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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1936

Page

3

Summer sale and church activities fill Wiscasset town news

The Or gan Society of the First Congregational church plans its annual Summer sale on July 22 with a noon luncheon at the vestry. Mrs. Fannie Adams chairs the luncheon. committees cover fancy articles, food, aprons, children’s dresses, flowers, and candy on the parsonage lawn. Various local residents and visitors are noted in town society events, visits, and arrivals through mid July including Founders Day plans at Lincoln Home in Newcastle and local church services.

Organ Society First Congregational Church Fannie Adams Congregational Vestry C. C. Blagdon & Son Alberta Larrabee Hattie Mosher Vera Quinnam Nellie Munsey Viola Adams Charles Sowder Sowder Roger Dow Ruth Jones Frances Hubbard Verna Southard Ruthena Thompson Pemaquid Beach Woman's Club George Bemis Ethel Redennett Helen Haggett Gardiner Road Weeks House Maude Clark Gay Waldoboro E. Fred Albee Federal Street Lincoln Home Newcastle Emma Day Woolwich Georgianna Lilly Hooper Street Eugene C. Lewis Philadelphia Julian Lewis George Wilson Providence R. I Archie H. Dodge Main Street A. E. Furze North Reading Mass Frank M. Haggett Water Street Stanley W. Dodge Damariscotta Lake Walter Schofield Patricia Trenton N. J Birch Point Ralph Preble Ralph, Jr Gertrude Lowell Harry Bartlett Nequasset Camp Victor Gorham Brooklyn N. Y William Gorham Charles Pomeroy Beverley Luther White Bangor Herbert W. Hawes Robert G. DeWolfe Boothbay Harbor Luther Hall North Edgecomb Winona Leavit Florence Hodgdon Hodgdon Boothbay Boothbay Exchange Henry Nash H. B. Nash Joseph P. Tucker Moosehead Arthur Hatch John Hatch Marie Antoinette House Edith Andrews Wolcott Andrews Harold Davis New York Mary Sewall Metcalf Damarin Albert Somes Cambridge Molly Seamon Middle Street Kellogg Boston Clifford House Stanley Somes Michigan Harold Perkins Niagara Falls Charlies T. Doe

West Bath Grange hosts play and dancing with Bob Oliver

West Bath grange presented a two act play led by Robert W. Oliver drawing 234 attendees. Cast included Sally Watkins played by Bob Oliver with supporting roles by Howe Haggett and Watkins, plus music by Reginald Barter's daughter. Following the program a fraternal grange discussion and business meeting announced 377 total West Bath grange members and set upcoming lawn parties August 20 and 21 with committees named.

Robert W. Oliver Bob West Bath Grange Weasel Village Reginald Barter Bob Oliver Sally Watkins John M. Howe Farmer Edwin W. Haggett Alexander Whiteside Raymond M. Clark Kate Helen E. Hartwell Patience Watkins Sally Hiram David Fields Tige Taylor Patience Leon M. Genthner Ormsley Stebbins Ethel Tourtillotte Ruth Ormsley Ethel Waterman Frieda Donald Emery Tom Kingfisher Marguerite Donnell Kitty Grange New England Durham N. H Edgar D. Leavitt D. Wallace MacDonald State Grange West Bath

Attendance dips at Winter Street church vacation school

Daily Vacation church school of Winter Street church finishes its first week with attendance slightly under last year. The drop is blamed on students making up missed public school work due to sickness. Primary grades fall about 50 percent while the kindergarten doubles in size. Two weeks remain and enrollment continues. Mrs. Rupert H. Baxter and Mrs. J. Houghton McLellan are visiting Boston.

Winter Street Church St. Cuthbert’s Chapel Margrette Wheeler East Orange N. J Bowdoin Greggson Portland Henry W. Doughten Philadelphia Bridge F.B. Hazen Rye N. Y Thompson Cottage Ovid Kinsolving Summit Extrand Cottage Jerome E. Wideman James S. Rogers Camp Chewanki Polly Jack Lamar Hubbard Philip Little Salem Mass MacMahan

Prizes Awarded Boy Scouts At Bath Camporee

Troop 52 hosted the first Bath camporee with Troop 55 as guests. Joseph Lee won first prize with 47 points, earning an official Boy Scout knife, while Harry Fullerton took second with 31 points and a flashlight.

Joseph Lee Harry Fullerton Boy Scouts’ Land Bath Lemont Street Suckee Earle B. Lermond Joseph O. Purdue Harry L. Day Stanley Cressey Cressey Lee Fullerton Harold Peasley John Lowery Ernest King Richard Minott Walter Carleton Wesley Plummer Barton Morrison Norman Seekins Louis Arsenault Antelope

Rotarians Plan Aid to Youth Movement

At a Rotary luncheon President Francis A Winchenbach outlined the coming year's program focusing on Community Service and youth movement support with hopes for federal funds. Plans include securing more playgrounds at South and North ends and a two day Carnival next Winter. The club voted to donate its piano to Bath School Department for use by schools. Visiting Rotarians Dick Vose Edwin J Harriman and Stanley G Thurston attended.

