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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1933

Page

3

Wiscasset Congregational service and local notices

The report recalls Rev Ernest G Spinney returning to the pulpit after illness with a brief service and communion. A July 12 Organ Society picnic is noted. Numerous society and guest visits are listed including residents of Birch Point, Wellesley Hills, and Boston, with attendance at a circus in Augusta and several travels.

Ernest G. Spinney First Congregational Church Organ Society Congregational Church Ralph Preble Minnie Porter Christine McCarthy Washington, D. C Gardiner James Hancom Wiscassei Academy Frank H. Gray Connecticut Janie Webber Round Pond Benjamin F. Webber Webbers Tavern George Porter Breokling A. J. Myer Major Myer New York Federal Street Alice Dodge Brunswick Earl D. Rines Clarence A. Richards Ralph Stephen Richards Stephen Richards West Stewartstown N. H Everett A. Schroeder Newcastle Mass Winona Leavitt Sherman Woburn Arthur Durgin Maine Central Railroad Garrison Hill Masonic Hall Laura Greenleaf Arthur Robbins Mt. Pisgah Dorothy Larrabee Robert Barlow Crescent Florence Erskine Doris Glidden Crystal Ruth Stilphen Olive Branch Edna Waring Vivian Fuller Crescent Chapter Adah Mildred Woodbury Ruth Vesta Meserve Esther Lulu Hankinson Mount Pisgah Martha Alice Lewis Electa Eleanor Campbell Warder Mary McDonald Sentinel Leslie Bailey Isabel Montgomery Gertrude B. McTeer Angie Doigs W. M. Grace Dodge W. M. Madeline Hopkins W. M. Ella Bailey Bradford C. Redennett George Pickard

Wiscasset 25 Years Ago Delights and Dull Details

Local column from Sheepscot Echo dated July 4 1908 lists residents visiting in Bath and Boston summer stays. Notable items include the wooden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Albert Erskine, arrivals from Lewiston and Chicago, travel plans to Europe, medical notes on Arthur Buzzell, a partial mental health incident involving Joseph Chaney, and obituaries for Miss Harriet Taylor and John McKenney.

Jennie Greenleaf Bath Daniel Page William Taylor Roscoe G. Bailey Boston John R. Stinson Nathaniel Lineslin Graham Fearing Newton Mass Meadowcroft Louise Meadowcroft The Albee J. Ingraham Taylor Somerville Annie Cowley Damariscotta Harriet Pushard Samoset Rockland Albert Erskine Mary Carlisle Lewiston C. L. Macurda Emerline Dickinson Mrs. Lambert Margaret Herrick Chicago Camden Bellas Mary D. Weeks New York Europe Carrie Sears Deering Little Son R. H. Tucker Wiscasset Albany South America Odd Fellows Hall E. W. Seekins Richmond Grammar School E. E. Seekins Joseph B. Shepherd St. Paul's Church Portland St. Philip's Church Albert Peterson Morrell Albert, Jr East Boston Peterson Harriett Taylor John McKenney

Visitors and Movers In Wiscasset Town Scene

Prof. Grant and family arrived in town last Saturday. Miss Hattie Pushard returned home from Topsham Monday. Mrs. Mary Henderson visits Mr. Andrew Lacy. W C Witherell of Whitefield, Wm C Fossett of Bristol, A R Nickerson of Boothbay Harbor in town Tuesday. Kendal Dunbar of Damariscotta in town Wednesday. E M Trafton of Dresden in Wiscasset last night. E C Jewett of Whitefield in town Wednesday. Col Orrin McFadden of Dresden in town early week. Dr J W Savage of Bath, formerly of Wiscasset, in town Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Geo R Holmes of Kents Hill in town early week.

Prof. Grant Hattie Pushard Topsham Mary Henderson Andrew Lacy W. C. Witherell Whitefield Wm. C. Fossett Bristol A. R. Nickerson Boothbay Harbor Wiscasset Kendal M. Dunbar Damariscotta E. M. Trafton Dresden E. C. Jewett Col Orrin McFadden J. W. Savage Bath Geo. R. Holmes Kents Hill

Social notes from Wiscasset and surrounding towns

Washington residents stay at Hilton House while E D Sewall from Washington visits. Local figures including Partridge and others from Bristol, Damariscotta, and Bristol appear in town. A. B. Erskine and county commissioners visit. Steadman sails for Eastport. Fire Society marks 1851 anniversary with bucket gift. Steam shovel work resumes as Maine Central and Quebec projects sustain activity. toll bridge draws crowds of fish and bait.

