Engagement of Miss Baxter Announced at Supper Party
The engagement of Miss Lydia McLellan Baxter of Bath and Alden Grover Smith of Oak Park Illinois was announced Friday night by Hon and Mrs Rupert H Baxter at a Summer home supper party at Mere Point. The guest list included many Bath residents and out of town guests, with dancing to Grindell's Colonial club orchestra past midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia McLellan Baxter
Bath
Alden Grover Smith
Oak Park
Rupert H. Baxter
Mere Point
Casino
Grindell
Colonial Club
Miss Baxter
Rupert Baxter
Vercival ’. Baxter
Maine
Elizabeth Crown
Missy Eleanor Souther
Mary Thomay
Marie Gignoux
Emma Payson
Helen Payson
Barbara Bosworth
Benjamin Holt
Sarah Langley
Richard Payson
John Payson
Dan True
Fred Gignoux
Stanford Kelley
Roger V. Snow
Olcot Payson
Portland
Hartley C. Baxter
Alonzo Holmes
Bath Man Beaten and Robbed Near Brunswick Depot
Bath resident Benjamin W. Maddocks aged 65 to 70 was assaulted, gagged, and robbed of about $60 near the Brunswick Maine Central station after a late evening walk with two men. He was found bleeding on Maine Street and identified by authorities, prompting a search for the suspects traveling in a Dodge car. Additional notes mention Miriam Adams' Bar Harbor social service trip and Mrs. Ida Cotton with Grace Cotton visiting Bath-area hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin W. Maddocks
Robinson Street
Bath
Maine Central
Brunswick
Mr. Maddocks
Old Tontine Hotel
D. A
Maddocks
Brunswick Station
Maddock
Maine Street
Varney Charron
Chief Edwards
Yarmouth
Bronwick
Fred F. Hall
Brunwick
Miriam Adams
Bar Harbor
Former Bath Boy Reaches High Rank Among Templars
Eugene Vo Jackson, once a Bath boy, now eminent commander of St Elon Commanders K T Brooklyn NY, is among the best known Masonic Knights in the New York district. He plans a visit to his old hometown as details emerge from the recent New York City Templar conclave, the first annual Grand Commandery of New York in four years, drawing nearly 20 000 uniformed Knights from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Eugene Vo Jackon
St Elon
K. T
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jackson
Vath
Tieat MD
Sackeon
Templar
New York City
New York
District of Columbia
New Hamphire
Ohio
Missouri
Mitchells and kin in Quincy visit notes
Vernon Mitchell returns to Quincy Mase after a week with parents Mr and Mrs R C Mitchell of Weeks street. He is accompanied by his brother Merritt who will visit relatives nearby. Mrs Fred Wetherbee returns from a week with Mr and Mrs Harry Pendleton, Mrs Abbie Jaquith. Ledford street resident is visiting Portland with Mrs H E Johnsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Mitchell
Quincy
Mase
R. C. Mitchell
Weeks Street
Merritt
Fred Wetherbee
Harry Pendleton
Abbie Jaquith
Ledford Street
Portland
H. E. Johnsen
Barely Escapes Electrocution While Picking Cherries
Ralph Millett ten of Bath, wearing rubber soled shoes on a dry day, narrowly escaped fatal electrocution when he reached for a branch and touched a live 200 volt wire. The alert neighbors and power crew shut off the circuit after about seven to eight minutes, saving his life. The boy suffered severe hand burns but recovered, and authorities warn boys not to touch any wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Millett
David E. Millet
Western Avenue
Bath
Ralph
West Street
Central Maine Power Co
Matt Arsenault
Joseph Brown
H. D. Grant
William S. Sherman
Spain
Ralph W. Bragg
Bath Banker Warns Rotary on Check Fraud and Burglary
Bath National Bank veteran Fred D Hill spoke to the Bath Rotary Club after the scheduled speaker failed to attend He warned against cashing strangers checks noting an escaped convict incident and the ease of forging checks He urged caution and praised member support for his cautionary talk Also plans were announced for a Sagadahoc square rest room with local real estate and business leaders funding and furnishing the space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Thomaston
Hill
Fred
Gath
Harry E. Stetson
A. D. Stetson & Son
New York Buyers Take Over Bath Watson Frye Plant
New York investors purchase the Bath Watson Frye Co. pulp and paper machinery plant. Harry E. Tidmarsh of Bangor will move to Bath as general manager and director. The deal includes taking over another large machinery maker’s patterns and unfinished work and expanding production including packless valves. About 75 skilled workers will gain steady employment as orders surge, with rapid plant upgrades planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson, Frye Co
New York
Harry E. Tidmarsh
Bangor
Tidmarsh
Union Iron Works
Bath
Seven Miles of City Streets Being Oiled
