Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bath Independent in Bath, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1937

Page

4

Society and Clubs Lovely Birthday at Old Folks Home

Mrs Harriet Fowles celebrated her 87th birthday at the Old Folks Home on July 4. She has spent her life in Bath, raised 40 years in her own home, and now enjoys visits from friends and plans another birthday celebration. The column lists numerous local residents returning from trips, attending meetings, and visiting Bath during the summer, with notes on helpers and guests at various cottages and resorts.

Harriet Fowles George Fowles Washington Street Bath Harriet Cressey

Washington and Haverford Residents Leave Birch Point

Miss Edith Beardall of Washington DC and Y Fitzhugh Hardcastle Jr of Haverford PA departed after several days with Mr and Mrs Frederick E Drake at Birch Point, marking a brief social visit.

Edith Beardall Washington, D. C Y. Fitzhugh Hardcastle, Jr Haverford, Pa Frederick E. Drake Birch Point

Social Roundup of Local Summer Visits and Travelers

Mr and Mrs Thomas Church and son Thomas Jr of Philadelphia recently left Sagadahoc Ferry after a stay with Mrs Charles H Hunnewell. Betty Barnhill returned to Miami after weeks with Miss Mary Sewall. Girl Scout council wrapped its outdoor breakfast meeting at Mrs James A Gillies Jr summer home with six members present. meetings resume in fall. Additional notes cover visits and summer stays of locals from Little Neck to Providence, along with trips to Freeport Orono Bar Harbor and a Maine university connection through Mr Phelan O Junkin and his wife.

Thomas Church Thomas, Jr Philadelphia Charles H. Hunnewell Sagadahoc Ferry Betty Barnhill Miami, Fla Mary Sewall The Stonehouse Girl Scout Council James A. Gillies, Jr Lovers’ Retreat Gilles Alfred E. Carpener Glenn H. Easton Edward Sewall Frank L. Staples Wilmer I. Voorhees Albert Thompson

Mrs Wade hosts church group with August meeting planned

Mrs Ernest Wade entertained the Co-Workers class of First Baptist on Priday afternoon and evening with a six o'clock veranda picnic. A business meeting followed in the parlor with committees named for the August gathering at Mrs Elmer Rogers home on High street. Ninety nine calls were reported for May and June. Local residents arrived for visits, moves, and family events, including engagements and hospital news, with several families returning from trips or attending funerals.

Ernest Wade Upper Washington Street First Baptist Church Evelyn Sotheard Lotta Card Lucy Rogers Ora Dauphin Elmer Rogers High Street Helen McIntosh Sotheard Harriet Wright Simon Moore Helen Hall

Local Society Notes and Referrals from Georgetown

Mrs. Sarah McKinney of Boston fractured her hip after a fall in Georgetown and was moved to Memorial hospital. Charles McKinney, her son, has returned after visiting. District Deputy Grand Chancellor Frank W. Danforth appointed Harry H Watson as grand prefect and Harry C. Williams as grand master of arms on his staff. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hastings of Bangor and daughters Virginia and Jeannette visit Mrs. Hastings’s parents in High Street and plan to stay at a cottage near Popham Beach with George Buchanan of Syracuse. Miss Phyllis Simpson of Bath Miss Florence Hale and George Hale of Freeport and Maynard Pinkham of East Brunswick return from Orland. Mr. and Mrs. Vinal W. Haskell of 595 High Street observed their 45th wedding anniversary with a family party and gifts from their children. Alderman Robert H. Haskell and Preston Haskell helped. Miss Gladys Haskell of Boston could not attend.

John Footer Edward Footer Upper High Street Memorial Hospital James T. Gardenier High Street Arcenne A. Stolt Join Worden Constance S. Worden Jamaica Plain Harry E. Stetson Stuppink Middle Street Wiliam M Worden Bath Connie Worden Massachuseuls Sarah McKinney Boston Georgetown Alonzo Hunt Charles McKinney Boston Elevated Frank W. Danforth Acadia Lodge No. 13 Knights of Pythias Harry H Watson Harry C. Williams Richard Hastings Virginia and Jeannette Hastings Bangor Phyllis Simpson Florence Hale George Hale Freeport Maynard Pinkham East Brunswick Orland Simpson Vinal W. Haskell Robert H. Haskell Washington Street Preston Haskell George W. Dall South Street Theresa Marion George D. Cabot, Jr George D. Cabot Weehawken N. J Miss Dall Morse High School Cabot Alpha Tau Omega Bowdoin College New York University Kenneth Percival Frances Bobby Portland Percival R.N Farrington Hospital State Street Hospital Bath Memorial Hospital Walter McCarty Syracuse N. Y McCarty George Avery Academy Street

