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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1937

Page

5

Miss Mary Bosworth Weds Stephen Sleeper Jr in Cape Elizabeth

The wedding of Miss Mary Wood Bosworth daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sewall Bosworth Cape Elizabeth and Stephen W Sleeper Jr son of Mr and Mrs Stephen G Sleeper Brookline Mass was held Saturday afternoon at Webster Farm Cape Elizabeth. The Very Reverend Howard Perkins officiated. After a reception in the garden the couple left for a Canadian wedding trip and will reside in Lancaster New Hampshire. Miss Bosworth attended Masters School and L Ecole de Mile Clemeret Paris. Mr Sleeper is Harvard 1933.

William D. Sewall Loyall F. Sewall Arthur Sewall 2d Arthur Sewall Sumner Sewall Bath Mary Wood Bosworth Arthur Sewall Bosworth Cape Elizabeth Stephen W. Sleeper, Jr Groveton N. H Stephen G. Sleeper Brookline Mass Howard Perkins St. Luke's Cathedral Webster Farm William W. Ingraham Woonsocket R. I Donald G. Sleeper Canada

No false fire alarms rung in Bath over the Fourth

Bath reports no false fire alarms during the holiday as City Marshal Butler and 57 officers patrol 48 alarm boxes in zones. Private cars and the patrol wagon covered the area with nine regulars and ten specials on duty. Police weekend activity led to eight intoxication arrests, three appealing to October court term.

Bath Joseph A. Butler Woolwich Arthur J. Dunton Savadahos

Miss Hortense Welch Becomes A Bride

Miss Hortense Welch daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Welch Bradley became the bride of Byron W Traft of Norwood Massachusetts Monday afternoon at the couple s home with Rev O E Thomas officiating The single ring ceremony featured a white marquisette and lace gown for the bride and a luncheon followed the service They will live at 120 Vernon street Norwood after July 18 The groom is son of Mrs Mary Traft of Uxbridge Massachusetts and manager of the McLellan store in Norwood He is a Mason and a Cushing Academy graduate The bride has served as home demonstration agent for the Maine Extension Service and been active in the Lewiston Auburn BPW club Olivet chapter OES The wedding party included the bride s sister Mrs Ruel Brown as bridesmaid and Earl Traft best man with flower girls from Buckfield and Bradley

Hortense Welch Ernest Welch Bradley Byron W. Traft Norwood Mass O. E. Thomas Earl Traft Uxbridge Mabel Welch Buckfield Jean Welch Maxine Traft Lewiston-Auburn

Firemen Touched by Egg Shower During Early City Fires

Engine 3 answered two bonfires on Washington street near the electric light station and Pleasant avenue early Monday. Fourth of July celebrators egged Engine 3 as hose lines extended 300 and 600 feet. Nine officers arrived with fat guns to stop the eggs.

Engine 3 Washington Street Electric Pleasant Avenue

Dog Refuses to Leave Old Car After New Purchase

Charles F. Cummings of Norway traded his automobile and his dog Peter failed to approve the change. After a ride to the Cummings office in the new car, the dog disappeared. The auto sales proprietor located Peter when notified, and the dog returned to the old car, spending most of two days there.

Charles F. Cummings Norway Peter Cummings Mr. Cummings

Bartlett Troop wedding Friday in Grace Church

Miss Marjorie Powers Troop daughter of Mrs Arline P Troop and the late Carl Troop wed Charles Stanford Bartlett son of W H Bartlett Jamaica Plain Massachusetts in Grace Episcopal Church officiated by Rev Charles M Tubbs. The couple planned a reception at the bride's home and will reside on Middle Street after a wedding trip.

Marjorie Powers Troop Arline P. Troop Carl Troop Charles Stanford Bartlett W. H. Bartlett Jamaica Plain Mass Grace Episcopal Charles M. Tubbs Gladys Preble Medford Arline Caddy West Medford Isabell Lewis William Caddy Leighton Coombs Jennie M. Melcher Troop Louise Staples James Jones Quincy Anne M. Thompson Leighton M. Coombs Gardiner R. Deering Bernard L. Plummer Bartlett South Street School Bath Iron Works Corp Colonial Club Mrs. Bartlett Middle Street

Burgess Tibbetts Wedding Sets Quiet First Baptist Nuptials

Miss Louise Tibbetts and John E. Burgess wed Thursday at the First Baptist church parsonage in a double ring ceremony led by Rev. Charles R. Sims. Only immediate families attended as they planned a White Mountains honeymoon and will live in Phippsburg. Burgess works as a machinist at Hyde Windlass Co.

Louise Tibbetts Joshua N. Tibbetts Bertha Tibbetts John E. Burgess Stanley Burgess First Baptist Church Charles R. Sims Anna Perkins Francis O. Burgess

Waterville couple weds in Methodist church ceremony

Miss Edna E Antworth and Henry W Skolfield wed in Waterville at 4 pm with Rev. Harold C Metzner officiating. Attendants were Ida Antworth and Herbert Antworth, with Carl Antworth and Nathan Watson as ushers. After a Cape Cod honeymoon, they will reside in Bath.

Edna E. Antworth Stanley H. Antworth High Street Waterville Henry W. Skolfield Mae Skolfield Joseph FP. Skolfield Bath Methodist Episcopal Church Harold C. Metzner Ida Antworth Herbert Antworth Carl Antworth Nathan Watson

Circuses Arrive in Augusta under Police Escort

About 20 circus workers from abandoned circuses in northern Maine and Canada arrived in Augusta with municipal and state police supervision. They rode in a truck escorted through the city to the Maine Central station, then boarded the 3.09 train to Boston.

Augusta Maine Canada Maine Central Bangor Boston

Parks Sencabaugh Wedding in Richmond Bath

A Bath couple Bertha Elsie Sencabaugh and Eugene Raymond Parks wed at home in Richmond in a Friday evening ceremony led by Rev. Gilbert Edgett. Attendants included Marian Mealey. Alfred Parks Jr. as best man. Guest lists feature out of town relatives from Portsmouth Whitman Randolph Auburn and California. The couple honeymoon at Moosehead Lake and plan Bath residence after wedding.

Bath James Sencabaugh Richmond Bertha Elsie Sencabaugh Eugene Raymond Parks Alfred A. Parks Gilbert E. Edgett Marian G. Mealey Auburn Alfred A. Parks, Jr Richmond High School Durand Shoe Co Richmmond Bath Iron Works Moosehead Lake Alonzo Parks Portsmouth N. H Bertha Hinckley Elsie Hinckley Whitman Mass Arnold Sencabaugh Randolph Hazel Toole Clifford Scothorne California

MacDonald Smith Wedding In Bath Home Ceremony

Harry J. MacDonald and Evelyn Mae Smith wed Thursday evening at 8 in the.home of Arthur MacDonald 33 Dummer street. The double ring service by Dr David L Wilson followed by a white and silver supper. They will reside at 22 Bailey street.

Harry J. MacDonald Bernice A. MacDonald Bailey Street Evelyn Mae Smith Alton J. Smith Newcastle Arthur MacDonald Dummer Street David L. Wilson Central Church Arthur M. MacDonald Bar Harbor MacDonald Lincoln Academy Damariscotta Bath Morse High School Bath Iron Works Corp Colonial Club

Sagadahoc Grange closes its season with festive program

Sagadahoc Grange Bowdoin held its final meeting before Summer vacation on Saturday. The program featured singing patriotic songs, tableaux, readings, a patriotic memory contest, pantomime and prize voting for grange superlatives. Dwight Adams and Margaret Adams won top actor and actress honors.

Sagadahoc Grange Bowdoin Mary Burns Llewellyn Freeman Grange Flander Daisey Bickford Dwight Adams Edna Bickford Dominique Couture E. E. Baker Margaret Adams

Classified sale of boat and farm property listing

Classifieds offer a 27 ft motor boat with 10 HP kerMath engine in good condition for 200 dollars. Boat visible at Bay View House Southport. Also offers farm and city share property listings via Fred B. Reed Co. at 93 Front Street Bath tel 514 W. 12-30-1.

H. P. Kermath Bay View House Southport Fred B. Reed Co Ey E. Wallace Front Street Bath Tel

Marriage of Maxwell Ward to Amanda Salisbury announced

Announcement from Bowdoinham confirms the marriage of Maxwell Ward to Amanda Salisbury of Canaan at Clinton on Sunday. Ward. principal of Waterville Junior High School. and Amanda Salisbury will reside in Clinton. Ward has frequented his grandparents in Bowdoinham and made many town friends.

Maxwell Ward Amanda Salisbury Canaan Clinton Ward Bay Path Institute Springfield Mass Waterville Edwin Denham Lauris Wilson Edward Wilson Walter Gates Windham Lyman Pratt William W A. S. Macdougal Grand Falls New Brunswick Lewis Williams Alvin Huntoon Woodfords Hope Williams Rumford East Bowdoin Barbara Siegars Portland Phillip Rideout White Mountains Hazel Dunklee Helen Douglas Miss Dunklee Minnie Pert Brookline Louise Calderwood Bath Frank Siegars Ella Purington John Purington Erland Rogers Eleanor Ernest Curtis Karl Hatch Frances Malcolm Ocean Park Richard Sparks Fairfield Ivan Lang John Jewel Elizabeth Wellesley Jewel Josie Irish Roland Small Barbara Massachusetts Massachusetts Were Sunday Guests of Mr. Small George Brown George Siegars Burlington Ethel Breary Abbie Graves Boston Forest Wall Old Orchard John Palmer Helen Reed Brunswick Merry Workers 4-H Club Ralph McEwen Arthur Carr Donald Hazel Phillip Bobby Beverly Carr Frank Heath Norman Rowe China Merline Maloon Bear Pond Lena Cornish Fred Cheney South Portland Harold Cheney William Raymond Emma Raymond Lancaster School Grange Hall Ella Delmar Curtis Bailey’s Island Charles Hatch West Bath Martha Bates Barbara Ware Alice Pease Manchester Allan Naugler Dixie Kennebunkport Naugler William Gould Marion Curtis Bowdoin Boothbay Jane Given Waterbury Doris Raymond Coombs High School Miss Raymond

Woman Leaves Ten Dollar Gift Under Door For Bath Hospital Fund

A resident left a $10 check under a canvasser’s front door to support the Bath Memorial hospital fund. Mrs. Philip Wenz expands Ward 3 canvassing with Mrs. Joseph Madden joining the team. Suburban captain Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden names Miss Madelyn Berry to oversee Georgetown’s section. Recent donors include Miss Frances Barron and many local residents.

Bath Memorial Hospital Philip Wenz Joseph Madden Roscoe P. McFadden Madelyn Berry Five Islands Georgetown Frances Barron O. P. Blaisdell John Clark Octave Dauphin Lillian Fisher John Hart Alfred Houdlette R. M. Luke Marjorie Palmer William Rich Philip Tardiff Robert Wagner Nellie Webber Ellery E. Whittemore

School of 50 Whales Seen Off Five Islands

A whale pod estimated at over 50 entertained residents and summer visitors near Five Islands in Sheepscot Bay on Tuesday. Boats sought close views while a Watchman cruiser captained by Chester A. McMahan filmed a giant whale from under ten feet away.

Sheepscot Bay Chester A. McMahan Washington, D. C

Workers at Bath Iron Works resist CIO bargaining

Unorganized Bath Iron Works workers oppose CIO talks on collective bargaining unless limited to CIO members. Some workers express willingness to withhold representation, fearing Bath could face the fate of Lewiston Auburn or Freeport in a union conflict.

Bath Iron Works Bath Lewiston Auburn Freeport

Ladies Aid Meets at Bowdoinham Post Road

The Ladies' aid gathered Tuesday with 18 members at Mrs. W. H. Gould's home. They tacked two quilts and served fruit cup cake sandwiches and punch. Members and visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hobart and Stella Given, attended locals.

W. H. Gould Chester Hobart C. O. Parinton Stella Given Pomona Topsham Mrs. Barnes Brunswick W. H

Stan Lewis Tops Sunset League Batters

Stan Lewis of the North End bat club leads the Sunset League with 11 hits in 22 trips for a .500 average. He also has four doubles and two triples, while Earl Pride and Rupe Lewis share the runner up spot at .421. Rhody Oliver and Dave Sprague follow as top hitters with averages above .360.

Stan Lewis North End Earl Pride Winnegance Rupe Lewis South End Lewis Dave Sprague D. Sprague So. End Cc. Brewster R. Oliver S. Lewis R. Lewis H. Thayer C. Brewster

Club to Celebrate Its Quarter Century

Cosmopolitan club marks its 25th anniversary with an Open House at the club house on Washington street. Members past and present invited. program starts at two with harpist Francis McPherson, a club history by Miss Alice Magoun, refreshments, and a past presidents reception and dance at the Legion hall in the evening.

Cosmopolitan Club Washington Street Francis McPherson Alice Magoun Legion Hall

Tea honors Miss Olive Sewall at King's Dock

Mrs. Roger D. Skillings hosted a small tea Tuesday afternoon inviting guests Miss Mary Newell Miss Mary Sewall Mrs. J. Edward Drake Jr Miss Marcia Moulton Miss Ruth Skillings Miss Barbara Ross Miss Lucille Johnson and Kane William P. Drake of Grosselle Michigan.

Olive Sewall Roger D. Skillings King’s Dock Mary Newell Mary Sewall J. Edward Drake, Jr Marcia Moulton Ruth Skillings Barbara Ross Lucille Johnson Kane William P. Drake Grosselle, Mich

Also Mentioned on This Page

Senter’s, Inc Ng St Uits Marshal Butler Police Brewster G. Sedgwick Optometrist Arthur Allen Bath Trust Miss Hortense Welch Sagadahoc County Burgess-Tibbetts Mdonald-Smith Bowdoinham John Spencer Mal- Mass Cook Michigan Calais Spencer Carrie C. Adams Charles F. Dodge Boothbay Harbor Sagadahock Block Bah Bowdoinham Post Road Harry A. Walters Union Street Linwood W. Jordan Old Town George F. Nasi Elaine Quebec Opera House Batihi Loretta Young June Gene Autry Angel Margaret Sullavan Wcsh Cooking School
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