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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
4
Local residents travel and visit relatives across Maine and beyond with exchanges in Portland Dresden Auburn Yarmouth and Gardiner. Community updates include school openings Emeth chapter installation library news sports results and a upcoming senior fair for Washington D C.
Pine Tree troop No. 1 of the Girl Scouts of America held a white elephant party Friday from five to 7:30 in the Y. Madeline Jones led songs, with a supper sponsored by the troop committee and parents. Sakakawea and Blue Ribbon patrols were honored, patrols' members listed, prizes awarded for elephant-themed gifts, and several girls invested as patrol leaders, assistant leaders, and lieutenants. Health winner badges and first aid and flag work study preceded the party, with a regular meeting planned for Thursday afternoon.
Good Will club of Woolwich held its annual meeting Monday evening at Mrs. Harry E. Fitch’s home with 14 members present. Officers were reelected for the year: Mrs. Fitch president, Mrs. Fred Rice vice president, Mrs. James Nostall secretary, and Mrs. Arthur Orr treasurer. Committees were named and plans made for the year. The next meeting will be Jan 25 at Miss Florence Carlton’s home, and a food sale is planned. Refreshments were served.
Community news sketches Georgetown residents with Robinhood shipments to Boston, mink hunting injuries, hospital care, and visits to Bath Kingston and Portland. Notable items include Carroll Powers wounded in mink hunt, stay at Marine Hospital Portland, and Togus recovery efforts. Local social notes cover Emmons and Cunningham visits, a Working League meeting, and Tampa Shores Florida trip for John and Dean Thibo.
The Central Parish hosts Grace Church Men's Club for a winter social with a chicken pie dinner by Perry's Diner. Sergt. Leon P. Shepard of the State Police spoke on fingerprinting, its methods, and its role in criminology, with examples and demonstrations.
The Randolph Fire Department seeks trophies pictures and other Hecla era items to decorate the new fire station hall. The collection includes Hecla group photos silver pitchers a trumpet from Gardiner Fire King Engine Company 64 years ago a leather bucket and a uniform coat worn by Albian Clark an early Hecla member.
Pearl M Lemont 54 wife of Everett G Lemont died from pneumonia after a New Year’s Eve illness. She lived at 1288 High street Bath and was born in Bath daughter of Orrin A and Alfaretta Kittridge. Active in West Bath Grange Red Cross and Beacon Street Methodist church she is survived by husband sister and three brothers and several nieces. Regular weekly Grange meeting will be omitted in her memory.
Mrs Marion Worrey aged 72 wife of Elbridge G Worrey died Tuesday noon at her Bath home on Bruce street. Born in Bath to Newman F and Adrianna Kennerson she is survived by her husband two sons and a daughter all of Bath two brothers and two sisters and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at two at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence 819 High street.
Clara Homer Ramsdell 52 widow of Everett William Ramsdell died at her home 140 Front Street Friday evening at 8 15 from a heart attack after two years illness. Born in Bath she was daughter of George and Lizzie Brown and lived in the city most of her life. Survived by two daughters Flora Mae Ramsdell and Lorraine Mae Rice wife of Francis O Rice, one half brother Harry Dean Sullivan and two grandchildren Lorraine Homer Rice and Charles Freeman Rice, all of the city.
John Carter of Woolwich visited the Five Islands school as superintendent. Bath jurors visited Bath. local residents traveled there. The Grange Circle met with a quilt in progress led by Mrs. L. H. Rowe. Pastor Rev. Walter Schoepfer preached on living worthy of the gospel. A duet by Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Pinkham delighted attendees. Several locals noted visits, illness, and social outings at Bath and nearby towns, with skating season reports and various calls on neighbors.
Miss Catherine Conley Edward H Biggins and Henry M Biggins traveled to Springfield Mass to attend the funeral of Margaret Lee McCarty 78 widow of Patrick J McCarty who died Sunday after a long illness McCarty a steel salesman died last year on February 4 born in Bath she visited Hartford relatives and friends survived by two sons Frank J and Robert McCarty both of Hartford and two daughters Mrs Thomas Mannix and Miss Margaret McCarty of Springfield Funeral was held Wednesday at Holy Family church Springfield with burial there The Bath cousins include John W Biggins Mrs Mark Conley Mrs William H Hennessy John M Conley and Thomas Conley
Master Donald A Wallace son of Merton F and Evelyn Cof fin Wallace of West Point died Monday night after a delicate major operation at Bath Memorial hospital. He was born in Phippsburg and had lived there all his life. Burial will be in Holland cemetery at two.
Funeral services were held at the Worthem home in Quincy Massachusetts for Mrs Gladys Thornton Worthem 37 widow of Edward Worthem who died Sunday night in Quincy hospital after a short illness Burial was in Wollaston She was born January 16 1900 in Rockland daughter of Edward and Etta Huntley Thornton She leaves four children Edward Lilan Freeman and Russell all at home two brothers Oscar of Bath and Charles of Rockland and one sister Mrs Arthur Marsh of Rockland
Committal service for Frederick Nichols aged 59 who died Saturday in Bath Memorial hospital after being moved from the home of Mr and Mrs David E Rich in North Bath was held Monday at nine in Maple Grove cemetery. Rev Ernest Heywood of Wesley church officiated. He was born in West Hartford Connecticut to George B and Luella Fish Nichols and had resided in Bath five months. No known relatives are listed.
Mrs John W Allen sister of Mrs William H White of 32 Bedford Street Bath died Monday morning at her Harpswell Center home after several months illness. Survived by husband, one brother Ernest Ester of Admiral Saskatchewan, three sisters Mrs James A Kilburn of Boston Mrs A A Appleby of Norwood Massachusetts and Mrs White of Bath.
