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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1931

Page

4

Fourth of July Brightens Wiscasset Festivities

Fog and a late destroyer arrival failed to dampen a town celebration. A 1000 strong crowd sheltered from a 20 minute shower as Damariscotta Rotary beat Boothbay Harbor Civic 12 to 3. floats, prizes, track events, a greased pig chase and boxing showcased the day with the Viking plane arriving and a large community gym fund drive underway.

U. S Twiggs Sheepscot River Damariscotta Rotary Club Boothbay Hanbor H. v. B. Nash Frederick Burleigh A. W. Lienau George E. Coleman, Jr Flood Allerton Hutchins Mr. Coleman Priscilla Bryant G. E. Coleman C. E. Titus Wiscasset Hardware Store Senter’s Velma Jewett Marston's Drug Store Paul Bailey F. E. Polly Bradford Redennett, Jr Frank Ames Brunswick Harry Hathorne Parker Matean Dana Rmes Stanley Dodge Dana Rines Carl Main P. B. Stinson Harold Shea Wiscasset Robert Bailey Parker Fowles Lee Merry Legion Civic Club Lions Club Rotary Club of Damariscotta Civic Club Boothbay Harbor Boothbay Bears Donald B. MacMillan Viking Rockland Charles F. Rockeville Navy

Death of Dr William E Gorham of Wiscasset

Dr William E Gorham a longtime Wiscasset dentist died at his Federal Street home after two years of ill health. Born March 29, 1849 in Boston he taught and practiced in medicine before specializing in dentistry. He is survived by his wife Aura and eight children, plus a sister and grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday with Rev Ernest Spinney officiating. A new wider bridge with a sidewalk is planned to connect Wiscasset and Edgecomb, awarded to Kerr Houston Co of Portland for about 231000 dollars.

Congregational Parsonage Ernest G. Spinney Robert F. Boyd Melrose Mass Herbert Knowlton Quincy Frank Stone Richard Foye New Jersey Foye C. A. Peaslee Mary Campbell Bath Mary Hobson Federal Street Ira Redonnett Medford Bradford Redonnett Hodge Street Squirrel Island Lennox Southard Mary Freeman D. Southard Hooper Street Polychronicles Brighton Bradford C. Redennett, Jr Mary Barnes Damariscotta Charles Sewall Mary Richardson Girl's Latin School Chicago Charles E. Macurda Emmons J. Alden Sumner P. Barton Windsor Frank Gorham Chelsea Albert Reeves John FE. Andrews Clarke George Glasheen Cambridge E. Fred Albee Harold Hill Portland Maine General Hospital Beatrice Dodge Brunswick Ed. Merry Georgia Lily Samuel Welch Togus James Lewis Sanford William Wiscaset Westport Ferry Montsweag Station Harvey R. Pease William E. Gorham Wicasset Dr. Gorham Boston Oak Grove Seminary Farmington Normal School Aura E. Gorham Grace A. Albee Wiscasset G. W. Boynton Lake Worth Fla William V Brooklyn N. Y Alfred E Waldoboro Lee S Lake Placid Club Eva G. Wise S. P. Barton Windscer Edgecomb State Highway Department Kerr & Houston Co

Notable Visits and Local Notables in Town

From the Sheepscot Echo July 9 1892 list of in town residents and visitors: M r and Mrs John Grant of Chicago in town W R Bailey and wife were in Wa terville last week Miss Fannie Hubbard of Charles town S C at the Hilton House Mrs David McRitchie and son of Washington D C returned this week Thomas Bowman of Council aisTs n town The Wiscasset Fire society met last Tuesday evening at the Hilton House Mr and Mrs Woodman and three children staying with Capt R H Tucker for the Summer Mrs Mary Cutter of Chelsea and others continue page eight

John Grant Chicago W. R. Bailey Waterville Fannie Hubbard Charlestown S. C Hilton House David McRitchie Washington, D. C Thomas Bowman Council aisTs Wiscasset Fire Society Woodman

West Bath resort activity over the Fourth weekend

Larrabee's Grove in West Bath hosted numerous visitors from New York City, Wakefield, Bath, Brunswick, and beyond for the Fourth of July weekend. Families enjoyed a club bake, fireworks, and cottage stays while many travelers paused at Brigham's Cove and Quaker Point. local church services and a parade of summer visitors continued through the weekend.

