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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1929

Page

3

Bath Citizens Share Summer Visits and Travel News

Personal items list Bath residents and visitors, detailing trips to Portland, New York, Europe, and Camp experiences. Notes include schedules for weddings, reunions, and social gatherings, with many Bath, Maine names and collaborations.

Summer visitors and residents at Bath and Small Point Beach

Philadelphia couple Rev and Mrs Harrison Wright vacation at Small Point Beach with seven grandchildren and their children joining on July 17. Detroit couple Mr and Mrs Carl Pinson spend summer in Bath. Various locals and visitors from Reading Mass Detroit Arrowsic Steep Falls Squirrel Island Boston Cambridge and Somerville gather for family visits alumni events and seaside leisure along Bath Arrowsic Boothbay Harbor and Millinocket during the season.

Harrison Wright Philadelphia Small Point Beach Hoffman Coates Small Point

Somerville Residents Plan Summer at Local Homes

William A. Corfield spent the weekend at his Somerville home and returned to Bath with Mrs. Corfield and daughter Bertha Mae who will stay at the Chaney home 332 Washington Street. Mr and Mrs Frank Wellington of Malden arrived Friday at their Foster's Point cottage for the summer.

Vincent Whalen Boston Frank H. Whalen Pearl Street Roland Eaton Philadelphia Nathan Eaton Ashdale Harry Watson Front Street Leon Eaton Oak Street Eaton Ginn & Co Wellington A. Moore Bath Box Co Edith Kelso Hallowell St. Stephens N. B Moore Harris E. Moore Guy Sprague Willard Harry W. Crosman High Street Crosman Bay Point Somerville Mass William A. Corfield Bath Frank Wellington Malden Foster’s Point

Drake son sails for Trieste summer tour

James Drake, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Drake, left Friday for Boston and Saturday sailed on the Presidente Wilson for Trieste to join a group of young men touring this summer. John H. Rogers and family of Lincoln Mass arrived to travel to their summer home at Southport.

James Drake Europe Cosulich Vienina Budapest Paris David Mullin Bowdoin College Mr. Drake Bath Frederick E. Drake Boston Duncan Bragg Ralph W. Bragg Lake Cobbesseecontee Y.M.C.A Robert Bragg Richard Legro John A. Legro Presidente Wilson Trieste John H. Rogers Lincoln, Mass Southport Oliver Moses Rangeley Associated Industries of Maine

Summer Travel Drift For Local Residents

Miss J Gertrude Silsby sails to Chautauqua New York for six weeks at New York University Summer School then to Lake Copake for the rest of the vacation. Mr and Mrs Arthur P Allen return to Bath after a Bangor visit. Mrs Ella Coleman spends summer with daughter in Somerville and with their relatives in Bath. Reverend Nehemiah Boynton passes through en route to Malden Island Summer home. Mrs George A Baker visits Bath’s Whiskeag with sister Mrs Charles W Rogers. Mrs Ida J Cotton and daughter Grace of Revere Mass stay with Mrs James E Locker y then head to Nobleboro. Miss Josephine Munsey to work this summer at Boothbay House after Morse high graduation. Mrs Lucy Green and Miss Carolyn Moses spend Thursday in Portland.

James FP. Pratt Frances E. Mann Portland Miss Mann William Mann Washington Strret Bath Stanwood C. Gilman Sebasco Philadelphia Pitman N. J Mr. Gilman Waverly Mass Irma Gilman Miss Gilman William H. Gilman J. Gertrude Silsby North Grammar School Chautauqua N. Y New York University Lake Copake Ida J. Cotton Grace E. Cotton Revere

Morse High alumni banquet marks first Bath grad class

The Bath Morse high alumni banquet drew two 1908 graduates, the first class to four year graduate from the new school, noting 66 members. Mrs. Unn Bunker of Augusta visits relatives as Paul W. Litchfield former Bath youth and Goodyear Tire Co. executive, with his two sons, passes through Bath en route to Washington for summer at Camp Me domak. Litchfield recalls boyhood friends.

