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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
8
Weather note discusses Candlemas day sayings and past readings from 1920 and 1921. It cites last fall and spring frost dates, January cold, February warmth, and groundhog folklore. The piece suggests early spring may follow despite mixed conditions.
Board of Education annual report notes delay opening North Bath School due to teacher shortage. Morse high students thank the district for electric lighting, praising ongoing improvements. Supt. Smith cites Morse as one of the best lighted school buildings in the state after a $1200 installation. A pupil expelled for bad conduct is pardoned on promise of good behavior.
Charles Brown of Bath leads the State House Big Family Party with 328 payroll members. Departments will sit separate on the second floor with each room handling its table setup and service. The Governor may attend and musical and vaudeville features are planned.
Joseph Atkinson of Western Avenue slipped on ice in his yard Monday morning and landed on his head but escaped serious harm. He noted many falls in his railroad work yet this was his first time ever changing ends. Morse high senior class will present the play Private Tutor at Assembly Hall Friday evening at 8 30 with a dance to follow.
An advertisement notes worm symptoms such as constipation stomach pains and pale face and promotes Dr. True’s Elixir and Worm Expeller as a remedy. The letter claims a child was relieved and credits the True family remedy as a favorite for over 70 years. The misspelled text references Mrs Hi Roberta and an address at 502 Asylum St.
The Colonial Club held its regular meeting with large attendance. New members Donald Hopkins Fred Arel Clarence Daley and Fred Frhardt were elected. A proposed age change from 19 to 21 failed. A thank you gift to George S. Drake was approved and a 20th anniversary committee was named. Tournament winners were announced and inter club talks planned with Brunswick and Woodfords of Portland. Nominees for officer and director posts were listed for the next meeting.
Fred D. Hill on vacation in California visits Pasadena and Hollywood. He meets Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Low and chats at a Rotary luncheon with George Whitlesey who recalls Bath Maine ties. Clippings note a Los Angeles snow storm of January 31 trapping over 200 motorists on a Ridge Route, with rescues underway.
Widespread hunger and exposure afflicted the populace but no serious injuries were reported to women and children. The Governor ordered three state gangs to clear the roads, addressing transit and relief concerns amid harsh conditions.
At Corliss Street Church the Sterling Bible class met Monday at Mrs. Fred Chaney’s home. After business planning a Valentine party in SEPVTA rooms, five January birthdays were celebrated: Mrs. Chaney, Mrs. John Russell, Miss Abbie McCabe, Mrs. Edith Bucklin, and Mrs. John H. Hunt. A buffet lunch followed with Miss Bernice Hunt at the piano and Mrs. Dunbar, Deering, Quick, and Plant taking parts. The March meeting will be at Mrs. Plant’s home with February birthday hosts.
The Civil Service Commission issues a ruling limiting rural carrier certifications to applicants residing within the same delivery office. Previously eligibles from any county area could be certified. The change aligns residence requirements with postmaster appointments and has Postal Service approval.
Bath represented in the Bowdoin Alumni association of New York with annual meeting held last week. President Sills addressed the gathering as officers were chosen. Arthur Sewall, 2d, of Bath serves on the executive committee and Phillips Kimball, Bath, on the Placement committee.
The Bath city council discussed dairy health rules requiring tuberculin testing and milk restrictions, with penalties up to twenty dollars per offense and a June 1 1922 effective date. Board actions included auditing the Lucinda Bailey Trust fund and payroll charges to the Bailey Evening School Trust fund for January 1922. Municipal court costs and a detailed trust fund report were noted, and election warrants for March 6 were issued with polling hours 10 am to 6 pm.
More than 40 Bath Rotary members met at the Phoenix hotel for a noon luncheon and social hour. Guests included Rev. G C Tubbs of Bath Capt J O Trall of Portland and Frank Chapman of Providence. President William S Newell led postmeal exercises and shared letters from the New York club about a prosperity drive and from Boston inviting Bath to send a five man bowling team to a championship in Boston.
The Bath Hebrew community begins a drive to raise 14 million dollars for Jewish relief in the old world. Max Cohen chairs the Bath committee with Bessie Brown as financial secretary and Morris Cohen treasurer. Endorsed by President Harding and Herbert Hoover, Bath's quota is 2500 dollars with 550 already contributed. Contributions go to Morris Cohen at 147 Front street.