The funeral for Mrs Pearl M. Lemont wife of Everett G. Lemont was largely attended Monday afternoon at 2 30 at her home 1288 High street Reverend Hur ley A Shattuck of Beacon Street church officiated. Bearers were her three brothers in law Arthur C Harry W and James B Lemont and a brother in law of Mr Lemont’s Edwin W Haw gett. Burial was in Oak Grove.
The funeral of John J. Gould, a well known lumberman and farmer, was held at 130 Wednesday afternoon at the Woolwich home of his nephew Representative Frank Rob Bartles, with whom he had found nearly a score of year. The bearers included Asbury Bailey of Wiscasset Frost Bailey of Harpswell Edgar Bailes and William L. Beeman, all of Woolwich. The service was in Riverside cemetery. Woolwich
The funeral of Mrs Clara H Ramsdell widow of Everett W Ramsdell was held Monday at the Arthur I Mayo funeral residence 819 High Street. Rev Charles M Tubbs of Grave church officiated with bearers including Meat pepe 5 ard Garrison Charles Watson. Burial followed at Oak Grove. The Lee Graham Howland post American Legion has purchased an oxygen tent for use in Howland and vicinity, greatly aiding pneumonia cases and earning community gratitude.
The funeral for Mrs Carrie M Sampson widow of Willard Ho Samp son was held Tuesday afternoon at one at her son John Sampson's home. Rev Brice Heywood of Wesles church officiated. Bearers were Edward C Johnson Russell Lo Phinney Bird U Shellenbarger and John Ho Williams. Burial followed in the family lot in Brookside cemetery Waldeboro.
The funeral of Mrs Martha F Kateon widow of John W Kateon was held at St Marys church Tuesday morning at eight with Rev Timothy C Maney officiating. Bearers were Edward Biggins John P Carey Jr Joseph Charles Footer Jr W Harry McGlinehy Wilfred W Skauny Oscar Tanguay. Burial was in Oak Grove.
Martha Eugenie Kateon 79 widow of John W. Kateon died Saturday morning at 18 Wesley street after a lengthy illness. Born in Annapolis New Brunswick she lived in Nova Scotia thirty years and in Bath fifty years. Survived by five children six grandchildren a brother and a sister. She was a member of St Marys church and devoted to family.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Trufant 73 died Friday at her daughter’s home in Brunswick after a short illness. Born October 2, 1862 in Hallowell, she was daughter of Reuben and Phoebe Wentworth. She married Elbridge Cornish in 1888, later lived in Topsham and Harding, widower Cornish died 1908. She married Isaac M. Trufant in 1919 and resided in Harding until shortly before death. She belonged to South Congregational Church in Hallowell. Survived by daughters Mrs. Robert W. Baker and Mrs. Wilbur F. Browne, son Alfred G. Cornish, three grandchildren Cumston Cornish Robert Baker and Sarah Elizabeth Browne.
Eugenia A Rowell 77 widow of Charles A Rowell formerly of Bath died Saturday at her home 171 Humboldt Avenue Roxbury Mass She was born in Richmond daughter of Parker Merrill Whitmore and Mary Elizabeth Blair She lived in Bath for many years before moving to Massachusetts Funeral held Monday at Waterman chapel Boston burial in Warner New Hampshire Tuesday at 11 am
The body of Emily A Turner 92 died in Somerville Massachusetts was brought to Bath for burial in Oak Grove. Widow of Hiram A Turner she left Bath over 50 years ago. She was a daughter of the late James and Lucretia Frye of this city. Two daughters survive Mrs Chure J Young of Mexico City and Mrs Hay Baldwin of Woburn Massachusetts along with three sons William O Turner Brookline Walter F Turner Laconia and Hiram Turner Somerville.
Carvick Sampson 73 widow of Wil lard H Sampson died Sunday morning after a ten day illness at the home of her son John Sampson 1059 High street where she had lived since 1919 Born April 12 1863 in Waldo borough she was a daughter of George H and Asenath Simmons Pitcher A longtime member of Wesley Methodist church she served on the Ladies aid and Official Board Survived by three grandchildren Richard Alice and Margaret K Sampson and by nephews and nieces She also left several sons Arthur P Sampson Jesse W Sampson and daughter Mrs Lafayette Lake in Belmont Mass and sister Mrs Albion Wotton of Friendship.
Frances Smith Bridgham 83 widow of William C. Bridgham died Sunday night at her daughter’s home in Bridgton. Born in Phillips January 28 1854 she was the daughter of Sarah Streeter and Rev Curtis Smith. She leaves two sons Edward W. Bridgham of Bath and Wade L. Bridgham of Westbrook and two daughters Mrs Howard E. Burnham of Bridgton and Mrs Seaman Lewis of Washington DC. She was a member of the Elizabeth Wadsworth chapter D A R of Portland and often visited Bath at her son’s home.
John J. Gould, 78, retired lumberman and farmer, died Sunday at the Woolwich home of his nephew Frank R. Bailey, with whom he had lived the last 14 years. Born in New Vineyard to Davis II and Julia Andrews Gould, he worked in lumbering before moving to Woolwich and farming. He was unmarried and survived by one sister, Mrs Dora Bailey of Woolwich.
The funeral for Abbie L Gage widow of John H Gage was conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 at her Old South Place home by Rev Ernest Heywood of Wesley M E Church and Rev Forest L Littlefield of Boston Harbor. Bearers included William Davis Harry Wallin Wilam WW Robinson and Harry A Walters. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Fragmentary report mentions John Hately returning to a location near Maint Was the interesting comment. Holidays passed with relative comfort. San Antonio Texas is referenced with a description of weather and a person named Hutger, a field examiner at a Togus facility.
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