Hiram Bliss Washington Hilton House E. D. Sewall Washington, D. C L. L. Sewell Elsie Lowell Annie Birch Point J. W. Ewer Springfield Mass Seth L. Groves Emerson Hilton Damariscotta Bath Greenleaf's W. & Q. Railroad Company John West Davis Island Westport Island Wiscasset Albert W. Hall Jonathan Dana Maine Central Quebec Toll

West Bath Grangers Present Program at Merrymeeting Grange

West Bath grange will present a July 7 program at Merrymeeting grange Bowdoinham with Miss Lillian E Lewin as lecturer. The meeting drew 130 attendees including 20 visitors. The evening featured an orchestra style group, solo and choral numbers, skits, and a song written for the event.

Lillian E. Lewin West Bath Lucy W. Coombs Shirley M. Mank John A. Greene Eva L. Fulton Raymond M. Clark Herbert A. Henderson Fred W. Brown George E. Stetson Brunswick William P. Hatch Lewin Amy A. Irish Eleanor P. Danforth Fred S. Brown Virginia M Cary Sturtevant Les Camarades Musicaux Miss Waterman

Holiday guest visit on Cushing's Island

Miss Margaret Ferrell of High street visited as a holiday guest of Miss Marjorie Thaxter at Cushing's Island, sharing seaside hospitality and seasonal cheer.

Margaret Ferrell High Street Marjorie Thaxter Cushing's Island

Texas finding buffaloes offer serious problem

The Goodnight herd, once the nation’s second largest, now faces uncertain future as Texas wrestles with ownership and funding. Col onel Goodnight’s legacy, the Great Southern Life syndicate, and state lawmakers collide over a place and price for the shaggy herd. Cleo Hubbard notes the herd’s wild nature endures in the Panhandle while authorities debate a permanent home and preservation.

Texas Goodnight Carrie J. Crouch National Republic Magazine America Alberta Canada Colonel Goodnight Game and Fish Commission Great Southern Life Insurance Company A. C. Nicholson Dallas Panhandle Cleo Hubbard Charles Goodnight Plains of New Mexico Colorado Arkansas River Pueblo West Wild Bill Hickok Buffalo Bill Bill Colby Illinois Lone Star Union Charles California West Texas Palo Pinto Young Counties Oliver Loving Palo Duro Canyon Randell County

Bowdoin Chapel Set For Prince Halloell Wedding Plan

The Bowdoin College Chapel will host the July 8 ceremony at four for Donald Francis Prince Bowdoin 30 and Katherine M Hallo well assistant Alumni Secretary. Rev R A MacDonald of Cumberland Mills will officiate. Hallo well is a Deering High School and Wheaton College alumna from Woodfords. Prince is son of Harry O Prince and a Bowdoin graduate Theta Delta Chi. A Brunswick professor notes autos boosted Bowdoin attendance, with a large commencement dinner crowd despite a smaller early-week Library enrollment.

Bowdoin College Donald Francis Prince Bowdoin Katherine M. Hallowell R. A. MacDonald Cumberland Mills Hallowell Charles H. Hallowell Montrose Avenue Woodfords Deering High School Wheaton College Brunswick Harry O. Prince Hersey Street Deering Theta Delta Chi William Albion Moody

West Bath area notes and family summer gatherings

Edwin W. Haggett visited Augusta on business while many West Bath residents traveled to attend Mrs. Ruth Pemberton Ackley’s funeral in Dorchester. The Fourth featured clambakes at Larrabee's Grove and cottage visits across Bath, Topsham, and Sabine as families from Bath, Boston, and New York gathered at Sabino and Birch Point for holidays and repairs.

Edwin W. Haggett Augusta Charles Lemont Dorchester Mass Percy Marriner Topsham L. Earle LeMont Bath Douglas New Meadows Harold J. Haggett Garnet Robert Coombs Natick Stanley W. Williams Campbell's Pond Needham Wendell L. Williams Silas Bates Margaret Bickford Stanley Bickford Beachmont Tibbetts Farm Brigham's Cove Henry Churchill Auburn Chester Stevens Stevens Birch Point John F. Larrabee Littlefield School Farmington Farmington Normal Theo Nelson Sabino Oland Ellis Beverly Elmer D. Haedgkins Noyes Prince’s Corner Fred P. Ring, Jr James H. Thorpe Humphrey A. Owen Sabine Elbridge B. Malcolm Winneganee Chester Freeman Donald Freeman M. Eleanor Bates Portland George Bailey South Portland Delmar E. Bates Miss Bates Bates Ernest E. Williams Winnegance Harry P. Bridge Quaker Point Florence Swan-Chadwick Everett Swan Cottage Philbrook Dwinal E. Cornish Washington Street Daniel H. Philbrook Norwood Harry Friend Whitman Harry Snow Worcester Harpswell Alfred B. Snow Leslie J. Goodwin New York Foster's Point Boston Fred A. Bubier Foster's Point Road Bath City Hospital Harry Williams Lincoln Williams Foster’s Point Road Williams

West Bath man protests lake access near his property

Ernest E. Williams of Campbell's Pond West Bath complains that the Winneganee lake formed by Bath and Phippsburg has flooded his marsh driveway to about ten inches deep, hindering access to his hay field and wood lot. He seeks improved travel conditions, not cash, with a possible fix via railroad ties or lowering water levels discussed at a Thursday conference.