Harry Wallace L. D Sheldon Bath Percy Marriner Margaret Topsham J. B. Lemont Paul F. W. Larrabee West Bath Joseph W. Larrabee Emily Anstress Walter Brunswick Methodist Church F. L. Littlefield Wesley M. E Thomas Baxter Scituate Mass Quaker Point Keay Bailey Sarah Wood Boston George Hunt Harry Hall Oscar Williams Ina Williams Charlotte Wyman Hunt and Williams Brigham’'s’ Cove Robert Thompson John Haverhill Percy Holbrook George Staples Annie Staples Staples Birch Point J. Edward Drake J. Edward, Jr Fred Thomps Drake Frank Pemberton Carl Jensen Dorchester C.S. Lemont Harold Haggtt Doris Jordan Charles Haggett C. C. Chesley New Meadows E. W. Haggett Arthur Haggett Laura Lemont Charles Card Ernestine Eaton Chestnut Street Larrabee’s Grove Robert Halmshaw Hancock N. Y J. Everett Mayo South Bristol Eva Searles Halmshaw Lettie Searles Hallowell Rogers Hartford Foster’s Point Ed Tourigny David Folsom Auburn Foster's Point Lillian Brown Elmer Craig Hattie Austin Emily Mason Joseph Groves Bingham E. R. Brown Alma Reid Augustus Pitts South Portland Joseph Bearse Cooper's Mills Ida Colby Florence Rogers

Bath pupils win health pins seven point seven

The Maine Public Health association issued health pins to students across Bath public schools for meeting standards in vision hearing teeth throat weight posture and birth registration. Notable groups include North Grammar Grade VII with 15 names and Central Grammar Grade VIII and other classes earning six or seven point pins.

Maine Public Health Association North Grammar School J. Gertrude Silsby Flora Ramsdell Phillip Trainor Janet Bridgham Eleanor Cunningham Madelyn Dunton Margaret Gallagher Clayton Warren Higgins Patricia Hall Fred Hayward Roswell Haskell John McLaughlin Esther Hall Louise Norton Otis Pero Viola Rideout Central Grammar School Berenice M. Colby Gwendolyn Quinn Gordon Crowley Isabel Groves David Vachon Betty Rice Marjorie Smith Phyllis McCoubry Henry Sarkis Margaret Brown Joseph Dinsmore Celia Morse Aimena Jaques Harry Deering Center Street Ethel Higgins Stanley Coleman Emily Farnsworth Isabelle Lewis John Coombs Anne Shellenbarger Ida Cohen Norman Reynolds Edith Berg James Clancy Elaine Piper Albert Whitney Walter Carlton Marion Anderson Stanley Brown Norman Seekins Dorothy Davis Clarence Pero Beatrice Cummings Lorraine Marr Richard Fleming South Street Elizabeth E. Duce Lillian Goodwin Pearl Oliver Violet Jones Maurice Glidden John Butler Laura A. Mitchell Dorothy Norton Mary Reynolds Joseph Coolidge Helen Coolidge Ralph Nadeau Doris Pettingill Six Point Joan M. Harrison Russell Gasser Daniel Hatch Marion McEachern Sarah McEachern Barbara Morse Edward Lemont Madelyn Robson Ruth Cogan Frank Lee Diana Pierce Janet Goodwin Elaine Collins Weeks Street Louise Robbins Lillian Trainor Agatha Lennox Marion McGuiggan Phyllis Haggett Mitchell School Florence M. Watson Mildred Cutting Lillian F. Fisher David Skelton Elizabeth Whittemore Alice Young Patricia Gray John Murphy Margaret T. Mulligan Carolyn Stackpole Rosanna McFadden

West Bath Grangers Hold Final Summer Meeting

West Bath Grange held its final summer meeting with 50 members present and visitors from Arbutus Cambridge and Dromore granges. A varied program featured readings poetry and a wedding commandment talk Old Ironsides vocal solo and community singing. Charles Matel a former newspaper man from Auburn saved Rosario Denis from Taylor Pond after a canoe overturning before dawn.

West Bath Grange Arbutus Grange Cambridge Grange Dromore Grange Hope Ward Marion Plummer Ella J. Douglas Addie Purington Eleanor MacDonald Iola Worrey Annie Teeling Fred Brown Robert Oliver Bernard Henderson Bertha Dunbar Herbert Simpson Charles Matel Bernat Matel Cook Street Auburn Chicago New York Taylor Pond Rosario Denis Denis Matel

Woolwich Notes and Summer Arrivals Highlight Town News

Woolwich residents welcome visitors from New York New Jersey Florida and Washington and share weekly doings. Families visit attend a Fourth of July clambake plan summer sales church services and farm activities while noting shopping clerks and hires and local travel to Bar Harbor and Manchester New Hampshire.

Floy B Dotton Dies in Sabine Aged 39

Floy B Dotton 39 wife of William E Dotton died suddenly Tuesday at her Sabine home from a Monday shock. Born in Howland to Charles and Elizabeth Lewis, she lived in Sabine over two years. Survived by husband, two children Clarence and Thelma, and sister Annie Barnette of Groveton NH. Funeral Friday at 2 PM DST at her home, Rev F L Littlefield officiates.

Floy B. Dotton William E. Dotton Sabine Dotton Howland Charles Elizabeth Lewis Dottons West

Safety First Slogan in Girl Scout Camps

The national Girl Scout program requires minimum waterfront safety standards across 550 camps. An Ameri can Red Cross examiner oversees swimming areas not exceeding 20 feet deep, with grade marked zones and a Buddy Plan pairing girls to stay together. A life-saving crew and equipment ensure vigilance, while regional inspections push camps toward certification and standardized life-saving training for all scouts. The Red Cross offers a waterfront safety banner after camps meet all standards.