Aee Niles Ee Ea Nathan E. Coffin Morse High Wniqué Morse High School Bath Paul W., Litchfield Goodyear Tire. Co Akron Eamesholm Mr. Litchfield Washington Camp Medomak

Lemonts of Washington Street Spend Weekend at Southport

Mr and Mrs Frank Lemont of Washington street spent the weekend at Southport with travel likely for recreation and rest.

Frank Lemont Washington Street Southport

Augusta Women Attend Garden Party and Summer Visits

Social notes detail Miss Anne Kimball hosting a luncheon June 26 at the Gardiner farm for Augusta women and list guests from Bath Yorks, Waterville, and Southport. The column also records visits by Gertrude Milliken, Mrs. Murphy and daughter Jane, and many local excursions and family updates across Bath, Woolwich, Freeport, and Rangeley.

Anne Kimball William Tudor Gardiner Gardiner Farm Phipps Point Woolwich Augusta Milton 8. Kimball Pratt Island Southport Bath

Mrs DeWolf Mann and Daughter Visit Family

Mrs DeWolf Mann and her daughter Marion of Nashua New Hampshire returned after spending a week with Mrs Manns uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Albert F Flint of Farrin Street.

DeWolf Mann Marion Nashua, N. H

Bath Social Biographies and Local Wedding News

A Bath society note lists attendees at a dance featuring John Grindell and his orchestra, including Carolyn Turner and Margaret Lord among others. The item also mentions Dr W E Kershner and Lieut Williams at Flagstaff for fishing, plus a Bath wedding notice for Adelaide Livermore Boynton and Caldwell Sweets lips, with Boynton recently of Melrose and now connected to Houghton Mifflin Co. in Boston.

John Grindell Bath Newagen’ Inn Carolyn ‘Turner Margaret Lord Marjorie ‘Troop Marie Ayer Eleanor ‘Danforth Delia Cloutier Natalie Smith Marion Whitten Dorothy Thompson Charles William Boyn Melrose Mass Adelaide Livermore Boynton Caldwell Sweet Lips Wakefield Miss Boynton Houghton Mifflin Co Boston Bolonius Philips Phillips Reme Andrews

Community Notes: Local Residents and Visitors

Edith Marriner of Bridge-Mer rill, Inc. dies in Boston. Morse High math instructor Albert Noyes takes a summer post with the State banking department and will resume duties at Morse in a week. Noyes, a University of Maine graduate, heads to Harrington to vacation with wife and daughter. Several locals enjoy vacations and attend weddings in Newton and Maine. The Ramblers club hosted a social at the Gallants’ Pleasant Street home. Camp Foss and other trips keep families busy as Sweden, Norway, and the UK tour plans unfold for travelers. A new baby is born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Prey, and local residents return from visits to Portland, Portsmouth, and Boston.

Albert S. Noyes Morse High School State Banking Department Noyes Harrington Morse High Mr. Noyes University of Maine

Schoolbound teachers and summer plans noted

Miss Florence Neiley of Trufants, Brunswick primary teacher, travels to Gorham normal school for a several weeks summer course. Miss Bessie Crosman of Washington street goes to Pemaquid Light to spend the summer with her uncle and aunt Levi and Mrs. Martin. Mrs Charles Wiley and Mrs Wiley Jr and Mrs Owen McKown of Boothbay Harbor were guests of Mrs Ralph Covel. Mrs George Drake of Flushing New York visiting Mrs Mark Sewall, then with Mrs Herbert Mallard Portland before returning to New York.