Bath moves to restore streets washed by a July electrical storm under the Board of Highways and Sewers. Second oil tank unloading at York street will treat six to seven miles more, using gravel and sand binder to rival tarmacadam. Large and small trucks haul about 5,500 loads yearly, aided by an automatic pit loader. upkeep remains a constant municipal expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
York Street
Pear tree bears fruit and bloom on same branch
W A Moore of Bath Box Co notes a pear tree on his grounds bears large fruit on one branch while another is in full bloom. He suggests the tree is young and this is its first fruiting year, drawing many visitors who call it a freak of nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Moore
Bath Box Co
Apple crop prospects for New England and U S in 1925
Reports from growers across New England on July 1 show a 16.6 percent chance of a full apple crop, down from 90 percent a month earlier. projected U S commercial apple harvest stands at 1,728,000 barrels, below 1924 and the five year average, with cold, unfavor able weather in June reducing prospects in multiple states. Wealthies and MacIntosh look promising, Baldwins weaker, and national forecasts reflect declines versus last year and the five year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
United States
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova
Mr and Mrs Williams Take Family Trip to Popham Beach
Mr and Mrs Daniel Williams and their daughter Elizabeth Jeff journeyed to Popham Beach on Wednesday. They will pass the reminder of duty during Mr Williams vacation from duties at the First National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Williams
Elizabeth Jeff
Popham Beach
Williams
First National Bank
List of Tax Payers Exceeding One Hundred Dollars
A continuation on page four presents an appropriation overlay listing individuals and corporations obligated to pay taxes of at least one hundred dollars. The record compiles names and amounts, highlighting prominent taxpayers and business entities recorded in the financial disclosure.
Sugar Fire Destroys 13 Bags at Rufus Moulton Store
Fire at the Rufus D Moulton grocery corner Washington and Mechanic streets destroyed thirteen bags of sugar plus damaged eight barrels and canned goods. Flames broke out in a torero room around 7 59 and the department arrived quickly, ending after about 30 minutes. Also notes visitors and residents joining Mrs Lake and Mr Simpson at 1059 High street during their Boston Cambridge trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus D. Moulton
Washington and
Mechanic Streets
Alarin
Bex GT
Gardner couple uninjured after Ford somersaults on road
Mr and Mrs Clarence C Gardner of 92 Worcester Street Boston escape harm after a Ford sedan flips over three times while driving toward Cedar Grove for a vacation. A Brunswick wrecking crew towed the vehicle to a garage as State Patrolman George Jewett notes the driver cut onto the shoulder to pass three cars then tried to turn out into oncoming traffic and rolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence C. Gardner
Worcester Street
Boston
Cedar Grove
Brunswick
Mr. Gardner
Post Office Clerks Resume Duties Amid Vacation Schedule
Albert E. Whines returns to work Sunday night after taking part of annual leave. William A. Cuntnings leaves, Elmer Tt. Hodgkins is on regular vacation, Edward J. McMann attends the 2Hith Coast Artillery encampment in Portland. Hodgkins returns the 18th, then Edward J. Perry and Harry C. Sullivan go out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Whines
William A. Cuntnings
Elmer Tt
Hodgkins
Edward J. McMann
2Hith Coast Artillery
Portland
Edward J. Perry
Harry C. Sullivan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Margaret Eliot
Dorothy Parkhurst
Andrew Fuile
Montclair
N. J
Lucy MacCloud
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Vradeen
Exxex
Comn
Mixx Marion Smith
Timothy Smith
Richard Merriam
Stanley Bird
Fred Hector
Fargo
N. D
Emily Lippincott
Edward Lippincott
Florida
Brunswick Depot
B. W. Maddocks
Ida Cotton
Grace Cotton
Mevere, Mass
James E. Lockery
Eugene Jackson
Eugene P. Jackson
Bath Banker
Rotary Club
Watson Frye CO
New
North Bath
Wellington A. Moore
Washington Street
C. K. Jackson
Ever- Howard Woodside
W. W. Chaney
Margaret
Annah
Ethel Bruce
Francis
Harriet’ Perkins
Orrs
New Shore Acres
Sebasco
Phippsburg
Frederick E. Drake
Charles Soule
Wasington Street
James EK. Lookery
Board of Education
Seth 8. Mullin
Carroll A. Deering
Scott M. Golder
Soule
E. M. Fuller
George Wilny Scudder
George Upson
Universalist
Westfield
Mass
Scudders
Lafayette Lake
Cambridge
FORD
Brunswick Road
Johnson
Johnson Bros Co
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