Bath Overseers of the Poor submit annual report
The Bath Maine Overseers of the Poor present the fiscal year ending January 31 1931 report to the City Council. Fred B Reed chairs the board with W I Voorhees secretary and Sidney L Eaton superintendent, detailing finances caseloads aid to out of town settlers and state paupers, and farm operations with a net annual balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bath
Maine
Fred B. Reed
W. I. Voorhees
Sidney L. Eaton
Jennie M. Eaton
City Farm
State Department of Public Welfare
City Treasuer
Keegan
Eaton
Daniel Williams
W. Voorhees
Emily J. Morgan
Orono
Lisbon
Oakland
Cranberry Isle
City of Portland
Woolwich
Phippsburg
Bowdoinham
Rockland
Gardiner
Gorham
Bar Harbor
Charles H Hooper Dies of Pneumonia in Bath
Charles Henry Hooper 65 longtime Bath businessman and former Read Nichols Co treasurer died at 1 30 AM from pneumonia at his home 28 Green street Born in Bath he worked at Bath Iron Works sailed to Boston then Greenville before joining Read Nichols Co He served in Bath city government and held many fraternal memberships Survived by brother Fred E Hooper Shenandoah Pa and sisters Martha and Emma Hooper Bath
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Hooper
Bath
Read, Nichols Co
Green Street
Mr. Hooper
Charles T
Mercy Hooper
Old High School
Old Bath Iron Works
Boston
S. Pierce Co
Greenville
M. G. Shaw Co
Hooper
Ward
Universalist Church
Bath Lodge
Elks
Polar Star Lodge
Masons
Genesta Chapter
O. E
T. W. Hyde Camp
U. V
Colonial
Rotary Clubs
Fred E. Hooper
Shenandoah, Pa
Martha E
Emma F. Hooper
Mrs. Margaret R. Potter dies in Bath at 75
Margaret R. Potter, 75, widow of Albion M. Potter and lifelong Bath resident, died Sunday of pneumonia at her home 1023 Washington Street after a short illness. Born in Bath to Ezekiel and Lucy Welch, she lived much of winters in Bonita Springs, Florida with her son Morris W. Potter. She was a Bath High School graduate, class of 1874, and is survived by her son Morris, and sister‑in‑law Narcissa Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret R. Potter
Albion M. Potter
Bath
Washington Street
Potter
Ezekiel and
Lucy Welch
Bonita Springs
Fla
Morris W. Potter
Old
Bath High School
Hyde Windlass Co
Narcissa Potter
Woodbury
Mrs Annie A Bryant dies after brief pneumonia illness
Mrs Annie A Bryant wife of Arthur A Bryant of North Jay formerly of Fosters Point died Friday evening after a brief illness from pneumonia. Born May 1875 she was daughter of John S Williams and Mary Eliza Dunning Williams. She taught in area schools and is survived by her husband ill with pneumonia a brother Elmer B Williams Old Town a nephew Owen H Williams and two nieces Dorothy and Jeanette Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie A. Bryant
Arthur A. Bryant
North Jay
Foster's Point
Bryant
John S
Mary Eliza Dunning Williams
Foster’s Point
Bath High School
Gorham Normal School
Old Town
Owen H. Williams
Dorothy and
Jeanette Williams
Death of William F Holt in Altamonte Fla
Miss Alice K Robbins of 876 High street received a telegram Sunday announcing the death of William F Holt in Altamonte Florida Friday night after an operation for appendicitis. He was 66 and born in Philipsburg where he lived most of his life. Funeral services will be held in Philipsburg Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice. K. Robbins
High Street
William F. Holt
Altamonte
Fla
Holt
Ruth Whitney
Robbins
Philipsburg
Mr. Holt
Percy Cothran Funeral Held at Aunt's Home
The funeral for Percy Cothran was held Saturday at 2 PM at his aunt Mrs Seth Stewart's home. Rev David L. Wilson officiated. Pallbearers were Maurice McCrater Albert Darrah Robert Swift and Robert Anderson. Burial followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Cothran
Seth Stewart
David L. Wilsor
Maurice McCrater
Albert Darrah
Robert Swift
Robert Anderson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral for Charles H Hooper Held Privately
The funeral of Charles H. Hooper was private Sunday afternoon at his home 28 Green Street. Rev. T. W. Horsfield of Universalist church of Hodgdon, Frederick P. Shaw, Pritz Klippel and Malcolm L. Doble attended. Burial was in Oak Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Hooper
Green Street
T. W. Horsfield
Universalist Church of
Phippsburg Tax Collector Harrington Rated Top in 1929 Efforts
Everett Harrington, Phippsburg tax collector, posted a strong showing with $31,643.52 collected last year and only $542.48 outstanding plus $1,282.48 in excise taxes. Outstanding 1929 tax was $152. The record favors Harrington's reelection next Monday as local town meeting looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett A. Harrington
Phippsburg
Harrington
Lester Oliver
Popham Beach
Alston Oliver
Bath
Elisha Bridges
Page Wyman
Walter Curhing
Harry Mank
Portland
Plymouth
Parker
Phyllis Eaton
Martin Wyman
Flora Risteen
George Ingallz
Alvah Holbrook
8. C. Hughes