Florence Neiley Trufants Brunswick Gorham Normal School Bessie Crosman Washington Street Pemaquid Light Levi Martin Charles Wiley Charles Wiley, Jr Owen McKown Boothbay Harbor Ralph Covel Middle Street George B. Drake Flushing, N. Y Mark W. Sewall Herbert Mallard Portland New York

Mrs Sewall Visits Bath to See Mother-in-Law

Mrs Donald Sewall travels from Boothbay Harbor to Bath to spend a few days with her mother in law Mrs Mark W Sewall while visiting with her husband Mr Sewall.

Donald Sewall Bath Boothbay Harbor Mr. Sewall Mark W. Sewall

Williams Family Guests in Wollaston Visit

Mr and Mrs Charles Williams and daughter Arline of Wollaston Mass were overnight guests Monday at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Cooke Willow street.

Walter Cooke Hyde Park Mass Edward Cooke Willow Street Charles Williams Arline Wollaston

City News Roundup From Saco to Brunswick

Sergt William Littlefield of Saco and LeRoy Averill of Augusta both of the Highway Police were guests of Mr and Mrs George W Jewett for an automobile lights inspection. The era of horse drawn fire equipment ends as Dick and Chub retire from service. Oakhurst Dairy begins deliveries to Popham Beach on Mon Wed and Fri. A lightning struck cherry tree at 31 Highland street fell into Mrs Albert F Mudge’s garden. William D Sewall donate a fernery to City hospital for the men’s ward. Orrs Island road improvement progresses bridging Great Island and Bailey’s Island. Battery H plans a July 4 Tag Day to boost its mess fund and parade entry. Miss Mildred Hooper leads the Summer rest room in the Mayor’s office for Rotary. Columbia hotel expands lobby using Bonney’s space. H W Evans oversees linoleum work in Bath including Curtis estate. A river boat with loud exhaust disturbed waterfront last week. Temperature dropped to 48 in lowlands Wednesday. City council to consider a $250 Fourth of July grant. Heavy automobile traffic and a busy haying season mark the day.

Personal Notes from Portland Visitors and Outings

Miss Vivian LeMont of Portland visits her parents in Middle Street. Bay area families from Berlin and Bath travel home after visits to camps and outings. Frances Sprague returns from City hospital after appendicitis surgery. Portland residents Frank Bowker Jr and daughter Virginia plan Fourth of July stay with relatives. Patricia and John stay with Mrs York’s grandparents over the weekend.

Vivian LeMont Portland Lucius M. LeMont Middle Street Harry Bartlett Otis and Warren Berlin N. H Lowell Camp Nequasset Jeanette Jewett Myron Etta Tomlinson John Pattangall South Portland Bath Robinhood Roscoe P. McFadden William Choate Greenfield Mass Lakewood Jackman Mr Tuttle George Leédélle Tuttle Quaker Point Frances Sprague Eugene Sprague Richardson Street City Hospital Frank Bowker, Jr Virginia Mr. Bowker Frank Bowker Pine Street Patricia John Richmond York Lee T. Parris Upper Washington Stree

