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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1930

Page

7

Richmond Social News Reflects Summer Visits and Local Events

Richmond locals list visiting relatives in Augusta Bath Bath and Kennebunkport attend music club meeting and plan a July public musicale. notes on births welcomes and Legion plans. several families from out of town visit Richmond camps and river road homes with summer guests and local gatherings.

Bowdoin Community Notes Highlight Services and Local Happenings

A Bowdoin service featured a Serer text and a Purinton duet from Richmond. Dr. William R. Wood of Augusta to speak at 3 PM. Sagadahoc Grange met with Thorn’s Corner team presenting degrees. Harvest supper drew 178 attendees. Bridge project planned on Bowdoin Center road. Visits include John Carter of Springfield and Carol Williams of Livermore Falls. Ladies Aid met at Hattie Purinton’s Richmond home with 20 present. next meeting July 10 at A. E. Purinton’s.

Vernon Horace Purinton Stella Purinton Richmond William R. Wood Augusta Sagadahoc Grange Usi Bowdoin Thorn’s Bowdoin Center Road John Carter Springfield Mass A. E. Purinton

Personal Notes of Local Residents

Mrs. Fred Williams of Revere Mass visits her mother Mrs. Philip Kingsbury on Middle Street. Charles I Madden employed in Essex Mass to vacation with Mrs. Madden on Mechanic Street arriving Thursday. William Ryan sails from Boston aboard yacht Placida to visit Thomas P Craven in New York. Miss Dorothy Crooker returns to Boston after two weeks with her parents Herman and Mrs. Crooker of High Street. Mr and Mrs William H White and Mr and Mrs Olney Perry of Bedford Street spend weekend at Summer home in South Harpswell.

E. F. Pratt St John’s Skowhegan Lakewood Edward Coughlin Hilda Savage Kennebunkport William Runnells Somerville Mass Charles A. Alexander Daniel Clark Milton River Road Mary Reed Cook Richmond Camp Ground Lot Call Dresden Cecil Stilphen Portland H. L. Stilphen Ernest Brown Togus Arthur Hutchins Roger Horace Manwarring Roland Hinxman Boston Marguerite Manwarring Samuel Blake Paul Stilphen C. H. Bryant Elizabeth Thompson Joseph Bragg Bath Ellsworth Reed Lawrence W. Oddy Alice Harry L. Pond Charles Jewett Loraine Eleanor Jewett American Legion Lanefield Opera House Miss Varney Augusta Lillian C. A. Howes W.W. M. Lancaster Fred H. Duren Freeman F. Wood J. H. Gallagher H. E. Houdlette M. W. Hanson H. N. Libby Richard Trott Haynes Landing Hollis Trott Genevieve Joy Hallowell Denver, Colo Fred Williams Revere Philip Kingsbury Middle Street Charles I. Madden Essex Madden Mechanic Street William Ryan New York Thomas P. Craven Dorothy Crooker Herman Crooker High Street William H. White Olney Perry Bedford Street South Harpswell

Georgetown Bath and Kennebec Point Summer Visitors noted

Town residents host visitors from Bath Brunswick Boston and New York at Kennebec Point MacMahan Island and West Georgetown. Families like Hunt Todd Mains Hovey and Pollard gather for summer weeks while the Working League plans an August sale and two quilts.

Summer travels and family departures across Maine and New York

Miss Marjory Dearborn heads to Camp Maqua Poland for summer work then returns to attend Colby College as a senior. Senator F W Carlton and family depart for Moosehead Lake fishing trip. Yacht engineer Harry Pinson to spend summer with his parents. Prof David Percy Gilmore and Mrs Gilmore visit from Brooklyn at Birch Island. Mr and Mrs Thomas Perkins travel to Machias and Rogue Bluffs for a week with Miss Emily Bradbury. Mrs Edward St Martin and family return from Robinhood to Portland. Mrs Albert Austin and family go to East Peru camp for the season. Barbara Austin studies nursing at Yale and spent June with her parents.

Marjory Dearborn Camp Maqua Poland Colby College F. W. Carlton Frank Carlton Sagadahoc Ferry Carlton Moosehead Lake Harry Pinson Edwin Pinson Washington Street Ruth Earl Clark New York David Percy Gilmore Emily Gilmore Brooklyn N. Y Birch Island Mere Point Thomas F. Perkins West Bath Machias Rogue Bluffs Emily Bradbury Edward St. Martin Carolyn John Robinhood St. Martin Ralph Dunton Portland Mr. Dunton Albert Austin Barbara Margaret Albert Austin, Jr Bedford Street East Peru Barbara Austin Yale

Five Islands Grange hosts annual Pomona week gathering

Five Islands notes a large attendance at a weekly Grange event. George Yeo and sons open their Winchester cottage for the season. Mrs Ellen Hagan, longtime town resident and organizer, dies and funeral held at Baptist church with interment at Oak Grove. Community updates include seasonal hotel openings, visits, and library donations from Miss Gertrude Smith.