Rotary Club Hotel Sedgwick Francis A. Winchenbach South End North End Edward W. Bridgham Daniel T. Dougherty Kelley Field Park and Cemetery Board Sedgwick Bath School North Garmmar Dick Vose Cambridge Mass Edwin J. Harriman Hudson Stanley G. Thurston North Bath

Ossipee Churches Name New Pastor Rogers

Rev. A Duncan Rogers, a student at Andover Newton Theological School, accepts the pastorate of the First and Second Congregational churches of Ossipee New Hampshire succeeding Rev Frank H Baker. He will divide time between college and church duties this Fall and Winter and lead the Daily Vacation Bible school in Community Hall under the Center Ossipee Women's club. He plans to organize a Boy Scout troop and is active in Scouting. Rogers is the son of Dr Frank A Rogers of Roxbury Massachusetts and husband of Clarice M Berry daughter of Rev and Mrs Charles H Berry. He graduated from Gordon College and Boston Public Latin School.

First Second Congregational Ossipee N. H Frank H. Baker A. Duncan Rogers Andover-Newton Boston Public Latin School Gordon College Rogers Center Ossipee Women's Club Center Ossipee

Phippsburg Social Notes Highlight Local Guests

At the Ed Thomas home callers included Mrs Cornelius McGarigle of Yarmouth and Neil McGarigle of Boston. Mae Schofield and Ida Schofield occupy a Coxs Head cottage. Elkanah Wyman and Margaret Wyman visited Bath recently. Annie Lowell of Portland guests of Mrs Anna Percy at Bay View. Blanche B Bunker of Los Angeles and cousin Lorenzo Farrin of Malden visited Mrs Leah Strout at Sagadahoc Ferry and with Perry D Beals at Robinhood. Robert Dunton and his son from New York stay with Mrs James Dunton on Court Street.

Ed. Thomas Cornelius McGarigle Yarmouth Neil McGarigle Boston Mae Schofield Ida Schofield Cox's Head Elkanah Wyman Margaret Wyman Bath Annie Lowell Portland Anna Percy Bay View Blanche B. Bunker Los Angeles Calif Lorenzo Farrin Malden Mass Robert Dunton New York James Dunton Court Street

West Bath Summer Visitors at Sabine and Larrabee Homes

Bath residents and guests fill Sabine cottages and Larrabee Grove for summer visits. Families from Bath and nearby towns gather for graduations, cottage stays, and social events at Sabine, Rock Haven, and Larabbee’s Grove as numerous relatives and friends travel between Bath, Moultonville New Hampshire, and surrounding communities.

Scavenger Hunt Delights MacMahan Young Folk

Last Friday night Mrs. J K Lee of Bryn Mawr and Mrs H V Painter of Ardmore staged a scavenger hunt for younger residents. Teams searched MacMahan Island for items including a toy streamlined train and a National Park stamp with a few hidden copies of Anthony Adverse remaining. After a lively game at the Playhouse, dancing and punch followed as changes of venues and new arrivals were noted on the island.

J. K. Lee Bryn Mawr Anthony Adverse MacMahan Nancy Perkins Baltimore Josph Ferguson Ardmore Cory Cottage Ovid Kinsolving Summit N. J

Woolwich News Briefs Highlight Local Club Plans

Woolwich Good Will club to host a sale of fancy articles and cooked food with entertainment at Sebenon hall on July 22. Officers include Mrs Nelson Rice and Mrs John Lilly. Regular meeting set for August 5 at Sagadahoc Ferry. Various residents attend socials, visits and church events across Woolwich, Sagadahoc Ferry, North Woolwich, Pemaquid, and Arrowsic with upcoming Vacation Bible School and church services.

Herbert Lilly Good Will Club Woolwich Sagadahoc Ferry Sebenon Hall Nelson Rice John Lilly Edward Reed Charles Hunnewell Harry Edward Freeman Day’s Ferry Herbert I. Reed Dover N. H David G. Reed West Boothbay Harbor Nequasset Farm Bureau Emma Drummond Arrowsic Elsie Baker Bristol Myrtle Stewart Gertrude Farrin Richmond C. H. Gilmore Sadie Kennerson Rockland William Gould Lloyd Stinson Thompson Inn John Carter Edwold Carter Gertrude Gilmore Frank Carter Livermore Falls Pemaquid George Farnham Mr. Rand Woolwich Union For Christian Service Robson Nequasset North Woolwich Rand Days Ferry Congregational Church Harry E. Titus Maine Council of Religious Education All Parish Maine New York Titus Willard Rand Walpole H. R. Johnston Long Branch N. J Lewiston

