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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
5
Richmond scenes include numerous visitors from Camden Somerville and Boston staying at cottages and farms. Farm Bureau meeting at Progressive grange hall featured garment cleaning and a $50 grange purse. many residents host relatives and travel to Popham and Naples. Funeral for Henry Houdlette held with local and out of town attendees.
Charlie Alexander, veteran Richmond sportsman, shot 25 straight and 136 of 150 for a 22 2 3rds per round to lead 10 shooters from five clubs at Bath skeet field. Fred Sturtevant 43x50 second, Bing Wing 107x125, Bernard McCausland 21 flat, with new angle shooting in use and scores listed for each competitor.
A summer round of visits fills Georgetown with guests and locals. Sewall Webster of Augusta spans weekend at Indian Point. Kingston Mass guests Frank J. Keefe and others stay with Miss Dorothy W. Oliver. many residents host relatives and friends at cottages along Sagadahoc Bay and Robinhood. The scene features hospital events, church services, road work, and anniversary celebrations, with locals and visitors from Melrose Highlands to Taunton and Boston.
Mrs Earl Greenleaf left Tuesday night for visits in Boston and Bridgeport and will sail July 25 from Montreal on the Canadian Pacific liner Montclair to Europe. She will reunite with her brother the Rev William Hall Williams in Boston and travel to England for the summer, then France in the fall and a winter on the Mediterranean. Barbara Ring, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Ring Jr, celebrated her tenth birthday with friends at home and an Opera House outing.
Frederick B. Silsby 76 retired sailmaker and First Reader of First Church of Christ Scientist died last Wednesday at 1202 Washington street after two weeks in confinement. Born in West Bath son of George T and Chansonette Tedford Silsby he learned sailmaking with his father in Frederick and later formed Wilson Silsby with Adrian Wilson at Rowe's Wharf Boston for 20 years serving yachts including America cup contenders. He returned to Fre derick in 1924 to supervise C. E. Beckman Co. in New Bedford until retiring February 22 1935. Survived by wife Clarice Clapp Silsby daughter Mrs Cora Thompson Bath son Ralph W Silsby Fairhaven three sisters Jennie G Silsby Bath Mrs A W Bailey Mount Vernon NY and Mrs Mary Bruce Astoria NY.
Charles Franklin Trask died Saturday morning at eight at his home 8 Williams court after a short illness. He was 85, born in Bath as son of Obadiah and Irene Trask, lived in the area his whole life, and worked as a mill man. Survived by three daughters Graze Trask Susie Spofford and Annie Martin of Keene N H. four sons Ralph Roy George of this city and Frank of North Conway N H. one sister Nancy Trask Winthrop. six grandchildren and one niece.
The funeral of Nathaniel T. Palmer, a renowned retired ship builder, was held Thursday at his Allen Street residence. Rev. Joseph O. Purdue officiated. Bearers were Walter Palmer, William B. Palmer, Allan Ramsay, and William Davis. Burial followed at Oak Grove.
The funeral for Mrs Martha E Tibbetts widow of W Scott Tibbetts was held Monday afternoon at two at her home 59 Summer Street Rev Harley A Shattuck of Beacon Street Methodist Church officiated The bearers were William J Craft Frank Hanson Melville Rice and Harold Roberts Burial was in Riverside Cemetery Woolwich
Funeral services for Richard Earl Belanger, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Belanger, were held Monday at a home tent with Rev. Timothy C. Maney of St. Mary’s Church officiating. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery. Miss Anstress C. Larrabee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Larrabee of West Bath, on two week’s vacation from Bath Memorial Hospital, visits friends in Kittery and Bath before resuming duties at the Bath Memorial Hospital on Monday.
Mrs. C. M. Steeves of Wollaston Massachusetts is a patient at Bath Memorial hospital after visiting Bath with her son Lloyd Steeves. She slipped and broke her hip on Oliver street while plans to travel to Lincoln to meet a friend who at 85 crossed the continent by herself.
Sail boats arrive at Malden Island as Herbert Moore lifts his Chriscraft from Winter quarts Bath. Many Bath and Malden residents and guests occupy cottages for two weeks and beyond. Town notables and families gather at Sedgemere and Five Islands for picnics and outings with fishing, boating, and social visits.
Word reaches Bath and Woolwich of the death in Yonkers New York this week of Mrs Marcia Flagg Butler Heald wife of Edward C Heald a prominent Yonkers real estate dealer She observed her fiftieth birthday last Saturday Born in Yonkers July 4 1886 she lived mainly there except 14 years in Washington D C She was educated at Miss Porters School She married May 14 1907 Surviving are her husband three children Bradley Creswell Marcia Jr all of Yonkers three brothers and five children from another marriage including Phoebe Pendleton formerly a noted singer and Mrs Crosby of Brooklyn The obituary notes her descent from pioneer Yonkers families and her ties to Bath and Woolwich.
Frank E. Conroy 42 of this city died suddenly at Central Maine General Hospital from a heart attack last week. A World War veteran, he will receive a military funeral in Bangor at 9 am. He had lived in Bath with his brother John J. Conroy and previously worked with his father in Portland Old Orchard and Sanford. He enlisted July 10 1917 served in Co L 23 Second Division A E F and fought at Ainse Chateau-Thierry St Mihiel the Meuse and Argonne. He was wounded hospitalized seven weeks and served in the Army of Occupation before honorable discharge in August 1919 with decorations including the purple cross. Surviving besides his Bangor sister Miss Rita A. Conroy of Cedar Street Bangor is his brother.
Edwin Seymour Pendleton 59 of New York and Dark Harbor died in his car at Dark Harbor from a heart attack. Former Bath shipbuilder who ran the Pendleton yard part of the William T. Donnell yard, he later formed a ship brokerage with his brother in New York. During the war they operated yards in Ipswich and Belfast as well as Bath. He was a member of the Maritime Exchange of the Port of New.
Martha E Tibbetts 73 widow of William Scott Tibbetts of 59 Dummer Street died Friday night at 9 15 in Bath Memorial hospital after six weeks there and nearly four years of ill health Born in Boothbay she later lived in Woolwich before moving to Bath She was the last survivor of ten siblings and was a member of Queen Esther Rebekah lodge and Beacon Street M E Church She is survived by son James W Tibbetts of 59 Dummer Street two nieces Mrs Samuel Sudds and Miss Alice Jones and one nephew Carl Pinkham
Richard Earl Belanger youngest son of John C and Elva Belanger of 68 Richardson Street died at home after two weeks of bronchial pneumonia. Born in Bath he would have turned two on July 29. Survived by parents, three brothers and two sisters John Jr Carolyn Donald Elizabeth and Daniel.
Frederick B. Silsby retired sailmaker and First Reader of the First Church of Christ Scientist was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at his home 1202 Washington street. Roland J Sawyer of Brunswick served as reader. Bearers were grandsons Roger Silsby and Fred Silsby of Fair Haven Mass and James A Bimson Norman W Howard. Burial followed in Oak Grove cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Esther A Worthing of Georgetown was held Friday afternoon at two at the home of her son John A Thibodeau of Seguinland. Rev Walter Schoepfer officiated with bearers John A Thibodeau Theodore S Thibodeau Maynard J Thibodeau and Hugh Eisenhaur. Interment followed at Oak Cemetery Georgetown.
Per page continuation names Bath teaching staff with list of teachers and principals across multiple schools. Miss Amy A Irish and others, including Laura Mitchell principal, and Paul V Mason principal at Weeks Street, with grades noted for 4A through 7.
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