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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1933

Page

2

Bazaar and social events fill Wiscasset list

The Dorcas club Bazaar at the Congregational vestry from 6.30 to 9.30 features gypsies mysteries games and foods. A public card party follows Friday Feb 24 at 7.30 p m under Day Troop Girl Scouts. Various society groups meet, films shown, and municipal ceremonies proceed as town life continues with church services funerals and school play on the horizon.

Dorcas Club Woman's Club St. Philips Woman's Auxiliary Holbrook Female Charitable Society H. v. B. Nash St. Philip's Brotherhood of St. Andrew and the Altar Guild Mary Hobson Minnie Bemis Woman'’s Club Federal Street Zina Davis Rachel Hodgdon Joseph Kennedy Marion Haggett Benjamin Webber U. of M Harvey R. Pease Augusta Pease Clarence A. Richards Granville Moulton Portland Viola Adams Alberta Larabee Organ — Society Nellie Blagdon Garrison Itill Masonic Hall Gertrude B. McTeer Damariscotta Mary M. Marston Fannie Adams Grace C. Pease Charles E. Titus Star of the East Randall Cummings Laura H. Evans Nina Fowle Lou Riley Adah Anna Soule Ruth Edith Hilton Esther Electa Bertha Day Marth the Sentinel Charles E. Pugh J. S. Sewall Haverford Susan Reed Boothbay Lawrence Haggett Middle Street Round Pond Mr. Webber Bradford C. Redennett Rockland Nina Fowles Arthur Stilphen Bath Simon D. Crosby Rockland Highland Evelyn Trott Elizabeth C. C. Blagdon Stanley W. Dodge E. Murray Senter E. Fred Albee Lincoln County Newcastle Congregational Church Niagara Falls American Museum of Natural History Boston Philadelphia Carpenter's Hall Betsey Ross Valley Forge Washington Delaware George Washington E. G. Spinney Elizabeth Sewall Luther Carney Wiscasset Sheepscot South Newcastle Epworth League Wiscasset Methodist Robert Foye Will Bailey Lucille Quinman Betty Sterling Dorothy Hilton Willie Leland Greenleaf Matilda Leona Weeks Henry Carl

Wiscasset Echo Briefs Highlight Local Happenings 1908

Local notes from Wiscasset reflect visitors and travels including Mrs Bert DeLong returning from Michigan and Oscar A Page visiting from Damariscotta. Residents like Miss Ina Dickinson and Clarence Dickinson return from Dean Academy and Boston with remarks on a mild winter boosting a late Bath trip by the Island Belle steamship.

Local Notes From Sheepscot Echo February 1894

Miss Katie McKenzie went to Bath. Hon W F P Fogg traveled to Portland. George B Sawyer visited Lewiston. Alfred Lennox stocked grain and feed. Mrs E C Somes returned to Roxbury. Bertha Greenleaf to Westport. Prof Alfred Mitchell and C M Legro with wife arrived from Portland. Leon Gray suffered a severe cold. Mrs Conley and Mrs McFadden visited Bath. Two engines and a snow plow cleared Knox & Lincoln rails. Citizens toured Bath after a major fire. A P Sherman and daughter Lucy went to Portland.

Sheepscot Brunswick C. M. Legro Emma Knight Portland Leon Gray Joseph Conley John McFadden Bath Knox & Lincoln A. P. Sherman Lucy

Maine Central Relief Association Ball Event and Local Notices

The item lists the Maine Central Relief Association entertainment and ball. Hon Henry Ingalls is homebound with bronchial catarrh from a trip from Boston. Mr and Mrs George Wakefield welcome a baby boy born in Thursday's snowstorm with Dr Judkins attending. Ed Kitchen has six foxes this season, best one last Tuesday. Ministers T S Ross J F Haley and C W Lowell traveled to Union for a ministerial association. Mrs John West of Wiscasset died Feb 1 aged 60 after a long illness. she leaves a husband and three daughters. A home wedding occurred Feb 5 on Everett Street Brunswick between Jeanie Clark and Edward McMannus of Brookfield Mass. Rev J S Porter presided.

Maine Central Relief Association Henry Ingalls Boston George Wakefield Dr. Judkins Ed" Kitchen T. S. Ross Woolwich J. F. Haley Boothbay Harbor C. W. Lowell Southport Union John West Wiscasset Chester Brooks Everett Street Brunswick Jeanie Clark Edward McMannus Brookfield Mass J. S. Porter St. Paul's Church

Wiscasset Girls Edge Morse Lassies In Close 18 16 Victory

Wiscasset Academy girls rallied to defeat Morse lassies 18 to 16 in a tight Saturday game at the high school gym. Morse guards Gallant and Henderson played solid defense, while Bailey and M Phee starred for Wiscasset in a contest that turned on late surge and missed free throws by the home team.

