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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1932
Page
4
Weekly church programs show films about Maine and national themes to a large audience. The schedule for Jan 17 to 23 includes A Trans Atlantic Holiday King of the Rails The Panama Canal and The Day of Decision with two shown each Sunday and Wednesday.
Miss Addie Averill visits Bath for a few weeks. Birch Point ice stands 16 inches thick as cutting begins. Mrs. Sarah Johnston stays with her brother. Edward B. Neale and Miss Georgie Nelson return from Massachusetts. Martin Andrews and family depart for Chicago. Will Kennedy returns from Wisconsin by Sunday train. Gildden of Damariscotta visits Mrs. McRitchie then departs. Hathorn of Woolwich returns after visiting Mrs. Tucker. Capt. Chas. A. Farrar dies in Jamaica Plain. formerly a Wiscasset resident. Abbie C. Southard goes to Boston to spend winter with her daughter.
The Sheepsedt Echo notes local happenings in Wiscasset on January 12 1907. Arch ie Dodge works at H W Hawes shoe store while Herman Fowles serves as night operator at the telephone office. Charles Baker of Portland visits his old homestead. Mrs Margaret McKenney is ill with Dr Bailey attending. Seth P Nason is dangerously ill with doctors Leathers and Peaslee assisting. Mary Nute and Emmeclyn Weeks fill in at the Primary school. the schooner Lizzie V Hall sails to New York with tong lumber. Mrs W A McFadden moves to her parents home for care under Dr Day. Quarantine for diphtheria at Dr Gorham and Mr Marston's is raised. Continued on Page Five.
Robert Harold Rines, infant son of Harold Ernest Rines and wife, born at Bath City Hospital on New Year’s Night 9 15 PM, named the 1932 Bath baby. Dr. F S Day attended. In Bath city records, Priscilla Freeman, born Jan 3 at 1006 High Street, is also noted as a new year baby. Dr Ardenne A Stott delivered the two Bath girls.
Lowell rural school lists pupils with perfect attendance Correnne Brawn Edna Brawn Winifred Brawn Marguerite Donnell Emily Larrabee Dorothy Waterman Robert Waterman Charles White Clarence White David Wharff and mentions local residents visiting, hospital update on Clayton Holden after appendicitis and community notices including church events and court terms.
Mrs Ruth Dubar of Nequasset hosted the Nequasset Farm Bureau for an all day session with Bath members including Mrs Charles Farnham Mrs Louise Smiley and Miss H Emma Magoun. Dinner and after dinner committees organized the day focusing on Tooled Leather and Quilting with members sharing many patterns. The next Bureau meeting is set for February 3 at Mrs Alice Colby's home.
State Deputy Harry Rackley officiated at Woolwich grange installation with wife son and daughter assisting. New officers include John H. Carter as Master and Eva Soule as Warden. A Harvest supper followed. Community notices include local visits illness, school work, upcoming entertainments and church conferences.
The Woolwich Christmas seal sale has raised 32 dollars 50 cents with seals still to be returned. Householders are urged to mail in remaining seals using stamped envelopes. The committee thanks buyers and notes that small contributions matter as much as large. A letter of appreciation from the Maine Public Health Association accompanies the remittance. Names listed are Mrs Wilson Wright Mrs Percy Bailey and Mrs John Gilmore.
Mr Harold Wall visits his aunt Mrs Emma Hatch on Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Leland Siegars in Richmond on Wednesday. Isaac Wall Sam Moore and Tracey Burgess seen Saturday in Gardiner. Irma Siegars Dresden Mills weekend with father Arthur Siegars. Harley Lilly in Richmond Friday. Ernest Burgess and Willis Annis of South Gardiner in town Saturday.
The Central church men's club met in the parish house for a talk by Lt. H. C. Moore, Coast Guard personnel officer at Bath Iron Works. He discussed Coast Guard duties, smuggling forms including rum and narcotics, and noted the service also assists by transporting doctors and patients to and from ships and remote islands.
Captain Elver A. Stickney and Battery H receive high praise from the 240th Coast Artillery (HD) Maine National Guard for outstanding performance during camp and preparation. The Maine Adjutant General thanks Stickney for soldierly spirit and duty, with official commendations attached to his efficiency report.
The Y M C A Men’s Club unveils a packed winter with 20 new members to be initiated Thursday followed by supper and smoker. A public card party Monday begins a six event tournament with prizes for contract and bridge.Reservations may be made with Brian Jewett.
John F. Baker notes Florida has the finest weather he has ever experienced, saying he has lived there during a subscription period of more than 30 years and returns to Bath.
Bath readers learn of charitable work by the Children’s Friend this Christmas. 318 presents including shoes, rubbers, union suits and stockings were distributed, with coal wood and 20 Christmas dinners. Thanksgiving chicken dinners fed 50. No public money was solicited. Four electrically lit Christmas trees aided the distribution. A study series on How to Win was conducted with topics like Perseverance and Industry. A free paper, The Children’s Own Message, is issued bi monthly via Box 463 Bath Me.
At the January meeting the Old Ladies' Home board of managers expressed gratitude to all who responded to support the annual New Year's silver tea and pound party. The event was well attended, donations were generous, and the ladies found much pleasure in the outcome.
Edward C. McLeod a boiler tender on the Brunswick Topsham bridge project was found guilty of assault and battery on Otto Palmunen construction foreman by Judge Keegan in Bath municipal court. He was fined ten dollars and warned to keep peace in the future.
A Wednesday 10 30 a m meeting of the Men s Farm Bureau was held at the West Bath grange hall with R F Talbot of Orono dairy specialist leading the session His topic Herediscope covered breeding topics that would require weeks of study to master
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