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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1930

Page

10

Bath Red Cross Annual Meeting Highlights Resources and Membership

The Bath chapter of the American Red Cross reports 838 members and receipts of 1137.50 from roll calls. Trustees of the Davenport estate contributed 5600, with 5250 spent by the welfare committee led by Mrs. Mullin, Mrs. Crockett, and Miss Elizabeth Moses.

Bath American Red Cross Charles C. Low Davenport Mullin Crockett Elizabeth Moses Low

Bath Chapter Red Cross Accounts Reflect 1928 Activity

Treasurer Charles C Low reports 1928 year balance 2129.36 with receipts 8545.04 and disbursements 6415.68. Donations supported Vermont and Florida reliefs and local gifts, Davenport welfare, and 81 families aided. The Davenport Welfare Fund and 773.25 relief from Bath citizens marked community aid. 838 roll call members added.

Charles C. Low Bath American Red Cross National Society Vermont Florida Haccus George Davenport Uages Fiotka Sulciers Davenport Welfare Fcuiyicl Washington Natl. Socy Davenport Welfare Fund The Colonial Club Frederick H. Low Frank B. Nichols E. D. Hardin National Organization Pacific District Bath Times Davenport Red Cross Welfare Fund

Richmond Notes on Local Life and Obituaries

Belle Fuller returns to Gardiner after visiting Richmond. Many townsfolk visit relatives and friends, while a new stage is being built at the Methodist parish house. Albion Spaulding 77 dies in Richmond . services held at home with interment in Belgrade. Ulysses Patten 66 dies on Reed road after a long stay in Richmond. Library annual meeting and various visits and local theater planned. Installation of officers at Enterprise Grange and Emeth chapter F and A M noted.

Belle Fuller Gardiner Richmond Brockman Martha Lancaster H. D. Lancaster Brunswick Road Frank Temple Amesbury Mass Llewellyn McMaster John Clark Lewiston John Grant Boston Pleasant Pond Bailey Wiscasset Albion K. Spaulding Church Street Mr. Spaulding Belgrade Joel and Mary Trask Spaulding Mark Shibles The Baptist Church Richmond Library Association Library Main Street Mildred Beedle Augusta Town Charles Pashard Business College Auburn Ruth Walton George Baker Roger Lioby Baker Orange Doris DeLong Harold Millay George Millay Violet Tuttle Santa Kilda Hunt Millay School Fred Merrifield Ernest Sylvester Clarence Hunt Edward Rideout East Bowdoin Chapel Grace Lancaster Florence Watson Bath E. Ix. Durand Henry Plaff John Sullivan Ulysses G. Patten Reed Road Mr. Patten Corunna Richmond Lodge Enterprise Grange Board of Selectmen Brown Cemetery Cora Page Manchester N. H Georgia Goodricna Portland Eugene Edgecomb Elwood E. Edgecomb Samuel Blake George R. Bryant King I. Graham Cumberland County Bryan Maine Wallace NI. Price Libby of Horace Gilpatrick Fort McKinley Nathaniel Gilpatrick Enterprise Grange Hall Charles W. White Len Lamoreau Homer Alexander Cleveland Mariner George Thompson Ferner Patten Donald Foster Minnie Waldron Myrtle Stewart Mary Osborne Clarence Morrill Florence Wheeler Ceres Viola Douglass Pomona Bertha Curtis Flora Freda Mariner Bessie Alexander Grange Orchestra Reading Celia Robinson Edward Heath Mina Floyd Natalie Meserve Irene Jones John Dixon Gardiner Hospital Winnie Dresser Buckfield Percy Little Arthur Blanchard Harry L. Tarr Charles Wheeler Emeth Harry S. Jordan Clifford E. Seekins Leslie F. Roberts Edwin H. Bailey H. FE. Houdlette Charles M. Dicker Thomas Borjesson Henry Fyyyd Fred H. Duren Royal Arch Harry Jordan Vermont Carlton King A. A. Ring Nettie Umberhind Stella King Ora Reed George A. Hawkes C. L. Young W. W. Gardiner Roy Merrifield Arabelle Allen H. L. Stilphen Elizabeth Small L. Young

Coasting accident injures Millay on Sylvester hill

Ernest Millay coasting down Sylvester hill Saturday evening collided with a double runner, breaking his collar bone and injuring him severely with eight teeth lost and facial wounds requiring 15 external and eight internal stitches. He is at Gardiner hospital.

