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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
8
Dr and Mrs H L Stitphen depart Richmond Friday aboard the Lapland to Bermuda via Havana visiting clinics in Havana and New York City. Mrs Gilbert and daughter Agnes of New Portland stay with Mrs Gilbert's daughter Mrs Harry Curran. Community events include D A V installation at Legion hall and various local visits and meetings.
Ralph W. Bragg, division manager, moved to Augusta to supervise the general warehouse and supplies in the remodelled Fuller Holway block service building. Wallace A. Price shifts to Bath as southern division manager overseeing Wiscasset to Yarmouth, with William F. Wyman named to Bragg’s Bath post. Bragg’s biography notes naval academy background and Bath Iron Works ties. Price is a WWI veteran active in American Legion and Forty and Eight groups.
Emilio de Gogorza, renowned baritone and husband, appears in a mutual recital with soprano Olga Albani and guitarist Andrew Segovia. The WEAF radio chain airs the program at ten o'clock on Thursday night via WCSH Portland WEEI Boston and WGY Schenectady.
The Five Islands grange elected new officers led by L. H. Rowe as master and W. L. Berry as overseer. Reports from F. P. Carr and updates on members’ activities accompanied notices of illness and deaths in the community.
The second January term session heard many probate actions. Wills were allowed for Maria L. Maxwell Edward J. Hellier executor Thomas D. Reid Nellie T. Reid executrix. Frank H. Allen Eleanor E. Allen executrix. Petitions for probates filed for Charles H. Hall Jennie M. Garnier Ellen Goodwin Joseph M. Trott. Affidavits to witness wills filed for Maxwell Reid Allen. Waiver of will provisions filed for David A. Gregg. Administration granted for Melvina J. Winchell. Petition for administration for Ida A. Hunt. Bond approved for Susan T. Goodwin. Inventories and accounts filed and allowed for multiple estates including Charles Stanley Hamlet Alfred C. Carr Lizzie H. Caswell. Final accounts and distributions filed for several estates and trustees. Inheritance tax determined for Caroline F. Snow. License to mortgage real estate Petition filed for Sylvia E. Brown et al.
Officers of Sedgwick circle Ladies of the G A R were installed Tuesday night by Past President Clara Troop with Elizabeth Haley as conductor. Mrs. Troop received a past president's jewel and a silk scarf after the ceremony. New officers include Lucelia Blake president Marion King junior vice president Lou Marr secretary Gertrude Stewart treasurer Florence Robinson chaplain Annie Johnson conductor Georgenia Thorps assistant conductor Elizabeth Haley registrar Eapeth King patriotic instructor Eliza C. safeguards Higgins sergeant-at-arms. New York news notes Mr and Mrs Tunney will move from hospital to Fifth Avenue apartment overlooking Central Park.
Charles H. Oliver, 74, renowned Bath master ship caulker who caulked the six masted Wyoming and the largest schooner ever sailed, died Saturday night at 8 Mechanic Street after months of declining health. A longtime Bath figure, he aided industrial efforts, helped organize the Bath Industrial Corporation, and served on city councils and boards. Survived by wife Martha D. Brown, daughter Irene M. Rice, two brothers, one sister, and several extended relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cromwell 69 widow of William Cromwell of Georgetown died Sunday at City hospital. Born in Georgetown to Thomas and Hannah Hanna she belonged to Five Islands grange. Survived by son Gilbert Cromwell Spokane Wash two granddaughters Mrs. Carl Ainsbaugh Jackson Mich Mrs Goldie Small Bath and Frank Sheridan Bath two brothers George and Charles Hanna Five Islands and sister Mrs Clara Spellman Derry NH.
The funeral for Joseph M. Trott a Maine lawyer and Sagadahoc Bar association president was held Sunday at his home 982 High street Grace Episcopal Church Rev Charles M Tubbs officiated Honorary bearers included Judge Walter S Glidden Rodney E Ross Charles C Low Charles P Weiherbee Henry C Wright and John H Hyde Burial followed at Maple Grove
A Rockland resident treasures a half dollar minted in 1818 which appears nearly pristine with 13 stars and scarce states depicted, illustrating the coin's exceptional wear and historical value.
Local residents listed include Fred Harford moving to Indian Point and Mrs. Oliver hosting friends at the Center. Bath visitors, moonlight sliding party at Five Islands, and jury duty in Bath are noted along with church activities. The Cromwell funeral, Meadow pond ice storage for Herman Spinney, Camp Overlook yearbook update, and First Baptist church Sunday School officers and sermon topics are reported.
The Dunlap commandery held a formal installation of its new officers with Eminent Sir Glidden officiating. Officers were presented with aiguillets, escorted by a list of members, and past commander Huston led the committee for the evening's program. A grand march, dancing, and refreshments followed, marking a well received transition of leadership.
The 1929 annual Red Cross report notes five dollars donated to the Augusta Children's Home and forty five members enrolled in the National Red Cross. Secretary Annie Wylie Stackpole submits the completed activities for the year 1929.
A report notes districts completed acreage burned can be reduced and kept within acceptable limits. The article discusses forest fire disasters and measures to limit spread and damage.
Officers of the Sasanoa tribe were installed Tuesday night by Joseph Bowman of Lisbon. New appointees include Edward Perry senior Carlton Rideout junior Albert Gallant chief of records Ralph Boardman keeper of wampum and Ernest Avery keeper of wampum. Refreshments followed the session.
Attorney General Clement F. Robinson interprets the 1929 excise tax act to deny exemptions for non residents and Spanish War veterans. Non residents must pay the excise tax and obtain a Maine license unless reciprocally licensed by their home state. The ruling explains the tax is a use tax, not a property tax, with exemptions limited to those stated in the law.
Henri Odiau describes a career starting in Tours and Paris. He details early posts at Chateau de la Motte and The Carleton, then New York cafés and Palm Beach Club before leading kitchens in Pittsburgh Buffalo and Montreal. In 1913 he joined Kerhulu and Odiau, later returning to Canada to helm Banff Springs Hotel cuisine. His famed recipes appear in The International Cook Book, 1920 edition.
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