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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1928

Page

6

Bath Social Notes Chronicle a Crystal Anniversary and Summer Gatherings

Mr and Mrs George Ames of North Woolwich Bath celebrated their crystal wedding anniversary at home with over sixty friends and relatives. The event featured vocal music games dancing and gifts of crystal ware china and pyrex. Various Bath residents and visitors attended and many families were listed among the attendees with travel from Boston Worcester and Portland.

George Ames North Woolwich Bath Ames John Howe Muriel Howe Alfred Bunker George Copeland God Edward Jaquith David Henderson Doris Andl Leona Planley and Vancour

Small Family Visits Relatives Over Holiday

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Small and daughters Barbara and Ruth of Mexico spent the holiday with Mrs. Small’s parents Mr. and Mrs. William Davis on Granite Street.

Clifford Small Barbara Ruth Mexico

Marriage Intention Filed for Bath Pair Harford and Dareps

Miss Goldie Estelle Harford of Bath and Freeman 3 Dareps of Scarboro filed marriage intentions on Tuesday at the city clerk’s office. Harford is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred W Harford, once chosen Bath’s prettiest girl in an Opera House contest. Dareps is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Careps. Other local notes include visits by Newport Naval Training School cadet Charles Bartlett and social rounds around Bath with the Cahills, Lanes, and Wood families, and a Fourth of July injury to Roland Smith from a blank pistol.

Elbridge R. Wright Phyllis Bruce Bath Edgar H. Wright Beverly Roberta Elaine Portland Charles A. Bruce Belfast Mary H. Bruce Jane Lemont Clara Bessie Lemont Omaha Neb Lemont High Street City of Clara, Lessie Goldie Estelle Harford Freeman Dareps Scarboro City Clerks Office Miss Harford Fred W. Harford Henry Careps Charles Bartlett Newport Naval Training School

Dinner Guests and Parade Observed by Local Figures

Hon. and Mrs. Robert H. Baxter hosted ex Governor Percival P. Baxter along with the Marys of St. Louis Bruce White and family Alden Smith and Lydia for a Fourth of July dinner. Fred Witham spent the weekend in Portland and attended the 101 Ranch parade.

Robert H. Baxter Percival P. Baxter Mary of St. Louis Bruce White Alden Smith Lydia Fred Witham Portland

Judge Ames and Daughters Attend Bowdoinham Pageant

Judge James H. Ames and his two daughters Miss Jessie Ames town clerk of Bowdoinham and Mrs Bessie Sawyer were in town for the master and pageant on the Fourth.

James H. Ames Jessie Ames Bowdoinham Bessie Sawyer

Tabor Family Back from Elm Street Visit

Mr and Mrs Harry Tabor and daughters Doris and Barbara returned to Everett Thursday after a week with Mr and Mrs Perry Thompson on Elm Street.

Harry Tabor Doris Barbara Everett Perry Thompson Elm Street

Residents Visit Highlights From Portland and Massachusetts

Mrs. Bertha Toothaker of Portland returned home after a several days visit with friends in the city. Mrs. Etta Harmon of Massachusetts was guest over the holiday at Mrs. George Allen’s home on High street.

Ruth Keene Bay Point Charlotte Cahill Robinson Street Lucy Cahill Elliot Bold Bertha Toothaker Portland Etta Harmon Massachusetts George Allen High Street

Berry Family Visits Bath Area in Summer Travel

Dr and Mrs John C Berry and daughter Katherine of Worcester Mass arrive Friday on their way to Wynburg Phippsburg Summer home by the New Meadows. They stay with Miss Lina Sewall then continue to Wynburg a name blending Winnegan ce and Phippsburg. John Creamer Waldoboro visits Bath with friends. Mrs M E Bennett and sons Francis and Robert visit. Miss Susan Hammett and Miss Elizabeth Buck Bucksfield stay with Mr and Mrs Leroy Lord. Master Robert Bennett to return home after visiting cousins Kendall and Leroy Lord Jr others depart Tuesday. Mrs William E Hill and children of Naugatuck Conn summering at Popham Beach.

