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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
3
Phippsburg reports the summer church season opens with Rev Maria Poulson preaching at the Center Congregational church. The season lists weekly speakers, sustaining members commitments, and many Bath and Boston families spending summers at Parker Head and Sebasco Estates. Attendance and regional visits show active community life as residents travel, entertain guests, and plan events through July and August.
Bath and area residents and visitors are noted at Popham Beach gatherings with numerous weekend trips to Bath Brunswick and Portland. Names include Loon Getchel Moore Moody Osgood Sprague Spinney Marr Bowden Burnham and Drake among others. One hundred fifty Lewiston youths enjoyed a beach outing. Capt. Sprague faces serious illness in Portland.
Margaret Wyman of Spruceville stayed with cousin Marion Bridges while Gilbert Wis returned home to Brighton after visiting relatives. Edna M. Gooldige of Georgetown called on friends in town Friday. Moses Chandler sold his fishing sloop to Charles Cummings of Bath who plans to use it as a pleasure boat. Forrest Legard visited on Monday. Lyman Oliver, ill, came to the post office Thursday. Summer visitors include Sumer Mains of Georgetown, Merton Oliver of Winneganee, Vernon Mattson and his wife with three children from Newton, Mass., at their cottage on the south shore. Francis Luke of Gloucester, Mass., is visiting family. Winfield Rowe of Waltham, Mass., is at his cottage for a few days. Trueman Taylor of Bay Point visited Monday. Graydon and Walter Morse of Marr Town were guests of Ernest R. Spinney Sunday.
The Samoset Steamboat Co plans excursions from Boothbay Harbor aboard the Virginia with daily departures at 10:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. daylight time, plus Sunday 2:30 p.m. Involve organized groups at special rates 75 cents round trip for 15 to 150 members. Mr. Jackson leads club and organization appeals. The trip includes views of Sheep Scot bay Isle of Springs Ram Island Squirrel Island Ocean Point and Cape Newagen ending at the harbor.
Captain Willard Wade 70 a Maine mariner who commanded Bath built vessels including the Alicia B Crosby and the Governor Brooks died Wednesday in the Boston Marine Society offices after a heart attack. He was born in Waldoboro and spent 30 years with Crowell Thurlow of Boston sailing most schooners along the coast. He and his twin brother Capt Millard Wade Boston port warden were often indistinguishable in appearance and manner. Surviving are his wife Nellie Stahl Wade a son Ernest Wade and a sister and brother in Massachusetts.
Martha A. Sanford 73, widow of Albert Sanford, formerly of Bath, died Monday in Richmond where she was born. She married in 1880, was a devoted wife and mother, and an active member of the Christian Science church in Boston. Survived by husband J. E. Sanford of Bath, grandson George Sanford serving on a submarine in Chinese waters, granddaughter Edna Carter of Bath, and brothers Sherman and Leroy Shea of Richmond.
Mrs Bessie Gertrude Palmer 56 wife of Ralph L Palmer died Friday morning at her North Bath home after a long illness. A native of Bath she was a daughter of Samuel O Ward and Clara Ward and lived in the northern part of the city. Survived by her husband three sons Raymond Palmer of Wiscasset Lawrence and Lewis Palmer of Bath two brothers Scott R Ward of Hardings and Ernst Ward of North Bath.
Funeral services for Bessie G. Palmer wife of Ralph L. Palmer were conducted Monday afternoon at two at her North Bath home. Rev Harley A Shattuck of Beacon Street M E church officiated. Bearers named were David Rich Oscar Wright Galen Ward and Herbert Simpson. Burial followed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Arthur E Russell 55 formerly Isabel Low Turner of Bath Maine died Tuesday noon at the New England Sanitarium Stoneham after a two week illness due to a weakened heart Born in Bath October 12 1880 she was the daughter of Carolyn F Turner and the late Edward H Turner She attended Bath High School and Tufts College taught in Bath schools She married a Bath Iron Works draftsman in 1909 and moved to Medford Survived by her mother husband daughter Ruth sister Mrs Henry W Owen Jr Bath brother Frank H Turner Bath niece Mrs Kenneth H Orr New York City and three nephews Edward H William Maurice Owen Col and Mrs Owen Jr left for Medford after word of her death
Rev. Paul Dresser longtime pastor of the New Church in Bath died in San Diego California June 21 in his 58th year. Harvard class of 1899 and New Church Theological School graduate, he served pastorates in Massachusetts New York and San Diego the last seven years. He is survived by wife Faith Storer Dresser and two daughters Mrs David Mack Hoboken New Jersey and Mrs Stewart E Poole Wilmington Delaware.
Funeral services for Robert C. Robinson seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Clyde C Robinson were held Thursday at the Arthur F Mayo funeral residence on High Street. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. The bearers were four Gardiner boys friends of Master Robert Burley Curry Charles Newcombe Lyle Smith and Roderick Wing.
Mrs. William H. Brown returned home from Bath Memorial hospital with daughter Nancy Ann Brown born June 14. Winnegance Vacation Church School opens at 8 50 with Miss M Helen Sims as principal and Thomas Totman as superintendent. Multiple departments listed under local leaders. Community club meeting postponed due to Fourth of July planning. Lake bathing noted and farmers planning to stay after the Fourth.
Philadelphia residents Mrs Henry W Loughton and Mr John Lee arrive at MacMahon Island cottages Treetops and Allenook for the summer. The Seal and Porpoise Lodge opens as Dr. Nicholson returns to provide medical aid. Boat service from Robinhood expands for the season.
Pembroke moves to a new district under Irving O Bragg who has led Eastport union for years. The former Pembroke union included Charlotte Dennysville Edmunds Meddybemps Cooper Marion and Plantation 14. The update places Pembroke with Eastport Perry Charlotte and Robbinston. Merle R Keyes leaves after eight years of service.
Miss Vanessa Easton daughter of Lieut Com and Mrs Glenn Easton of High street arrived Saturday from Freeport Long Island where she stayed with her grandmother Mrs Frederick M Delano She attended school in Freeport last year and will enter Morse High School this Fall as a freshman
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