Popham Beach visitors mark 42nd season in Bath

Mr and Mrs C C Marsh of East Orange arrive in Bath Priday STERIL in Molar for the 42nd season at their oceanfront cottage. Their son Ralph, recently operated on in New York, will join them August 1. They stay at Hotel Bancroft in Worcester and tote four cars, needing ice in Connecticut due to heat.

A C. C. Marsh East Orange Bath Molar Meas Cage Popham Beach Popham Ocean Front Ralph New York Hotel Bancroft Worcester Connecticut

Social notes from Bath area visitors and locals

A crowded Bath social page lists Dr. and Mrs. John T. Byhouwer and sons visiting their grandparents in Bath for two months, with many related mentions of families from Kievitlaan, Holland and Portland. The column notes Kay Pepper’s Quebec trip and summer plans at Bailey Island, Louise Sonia’s weekend with her father and summer job shifts in Boston and Portland, plus the Kimball and Drake families’ travels and Moosehead Lake retreat. Notable mentions include Hon. Walter E. Edge returning to Small Point from Quebec salmon fishing with a 26 pounder, and various Laconia and Boston connections.

Louise C. Sonia John E. Sonia Beacon Street Sonia Hotel Eastland Portland Filene Boston Walter BE. Edge Ventnor N. J Small Point Restigouche Matapedia Que

Miss Betsy Twitchell Spends Weeks at Camp Wavenock

Miss Betsy Twitchell of Haddonfield New Jersey is staying a few weeks at Camp Wavenock Maine. She is accompanied by her mother Mrs Earl Twitchell who visited briefly with Mrs Davis Hatch of Greenstreet before returning home.

Betsy Twitchell Haddonfield N. J Camp Wavenock Maine Earl Twitchell Davis Hatch Greenstreet

Morse Kin Reunion At Gun Point Harpswell

The annual reunion of Edwin J. and Olive Sackett Morse descendants was held Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Israel Leavitt at Gun Point, Harpswell. A shore dinner was served under the trees. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. E. G. A. Stetson and daughter Catherine of Brunswick, Edward E. Morse and family of Bath, Justus H. Miller and daughters Majella and Caroline of Bath, Albert Morse and son Marshall of Staten Island, Mrs. Harry Parker of Lowell, Mrs. Olive Clark of Augusta, Mrs. Jessie Reed of Woolwich, and Miss J. Gertrude Silsby visiting Mt. Vernon, N. Y.

Edwin J Olive Sackett Morse Israel Leavitt Gun Point Staten Island Harry Parker Lowell, Mass Olive Clark Augusta Jessie Reed Woolwich

Residents and visitors dot Seacoast town social calendar

A parade of guests and residents share summer leisure in North Danville and nearby towns. Mrs Alston E Oliver and Miss Florence Darling visit Mrs Oliver’s relatives Irwin Daley and family. Outing weekends at cottages at Sabine Popham Beach and Sebago Lake are described, with extended visits by Hutchins, McGlinchy, Atherton and other locals. Several out-of-town guests from Portland Summit Natick and Minneapolis are noted along with retirements and business ties.

Alston E. Oliver Florence Darling North Danville N. H Oliver Irwin Daley Daley George Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Sabine

Family News From Lewiston and Bath

Mrs Mary Minihane of Lewiston and brother in law Timothy Minihane of Whitman Mass returned Monday after weekend with Mrs Minihane s daughter Mrs Dominique Tardif of Park street Capt Richard Quick of The Texas Company steamship Dongannon arrived in Bath for a two months vacation with his family 300 Washington street He placed his niece Mrs Vernon Mitchell aboard a plane to New Orleans where her husband s illness summoned her Mr Mitchell second mate on Capt Quick s ship had a minor accident aboard the ship last Thursday and will be confined in the marine hospital in New Orleans for a week or ten days Mrs Freeman Wilson and daughter Gloria and Mrs Omer Tondreau and daughter June spent a week at Moosehead Lake visiting sites of interest.