Walter E. Edge Ventnor N. J Sumner Small Point Sparks Farm Hull Edge Harold M. Sewall Senator William D. Sewall Rufus King Preston J. H. Hayden Clare Hayden William Johannette Worcester Mass Frank Hagan Upper High Street Hayden Pittsfield Johannette Emily Pease Greenwich Harold Cox Caroline Belmont A. L. Perham Levi Jennings Katherine Allen Hampden Penobscot County Cox Hampden Highlands Portland William Tribon Bath Cambridge Clarabell Quick Braintree A. W. Woodworth Providence R. I Richard Susan Quick C. F. Petersen John, Christianson Roney Port Arthur Texas John C. Berry Katherine Wynburg Phippsburg New Meadows Lina Sewall Pearl Street Dr. Berry Winnegance M. E. Bennett Francis Robert Susan Hammett Elizabeth Buck Bucksfield Leroy Lord Upper Washington Street Robert Bennett Kendall Leroy Lord, Jr William E. Hill Naugatuck, Conn Popham Beach William J. Collins Norwood Bruce Collins Boston Collins Upper Washington Street Farmington W. J. Burke, Jr Robert Guthrie Larrabee’s Grove News Meadows John E. Fitzgerald

Evangelist Lawrence Greenwood Visits Augusta For Fourth

Lawrence B. Greenwood evangelist from Augusta visited Fred W. Barren on Marshall Avenue for the Fourth. He left Thursday afternoon to hold a meeting in Wiscasset at the Tabernacle and returned to Augusta Saturday. Evelyn Burgess of Court Street plans two weeks with relatives in Castine. Mrs. Lawrence Martin and daughter June of Auburn spend summer with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ward in Hardings. Martin works for Central Maine Power Co and is at Orrs Island installing lights. John N. Glidden of Damariscotta was a business visitor on Saturday.

J. A. Burgess H. L. Johnson Millinocket Fred Burgess Court Street Burgess Bath Iron Works bAs Great Northern Paper Co Mr Johnson Norman Craig Norman, Jr Porto Rico The Phoenix Craig Makaweli Kauai T. H Cuthbert B. Wilson Wilsons Samuel Burgess Newark N. J Bath Lawrence Marguerite Stanley Burgess Middle Street Hyde Windlass Co Lawrence B. Greenwood Augusta Fred W. Barren Marshall Avenue Mr. Greenwood Wiscasset Tabernacle Evelyn Burgess Castine Lawrence Martin June Auburn John N. Glidden Damariscotta

Hyde Park and Manchester Families Stay at Woolwich

Mr and Mrs Howard Pratt and their son Junior from Hyde Park Massachusetts visit Mr and Mrs William Leeman in Woolwich with Mr and Mrs Bernhard Pratt and their son Paul from South Manchester Connecticut Also Mr and Mrs Pascal Flint of York Street spent Tuesday at Popham Beach.

Howard Pratt Bernhard Pratt Junior Hyde Park Mass Carl Stinson Paul South Manchester Conn William L. Leeman Woolwich Pascal Flint York Street Popham Beach William Wilson Richmond Lewis Wilson North Street

Town pageant guests and visiting families noted

Chronicle lists residents and visitors: Henry Bourne family and Harry Lang jn Auburndale. Edith Weeks visiting Malden sister. Leadbetter family from Jefferson. Ida Hunt at Greenville. Collins trio from Norwood and Boston. William Wilson family from Richmond. William Choate from Greenfield in city for pageant. Frank Sylvester in town. Atwood family from Miami. Moore family from Washington. John Wilson at Southport cottage. Bates Summer school enrollment. Muriel Spinney on vacation. Frank Scott and Ellen Trott visits. Frank Oliver at Popham. Frank Cromwell vacation. H L Nichols family visiting Bath for pageant. Crumpton and Dolloff families at Harpswell. Emersons hosting nephews and nieces from Edgecomb.