Sylvester Hill Ernest Millay Gardiner Hospital Gertrude Jack Lewiston Maude Purington Ernest Dorothea Temple Harry Baston Maria Kelly Beatrice Kelly New York Charlie Sylvester Mr. Sylvester Albion Raynes Alfred Weasel Bowdoin Ora Robinson Thelma Sheen

Bath's First 1929 Baby Girl is Named

Bath celebrates the new year with the first baby girl born in 1929 to Mrs. Freeman Derope formerly Miss Goldie Harford. The couple's daughter, nicknamed Little Miss Bath, arrived as New Year's babe. Albion Burton Tibbetts is named as the second baby of 1929, son of Mrs. Walter A. Tibbetts born at 18 Center Street Court.

Bath Freeman Derope Goldie Harford Opera House Miss Bath Derope Scarboro Morse High School Albion Burton Tibbetts Walter A. Tibbetts Center Street Court Southport

Topsham Grangers Confer Two Degrees

Topsham grangers conferred the third and fourth degrees Saturday evening on a class of 11 candidates. There were 130 present, visitors from many granges attending. Plans are being made for the dedication exercises, Jan. 12. The meeting will begin at 1.30 p. m. supper to be served at six and the regular meeting at eight, followed by the installation of officers.

Topsham Grange

Farnham Funeral Held At 935 Middle Street

Ellen A. Farnham widow of Hon. Charles L. Farnham died recently. Her funeral was Sunday at two from her home 935 Middle street with Rev. Weston P. Holman officiating. Bearers: son Charles R. Farnham, son in law Francis Faxon, brothers Fred S. and George L. Sawyer, cousin Frank S. Wakefield, and John G. Haskell. Burial in Maple Grove.

Ellen A. Farnham Charles L. Farnham Middle Street Weston P. Holman Beacon Street

Five Islands Community Notes Include Sermon and Visits

Residents heard Rev. Nehemiah Boynton on Sun a.m. at State Street Church Portland. Ladies' aid met for sewing and radio listening. Local visitors included Mrs. Ellsworth Pinkham, A. P. Reed, and Mrs. Hartley Harley. School opened after a two week break. Edith Wilkins returned from Jay.

Nehemiah Boynton State Street Congregational Church Portland Ellsworth Pinkham Bath T. D. Reid Herbert Dobbin Sabattas John Hinds Pejepscot D. L. Howard Ocean View Isabel Stevens Grange Percy Savage L. H. Rowe A. P. Reed W. L. Berry Ida Hinckley St. Petersburg Fla Addie Stevens Hartley Harley A. B. Thibeceau Edith Wilkins Jay

Belfast Club Wins Fast Overtime Over Wiscasset

The Belfast Bucaneers defeated Wiscasset City Service Five 51 to 42 in overtime after a 42 all tie at end of regulation. Belfast stars Parker Durand Nickerson and A Jackson sparked the visitors while McCabe battled for Wiscasset despite shoulder injuries. Next Monday Richmond Durand Aces visit for a rematch in Wiscasset.

Belfast Buccaneer Wiscasset City Service Belfast Wiscasset Harrington Buccaneers Mac McCabe Fast City Service Club Bailey McCabes Ralph Brewer McCabe Carlton Louis Peoler Parker Nickerson A. Jackson Richmond Durand Aces

State Chamber of Commerce reports 1928 employment data

A. L. T. Cummings details 2594 applications handled in 1928 with 685 placed through the free statewide employment service. The federal program, active since 1926, funds staff and stationery while reporting to federal and state labor authorities. The summary notes shifts in job demand, Maine farm and woods work, and the chamber’s broader activities and committee roles.

State Chamber of Commerce A. L. T. Cummings State Chamber State Chambers United States Department of Labor Anc Cummings United States Commissioner of Labor Maine Chambers of Commerce Boards of Trade State of Maine Springfield Mass New England Council Maine Federation of Agricultural Associations Maine Publicity Bureau Maine Development Commission Agricultural Research Committee

Obituary of Mrs. Gilbert A. Cummings Readings Mass

Mrs. Gilbert A. Cummings 48 of Reading Massachusetts died Sunday afternoon after pneumonia. Born Sarah Bruce in Bath she lived in Malden and Reading. Survived by husband Dr Gilbert A Cummings two sons Bruce and Alvon both of Reading and four sisters. Funeral Wednesday with family visiting in the area previously.

Arthur W. Brown Mass Cummings

Captain Orlando Sawyer Dies on 67th Birthday in Round Pond

Captain Orlando Sawyer longtime Maine coastwise commander died Friday night at his Round Pond home on his 67th birthday. He led vessels including the Harriet Dixon and Atlantic Coast and served mainly in the South American trade during World War I. He retired four years ago due to ill health and is survived by a son, a daughter, and a brother. Funeral held Monday at Bristol home with burial in the family lot.