Mary Minihane Lewiston Timothy Minihane Whitman, Mass Minihane Dominique Tardif Park Street Richard Quick Texas Company Dongannon Bath Washington Street Quick Vernon Mitchell New York New Orleans Marine Hospital

Morse Family Relocates to Sebasco Log Cabin Season

Mr and Mrs Horace P Morse relocate from West street with daughter Barbara and son James to a Sebasco log cabin for the remainder of the season. A clam bake at Buzzells East Boothbay drew attendees from Boothbay Harbor and Bath including Mayor Arthur Sewall and many local residents.

Horace P. Morse Barbara James West Street Sebasco George Nevens Donald Sewall Boothbay Harbor Buzzell's East Boothbay Bath Arthur Sewall Carroll Watson Charles J. Donnell Frederick E. Drake Mark W. Sewall Anne Kimball Miriam W. Kimball Clarence W. Murae Clare Coombs John McInnes Mary F. Gibbons Harry F. Morin Henry C. Wright

Luncheon Guests Include Readers from Several States

Mrs. Roscoe P. McFadden hosted Monday luncheon guests at 1023 Middle Street. Attendees were Mrs. Inez M. Cushman of Readfield, Mrs. Helen Caldwell of Mount Vernon Missouri, and Miss Eunice L. Lyford of New York City. Lyford is a former Bath resident and former Texas Co. secretary to George B. Drake. Caldwell's husband wrote Tobacco Road and is associated with the Forrest Theatre in New York. she is the daughter of Pop Lannigan, a noted William and Mary College instructor, where she was its only woman chaplain.

Roscoe P. McFadden Middle Street Inez M. Cushman Readfield Helen Caldwell Mount Vernon Eunice L. Lyford New York N. Y Miss Lyford Bath The Texas Co George B. Drake Porrest Theatre Pop” Lannigan William and Mary College

Barbara Alice Fraser Birthday Party in Bangor

Barbara Alice Fraser celebrated her fifth birthday with a Saturday party from two to four. Guests included Florence Armstrong Barbara Fleming Marjorie Praser Mary Rose Lewis Betty Mac Guire Joan Osborne Billy and David McKellar. Games were played and refreshments served with a birthday cake centerpiece.

Barbara Alice Fraser William E. Fraser Green Street Florence Armstrong Barbara Fleming Marjorie Praser Mary Rose Lewis Betty MacGuire Joan Osborne Billy David McKellar

Bath Social Roundup Delights Visitors and Honeymooners

Long list of Bath residents and visitors noted from the weekend report. Mr and Mrs Harry Arenstam of New York plus daughter Faith Marilyn of Auburn called on friends in Bath. Mrs R W Samartin returned to Hartford after staying with Torrey family. Amelia Earhart search noted with interest by Charles W Clifford and Pinehurst residents. Sophia M Weinblatt visiting Bath then Portland. Harry Knight of New Haven visiting Bath, Summer at Homewood Yarmouth. Martin Watrous returns from Northern Maine and New Hampshire. Leon J Lentz of National Park on honeymoon, guests of Gordon Lake. Harold J Haggett family hosted Danford McDonald guests. Mark W Sewall of Boothbay Harbor visiting cousin Edward Sewall Jr.

Harry Arenstam New York Benjamin Bornstein Faith Marilyn Auburn Bath the Arenstams Harry Knight New Haven Conn Knight Homewood Yarmouth Mabel Bacon Mr. Knight The Southern New England Telephone Co Martin Watrous Sedgemere Rich's Mountain New Meadows Maine New Hampshire Vermont Leon J. Lentz National Park N. J Gordon Lake Shepard Street

Captain Reed’s 56th season sails from Woolwich to Boothbay Harbor

City notes Captain David G. Reed of Woolwich begins his 56th season taking parties from Boothbay Harbor in his launch Hardee. His cat boat Molly was his first season boat in 1881 when Squirrel Island had six cottages. Reed’s boats draw crowds at the Islands and he is known for immaculate craft and genial service. A 12 year old girl was injured in a collision with a southbound car at School Street and Washington, taken home and hospitalized for X rays with no serious injuries. Salvation Army begins its annual maintenance appeal July 1 with Adjt. Edward J. Tripp and helper Lester Jacobs. Bath assist sought for a July 7 tag day. Fire aid from Bath requested as a fire near Standard Oil tanks threatened area. Brunswick engine called but not needed as fire was quickly controlled.