Summer travel and local utility upgrades reported

Mr and Mrs Eugene L Coleman and the Misses Frances and Edith Nickerson travel to Boone Island with family in York Beach while Miss Dorothy Halperin visits Bath. The Bath area sees telephone pole line rebuilding with 127 poles 202 crossarms and 10000 pounds open wire funded by a 9247 expenditure.

Eugene L. Coleman Boone Island Light York Beach Frances and Edith Nickerson Boone Island The Telephone Company Wiscasset Exchange

East Coast visitors and local mishap in Bath district

Maurice Avidon of Roxbury returned Saturday after several days in Bath with friends. John F. Clary of San Bernardino, visiting during the celebration, toured with relatives in Gardiner and Bath. Sidney Leonard and Miss Bessie Galvin and Frank Blake, injured riding a motorcycle, are noted among locals visiting Bath and area. Blake was treated and discharged.

Maurice Avidon Roxbury Mass Bath Sidney Leonard Roxbury, Mass

Bath social notes of summer travels and visits

Ernest F Couture of Metropolitan Life in Laconia and Mrs Couture visit with his sister Mrs Barnes. Russell street resident sails for a month in France. Several Bath residents travel to Boston Thomaston Monhegan Old Orchard Hardings Palm Beach and Quincy for holidays. Families and guests from Portland Wiscasset Concord and Springfield spend Fourth of July with local hosts and cottages.

Ernest F. Couture Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Laconia N. H Couture S. W. Barnes Russell Street France

Local families enjoy holiday visits in city

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Anderson and family of Richmond were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus M. Reynolds of 39 Cherry Street. Mr. and Mrs. Albion Parris of Portland visited relatives in the city. Mrs. E. B. Parris of Upper Washington Street returned with them for a few days.

James Kerraine Thomas and Frank Frank Reynolds Brookline Mass Reynolds Thomas Reynolds Upper Washington Street Charles E. Doten Portland Nathan E. Coffin Park Street Frank P. Anderson Richmond Cyrus M. Reynolds Cherry Street Albion Parris E. B. Parris

First Bath Garden Show Set for Memorial Home July 14

The Garden Club of Bath plans Bath's first flower show July 14 at the Roland Smith post Memorial Home, 3 to 7 p.m. Entries include house and garden plants in containers, arranged by exhibitors. Admission is free and organizers seek broad community support.