Orlando Sawyer Round Pond Maine Jepespert Cae Harriet Dixon Fred B. Delano Mary E. Palmer Addison E. Bullard James B. Drake Elizabeth B. Freeman Sawyer Bristol Lodge of Masons Mariners’ Lodge of Odd Fellows Ie Sayer Arthur Fe, Sawyer Ethel A. March Providence R. I Capt Wellington O. Sawyer Boston Bristol

Georgetown Notes On Residents Visitors And Local Events

Augusta E Rowe visits Bath sister Stearns Scott while Natt Howe finishes local woodwork. Georgetown residents return from trips, townsfolk host gatherings, and Jack Thompson’s New York prominence is noted. Skating on ponds continues. Gilbert Lewis recovers from illness. Church sessions, Working League elections, and civic notices set the town’s pace for February 1929.

Augusta E. Rowe Bath Stearns Scott Natt Howe Roland Harford Lexington Mass W. A. Todd HW. G. Heald Charles Lewis Gibert Standish Five Islands Lewis Gilbert Lewis Austin Rattles Charles Perkins Marrtown Edward Wret Georgetown Mr. Thompson New York Jack John Fairfield Thompson New Yorker International Nickel Co Metropolis Thompson Connecticut Gilbert Lewis Oscar Jones Wendall Baker Robinhood William Zorach Upper Dyke Arrowsic Shanahan Newell Campbell Woolwich Linwood Stevens Ralph Reynolds Louise Howard Ruth Keen Brooklyn N. Y Herman Spinney Maud Thayer Westbrook Seminary Westbrook Our First Baptist Church Earl Hagan W. Oliver Henry H. Heald J. J. Patterson F. W. Hovey Patterson Working League Emma Billings Nettie Grego Belle Reald W. A Todd Martha Ricl Bowen Gray Taney Far Hagan Walter Cummings Ida_ Lewis John Blackie Narold Brown Carroll Powers

West Bath Notice Highlights Family Reunion and Illness

WEST BATH continues from page four with mention of John F. Noyes's home as gathering site for sons grandsons and great grandchildren. The piece notes Mrs. Noyes as mother to the late Mrs. Henry Rose of Rosedale and lists illness affecting Mrs. Earl Donnell and daughter Margarite and son Henry. It also covers a Red Cross session at Miss Annie Trufant’s home with Abbie Gage as lunch chair and Hazel Wharff ill at home.

John F. Noyes Noyes Henry Rose Rosedale Earl Donnell Marguerite Henry West Bath The Red Cross Annie Trufant Abbie Gage Hazel Wharff

Coastwise Cargo Carrier Reaches Kennebec in Port City

The coal steamer Coastwise of Coastwise Transportation Co anchored near Parker Head after a voyage from Newport News Va entering Kennebec River and docking at Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co with 6643 tons of bituminous. The vessel 359 feet long 49 feet 2 inches wide 25 feet 9 inches deep driven by triple expansion coal engines.

Coastwise Transportation Co Milk Street Boston Kennebec Newport News Bath Massachusetts M. Emanuelson Milton Mass Norway L. G. Soderberg Roslindale Sweden

Probate Court Second January Term Action Summary

Sagadahoc probate court proceedings list multiple petitions for probate and administration with will annexed, held estates including Lida R Page Frank A Colby Thomas H Wood Margaret G Lemont and Nellie F Dunton. Appointments of executors administrators guardians bonds inventories distributions and inheritance tax determinations noted with agent appointment.

Glidden Sagadahoc Lida R. Page Richmond Beatrice M. Page Henry Lyman Adams Bath Della T. Adams Frank A. Colby Topsham Ann Colby Thomas H. Wood Frank Wood Bridgewater Margaret G. Lemont West Bath Charles S. Lemont Howard O. Cunningham Lona C. Trott Bowdeinham Edward L. White Walter M. Sanborn Silas J. Baker Bessie Lancaster Harry E. Whitney Alice May Pierce Young Nellie F. Dunton Roscoe E. Perkins Henry Fish Perry Point Maryland O. B. Clason Azelle H. Huntington Arthur J. Dunton Mary E. Tarr Alice J. Adams Boston Mass G. Allen Howe

Mark Down Sale on Shirts and Apparel Items

Local sale offers broadcloth shirts from $1.25 to $2.50, union suits from $1.75 to $2.50, wool socks and mittens at 50 to 65 cents, overalls and sweaters from $1.00 to $4.00, hats, pants, and army shirts priced up to $4.50, with a full line of student suits and odd coats available. Buyers urged to come in and compare prices.

Paetan

Also Mentioned on This Page

RED Cross Annual Meeting D. M. Humphreys & Co Room Sagadahock Block Bath, Me Richamond Corner Topsham Grangers Farnham Grady i Cc Jackson Rl Parker T Maine Chamber of Commerce Gilbert A. Cummings London Gen. Booth Salvation Army Nurmi Metropolitan Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co Walter S. Glidden Max Kutz Elm Street
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