David G. Reed Woolwich Boothbay Harbor Reed Hardee Molly Squirrel Island Sally Sarkis Middle Street School Street Washington Robert Cressey Washington Street Harry Y. Cressey Memorial Hospital Salvation Army Adjt Edward J. Tripp The Army Lester William Jacobs Rockland Bath Hallowell Standard Oil Co Morse Fred Perry Brunswick Perry

Carlton bridge ticket issued to Bath residents

Ticket 3340 from the 1937 Carlton bridge series was issued Tuesday morning at City Clerk John W. Gilmore's office. With most of the year remaining, total sales reach 39 of the 1936 annual figure.

Carlton Bridge Bath John W. Gilmore

Also Mentioned on This Page

Howard Rice Mechanic Street Quebec City Carl Y Kennedy Margaret T. Mulligan Fryehall Garden Club Federation of Barbara Betts Cambridge Mass Carl Pinson Milan Street Herbert Caverly Sanford B. Nickerson Machias Nickerson Frank A. Hodgdon Nequasset Maine Federation of Garden Clubs Harrie B. Coe Cape Elizabeth Rangeley Hodgdon Harold C. Delong Agnes Hennessy Edward Delong Hennessy James C. Steen International Correspondence Schools Scranton Penn George Oliver I.C.S Steen Horace P. Herrick Morse High David Hill Howard P. Hill Saco Frank G. Reed Frank S. Saunders Lillian Center Street Harbor Mr. Saunders Central Maine Power Co Cornelius Brewster Hyde Windlass Co Ivar Foss Toronto Raymond Powers Cummings Street Copenhagen Denmark Bath J Bath Tron Works Dunbar John J. Lee Quincy Edward J. Lee Lee Pearl Street Frank Arsenault Irene Mary Frances Priday Belmont Alex St Pierre Emanuel Arsenault Union Street Jeannette Shackford New England Tel. & Tel. Co Elwood Legard Elinor Shorey Bertha Lord Frances Shaughnessy Louise Stewart Beanice Duprey Margaret Mackinnon Geraldine Stott Kathleen Leonard Mary Kenney Harold Walker Highmound Street Walker Chester Dana Highland Street Old Orchard Edward Footer, Jr James B. Lemont West Bath Arthur Berry Wilfred Chaney Berry Park Ree Vine Street Raymond Clark John Howe Upper Washington Street Bar Harbor Roy Shackford Turnercourt Charles Doten White Mountains Franconia Crawford Notches Oscar Charlestown Navy Yard Patricia Edward Gaudette Oak Street Gaudette Gwendolyn Burnham Cora Dunton Franklin Howe Y. M.ca Lake Cobbesseeconter Evelyn Stewart Stoneham Hazel Webber Providence R. I Miss Stewart Edward LeMoine Jay Miss Webber William P. Drake Conrad Olsen Thelma Olsen Stratford, Conn Ledge-O-Rock Olsen R. A. Ruther Stratford Minnie Perkins New York City Muriel Howe Stockton Springs Mabel Duncan Brooklyn Ralph Bragg North Street Donald Duncan George W. Spaulding Gwendolyn S. Leonard Peonsty W. Starling Burgess Mr. Spaulding Bath Iron Works, Corp Elizabeth MacDougall Quarrysville N. B Albert B. Spaulding Miss Leonard Milan G. Leonard Cato Avenue Charles Sawyer Winnifred Purcell Jean and Beonton, N. J Ernest B. Heald Dorothy Leslie Owen South Harps Wells Pharsding John F. Skillings Ruth Skillings Mabel Blaisdell Mre Satul Weitzman Malden Mavis Max Klatzkin Linden Stres Edward J. Murphy Mr. Murphy John E. Coney Coney Barger Murphys Murphy Robert Cochran Charles Hurley Grant Hugh D. Grant Belfast Waldo County Hospital R. W. Samartin Hartford, Conn Herbert E. Worrey J. Haviland Torrey Roland Bickerstaff Moorestown Southport Boothbay McInnes Watson Clarence W. Morse William S. Newell Harry F. Oliver York Street Carolyn A. Oliver, R.N Stephen Millar Pawtucket Leverett C. Welch George R. Dolloff Richard Virginia Alan and Marshall Oak Lawn Charles H. Cahill, Jr