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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1935
Page
7
Sailors wages surge lower with twenty dollars to seamen and thirty to mates. Bath greys meet. water pressure hits a record 126 pounds. Gilbert & Sons plan a brick oven at Water and Union. A series of winter assemblies is arranged by Miss Jennie Harvey at Armory hall.
Local items note a Dec 27 cancellation for the Bohemian Girl rehearsal, New Meadows visiter Jake Conant's city stop, a slate and granite stone exhibited in Bath, Squirrel Island hotel exterior work, carpenters returned home for holidays, and various small community events including dancing classes, repairs, and a Christmas tree at the New Church with supper and gifts.
December 28 1894 report notes heavy ice in the harbor hindering boat traffic. Coasting is good on city fields. Kennebec steamer engines undergo thorough repairs with new tubes. Katahdin steam heat pipes arranged for comfortable heating in several apartments. Sappho repair work to begin after stock overhaul before spring. Pullman train service from the city to further details.
Editor C Plummer claims an apparatus for shacking cars without using fingers or arms, tested before State Railroad Commissioners and deemed practical. The Bath patent was granted in three weeks after papers arrived in Washington. Local factory prospects rise as Bath may produce the invention. Sheriff Ballou seeks Fred Heald for the current term in S J Court. A dredge project at Kelley Spear yard promises steady employment. Steamer Cottage City to undergo repairs. Manhattan to return to service after overhaul. Mrs S D Bailey's sister Miss White, visiting Bath for Col Bailey's funeral, is critically paralyzed. Corset buyers receive Clover Cream free at Percys. Self Denying noon tea at Mrs Pendexters New Years Day. Bath YMCA mentioned with local speech.
Residents and visitors from Chestnut street and nearby towns populate the weekend with celebrations travels and gatherings. Notables include Arthur B Stearns in Boston Ruth Morgan visiting Bangor and Miss Pearl Gainsley teaching in Natick returning home. Mr and Mrs Alton Grover celebrate 58th anniversary at the Old Folks home while Mrs Martha Bridges hosts a Linden street dinner party.
Lewis O. Barrows of Newport won the governorship council seat and was elected secretary of state by the Legislature. He defeated Democrat Dr. Fred H. Mitchell of Biddeford 113 to 61 in a joint session. Incumbent Robinson C. Tobey was previously defeated for the Republican nomination. State Treasurer George S. Foster was reelected 117 to 57 over Ralph L. Cooper.
Miss Gertrude Cornish born July 25 1912 in Bowdoinham Maine died Christmas Day in Medical Center Hospital Jersey City New Jersey after a month long illness. She lived in Cambridge Mass attended Tremont Temple Baptist Church and worked as a religious leader in Boston. Funeral services were held at Bowdoinham Methodist Church conducted by Rev J H Palmer with burial at Ridgs Cemetery Bowdoinham. Survived by her mother Mrs Walter Rogers father Elbridge Cornish a brother Billy Cornish grandmother Abby Graves and several aunts and relatives.
John W Hunt 81 of Georgetown died Thursday morning at Bath Memorial Hospital where he had been confined. A lifelong Georgetown resident and carpenter, he was unmarried and survived by three sisters Sarah McKinney of Boston Jenny Todd of Lisbon and Fannie Williams of Georgetown and by one brother Alonzo T Hunt of Georgetown.
Funeral services for Mrs Florence A Robbins Hyde widow of Frederick W Hyde were conducted at the home of her daughter Mrs James E Doughty at 9 Irving Street Arlington Mass by Rev Robert W Putsch. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery Everett. She was born in Richmond in 1855, daughter of Samuel W and Abigail Dinsmore Robbins. She belonged to Ermine Lodge at Rebekahs in Somerville. Survived by daughter three sons Joseph W Hyde Arlington assistant secretary of the New England Trust Co Walter L Hyde Lexington and Frederick W Hyde New York City five grandchildren and sister Mrs L S B Jefferds Hyde Park.
Funeral services for Dorothy L. Raynes wife of Andrew D. Raynes of 577 Middle Street were held Friday afternoon at two o clock at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street Rev E B Stetson pastor of the Church of the Nazarene officiated Bearers were Roland Raynes William Toothaker Jr Lester Lewis Ernest Rice Burial was in Oak Grove.
State Chat editor of the Lewiston Journal recalls a farmer with marine ties breaking in two eight month old steers. Through calm instruction the pair became gentle and followed a light rig with brush pieces until a lone mother cow called them home, prompting a swift but orderly return.
A long memorial service recalls Judge William S. Kenyon with eulogies from Senator Reed and bar associations. The tribute notes his public life, character, and legal eminence while memorial program details emphasize the solemn, reflective tone and a 26 page remembrances volume.
The tribute honors Capt Kreger an active Atlantic seafarer and respected citizen. It notes his belief in merit over superstition and cites Barry Cornwall’s lines as the tablet’s inscription, reflecting the captain’s fondness for stormy petrels while at sea.
After a two weeks' recess for Christmas holidays Augusta public schools reopened Monday for the Winter term. The February recess runs Feb 22 to Mar 4. During the week of Feb 25 Cony High School pupils present their 44th annual Chizzle Wizzle fair. Alumni at homes from colleges plan to attend the student assembly exercises.
North Primary School hosted a Christmas tree party where Grades 2A and 2B performed plays for mothers and friends. The Grade 2B cast featured Mother Goose figures and Fairy Queen roles, with a running joke about a cog as Willie's present and a lively Mother Goose skit concluding with a festive dinner for the Shoe family.
The dead man, Edward Pooler, formerly of Waterville, was found frozen in the woods near Topsham after disappearing from Lewiston. He had been with the Maine Central railroad since 1922 and faced earlier trouble in Waterville. Authorities believe exposure killed him, with clues including a missing traveling bag and rumors of a money policy.
The People's Baptist church held a Christmas program featuring hymns sung by school and congregation with violinists Ethel Seavey and Katherine Robinson and pianist Gwendolyn Leonard. Performances included solo numbers, choral readings, and a final tree and ames follow concert conducted by Rev. George B. Wolstenholm.
Mr and Mrs Dana G McGregor of 68 Western Avenue Augusta announce the engagement of their daughter Helen E McGregor to Delmont W Bishop of Portland. Miss McGregor, Bangor High School and Kent's Hill Seminary alumna, worked in the Secretary of State's office. Bishop, advertising manager for Maine Central and Boston and Maine railroads, is a Colby College graduate and son of Mrs Ella R Bishop of Portland.
Miss Pauline Russell of Gardiner was named to the Gardiner Junior high faculty succeeding Miss Lucile E. Clark. A Gardiner High School and Colby College graduate, she taught previously in Solon and this year at Edgecomb. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Russell of Brunswick avenue.
Charles H. Roberts of Old Greene Road attempted to stop at Central avenue and Sabattus street in Lewiston after Thursday evening ice. His Dodge sedan failed to stop and struck the sign bending it. the crash halted progress and Roberts reported to police. The icy road condition was accepted as the cause.
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