Girl Scouts American Red Cross Red Cross

Obituary for Albion F. Wallace 68 Casco Bay Fisherman

Albion F. Wallace 68 longtime Casco Bay fisherman died Tuesday at his West Point home after a long illness He was a charter member of the tribe of Red Men at Orrs Island and lived 28 years in the community Born in Portland he was the son of Jesse and Lucinda Wallace He is survived by his wife three sons and three daughters Harry W Wallace Merton F Wallace and Sherman A Wallace Mrs Mabel Griffin Mrs Lena Day and Mrs Cordelia Wallace three sisters Ida Lubee Martha Daley and Fanny Wallace Prayers will be Thursday at 1 PM at his home followed by a 130 PM service at the West Point church Rev Howard P Jett of Bath officiating Burial will be in Holland cemetery

Camden High School A. M. Weatherbee Lions Club The Legion Civic Club Anne Carrere Washington Alvin Sortwell Parker Marean D. R. Sortwells North Haven Charles Titus Alfred H. Harrington Gussie Gilbert J. Nelson Borland New York James Ross Harvard University Cornwall Rogers Murphy's Corner Road Frederick Rhinelander Brown Patterson House A. Williams Lienau Boston E. Felix Kloman Kloman Grace Church St. Andrew's Newcastle DeForest Munsey Fred Geisler Donald and Frederic Ida L. Shea Whitefield Earl Dow Woolwich J. H. Dow Allan Weeks Allan, Jr Leona Idebert Opilvies Harold Shea Vincent Spear William Rines Roy Dow Merle Day Augusta Virginia Carlton Theodore Sherman Lincoln County Ministerial Association Pemaquid Beach James Herrick New Harbor First Congregational Church John Spinney Farmington L. J. Boynton Federal Street Bradford C. Bedennett Old Rock Round Pond Fred Dow Lynn Mass J. E. McKenney Birch Point Fred Moody Billy Elizabeth Exeter N. H Winona Loravitt Fred Hall Farmington Falls Simon D. Crosby Winona Newton Rockland Highlands Harvey R. Pease Winona Virginia Pease Roy Dickinson Rockland Herman S. Fowles South Windham J. W. Fowles Irma Chase Brewer Lawrence Lord Barbara and Wilmot Lord Naples Harry L. Bradford Stanley M. Sargent Emma Sargent FE. G. Spinney Sargent Hartford Seminary Spinney Congregational Church Island Falls Grace Pillsbury Derry J. H. Walleley Wiscasset Inn John Brown Bleike Reed New Jersey Lewis Orr Florida Bertha Brown Martha Carver Colman Charlotte Buck Evelyn Nickerson John Reed Edward Buck Cassie Carter Yarfouth Thomas Brown McIntosh Farm Wiscasset W. W. Wright Portland Wesley Wright Fred Hathorne Milton Hathorne Leon Kenneth Day Arrowsic Pemaquid Ralph Wright Bath City Hospital Rufus Savage Douglass Hunnewell White Mountains Harold Walker Bath Eben Dana Ernest Stilphen Josephine Cunningham Fred Carlton Everett Rice Windham Minnie Rice Nelson Rice Geraldine H. P. Hathorne Moosehead Lake F. W. Carlton Montsweag Frederick Robinson Alice Nancy McInnes Arline Curtis Lloyd Ivan Shaw Hettie Nequasset Congregational Church Frank Bailey Ethelyn Marston Bar Harbor Bangor Edward Murphy Donnell Thwing Woolwich Union For Christian Service Nequasset Methodist Church Day’s Ferry Pine Grove North Woolwich Sagadahoc Nequasset Farm Bureau J. W. Brown Barley Neck Road Albion F. Wallace Casco Bay West Point Tribe of Red Men Orrs Island Jesse Lucinda Wallace Leaves Harry W South Portland Merton F Sherman A. Wallace Mabel Griffin Lena Day Cordelia Wallace Ida Lubee Martha Daley Fanny Wallace Waltham Howard P. Jett the Nazarene Church Holland Cemetery

Trufant Funeral Held for Harpswell Leader

The funeral of Charles E. Trufant nanogenarian and Harpswell's prominent citizen occurred Tuesday afternoon at his daughter Mrs. Fred S. Curtis's home 38 Pleasant Street with Rev. David L. Wilson of Central Church Bath officiating. Bearers were Perley Hackett Henry Allen Alonzo Totman and Hiram Totman. Knight Templar ritual followed at Oak Grove with Dunlap commandery officers including Eminent Commander Oliver Moses the third and Post Commander William A. Furber among others.

Charles E. Trufant Harpswell Fred S. Curtis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Josie Blagdon Fred Blagdon Wesley C. Day Harry Luck Norway Chamberlain Lester Greenwood Fred Clarke Peggy Yonkers Chevrolet U.C.C Haggett’s Garage Ford Dealers William E. Gorham, M.D OLD Files Sheepscot Echo Josephine Munsey Ralph O. Dale Harry Bartlett Berlin West Bath Grangers Atwood’s Medicine AFETY Phippsburg C. E. Trufant Funeral Fred S Curtis Thomas R. Huston R. Bath
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