Meadowbrook
Amasa Scott
William R. Bowie
Elijah P. Bartlett
Board of Selectmen
Small Point
Owen Richardson
Walter McCourt
George C. Pease
Wymar
Everett Harrington
Winnegance Card Party Honors Prizes and Community Notes
A Winter season card gathering at Winnegance Community House yielded prizes to Mrs. Danford MacDonald Mrs. James Mc Laughlin Edgar Oliver and Emory Footer from 11 tables of play. Community club activities include interclub events Sunday school reports and meetings with Rev A J Back lecturing on John 3 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnegance
Danford MacDonald
James McLaughlin
Edgar Oliver
Emory Footer
Robert P. Manson
Frank R. Perry
Sherman L. Moree
Wilton G. Bates
Winneganee
Bath Lodge of Elks
Winnegance Community Club
Bath
A. J. Back
Mr. Back
Charles Merry
Lower High Street
Union
Arthur Ferris
Union Hospital
Merry
Ferris
Imran
McFadden Gleason Unite in Stamford nuptials
Kenneth E. McFadden of Wis casset and Miss Marie Gleason of Stamford Conn were married in Stamford on February 11. The bride’s sister Katherine served as bridesmaid and best man was Paul Orinti. McFadden, Maine graduate and Bartlett Tree Expert Co. executive, will reside in Elmford New York after transfer to White Plains. Mrs McFadden formerly worked for Bartlett. The newlyweds will live in Elmford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. McFadden
Marie Gleason
Stamford
Conn
Katherine
Paul Orinti
U. of M
Mr. McPadden
W. A. McFadden
Wiscasset
Wiscaseet
University of Maine
Maine
Bartlett Tree Expert Co
White Plains
N. Y
Company
Elmford
Obituary of Melville Smith 89 Former Augusta Music Store Owner
Elmer and Mary Hodgkins of Middle Street attended the funeral of Melville Smith aged 89 who died in Washington D C. Born in Hardings East Brunswick he ran a music store in Augusta and later lived in West Palm Beach Florida. He spent the last 12 summers in Bath with the Hodgkins family. his daughter is Mrs. Herbert Doane. The service was at the home of his son Ralph W. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer D. Hodgkins
Middle Street
Augusta
Melville Smith
Washington, D. C
Smith
Hardings
East Brunswick
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bath
Death of Miss Hannah Shorey in Bridgton at 93
Miss Hannah Shorey died in Bridgton last week in her 94th year. Born in Waterville to Frank Shorey, she lived much of her life in Bath and attended the North Street Free Baptist church. Funeral was held Friday afternoon and interment followed Saturday at Oak Grove. Attendees included Miss Edna Potter and Miss Rachel Upham among others at a Morse-Brunswick basketball game in Brunswick Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgton
Hannah Shorey
W. Scott Shorey
Bath
Waterville
Frank Shorey
North Street
Free Baptist
Eva Shorey
Oak Grove
Edna Potter
Rachel Upham
Maurice and
Rodney Upham
Brunswick
Mark W. Sewall Dies of Pneumonia in Bath
Mark W. Sewall 64 a leading Bath coal dealer for 40 years and a prominent city figure died at his home on 1127 Washington Street after a brief illness from pneumonia. He had recently taken up outdoor activities and was a supporter of the Country Club. He is survived by his wife Rachel F. Sewall, three sons Donald, Joseph, and Edward, a brother Samuel, a sister Mrs Joseph Noyes, and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark W. Sewall
Bath
Washington Street
Sarah E. (Swanton) Sewall
Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Waterville
Mill Pond Ice Co
Texas Co
Europe
Sewall
Rachel F. Thomson
Joseph Thomson
Donald S
Joseph T. Sewall
Boothbay Harbor
Edward Sewall
Samuel Sewall
Joseph C. Noyes
Portland
Donald Sewall
Patricia Sewall
Joseph Thomson Sewall Jr
Round Table
Columbia
Oxford
India
Canada
Gandhi
Buddha
England
Lord Wellington
All India
Bombay
Madras
Purdah
East
Ceylon
Colombo
Bombay to Delhi by Train Through Contrasts in United India
A travelogue recounts two days in Bombay highlighting wealth and poverty, then a four-railcar special to Delhi. The journey passes Sanchi relics from Buddhism and colonial life among English troops awaiting furlough, before arriving at Delhi’s eight-gated walls and the new city’s architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Colombo
Mohammedan
Agra
India
England
Round Table
London
Malabar Hill
Ballard Pier
Delhi
Barkehera
Allanbad
Sanchi
New Delhi
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Poor Department
C. H. Hooper
M’fadden
Gleason
Stamford, Conn
Clarence FE. Johnson
Lucille Johnson
Witch Spring
Reg
Unenroll
Wegen
Teen Eee
Seer Eee
Peewee
Wee Ee
Tee
Sesee
See Eeae
Weeeene A
Eens
Ene Nee
Eeee
Ene Eeee
Eet Ewee
Trees
Serene
Treeene
Pees
Perenne
Peeee
Eweeee
Renee
Ree
Jumna
Hotel Cecil
Akbar
Itmad-ud-daula
Taj Mahal
Fatihpur Sikri
Salim
Fred Cary
Allen H. Ramsey
Bowdoin College
Cary
Mr. Ramsay
Robert B. Hatch
Ramsay
George Washington
Kenneth C. M. Sills
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