Garden Club of Bath Roland Smith Post American Legion Garden Club Memorial A. L

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Parris William Tibbetts Constance Morin Trevett Ralph N. Merry William D. Merry Teachers of the Mechanic Arts of Boston University Merry Morse High School Ralph Foley Gloucester, Mass Mrs Fred L. Andrews Walter Hill Beachmont F. D. Hill Ralph O.-Dale J. Owen Weeks Walter Weeks Ethel Weeks Mabel Chase Evelyn Reed Southport Harold T. Bibber Jonesport Arline Bowker Norah Morse Spear's Candy Store Front Street Dorothy MacDonald Jelia Thornton Lower Washington Street James 8 Lord Gloucester Jack Loring Thomas Grindle W. Albert Downing Mr. Downing Shenandoah Europe Edith Small Boothbay Harbor Herbert L. Nichols Skowhegan Martha P. Small Mary E. Kimball Albert i. Shaw Charles Cahill U. S Lamson E. W. Hyde New Meadows River Mary Lundrigan Nellie Tracey John Mitchell Waltham Stearns W. Scott Andrews Road Mitchell Flora Mitchell Clara Hyson Aurrusta Charles M. Tubbs Rodger Tubb Mrs. Bosley William Ham Rockwood Sprinkling Co Worcester Mass Theodore Ham Mary Paul Dumais Brunswick Alice Bernier Julia Shire Samuel Levine Charles P. Wetherbee Detroit, Mich Edward Cook Willow Street First Baptist Church William Blanchard Carrie Reed Cook Paul Moore Charles Card Helen Johnston Essex, Conn Clarence Johnson Summer Street George Tobus Marguerite Nevers Billy Jean Lowry Milton Lewis F. Gannon Milan Street Liberty Lewis A. Gannon Lizzie French Hyde Park, Mass Ross Borden Bantor Kerwin Butcher Gladys Beals San Diego Calif Lisbon Falls Emily Butcher Butcher Samuel Butcher Eva Butcher Martha Small Donald Popham Frederic Cox Marion Worrey Ruth Pierce Hartford Guy Nichols John Wade Old Orchard Melvin Baker Thomas M. Baker Baker New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Charles H. Cahill Greenleaf Mayo Joel Cushman Peter Cushman Wallace MacDonald Barbara McDonald Marshall McDonald Nver Nassing Harvey Henderson George T. Fogg Malcolm Fast Braintree John W. Scott Sarkis M. Vaysor Paul G. Bagdikian Frances Moulton N. D. Moulton Jennie Moulton Mollie Dougherty Brother John Dougherty Mark Conley Mary Irving Brockton, Mass S. J. Leeman Cummings Street Frank E. Freeman Baltimore & Ohio Railroad New York City Frank B Freeman Beacon Street George Oliver Willard and Roger Georgetown Donnell Cerr Charles A. Carr New Bedford Mr. Carr Woolworth Lewiston Mrs Henry Hartleb Jack Wade Paul Daley Winship Street Gardiner Mrs. Wade Miss Mercedes Horan Bernice Sturtevant Mr. Sturtevant Roy E. Chase Concord Herbert Spear E. A. Sotheard Clarence L. Lane Muriel Poland Iva Milliken Muriel Lane Merline Thompson New York Center Street Rruce Roland Smith C. F. Phillips Ozia Hutchins Crocker Street Walter Fitch Lewiston-Togus Togus Lawrence Coombs Cherny Street Fort McKinley Frank Scott Biddeford Ellen Trott Scott Trott Charles Taylor Michael Roman Rockland Fred Miller Sadie Kelley Union Warren Harmon Beardsley Conrad T. 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Perry Bedford Street Thomaston Monhegan C. D. Wilson Mary Bazemore John Crosby Charles A. Harriman Clarence I. Lane Lincoln Street Frank Milliken Clayton Iva Millard Lane Charles Lane Minnie Lewis Jennie Nute Richard Berry Margaret Smith Margaret William and Smith J. Edward Hackett E. Mason Wright Thomas S. Gibbons Stanley Bickle Nova Scotia Rexford B. Stover Austin and Keith Mr. Stover Samuel Stover Oak Street Mrs. Vanscoy Springfield Evelyn Cushing Charles I. Madden Jr Madden Charles I. Madden Mechanic Street Charles Helah New Harbor Annie Imbimbo Frances Imbimbo Hallowell Frank A. Beedle Dresden Mr. Beedle C. G. King King E. Shute Walter T. Knight Nina F. Rice William Tudor-Gardiner Phips Point 56Th “Pioneer Infantry Woman's Branch West Bath Farm Bureau Water Street City Hall Eggemeggin Long Island Colonial Shore Acres Sebasco New Jersey Genesta O.E.S Camp Overlook Kennebec Point Luther Thompson James B. Perkins Boothbay Savings Institution J. Edward Knight Edwin L. Emmons Bartholomew Shaughnessy Malden Emmons Shaughnessy Blasland Street South Street Rid'n’ Light J. R. Griffis Hoboken H. FE. Leighton Adelaigh Bruce John Brown Newburyport David J. Wescott L. P. Wright Richard Wright Sebenon Hall Berry Tuessic Ha Odlwieaning Merrymeeting Orchestra Clements Haggett Safford City Landing
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