Anniversary Dinner Honors Mr and Mrs Bion Shea of Arrowsic

Mr and Mrs Bion Shea celebrated forty fourth wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the Woolwich home of their daughter Mrs Forest Baker on the Wiscasset road. The couple married on December 12, 1892, at a Georgetown Methodist church. They previously lived in Bath and Connecticut and now reside in Arrowsic where Mr Shea works at Spinney’s mills and runs a farm. Mrs Shea was Rosa Brookings of Wiscasset. A wedding cake was cut by Mrs Shea. Mr Shea has recovered from pneumonia. The Sh e a s received a chest of silver from children and their spouses and many congratulatory cards. Attendees included Maurice Shea Lemuel Preble Forest Baker Grace Preble Betty and Gene Preble.

Saffords Suonycrest Rock Haven Melvin Pratt Foster and Shirley Beulah Bernice MacDonald Harry Bath Harold L. Safford Margaret Joan Moultonville N. H Bath Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Grace Church Anstress C. Larrabee Joseph W. Larrabee Emily M. Larrabee Fred W. Larrabee Grace M. Waterman Charles Bates Bates Farm Arthur Larrabee Bellingham Avenue Beachmont Puritan Memorial Park Lynnfield Loring D. Small Berry’s Mill Charles H. Bates Mass Scarsdale N. Y Leon F. Bates Henry Henderson Marjorie Donald Wilthrop Walter Gilpin Everett Sabine Cottage Alfred J. Horley Arlington Charles Myers Malden Horley Janet Sabino Robert B. Small Albert J. Larrabee Elmer D. Hodgkins Edward Noyes Fred Duren Patricia Richmond Duren Samuel F. Bates Leonard W. Oliver Howard Hodson E. J. Dunlap Burt Nancy Wardell New York Butler Cottage Sabine William D. Rich High Street Rich Island D. O. Blaisdell Orrinton Lewis James H. Thorpe Theresa Small M. Eleanor Bates Portland George Bailey South Portland Humphrey A. Owen Charles E. Hewitt, Jr Charles Winnegance Bernard Pratt Bernard, Jr Leslie Mayo Winterport Walter M. Hill Horace W. Aiken Aiken Ellery Bion Shea Arrowsic Forest Baker

Nurses Training School to Continue at Bath Memorial

President L Eugene Thebeau denied rumors that Bath Memorial Hospital’s nurses training school would be discontinued. He said there are 15 nurses in training, eight applicants for the next class, and two trainees at Boston City Hospital. Thebeau emphasized the program will continue to align with state hospitals and avoid increased costs for patients.

Bath Memorial Hospital Pres L. Eugene Thebeau Pres. Thebeau Boston City Hospital Bath Memorial

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Wiscasset Emma Stinson Charles M. Legrow Grace L. Knight Camden Ernest Knight Carroll McFadden Auburn McFadden F. M. Chase Clarence A. Gough Eunice Mary Hobson Hobart Davis Island George W. Young Robert H. Oran Emma A. Weeks Varney Washington Street Joseph E. Hubbard Somerville Thomas Campbell New Jersey Alice D. Taylor Hodge Street Neal Creamer Frank A. Creamer Abner H. Foye Emil Dannmeyer Steele North Dakota Frank H. Hutchins Bowdoinham George Huff Enoch Huff Kenneth D. M. Petrie Arnold Greenleaf Wallace Purington Hallowell Freeman D. Southard E. Mason Wright Charles B. Doyle Etta Parsons North Jay Calvin Coolidge Coolidge James B Rupert H. Baxter Rotarians Phippsburg Emma N. Cox Lexington Byron F. Steele Larrabee’s Grove E. H. Coburn Edward, Jr Coburn Thomas Schofield Hartford, Conn The Grove Gordon Holbrook Sebasco Everett S. Stackpole Paul M. Olm Sandra Johnson Mary Pierce Sandra Royal A. Johnson Mary Dwight Pierce Charles Jacobs West Somerville Hattie Sabine Mabel Sabine Hamilton, Ont Llewellyn D. Rogers M’mahan Allenook Allenoll Allens John Zimmer Larchmont Arthur Sewall Anne Kimball Fred W. Quimby Harry Wallace William Davis Augusta John D. W. Hamilton Republican National Committee Pine Tree Hamilton Gunn Enerous Vans Grane Montsweag Cunreh Monteweng Woolwich Center Sebenoa Henry’s Rhythm Band Barre Vermont Kinsman & Mills, Inc Rutland Rytex Deckle Rytex Bath, Maine
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