Five Islands Sythy Oak Grove Cemetery H. E. Bean Waltham Seguinland Sherman Campbell Rutledge Frost Fremont N. H Joseph Stevens Almon Marr Grange Gertrude Smith Paul A. Thompson Jean Dorothy Marion Stevens Bloomfield Hills Mich Joseph G. Stevens Lewis Minford Allenhurst N. J Seguinland Hotel C. W. Noeton Avalon Amanda Blaisdell Bath Alfred Rowe Fred Johnson Pierce Cottage Harry Ried Concord Charles Jordan J. J. Gibson California Florida Nettie Snowman Fred Ried Isabel Stevens Leroy Moulton Shaw Levis Minford Portland Old Orchard Elbridge Southard Helen Rowe Waterville Frank Bartlett Marjorie Milton Mass Ida Rowe Dow Frances Knowlton Frank MacMahan Arlington Alton Reed Winnegance Ellsworth Pinkham Scofield D. L. Howard Genesta The Eastern Star Ocean View John L. Frost

Gray Road Inn Park Attracts Many Visitors This Summer

Gray Road Inn Park near Portland and Lewiston draws crowds with an aviary zoo and swings. Daily music from two to four, Sundays 1 30 to 7, delivered by a large cone speaker twenty feet up. Herman A Spinney manages the park aiming for a big Fourth gathering.

Gray Road Inn Park Portland Lewiston United States Maine Herman A. Spinney Georgetown

Robinhood and Arrowsic Services on Sunday

W Arthur Falls, pastor, leads Robinhood and Arrowsic worship with sermons titled Vocation and Vacation. Arrowsic church service at 2 pm, evening at Arrowsic schoolhouse on Lost and Found. Prayer meetings set for Thursday 7:30 pm and Friday evening. Bible biography focuses on the prophet Elijah.

W. Arthur Falls Robinhood Arrowsic Colummm Arrowsic Schoolhouse Elijah

Marriage in Shifts as Old Time Law Was Unpopular

In June, readers learn of the historic practice of marriage by shifts, where a groom inherited a bride’s debts if she arrived fully clothed. The ritual, begun around 1770 with Gen. William Lithgow, is documented in Wiscasset court records. A 1852 law freed husbands from assuming their brides’ obligations.

William Lithgow Wiscasset

Agricultural Attache Bill set to aid farming reach abroad

The agricultural attache bill won overwhelming approval in Congress and will create ten foreign centers under the Federal Farm Board and the Agriculture Department to expand markets for American farm products. It aims to reduce surpluses by placing top agricultural experts in Europe, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Orient. The Grange backs the measure, noting sponsor John C. Ketcham is a longtime Grange member and former lecturer.

Grange Organization Congress Agricultural Attache John C. Ketcham Grange Europe South America South Africa Australia New Zealand Orient Federal Farm Board United States Department of Agriculture The Congressman Ketcham National Grange Michigan State Grange

Brunswick Bride Weds Portland Doctor in Simple Garden Ceremony

Miss Helen E. Douglas of Brunswick and Dr. Donald H. Daniels of Portland were married at the Douglas home on the Durham road with Rev. Alfred Ware officiating. The couple plan to Detroit for Daniels internship at Henry Ford hospital. The bride, a University of Maine graduate and former Frehold NJ English teacher, wore pale green chiffon and roses. The groom, from Portland, is a 1924 Harvard medical graduate and Army Medical Corps officer.

Helen E. Douglas Brunswick Donald Howard Daniels Portland Isaiah Douglas Durham Road Alfred Ware The Friends Church Adelbert P. Daniels Deering High School University of Maine Boston University Harvard University Tau Beta Pi Alpha Chi Mu Phi Eta Kappa Phi Chi United States Army

Auction At Mrs Beals Home Attracts Club Members

Miss Flossie Beals hosted two tables of auction for the Monday Evening club at her Park street home. Wellington A. Moore presided. Refreshments were served. Attending were Mrs. William P. Hatch, Mrs. Florence Hagan, Mrs. Carlton W. Lowell, Mrs. Charles I. Madden, Mrs. Wellington A. Moore, Mrs. Nathan E. Coffin and Mrs. G. Clifford Madden of Portland.