Leilani Jane Andrews Road Willard Whitman Franklin Somerville, Mass Whitman Lena Crocker Pearl Dunbar Young People’s Union of Chester H. McKenzie McKenzie Licey G. Rogers C. Lloyd Hooker Francis Bruce Gerald Long Island, N. Y Bruce Allen Morse Catherine M. Huse Amy Irish John K. Skelton Philip A. Stackpole Bates College Marion P. Brswell Trufant’s Crossing Daniel DeLorey Jeanne Weymouth Irving Comeau Charles Foster Harold Little Neck L. I Poster Leland Plummer Summer Street Morris Miller Grove Street Miller Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co Charles B. Doyle Brunswick Road James Farnham Waterville Charles I. Madden, Jr William Cushing South Freeport Luther Cushing Edwin H. Given Gretchen Wakefield Sarah Given Valley Road Robert Francis E. Lee Quincy, Maas Charlies O. Wilson, Jr Claire Jean Eugene Waterbury, Conn Fred H. Thompson, Jr Phyllis Rexford B. Stover Meadow Way Byron F. Barker A. F. Williams Togus Phippsburg Betty Chapin MacLanathan Small Point Beach Eugene A. Youland Arthur South Weymouth John L. Roberts Mr. Roberts John K. Jayne New Canaan, Conn Charles Farrell Herbert McCabe Lower Washington Street John W. Williams John, Jr Canada Norma Hope Holbrook Harold F. Holbrook Cleveland Ohio Frederic Henry Pollard Holbrook Lester Crocker Charles Rosé James Goding Roland Pickle Orland Bragdon Merrill Brackett Archibald M. Main Garden Street Groton Evan Somes Roslindale George Lord East Weymouth Lord David Stinson Arrowsic Benjamin L. Donnell Mrs. Donnell Lewis Totman Edward Street Fred H. Cary Loyall F. Sewall Arthur Sewalld Allan Spear Joseph and Ida M. Beals Leah Strout Harvey P. Hathorne Flossie M. Beals Williams John T. Byhouwer Wilbur and John Kievitlaan Yumiden-Oost Holland Wilbur C. Oliver Byhouwer Mary Evelyn Oliver Kay Pepper Frank Pepper Maple Street Quebec Can Bailey Island Frederick H. Kimball Langdon T. Thaxter Marjorie Julie Kimball Mary Shaw Milton Mary Forest Park Moosehead Lake Pittsburgh Grosse Ile, Mich Francis McLaughlin Mary Aick Laconia Rena Wein Robert Wein Weins Vanessa Easton Constance Morin Edward G. Morin Donnell John W. Sheldon William H. Sheldon New England Conservatory of Music Sheldon Voice J. Gertrude Silsby Mt. Vernon A. W. Bailey E. Lincoln Avenue Horace Holton Wynburg A. W. Drew Weenonah Rachel Nichols Augustus A. Percy Bath Street Drew New York Shipbuilding Co Hazel M. McMann Vogue W. Dayton Hill John C. Pitzgerald Paul Tiemer Summit Ray Marston Charles F. Hathaway Winfield Stevens Herbert Knight Grant Jewett Pemaquid Herbert S. Harris Frederick W. Humphreys Augustus Gilman Paul Cox William Asa Morrison Earl Richards Laurie Kimball Douglas MacKenzie Natick, Mass Gilman William Ayer Winship Street Theodore Watson Betty Byron Haskell Sebago Lake Virginia Wright Oscar Delano Brenton Ayer Indian Point Paul Koughan Minneapolis, Minn Harry McGlinchy Bernard Gallant George W. Gallant Richard Jenkins Silas E. Plant L. Estelle McCabe Mary F. McCabe Kendall P. Lord Western Union D. Leroy Lord Edward Carter Margaret William Scott Thelma William J. Downing North Woolwich Philip Gildart Susanne Philip, Jr Hartford Herbert E. Torrey Charles W. Clifford Amelia Earhart Pinehurst N. C Sophia M. Weinblatt Providence, R. I Moses H. Weinblatt Harold J. Haggett Lucy Ann Danford McDonald Lower High Street Edward Sewall, Jr
Search Courier

Search the Bath Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bath Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication