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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
7
Richmond notes many guests and summer visits across town including Bertrand Durand, McLeod, Wakefield, and Haynes families. A lawn party at Epworth, a land sale on Main, and the Durand Shoe factory reopening frame a week of trips, hospital news, and social calls amid regional travel to Brunswick, Lewiston, Portland, and the White Mountains.
Cards arrive from Harry N. Wright family in Hollywood via Juana Mexico while sightseeing. Winfield Stevens and Mrs Stevens visit Westport. Anna Jewett hosts. Campers James Cassidy Roslindale MA and William Rogers Lynn MA at Larrabee grove. Albert Thompson and Ralph Bragg visit Gulf Ishing dam with Central Maine crew. Arline Caddy of Cambridge visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs Frank M. Lowers. Skillings family from Falmouth Foreside hosted by Joseph W. Larrabee. William Kingsbury of Newton Center and family at Falmouth Foreside lodge visiting sister Mrs Harry Cook. Warren Parris returns from Salem parade and Boston area. Gartig and Parrott guests of Burke family at Larrabee cottages. Willard Whitman and daughter Virginia of Somerville arrive for two weeks to see Lena Crooker.
Mass. visitor Rev Charles Williams preached to a large crowd at the First Baptist Church in Georgetown. Camp Overlook girls attended, with Mrs E B Billings at the piano and W C Todd on the organ. Local residents and visitors from Danville, Bath, Richmond, Roxbury and Worcester areas were noted among attendees and summer home guests at Kennebec Point and Robinhood cottages.
Mrs. Stanley Bright of Detroit visits her sister in School street. Rev. Edwin Dodge Hardin receives a traveling bag from Winter Street church men. Annie Trufant has her house shingled by I. B. Neiley. Ernest Steele visits his grandmother Mrs. Emma Cox in Lexington from Wollaston. The Haleys and Fletchers return from an auto trip to Chazy New York. Laughlins vacationing at Crown Point host I. B. Neiley at Trufants Crossing. Capt. Richard Quick of the Texas will arrive in Norfolk midweek en route to the South. Elizabeth and Jeanne Warner visit Christmas Cove after staying with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H. M. White. Roger Pierce, marine engineer, recovering from rheumatic fever and to be observed at City hospital. John Hart returns to Newport Naval Hospital for rest after pneumonia. Mrs. Eugene Walker Jones and two children visit Mr. and Mrs. George A. Tinney for an indeterminate period. Mrs. Grace Cunningham entertains friends in honor of Madam Koffman with music by Myrna Avery, Gau dreau, Rogers, and McGibbon. Refreshments served by Eva Tatro and Vivian F. Koffman. The evening ends late with guests enjoying performances and conversation.
The Baltimore locomotive, once the largest passenger engine fifty years ago, now stands beside Baldwin Locomotive Works’ modern giant at the Sesqui Centennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Once a star at the 1876 Centennial, it now appears as a pitiful relic next to 1926 era giants, though it still drew attention for its slow clatter and prize-winning past.
Firefighters were called Tuesday afternoon to dampen a woods fire on North Bath road owned by Harry Plummer in the Whiskeay district. Embers had reignited after Mr. Plummer burned over a lot on Saturday. Flames could flare with night wind. crews laid a hose line as a precautionary measure.
Frances Bennett died at the Wassamaquodds reservation in Old Town. He played with Bath's Gaudreau Concert Band in 1920, was a skilled clarinet soloist and band organizer, toured with circuses as bandmaster, and learned music from the Sisters of Mercy. He is survived by a wife and two children.
Rev. Nehemiah Boynton of Melrose Mass. preached a powerful Sunday sermon at the Five Islands church from And I Will Give Him the Morning Star. Dozens from nearby towns attended the summer service in this annual event.
Chester Ro Duncan will preach Sunday at 2.20 on the subject Prayer. Sunday school follows at 3.20 with George Spinney in charge. Evening service at North school house at 7.30 on The Word. Mid week meeting Thursday night at 7.50 at the same place.
Hon John W Weeks former secretary of war who resigned from the cabinet in 1925 died Monday morning in Lancaster New Hampshire his native town The body was taken to Brookline Massachusetts home on Tuesday Funeral will be Thursday and burial at Arlington National cemetery Weeks had a long career in finance and public service after Annapolis graduation and Naval Academy reform efforts in Congress and Senate He helped shape the Aldrich Vreeland currency law and advised President Wilson on the Federal Reserve Act Weeks supported wartime measures as a senator and later served as Secretary of War under Hardingunk
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