Flossie Beals Monday Evening Club Park Street Wellington A. Moore William P. Hatch Florence Hagan Carlton W. Lowell Charles I. Madden Nathan E. Coffin G. Clifford Madden Portland

Morse High Class of 1926 Reunites in Augusta Event

The Morse High School class of 1926 held a reunion Friday with a picnic at Pleasant Pond after leaving the YMCA in cars. Activities included tennis swimming and golf followed by a dance at Island Park and a show in Augusta. organizers cited Edward Gediman as in charge and several alumni attended.

Morse High School Y.M.C.A Pleasant Pond Shirley Mank Gladys Comeau Priscilla Hodge Evelyn Burgess Lawrence Palmer Mark Jackson Hurley Grant Guest Milton Slepoff New York City Dean Bonney Emery Rogers Edward Gediman Gordon Harrington

Reunion of the class of 1928 Held at Morse High

The 1928 class reunion gathered Friday with four cars leaving Morse High School at 6:15 and meeting members at the YMCA before going to Hallowell for a dinner at Worster House. In the evening they attended a dance at Island Park with the 1926 class, and the event was praised as very enjoyable by attendees. Notables included Margaret Lord Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Smith Helen Conley Dorothy Conley Natalie Smith Marion Whitten Marie Ayer Marjorie Troop Maron Genthner Clarence Eaton John Allain Howard Bates Edward Staples Linwood Russell and Merritt Mitchell who led the reunion.

G. C.mariner Piera Shepard Freda Mariner Bar Harbor Bea. Loraine Malinda Gilbert Gilbert Adria Rivere Sears C. Sylvester Brunswick Road JeNne Margaret White W. H. Johnson Augusta Augusta Sun- Ties Marion Méeserve Dorothy Hamilton Richmond Corner Mary Page Charles Joice Lisbon Falls James Proctor Capital Island Leslie Reed Pittsfield Mass Albian Raynes County Road Mabel Irene Millay Bailey's Island J. F. Skillins Westbrook E. O. Tarr J. G. Hamilton Frank Lowell Walpole A. B. Kelley Kelley Len Lamoreau New York John Fitz Arabel Allen Carmen Daisy Wilson Ivor Ring Meliina Sidelinger Italy Hatch Winnefred Roberts Juanita Baker Morse High School Hallowell Worster House Sland Park Margaret Lord Dorothy Thompson Dorothy Smith Helen Dorothy Conley Natalie Smith Marion Whitten Marie Ayer Marjorie Troop Maron Genthner Clarence Eaton John Allain Howard Bates Edward Staples Linwood Russell Merritt Mitchell

Wiscasset Prisoner Lodged in Bath After Arrest

Patrick Buller of Methuen Massachusetts was lodged in Bath municipal jail Friday evening for intoxication and held for safe keeping by Deputy Sheriff Dan Page. He returned to Wiscasset Saturday to answer the charge and claimed robbers took 87 dollars from him in Bangor en route home. He said he spent the money on rubbing alcohol and became intoxicated, then traveled on.

Patrick Buller Methuen Mass Bath Dan Page Wiscasset Lincoln County Maine Woods Bangor

Mystery Boy Appears Wandering in Bowdoin

A 14 year old boy named David L. Spencer was found wandering Bowdoin late Thursday. Deputy Norman E. Curtis took custody as Sheriff Henderson’s department sought information on his birthplace and background. The boy wore a shirt overalls and old shoes and relied on locals for food while authorities contacted agencies across Aroostook county. The state welfare department is assisting with the case.

Henderson Bowdoin Norman E. Curtis David L. Spencer Houston Ludlow Congress Aroostook County State Welfare Department

Wiscasset Halts Bath in 2 1 Victory

Wiscasset defeats Bath 2 to 1 as Bill Carlton and Al Bonney hold the visitors to four hits each. Gove scores Bath’s run after a fourth inning infield hit and steals, while Red Perkins makes a highlight one hand catch robbing Sonia. Bath’s lineup includes Gilmoress Meister Stovers Oliver Bonney Gove Lothrop MacDonald Sonia.

Bath Wiscasset Bill Carlton Bathites al Bonney Sweet Gove Red Perkins Ben Sonia Gilmoress Meister Stovers Oliver Bonney Lothrop MacDonald Sonia

Whistle of Lighter Breaks on Tug Tow to Bucksport

The steam whistle on Senator F. W. Cardon's lighter broke off Saturday afternoon after striking a bridge while being towed to Bucksport for a wharf contract. The motorboat failed, tide drifted the tow after the draw lowered, steam erupted, then the engine restarted and the tow resumed through the Sasanoa.