A Bath man employed in Shanghai writes that the Admiral Line steamer Pine Tree State, named after Maine, arrived last week and is now in Manila or Hongkong. It will return Friday for a dinner on board to honor Maine natives in Shanghai, about a dozen present.
William T. Savage has moved to Rumford to take a job at the Oxford Paper mill. He notes three Rumford mills with two facing labor trouble, but the Oxford mill is unaffiliated with International Paper Co. and carries no labor strife. Savage states the position is safe to take through a friend’s influence. Teams are crossing the Kennebec River on the ice at the North end.
County records show civil bills totaling 5970.08 and criminal bills 3455.69 with a 1994338 in fines and costs. The report, compiled by Fred L. Thompson, details Bath valuation at 12 143 463 and county taxes 20 648.89 against 94 405.05 countywide.
Larry I Murphy 40 son of William T Murphy of Bath died at home in Sandy Point after a long illness. Survived by widow. three children Mrs I Bryant Robert of Brunswick Harry Jr of Sandy Point. father William T Murphy and brother William A Murphy of Bath. Burial Wednesday at Sandy Point residence. He worked at Kelley Spear Co and later Texas Steamship Co and lived in Sandy Point several years. Iris father and brother Mr and Mrs T P Bryant and son Robert attended funeral.
Anson M. Clark aged 71, a prominent Bowdoin farmer, died early Saturday morning after a brief illness likely due to pneumonia. He leaves four daughters as survivors.
In Municipal Court Judge Keegan fined Alvin C. Wallace of West Point after he pleaded guilty to possessing 16 short lobsters on January 17. Wallace paid $5 per short lobster for three lobsters plus costs totaling 384.48 dollars. Deputy Fish Warden Henry Wallace testified and Ralph Dale defended.
The Winter Street Church Ladies Aid held its annual meeting Friday afternoon at the Manse, the home of Rev. and Mrs. Edwin TD. Hardin. Sixty two members attended and officers were elected including president Mrs Edward B. Smith and secretary Mrs John Evans.
Bath will send a large delegation to the Lincoln club banquet in Portland on Saturday February 11 at the Falmouth hotel Col Frank B Welch toastmaster invites Robert T Lincoln to attend The speakers include Prvernoy Baxter Senator Frederick Wale Congressman Carroll T Beedy Mrs Medill McCormick and Senator Irvine N Lenroot The event runs from seven to ten with a reception and dancing to close the evening's program
Young ladies in Richmond organize a junior club at Richmond Farm Laurean for cooperative work in home economies. Officers elected include President Lucille Bailey Vice President Laura Gridin and Secretary Treasurer Madeline James. Members ages 10 to 12 meet biweekly to sew mend clothes and learn cooking. They will enter the county prize contest in this city.
Fred Tobey has papers out for nomina tion as sheriff. James A. Leore and Fred H. Thompson, clerks of courts, hold office. Saco Republicans plan to nominate a woman for mayor.
Narrator recounts Maine Central steam era legends including engines Drummond and Pierce, crews like Cy Hall and Charlie Brackett, and a fatal wreck near Riverside on the Drummond run. The piece notes renumberings, repairs, and notable men shaping early freight and passenger service. The account ends with Drummond disaster aftermath and a tease of continuation.
Florence Kling Harding organized a Christmas at Walter Reed Hospital in 1921 sending flowers to wards and engraving ecards for every soldier with her handwritten messages. Volunteers and crippled veterans staged a wheel chair and crutch assisted toy and charity event for thirty underprivileged children, with Mrs Santa Claus visiting aboard.
At Walter Reed Hospital Santa Claus and his wife cheered children including a family with nine members aged from 12 years to 7 days. Crippled soldiers shared gifts with the youngsters, one veteran giving his entire savings for a family in need as he remains in bed two years. Omar W. Folsom, 1731 Kilbourne Place, Washington, D C.
Nine divorces were decreed at the January term of the Supreme Judicial Court in Bath. Justice Scott Wilson presided. cases included desertion and adultery grounds among Bath residents and others. The session also handled liquor and transportation cases, with Cline’s offenses resolved through fines and jail time.
At the Bath branch annual meeting of the American Society of Marine Designers held Thursday at the Phoenix hotel 132 members attended. After a chicken dinner the nominating committee reported officers elected for the ensuing year Walter R Many president Delmar Bates vice president Thomas Black secretary and Arthur Baum treasurer and board member for three years. A social hour followed.
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