Wiscasset Academy Morse Lassies High School Bath School Miss Bailey Morse Boothbay Harbor Moses Middleton Mallett Miss Gallant Miss Henderson Miss M. McPhee Wiscasset

Wiscasset Girl In Serious Condition After Bridge Accident

Miss Mary Colby 17 of Wiscasset lies in serious condition at Bath City Hospital after a Saturday night crash when the car she rode in went off Birch Point bridge and overturned. Driver Jake Smith escaped with a broken thumb. Miss Hilda Brann survived unharmed. The 1929 Ford coupe was raised Sunday by Percy D. Marston with a lighter.

Mary Colby Wiscasset Bath City Birch Point Bridge Jake Smith Hilda Brann Percy D. Marston Marston Woolwich Colby Bath

Maine notes mark 30th year of gas engines in Bar Harbor

The article notes the 30th anniversary of marine gas engines in Bar Harbor and cites a record of no fishing boat destroyed by gasoline fire in 30 years aboard a fleet averaging 50 engines. It contrasts with a New York region port with similar fleet losses. Dexter Amos Abbott Woolen Co mill has a rush order from New York agents, highlighting tight deadlines and hopeful but uncertain textile business prospects.

Bar Harbor New York Leasst Amos Abbott Woolen Co Dexter

Local Social Notes From West Bath and Bath

West Bath and Bath residents attend church meetings and sewing clubs. Social events include a grange hall play Glorious Annabelle with a large cast and a following dance. Local residents visit Boston for hospital care and return to Campbell's Pond and Birch Point construction work progresses on a new cottage.

West Bath House Destroyed by Fire in Morning

Philip Boudreau and his son Robert escaped when their Foster's Point Road home burned in a 4 30 am blaze. The ell and barn were destroyed. neighbors aided but slick roads and slippery travel slowed response. Origin unknown. Philip Boudreau the owner. Mrs. Boudreau away.

Philip Boudreau Robert Foster's Point Road West Bath Boudreau Earl C. Donnell Bull Rock Bridge Road Robert Boudreau

Sewall and Smith Lead at Colonial Club Contract

Edward Sewall and Alden Smith led Tuesday evening's Colonial Club contract-bridge tournament with 8330 points as 14 teams competed. Dwight Pierce and Bill Dennison followed with 7990, while Andrew Merrill and John Hayes posted 6545 for third high. The field featured several teams above 5000 with final tallies listed.

Edward Sewall Alden Smith Dwight Pierce Bill Dennison Andrew Merrill John Hayes William Dennison John Fitzgerald Harry Day Albert Austin Harold Footer Melvin Haggett Joseph McCole Emery Footer Carroll Davis Arthur Scott William Skelton Marius Page Fred Thompson Edward Given Clinton Wilson Alex Burden Homer Potter Dudley Leavitt Harold Brown Edwin Jones Arthur Nichols Fred Higgins Eugene Desmond

Colonial Bowlers Schedule for Thursday Night

The Colonial Club bowling league lists Thursday matches at 6 30 with Lucky Strikes Fatimas and Camels and at 8 30 with Murads Old Golds and Chesterfields.

Colonial Club Lucky ‘Strikes Fatimas Camels Murads Old Golds Chesterfields

Vodvil Night at Maine Colleges Features Student Acts

University of Maine hosts Vodvil Night on Friday February 24 in Alumni Gym with stunts dances plays and burlesques by campus groups followed by a dance. Mrs Alice McGouldrick of Dixfield representing the Maine Public Health Association spoke in New York City on February 2 about plans for the 1933 Christmas Seal Sale and future tuberculosis programs.

U. of M Maine New York City Alice McGouldrick Dixfield Maine Public Health Association Atlantic

Maine Faculty Vote To Rebate Five Percent Salaries

University of Maine faculty approved a five percent salary rebate from January through June following a trustees meeting. The vote, decided at a recent faculty meeting, was reported to the Board of Trustees at Thursday's session. Jessie Louise Garland of Portland, daughter of Rev. Carl N. Garland, wed Norman William Hayden of Boston on August 6, 1932 in New York City.

University of Maine Board of Trustees New York City Jessie Louise Garland Carl N. Garland Portland

Woolwich Grange Plans Lincoln Birthday Public Party

Woolwich grange led by Mrs Richard Hunnewell Mrs Merle H Jameson and Harold Bailey host a public Valentine party this week with Lincoln birthday observances. The Saturday program opens with Battle Cry of Freedom followed by Lincoln life anecdotes a Leona Weeks recital Gettysburg Address by John H Carter and songs and readings including Tramp Tramp Tramp My Old Kentucky Home and Star Spangled Banner. A prior meeting featured Edgar Guest poems a Pomona reminiscence and a debate on rural versus city opportunities. News of Mrs Belle Thwing Gabriel s death in California is noted with services planned at Days Ferry and Montsweag church.

