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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1936

Page

4

Vacancies filled on ward tickets after late caucus

The vacancies committee met in Judge Dunton's office after a slim Republican Ward 4 caucus and named Arthur W. Gediman aldermanic candidate against Walter G. Lyden. Democrats filled council tickets with Hart on both ballots, plus other nominations and changes across wards, while filing hours extended to midnight.

Causus Arthur J. Dunton Arthur W. Gediman Walter G. Lyden John E. Hart Harold P. Small Roscoe Clinton McFadden Hubert O. Foster Edgar D. Leavitt Harry A. Warner Constable Thatcher B. Pinkham Sam Povich Edwin M. Robbins Povich Gardiner E. Crocker Justus H. Miller Rosario J. Tardif Lawrence E. Sprague Hubert O. Farnsworth George I. Ingraham John C. Mulcahy Mr. Farnsworth Mabel &. Green Helen Green Andrew B. Hart Carroll Watson Walter J. M.elman Albert Murphy Harold L. Corliss John E. Green Robert D. Green William A. Perry Warden

Grangers to Help Safety Campaign

F Ardine Richarson informs Walter Brennan that Maine State Grange units will allocate time at meetings to street and highway safety with at least one meeting yearly devoted to the topic. Schools will provide Safety Minute Men from all grades to present brief safety talks at meetings.

F. Ardine Richarson State Grange Walter J. Brennan Maine Highway Safety Campaign

Valentine Party at Augusta Post Office

Augusta post office employees and their wives gathered at Knights of Pythias hall for a Valentine Party on Saturday evening. Two men stayed on duty at the office to ensure mail dispatch continued.

Augusta Post Office Knights of Pythias Hall

Winter entertainments and events noted in coastal town

February 24 event by the Woman's club at Congregational church vestry features card games from 2 to 4 with refreshments and a 7 pm program. Boy Scout Winter games at Sherman Lake draw Boothbay Harbor and other troops with multiple ski races and gatherings. Ongoing church Lenten services. Masonic lodge installation of Garrison Hill chapter officers with past matron gifts and receptions. hospital updates note local residents recovering from surgery and injuries, plus community movements and visits.

Ways and Means Woman's Club Congregational Church Elden P. Munsey DeForest Day Wesley C. Day Carl M. P. Larrabee Bradford C. Redennett John H. Currier Sherman Lake Boothbay Harbor Southport Damariscotta-Newcastle Wiscasset Scout Willis J. Furtwengler Augusta Dr. Brown Damariscotta Parkhurst No Man's Land St. Philip's Church

Community notes highlight clubs and school events in Bath area

Activities at the Maine Progressive Union of Clubs in Bath include a speaker at Cosmopolitan club house and a successful Organ Society food sale at Marston's. Arambec lodge hosted delegates. 53 attended. oyster stew served. Wiscasset Academy beat Lincoln Academy second teams in Red Men’s hall. later Boothbay Harbor losses. Budget talks, school vacations, and local obituaries accompany community life.

Maine Progressive Union of Clubs Cosmopolitan Club Bath Ways and Means Organ Society First Congregational Church Marston's Carl M. P. Larrabee Wesley C. Day Lawrence B. Haggett John A. Merry George W. Carleton The Fred W. Blagdon Mary Hobson Arambec Lodge Warren Lodge H. T. B. Leeman C. R. Benner Patriach L. Davis Knox Lodge Rockland William Hubbard Nate Rines John Dickinson Anna Holbrook Turner Zina Davis Forest Faulkingham Republic Abraham Lincoln Herman Grover Lincoln Academy Red Men’s Hall Wiscasset Academy Boothbay Harbor Elizabeth Dodge Lowell Town School Boston Starling Burgess Washington D. C Burgess Bath Iron Works Anne Nelder Depositors' Trust Co Charles S. Sowder Woman's Club Sowder Allie Barns Moore Richard Moore North Edgecomb Lawrence Putnam Woolwich Leon Moore Mr. Houghton

Wiscasset Pastor to Speak at Winter Street Club Meeting

Rev. Charles S. Sowder pastor of First Congregational church in Wiscasset will address the Winter Street Men's club on Thursday evening replacing William B. Newell. Arthur C. Lemont and Charles E. Hewitt head the committee. wives will serve supper at 6 15 with the meeting to close at 8 20.

Charles S. Sowder First Congregational Church Wiscasset Winter Street Sowder William 8. Newell Arthur C. Lemont Charles E. Hewitt

Birthday celebration at Berry's Mills schoolteacher home

Miss Jean Danforth, teacher at the rural Berry's Mills school in West Bath, celebrated her birthday Tuesday evening with a family supper at her High street home followed by a theatre party. Miss Dorothy Powers and Miss Alice Powers from East Brunswick attended. Far and Near Missionary Society of Corliss Street church plans its next meeting with Mrs. Hylan M. Jewett of Washington street on Friday afternoon Feb. 28. The society held an all day White Cross session last Friday Feb. 14 at the home of Mrs. R. Frank Curtis on Pleasant Street.

John H. Dunton Bath Memorial Hospital Dorothy Young Merrill Dickinson Academy Jeannette Hagcett Middle Street Oak Grove Seminary Olive Johnson Charles J. DiPerri Paul Farnham Effie J. Poole Federal Street Roy R. Marston Hawaiian Islands Jean Danforth Berry's Mills West Bath High Street Dorothy Alice Powers East Brunswick Missionary Society of Corliss Street Hylan M. Jewett Washington Street R. Frank Curtis Pleasant Street Bath Rotary Club Morse High School Emily M. Larrabee Grace Waterman Dorothy Waterman Fred Williams Cape Elizabeth Lincoln Williams Foster's Point J. Everett Mayo Jean L. Danforth Littlefield School Danforth Kate Bergstrom Jackson Heights Robert Wiseman Chester G. King Mary MacLellan Cambridge Mass James B. Lemont Sanford's Crossing Lannes Fuller Woolwich Fred W. Larrabee Larrabee's Grove Helen H. Rogers Farmington, Conn Llewellyn D. Rogers Hugo F. Sandelin Trufant’s Crossing Washington Trufant's Crossing Edwin F. Ramsay Bath Brigham’'s Cove Raymond C. Small Brigham's Cove

Winter Carnival Ball Highlights Local Social Scene

West Bath residents attend the second annual Winter Carnival Ball at Morse High School with Emily Larrabee Grace Waterman and Dorothy Waterman among guests. Local families, 4-H and school activities are noted along with visits from extended relatives and plans for upcoming events.

Annual D A R Conference Set for Bath Next Month

The 38th Annual Maine Society Daughters of the American Revolution conference will convene in Bath March 17 to 19 at Winter Street Congregational church. Knox Memorial needs will be discussed. committee reports and by law revisions planned. Reservations for luncheon and banquet via Mrs. Herbert Calderwood. hotel Phoenix serves as conference HQ with travel via Maine Central Railroad at special rates.

State of Maine Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Bath Col. Dummer Sewall Winter Street Congregational Church State Executive Board Hotel Phoenix Knox Memorial Flora M. Randall Beacon Street Herbert Calderwood Middle Street Rupert H. Baxter Hotel Phoenix Leonard M. Lord Fitts Street Maine Central Railroad

Parish notes and social events fill Grace church week

Mrs E B Scott and Ernest Ward with families visit Augusta from Hardings after weekend at their parents. St Marys guild meets at Grace church Oak Street with Marjorie Troop in charge. Percy Marks speaks on the Church Periodical club and sewing for welfare works follows. D Wylie Lemont hosts dinner before Christmas Cove reunion at Salvation Army hall with 12 guests including Major Walter Phillips and Mrs Phillips of Portland. Randolph Firemen minstrel features Hartwell Flem Norman and Richard Soucie at the Coliseum Thursday and Friday. Norman and Richard, sons of Ephreme Soucie of Augusta, previously performed in Gardiner and Calumet shows.

E. B. Scott Ernest Ward Guild D. Wylie Lemont and Wesley H. Lemont School Street Christmas Cove Salvation Army Hall Walter Phillips Portland Beatrice Palmer Phillips Martin Canada Hartwell Fleming Norman Richard Souc Ephreme Soucie Augusti

West Bath Grange honors Hendersons at anniversary reception

A stormy Washington party at West Bath grange hall honored Mr. and Mrs. David S. Henderson on their 27th wedding anniversary with tableaux, a reception line of 17 couples, a grand quadrille, and a Washington program. 103 attended including 14 visitors. travel home was icy. Officers largely present. agenda included Water Carriers bill opposition and a third fourth degree invitation for Woolwich.

Washington West Bath Grange Hall David S. Henderson Freeman Louisa Hamilton West Bath Grange Maine Woolwich George Wallace Somerset Place Clayton Holden Henderson James B. Lemont Edward A. Footer Barbara Freeman Hubert M.carty Dromore Grange Harry E. Peterson John F. Larrabee Robert W. Oliver Herbert S. Cavanaugh Edwin W. Hagegett George Washington Daniel Boone Abraham Lincoln Charles Dickens Thomas A. Edison Henry W. Longfellow Charles A. Lindbergh Robert Snow Paul Lemont Lincoln Robert Waterman Ethel Waterman Edgar Guest Ralph P. Dunbar Joseph M. Lemont Arthur C. Lemont Fred K. Sturtevant Arthur S. Crockett Raymond M. Smith Charles B. Doyle Charles T. Henderson Chester G. King Ernest Snow John M. Howe Everett G. Lemont Raymond M. Clark Charles W. Walsh Ethel Tourtillotte Fred P. Ring, Jr

Traveling man frees frightened rabbit in Cherryfield woods

F. J. Murphy of Boston, while driving after dark, spotted a rabbit in the highway. The frightened animal sprang up as Murphy neared and became trapped beyond the car. Murphy stopped and freed the exhausted rabbit, unharmed, remarking on the odd encounter.

F. J. Murphy Boston Cherryfield Woods Bunny Mr. Murphy

Woolwich Notes Highlight Local Events and Personal Updates

George Hathorne of Sagadahoc Ferry plays Sixty-Three after twenty years and wins four straight. A pheasant resides near Sagadahoc Ferry. The Good Will Club meets at Mrs. John Lilly’s. plans include February 26 gathering. Church services list locations Day's Ferry Nequasset and Sagadahoc Ferry with sermon on The Spiritual Conquest of Canaan. Various local residents receive news of resignations, travels, illnesses, and social events including dances at the grange hall.

George Hathorne Sagadahoc Ferry Pheasant Harvey P. Hathorne Good Will Club of Woolwich John Lilly Maud Orr Nelson Rice Harry Fitch Fred Carlton Florence Carlton Sadie Day’s Ferry Nequasset Canaan Herbert Munsey Day's Ferry Woolwich Union Callaghan Swank Clarence Baker Wilson Wright George Farnham J. W. Reed Flushing L. I Josephine Cunningham Bath D. Ernest Hathorne St. Petersburg Fla Mason Carter Richmond

Campus Day Weekend at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College hosts a campus day weekend with events led by Dr. Eagle B. Perkins and Dean Paul Nixon. Exhibits include Washington objects from the Kling bequest and Bowdoin Bugle archives. Highlights include lectures, lunches, plays, swimming, fencing, and an all Bowdoin smoker.

Bowdoin College Eagle B. Perkins Memorial Hall Perkins Little America Delta Upsilon Paul Nixon Walker Art Building Washington Kling College Library Kenneth C. M. Sills Glee Club Alfred Brinkler Portland Huntington School of Boston Boston University Union Adam Walsh John C. Schroeder

Mrs. Rose Carpenter Funeral Held at Maple Grove

The funeral for Mrs. Rose Carpenter widow of Charles Carpenter of Phippsburg was held Wednesday at two in the Arthur F street church with Rev. David L. Wilson officiating. Bearers included Milford Simmons Harry Gilmore A Farley Mayo Jr and Howard W Mayo. Interment followed at Maple Grove.

Rose Carpenter Charles Carpenter Phippsburg Arthur F. Street David L. Wilson Central Church Milford Simmons Harry Gilmore A. Farley Mayo, Jr Howard W. Mayo Maple Grove

Quimby Re-Elected Leader Of City GOP Committee

Fred W. Quimby was reelected chairman of the Republican city committee at a Saturday meeting in Bath. Ex Alderman Arthur H. Price ran the gavel, with Harold E. Tobey reelecting Quimby as treasurer, and Miss Bessie E. Dickinson named vice chair and press representative. Elton Wishart of Portland urged party harmony and port development, while local officials discussed snow removal, street conditions, and city logistics.

Fred W. Quimby Republican City Committee Common Council Arthur H. Price Harold E. Tobey Quimby Bessie E. Dickinson Tobey Miss Dickinson Elton H. Wishart Portland Congress Harold P. Small Wishart Townsend Bath Board of Highways and Sewers City Landing John A. Lord Lord Scotland Roscoe G. Bailey Sumner Sewall Lula Varney Bangor Sagadahoc George M. Emery Albert L. Strout Irving C. Varney William W. Dennison Vernon W. Lake Arthur Sewall

Golden Ball Tavern Owner Charged With Worthless Check

John Howard proprietor of the Golden Ball Tavern Berry's Mill Road West Bath appeared in Bath municipal court Tuesday pleaded not guilty and asked for a case continuance set for Friday February 21 at 10 a.m. He allegedly gave Ralph McDonald a 15 check dated February 7 at First National Bank for a 25 cent purchase, receiving 14 75 in cash with insufficient funds. Mrs Frederick Percy and Miss Mabel Howard of South Lancaster Massachusetts are in California for the winter.

John Howard Golden Ball Tavern Berry's Mill Road West Bath Bath John J. Keegan Ralph McDonald First National Market Front Street Golden Ball First National Bank

Notice of Administration for Cushman in Bath Maine

Joel F Cushman administrator in Bath Maine is named in a notice dated January 27 1936 with docket 30 6 13.

Joel F. Cushman Admr Bath Maine

Also Mentioned on This Page

Board of Education William L. Skelton Gilmore Mon Louise J. Blagdon Garrison Hill Masonic Hall Helen C. Erskine Fannie Adams Grace C. Pease Helen R. Haggett Lon Jewett Edith Rines Sidney G. Evans Eva G. Wise Laura H. Evans Amy Jewett Elizabeth Harding Lulu Riley Adah Esther Ruth Leighton Martha Helen Reed Electa Louise Adams Warder Mae Sherman Frank B. Adams Ruth Helen Faulkingham Helen Haggett Florence E. Sherman Helen Erskine Hattie Cowley Pegonia Chapter South Bristol Gertrude McTeer Frank H. Gray Charles 8. Sewall Wilder Hobson New York Japan Hobson Fortune George P. Hobson Charles 8. Sowder Rotary Club Damariscotla Winter Street Men’s Club Domalde Reble Tometrisi Centre A West Bath Grange Hugo F. Sandelin, Jr Katherine Conley Morse High Seth Walter Snipe Mr. Holden Earle B. Perkins G.O.P. City Committee Frederick Percy Mabel Howard South Lancaster Mabel E. Cushman
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