F. W. Cardon Bucksport Sasanoa

Morse High Coach Takes Post At Kennebec Toll House

Cecit J. Cutts, Morse high school's athletics coach, began duties Wednesday at the Kennebec bridge toll house and will serve until after Labor Day. He and his wife and daughter Ann returned Tuesday from a two week visit with her parents, Melville A. and Mrs. Drisko in Harrington.

Cecit J. Cutts Morse High School Kennebec Bridge Toll House

Farewell Party For Draftsmen Leaving Bath Iron Works

Joseph A. Milligan and Brown, draftsmen at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, were honored at a farewell banquet at Hotel Phoenix. President William S. Newell presented pens and pencils. Milligan plans a fall return after a visit to Scotland and Ireland, while Brown stays in California.

Joseph A. Milligan Brown Bath Ireland Los Angeles Hotel Phoenix Co ‘Sie Iroh Seiad Williams. Newell Plant Mr. Brown California Wally Marshall Vice Archibald M. Main Atlantic Main Iron Works Fordham Corsair Bidou Black Douglas Placida Althea Sylvia Hans Rithamer Gus Hendel Kitchen Corps Hayward Murphy Detroit Mich Murphy Mr. Milligan Isle of Wight Portland del Bates Stan Brown Freddie Cook Sandy Clark al Chaplin Six Footer Dutch Henry Hendel Archie Main Jock McKellar Frankie McDonald Ray Mitchell Normie Mackinnon Pete Newell Howie Nash Tommie Pinkham Potter Feet Rithamer Peene Art Tracey Jawn Taylor Gene Thebeau Harry Theebau Truss Professor Towne Johnny Wishart Donald Big Bill Thompson Lewis Eggerton Doggie Hopkins Slingiy

Governor urged to clear derelict from river channel

The Sam oset Steamboat Co. asks Governor Gardiner for aid to remove a derelict ship snag known as the Darge 500 feet off Sasanoa Bluff. The lighter lies fully submerged at high tide and threatens boating during the approaching yachting season as debris drifts ashore. Governor Gardiner will confer with U S Senator Hale immediately.

William Tudor Gardiner Samoset Steamboat Co Sasanoa Bluff Gardiner U. S Fred Hale

Womanless Wedding Draws Full Boothbay Center Crowd

Roland Smith post A L reported that The Womanless Wedding drew a packed audience at Boothbay Center Friday evening with standing room only. The same Columbia Theatre cast performed, adding nearly 50 dollars to the building fund, followed by a large post show dance.

Roland Smith Post A. L Boothbay Center Town Hall Columbia Theatre the Center

Five Weddings Reported in Brunswick

Belanger and Bertram Belanger, both residents at home, tied the knot in Brunswick. Belanger works in the cloth room at Cabot Cotton mill after years with the Maine Central railroad. A church service was followed by a reception at the Belanger home on Union Street, with many relatives and friends in attendance.

Belanger Bertram Belanger Cabot Cotton Mill Maine Central Railroad Union Street

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Sedan Ambulance Service Mayo Arthur F. Mayo W. C. Chadbourne Center St Bath, Maine Broad St Tel Willard, Oliver Teton Scaclask Arthur Todd Lisbon Sedottie Wiotuer Lennie Alonzo Hunt West Georgetown Po Pw G. Oe Elizabeth Hunt Boothbay A. E. Manning Medford Kennebec Ferris Leonard Thomas Hagan Walter Hill Pottsville Kennebec Point Harley Trafton Quincy Elsie Mains R. P. Todd Warren Melrose Sumner Mains Brunswick Hospital C. Hinckley Sagadahoc Bay Malden Island F. W. Hovey Amy Shirley Pollard Malden Hortense Tillotson Pollard J. R. Blackie Grace Ward Stevens Topsham Amy Hovey George E. Gray MacMahan Island R. P. Walker Newton Crowlin Canton George Williams Nellie Robinson Marion Hunt George Daniels Henry Albers Fred Gray Naples Alan Woglom Warren Todd W. W. Cummings Dorothy Oliver Kingston W. C. Todd Ida Hooker Rodney Paine Duluth Minn John Wilson Miller Helena F. Stewart Brookline Phillip Dalrymple Newton Center Christian Endeavor Meeting B. H. Woodside Leon Williams T. N. Williams Earle Hagan White Mountains Robinhood and Morse High Mystery Boy Legionnaires Philip Cohen Che
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