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Co Edith Lemont Ruth Ledyard Lincoln Street Military and Naval Orphan Asylum Carl P.dudley Sand Donald Thelma Adelaide Perkins George Ae Prairi Dudley Universalist Old Town Keef Dudley Miss Perkins Arthur A. Perkins Mr. Dudley Benjamin F. Dudley West Street Alonzo Harriman Lewiston Fred Winslow Biddeford Alfred Cornish Hardings Fred Fitch Ardmore Popham Beach Marguerite Hennessey E. M. Fuller Charles H. Cahill Charles P. Wetherbee Edward W. Hyde Hubert H. McCarty H. W. DeLong John J. Keegan Lubec John Footer Nequasset Lake George Drew St. Johnsbury Florence Lyndonville Normal School Ela Frazee Ellen Newell Carl Pinson Detroit Aubrey Steen James Richard Aubrey, Jr Arrowsie Albert Stott Reading Ardenne A. Stott Sagadahoc Ferry Augustus L. Cates Maxine Cates Have Sir Knight St. John’s Day Patricia Whitehouse Squirrel Island Robert Holoway Edith Olivers Alice Jackson Nevers Berwick Thursday Cove Grace Fox Ruth David Black Cambridge Raymond Green Carl Oliver Culbert McGay Robert Sebago Lake Walter E. Edge Camilla Sewall United States New Jersey Harold M. Sewall Sunten Point Solon Harmon Ethel Harmon Cora Savage Lothrop Loring Neof Camshall Oth Ager Ralph E. Robinson Leonard Wetherbee Maurice Shea Fred W. Wetherbee Alice Simmons Pejepscot William Plummer Winship Street Arthur P. Allen Oliver Street Ella Coleman Alphonso Grant Nehemiah Boynton D.D Medford Malden Island George A. Baker Thomaston Charles W. Rogers Josephine Munsey Boothbay House Lucy Green Carolyn Moses Mrs. Unn Bunker Gertrude Milliken George Milliken Maria Murphy Jane Murphy Italy Edward H. Kimball Mary Glidden of Ralph Willet Col. Dummer Sewall William D. Willis Cathance Margaret Foote Alice Shorey Flora Randall Ella Douglas Alice K. Robbins Leonard Lord Julia Richardson John Conley Western Avenue Edward Thornton W. S. Newell Mary and White Mountains Marion Nichols Buffalo Vincent Nichols Nichols Mrs. Nichols Mary Margaret Twomey Charles EB. Plaisted Haines Landing Rangeleys Lancaster Stanley Pierce Walter Wedgewood, N J Aliquippa House Pierce Norman McCabe Freeport Hazel Goldrup Guy H. Day That Town Nellie Hodgdon American Tel. & Tel. Co Henry G. Hodgdon Chestnut Street Benjamin Hall Roxbury Charles T. Jackson South Street Wilbur Crocker Doris Park Street Nelson Rice Mr. Crocker Roland Merritt Trott Wilfred Trott Marshall Street Squirrel Inn John W. Biggins Solomon Greenblatt Franklin Street Lower Mr. Greenblatt John A. Small David E. Foster Norma, D. Edwin, Jr Kenneth Bath City Hospital Theodore Sherman Wiscasset W. E. Kershner Lieut. Williams Flagstaff Edith Marriner Bridge-Merrill, Inc Fred Fuller Worumbo Mfg. Co William A. Fogwill Valley Road Newton Mr. Fogwill Irene V. Fogwill Lester Gay Blair West Newton Mrs. Fogwill Charles Randall Maiden, Mass Clare Farrill Alberty Gallant Ramblers Club Pleasant Street Harry Robinson E. A. Garcelon George Wade Percival Black Strafford Camp Foss Willy Pond John McInnes Drottningholm Sweden Norway Scotland England Julia Abbott Walter Abbott Clarence Pendleton Walter Fitch Russell Street Edward Phillips Crocker Street Winthrop Hallowell and Arthur R. Chadbourne Otto and Arthur, Jr New Bedford Mr. Chadbourne William C. Chadbourne Chadbourne Otto F. Bullman Gustaf Meister Carl Meister Elmer Prey Prey Frieda Wetherbee William Robson Madeline Betty Cottage Street Portsmouth Robson Alonzo Parks Wiliam Littlefield Saco Leoy Averill George W. Jewett Mr. Jewett Roswell Hamilton Hose Co. No. 2 Chub Engine 2 Oakhurst Dairy Co Popham ‘Beath Highland Street Frank Chellis Albert F. Mudge Pine’ Street William D. Sewall Orrs Island Garnet Great Island Wills Strait Bailey’s Island Battery H Mildred Hooper Davenport Memorial Rotary Club Miss Hooper Columbia Hotel Bonney’s H. W. Evans Armstrong Linoleum Co George C. Curtis F. W. Hartnett Furniture Co Evans Hartnett Company Kennebec
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