auxiliary of the Maine Episcopal diocese in Gardiner on Tuesday.

Edith Ledyard W. Percy Marks Charles M. Tubbs Woman's Auxiliary Maine Gardiner

Morse High Principal Attends Five County School Masters Meet

Arthur B. Scott, principal of Morse high school, joined educators in Gardiner on Tuesday for the Five County School Masters club gathering. The group includes school masters from Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Cumberland, Androscoggin and Kennebec counties.

Arthur B. Scott Morse High School Gardiner Five County Sagadahoc Lincoln Cumberland Androscoggin Kennebec

High street resident and Mrs Cushman reach Bermuda

Miss Ruth Skillings of High street and Mrs Sylvester Cushman of Portland arrived in Bermuda after a turn home around February 17.

Ruth Skillings High Street Sylvester Cushman Portland Bermuda

V F W aids World War veterans at Red Men’s hall

City residents report veteran assistance at the VFW and Red Men’s hall 100 Front street where applications for bonus bonds are handled. Officials say the headquarters serve all veterans including nonmembers.

Red Men’s Hall Front Street Dyer-Flaherty Post V.F.W George Frost

Parish Social and Community Notices Gather Local Activities

The article outlines parish events including an annual reception at the Central church and parish house with a social, refreshments by the Ladies' Aid and League, and an orchestra by the Men's club. It also mentions veterans visiting for adjusted compensation papers, a turkey supper for Hounds at Masonic temple, and Sacred Heart circle and Sagadahoc council moving to Church block for meetings.

Ladies’ Aid The League Masonic Temple Hill Billies Brunswick Chester A. Plant Capt Everett Neal Ralph Small David McKellar E. R. Wright Sacred Heart Circle D. of I Sagadahoc Council K. of C Ledyard-Palmer Block Front Street Knights of Columbus Church Block

Silver Moonlight Remembrance In Ohio Legend

The tale names Incolala as silver moonlight and the belle of the Ohio, tied to pioneer James Snowden. Cornplanter warns the haunted Fall Hole lake near Crafton, where Folcano murders Incolala, and Snowden’s body later drifts from the lake in the spring.

Ohio James Snowden Pittsburgh Crafton Fall Hole Snowden Cornplanter Incolala Cocohuha Folcano Falcano

New York Society Girl Natalie Carr Engaged After Searched Absence

Miss Natalie Eliott Carr of Clinton Connecticut and New York society announces engagement to Walter Burke Coll of Stamford Connecticut. Once sought by U S and Canadian police after vanishing in 1933 she lived at St Hyacinthe convent in Quebec from February 1934 as a novice before leaving to test a vocation and now abandons nun vows to marry.

Natalie Eliott Carr Clinton

Moose Sighting Aboard Boston Bangor Flight

Pilots on a Boston Bangor Airways flight spotted a bull and cow moose in a field near Dixmont. Pilot A Short alerted passengers as he flew low, and on the return trip the same moose were seen again. Observers note unusually wide antlers on the male.