Winneganee Lake Bath Phippsburg West Bath Ernest E. Williams Campbell’s Pond Lord of Campbell's Pond Williams Bath and Winneganee Lord Front Street Oak Street

Fourth of July golf day at Bath and area clubs

The Bath Country Club hosts a large Fourth of July golf day with many players including Senator Frederick Hale and former Ambassador Walter E. Edge. The Fairview course in Cumberland Center offers Maine golfers a chance to practice all week for the M S G A open handicap tournament. R J Spear Jr of Portland wins low gross at Willowdale in Scarborough. A series of ladies golf tournaments is postponed due to rain with a new start planned.

Bath Country Club Frederick Hale France Walter E. Edge Shore Acres Sebasco Fairview Country Club Cumberland Center Maine R. J. Spear, Jr Portland Willowdale Country Club Scarboro Fairview Yarmouth Gray Corner Portland-Lewiston Gray Road Park

Woolwich Notes Include Picnics Camp Openings and Visits

Woolwich community notices report upcoming events such as a Harvest supper after oil work, a Nequasset Farm Bureau picnic on July 12, and a Ladies Auxiliary meeting on July 6. Local residents including Miss Mabel Thwing, Miss Evelyn Nickerson, and families of Reed, Dolloff, and Hall are mentioned with visits and anniversaries noted.

Woolwich No. 68 P. of H Uasset Farm Bureau Iley Woolwich Commit- Soeth Chatee Bailey Percy Bailey In A. Colby Henry T. Dubar Jordan C. Wright John C. Gilmore Mabel Thwing Evelyn Nickerson Bath Thwing's Point North Woolwich John Reed Georgie Walker Frances Partridge Reed Cottage Capitol Island Bion Shea Arrowsie Lemuel Preble Preble Day’s Ferry Elster Dolloff Woolwich Center Rumford Norman Drummond Alice Drummond John Savage Hillcrest Plinette Allen Prescott Clarence Young F. A. Morse Whiskeay Road North Bath Harold Walker Day's Ferry Harry Tabor Everett Mass Isaac Howard Harold G. Hall Harold, Jr Yonkers N. Y Mr. Hall A. W. Hall Bedford Street Fred Klippell C. H. Gilmore Nequasset Farm Bureau Sasanoa Shore Frank Bailey Hollis L. Leeman C. A. Hall Rockland Hall Maine Central Company South End North End George Ames Skillin's Nequasset Camp Overlook Georgetown George Carleton Richard George John Philadelphia Lawrence Ryan Mr. Carleton Fred Carleton Doris Farnsworth Orono

Lawn Party and Barn Dance Draw Large Newport Crowd

A Lawn party and barn dance sponsored by Sebasticook Grange P of H Newport at the Towle home drew a large crowd. Every parking space was filled and several hundred people attended as the Newport Band performed a concert during the evening.

Sebasticook Grange P. of H Newport Andrew J. Towle Newport Band

Evolution's Problems in Methods of Evolution Debate

Botanists say difficulties in understanding exact mechanisms of evolution are greater today than seventy years ago when the theory first spread.

College Players to Open in Brunswick in July

The College Players Inc a Brunswick troupe formed from college dramatic societies will open in Memorial Hall Brunswick during the week of July 10. The company plans eight consecutive weekly performances at the College Memorial Hall with prominent members from college drama circles.

College Players, Inc Brunswick College Players Memorial Hall

Doctor refutes claim of polluted Thomas Point bathing

Brunswick health officer Dr. R C Piletts says there is no basis for reports that Thomas Point bathing water is polluted or jellyfish present. He states the bathing is as good as ever and the talk is unfounded.

Thomas Point R. C. Piletts Brunswick

Also Mentioned on This Page

Damariscotta Mills William Mohrman Kew Gardens L. I B. A. Bailey Main Street Maine Melody Boys Walpole Eugene Plumstead Wilmington Del M. A. Plumstead Belgrade Stanley W. Dodge Albert Galloupe Walter G. Serle Margaret Sewall Ryan North Edgecomb William H. Houghton Harvey R. Pease Mary Winchester B. C. Wheeler Lucia Eames Arlington Heights Ford U.C.C Haggett Garage Co Sheepscot Echo Old Files Donald F. Preble Center St Steeves Market West Bath Grangers Merrymeeting Grange of Bowdoinham State Pauline Douglas Bingham Bingham High School Charles L. Douglas Brunswick School Lake Orren C. Hormell England Hormell Robert Hormell Harvard College Ross Cunningham Hormells Panther Pond Raymond Howard Stackpole Green Street Wien Sou Piccadilly HOTEL Eee O Ora WM. Madlung L. F Atwood Atwood’s
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