Richard Hunnewell Merle H. Jameson Harold Bailey Woolwich Grange Grange Lincoln Leona Weeks John H. Carter Merle Jameson Harry Bradford Abraham Lincoln Kentucky Georgia Ann Nelder Melvin Bailey Pomona Mr. Carter

Glorious Annabelle Farce Presented by West Bath Grange

West Bath Grange presents Glorious Annabelle a three act farce by Florence Edna May at its hall on Thursday evening February 16 with a dance to follow. Mortimer Keyes a wealthy bachelor fumbles a random engagement to Annabelle Lee after his daughter’s suitor plans a ruse. Jack the nephew impersonates Annabelle turning the plan into comic chaos until the real Annabelle arrives to save the household. The show has a history in stock productions and features grange performers in past plays.

Fred W. Larrabee Larrabee’s Grove Bath First Baptist Church Thomas K. Haley Cobb Road James B. Lemont Edward A. Footer Sewing Club Almon R. Perry High Street Anstress Larrabee Edward P. Rice Highland Street Philip Boudreau Foster's Point Road Della M. Gaudette Washington Street West Charles A. Eastman Loring D. Small Fred J. Rose Fred S. Brown Annabelle Florence Edna May Grange Hall Fred H. Cary Lena Ogden Charles B. Doyle Herbert S. Cavanaugh Robert W. Oliver David S. Henderson Leland Plummer Christine Hanscom Dorothy A. Welch Stanley Williams Campbell's Pond Dwinal E. Cornish Cheverus-Morse Morse Gym Cheverus Rev. Forest-Bl. Littlefield Wesley M. E Church of Bath Wendell Williams Needham Heights Mass Robert D. Metcalf Boston Ernest E. Williams Harold W. DeLong Birch Point Thomas L. Pierce Providence, R. I., National Bank West Bath Grange Bernard Pratt Ralph C. Whitehouse Archie Wishart George Comeau Catherine H. Emmons Harold E. Freeman Charles T. Henderson Frank Manion Edwin W. Haggett Charles L. Haggett Herbert A. Henderson Graham White Harold L. Safford, Jr Percy Leeman West Bath William H. White Laura E. Lemont Miles S. Purington Alfred B. Snow Henry L. Adams Morton S. Baker Woolwich Joseph Footer Isaac Trufant Hardings New Meadows Inn Thompson's Brook Mortimer Keyes Annabelle Lee Jack Mortimer Lee Keyes Fair Dancer

Fort Fairfield Embraces Sixth Annual Winter Carnival Spirit

The people of Aroostook County and Fort Fairfield join in the sixth annual Winter Carnival, carrying courage energy and loyalty through the event that runs through Saturday. The piece praises community resilience and compares local vigor to pioneers and New Northeast.

Aroostook County New Northeast New England Fort Fairfield Aroostook North Country

Morse quintet from Rockland High wins see-saw clash

Morse high defeats Rockland 27 to 22 on Rockland’s floor to move toward Bates tournament selection. Captain Richie McElman scores twice early in the final period to seal the win as Legard’s taps and Parks’s long shots pace the Bath offense. Freeman and Pellicane lead Rockland’s rally with strong offensives, while Morse dominates with passing and tight defense.

Bates Morse High Rockland Richie McElman Morse Freeman Bath Boys Rockland Basket Tarzan" Legard McElman Pellicane Capt. McElman Armata Legard Salts Tarzan” Legard Bath Lads Lime City Legard Codd Herrick R. McElman Buck Carr Henderson Harrington H. McElman Phil Oliver Wotton Oeene

Sheriff Purchases Dr Norton Estate on Union Street

Sheriff Albert Henderson has purchased the residence of the late Dr. Fred Norton on Union Street. The sheriff and his family will move to the new home within a few days. The Norton estate is one of the most attractive in that section of the city.

Albert Henderson Fred Norton Union Street Dr. Norton

County Tax Paid by Bath City Treasurer in 1932 33

Bath county tax totaling about 17000 dollars for 1932 33 was paid by City Treasurer Donald D Young on Tuesday.

Bath Donald D. Young

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Donald F Preble Yealtelreag Center St Steeves Igame Sheepsecot Echo Bert DeLong Michigan Oscar A. Page Webster Southard W. S. Damon Ina Dickinson Dean Academy Franklin Thomas Jackson Burgin the Albee Clarence Dickinson D. B. Phelan Waterville Alderman Thomas Henry Chelsea Helen Mycue Bath Girls Pete Een Eenee Cummings Bewwe Henderson Gallant Pases McMann Maine News Notes Arthur Allen Optometrist Center Street West Bath House Son Sewall Smith Almeda Calif Belle Thwing Gabriel Alton B. Thwing Brookline Gabriel John B Emily Lilly Thwing California Capt Milton Thwing Oakne Calif Berton Petaluma Days Ferry Montsweag Christ West Bath Grangers Rockland High Rf Wet En Eeee Armata Eee Eeeene Piccadilly 45Th Street Beachway William Maduung
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