Boston- Bangor B.M. Airways 8. A. Short Dixmont Pilot Short

Also Mentioned on This Page

James Miller Memorial Hospital James Lester Morse Frederick Synnott Morse John W. Gilmore Ryan Lawrence U. S Drayton Lee Lawrence Berwind W. Va Pearl Alice Staples George Staples Meadow Way Clarence A. Mayo George M. Mayo Ruth Lear Meadow Street George Burnham Freeman A. Trott Donald Green Sewing Club Frank Reinoehl Lancelot Coover Marion Harris Oklahoma City Okla Cooper Ralph G. Stetson James Dann Garden City L. I E. Everett Pierce San Francisco Cal J. Howard Marshall Pierce Gilbert Bean Chicago Malcolm Doble Green Street Frederick N. Sewall Kansas City Lower High Street Georgia Robert Gallagher Academy Street Joan Louise John B. Payson Congress Philip Oliver Bliss College Jennie G. Oliver Leonard P. Litchfield Henry Little Augusta University Litchfield Harry E. Litchfield Bath Street Lewis B. Swett Colby College W. Linwood Haynes Colby Nancy Hyde Brookline John H. Hyde Elmhurst J. Edward Drake Barbara Roland Robinson Herbert Huggard Betty Hagan Norma Nickerson Edward Hagan Roberta Barter Billy Barter Reginald Barter, Jr Roberta Blake Richard Fullerton Donald Robinson Helen Blake William E. P. Hatch Saturday Evening Contract Club C. S. Hunnewell Rose Levine Evelyn Mercie Cummings Street Pownal Francis McPherson Sidney McPherson York Street Toloa United Fruit Co., Line Kingston Jamaica South America McPherson Cristobal Canal Zone Colombia Cartagena Port of Colombia Santa Marta Tropics O.E.S Freida Bagdikian Mabel L. Merrill Harris T. Rodick Catherine E. Leonard Frances D. Young Mabelle Eugene Sprague Richardson Street Raymond Brown Damiariscotta Clarence E. McKown Boothbay Harbor City Arthur L. Pratt Chester M. Schubert Rockville Center Long Island, N. Y Schubert Frances Moses Oliver Moses Robert William D. Sewall Edward Sumner Shrewsbury Mary Aick Laconia David S. Cogan Mrs. Cogan Loyall F. Sewall Nassau Bahama Islands West Indies Charles Andrews Hardings Hyde Windlass Co Patrick Joseph Isg Bath Memorial Hospital George J. Nugent Court Street Louise Elizabeth Briggs Edmund P. Briggs Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Mary Lyon Chapel Mary E. Woolley Briggs Merle Orne Lucy of Topsham Elmer W. Rogers Bowery Street Horace Ward John Atwood Noble Grand Club Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge Guysbert B. Vroom Garden Street Jeannette Shackford Turner Court Durham University of New Hampshire Henry C. Wright Furness Line J. Edward Drake, Jr Reginald Lombard Maria Poulson Penney Farms Fla Brightwater Milan Italy Edward W. Lampzon Railway Express Agency William P. Drake Philadelphia Bowdoin William Plummer Ruth King St. Barnabas Hospital Charles Clark Erlon L. Newdick Leland Mitchell George Dennison Joseph Cyr Nightingale Club Center Street Extension George O. Melzard 106 Court Street Auburn Carl French John Moore Edward G. Morin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harry F. Morin Mr. Morin Tech Chemical Engineering Stephen Tyne Harry A. Beals Wiscasset Ida M. Beals Sagadahoc Ferry Frank Clarke James Tabor Washington and Trufant Streets Clarke First National Henry W. Butler Eben J. Marston Butler Mrs. Edward Cummings Ym.c.a Ernest Freeman Winter Street Church Church League Carl Dearborn, Jr Carl Dearborn South Street Jane S. Murphy Los Angeles Kenneth MacIntyre Montsweag MacIntyre Palm Springs Miss Murphy Claremont Inn Claremont Roberta P. Manson Joseph Charles Footer & Sons John M. Watson Quincy, Mass Bath Iron Works Corp Watson Walter Watson Fore River Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp Bowdoin College Newport News Stonehouse Michael A. Fredo Fredo Moulton Union Amasa S. Ellers Massachusetts Marjorie Smiley W. H. Smith & Son Brooklyn Joseph McEneany Ruth H. Farnham Middle Street W.P.A Farnham Hay Jason A. Merrill Merchants Profit Sharing Stamp Co Bath Trust Co Corliss Street Charles H. Berry Blue Lodge Masons of Lewiston and Auburn Central Church David L. Wilson Henry M. Powers Democratic City Committee John M. Conley, Jr Hallowell Democratic State Committee Alderman Powers Mr. Conley John P. Carey, Jr Scouts’ Own Girl Scouts Friends of Scouting Morse High Gym Hallet's Drug Store Chase's Corner Everett Green John E. Green Langdon E. Thistle John Clark Harvard Street iThree Carlton Bridge V. Biette Oakhurst J. G. Bailey Woolwich Fred H. Soule Erwin Whorff Whorff Vine Soule Wharff Brette Bailey Cosmopolitan Club Jean L. Danforth Wisenden J. Horace McClure Roland Smith Post A. L Cummings Motors Broad Street Ada Crockett McClure Pennsylvania
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